From: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com (roc-digest) To: roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: roc-digest V2 #436 Reply-To: roc-digest Sender: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk roc-digest Saturday, April 21 2001 Volume 02 : Number 436 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 20:17:45 -0600 From: linzellr@datastar.net (Robert Linzell) Subject: [Fwd: Medical Privacy: copy of press release] - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Medical Privacy: copy of press release Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:42:12 -0500 From: "The Liberty Committee" Reply-To: "The Liberty Committee" To: "Liberty Activist" March 22, 2001 Dear liberty activist, Here's a copy of a press release we sent to the media today via U.S. Newswire. If you haven't already signed the petition, please do so today. http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/medprivacypetition.htm Kent Snyder The Liberty Committee http://www.thelibertycommittee.org ********** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Thursday, March 22, 2001 Contact: Kent Snyder of The Liberty Committee, 703-241-1003 Web site: http://www.thelibertycommittee.org - -- "Medical Privacy" Doesn't Mean Privacy In Washington -- "Washington's dirty little secret is out -- the so-called 'final federal medical privacy rule' recently announced by the federal government gives us less privacy, not more," stated Kent Snyder of The Liberty Committee. Section 160.310: Grants the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services access to a person's medical information without his consent or a warrant. Section 164.512: Grants many third parties access to a person's medical information (including genetic information) without his written, informed, non-coerced (as in "sign away your right to privacy or we will deny treatment") consent. Sections 164.502 and 164.506: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has the ultimate authority to decide who can access your medical records without your informed consent. "The truth is that laced throughout the 367-page federal medical privacy rule are provisions that actually give a patient less control over his own medical records than he currently has. At the same time, these regulations give federal, state, and local governmental agencies -- along with insurance companies, HMOs and others -- more access and more control than the patient himself has," Kent Snyder stated. Reacting to growing public concern, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson reopened the comment period on these deceptive "privacy" regulations. Unfortunately, in order for a citizen's comment to be acceptable, it must follow guidelines as to form and content -- thus ensuring that many well-meant and deeply felt concerns will be discarded as simply not in compliance. As a public service, The Liberty Committee is providing a free on-line petition that meets the guidelines for comments and reminds Washington what the true definition of "privacy" is. The petition can be found at http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/medprivacypetition.htm . The Liberty Committee is a nationwide, grassroots organization of over 51,000 Americans whose goal is to defend and advance liberty by restoring our national government to its constitutional limitations. - -30- ********** Bob in Mississippi - State Motto: Virtute et Armis ("By Valor and Arms") My PGP Public Key(s): RKBA! - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:13:06 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: {SD-2} Australians Reclaiming Their Right To Self Defense (fwd) F >From ocs@xpresso.com Fri Mar 23 10:06:42 2001 From: Bill Vance Message-Id: <200103231806.KAA23778@xpresso.com> Subject: {SD-2} Australians Reclaiming Their Right To Self Defense (fwd) To: roc@xpresso.com (Bill Vance), 4-19@xpresso.com (Bill Vance) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:06:41 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit F >From johngalt!boing.topica.com!list-errors.1600021790.0.1610942910.006 Thu Mar 22 20:53:33 2001 To: From: Howard Rothenburg Subject: {SD-2} Australians Reclaiming Their Right To Self Defense Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 20:09:03 -0800 eply-To: Slick-D@topica.com Firearm Owners Association of Australia http://www.lockstockandbarrel.org/ Box 346 Gympie Queensland 4570 Phone 07 54825070 Fax 07 54824716 Message to all Firearm Owners in Australia Operation Strike Back 100% Victorious In 1986 Howard, Fisher, Cooper and Borbridge were all warned by the FOAA that if they continued to ignore the individual rights of Firearm Owners, traditionally their core supporters, that they, having 'sown the wind would reap the whirlwind'. They were told in no uncertain terms via, thousands of letters, faxes personal visits by former members and in countless media interviews by our executive, that to proceed with the dictatorial Gun Laws would be political suicide. That they would end up taking all their MP's to parliament in a bongo van. They did not want to listen, in fact Cooper and Borbridge invited the FOAA executive to a conference, prior to the introduction of the Act and then cancelled the meeting at the last minute, saying we were considered 'INTRACTABLE' that means, unsubmissive, unyielding, uncompromising, and it was true. We would not compromise the rights of our members by 'treating' with the enemy. The Road Back It has taken nearly four years, countless days and many nights of burning the midnight oil by thousands of Firearm Owners throughout Australia but the Liberal, National betrayal has finally been driven to its conclusion. Every state Government that agreed to the Inter-National Gun Laws has been thrown out of office, the Nationals and Liberals as a political force in this country are now a non event. Cooper has Resigned, Fisher has resigned, Borbridge has resigned and Prime Minister Howard is riding an (at the most six months) avalanche of disenchantment into a chasm that the Liberal/National coalition will never crawl out from. 