I created a new header image using one of FD’s Flickr Toys and four of my own photographs. The pictures included show my recent travels through Maryland to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
1. Greyhounds, 2. Moravian Symbol, 3. Tunnel, 4. Ocean Waves
Not sure if I’m going to keep it yet. What do all y’all think?
Grabbed from my blogmarks.
A teen’s Y chromosome problem
In an age when we continue to debate “a woman’s right to choose” when it comes to a girl aborting her baby and we are told that it is the girl’s body and no one else should make decisions affecting it, a boy has no such rights. A girl can be given birth control by the school nurse and even abortion information without her parents knowledge or consent, but a boy can be prohibited from making decisions that affect his life and body. At least the courts are consistent. They forbid parental involvement in either case. In some states, though, parents are held responsible for their kids’ illegal and anti-social behavior. Why is it that parents supposedly have power to keep their kids from committing crimes, but can be denied power when it comes to their child’s health and welfare?
But, this quarterback and most valuable player of the Mids’ bowl-winning and Commander in Chief’s Trophyteam could face up to two years in a military prison, as well as dismissal from the Navy for conduct unbecoming an officer. If there is any such punishment of this male midshipman, such decision simply begs the question — which went unmentioned in all three of these daily newspapers: What about the female fornicator who charged that she was raped — which the court-martial concluded was a false accusation, a lie, an accusation that for months has led this young male midshipman through hell — with the possibility of life in prison?
Generally, studies show students in private schools outperforming students in public schools. However, in this research, statistical adjustment was made to account for differences in socioeconomic background. The result: Whereas the raw data shows superior performance in private schools, much of that differential is eradicated after the statistical massaging. Public-school fourth-graders did better; however, the reading advantage at the eighth-grade level remained with the private-school kids. Just as I suspected. The government education monopoly manipulated the numbers to make themselves look better.
The father of a Virginia teen seeking an alternative treatment for his cancer says a social worker has threatened to use force to take the boy away from the family for court-ordered chemotherapy. Jay Cherrix of Chincoteague, Va., is concerned there could be an Elian Gonzalez-style showdown over his 16-year-old son, Abraham, who has already undergone chemotherapy for his Hodgkin’s disease to no avail. Here’s an idea, why doesn’t the teen petition the court to become an emancipated minor. Then he can make his own decisions.
As a result of lobbying, ethics scandals, and increased scrutiny of pork-barrel projects that were slipped into authorization and appropriations bills, it would make sense that the 2005 Congressional Ratings would have shown significant improvement over 2004. Unfortunately for taxpayers, there was minimal progress. Congress, particularly the Senate, turned a tin ear to taxpayers and voted for more wasteful spending. Editor’s Note: All three of my representatives got “TaxpayerHero” ratings although I’m not sure Inglis and Graham deserved it.
Guess the FNF is going to have to survive a whole new experience now. I don’t think they’re going to let Richard wear the same clothes in prison that he wore on the island.
8 Employees Stabbed at Tenn. Grocery Store
A knife-wielding grocery store employee attacked eight co-workers Friday, seriously injuring four before a witness pulled a gun and stopped him, police said.
Elartrice Ingram, 21, was charged with nine counts of attempted first-degree murder, police said. The attack apparently stemmed from a work dispute, investigators said.
One more example of why we need to keep the 2nd Amendment and pass more Castle Doctrine laws.
Ingram, chasing one victim into the store’s parking lot, was subdued by Chris Cope, manager of a financial services office in the same small shopping center, Memphis Police Sgt. Vince Higgins said.
Cope said he grabbed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol from his pickup truck when he saw the attacker chasing the victim “like something in a serial killer movie.”
“When he turned around and saw my pistol, he threw the knife away, put his hands up and got on the ground,” Cope told The Associated Press. “He saw my gun and that was pretty much it.”
Another fine example of an upstanding citizen protecting himself and others with the assistance of a trusty pistol. Gun beats knife every time.
A buddy of mine showed me this comic and I said, “I’ve gotta blog that.”
I am going to assume that most people can agree that America’s population is found across a vast political spectrum. From libertarians and liberals to moderates and conservatives we find each other across a broad field on ideas and issues. Many times we can all agree that certain things are problems within society yet be on the opposite extremes on how to solve that problem. One of the problems of society that most people can agree on is that of crime. The solution to reducing this problem most likely is found somewhere in the middle and not the extremes.
One of the purposes of the Constitution is to ensure domestic tranquility. Due process, the Fifth Amendment right, is a procedural right, one that defines the methods that can properly be used to ensure domestic tranquility. Without both, there can be no liberty. Domestic tranquility can easily be achieved without respect for due process, as dictatorships throughout history have shown. It is also quite possible to have a society where due process is respected-even considered sacrosanct-and still lack for domestic tranquility. The latter predicament more closely resembles the situation in the United States today. Source
The ACLU in its extreme ideals of society unravels due process from the reasons it was created to serve. The ACLU maintains that it is their purpose to ensure due process and the police to tend to domestic tranquility. I agree that the roles should be separate. I think the opposite would be an invitation to disaster. The ACLU’s sincerity in their statement might be more believable if, as we shall show, they were not so often in opposition of law enforcement. It is generally accepted that domestic tranquility is absolutely necessary to the process of liberty. What is often less understood is how the exclusive concern for due process can also be damaging to liberty.
I think we can all agree on how important domestic tranquility is to maintaining liberty. What good are all of our freedoms if we are afraid to practice them? The only liberties worth having are ones that we can enjoy without fear. This simply can’t be done if a society is filled with crime and violence.
The ACLU do not share these moderate views on society. They have a much more extreme viewpoint.
