by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States." –Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787 That was then. In an interview with the Daily Times Herald in Carroll, Iowa, state Rep. Dan Muhlbauer said governments should start confiscating semi-automatic rifles and other firearms. Muhlbauer, a Democrat from the western Iowa town of Manilla, is a cattleman and farmer. The newspaper reported that he owns a .410 shotgun, a .22 rifle and a .22 pistol. “We cannot have big guns out here as far as the big guns that are out here, the semi-automatics and all of th...
Looks like Trump's takeover of DOJ is raising some hackles, even among legitimate GOP types.
ReplyDeleteRemember Caligula? Promoted his favorite race horse to Premier: his admiring sycophants cheered,
but there were murmurs. Before long he was assassinated by his own. Perhaps what we are seeing is
an unusual example of the 'power corrupts' paradigm. If one is already powerful, used to getting
their own way, a practiced bully totally lacking in empathy or foresight, and gets elected to the
most important position in the country, it sort of explains things. We shall see how the power
of democracy handles this affront....
It does seem more REAL conservatives, you know, the ones with respect for the rule of law, our constitution, and individual liberties are starting to speak up and out. A good thing. Hopefully it is not too little and too late.
DeleteTomorrow's post is on this subject as well.
As I watched it @YouTube, the number of views went up from 1,081,231
ReplyDeleteto 1,088,104. Looking through the 800+ comments there, they were all
favorable and enthusiastic. Wonder if a fellow who hates criticism
likes being laughed at?
Um, my guess BB Idaho is the orange blob is likely seething inside his whittle ole pouting vengeful self. The dude wanna be has absolutely zero self awareness.
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