'Bang Bang And You're Dead' quote by Sir Richard Court referring to One Nation's effect on the West Australian Liberal Party. 'One Nation' the machine that has produced this stunning result would not have had substance if the shooters did not supply the legs. Both the Firearm Owners and Pauline have both been quoted as saying that 'Pauline is the Train Driver and the Firearm Owners are the Engines and Wheels'. We have split Liberal and National asunder, now One Nation is the fastest growing political force in Australia's history. Only One More Party To Beat Of the three Major Parties whose 'bi-partisan', or as I would call it 'Tyrannical' behaviour introduced the Inter-National Gun Laws in 1996 there is only one left. Labour. It seems that the only vehicle that has a chance of bringing Labour to its knees is, One Nation. One Nation is the only Opposition. Labour is the last one to go, it cannot hide now behind a shield of Liberal Socialists, it's on its own, isolated ready to be knocked off its perch. Labour has not won an election on its merits, it offers no solutions, no fairer attitude to the electorate, it has only sat on the sidelines benefitting from the massive split in the coalition parties. As all action causes re-action. Labours 10% swing, a backlash from Liberal due to GST can soon swing to One Nation with the certainty of a ticking clock. Let's do it. Ron Owen F F F - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:20:56 -0600 (CST) From: Paul Watson Subject: OA Action Alert - HR 175 (Enumerated Powers Act) (fwd) This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C0B3BE.6EC471E0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:26:44 -0800 From: ewinglewis To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@utdallas.edu Subject: OA Action Alert - HR 175 (Enumerated Powers Act) Freeper.org OPERATION AMERICA ACTION ALERT Please forward this email! Have you ever puzzled over laws that seem unconstitutional and yet they became law? This puzzlement is a constant occurrence for many Americans. When legislation is approved as law there is an expectation the legislation will pass the muster of being constitutional. But, to find out if it in fact does pass muster, the law must be litigated through the court systems. The odds of law originating in Congress ending up before the US Supreme Court is minuscule. Lottery odds are better than Congressional legislation ending up before the Supreme Court. Many of the laws on our books would not pass constitutional muster. The logical conclusion is to have a "constitutional filter" on all proposed legislation before Congress can approve the bill as law. Just such a filter is being proposed in legislation known as HR 175. Even though members of Congress take an Oath of Office to uphold the Constitution, quite often this is not what happens when creating legislation. The following are the specifics of HR 175. What is HR 175, what impact will HR 175 have and how can I take action. It is important to note that the more co-sponsors the bill can have the better the chances are for success. ____________________________ Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of office on which you are about to enter. So help you God. -Congressional Oath of Office ENUMERATED POWERS ACT HR 175 Title: Enumerated Powers Act Introduced: January 3, 2001 Sponsor: Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) Referrals: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary (1/3/01) Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution (2/12/01) Summary Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress, with said point of order not affecting any other available relief. HR 175 in its full text can be viewed on Thomas website by clicking on this link. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query Statement of Impact From the Bill's Sponsor - John Shadegg This measure will force a re-examination of the role of the national government and will fundamentally alter the ever growing reach of the federal government. For too long, the federal government has operated without constitutional restraint, only limiting itself by budgetary concerns. In doing so, it has created ineffective and costly programs, massive deficits year after year, and a national debt totaling more than $5 trillion. The Enumerated Powers Act will help slow the flood of unconstitutional legislation while assisting Congress in its re-examination of the proper role of government. Our Founding Fathers believed the grant of specific rather than legislative powers to the national government would be one of the central mechanisms for protecting our freedoms while allowing us to achieve the objectives best accomplished through a national government. One of the most important things Congress can do is to honor and abide by the principles embodied in the Constitution - no more, no less. Respecting the Tenth Amendment is the first way to ensure that the genius of the Constitution and its division of power between the national government, the states, and the people continues to guide our nation. -Rep. John Shadegg January 2001 TAKING ACTION IN SUPPORT OF HR 175 a.. Contact House members to urge their sponsorship of HR 175 (the