Category: First Amendment

Life Imitates Art

By not ruling on it the judge is putting us in limbo, making us choose between going to synagogue and leaving our pistols at home, or carrying a pistol but not going to pray. The law bans carrying a firearms in houses of worship and religious observation. This law is outrageous, and it makes us pick between engaging in religious observation or exercising our second amendment right. [More]

Making Jews choose between one or the other. Where have we seen that before?

The plea for help comes from these guys. And they ask to make checks payable to these guys.

I confess to not being familiar with these folks. In my copious free time, I’ll see what I can find out. In the meantime, if you have relevant knowledge, feel free to educate the rest of us in “Comments.”

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word ‘Abridging’ Is

The multinational software company Oracle is cutting ties with the Global Disinformation Index, a State Department-funded group that the Washington Examiner revealed has been secretly blacklisting conservative media outlets. [More]

That DOJ hasn’t slapped this down hard from the outset is all I need to see to know what we’re dealing with.

[Via Michael G]

Capture the Flag!

Have a contemplative Patriots’ Day!

I got the above certificate along with a U.S. flag that had been flown over the Capitol back when I was still living in CA. It’s a constituent service that members of Congress provide for a nominal fee (20 bucks and up these days, depending on size and material). My dedication message read:

“In tribute to the Citizen Patriots of Lexington and Concord who resisted confiscation of their armaments on this date in 1775, and in continued defiance of all who would infringe on the Right of the People to keep and bear arms.”*

I did it because my “representative” was a big gun-grabber and refusing a pro-RKBA commemoration would have been a First Amendment violation.

With that in mind, there are plenty of other dedications antithetical to “woke” orthodoxy that could be submitted. To find out how to order one, go to your rep’s website and find the “Sevices” link.

* [And yes, I see the typo in the graphic. Think of it as my deference to Allah 😀 ]

Concentrated Lies

“That is not a political issue. But it becomes one when Kentucky Republicans would rather ban books and pronouns and then make Kentucky a sanctuary state for weapons” [More]

Of course, it’s a political issue if you think you can vote on rights. And it’s not a question of banning books, it’s a question of not exposing children to sexual exploitation by deviants.

Speaking of banning books…

Have you ever met a gun-grabbing Democrat (but I repeat myself) who wasn’t a chronic and habitual liar?

[Via bondmen]

The Big Chill

Independent journalist Steve Baker says he was recently warned that his aggressive reporting and commentary about Jan. 6 have created growing ire at the U.S. Department of Justice that could lead to his prosecution for being at the Capitol on that fateful Wednesday in 2021. [More]

Well, if he’s an “independent,” he’s not an “Authorized Journalist” then, is he?

And scary official threats of retaliation for reporting the truth… where have we seen that before?

[Via bondmen]

97percent Deception

It also adopted a new test for Second Amendment cases. Gun laws today must be consistent with the laws that existed when the Second Amendment was adopted in the late 17 hundreds. This means that gun regulations will be assessed according to their conformity with laws that were in place during the 18th and 19th centuries. [More]

The 19th Century is not ” the late 17 hundreds.” I’ve been telling you these people were liars. These “kinder, gentler” citizen disarmament Astroturfers want us to believe “equal protection” means we’re now all subject to post-Civil War Black Codes introduced by Democrats a century after the Founders ratified the Bill of Rights.

“Our side” participating lends them underserved “credibility.”

Tangentially related, WarOnGuns Correspondent Jess shares a video on a First Amendment case raising similar points.

So Much for Making No Law Respecting an Establishment of Religion

Massachusetts Bill Establishes Islam as Favored Religion [More]

As long as the goal is for government to promote minority religions, I’ve found one on which leaders in both parties can agree.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Humiliated Enough

Seven members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office who raided Joseph Foreman’s home last year are now suing him claiming, among other things, that he invaded their privacy. Four deputies, two sergeants and a detective are claiming Foreman (a.k.a. “Afroman”) took footage of their faces obtained during the raid and used it in music videos and social media posts without their consent… They’re also suing on civil grounds, saying Foreman’s use of their faces (i.e. personas) in the videos and social media posts resulted in their “emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation.” [More]

After they invaded his privacy.

To paraphrase Rhett Butler, they should be humiliated, and often. And by someone who knows how. But they’re trying to hide from that:

Ladies and gentlemen, the hysterical musical stylings of Afroman!

Streisand effect, anyone…?

[Via WiscoDave]

Not a Cure-All But a Start

Whatever the ultimate outcome of that case, Congress can take steps to discourage censorship by proxy. Shellenberger argues that it should stop funding groups like the ISO and “mandate instant reporting of all communications between government officials and contractors with social media executives relating to content moderation.” [More]

True, but don’t expect criminals who routinely ignore “the supreme Law of the Land” with impunity to obey it, or not develop workarounds, such as making public statements where they can be confident their cues will be picked up.

Besides, the biggest violators would be the ones voting on it.

The Way Things Are

“I wish more people had shown up,” Trump supporter Philippe Lejeune told the outlet. [More]

Well of course MAGA was outnumbered. It’s New York. And some of us have learned to avoid crowds. Especially after we see what happened the last time and worry that low-hanging fruit morons in buffalo hats with no sense of effective personal conduct are going to give the feds all the cover they needed to provoke, entrap, and record us for pickup and prosecution 6 months later while the guy whose words galvanized us into action is fully occupied with taking care of Number One.

We also see the Antifa types get away with a whole lot more and realize it’s all part of the controlled media plan.

And there’s another reality I’ve never been able to crack.

Two Down, Eight to Go

Reversal is urgent because the Second Circuit’s opinion threatens basic First Amendment rights at a time when the First Amendment is under widespread attack. [More]

That’s what happens when tyrants have conditioned themselves to ignore the Second Amendment with impunity.

[Via Michael G]

Future Lawfare Practitioners of America

Five security guards, threats of discipline required to protect free speech talk at DU law school [More]

And just think how many Marxist future attorneys, prosecutors, and judges at all levels are being churned out by the subversion mills.

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

Angry brainwashed “students” who are ostensibly there to learn presume themselves qualified to lecture.

Al Capp sure had it nailed:

[Via Michael G]

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