"Apples to Oranges"

Well lets look at that. Did the Sons of Liberty contribute substantially to our freedom? I would argue no. If vandalism could have changed the course of things there would have been no need for that bloody conflict known as The Revolution, now would there? What their activities did do was prompt the British to increase the troop presence in the Colonies. The men at Lexington and Concord weren’t having a rockfight, they were involved in an all out shooting war.

The Sons of Liberty were terrorists. They attempted to use fear and intimidation against the civilian population in order to enforce a trade embargo. And it didn’t work. Armed revolution did.

GoldFalcon has some "caustic commentary" about Mike Vanderboegh's latest post. Knowing Mike, I wouldn't be surprised to see some return causticity...

Oh, look-- I was right.

RKBA: A Human Right

Does a woman have a human right to resist rape or murder? Do people have a human right to resist tyranny? The United Nations Human Rights Council has said “no”—that international law recognizes no human right of self-defense. To the contrary, the Human Rights Council declares that very severe gun control—more restrictive than even the laws of New York City--is a human right.

Dave Kopel, Joanne Eisen and Paul Gallant present a history of international law dealing with the right of self defense, and conclude that it "is a widely-recognized human right which no government and no international body have the authority to abrogate."

[Via Dan Gifford]

We're the Only Ones Taking Care of Business and Working Overtime Enough

This village's police department wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars by paying officers for unnecessary or unauthorized overtime shifts and, possibly, shifts they never worked, according to the mayor's summary of an internal investigation report.

If you ever get annoyed

Look at me I'm self-employed

I love to work at nothing all day

And we be

Only Ones in business every day

Only Ones in business every way

Only Ones in business, it's all mine

Only Ones in business and working overtime

Work out!

[Via Declan]

We're the Only Ones X-Rated Enough

The Tennessee Highway Patrol suspended one of their own after an alleged run-in with a porn star.

He may have just blown his career. Or something.

[Via 45superman]

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We're the Only Ones Getting Our Moms Hopping Mad Enough

A state trooper has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly shooting his mother in the foot during a domestic dispute in Chester County.

Maybe he could get her together with Lee Paige, the Godfather of "The Only Ones," and enter them in a three-legged race...

Walking the Walk

Zach Doty is raising eyebrows by taking the Second Amendment for a walk.

We've been discussing and admiring this young man for a few days now.

This Day in History: May 22

On May 22, 1775, the New Hampshire Provincial Congress voted to raise a volunteer force of 2,000 men to join the patriot army at Boston. These “provincials” were organized into three regiments, each regiment having an official establishment of 648 officers and men in ten companies.