Topic: Constitution
"A CONSTITUTION FOR ISRAEL: PRELIMINARY DRAFT"*
Announcement
(Prof. Paul Eidelberg)""A CONSTITUTION FOR ISRAEL: PRELIMINARY DRAFT"* ~by PROFESSOR PAUL EIDELBERG FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY P.O. BOX 23702, JERUSALEM 91236 ISRAEL * Based on a paper presented by the author at the American Political Science Association annual conference in Washington, DC on August 31, 1997 (which was translated into Hebrew and published in Israel's premier journal Nativ: A Journal of Politics and the Arts, January 1998). ____________________________________________________________ I. DESIGNING CONSTITUTIONS A. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS:A PRESIDENTIAL-PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM 1. ISRAEL'S present system of coalition cabinet government yields a plural and therefore inept Executive. If only because of this country's precarious situation in the Middle ..."
Posted on 06/17/1999 06:58:16 PDT by HMaverik
Freedom of Speech: Bob Enyart allies himself with ACLU against Colorado Authorities who want to violate his free speech
Front Page News Keywords: 1st amendment Enhart Colorado
Source: http://www.denverpost.com/news/news0616e.htm
Published: 6/16/99 (The Denver Post)"For Editorial and Discussion use only: Enyart ally a strange bedfellow By Karen E. CrummySpecial to The Denver Post June 16 - JEFFERSON COUNTY - Conservative former talk-show host Bob Enyart, fresh from a stint in jail on child-abuse charges, wants to appear on a special Father's Day edition of TV's "Politically Incorrect.'' But a probation official wants to nix his appearance and filed a motion in court to prohibit Enyart from appearing on Friday's show. Both sides will appear in court today to settle the matter, and the controversial Enyart will have an unusual ally in his corner - ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 16:12:36 PDT by Thanatos
Our Precious Constitution III
Free Republic
Source: Reform Party News
Published: March 19, 1999 (Tim Shaw)"Article taken from http://www.libertynet.org/phreform/ "Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government." James Madison OUR PRECIOUS CONSTITUTION by Tim Shaw of The Reform Party The Key to Reform If the Constitution does not mean what it says, then we have no Constitution. If the Constitution cannot be understood, cannot be interpreted but by the Courts, then we are subject to the document changing day by day, year by year, at the whim of the latest Court decision. If ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 12:47:37 PDT by jimgib
Remember The 4th Of July
Free Republic
Source: Reform Party News
Published: July 4, 1998 (Tim Shaw, U.S. Constitution Sub-Committee)"Remember the 4th of July "My Country Tis' of Thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I praise. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountain side, let freedom reign!" To Forget The Price of Freedom Benjamin Franklin once said that "A people who know the price of their God-given Rights can never be enslaved." It is those Rights, those Principles, that have been forgotten in America today. The understanding of where Rights are derived has degenerated into immorality. The forgotten glory of State Rights has turned our limited government into a collective giant involving ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 12:02:38 PDT by jimgib
Insight Into Gun Control
News
Source: Congressional Record--(Extension of Remarks)
Published: May 15, 1989 (Hon. Bill Richardson (Currently our Secretary of Energy))"Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, in the past months the issue of semi-automatic weapon ownership and gun ownership have come under very close, if not prejudiced, scrutiny. The Congress, having been inundated with information of varying degrees of accuracy, should take note of testimony delivered before the Senate judiciary committee's subcommittee on the Constitution. The testimony of David B. Kopel offers unique insight into the issues of gun owernship and the proposed banning of semi-automatic weapons. I commend this very informative testimony to my colleagues for their review. Despite a string of arrests for offenses including robbery, illegal weapons sales, and ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 10:50:28 PDT by d14truth
The Clinton Gun Boom
Editorial Opinion Keywords: Second Amendment, gun control, gun legislation
Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_rockwell/19990614_xclro_the_clinto.shtml
