Thomas Sowell: Mark Twain and Will Rogers all rolled into one.........
LOL~Too funny!
While I usually agree with Dr. Sowell, what happens when someone (executive order) declares the NRA, the Tea Party, or Free Republic a terrorist organization?
The uproar probably has something to do with the Fifth Amendment.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Rather than giving Obama attaboys for attacking traitors to this country (who admittedly had it coming) we ought to be discussing his terms of impeachment. Instead, we're allowing him to set precedents for actions he can use later against us after he's confiscated all our guns.
Really, this is a no-brainer. You don't grant unilateral authority for the murder of American citizens to the guy who wants to strip you of the right to defend yourself. He's wandered into impeachment territory and conservatives, of all people, are supporting him.
Laughing out loud at work. I will say this, though - at least a prostitute goes away.
I do have to respectfully disagree on the analogy of the U.S. citizen fighting on the Nazi side - we're not talking about people in uniform here, in formal military organizations. We're talking about nominal citizens, and yes, in my opinion Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution specifically and definitely applies here. If the U.S. government wants to shoot a U.S. citizen due process must be followed.
I rarely disagree with Dr. Sowell, but I do here -- a prostitute is at least honest about what she'll do to you and how much it costs, and won't try to snow you with a bunch of false promises.
“Of all the things said during the gun control controversy, one of the most disquieting has been the emphasis on “mental health.” If that ends up letting the guesses of shrinks put more murderers back on the street, the public can be in even greater danger after such a “reform.” “
My worry is the other side of that ‘coin’. Every time I visit the VA Clinic or Hospital, they ask me if I’m depressed or suicidal. While I appreciate their concern (no, I’m definitely not either) I can see this becoming a way to declare many veterans to be “mentally and/or emotionally unfit to possess a weapon.”
My nearest VA hospital just installed a very high wrought iron fence around the grounds, complete with rolling gate to close the entrance. $600,000! Hmmmmm? Tin foil hat time???
To the extent that an emotion inspires people to lift themselves up, I would not call it "envy". Greed, perhaps. The names of the Seven Deadly Sins aren't completely clear and unambiguous, though the fact that "Greed" is listed separately from "Envy" suggests to me that the latter term should be somewhat narrowly defined. A trickier issue is "Pride", which could refer to either a belief that one is good, or to a belief that the ability to find fault in others is an affirmation of one's goodness. The former quality is a good thing in moderation, and a bad thing in excess; the latter isn't really good in any quantity.
