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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Gun Control Debate and Rep. Chris Holbert (R-CO) – Part II

Written : Feb. 4-5, 9, 2013

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Colorado State Representative Chris Holbert

I posted Part One of this post last week (on Feb 5, 2013), please use this link to read it.

After hearing Rep. Chris Holbert (R-CO) speak, I considered the questions he posed on gun control. Meanwhile, on the way to work, I heard We’re All Alone by Boz Scaggs, and Suzie Q by Credence Clearwater Revival. These songs are as different as right and left-wing opinions. “Of course, this is the story of my life,” I reminded myself. Then, the same old question, “Should we choose restrictions or freedom?” That’s now an easy one for me. I choose freedom - but why? Restrictions lead to tyranny and freedom leads to liberty. As a former major league baseball manager once said, “It’s that simple.”

In response to pressure we might feel to set up a CIA/FBI national database of law-abiding citizens who own guns, should we rely on knee-jerk reactions, leaping to conclusions, panic and fear? In an effort to satisfy a lust for vengeance, must we screen everyone for mental health issues and/or impose a healthy dose of taxes on them before they buy a gun? Rep. Holbert suggested that perhaps thoughtfulness is a better way. For this balance I consulted my friends. Most of them don’t identify as strict conservatives, but every one of them stressed the importance of thinking it over instead of rushing to any old one-size-fits-all solution. It’s a balance of security vs. liberty, they all agreed (yes, even my liberal friends), and they raised more questions we must ask.

Does Jared Loughner deserve the same freedoms we enjoy – before he kills? No one wants him to kill, but if his record is clean, how can we stop him ahead of the crime? Should convicted criminals forfeit the right to carry? How would you know ahead of time if Seung-Hui Cho is going to commit mass murder? Should we allow his parents or elementary school teachers to decide? What qualifies them? If we bestow the power to deny a citizen his rights, which procedures would we use, and which board of directors gets to choose them? Do we have the power to strip others of their rights? How far will it go before someone takes away some of your rights – just because someone wrongly thinks that you pose a danger to the rest of us?

If your government limits the number of legal guns you can purchase, criminals - who don’t let laws influence their behavior - will try to obtain them illegally. With the same stroke of the pen, more law-abiding citizens would lose the capability for self-defense. For example, if they reduce magazine capacities to 7 cartridges each, as the state of New York did, what will happen during the next surprise break-in? Yes, more innocents will die.

I’ll post Part III next week.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Gun Control Debate and Rep. Chris Holbert (R-CO) – Part I

Written : Feb. 4-5, 2013

Colorado State Representative Chris Holbert (R)

Most of you always thought the way you do today. Making political decisions came easy for you, but not for me. To use President Obama’s term, my positions always evolve. I find myself sifting through each question and evaluating, turning the coin over, and over. I think and think again, sometimes seeming never to arrive at a final conclusion. You may be open-minded, but I’m always up for considering any new idea. This is often painful and tiring for me. So, welcome to my world!

At a gun hearing on Jan. 30, 2013, U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) said, “Violence is a big problem… We must do something!” As a co-worker of mine says, the question is, “What?” What must we do, and why must we rush - out of our minds and out of control, to pass legislation, anything, something? Colorado State Representative Chris Holbert (R-CO), spoke sensibly about the gun control issue (and others) at a meeting of Douglas County Republicans. I nodded through most of the speech. Yes, of course we need to uphold the Second Amendment (capitalized for a reason), our right to arm ourselves. Picture images of mass-murderers, wide-eyed and troubled. I thought, “We don’t want those like them to get weapons, do we?” Mr. Holbert then asked whether we support universal background checks.

As I began to nod again, Rep. Holbert asked us to think twice. He raised some interesting questions. Universal background checks – what are they (define them) and how would we implement these rules? What about the gun handed down from father to son, mother to daughter? Would the government require every person down the line to re-register the same weapon (taxing the same family each time)? Does that much interference make sense? No, it doesn’t. If the feds stick their noses into your gifting practices, then what stops them from asking you to register your fine cutlery, your pocket knife, or your tools?