Published: June 14, 1999 (Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.)" One ironic legacy of the Clinton administration is the rearming of the American citizenry. Each time Clinton and his friends in Congress threaten another round of anti-gun regulations, the American people respond by stocking up on as many guns as possible. This is all to the good: an armed citizenry translates to less crime and more security, and reminds the government that its bureaucrats aren't the only ones with firepower. The trend began in 1989 with the passage of restrictions on so-called "assault weapons," which brought about the initial boom in gun sales. After a brief respite, the Brady ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 10:07:34 PDT by Buckeroo
Rules Committee Completes Voting Procedure on Juvenile Justice Bill
Editorial Opinion Keywords: Second Amendment, gun control, gun legislation
Source: nealknox.com
Published: June 16, 1999 (Neal Knox)" June 16 Neal Knox Report - Late last night the Rules Committee completed the voting procedure on the Juvenile Justice bill, H.R. 1501, and the sidebar gun package. The Juvenile bill, with Henry Hyde's amendments focussing on the impact of cultural issues and taking some whacks at the entertainment industry, will be on the floor today. The gun provisions will be on the floor tomorrow, June 17, with the centerpiece being Rep. John Dingell's NRA-backed amendment requiring background checks on gun show buyers, but only allowing FBI a maximum of 24 hours to conduct a so-called "Instant Check." Rep. ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 09:53:36 PDT by Buckeroo
Pro-Gun Democrat Leads Charge To Weaken Gun Bill
News Keywords: gun, NRA, Congress, legislation, Dingell
Source: Reuters via Yahoo! News
Published: Wednesday June 16 12:25 AM ET (Joanne Kenen)"By Joanne KenenWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a pro-gun Democrat leading the charge and infuriating some of his colleagues, momentum was building in the House Tuesday to weaken a bill requiring background checks at gun shows this week. Michigan Democrat John Dingell, the senior Democrat in the House of Representatives who remains a staunch defender of gun rights, said he had a ``goodly number'' of Democrats ready to join Republicans to vote for a watered down provisions for background checks on buyers at gun shows. The gun and youth violence debate is extremely volatile, and the outcome is hard to predict, ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 08:02:56 PDT by MadAsHell
COMMENTARY: Look to the Founding Fathers' words on guns
Opinion
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Published: June 16, 1999 (By Michael Gordinier)" ALL critics of the Second Amendment would be wise to follow Thomas Jefferson's advice: "On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." So in drafting the Second Amendment, what were the Founders concerned about? Contrary to assertions by many gun-control proponents, an armed citizenry serving as a bulwark against any attempt at ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 07:19:12 PDT by JeanS
It Takes a Militia
Opinion Keywords: Gary Hart, Militia, Second Amendment
Source: Reason Magazine
Published: May 1999 (Glenn Harlan Reynolds )" The Minuteman: Restoring an Army of the People, by Gary Hart, New York: The Free Press, 188 pages, $23.00 The Framers of our Constitution had a fear of standing armies, and of governments backed by them, that one legal scholar calls "almost hysterical." A standing army of professionals, they were sure, would eventually do one of two things: agitate for foreign military adventures to keep itself employed, or turn against its civilian masters to create a military dictatorship. To these two political threats they added a third, moral danger: that citizens used to relying on professionals for the defense ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 06:40:57 PDT by kermit
NRA DENOUNCES WHITE HOUSE CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION
News Keywords: 2nd Amendment, NRA, Congress
Source: NRA website
Published: June 15, 1999 (NRA Press Release)"(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The White House has embarked on a deliberate campaign of deception and misinformation, in a "win at all cost" effort to impose more federal restrictions on lawful, peaceful gun owners, charged Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association. Referring to comments made this morning by White House spokesman Bruce Reed, LaPierre said, "When Bruce Reed was in short pants and Bill Clinton was running for Governor of Arkansas, the NRA was on Capitol Hill lobbying for passage of the national instant background check on firearm purchases. For the Clinton-Gore Administration to attempt to take ..."
