Private Property? Not in Fascist Amerika
"Ladies and gentlemen, America has left the building. Someone please turn out the lights." -- Thomas L. Knapp
From smith2004:
"So this seals it- there is no longer legal recourse against kleptocratic public officials eager to seize your property for their benefit. All further efforts to combat this sort of affair should consist of assassinating said officials and/or torching their residences. (the latter would probably be more just, all things considered)." -- adamand:
"I predicted that if control of drugs were administrated by law enforcement agencies, the result would be a black market more irrational and widespread than that of alcohol prohibition and the growth of enormous police-state repressive bureaucracy." -- Dr. Timothy Leary
From kimdutoit:
"If you look at instances where otherwise-ordinary individuals went nuts and started wasting federales (or their local equivalent), it was over property, or the imminent loss thereof." -- Kim du Toit
From geekwitha.45:
"Rope, Lamp Post, Jurist. Some assembly required." -- Morpheus
# Ian at WolfesBlog - TCF [The Claire Files] Combat Rifle Postal Match - an activity for your Independence Day weekend, or thereabouts. If you have a military style semi-auto rifle, 50+ rounds of ammo (50 for the course, plus a few for sight-in), and an hour or so to spare, join us. Targets available as PDFs. Claire Files discussion here. [claire]
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I received yesterday my Father's Day gift to myself, a
Wheeler Engineering 89-Piece Professional-Plus Gunsmithing
Screwdriver Set. I've been wanting this for a long time. Besides
a hollow-ground flat bit in every conceivable width and thickness,
and an assortment of Phillips bits, it has hex and Torx bits, and a
number of custom bits designed for particular guns. Click for higher
res image (198K).
Above, left to right: Mauser Stock Bolt Bit, Millett Rear Sight Adjustment Bit, 1911 Grip Screw Bushing Driver, Ruger/Colt SA Base Pin Latch Nut Bit, M1/M14/M1A Rear Sight Bit, .062" Pin Punch
Above, left to right: .093" Pin Punch, .118" Pin Punch, Remington M870/1100/1187 Trigger Plate Pin Punch, 2" #2 Phillips, Glock Replacement Front Sight Screw Bit, S&W Rebound Spring Compressor Tool
# I finally got the activation code for my GreenZap account, after waiting for about three weeks. I've got $64 in cash and $41 in web cash, from the four people who joined in from my reference. Far out! Get your account today (there's a "GreenZap" icon in the right-hand column).
# CNN - High court OKs personal property seizures - With the Supremes' decision in Kelo v. New London, the United States is now officially a fascist country. We can own property, but the gummint tells us what we may and may not do with it, charges us rent (property taxes), and can take it away whenever they damn well please. Unless we shoot them, of course, which I predict will start happening with regularity. Good. The tree of liberty is parched. It needs refreshing. Claire Files discussion here. Justice Thomas' dissent is here. [clairefiles]
Susette Kelo and several other homeowners in a working-class neighborhood in New London, Connecticut, filed suit after city officials announced plans to raze their homes for a riverfront hotel, health club and offices.
New London officials countered that the private development plans served a public purpose of boosting economic growth that outweighed the homeowners' property rights, even if the area wasn't blighted.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has been a key swing vote on many cases before the court, issued a stinging dissent. She argued that cities should not have unlimited authority to uproot families, even if they are provided compensation, simply to accommodate wealthy developers.
The lower courts had been divided on the issue, with many allowing a taking only if it eliminates blight.
"Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random," O'Connor wrote. "The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms."
# Kim du Toit - When The Shooting Starts - Kim thinks Kelo v. New London is likely to elicit some shooting. [kimdutoit]
I'm not going to say much about this particular issue, except this: if the City of Plano decides that our little subdivision would work better as a Wal-Mart or new HQ building for GigantusDikkus, Inc. and decides to startstealingexercising "eminent domain", they'd better bring a lot of cops, and a lot of guns. I'm not the only armed citizen in the subdivision...
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Here's a clue for the Supremes. It's getting to the point where people are saying: "I don't care what the Supreme Court says. The Constitution means what we say it means, not what you jumped-up shysters think it means."
# Don Thompson of AP via Yahoo News - Feds Target Calif. Marijuana Dispensaries - the ink is barely dry on Rodriguez v. Raich, and the fedgoons are starting the shut down of California's Compassionate Use Act. Nazi pigfuckers. May they roast on earth, burned at the stake, then roast again in hell for all eternity. [clairefiles]
# World Net Daily - Tax activist wins in federal court - Joe Banister was acquitted yesterday on all charges. Something tells me the i.r.s. isn't finished with him. [google]
A jury in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento found him not guilty on a charge of conspiracy and on all three counts of aiding and assisting the filing of false tax returns for a client.
