The 2nd Amendment Lives!

Supreme Court Affirms Gun Rights (from Yahoo News)

Victory for those who dare to protect themselves, their families, businesses and property! A rare instance of sanity for the Supreme Court, upholding the right of law-abiding citizens to own and carry firearms. Do I wish people had to protect themselves in such a manner? Absolutely not. However, in this day and age, when the dregs of society will hurt, maim, rape, and kill without so much as a second thought, being able to stand up and defend yourself is essential. This decision will not open up the floodgates for armed anarchy...hell, in many ways we're already there. What it will do, though, is make criminals (or those with the potential to be) pause and think twice about their choices...now that they know the person in that house or on the street might not be as defenseless as they used to be. That's a concept the people in Washington, D.C. haven't known in more than 30 years.

Don't Forget the Angry White Man...

This is a very interesting opinion piece from the Apen Times Weekly (found via the Boortz website). I've been thinking this for quite a while. The segmenting of society during this election season is worse than ever. But, I think there will be the backlash of the 'Angry White Man'...moreso against Hillary than Obama. Hell, if it helps her NOT get into office, then more power to 'em.

Here's the Article: In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man

Kane: "The Big Red Libertarian Machine!"

Who knew? Glen Jacobs, AKA the WWE's Kane is a self-described "Big-Time Libertarian."

You can read the article here: "Renowned Wrestler is a "Big-Time Libertarian."

This is great! I've been a Kane fan since I could remember and thought Glen Jacobs did a great job in "See No Evil" (even though it was about as scary as Casper) and in his guest appearance on "Smallville" last season.

Now I have an even better reason to be a fan and cheer him on...he's a supporter of Limited Government, Freedom and LIBERTY!!!!!!!!

How Long Until This Reaches America?

MSNBC.com Article: U.K. schoolgirl loses ‘virginity ring’ court battle

For as much as I know, it may already be instituted in some schools, but how long will it take for this sort of ban and situation to come to America?

More and more we are becoming like Europe and the U.K...banning certain clothing, jewelry, religious symbols...all because of a fear of either "offending" someone or because we don't want one group to be seen as "better" than another.

In this case, with the "virginity ring," I can see both sides of the issue. Since the ring isn't an officially recognized symbol of the Christian church, I guess the school has a right to ban it. But then again, I can understand the girl's feeling that her expression of faith is being suppressed.

Regardless of one's personal belief as to whether sex before marriage is right or wrong, at least in the United States, the ability to express that belief should be protected.

I just wonder how long it will be until a case like this comes along to again test the boundaries of "freedom of religion" vs. "freedom from religion," a case stemming from something as small and as personal as a ring.

The Garment Gestapo

Headline and Link from France24: Iran Warns Women Over Slack Dressing

Warnings given to women whose coats are seen as too tight, pants too short or headscarves overly loose. Officials say the crackdown was aimed at "improving the security of society with an approach of moral security." Well thank the Lord the clothing police are around to make sure we don't see the oh-so-seductive peeking of ankles and necks. Oh the humanity!

Just think, folks, if we ever end up like this, get ready to exchange your halters for hejabs and to line up to purchase your precious daughters the new "Burqua Bratz" dolls.

This immediately made me think of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale An extremely strict dress code was enforced for the Handmaids...who by the way pretty much existed for men to "procreate" with and that was it.

Even though I know America does not yet have a Garment Gestapo, nor Handmaids...if the fight between Extreme Left-Wing Nutcases and the Radical Religious Right (not to mention other extremist countries, too) gets any worse, we're going end up in a war like the one in Handmaid's Tale or 1984.

Either way...bye bye freedom.