20 January 2010

The UN Wants Your Guns!!!

Dear Readers,

As you all know, I supported President Obama when he was Candidate Obama and voted for him in 2008. You all know that, at that time, I was completely disgusted with the Conservative Right and the Bible Thumper Whacko Uber-Right. Their rhetoric, hypocrisy and basic repugnance so disgusted me I ran to the left and consistently attacked the right. My disgust with the Conservative Right is still palpable but I am also thoroughly disgusted with the Liberal Left.

Back in May of 2009, I had been afforded the privilege of riding my Harley to South Carolina to see a very good, very close friend. The purpose of the ride was to attend the Spring Bike Week in Myrtle Beach. I rode to my friend's house in SC and on the very next day we left together for Myrtle Beach. I think you may know which friend I am talking about; for those of you who don't, the man I am talking about is the closest thing I have ever had to a brother, Traveller, also known as Iron Horse Cowboy. You can read his thoughts at his blog, The View From Downrange. My brother, IHC, and I are, at first glance, on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Where he is a conservative, I am a libertarian. I hold some decidedly liberal views on some topics while he holds very conservative views on the same topics. One would think we should be enemies but that belief is as far from the truth as one can get.

So it came to be that, in May 2009, we could be found sitting in front of a favored biker watering hole enjoying a frosty adult beverage discussing, of all things, politics. During this conversation, the topic of the Second Amendment inevitably arose. One thing he and I have in common is a profound belief the Second Amendment is one of the most important amendments in the Constitution. The guaranteed, God-given right to keep and bear arms is a major part of why this country is as great as it is. I do remember that, in the face of mounting evidence of President Obama's quest to repeal the Second Amendment, I told my friend and brother the only thing that would make me leave the Democratic Party would be an attack on the Second Amendment.

At that point in time, I was convinced Obama was in support of the Second Amendment. I mean, look, he lifted the carry restrictions in National Parks! It's no surprise that the dire consequences of wild west style gunfights predicted by the gun-control crowd never materialized...but that's another post another time. I firmly believed that Obama would stand by his promise to honor and protect the Second Amendment...oh how wrong I was. Now, I know that I have always argued to let facts speak for themselves, especially when wild claims of Obama being a muslim or not being a true American citizen were rampant. I did this because I believe in researching and finding the truth rather than blindly believing what the idiot talking heads on tv are shilling.

It was that day in May when I told my friend he was wrong about Obama. I used a paper I read some years ago as my proof that there was no intent to repeal the Second Amendment as we know it. My proof was a brief dated April 2005, written by Marjorie Brown for Congressional Review. Granted, this brief was written before Obama took office, but it was the last paragraph that told me the US would not be bound by this treaty unless the President sent it to the US Senate and the Senate agreed to it. I even looked up the 2006 “Myths and Facts” press statement called “Setting The Record Straight” about the UN and small arms. This piece read, roughly, that the "myth" was a conference is being convened to draft a global treaty to ban ownership of firearms, but the "fact" was the review conference is not about banning small arms or prohibiting people from owning legal weapons.

Granted, this hype started around 2005 when W was the President. I know he instructed John Bolton to vote against this treaty because the United States was never going to flirt with the possibility of a worldwide ban on private gun ownership. But it is 2010 now. We have a new President now who, it seems, sent the Secretary of State to the UN to express support the treaty and subsequent ban. On the surface, this looks horrible! There will be a BAN on my guns and I will never be allowed to own one again! In fact, there is no shortage of people who believe this!

The only issue I have with this argument is that the 10th Amendment automatically reserves government power to relegate such issues to the states, not the Oval Office and Congress. So regardless of Obama's power to negotiate treaties, he cannot use that power as a back door to force US citizens to comply with global gun laws. One of the greatest figures in American history, Thomas Jefferson, eloquently expressed this fact; here are some quotes from the man himself:

"...for surely the President and Senate cannot do by treaty what the whole government is interdicted from doing in any way." --Thomas Jefferson, Parliamentary Manual, 1812.

"Where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy." --Thomas Jefferson: Draft Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. ME 17:386

The Constitution stands in the way of any pro-gun control movement and the recent election results in Massachusetts have effectively ended the filibuster-proof majority the Democrats held in the Senate.

Now I know when you read this, some of you might think I am still clinging to the hope that Obama will actually DO something positive while he is in office and I still support the Democrats. Well you are wrong if that is what you believe. My political affiliation has changed to Independent. Simply put, even though the Constitution ensures nothing like this supposed proposed ban will happen, the Left's assault on the Second Amendment will never end...ever...and THAT is why I am turning away from Obama and the Democratic Party.

12 January 2010

Game Change, Regime Change, and Spare Change!!

I have been trying to come up with a decent posting here for you to read but it seemed like nothing interested me. Sure, I could have put up some sappy year-end recap and make a Happy New Year wish to all of you, but I just couldn't bring myself to actually do that. So, dear readers, I give you a three part blog post that will surely entertain you!

The CIA Is At It Again!

This just in from Iran; professor Massoud Ali-Mohammadi , a particle physicist who supported moderate candidate Mirhossein Mousavi in the country’s disputed elections, was killed by a remote-detonated bomb wired to a motorcycle. Iran’s government is blaming “agents of the US and Israel” of the bombing. Of course, I mean Iran blames the US and Israel for all of its ills anyway, so why should this incident be any different? It makes me wonder about the intelligence of Iran’s leadership. Their national elections showed more votes for Imadingyjihad than voters; in effect, the hardliners stole the election to retain their stranglehold on the country. The massive protests that erupted and the well-documented government crackdown should prove beyond a doubt who really killed the good professor. I guess Iran’s rulers must be the reincarnations of the Three Stooges.

Oh No, Hillary Clinton Really Is A Bitch!!

This just in! A new book is coming out with a less than flattering portrait of Hillary Clinton! Funny, though, that almost none of Clinton’s supporters is coming out to shoot the book down before its release. I wonder why, after years of Clinton denials of wrongdoing and counter-attacks discrediting accusers, are they silent now? Well, it’s because the book’s sources are Hillary’s own staffers!! You don’t have to believe me, you can check it out yourself here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20100111/pl_politico/31345

Damn, she really is a bitch. Who woulda thunk it?

Just When You Thought Hollywood Couldn’t Get Dumber

Guess what television show-based movie is coming out this summer? Why, The A-Team of course! Sure, the 80s television series wasn’t bad enough, now some genius decided we needed a just as bad movie. You know something, I like action movies; I really do. I love watching the explosions the chase scenes and the like but come on! Is this film really necessary? This just proves my point; there hasn’t been an original idea in Hollywood in decades. We have been made to suffer through big-screen versions of mediocre television shows like Mission: Impossible, The Avengers, The Saint, The Fugitive, and a few spoofs like Dragnet. There’s a reason these shows ended their television runs, people! What makes you think shooting a movie of a television show is a good thing? Still, though, there are enough mindless, easily-led, easily-entertained sheep out there who will gladly fork over their hard-earned dollars to watch yet another bad movie remake of a mediocre television show…enjoy.

I sincerely hope all of you liked this post; otherwise how would you know there was a book telling the truth about Hillary Clinton, aptly named "Game Change"?