No. 1 Reason I am Voting Republican Nov. 6

The number one reason I am voting Republican in the November 6, 2012 election has to do with the political parties' national platforms on the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

The Republicans: 

We uphold the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, a right which antedated the Constitution and was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amendment. We acknowledge, support, and defend the law-abiding citizen’s God-given right of self-defense. We call for the protection of such fundamental individual rights recognized in the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago affirming that right, and we recognize the individual responsibility to safely use and store firearms. This also includes the right to obtain and store ammunition without registration. We support the fundamental right to self-defense wherever a law-abiding citizen has a legal right to be, and we support federal legislation that would expand the exercise of that right by allowing those with state-issued carry permits to carry firearms in any state that issues such permits to its own residents. Gun ownership is responsible citizenship, enabling Americans to defend their homes and communities. We condemn frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers and oppose federal licensing or registration of law-abiding gun owners. We oppose legislation that is intended to restrict our Second Amendment rights by limiting the capacity of clips or magazines or otherwise restoring the ill-considered Clinton gun ban. We condemn the reckless actions associated with the operation known as “Fast and Furious,” conducted by the Department of Justice, which resulted in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent and others on both sides of the border. We applaud the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in holding the current Administration’s Attorney General in contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with their investigation into that debacle. We oppose the improper collection of firearms sales information in the four southern border states, which was imposed without congressional authority.

The Democrats:

We believe that the right to own firearms is subject to reasonable regulation. We understand the terrible consequences of gun violence; it serves as a reminder that life is fragile, and our time here is limited and precious.  We can focus on effective enforcement of existing laws, especially strengthening our background check system, and we can work together to enact commonsense improvements – like reinstating the assault weapons ban and closing the gun show loophole – so that guns do not fall into the hands of those irresponsible, law-breaking few. 

(As an aside, I find it ironic that the Democrats cite the fragility of life and the limited and precious nature of our time on this mortal plane as considerations in curtailing God-given rights, then abandon those considerations in favor of murder of the unborn children on demand.)

There you have it.  The needs of the collective.  The touchy-feely illogic of the majority giving up rights to control those "irresponsibile, law-breaking few".   The "commonsense" surrender of our rights.

I'm not going for it.  Although I think that Mitt Romney is not a good conservative and is far from being a Libertarian, he is not a collectivist, anti-Constitutionalist, personality cultist, pseudo-savior, unvetted Manchurian candidate.   He will be getting my vote on November 6, 2012.


Hat tip to Kurt Hofmann at The Examiner for the information on the parties' platforms.

MC 'Bama Raps "You Didn't Build That". Insanely hilarious Obama rapping.

For anybody who does not read Mac Slavo's SHTFPlan every day, here is today's post of the MC 'Bama rap video.  It is Obama "rapping" in his own words, "You Didn't Build That."  Absolutely hilarious.  This should be a campaign video for Romney.

Here's the link to the SHTFPlan post which includes the video.

 

A Moment of Silence for Those Who Perished on September 11, 2001--We Will Never Forget

Quote of the Day

"...common sense is derived from rough and tumble contact with reality."

Sultan Knish, aka Daniel Greenfield, expounding on reality, unreality, and the consequences of taking the blue pill in Everything is Fake Now.

Sen. Scott Brown, please STFU! & Hang In There, Todd Akin!

Sen. Scott Brown needs to shut the f**k up.  Or at least put his energies into defeating the fake Indian* running against him for the Massachusetts senate seat.

So, Todd Akin, running on the Republican ticket for senator from Missouri against Democrat Claire McCaskill, inartfully stated that he is concerned about a life that is created from a woman being raped.  That's what I got out of Akin's poor choice of words, certainly not as bad as "Sheriff Joe" Biden telling black folks that Romney wants to put them back in chains.

Akin never said that he supported rape or rapists.  He fudged on the issue of aborting a human life created from the crime of rape.  Not an easy question to answer.  If one is truly pro-life, then a life created from rape is still a viable and valuable human life.  No woman is denigrated, nor is the crime of rape tolerated, when a human life is exonerated from death by abortion following a rape.

Senator Brown has called on Todd Akin to resign the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Missouri.  Senator Brown should be ashamed of himself for pandering to the left rather than coming to the defense of a conservative on the issue of human life, a conservative who is sorely needed to take back control of the U.S. Senate from the anti-life, anti-producer Democratic Party.

Senator Brown should resign the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.  I would rather have fake Indian*, genuine Democrat Elizabeth Warren win than have another fake Republican (RINO) like Scott Brown.

I have similar reservations about Mitt Romney, but am willing to give him a little more leeway because we absolutely need to show Barack Obama the door on November 6, 2012.  Still, Mitt should also be ashamed of himself for attacking Todd Akin.

*I have 1,000,000 times more Cherokee ancestry than Elizabeth Warren, so I feel comfortable in referring to her as a fake Indian.

Honeyville Grain LTS Food Sale

Honeyville Grain is having a 15% off sale through August 14, 2012.  Use the code SPLASH at checkout.  As always, flat rate shipping of $4.95.

Honeyville has long term storage food in #2.5 and #10 cans, including dehydrated and freeze dried foods, and also has bulk bakery supplies.

I have no connection with Honeyville except for being a satisfied customer since 2009.

EyeWitless News: James Holmes is an Obama donor

In the spirit of shoddy reporting as exhibited by Brian Ross of ABC News, James Holmes donated money to Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 and 2012.

For 2012, click here.  For 2008, click here.  It does require some scrolling to get through the names list. Thanks to http://www.opensecrets.org/ for maintaining the data.


Note:  No claim is made that "James Holmes" as listed in any database has any connection to any event at any place at any time.  My standards are higher than ABC News.