Posted on 06/16/1999 00:46:56 PDT by MadAsHell
Disarming good people (A letter to Congress from 287 sholars)
News Keywords: 2nd amendment
Source: Washington Times
Published: 6-16-99"link Disarming good peopleEditor's note: The following is an open letter from 287 economists, law-school professors and other academics to Congress, regarding gun-control legislation before the House of Representatives. Some but not all of the names of the signatories appear here. fter the tragic attacks at public schools over the last two years, there is an understandable desire to "do something." Yet, none of the proposed legislation would have prevented the recent violence. The current debate focuses only on the potential benefits from new gun control laws and ignores the fact that these laws can have some very real adverse ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 22:54:10 PDT by Trailer Trash
LEGAL THEORY OF THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
Opinion Keywords: 2nd ammendment
Source: Constitution Society
Published: 1994 (Stephen P. Halbrook)" LEGAL THEORY OF THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS Copyright (c) 1994 Constitution Society. Permission is granted to copy with attribution for noncommercial purposes. There is considerable confusion about the legal theory underlying the "right to keep and bear arms". This is a brief outline for a clarification of the discussion of this issue. (1) The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not establish the right to keep and bear arms.None of the provisions of the Constitution establish any "natural" rights. They recognize such rights,but the repeal of such provisions would not end such rights.Such rights were ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 20:46:11 PDT by cro
WAITING PERIOD FAILURES
Opinion
Source: 1999 NRA FACT CARD
Published: 1999 (NRA-ILA)" WAITING PERIOD FAILURES With the National Instant Check System replacing the Brady Act's five-day waiting period in Nov. 1998,the Clinton-Gore Administration and Handgun Control, Inc.,began calling for imposing the waiting period on top of the Instant Check. Their Claim: the waiting period is necessary as a "cooling off period" for "crimes of passion". Congress rejected the "cooling off" theory when it passed the Brady Act in 1993,and for good reason. Gun control advocates had often claimed that large numbers of guns are used in crimes immediately after being purchased, but in 1993 the Department of Justice testified before Congress ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 19:33:46 PDT by KingNoOne
Gun Issues Separated
Editorial Opinion Keywords: Second Amendment, gun control, gun legislation
Source: nealknox.com
Published: June 15, 1999 (Neal Knox)" June 15 update -- The Rules Committee, which is the voice of the controlling Republican leadership, has thrown Democrats a curve on the Juvenile Justice Bill, H.R. 1501 -- the Democrats think, but aren't sure. . No gun provisions will be considered on the basic bill. Instead, a separate gun bill will be brought to the floor either the day before or the day after the Juvenile Justice Bill. Whatever passes from both those bills will be combined into a single bill without an additional vote, and the combined bills would go to a House-Senate conference to be juggled ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 19:11:43 PDT by Buckeroo
Good Ammunition
Opinion Keywords: Guns, 2nd Amendment
Source: Email
Published: June 3, 1999 (Celia Scheinost)"Some Good Ammunition An armed man is a citizen... An unarmed man is asubject. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. Smith and Wesson; The original point and click interface. Gun control is not about guns, it's about control. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords? If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. If you don't know your rights you don't have any. Those who trade liberty for security have neither. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All rights reserved. What part ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 16:48:49 PDT by Jeff Head
When Does An Unborn Child Become A Human Being?
Editorial Opinion Keywords: Abortion Whitehead Rutherford Institute
Source: Rutherford Institute
Published: june 1999 (John W. Whitehead)"When does a fetus become a human being, protected by law? Pro-life advocates assert that, morally speaking, life begins at conception. Legally speaking, however, the question of fetal personhood is widely debated and the answer equally as varied. A recent ruling by a Wisconsin appellate court-that "the term 'human being' was not intended to refer to the unborn child"-has fueled the ongoing debate as to when an unborn child can be protected by law. The case in Wisconsin involved Deborah Zimmerman, an expectant mother in her ninth month of pregnancy who attempted to kill her unborn child by consuming vast ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 16:12:33 PDT by arcane
Gun control issue dominates mayors' meeting
News Keywords: 2nd Amendment, Gun Control, Mayors, Taxation
Source: Associated Press
Published: 6/15/99 -- 6:08 PM"For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Alvin P. DuPont of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is no fan of gun control. Like a lot of people in his part of the world, DuPont considers the right to bear arms non-negotiable. In fact, the World War II veteran himself owns seven guns for quail hunting and the like. But recent killings at American schools have DuPont reconsidering the situation. ``When I grew up, everybody had a gun, but we only used them for hunting. Now it seems guns are more available and more affordable,'' DuPont said. ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 15:25:03 PDT by Willie Green
An Open Letter to Mayor Tom Murphy
Opinion Keywords: 2nd Amendment, Gun Control, Taxation
Source: The Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Published: June 15, 1999 (editorial)" For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Dear Mr. Mayor: Pittsburgh City Council is expected to give final approval today to a resolution asking Solicitor Jacqueline Morrow to file a lawsuit against the gun industry. The council's rationale is two-fold: First, it wants gun manufacturers to cover the public safety costs associated with gun violence. Second, and more paramount in its collective mind, the council wants the industry to make guns safer. But the decision to actually go to court is yours, Mr. Murphy, based on your consultations with Ms. Morrow. Both of you wisely have expressed ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 12:38:55 PDT by Willie Green