more co-sponsors, the better the chances for the bill's ultimate passage) a.. Contact Chairman Chabot to request the scheduling of a hearing date for HR 175, by the Constitution Subcommittee a.. Contact the remaining subcommittee members to request that HR 175 be passed and reported back to the full Committee on the Judiciary for consideration a.. Write letters to local newspaper editors, place calls to talk-radio shows, and contact friends and family members, urging additional support of HR 175, the Enumerated Powers Act CONTACT INFORMATION NEWS AND MEDIA DIRECTORY (Local media information can be located from this link.) http://www.newsdirectory.com/news/press/na/us/ HOUSE MEMBERS' OFFICES http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html H2-362 Ford House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 226-7680 http://www.house.gov/judiciary/sub107.htm SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION Rep. Steve Chabot, Chairman Rep. Spencer Bachus Rep. Asa Hutchinson Rep. John Conyers Rep. William Jenkins Rep. Barney Frank Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Lindsay Graham Rep. Robert Scott Rep. Melissa Hart Rep. Lamar Smith Rep. John Hostettler Rep. Melvin Watt _________________________________ Recommended reading: Federalist Papers http://xroads.virginia.edu/HYPER/FEDERAL/frame.html (See Nos. 41 and 44) "Should the Oath of Office Be Changed?" by Walter Williams, Feb. 2, 2000 "You'd wonder why the Enumerated Powers Act would be necessary in the first place. After all, congressmen swore to uphold the Constitution...." http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams020200.asp _______________________________ Sources a.. Rule XIII, Rules of the House of Representatives b.. 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(fwd) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 16:02:48 -0600 From: L. Neil Smith To: 000 L. Neil Smith Subject: ANNOUNCING _LEVER ACTION_! ANNOUNCING L. NEIL SMITH'S _LEVER ACTION_ I'm happy to announce the publication of my first nonfiction book, _LEVER ACTION_ -- a collection of 20 years' worth of essays, columns, and speeches. The truth is, I'm as excited about this as I was when my first novel, The Probability Broach_, was published. A couple of years ago, I was surprised to discover that many more readers seem to know me for my short political writings than for the 23 novels that bear my name. Now, within the pages of _LEVER ACTION_, you'll have a chance to find out why. Behind the wonderful, colorful, silly cover of _LEVER ACTION_ -- another Scott Bieser masterpiece, and the best graphic ever to appear on any of my books: You'll read "The American Lenin", a warm, fuzzy, loveable little article about Abraham Lincoln that for some reason never fails to start an international flame-war, whenever it's reposted on the internet. You'll learn the horrible -- and hilarious -- fate that befell my junior high school principal, the very first "bedwetting liberal" I ever met. You'll see what I did to Canada's leading political magazine when that scruffy little rag made the stupid mistake of calling me a racist. You'll find out why I believe that science fiction may be a dying art -- and what can still be done about it. And you'll remember, with me, what the great Robert A. Heinlein meant -- and continues to mean -- to all of us. Along the way, _LEVER ACTION_ will offer you my views on victim disarmament (I coined the term "Vermont Carry"), Ruby Ridge and Waco, Feinstein and Schumer, Republicans in general, smoking, Bill of Rights enforcement, social (and other sorts of) Darwinism, how I predicted the collapse of the Soviet Empire, why I knew that Y2K would never amount to anything, what it will take to make America fulfill its promise, and why I hate fast-food breakfasts. At 463 pages, _LEVER ACTION_ is a big, fat, soul-satisfying book containing dozens of items that will amuse, elate, and enrage at the same time. It's the very thing for all of those who are fed up with the pastel, puny, and pusillanimous pronouncements of established conservatism and libertarianism. It's also an absolutely perfect gift to give to those on the left whose actuarial life-expectancies you're interested in shortening. (I haven't caused a stroke or A heart attack yet, at least that I can prove, but I keep on trying.) Buy it now and my wife, my daughter, and three figure-skating coaches will thank you. You can get your cop(y/ies) of _LEVER ACTION_ in three different ways: [1] To order by phone, call (800) 244-2224. Our order-takers are standing by (9-5 Pacific time) to accept credit card orders, at $21.95 plus $6 postage and handling ($27.95 total). [2] To order by mail, send your check, money order, cash, or silver to: Mountain Media 1475 Terminal Way Suite E, Reno, NV 89502 Make checks payable to Mountain Media. The price, again, is $21.95 plus $6 for UPS shipping ($27.95 total). [3] To get a _FREE_ copy, sign up for Vin Suprynowicz's terrific new newsletter, _Privacy Alert_. The charter-subscription fee is $72; _Lever Action_ is your premium for signing up. Send a check made out to _Privacy Alert_ to: Privacy Alert 1475 Terminal Way Suite E, Reno, NV 89502 For multiple copies, the following discount schedule applies: 1-4 books: $21.95 ea. 5-8 books: $17.50 ea. 9 or more books: $13.00 ea. Thanks, L. Neil Smith ================================================================== Author: _The Probability Broach_; _Forge of the Elders_; _Pallas_; _The Lando Calrissian Adventure_; _The Mitzvah_ (with Aaron Zelman) and _Hope_ (ditto, forthcoming); and _The American Zone_ (also forthcoming); et al. - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 12:40:20 -0500 From: linzellr@datastar.net (Robert Linzell) Subject: [Fwd: Claremont Institute Precepts - Campaign Finance Reform: This Is Progress?] - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Claremont Institute Precepts - Campaign Finance Reform: This Is Progress? Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:26:40 -0800 From: precepts@claremont.org To: linzellr@datastar.net The Claremont Institute--PRECEPTS | | April 6, 2001 Visit | | No. 270 Campaign Finance Reform: This Is Progress? By Thomas L. Krannawitter and Ben Boychuk Throughout American history, most campaigns against "corruption," "special interests" and "big money" have in fact been covers for other special interests, often less defensible than those they oppose. One of the earliest of these campaigns was Andrew Jackson's war against the second Bank of the United States. Jackson claimed to defend the common man against a vast conspiracy of bankers and established wealth. But the practical result of the bank's destruction was the transfer of financial power from Philadelphia to Wall Street in New York. This was no coincidence. Jackson's chief adviser in this matter was Martin Van Buren from -- where else? -- New York. The McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, which passed the Senate on Monday this week, is no different. For all the talk about the evils of "soft money," "phony issue ads" and "special interests," the one interest that will benefit the most from the new reforms hasn't been mentioned at all: Big Government. Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on two things: First, money equals corruption. Second, because there is an awful lot of money in politics today, our political institutions must be awfully corrupt. Their conclusion, of course, is that we must further restrict the amount of money Americans spend on politics. But the most important question -- the one that gets to the heart of the problem -- is not being asked: Why is all this money going to politics today? The answer is Progressivism, a philosophy of government that was new and radical when it swept across America a century ago. Regulating how citizens engage in politics is but one of its legacies. Many politicians simply don't understand the Progressive transformation of government in America. Some do, but they are loathe to discuss such things in public, because in many ways Progressivism sees the public as the problem. Besides, politicians are part of the new Progressive government, and benefit from it, so why reveal the real interest they are serving? The brainchild of Darwinian thinkers and political leaders such as Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, John Dewey, and Herbert Croly, Progressivism sought to build a national "state." In particular, Progressives wanted to replace limited, constitutional government by consent with more "scientific" social management and government regulation by unelected bureaucrats. Government-by-bureaucracy was supposed to be an innovative government reform, because professional bureaucrats would be impartial in doling out justice. Unlike elected officials, bureaucrats would not be beholden to "special interests." Sound familiar? The one thing standing in the way of the Progressives' new idea of politics was the United States Constitution. The Framers of the Constitution believed it important to protect individual rights by limiting the power of government. From the Progressive point of view, this was a problem, because a limited government could neither regulate the lives of Americans nor redistribute wealth in the name of Progressive "social justice." For the Progressives, the Constitution was something to be overcome. The Constitution was nothing but "political witchcraft" from the past, as Woodrow Wilson once described it. The Progressive project did not experience any real success however until it was taken over by more able politicians, such as Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson, under more auspicious circumstances. FDR's "New Deal" and LBJ's "Great Society" represent the second and third waves of Progressivism, when America began to implement many of the regulatory schemes only dreamed of by Wilson and the original Progressives. Naturally, as government increasingly regulated how Americans do their business, American businesses wanted to influence those regulations. Suddenly, business had an interest in government affairs it never had before. It is no coincidence that every major campaign reform law in our history has followed a surge in the growth of government regulation, such as the Tillman Act of 1907, which followed the Progressive Movement; the Hatch Act of 1939 following the New Deal; and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 -- the most sweeping attempt to implement government control over campaign finance -- which followed the Great Society. This is all part of the Progressive plan to build a large national regulatory state with increasing power over the lives of Americans. And it is wonderfully self-serving: Government regulation grows. Americans respond by engaging in politics. Now government says it needs to restrict how Americans engage in politics. How will government do this? By more government regulation, of course. Does anyone see a pattern here? In the end, campaign finance reform is nothing more than a cover for increasing the size and scope of the federal government, a government that already exercises too much unconstitutional power over its citizens. Whether reformers identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans is unimportant. In truth they are neither. They are above all Progressives, and they are enemies of what is left of constitutional government in America. Thomas L. Krannawitter is the Claremont Institute's Director of Academic Programs. Ben Boychuk is Managing Editor of the Claremont Review of Books. