I have listened, with fascination and horror, to the President’s words since the Boston bombing. I found them a dispassionate litany of the obvious that did little to inspire or encourage. Among them, he noted: … on days like this there are no Republicans or Democrats – we are Americans … …that all Americans stand [...]
Yesterday I wrote about 16 GOP Senators voting to begin debate on gun rights in the Senate. I noted that, in doing so, they had done nothing to violate the 2nd Amendment or any earlier statements of 2A support they had made. The vote was procedural and merely allowed debate. Some people understood the distinction. [...]
Yesterday 16 Republican Senators, including both Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker from Tennessee, joined Democrats in voting to begin debate on legislation expanding background checks on gun purchases. With 68 votes to begin debate, a threatened GOP filibuster was stopped before it started. Grassroots reaction was both swift and pointed. Grassfire.com wrote, “Sen. Harry Reid’s gun-control [...]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder regretfully announce the loss of Tennessee soldier Staff Sergeant Christopher Michael Ward of Oak Ridge. Ward was fatally injured when his patrol was struck by a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) which detonated on Saturday, April 6 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant [...]
Please forgive the alliterative title … I’ve been paying too much attention at church (love you Pastor Tim!). But it’s true. Since childhood, firearms and fireworks have been a part of my life. My attitude towards guns and support for the 2nd Amendment is based in no small part on my childhood experience. Some friends and [...]
(Editor’s note: I believe competition increases quality, expands access and lowers cost. This applies to Ballot Access just as it does in the Marketplace. It does not harm majority parties to permit minority parties proper labeling and inclusion on ballots. I support this bill – Blue Collar Muse) Ballot access rules and laws for political [...]
Our legislature is debating a bill which alters the way the secondary ticketing market functions. HB 1000, misnamed the “Fairness in Ticketing Act,” controls what consumers do with tickets they own by letting venues dictate whether and how tickets can be resold. The bill is opposed by fans, nonprofits, businesses and consumer groups – all [...]
First up is HB1078/SB891. Called the “Policing for Profit” bill, it intends to curb the ability of local police departments to seize the property of those merely suspected of having committed a crime and selling it with law enforcement keeping the money. The summary of the bill provides an excellent rundown of what will be [...]
In the wake of more Liberal hysteria regarding evil, black, scary-looking guns Americans have responded as they always do to tyrants. Well, before they depose them, anyway … They poke fun at the ridiculousness of the Liberal mantra using creative means. Today’s activists are no different. There are no fewer than three current raffles of [...]
