2nd Amendment - I'm Sure This is What They Wanted

The current reading of the 2nd Amendment gives every American the right (in all caps.. THE RIGHT) to commit suicide and also take out any number of other people. Current "tools" make it possible to wipe out a large number of people in a short time, and Americans are allowed to choose who else is going to die. Nuns, school kids, babies, Christmas shoppers, postal employees, soldiers, movie goers, McDonald's customers, family members; it doesn't matter; the Constitution says it's OK to shoot them all. And I'm sure that we can all agree that the Framers had this in mind when they adopted the Bill of Rights. Franklin, Jefferson, and Madison envisioned these events, like those at Sandy Hook Elementary, would be good for the country and set in stone our RIGHT to mass murder (as long as you then commit suicide).

Is this quote from the Constitutional Convention accurate?  Mr. Franklin said, "Mass murder is not all bad. Y'all could even say it would be a good thing, put it in an Amendment."

And then Tim said, "I don't get no respect..."

Republican Tim Huelskamp has been removed from his assignments on the House Budget committee and the Agriculture committee by Republican Speaker John Boehner. This political move diminishes the influence of the citizens of Kansas on two committees important to the general welfare of our state. The Speaker is pushing us aside, despite our consistent support of Republican policies and candidates. We voted for Richard Nixon three times, for goodness sake. What more do they want?
I don’t believe Rep. Huelskamp realized that would be expected to become a lockstepping, golf club carrying, rubberstamper for John Boehner. Tim’s independent thinking is being punished by a petty, vindictive GOP House leadership.
For these reasons, I have invited Tim to become a Democrat. He would find Democrats in Congress to be more friendly and more accepting of divergent views. And much less weepy. If he hurries with a party switch perhaps Mrs. Pelosi could get him a Democratic seat on the Ag committee, where he would once again be able to influence legislation so important to the citizens of the First District.
(Published in the Hays Daily News, Dec 9, 2012)

Look at the Democrats, Tim.






 Solving problems for the People; having a good time!

Here's a Republican carrying Boehner's clubs.









No respect and probably no tip, either.

We're In The Big Time

A follow-up to my formal objection to the inclusion of Willard "Mitt" Romney on the ballot in the state of Kansas.
RECAP-
Some guy at the vet school in Manhattan got a lawyer to file an objection to the inclusion of Barak Obama on the presidential ballot in Kansas. A Board of Objections,comprised of the Secretary of State, the Lt. Governor, and the Attorney General can decide who is or is not on the ballot. The vet school dude, in charming legalese, repeated standard birther arguments; Obama Sr not a US citizen, Barak not born in US, etc., etc.), his objection noted some court cases while ignoring others. It occurred to me, here at the TTFFIAT(IAT), that every argument put forward to take Mr. Obama off the ballot also applied to Mr. Romney (Father not US citizen, no proof of birthplace,etc., etc.).
I sent a copy of my objections to each member of the Board and lo and behold! they did not ignore me! I received a letter of Mr. Kobach's office essentially telling me to go to hell (in a nice way) because I had filed too late. But for the first time the Think Tank For Freedom IN America To Think (In A Tank) has finally made a splash in electoral politics!!! OK, maybe just the tiniest ripple, the Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rucker spent three minutes dismissing my complaint - but still - that's something.
Now that our think tank is bigtime, I am now outraged at the Huffington Post's blogger, Jason Linkins, comments concerning Think Tanks:

  Think tanks exist as a vital part of the white-collar welfare industry for parchy white people who lack the courage to actually make material contributions to society like teaching children math or delivering pizza. This nation is amazing, because in actual countries with actual problems, think tankers would be thrown in ditches.

He was actually referring to the American Enterprise Institute, a major league think tank, but now I believe i have also earned the right to be indignant.