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2001 The Claremont Institute To subscribe to Precepts, go to: http://www.claremont.org/1_precepts.cfm , or e-mail us at info@claremont.org . 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The Claremont Institute | 250 West First Street | Suite 330 | Claremont, CA 91711 | Phone (909) 621-6825 | Fax (909) 626-8724 - -- Bob in Mississippi - State Motto: Virtute et Armis ("By Valor and Arms") My PGP Public Key(s): RKBA! - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:12:02 -0700 From: Bill Vance Subject: [slk@xpresso.seaslug.org: Quotes on Government (fwd)] - ----- Forwarded message from slk@xpresso.seaslug.org ----- From: Howard Rothenburg Subject: {SD-2} Quotes on Government Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:46:31 -0400 (EDT) If the FED adjust the taxes so that they take all but the first $50K, my wife and I will stop work for the year when we reach $50K. So will lots of other people. Think of the economic good that will do for the economy... "Tax cuts do not have to justified. It's government spending that has to be justified." - -- Sheldon Richman, Washington Times Aren't you glad you're not getting all the government you're paying for? Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -- Ronald Reagan (1986) Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. -- Milton Friedman "If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out??" --Will Rogers "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed -- and thus clamorous to be led to safety -- by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." -- H.L. Mencken "A lie is not, strictly speaking, the opposite of the truth; a lie will usually contain an element of truth. Perverted words are situated in a twisted vision that distorts the landscape; one is confronted with a myopic social and political philosophy." -- The Black Book of Communism (p. 19) Who will protect the public when the police violate the law? -- Ramsey Clark Ask not for what your country can force other people to do for you. The Constitution wasn't perfect, but it was better than what we have now. "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1729-1797 "Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who still have swords." - ----- End forwarded message ----- - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:29:04 -0700 From: Bill Vance Subject: Re: BATF's Jurisdiction Challenged (fwd)] - ----- Forwarded message from ocs@xpresso.seaslug.org ----- From: "Huck" Subject: Re: BATF's Jurisdiction Challenged Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:02:35 -0400 - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 12:02 PM Subject: BATF's Jurisdiction Challenged > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "KeepAndBearArms.com" > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 01:11:05 -0500 > Subject: ip: BATF's Jurisdiction Challenged > > > BATF JURISDICTION CHALLENGED IN COURT > > Gun Kit Maker Challenges ATF's, Court's Jurisdiction > > Bob Stewart is confident he will win > a victory for gun owners everywhere. > > report by Angel Shamaya > Founder/Executive Director > KeepAndBearArms.com > April 18, 2001 > --Day before Anniversary of > Waco and Lexington & Concord > > Mesa, Arizona gun-kit manufacturer, Bob Stewart, > is challenging the jurisdiction of the Bureau of > Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and he's seeking > proof of jurisdiction of the Federal Court itself. > > While numbers of liberty advocacy groups have for > years doubted the alleged legitimacy and authority > of the ATF, Mr. Stewart is betting his very life > and freedom on the fact that the BATF is way out > of line in their strategies and methodologies -- > stating directly that they have no authority to > assault or even accuse him -- and he's doing so > without an attorney and by submitting his own truly > explosive documents in his defense. > > We have compiled a single-page report that contains > links to the documents Mr. Stewart has filed with > the court -- in several formats, for widest > viewability -- and we invite you to take a close > look at this case. The implications are national, > far-reaching and could prove to be the undoing of > the ATF. > > Here is the link: > http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=2019 > > If it wraps to a second line, it's the first > item in our "Legal Matters" archive: > http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/legal > --and is linked from our home page, as well: > http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com > > ...and now back to our regularly scheduled programming... > > KABA Liberty Advocate > > Wednesday, April 18, 2001 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Welcome all new subscribers! THANK YOU for caring > enough about FREEDOM to stay informed! All items > below are also linked from our home page at: > http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com > Keep And Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > IN TODAY'S REPORT: > > Today's Newslinks... > > . Feds Respond to Sheriff's ATF Complaint > . Elgin Shooter was a Convicted Violent Felon > . School may expel boy in toy gun incident > . Tucson schools practice double standards > . Conservatism In the Halls of Power > . Neighbors debate home gun sales request > . Parents want man's gun collection confiscated > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > TODAY'S NEWSLINKS > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Feds Respond to Sheriff's ATF Complaint > Submitted by: Coprtoppe > > Otero County Sheriff John Lee has received > response to a letter he wrote to United States > Attorney General John Ashcroft: "Your letter > ... concerning the conduct of agents ... has > been referred to the Public Integrity Section > of the Department's Criminal Division. ... We > have forwarded your letter to the Office of > Inspections of the U.S. Department of the > Treasury, for whatever action that office > deems appropriate." > > ~~I guess we will have to wait to find out > what that "appropriate action" is. > > KABA NOTE: Expecting the Department of Treasury > to police itself is like expecting a child to > monitor his own rambunctious activities. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Elgin Shooter was a Convicted Violent Felon > Submitted by: Ken Bach > > "How did a felon obtain guns that he allegedly > used in a crime? ... State Police said they > don't have a record of Casteel, a construction > truck driver, ever having a state Firearm Owner's > Identification Card needed to buy a gun." > > ~~Because criminals, by definition, don't obey laws! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > School may expel boy in toy gun incident > Submitted by: Tyree White > > The boy, who brought a toy gun to school, was > suspended for 3 days and faces expulsion under > the state's "zero-tolerance" law. School > officials were expected to meet today to > discuss the case. > > KABA NOTE: What is the difference between > "zero tolerance" and "intolerance? > > "Toleration is not the opposite of intolerance > but the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms: > the one assumes to itself the right of withholding > liberty of conscience, the other of granting it." > --Thomas Paine > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Tucson schools practice double standards > Submitted by: David Morris > > Jim Sheley told school administrators that his > band students were talking when they should have > been paying attention. "If this were a totalitarian > state, I would have them summarily shot," the > teacher wrote. > > Some of the students' parents filed a police > report against the teacher. > > Paul Villafuerte, one of the students involved, > has since dropped band class, despite having > A's in it. That's a double standard, he told > television station KVOA: If a student had > written such a note, given today's concern > about violence and threats on campus, the > student would have been punished severely. > > KABA NOTE: Our citizens are being programmed > to believe that students do not have the same > rights as teachers. This is a false piece of > information. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Conservatism In the Halls of Power > Submitted by: Skypod > > "The Liberals' primary business is controlling > people and enterprise through government. As > history has shown, this is a very dangerous > proposition. ... Case in point; gun control. > ... As soon as Democrats and liberal > celebrities start their propaganda machine, > we should be ready to counterattack. Pull out > the FBI figures and start questioning the > opposing side." --Dave Corsi > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Neighbors debate home gun sales request > Submitted by: Skypod > > "Long after the Holland Board of Zoning Appeals > had tabled a request for a home gun sales business, > a group of neighbors and the applicants stood > in the lobby of city hall debating the issue." > > ~~What a joke! I wonder if his "neighbors" would > be discussing his home business if he was selling > used cars or opening up a doctor's office -- two > businesses that lead to thousands more deaths > per year than firearms do. > > KABA NOTE: Nobody has a right to tell you what > legal practices you can or cannot engage in on > your own private property -- as long as such > activities do not infringe on the rights of others. > > NOTE TO ABOVE: Taking the goal of feeling safe > and casting it as a right is a deceptive and > manipulative political tool -- tyranny through > "democracy" in its most destructive form. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Parents want man's gun collection confiscated > Submitted by: Skypod > > At St. Joe, parents are worried enough to call > a meeting and ask a police captain to tell them > how this could be: How can there be "drug-free > zones" to make dealers keep their distance, but > no laws to prevent an arsenal from being > stockpiled a few feet from where errant balls > drift over the fence at school recess? > > ~~Again, what a joke! Would they complain if > the man was practicing medicine or selling cars? > And this man isn't even selling anything! > > KABA NOTE: When a group of citizens gangs up on > another citizen who is engaged in lawful activity > because they don't like that lawful activity, > they should be sued for harrassment. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Also in today's Newslinks... > > . Police Officer Killed Car Thief > --Looks like he was protecting and > serving; hope he's okay after being > dragged by the thief. > . Many federal Web sites track Internet users illegally > --Is anyone surprised? Anyone? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Get The Links To The Full Stories At: > http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/news/kabanews/display_news.asp > ~~Also linked from our Home Page. > > Find A Story That Should Be Circulated? 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