The San Diego Post
Opinion Keywords: illegal,immigration,drugs,conservative,conservativism,conservatism,constitution"I invite you all to visit my website to find out why and how illegal immigration from Mexico is now the largest threat to our U.S. Constitution and Consevativism today. Thanks. The San Diego Post "
Posted on 06/15/1999 12:36:17 PDT by delgado
The Hill's Hidden Crime Agenda
Opinion Keywords: Gun Control, CATO, Juvenile Crime Bill
Source: Cato Institute
Published: 6/15/99 (by Dave Kopel)" As the House is poised to vote on a major crime bill, the media can be expected once again to focus only on the bill's gun control provisions. Unfortunately, by ignoring the other provisions, a wide variety of dangerous measures may sneak past public scrutiny. That is just what happened with the recently passed Senate "juvenile crime bill," S. 254. The bill is laden with provisions to expand forfeiture, increase wiretapping without warrant, promote drug testing and immunize police who commit violent crimes from criminal punishment. When senators are presented with a 648-page-long bill, few bother to read it. ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 11:49:48 PDT by Paul L. Hepperla
Medical Privacy Bill Moving Slowly
News Keywords: Privacy, Jeffords, Medical Records
Source: .Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 (The Associated Press)"WASHINGTON - Sen. James Jeffords, trying to avoid the partisan fighting that surrounded debate over HMOs and patient rights, again postponed committee action today on another troublesome issue: the privacy of medical records. While there is a broad agreement on the overall privacy issue, major disagreements remain over the details, despite months of searching for compromise. Action had been scheduled today in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, but Jeffords, the panel's chairman, announced postponement for a third time, trying to find compromise. ``It would be much more fruitful if we wait and come back tomorrow morning,'' said ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 10:50:18 PDT by Lou in Mass.
Today in History: The Signing of the Magna Carta
News
Source: Magna Carta
Published: June 15, 1215 (King John of England)"On June 15, 1215, the Magna Carta was signed by King John. This is the most known Constitution in the world and the foundation of all modern day Constitutions. "
Posted on 06/15/1999 10:46:37 PDT by ekklesia libertae
Approved for All Audiences
Opinion Keywords: Free Speech
Source: Reason Express
Published: 6/14/99 (Jeff A. Taylor)"Thanks to swift action by the Clinton White House, America's first line of defense against crazed gunmen in public school halls will be--teenage movie ushers? President Bill Clinton unleashed the full pomp of a White House ceremony to ask the movie industry to tighten enforcement of the film rating system, lest more shootings like the one at Columbine High School befall the nation. "You shouldn't have to worry about your G-rated kids getting into violent or suggestive R-rated movies,'' Clinton said. Interestingly, Clinton took no credit for improving the social graces of the nation's youth. Only 12 years ago, Tipper ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 10:36:21 PDT by arcane
Censored in Oroville: High school, judge err in silencing valedictorian
News Keywords: free speach
Source: Sacramento Bee
Published: June 15, 1999 (unsigned editorial)" In silencing senior Jason Niemeyer's valedictory address, Oroville High School has for the second year in a row trod clumsily on a student's free-speech rights. A federal judge has compounded the error by upholding the school's action. Jason, like his elder brother Chris a year earlier, had wanted to cite his personal relationship with Jesus Christ during his graduation ceremony. In a draft of the speech, he urged his classmates to take with them on their uncertain post-graduation path the guidance of "a friend who has personally helped me to achieve my goals, and I give Him the praise ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 10:33:34 PDT by Cincinatus
A Conspirator for the Constitution
Opinion Keywords: Hentoff
Source: Washington Post
Published: 6/5/99 (Nat Hentoff)"After Hillary Rodham Clinton revealed the existence of a massive right-wing conspiracy against her husband, some members of the press fingered John Whitehead -- an attorney and president of the Rutherford Institute -- as one of the leading conspirators. After all, the Rutherford Institute had helped fund the Paula Jones lawsuit against the president. Here are some recent indications of what Whitehead is actually up to. He writes a syndicated newspaper column, Freedom Under Fire, which appears in more than 100 newspapers around the country. Focusing on random drug testing -- without reasonable suspicion -- of public school students, Whitehead ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 10:30:27 PDT by arcane
After 222 years liberty must still be our goal
Opinion
Source: TST
Published: June 1998 (Ron Paul)"After 222 years liberty must still be our goal Americans must be vigilant, vocal in demanding freedom Liberty, freedom, self-determination. It was 222 years ago this week that a handful of colonists stood and demanded that these rights, inalienable be virtue of being endowed by the Creator, be recognized by the imperial Crown of England. A bloody conflict ensued. But it is not the date that peace was declared and our nation organized which we recognize as pivotal to our history. No, the day we celebrate was the day our forefathers boldly proclaimed to the world that liberty was their ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 07:32:42 PDT by OWK
Dear Mr. Congressman
Miscellaneous Keywords: Gun Control
Source: self
Published: 6/15/99 (RISU)"Dear Mr. Congressman, If any "gun control legislation" is passed in this session, my vote will be against you in every subsequent election, regardless of how you may vote personally. Regards, RISU "
Posted on 06/15/1999 07:08:27 PDT by RISU
Pro/Con: Should unlicensed people practice law?
