The thing to keep in mind during the legal war launched today between New York State and the National Rifle Association is that the Second Amendment does not exist in New York City and state. It has been blocked at every level by state and local authorities. In New York, there is no right to — in the plain language of the Constitution — keep and bear arms. The right has been denied as a matter of policy for decades.
That will be, we predict, the elephant in the courtrooms that hear the dueling lawsuits that New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and the NRA itself filed today. New York’s case, which seeks the dissolution of the NRA over the alleged misuse of funds, was filed in a state court. The NRA, in a suit filed in federal court in the northern district of New York, seeks to block the state investigation from violating its rights.…...This battle couldn’t be more important. That’s not only because of the salience of the rights at stake. Read More @ The New York Sun
Taxation Without Representation
Inner City Tyranny Unwillingly Financed by Suburbia
"No taxation without representation" should be familiar to anyone who has delved into American History, even toe-deep. It is a political slogan of the American Revolution which summarized one of many grievances of the colonists.
Local income taxes, despite their evident failure continue unabated. Voters in Kansas City and St. Louis overwhelmingly approved measures to renew their local income taxes, hell why not, why should they have to pay when the suburbanites can be sucked a tad drier. The suburbanites of course have no say in the matter - it's taxation without representation.
Democrats will fight any attempts to allow non plantation dwellers from having a say in their fiefdoms, they'd lose most of their control if that were the case. Most Democrats would be voted out of office in a heart beat, and the congressional seats flipped - faghettaboutit ! Read More
Hurtling Toward Totalitarianism: A Call To Action In Defense Of All We Hold Dear
You are a soldier in a war being waged right now
You. Reading this. You’ve been unknowingly drafted into the greatest fight of our generation, and worse, there’s a good chance you’ve already fallen prey to the enemy, or even been turned yourself.
Haven’t you noticed a change lately? There are a small but growing number of social issues that seem to demand lip service from everyone regardless of occupation. And God help you if you get it wrong.
If you say the wrong thing, within earshot of the right person, or the right camera ....... Read More
Boycott Starbucks — Drink Red Bull
Of the hundreds of large companies that truckle to racial orthodoxy, Starbucks might be the worst one. Read More