Wednesday, June 30, 2010

"Militia" in the second amendment

"Militia" in the Second Amendment

The fundamental argument of the anti-gun side in gun rights cases, and most recently the minority dissent in McDonald v. Chicago, is the language of the second amendment. "A well regulated militia being necessary..." is commonly misconstrued by statists as if a militia is supposedly some kind of a military operation organized and equipped by the State. Nothing could be further from the truth, if the gun right is considered in the context in which it was conceived. The idea was that, when necessity came, a militia could be formed in a moment, by calling people out of their homes, bearing the arms they had been keeping. The only way that could work would be if the citizens already had their arms in their possession, ready to deploy. Of course, lawyers and judges commonly use the language to confuse or obfuscate in order to reach their desired result. We understand their zeal to rewrite the constitution, since their highest goal is to rewrite that rule book, but there is no way the National Guard could suffice to provide the fundamental right of citizens to join an ad hoc militia when necessary, on demand or command.

And what can we do about actual amoral mendacity by judicial nominees? In Sonia Sotomayor's case, how can it be other than a lie under oath, swearing just a few months ago that she found an individual right to arms in the rule book, yet today she could no longer find it there. I guess that there is no way to hold these people to their oaths, but it certainly is unseemly that she could blatantly swear to whatever she thought her audience in the Senate Judiciary Committee wanted to hear, and then contradict herself a few months later. The other three dissenters could plausibly claim that their beliefs of what the constitution means had changed over the years, but Sonia has no such excuse. Neither will Elena Kagan.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Quote of the Day - Ronald Wilson Reagan

Quote of the Day - Ronald Wilson Reagan

"Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Wilson Reagan - (1911 - 2004)

Monday, June 21, 2010

The Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance



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Kyl says Obama is holding Border control hostage.

Kyl says Obama is holding Border control hostage

It is enough to make me wish we could have Bill Clinton back. This president Nobama has a tin ear for politics. He is willing to admit to a U.S. senator that he refuses to control the border because he feels that closing the border better will result in less support for "comprehensive immigration reform." Not only is he most likely wrong, he is foolish for admitting it. Longer video available, but I have posted the short form below.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Jihad is Sweet, Jihad is Fun

Jihad is Sweet, Jihad is Fun

Starring the leaders of Turkey, Iran, and Syria. From the folks who brought you "We Con the World."

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day - Thomas Mann

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."

Thomas Mann - 1875 - 1955

Am Yisroel Chai

Am Yisroel Chai

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

It’s better to have a Jewish State that’s hated by the whole world than an Auschwitz that’s loved by it."

Seen on a poster carried by an anonymous protester outside the U.N. building in NYC.

My choice for best campaign ad by a democrat. Ever.

My choice for best campaign ad by a democrat. Ever.

Video Analysis of Lynching at Sea

Video Analysis of Lynching at Sea