”Surely he wants to stop the crazy guys from getting guns, he must believe in checks for them, I thought.” During Rep. Holbert’s discussion I thought of politicians enacting a law which insists that psychiatrists evaluate each patient’s mental capability relative to owning a gun. “So much power,” I thought. “Why should we entrust the thought police, or anyone else, for that matter, with such responsibility?” Rep. Chris Holbert made me think more deeply about the subject, as should we all.

Just read about the knee-jerk reactions some Second Amendment opponents in my state, Colorado, recently expressed on the gun control issue. If this is proposed legislation and if they pass them, even if you support these rather intense restrictions - please observe - and keep track of what happens afterward. I am an optimist, but don’t believe the crime rate will decrease. These reductions of personal liberty will either have no effect or will increase the number of deaths related to gun violence.

After you visit the link above, ask yourself if they might benefit the housewife defending her children with a single gun in a crawl space, hiding from three intruders. Ask yourself whom these new bills would help or hurt. Would they really keep guns off the street? What a shame that so many of our legislators don’t take the time to consider all the options. Like Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), they say, “We must do something! No we don’t, we’re obligated instead to ask, ”What?” “Why?” and “How?” Thank you, Representative Holbert, for urging me to ponder the gun control issue with more granularity!

I’ll post Part II next week.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Things I Never Expected to See

Written : Jan. 29, 2013

YouTube of Cuomo Speech/Rant

I never thought I’d see the Governor of New York go ballistic in support of gun control. The rant portion of Governor Cuomo’s speech begins at approx. 2:30 in the video above, and lasts for about a minute.

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I never wanted to fear that my daughter or granddaughter might suffer loss of limb by fighting an enemy on the front lines, but I do worry about this now.

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The idea that a soldier who told stories about American atrocities during the Vietnam War could one day become the U.S. Secretary of State strikes me as quite unbelievable.

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How can a nominee for U.S. Treasurer (one of two who signs dollar bills) be so incapable of signing his name?

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Given the critical issues of the day (the government has no more money, The Middle East is going nuts, Al Qaeda isn’t dead, taxes are up, North Korea threatens to attack the U.S. with nuclear missiles, the president is grabbing more and more executive power), don’t you find the media’s obsession over a football player’s fake dead girlfriend a bit excessive, let alone somewhat creepy?

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I never thought I’d see a 16 oz. limit on the sale of sugary drinks. I’d buy two, instead, wouldn’t you?

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This is the best one: I never dreamt that a hand-held device would ever be able to identify a song! (The android app is called Shazam.)

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Why Everyone Pines for 41 (President George H. W. Bush)

Written : Jan. 13 and 22, 2013

On my DVR on Oct. 30, 2012, I recorded a film by Jeffrey Roth simply titled, 41. It’s about America’s 41st president, George Herbert Walker Bush. The blurb says, “President George H.W. Bush discusses his political career, family life, and military service,” but the movie covered so much more. And, thankfully, the interviewer didn’t try to steal the show! Illustrated with new footage and old, the gentle president described his life in a quiet, conversational tone. By limiting the airing of his questions, Jeffrey Roth allowed President Bush to express himself in great detail. He spoke about other great world leaders, all the previous jobs he held, his wife Barbara, his children, and expressed the love he has for all of his dogs. I enjoyed the lack of pretense and the president’s unique, easy-going, soft-spoken manner. Most on the right respect his place in history, basically how he ran President Reagan’s third term and presided over the end of the cold war with grace and strength.

This humble person always knew his privileged station in life, accepted it, and decided to serve instead of take. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum you can’t help but like this kind man. Few know his family called him ‘Poppy’ – from the time he was a child! Prescott Bush, his father, taught the family to appreciate the good life and the desire to help society. Most wealthy families follow a similar path; the Kennedys included. He praised his mother as the one who taught him open-mindedness. He heard her when she told him to not brag, and give the other guy a chance - listen to him and consider his opinions. What a sweet, endearing quality, and so many on the left today admire ‘41’ for it. They, like liberal writer Tom Friedman, love his middle-of-the-road tack and yearn for his willingness to consider their arguments and compromise. That was Poppy's way and an echo of his time. From his presidency I liked his willingness to discuss his love for broccoli, his personal mannerisms and unimportant, but memorable quotes, like, “Not gonna do it,” and “at this juncture.”

