I go outside and pull weeds.
We wouldn’t be in such a mess now, if we were grounded in reality instead of chasing escapes.
Murkowski is a self-centered, selfish, loser. Amazing how many politicians (Barney Frank), have been in office for decades because Americans were not paying attention.
>Murkowski is a self-centered, selfish, loser. Amazing how many politicians (Barney Frank), have been in office for decades because Americans were not paying attention.
True enough, though there is more blame on the older generations than the younger generations [how long have those under 30 been voting; those under 20?] for that situation; that sort of *does* fly in the face of your theory.
>We wouldn’t be in such a mess now, if we were grounded in reality instead of chasing escapes.
Ah, but let me counter by pointing out that I have found a rather interesting contradiction between the State Constitution and several State Statutes. Every public official I approach on the subject points me to some other person in a fashion similar to this: local police -> DA -> state supreme court -> lawyer -> legislator -> DA.
The reason this is a particular problem for me is that it, in practice, prevents me from attacking the contradiction from a point of strength (that of violating neither law) and forces me to attack from a point of weakness (that of defending myself against the law by challenging that law AFTER a violation thereof; i.e. in court).
The contradiction I found is as follows:
New Mexico State Constitution
Art 2, Sec. 6. [Right to bear arms.]
No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.
A contrary State Statute:
NMSA 30-7-2.4. Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises; notice; penalty.
A. Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises consists of carrying a firearm on university premises except by:
-(1) a peace officer;
-(2) university security personnel;
-(3) a student, instructor or other university-authorized personnel who are engaged in army, navy, marine corps or air force reserve officer training corps programs or a state-authorized hunter safety training program;
-(4) a person conducting or participating in a university-approved program, class or other activity involving the carrying of a firearm; or
-(5) a person older than nineteen years of age on university premises in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person’s or another’s person or property.
B. A university shall conspicuously post notices on university premises that state that it is unlawful to carry a firearm on university premises.
C. As used in this section:
-(1) “university” means a baccalaureate degree-granting post-secondary educational institution, a community college, a branch community college, a technical-vocational institute and an area vocational school; and
-(2) “university premises” means:
—(a) the buildings and grounds of a university, including playing fields and parking areas of a university, in or on which university or university-related activities are conducted; or
—(b) any other public buildings or grounds, including playing fields and parking areas that are not university property, in or on which university-related and sanctioned activities are performed.
D. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.