Open Message to Ron Paul Campaign

I just submitted the following to the Ron Paul campaign via their contact form:

The Bush DOJ just filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Distict in the Heller case.

It is imperative that Dr. Paul issue an immediate and unequivocal statement condemning this move and detailing what he would do if he were president.

This is a chance to get immediate attention from gun owners and once again set Dr Paul apart from the pack.

Don't let Fred Thompson beat you to the punch on this. Get this to the attention of campaign decision makers now.

More:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/01/vote-freedom-first-president-speaks-for.html

I know you people reading these are volunteers. Trust me, this is huge. Go right now and get this into the hands of someone who can do something with it.

Now what I'm hoping is that those of you in the Thompson and Mike Huckabee camps will actually take exception to this and do the same. We need all the political pressure we can muster, and it really is past time to separate the talkers from the doers.

Let's race.

I'm hoping Paul supporters will--right now--click on the contact form link and tell the campaign to get moving on this without delay. And spread the word.

A Clarification

I just wanted to take a moment to set the record straight regarding the quote that was attributed to me.

Ken Blumreich was misquoted. Here is what he really said, and what he really thinks.

It's always nice to come across the real deal. Thanks for sharing this with us, Mr. Blumreich.

We're the Only Ones Down Under the Influence Enough

A DARWIN policeman has been charged with drink driving after crashing an unmarked police car.

Maybe he was chasing Sidney Blumenthal?

The off-duty officer... the officer...The policeman...He...

What's his name, mates?

Looks like "Aussierized Journalists" give the same kid gloves treatment to "Only Ones" as they do here.

[Via Luke O]

Why Don't You Learn to Control Yourself First, Sidney?

Blumenthal, an unpaid senior adviser to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, was arrested in Nashua on the eve of the New Hampshire primary and charged with aggravated DWI, according two members of the Nashua police force.

Aggravated drunk driving? Isn't that an issue of self control?

And naturally this control freak directs his energies outward:

The "promising idea" identified by Blumenthal involved filing massive product liability and negligence lawsuits against major handgun makers, "the opening salvo in a campaign against the gun industry by an alliance of anti-tobacco attorneys and local governments," wrote The Los Angeles Times. According to one of the lawyers involved in the lawsuits: "We are going to do to [the gun industry] what we did to tobacco. It's going to be a very large war."

And

Mr Blumenthal said: ''We will be advocating a whole new set of gun laws.

''It's clear that while there are many other causes behind this tragedy, the availability of guns is key. If we can limit the availability of guns, we can limit the number of these horrific incidents.''

Control yourself, Sidney. Leave us the hell alone.

Ron Paul is No Racist!

There is now underway a full-blown smear campaign to paint Ron Paul as a racist. First, there was the lame attempt at guilt by association, with a mere campaign contribution by some red neck racist being touted as “proof” that Ron Paul is racist. And then there were equally stupid Kevin Baconesque degrees of separation attempts to connect Ron with various so-called “hate groups.”

Now the muckrakers are dredging up ancient, obscure newsletters written by some equally obscure ghost writing employee(s) of Dr. Paul’s way back in the early 1990’s. This only tells me that Ron Paul is a real threat to the political establishment, and they are pulling out all the stops in an attempt to stop the Ron Paul Revolution.

Excellent commentary by a proud American of Mexican/Indian heritage who worked for Ron Paul.

I keep promising to get to this, but Stewart Rhodes has written an important piece that says much of what I would have. Paul supporters should forward the title link that goes to his complete article far and wide to help combat the evil lies that are being spread about a decent man.

The level of hatred and vitriol shown to him by some in the supposed "gun community" is simply shameful. Debate the issues. This has no place in the debate, and anyone employing it is either a willful fool or a knowing liar.

Anyone.

And here's how you can prove it for yourself: Paul's public record spans decades. Have his bloviating accusers list all the quotes by him--along with a credible source--where Dr. Paul has written or spoken an unequivocally racist statement--and by that I mean a statement advocating that whites are superior and other races are inferior. Find a statement by him where he advocates either an enhancement or reduction of liberty for individuals belonging to any group of people based on their ethnicity.

If they can't, just remember your Shakespeare: "[I]t is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."

Here's my bet: Anything they come up with will be so indirect, or out of context, or possibly even true, just politically incorrect to admit in today's environment of conditioned Nazi-like sensitivities, that the reaction by anyone of fair and open mind will be: Is that all you've got? That's it?

Let's see what you've got, loudmouth saboteurs. Give us all the naked ugly racist remarks Ron Paul has made over the years. You've got a free forum in the comments, below. Put up or shut the hell up.

And if you had an ounce of integrity, you'd publicly apologize.

"Vote Freedom First" President Speaks FOR "the Record"

Quick read: Gov't says, yes, it's an individual right. BUT we join with DC in asking Court to reverse the DC Circuit, because it applied strict scrutiny to the DC law. It should only have applied an intermediate standard. That is, the legal position of the US is that DC Circuit was wrong, a complete ban on handguns is NOT per se unconstitutional, it all depends on how good a reason DC can prove for it.

And this is filed in the name of the Solicitor General. [More]

The brief is here.

I trust no one is surprised by this fraudulent neocon pawn in the White House? You shouldn't be. They made their position crystal clear back when then-Solicitor General Ted Olson submitted briefs arguing that "the Second Amendment [is] subject to reasonable restrictions designed to prevent possession by unfit persons or to restrict the possession of types of firearms that are particularly suited to criminal misuse."

And naturally, government--the body the Second Amendment was intended as a people's check and balance against--is the arbiter of who and what. We've just seen the path for half of the pincer cleared--this is the other. They've been telegraphing their moves while we squabble over arcane details.

Anyone surprised by this latest rape attempt hasn't been paying attention. Republican Kool-Aid (who else you gonna vote for?) has a tendency to blur the vision and hearing. Mix that with a preponderance of denial and just about any sleight of law is possible.

Think about the language: "types of firearms that are particularly suited to criminal misuse." That was what they said back when they asked the court not to hear Emerson. Here's what they say now:

Congress has enacted numerous laws regulating firearms. Those statutes include restrictions on private possession of types of firearms that are particularly susceptible to criminal misuse. The United States has a substantial interest in the constitutionality and effective implementation of those laws.

At least they're consistent.

Tell me--with a straight face--that can't--and won't--be interpreted to mean any type of firearm, depending on what a particular jurisdiction thinks it can get away with, and that stare decisis won't then be used to bind communities where such sentiment does not prevail. That's what the federal courts do.

I see people already commenting that this or that Republican presidential candidate would not allow this on his watch. I hope they're right, but now it's time to find out. Anyone with contacts in any of the campaigns, let's make a concerted effort to see which one(s) will issue a clear, immediate and unequivocal denunciation of this latest treacherous act of sabotage--and pledge to not only rein in the "Justice" Department, but to start the process to repeal the very laws we have to march through bloody hell to take to court--only to have the doors slammed in our faces when we get there.

UPDATE: Uh-oh. I'm in trouble now...

CeaseFire PA Director's Watch: 01/12/08

Why don't you CeaseFire PA people just be honest and...uh...wait a minute, I forgot who I was speaking to.

Never mind.

This Day in History: January 12

The arrival at Tybee, January 12, 1776, of two British men-of-war and a transport, with a detachment of troops, served but to aggravate matters. Major Joseph Habersham took a squad of patriots, marched to the house of the governor, and, placing his hand upon his shoulder, said, " Sir James, you are my prisoner! "

Yeah, the Founders intended for government to control guns, alright. Just ask the Bush DoJ.

Why is Wayne Fincher in the castle dungeon again...?