Opinion Keywords: Law, Lawyers
Source: The Detroit News
Published: June 15, 1999"For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. A person has the right to represent him or herself in court. But a person who isn't licensed to practice law by the state bar faces the 90 day misdemeanor penalty of contempt of court if that person represents another in a court of law. Should people facing criminal charges have the right to hire whomever they want as legal counsel even if that person isn't a licensed attorney? Pro: Douglas Bennett, a Flat Rock laborer who has amassed a vast law library and is self-taught on legal matters. Bennett has ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 06:58:37 PDT by Willie Green
Shays Meehan censorship
Opinion
Source: Weekly Standard
Published: June 21"Editorial 6.21.99 Shooting the Messenger David Tell, for the Editors What a piece of shameless zealotry this whole campaign finance "reform" business has become. The movement's favored piece of national legislation at the moment, the Shays-Meehan bill in the House of Representatives, is an almost unbelievable atrocity against the Constitution. It would, among other things, subject a giant swath of previously near-inviolable American political speech-issue advocacy by non-profit organizations-to draconian regulation. Voter guides distributed by such groups would be barred, on a year-round basis and on penalty of Federal Election Commission (FEC) enforcement action, from including any praise or blame ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 06:58:20 PDT by Freedom Wins
TAKING THE NINTH
Opinion
Source: Heads Up
Published: June 1997 (Doug Fiedor)"We've all heard about "taking the Fifth." Heck, we only need watch the bureaucrats testifying about their wrongdoings for instructions on how that works. They'll use their Fifth Amendment right, and any trick they can think of, to keep from telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Well, "taking the Fifth" is not just reserved for those in government. Citizens also (usually) have a right against self incrimination. In fact, American citizens can use a whole host of such "protections," if they learn to exert their Constitutional authority. For instance, the Ninth Amendment states that: "The ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 06:33:34 PDT by OWK
TAKE THE NINTH
Opinion
Source: Heads Up
Published: 1997 (Doug Fiedor)"We've all heard about "taking the Fifth." Heck, we only need watch the bureaucrats testifying about their wrongdoings for instructions on how that works. They'll use their Fifth Amendment right, and any trick they can think of, to keep from telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Well, "taking the Fifth" is not just reserved for those in government. Citizens also (usually) have a right against self incrimination. In fact, American citizens can use a whole host of such "protections," if they learn to exert their Constitutional authority. For instance, the Ninth Amendment states that: "The ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 06:30:11 PDT by OWK
TAKE THE NINTH
Opinion
Source: Heads Up
Published: 1997 (Doug Fiedor)"We've all heard about "taking the Fifth." Heck, we only need watch the bureaucrats testifying about their wrongdoings for instructions on how that works. They'll use their Fifth Amendment right, and any trick they can think of, to keep from telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Well, "taking the Fifth" is not just reserved for those in government. Citizens also (usually) have a right against self incrimination. In fact, American citizens can use a whole host of such "protections," if they learn to exert their Constitutional authority. For instance, the Ninth Amendment states that: "The ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 06:29:59 PDT by OWK
Clinton Pushes Gun Restrictions
News Keywords: gun control
Source: Associated Press
Published: Tuesday June 15 7:34 AM ET (LAURIE KELLMAN )" Clinton Pushes Gun Restrictions By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton is turning to women for help in the congressional showdown this week over new gun control restrictions as he struggles to keep Democrats from crossing party lines. Members of that key Democratic constituency are joining him at a White House rally today for an amendment by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., which Democrats say would tighten background checks at gun shows. The event is an effort to keep Democrats in line as the House later this week takes up a juvenile justice bill for the ..."
