Watching the Bill of Rights Fall Amendment by Amendment

"I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Voltaire?  or Ewelyn Beatrice Hall?  Who knows?

And that isn't the point, anyway.  The point is, that a man (known as TJIC) had his property seized this week because of statements, however crude, that he made on his blog (currently down, reason unknown).  No arrest, just seizure of his firearms.

More here from Borepatch.

Spreading the Love?

     So I needed a cheap doorknob quick this evening and ran to Wally World.  I grabbed one by a well known company over the only other choice, which was in cheap packaging and one that never heard of.  I thought it would be better to spend a little more for the name brand.

     As I walked toward the counter, I decided to look at the box, just to make sure I was buying a Chinese-made product (I was in Wal-Mart after all).  Sure enough, I was.  Something made me turn around and make a quick check on the really cheap product.  Philippines.  Hmm.

     So I save a buck or two on a product that is only a stop-gap anyway, and spread the wealth.  There was no US alternative, so this tiny victory was my own little DoD (denial of dollar???) attack.  Go me.

Monitoring America | washingtonpost.com

A very thorough report discussing the ridiculous number of federal, state, and local agencies who are on the watch for eeeviiil. Even a nice breakdown by state.

Monitoring America | washingtonpost.com


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