Five Knots in the Power Cord
"Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction." -- Ronald Reagan
Jim Borgman at The Cincinnati Enquirer - Internet piracy - cartoon commentary on the RIAA's hunting down of music "pirates". Hehe.
Joe Mahr at The Toledo Blade - One man's lonely fight to bear arms - Francis Warin, I salute you! [scopeny]
Francis Warin had a nagging habit.
Nearly 30 years ago, he toted a submachine gun into Toledo's federal courthouse and made a simple demand: Arrest me.
He got his wish.
Two months ago, the Ottawa County man mailed a homemade gun and silencer to an assistant U.S. attorney. To ensure there was no confusion, he sent the package by certified mail, complete with his return address.
Warin again got his wish: He was arrested once more.
Now the 72-year-old gun-rights advocate is fighting to get out of the Lucas County Jail - staging a hunger strike to try to force authorities' hands.
David C. Kopp at The Libertarian Enterprise - A Culture of Freedom - how do we create a culture of freedom? One person at a time, in baby steps. So stop complaining and start working. [tle]
William Stone, III at The Libertarian Enterprise - Mountain of Lies - Mount Rushmore, that is. Mr. Stone recommends skipping this sculpture, 3/4 of whose models were statist liars. Pay the entrance fee at the Crazy Horse Memorial instead. [tle]
Lincoln was in many ways comparable to Lenin. He was the first great violator of the Constitution, serving as a role model for all Presidents who followed--up to and including George W. Bush. Lincoln destroyed the presses of Northern newspapers whose editors disagreed with his handling of the War Between the States. He imprisoned his political enemies. He brought the concept of the midnight knock at the door and political prisoners to North America.
Lincoln was a despot in the truest sense of the word. In a Constitutional America, Booth's cry of, "Sic semper tyrannis!" would ring in the ears of every American President as a warning to curb their antisocial tendencies.
Lincoln doesn't deserved a gigantic carving in a rock, nor a Memorial in Washington, D.C. His bust on Mount Rushmore should be dynamited, the Memorial destroyed by an angry mob, all five-dollar bills burned in a blaze to light the sky, and the presses that print them smashed beyond repair.
BradfordMetcalf.com contains a number of stories about Mr. Metcalf's arrest. He is currently serving a 40 year term in federal prison for owning legal guns. He is hoping for his appeal to be accepted by the Supreme Court. Why someone who has seen the inside of a corrupt federal court believes that the Supreme Court will be any better, I don't know. But should the Supremes take his case, and actually rule, it will then be the end of the court question, and we can get down to brass tacks... Take the time to download "Legal Journey" and "Letter to Gun Owners" (for some reason they are there as page images). [scopeny]
Merciful at Geocrawler - A few things about Lightning/Thunderstorms - claims that five-knots-in-the-power-cord will help to preserve your electronic equipment. Apparently, it makes the lightning fry the cable instead of what's at its end. Cables usually being markedly cheaper than electronic equipment (or surge suppressors), this seems like a reasonable trade-off to me. Can't speak for its efficacy, however. [mark]
