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Re: HOW TO MAKE YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKING SOCIAL

joshua0853 — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:55:37 -0000

Very appropriate. I especially like this statement: "I feel that if my offensive statement (involuntary as it may have been) was public, my apology should also be public."

This should almost always be the case, as it has the best chance of being perceived as genuine by the injured party.

Re: Sen. Murphy: Congress ready for assault-weapons ban

joshua0853 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:39:21 -0000

There is a question going around the internet that asks: “Can Obama ban guns by executive order?”

The short answer is "YES"--Barack Obama can do anything he wants by executive order--just NOT LEGALLY…unless the Congress acquiesces to such order. However, although the president’s power to issue executive orders is authorized by the Congress and the US Constitution, even the Congress has no power to “change” the US Constitution without going through the amendment process, which has been purposefully set up to be an arduous one, at best. There is a reason that the legislatures of all the states in the union also have a role in amending the Constitution. The Second Amendment is part of the Constitution and cannot simply be changed by Obama or anyone else apart from this process, no matter how much it “seems” to be the “right thing to do”—if I may borrow from Obama and other leftist ideologues.

Normally, a legal executive order can only clarify or modify an existing law--it cannot MAKE new law. By our US Constitution, the MAKING of law is the exclusive purview of the Legislative Branch of our government--the US Congress. Such a divided system as ours, with its three “co-equal” branches, was a deliberate attempt by our Founders to protect against a dictatorship with most (or all) power vested in one branch or the other (the Executive being the most likely). Although the Progressive S.S.C.U.M. controlling our government today (Statists, Socialists, and Communists Unified as Marxists) think they know better, our Founders were wise and visionary—foreseeing that America would not be immune to wannabe dictators and others intent on subjugating the people. Thus, the Bill of Rights—, which continue to be under assault from the left.

Therefore, using executive orders to make law to effectively nullify ANY of the Amendments is clearly unconstitutional and the de facto action of a dictator. The Second Amendment—being the only Amendment that gives teeth to the others, is especially important. Such action (gun ban by fiat) would make Obama no different than the Stalins, Maos, and Hitlers of the past in the early stages of their murderous regimes. It has been said that the ONLY reason for a government to disarm a populace is that those in control of said government ultimately plan to implement policies that the populace will vehemently oppose, and the government fears a backlash. History has shown this to be true—with horrific results. However, those in control of THIS government must understand something: Americans are unlike any peoples of any time in any part of the world. We not only CHERISH freedom—we understand it! We have lived with it for the entirety of our existence as a nation. We will NOT stand idly by to have that freedom wrested from us. This, I promise!

What is most troubling to me, however, is that I am even writing this. Not in my wildest dreams, just a few short years ago. What are we becoming? No! What have we become?!

Re: CNN British hack Piers Morgan: The 2nd amendment was devised with muskets in mind, not high-powered handguns & assault rifles. Fact.

joshua0853 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:31:15 -0000

Piers' disdain for the Second Amendment shows in his very depiction of the words: He wrote "2nd amendment". When referring to any of the amendments to the US Constitution by name, the proper course is to capitalize it. Surely, any educated Brit should know that. After all, the US Constitution and all of the Amendments to it came about as a result of early Americans attempting to divorce themselves from the idiocy that was (and apparently still is) some well-meaning Brits...Ok...maybe NOT so well-meaning!

To Piers and all other "well-meaning" detractors of the Second Amendment to the US Constitution: The Second Amendment was devised for a people of understanding and discernment. Since you obviously have neither (where the Second Amendment is concerned), please do us all a favor and go play with yourself--AND the horse you rode in on!

Re: Manchin calls for discussion on gun control in wake of elementary school shooting

joshua0853 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:56:33 -0000

In light of the horrific act of evil perpetrated against a bunch of innocent, defenseless children and teachers--AND the fact that liberals are once again calling for gun control as the solution, I advocate the following common sense "gun control":

MANDATE that all teachers be armed and that such signage as necessary be posted at every entryway on every building on campus! THAT would be real Gun Control!

Re: Poll: Best use of Twitter by House Republican Leader

joshua0853 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:38:33 -0000

None of the above. The best is Jason Chaffetz. Can't believe you didn't put him on the list!