’41’ played sports in college, and served in the U.S. Navy in WWII. He met Babe Ruth and was photographed with him. The world-famous Yankee and home run star formally presented the Ivy League school with his life story, and he handed it over to - George Herbert Walker Bush! Admitting to a lack of scholarly ways, President Bush 41 said that he tried various jobs until he succeeded in the oil business. He then decided to run for office. We tend to think of him only as a former president but he experienced and accomplished many other things. His other public service jobs don’t come to mind right away, including U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. CIA Director, and he served as Ronald Reagan’s Vice President during both of President Reagan’s terms. Most Americans don’t know that he and his wife Barbara lost a 4-year-old daughter to Leukemia in 1953, and that he still feels the pain.

He walks slowly, and with a limp and a cane now. His voice quivers more than ever, but he vows to sky-dive again on his 90th birthday (I wish I had such courage)! And as with a favorite relative, I wish he weren’t so old and feeble. If I could I’d like to give him back a few years: he deserves them – but, of course, I can’t.

If George Herbert Walker Bush were president today, many on the right would fear his tendency to turn left and possibly reverse himself. Those on the left might distrust or hate him as a member of the opposition. But he served his time well. Many on the right have grown to admire some things about President Clinton’s presidency - and many on the left revere this man. People of both parties now thank him for his service and most would embrace the chance to share a meal and a drink with him, if only for a few minutes. From watching this film, I know I would.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Gun Owners Outed in NY by The Journal News – Interactive Map Reveals Their Locations - Paper Then Hides Behind Security Guards Armed with Guns

Written : Jan. 5-6, 13, 15, 2013

The Journal News says that people who own guns live on the red dots and those who don’t are located in the blank areas on the map. Who will be more likely use that information to their advantage?

If a student punches another, how should we react? We may suggest some sort of punishment, but we wouldn’t think the bully’s hand should be amputated and we sure don’t believe in revealing where the bully lives so that everyone can harass him. Tucker Carlson, of The Daily Caller, said recently, “Who cares what kind of tool he used, why did he do it? That’s the question.” This is indeed the best response. As we know, guns are inanimate objects, but people commit murder, and the vast majority of guns used in crimes are unregistered, illegal weapons.

The frenzy to ban guns reappeared just after the Newtown, CT shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. The Journal News, a newspaper liberally serving the area just north of New York City, decided to publish the identities of local gun owners in Westchester and Rockland counties – apparently to shame them. No one questions the legality of the action because in New York State gun ownership is public information, but was it the right thing to do? Not only did the paper name names, but it published an interactive map with their addresses. By omission, this also pointed anyone interested to the unprotected homes in each area. In 2008, candidate Barack Obama, while supporting gun rights, promised not to take our guns away, but here come the vigilantes, anyway. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his posse have suggested they begin confiscating legally owned weapons.

The idea to embarrass gun owners backfired (pun intended), as experts and former criminals pointed out after the fact that the data makes these counties more vulnerable to robberies. There are unintended consequences, of course. Consider the battered housewife or stalked person, who legally purchased a gun for protection. If their names and addresses can be found with the click of a mouse, will they be safer? The people once arrested and / or prosecuted can now easily identify and locate the retired law enforcement professionals living in the zone (such as lawyers, judges, and police officers). Will the released information enable revenge attacks or killings? Criminals have warned that these areas will be cased in the coming months until new targets can be determined. The possibilities for gun theft increase when crazed addicts and crooks know a weapon’s location. Thieves have broken into at least one house in the area so far, probably looking for weapons to steal.

Others predict that the featured residences will be ignored and those people without permits could become victims. Some gun owners expressed elation that their addresses can now easily be identified as gun-protected: it makes them feel a whole lot safer. However, equating careful and lawful gun owners to mindless mass-murdering shooters is wrong. The newspaper should bear full responsibility for all the fallout resulting from their irresponsible, thoughtless, and senseless act. The editor (Cyndee Royle Lambert) and publisher (Janet Hasson) did not consider the consequences of their actions. In typical, elite, cowardly fashion, they pestered others with incessant questions in the past, but they themselves are answering to no one these days. Judge Jeanine Pirro, the most interesting and sensible of the TV pundits on the subject, was one of those ‘outed’ by the paper. She recently pondered if it makes as much or more sense to publish the names and addresses of the recipients of unemployment benefits – or welfare recipients - since any of them could be scamming the system and/or breaking the law. Since publishing the gun locations, The Journal News, in a fit of hypocrisy, hired armed guards to protect their location, its people, and their residences. Apparently they don’t like it when others know their home addresses.

