Lead By Example, Not With A Label

20 April 2013 By

“I’m not sure how active I can be in the liberty movement while I’m building my business.”

That is pretty close to what I recall from a conversation over dinner last week, where I was having my brain picked by someone who is “dipping their toe” in the world of politics after previously being fairly apathetic.

The response to my guest was probably not what he expected, but it led us into a great conversation. I told him, “Lead by example, not with a label.”

While that may sound simplistic, I know many in the liberty movement who may as well wear a sign around their neck that says “I’M A LIBERTARIAN. HOW CAN I PISS YOU OFF TODAY?” Typically, these are the same people who cannot stop talking about the evils they perceive in government, pausing only to breathe and possibly to find their original point after they take the conversation off course. Unfortunately, these are the first and only conversations some hold with a libertarian. [Read more...]

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Mandatory gun ownership?

11 March 2013 By

As word surfaced that the town of Nelson, Georgia was seeking to join the city of Kennesaw, Ga as cities that require firearm ownership, Second Amendment advocates throughout the nation applauded the North Georgia city.  After all, they note, more guns equal less crime.  A town that requires everyone to own a gun will obviously be a bad place to go to get rowdy with the law abiding, right?

Well, all of that may be true.  However, it’s also irrelevant. [Read more...]

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We Call It Registration Because It Is

25 February 2013 By

With the Obama administration’s push for universal background checks, Second Amendment advocates have been screaming “gun registration” at the top of their lungs.  To counter, gun control advocates are using this is as “proof” that gun rights advocates are nuts.  After all, they argue, no one is wanting to register guns.  They just want to make sure people buying guns are legally able to do so.  Too bad they don’t understand that what they’re asking really is gun registration.

The idea of universal background checks is gaining some traction in Congress because it’s hard to argue against, on the surface.  After all, who doesn’t want to keep guns out of the hands of the next Adam Lanza or Jared Loughner?  However, the gun community is concerned because they all understand the full process of purchasing a firearm under current law. [Read more...]

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Rep. Earnest Smith and the First Amendment

15 February 2013 By

Georgia state representative Earnest Smith doesn’t like having his face photoshopped into pictures.  Apparently, he really hates it when his head is photoshopped onto the body of a porn star.  From FoxNews:

 A Georgia state lawmaker with an unconventional grasp of the First Amendment is backing a bill that would make lewd photoshopping a crime punishable by a $1,000 fine.

Rep. Earnest Smith pointed, as proof of the problem, to a picture of his head that was recently edited onto a pornstar’s body. That image was created by a blogger who used the image to mock Smith.

The Augusta-based legislator said he was not worried the bill would step on First Amendment rights.

“Everyone has a right to privacy,” he told FoxNews.com. “No one has a right to make fun of anyone. It’s not a First Amendment right.”

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Chris Dorner Hunt Illustrates Law Enforcement Run Amok

13 February 2013 By

Christopher Dorner is/was an evil man (as of this writing, it is unconfirmed whether the body found in the cabin’s remains was his or not).  While there are plenty who dispute this, you will not find me among them.  Regardless of his motivations, he initiated force upon innocent people.  He didn’t do anything in this mess that is the least bit redeemable in my opinion.  However, California law enforcement has plenty to be ashamed about as well.

Dorner’s initial claim was that he was fired as part of a police abuse cover-up.  With the history of the Los Angeles Police Department, he may well be right on that count.  The truth is, the LAPD has a history of police abuse which was brought into the national spotlight after the beating given to Rodney King in the early 1990′s.

What followed the start of Dorner’s rampage was something else entirely. [Read more...]

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