Posted on 06/15/1999 05:58:31 PDT by walkin man
Army wants Soldiers to Register Private Firearms
News Keywords: 2nd Amendment
Source: The G Man
Published: 6/14/99 (Washington Times)"I heard this on G. Gordon Liddy's radio show yesterday. I cant's find the referenced artical in the Washinton Times. Someone can confirm and add details? "
Posted on 06/15/1999 05:12:22 PDT by rebel
GUN CONTROL "KENNESAW GEORGIA UPDATE"
Announcement
Source: Thw New American Magazine www.jbs.org
Published: June 21, 1999 edition (Robert W. Lee "GUN REPORT")"Kenesaw Update!!!!!!! March 25th marked the 16th anniversary of Kennesaw, Georgia’s ordinance requiring heads of households {with certain exceptions} to KEEP at least one firearm in their homes. The City’s population grew from around 5,000 in 1980 to 13,000 by 1996 {latest available estimate}. Yet, there there have only been three murders: two with knives {1984 and 1987, and one with a firearm {1997}. After the law went into effect in 1982, crime against persons plummeted 74 percent compared to 1981, and fell another 45 percent in 1983 compared to 1982. And it has stayed IMPRESSIVELY low.In addition to nearly ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 16:53:50 PDT by George From Brooklyn Park
Gore Slams NRA, House on Guns
News
Source: Associated Press
Published: Monday June 14 5:56 PM ET (PAUL SHEPARD )"Monday June 14 5:56 PM ET Gore Slams NRA, House on Guns By PAUL SHEPARD Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Pressing for help in a fight for stricter gun laws, Vice President Al Gore told the nation's mayors on Monday that he had underestimated the ability of the National Rifle Association to ``call the shots in Washington.'' ``Will we let the NRA call the shots in Washington or will we cross party lines to make our children safer?'' Gore said to more than 300 city leaders at the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Gore cast ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 15:35:36 PDT by walkin man
New World Order Speech of Archbishop Lazar Puhalo
Opinion
Source: www.antiwar.com
(Archbishop Lazar Puhalo)"NEW WORLD ORDER SPEECH of ARCHBISHOP LAZAR PUHALO (at the Antiwar Demonstrations in Vancouver, B.C., on the 33rd day of the bombing of Serbia) (Please note: this speech was given "impromptu," and is transcribed from a tape recording.) Christ is Risen! Hristos Vaskrese! Brothers and sisters, I thank you all again for the steadfastness, dignity and love which you have shown in coming here day after day for these peaceful yet powerful rallies for our suffering Serbian people and nation. I want to make it profoundly clear, however, that we are not doing this only for Yugoslavia, nor only for ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 14:23:39 PDT by walkin man
Court refuses Maryland church-state case
News Keywords: Supreme Court, First Amendment, Education, Church and State
Source: UPI Focus
Published: Monday, 14 June 1999 16:23 (GMT) (MICHAEL KIRKLAND)" For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) - The Supreme Court has let stand a lower- court ruling in favor of Maryland officials who refused to provide funds to a religious college, drawing a sharp dissent from Justice Clarence Thomas. At issue was whether officials - when deciding whether to grant funding to an institution - should focus on the religious nature of the institution or the secular purpose of the activity that the funds would support. In the case rejected by the justices today, Maryland refused funding to a college affiliated with ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 13:09:18 PDT by Willie Green
How the Constitution Aids Federal Power-Grabbers (Book Review of 'Hologram of Liberty')
Opinion
Source: Laissez Faire City Times
Published: 6/14/99 (Sunni Maravillosa)" At age five or so, I discovered that Santa Claus is a myth. Having been suspicious of the story for some time, that discovery did not shock me nearly as much as the realization that my parents—whom I’d completely trusted up until then—had lied to me. Thus began my tendency to be skeptical of nearly everything, and everybody. My skepticism has been lulled in certain areas by my public school indoctrination, most notably American history. Kenneth Royce’s book Hologram of Liberty has permanently changed that. Royce is better known as Boston T. Party, author of several libertarian books, including ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 12:06:31 PDT by Sandy
Updated 2nd Amendment and related links here (#5)
Miscellaneous Keywords: Gun Control, Second Amendment, 2nd Amendment"Thread #1 Thread #2 Thread #3 Thread #4 You are in thread #5 Feel free to add your links here. Due to the amount of links that are being generated under gun control and related articles...I had to save space by posting the links on my webpage. My apologies for the inconveniance. If my geocities page is temporarily not working, simply click on the previous threads to obtain previous links. Gun Control, 2nd Amendment, related articles, and outside websites BILL OF RIGHTS Learn how to interpret crime statistics here (www.crime.org) Second Amendment Information The Jewish Perspective on the 2nd amendment ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 09:41:17 PDT by ~Kim4VRWC's~
