tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post4939151969636930759..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: LicensureFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-36170854458727105342014-01-31T04:47:11.954-05:002014-01-31T04:47:11.954-05:00I've just rejected a set of comments that were...I've just rejected a set of comments that were insulting to other readers and not germane to the issue at hand. If that's the way the conversation here is about to turn, comments to this post are closed.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-85610542288581321752014-01-31T00:31:51.827-05:002014-01-31T00:31:51.827-05:00"Like many you want action, doesn't matte..."Like many you want action, doesn't matter if it is effective or counterproductive you are a man of action."<br />It matters a great deal to me.<br />But I'm old enough, beat up enough and <i>personally</i> experienced enough in the bastardry and betrayal of governments to realise that this beast cannot be de-fanged by careful surgery. It's too late for that.<br />Government alone is not the problem now. Government plus bureaucracy plus apathy plus ignorance plus a vast welfare class plus - I'm sure you can add the rest yourself - is the problem.<br />To imagine that the current crop of those and the system they've put in place can be reformed or overturned without violence wishful thinking.<br />Yes, I am (or rather was) a man of action and that taught me that things can go horribly, bloodily wrong in the blink of an eye, so I don't approach this problem from any romantic revolutionary perspective.<br />But if we want to regain some semblance of liberty it will be through bloodshed and sacrifice. All else is dreaming and wishful thinking.<br />(and a nick would be a courtesy on your part,don't you think?)KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-45697450825256725142014-01-30T11:02:12.741-05:002014-01-30T11:02:12.741-05:00KG
Like many you want action, doesn't matter ...KG<br /><br />Like many you want action, doesn't matter if it is effective or counterproductive you are a man of action. I differ in this very simple way; I want success. I have already confessed I have little hope we will be able to stop this anti-constitutional drive to destruction but instead of anger and reprisal at any cost I want to choose the option that offers the best chance of success. Elect constitutionalist and kick out liberals, progressives and Rinos. Use the courts to press for justice and use the vote to make change where we can.<br />It is so bad that I actually favor voting for the radical commie bitch for president over whomever the Rinos put up. If we are going to fail (which then gives us the opportunity to recover again) I want it clear who caused the failure. I don't want Jeb Bush (who is undoubtedly a good man but too progressive in his views). If the left is going to lead us over the cliff then I want it to be very clear that our demise was caused by the left and their policies and philosophy. But revolution, NO! It will surely end with a total loss of our constitutional Republic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-79146748343563558762014-01-29T17:02:56.922-05:002014-01-29T17:02:56.922-05:00Anonymous, those who advocate revolution are not n...Anonymous, those who advocate revolution are not necessarily naive at all.<br />If revolution produces another kind of dictator, then in the process scores will have been settled and the people will have sent a reminder that they're not endlessly submissive.<br />Being openly crushed is preferable to dumb semi-voluntary slavery, because open tyranny legitimises <i>any</i> means of resistance.<br /><b>Self-respect demands revolution, whatever the outcome.</b><br />KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-81468559683977190852014-01-29T14:32:31.800-05:002014-01-29T14:32:31.800-05:00So their idea is that Colorado have mandatory Pre ...So their idea is that Colorado have mandatory Pre Cana classes?Fatebekindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340488997945408697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-35302276410611759672014-01-29T13:52:23.860-05:002014-01-29T13:52:23.860-05:00The tracking device themselves are not evil. I spe...The tracking device themselves are not evil. I speak as the parent of an 18 year old autistic girl who would run at the drop of a hat, had no sense of danger, and would create distractions so she could escape. We tried various tracking devices and eventually settled on a service dog who was trained to track and find her and also as a companion.<br /><br />It is not the tracking device that is the issue. It is the intrusive hand of Big Brother.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935525862452793791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-90993716136721306662014-01-29T11:04:03.535-05:002014-01-29T11:04:03.535-05:00Oldfart
There is no other way out. Those who roma...Oldfart<br />There is no other way out. Those who romantically advocate revolution are naive. If we can't change this peacefully then we are not going to be able to make it better with violence. You may have the highest ideals in your revolutionary zeal but once it starts it will be coopted by those who would be dictators. I will admit I fully expect us to fail to rise to the occasion and vote out the miscreants because the lure of "free stuff" to the low information voter is too strong. But if we fail there is no viable plan "B".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-21695103331917456572014-01-28T16:28:38.374-05:002014-01-28T16:28:38.374-05:00In these days of high-tech, I suppose Schumer know...In these days of high-tech, I suppose Schumer knows that tracking devices are more efficient than tattooing numbers on the children's forearms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-69089863106920321662014-01-28T12:46:27.297-05:002014-01-28T12:46:27.297-05:00Anon at 11:18: We "elected" our way int...Anon at 11:18: We "elected" our way into this mess and look how long it took. I think we're gong to have to find another way out than through a ballot box.Oldfartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-6031746140123193352014-01-28T12:07:51.868-05:002014-01-28T12:07:51.868-05:00I might also point out that Colorado still has com...I might also point out that Colorado still has common-law marriage on the books. No minimum time of cohabitation is required for such, either. How many people will just go that route if Shel and Tekolian get their way?Erbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805469070199736156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-88174136219540660202014-01-28T11:18:28.624-05:002014-01-28T11:18:28.624-05:00This is totally within our ability to change. Per...This is totally within our ability to change. Perhaps not in every state or community but in many states and communities we could elect politicians who would restore constitutional rights. Elect or appoint DAs who would indict and prosecute officials who violate these rights. Can you imagine the impact it would have across the nation if a handfull of states and communities began prosecuting police and police departments when they cross this line. Then follwo that up in liberal states with coordinated efforts to elect and appoint judges and politicians who are sympathetic to constitutional rights. It would send chills down the spine of the strongest progressive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-29434862717055422972014-01-28T10:40:05.248-05:002014-01-28T10:40:05.248-05:00While riding through downtown the other day, I not...While riding through downtown the other day, I noticed an inscription on the marble at the courthouse. It said, "Liberty without license."<br /><br />The entrance above which these words were inscribed had long since fallen into disuse, and all courthouse business was conducted through the back entry by way of a metal detector.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009137534856852152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-24351364734973649222014-01-28T09:30:01.796-05:002014-01-28T09:30:01.796-05:00if the trial by citizens and execution of all thes...if the trial by citizens and execution of all these statists dosen't start real soon we are lost!prairie gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215420940970189864noreply@blogger.com