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All the Government You Pay For, Taxpayer Edition

Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. -Will Rogers . We are paying 4 trillion dollars a year to federal and state governments.  That is $13,000 every year from every man,...

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New York Law Enforcement Objects to SAFE Act Gun Seizures

. . New York State Police and Sheriffs had “strong condemnation” for the gun-grabbing NY SAFE act and-  here too.  Ooohh.  “Strong condemnation” sounds so serious.  But talk is cheap.  You see, the NY...

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Probable Cause and a Clear Threat in Watertown?

Police showed good muzzle discipline in Boston with some horrible exceptions.  Muzzle discipline means you don’t point weapons at anything you’re not willing to kill or destroy.  That is why these...

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Lessons of Sequestration

I learned a lot from Federal budget sequestration.  Remember that government spending was cut by all of 2.5 percent.  It was cut back to the approximate levels of 2010 spending.  That means they have...

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Love of Lifelong Learning, part 2

I spoke with a friend about home schooling this morning when I remembered this unfinished project.  I love homeschoolers because children need more than what is offered in public school, and no one...

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Common Theme at the NRA Convention

Let’s get down to earth.  I heard segments of Sarah Palin’s and Rick Perry’s speeches at the NRA convention.  Of course details varied between them.  The common theme was the value of freedom.  Yes,...

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The Truth About Ammo

There is a lot to know about ammunition, but I learned a little more at the NRA convention. Ammunition manufacturers are making and selling all they can. I asked every manufacturer, importer and...

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A Modest Proposal to Reform Public Schools in a Month

I know how to get millions of students home-schooled in a few months.  Education takes place behind closed doors.  Simply open the school doors and put a camera in each public school classroom.  Let...

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How Long Should We Wait for Our Rights?

Wait here.  I’ll be right back with your application. “I only want to regulate your rights.  I promises it is for the public good, and won’t cost much at all.”  Yeah, that is how it starts.  Then the...

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News Media Learns How it Feels When the Feds Spy on You

The Obama administration lies about the terrorist attacks in Benghazi.. and the news media yawns. Abortionists commit murder while the media sighs and looks the other way. The IRS again (!) uses...

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Intimidation Didn’t Stop with the IRS

Catherine Engelbrecht True the Vote is a non-partisan organization working nationally to ensure election integrity.  That bothers some politicians.  Making each vote count isn’t the Chicago Way, and...

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Go See “Hating Breitbart”

Link to Theater Listings Go see the movie “Hating Breitbart”.  I did, and I was inspired.  Sure, I hated the part where you could see the meteoric Breitbart live like a mad man.  I hated those parts...

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Call me “Crazy”

Now the state can find a “mental health professional” to call me crazy and take away my rights.  The news is filled with government scandals, over 20 in the Obama White House alone.  Yet, I’m asked to...

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The Loud Silence of the Liberals

I’m waiting for my liberal friends to speak up, but I don’ t hear them rein in liberal politicians. - My fellow legislators, this is the time to propose universal background checks for all firearms....

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Scandals Then and Scandals Now

President Richard Nixon resigned after five people were arrested for bugging the Democrat party offices of the Watergate office complex.  That happened in 1972.  Today, the federal government...

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A Conversation on Guns in America- “Assaulted”

Link to “Assaulted” The movie “Assaulted- Civil Rights Under Fire” is not the last word about guns in America, but it is an excellent place to start the conversation.  The conversation they chose is...

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My Private Life.. and Guns

We have a justifiable fear of our private actions being made public.  I don’t want the government to know where I go to church or if I have a gun.  Given the audience likely to read this, the concern...

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Would the NSA Blackmail Us?

The National Security Administration can tap any electronic communication from any location at any time.  That gives them the ability to blackmail most politicians, government officials, members of the...

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Tyranny or Terror?

Recent government scandals offer us a choice.  We are asked to choose between liberty or security.  On one side, we can embrace an all-knowing government that spies on us and manipulates its political...

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Domestic Spying Destroys Honest Authority

Link to Wikipedia STAZI We extend a level of trust to strangers because we live in a civil society.  That trust is a beautiful thing and should not be thrown away.  Domestic spying by the National...

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