Court to Decide on Religious Schools
News Keywords: Supreme Court public schools
Source: LA Times
Published: June 14, 1999 (Richard Carelli, AP)" Court To Decide on Religious Schools WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court today agreed to decide whether computers and other instructional materials paid for with taxpayer money can be used by religious schools, an issue that may determine the scope of federal efforts to connect every American classroom to the Internet. Setting the stage for its first church-state ruling of the new millennium, the nation's highest court said it will review a 14 -year-old Louisiana dispute over public aid to parochial schools. Its eventual decision, expected sometime in 2000, also could affect the constitutional debate over school vouchers -financial help from the ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 08:51:47 PDT by Cincinatus
The Clinton Gun Boom
Opinion
Source: von Mises
Published: June 14" von Mises Institute Guns and Liberty The Clinton Gun Boom by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. One ironic legacy of the Clinton administration is the rearming of the American citizenry. Each time Clinton and his friends in Congress threaten another round of anti-gun regulations, the American people respond by stocking up on as many guns as possible. This is all to the good: an armed citizenry translates to less crime and more security, and reminds the government that its bureaucrats aren't the only ones with firepower. The trend began in 1989 with the passage of restrictions on so-called "assault weapons," ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 08:48:36 PDT by Freedom Wins
Government Swamping Us with Too Many Rules [my title]
Opinion Keywords: Government
Source: Chattanooga Free Press
Published: 06/14/99 (Editorial)" In Washington, Congress is constantly passing more laws. In the 50 states, legislatures are busy during a portion of each year doing the same sort of things. And then there are the countless laws and ordinances being enacted by county and city governments on the local levels. Some of that is necessary for our orderly government, but there's obviously too much of it. As a result, the processes of government have become oppressive, disorderly and impossible to understand. But as bad as that is, there are worse things adding to our burdens and infringing upon our freedom. While Congress, ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 06:28:49 PDT by newsman
The Great Gold Robbery
Opinion
Source: The Freeman
Published: June 1999 (James Bouvard)" The Great Gold Robbery by James Bovard James Bovard is the author of Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen (St. Martin's Press, 1999). The New Deal established much of the moral framework of contemporary political life. Though some of the programs and policies of that era have been terminated, the moral heritage of the New Deal continues to permeate American government and political thinking. .In 1936 Franklin Roosevelt declared, "I should like to have it said of my first Administration that in it the forces of selfishness and of lust ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 06:28:31 PDT by OWK
Four American Citizens Sue Clinton, Congress
Announcement
Source: Truth in Media
Published: June 13, 1999 (Unknown)"Four American Citizens Sue Clinton, Congress NEW YORK, June 10 - One day after a Clinton-appointed judge threw out a lawsuit against the Clinton administration (see S99-104, Day 78, Item 2, June 9), the WorldNetDaily, an Internet publisher, disclosed that four U.S. citizens filed a new lawsuit in the New York federal court charging not only the President, but also Congress, with violations of the Constitution. Robert Schulz, a radio talk show host in New York, along with Milan Pavlovic, Gary Loughrey, and Stephen Oughton, filed a lawsuit against President Clinton, the Department of Defense, and Congress for their part ..."
Posted on 06/14/1999 02:45:25 PDT by duck soup
'Many cops imagine they are in a war zone'
Opinion Keywords: Second Amendment
Source: MOUNTAIN MEDIA
Published: June 13, 1999 (Vin Suprynowicz)" FROM MOUNTAIN MEDIA FOR EMBARGOED RELEASE DATED JUNE 13, 1999 EDITORS: Due to length, please consider this your bonus feature for June. ALSO PLEASE NOTE potentially OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE in paragraphs 6, 14 (quoted matter beginning: "Here's a word of advice ..."), and 18 (quoted matter beginning: "Let's face it, who wants this guy ...") THE LIBERTARIAN, By Vin Suprynowicz 'Many cops imagine they are in a war zone' When writing anything critical of a police officer, we newsmen are trained from our cub reporter days to always lead with the caveat: "The vast majority of police officers are fine, ..."