Actors who make their living by appearing in violent movies, many of whom shoot rapid-fire weapons in those films, created an ad which asks the audience to demand a plan (for gun control). Here’s the clean version which includes interspersed shots of the same actors shooting deadly weapons while at the same time asking you for tougher gun laws. It’s okay if they make money conveying the idea of murder, but they absolve themselves of any responsibility when madmen kill for real while mimicking violent movies or TV shows. Most of those speaking on behalf of gun control laws either carry or hire people to do it for them. President Obama described the day of the Newtown shooting as “the worst day of my presidency," but his family is understandably protected by gun-carrying members of the secret service.

Listen to how so many stick up for the privacy of the common man. You’ve heard them speak. They reveal a level of paranoia second to none when it comes to how much they think they’re being watched by “the government.” Many refuse to give their phone numbers out to sales people and won’t fill out raffle forms - if their e-mail address is required. “None of their business,” they say. Most of these people fight for the right to privacy for everyone else, including those who have abortions (even those underage). But for some reason, gun owners don’t qualify for the same right to privacy - in their eyes. They’re wrong, the right to bear arms, as laid out in the Constitution’s Second Amendment, should also be protected as private.

Instead of banning guns we need to scan for potential mental illness when permits are sought and guns are bought. We need to educate people of all ages – gun owners and those who don’t have permits - about firearms and gun safety. Those who purchase and then carry a concealed weapon will seek this knowledge. As they say, more education is always better.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Agenders – Who Are They and What Do They Want?

Written : Dec. 27, 28, 2012 and Jan. 8, 2013

Agenda 21 was an idea environmentalists thought up to leave the earth a better place than they found it for the 21st Century. Many years ago extremists flipped this idealistic pipe dream over and turned it into Earth Day Gone Wild. If implemented as designed, national sovereignty and private property rights will disappear forever, and a tight set of controls will remain - forced down your throat by a more knowledgeable elite. Those who resist this form of rigid control are called Agenda 21 Enders, or Agenders.

They are certainly not ‘The Avengers,’ but who are the Agenders? Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh, in a post entitled ’Agenders’ and Right Wing Conspirators, on the Canada Free Press web site on Feb. 12, 2012, examined an article written by Andrew Cohen (no relation) in The Atlantic about a week earlier. She accurately pointed out that Mr. Cohen, like most Agenda 21 supporters, completely misrepresented not only U.N. Agenda 21, but why many oppose it. In his piece, Is the UN Using Bike Paths to Achieve World Domination?, Andrew Cohen implied the Agenders are extremists. In fact, they are not out of the main stream, but informed citizens. Many Americans will not stand for the radical U.N. rules (termed ‘guidelines’) which, if ever set in stone, would remove many freedoms we take for granted. We, too, love our planet, but we don’t agree with the ‘save the earth - or die’ mentality. That is what is too extreme for us.

Mr. Andrew Cohen, it's not the science or stewardship of the earth we oppose. It's the politicization of the environmental movement. For example, if the earth is warming, great, we can all agree if the evidence presents itself. But scientists who tell us it's man-made have already manipulated their statistics to support a favorite outcome. Why? It’s due to politics, but as odd as it may seem, this is not a left-right issue!

A few years ago, some reporters revealed in secret e-mails that global warming scientists in Europe admitted exaggerating / making up data to prove their points. The fact that their goal is more important than science is what makes it political. Look at the people who profit from selling items from the scare. Al Gore is one who spoke against large carbon footprints. Yet, videos surfaced showing him boarding private jets, which ‘exhale’ many times the carbon per person than commercial flight. Why do the alarmists use these gas guzzlers? Perhaps they don't believe that carbon as a poison, either, especially if they have to sacrifice, too!

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From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #2, 3/27/12

From the Left to the Right - Agenda 21 Post #3, 4/17/12

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