Blindsided on the Left

A couple of things caught my eye today. One, from Faith in Action, was an article on the ERA.

Not the real estate outfit, no. No, not an Earned Run Average, either. Definitely not.

No, this ERA is the Equal Rights Amendment, which first hit the streets in tinsel-and-new-things year of 1972 and, since the Constitution places no time limits on the passage of amendments, it’s actually still alive. Some amendments have time limits in their texts, but the Constitution itself calls out no such thing.

What disturbs me the most about this seemingly lame little amendment is Section 2, which plainly says, “The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.” Since Congress routinely disavows itself from anything remotely similar to the Constitution the thought of it enforcing something as vague as the ERA is frightening. The 110th in particular. If anyone has been paying attention for the past couple of months he or she will be fully aware of what this Congress calls “appropriate.”

We’ve seen the 110th attempt to censor blogs, (conservative) organizations, and religious organizations. For the time being that is stopped. But swift on its skirts we now have HR 254, “David’s Law,” a supposed hate speech rule that will stop blogging dead in its tracks if it’s passed in Senate conference and signed by our predictably (more…)

Published in: on February 17, 2007 at 5:40 pm Comments (2)

News Flash from Dumb Ox

OK, so I’m a couple of days tardy. Just means this is all the more urgent.

Do you want to pay for the news bigots’ screed over at National Propaganda Radio and the Propaganda Broadcasting System?

Well, if you’re an American (meaning that your answer to the above question is a resounding “NO!,” then read and act on the following. Originally from the American Family Association, it was picked up by Dumb Ox Daily News—which is where I saw it.

Serious business here, and right up the alley (literally) of the 110th Congress.

Act now. And pass it on.

    February 14, 2007

    Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to your entire email list of family and friends.

    Liberals want to force tax-payers to fund their programming!

    Left wing MoveOn.org already has (more…)

Published in: on February 16, 2007 at 9:05 pm Comments (1)

There Goes The Neighborhood

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I’m going to re-post this because it’s still very timely and vital to your freedom, my freedom, and that of future generations. This relates to pending illegal legislation that could change the face of this nation.

    01-16-2007

    Hate-Crimes Legislation Reappears
    by Pete Winn, associate editor

    The real question is: Will the president veto the bill?

    A new hate-crimes bill introduced earlier this month in Congress may eventually pass both Houses, pro-family experts say. The president’s help may be needed to keep it from becoming law.

    The House Judiciary Committee has begun consideration of H.R.254, sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. The legislation is similar to measures passed by the House in 2005 and by the Senate in 2004.

    The Lee bill seeks to establish a new federal offense for hate crimes and would mandate a separate federal criminal prosecution for state offenses tried under its provisions. A sentence of life imprisonment could await those convicted. (more…)

Published in: on February 11, 2007 at 10:07 pm Comments (0)

.45 ACP: Current-Day Validation of the Right to Keep & Bear

OK. A post I just read on The Church of the Painful Truth is not news to me, but it is very much on target with my personal passions. What I guess I’m looking for is a discussion here. I’ve asked this before, and y’all just ain’t gettin’ it.

Topic:

    Why Is This Happening, Anyway, And Whatever Happened To Jail Time For High Crimes?


Clarification: There is no such thing as a “high crime” in criminal law. I am not a lawyer, thank God, but I read. There are crimes. There are felonies. There are misdemeanors. But in her book “High Crimes and Misdemeanors,” a study on Bill Clinton, Ann Coulter states on about page 257 or so that “High Crimes” is a term that is used in pursuit of impeachment proceedings.

On this point I disagree. Open assaults against the government of this country are a high crime. The government of this country is not the Senate, not the House, not the Courts, and not the Presidency. The Government of this country, the authority of that Government, is nothing more or less (more…)

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Wednesday Hero: a weekly tribute

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I received an email from Wednesday Hero Blogroll member Mary Ann in which she suggested that I profile the spouse of a soldier. Seeing as I’d profiled one such spouse in the past, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to do it again. I hadn’t read the entire letter before I said yes, but after reading it I’m glad she sent it to me.

    I think military families serve our country just as much as the service member, especially the spouses. Spouses sign no contract. They stay true for love of husband or wife and for love of country, tough as it may be. They give up familiar home ties and relocate all over the country, all over the world. They give up their civilian lives for something bigger than themselves, usually not knowing how big that “big” might eventually be. (more…)

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