Posted on 06/13/1999 20:17:03 PDT by Buckeroo
'Many cops imagine they are in a war zone'
Opinion Keywords: Second Amendment
Source: MOUNTAIN MEDIA
Published: JUNE 13, 1999 (Vin Suprynowicz)" FROM MOUNTAIN MEDIA .. THE LIBERTARIAN, By Vin Suprynowicz When writing anything critical of a police officer, we newsmen are trained from our cub reporter days to always lead with the caveat: "The vast majority of police officers are fine, dedicated public servants, of course, who bravely put their lives on the line each day ..." Unfortunately, based on the hard evidence of 118 e-mail responses I've received from our Boys in Blue or Beige to my May 16 column on Las Vegas Metro Officer Bruce Gentner, who emptied a 14-round magazine into an unarmed suspect but whose actions ..."
Posted on 06/13/1999 19:09:56 PDT by Buckeroo
Charlton Heston on CNBC NOW!
Announcement Keywords: 2nd Amendment/NRA
Source: CNBC - NOW
Published: 6/13/99 (self)"Charlton Heston is on CNBC now. Mandantory safety locks are coming. Background checks NRA supports. What NRA does not support - background information keeping a file - name, address, etc. Very dangerous. That's where the Brits went wrong. Every dictator began his regime by confiscating private firearms. Clinton says: Every gunowner should have to register his firearm! "
Posted on 06/13/1999 15:20:23 PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
"Republican position on guns"
Editorial Opinion Keywords: Second Amendment
Source: nealknox.com
Published: June 12, 1999 (Neal Knox)" June 12 update - House Speaker Dennis Hastert wanted to reach a consensus "Republican position on guns." Ain't going to happen -- not so long as Ron Paul and John Porter are members of the same party. In a closed door session Thursday the House Republican leadership agreed not to try to "whip" gun votes as a matter of party loyalty. With a "vote your conscience and constituents" position, at least among Republicans, the vote is likely to be paper thin on the definition of what constitutes a gun show, and two or three other probable votes -- particularly ..."
Posted on 06/13/1999 13:46:44 PDT by Buckeroo
Top Ten Reasons to Contact the RNC
Editorial Announcement Keywords: Second Amendment
Source: http://www.gunowners.org
Published: June 1999 (GOA)" ACTION for June 1, 1999: Make sure you've called, e-mailed, or sent a fax to Jim Nicholson of the Republican National Committee. [A sample letter is printed below.] You can reach Mr. Nicholson at: Phone-- 202-863-8500, 863-8700 E-mail-- info@rnc.org Fax-- 202-863-8774, 863-8820 Furthermore, you should contact your Representatives in their home districts over this week and tell them you oppose the anti-gun juvenile crime bill. You can also leave a message for them at their national offices in the Capitol by calling toll-free at 1-888-449-3511 or by calling the regular number at 202-225-3121. Finally, check out the GOA web ..."
Posted on 06/13/1999 12:47:49 PDT by Buckeroo
A Visitor From The Past
Opinion
Source: Weissbach Talk Radio
Published: Unknown (Unknown)"VISITOR FROM THE PAST (Vistor from Valley Forge) (Author Unknown) I had a dream the other night, I didn't understand. A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand. His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed. He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low, he said: "We fought a revolution to secure our liberty. We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny. For future generations, this legacy we gave, In this, the land of the free and home of the brave. The Freedom we secured for you, ..."
Posted on 06/13/1999 10:22:55 PDT by critter
A Vistor From The Past
Miscellaneous Keywords: patriotism, critter, constitution, valley forge,
Source: Weissbach Talk Radio
Published: Unknown (Unknown)"VISITOR FROM THE PAST (Vistor from Valley Forge) (Author Unknown) I had a dream the other night, I didn't understand. A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand. His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed. He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low, he said: "We fought a revolution to secure our liberty. We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny. For future generations, this legacy we gave, In this, the land of the free and home of the brave. The Freedom we secured for you, ..."
Posted on 06/13/1999 10:08:08 PDT by critter
Constitution Charter