Nemo Me Impune Lacessit

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here —

   A. Blair Dunn
   Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 8:35 AM

   SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS – Many that follow me on Social Media will have seen my posts that lament what I see to be a despotic judicial branch promoted and protected by my profession that tramples our civil liberties with absolute immunity for their actions. One need look no further than the propaganda from Mr. Frost submitted to the Albuquerque Journal linked below. Unfortunately, we must look further and we must be aware how deep seated this problem is, last night at a function that I attended, when asked what his expectations were for dealing with County Sheriffs (Tony Mace) that refused to enforce his red-flag law, State Representative Damon Ely stated that he expected for the Attorney General to have those Sheriffs removed from office. Think about that for a minute, the response of the hard left progressives to the citizens pushing back against an unconstitutional infringement of their fundamental liberties is to say that they will remove the person elected by the people to protect those rights. I was shocked last night when he said this, but as I looked around the room filled with lawyers and state and federal judges I saw only a few faces in the room that shared my look of horror at this statement. We the people of New Mexico stand at the precipice the same revolution that we are witnessing in Virginia. The tyranny of the government in this state is every bit as real as what our countrymen face in Virginia and what our Founders faced.

   The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” One of those rights retained by the people is the right to confront and abolish a despotic government. Why do I say it is a right retained by the people, I would ask you to consider what our Declaration of Independence, which is the truly foundational document for our Republic, says:

   “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

   Twice the in that paragraph our Founders recognized a RIGHT to dispose of a despotic government. The first states plainly that “it is the RIGHT of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.” The second time go even further stating that not only is it our RIGHT as people, but it is our DUTY to throw off such Government. Thus, the idea that a tyrannical Attorney General with aid of the judiciary can override the RIGHTS of the people to have a Sheriff, who is doing his DUTY, removed is patently offensive to the very principles upon which our Republic was established.

   So I must therefore urge my fellow New Mexicans and Americans to be wary and gird yourself for the coming battles, tyranny comparable to what lead to our first revolution is upon us, even if it is not already here.

   https://abqjournal.com/1409007/letters-212.html

2. Posted to Facebook —

   Don’t forget Dumpster Fire.

   https://facebook.com/Vote.Dumpster.Fire

3. Posted to Facebook —

   Art. XX section 1 of the New Mexico Constitution requires that all elected officials in New Mexico take an oath to “support the constitution of the United States and the constitution and laws of this state, and that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability.” It does not say that elected officials can pick and choose which parts of the Constitution to follow (or willfully ignore, such as Article II, Section 6) based on their own interpretation of the Constitution. Pretty god damned simple and easy to understand.

4. Posted to Facebook —

   “The Ninth Amendment blah blah — “One of those rights retained by the people is the right to confront and abolish a despotic government.” Really ? Delusional thinking and You tread too close to advocating the violent overthrow of the government – – etc etc. The idea that elected officials could choose and pick with parts of the constitution to uphold and which to ignore is pure anarchist bull shit.”

   Except that elected officials not only DO pick and choose what parts of the State and federal Constitutions to follow — specifically Article II, Section 6 and the Second Amendment, respectively — but they do so almost with a particular glee about it.

5. Posted to Facebook —

   As a Libertarian or as a libertarian?

   If the latter, I recommend either the county clerk’s office or the Secretary of State’s office, depending on the office. And I wish you every success.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. If At First . . . by Peter F. Hamilton
2. KUPT 29 TV [Heroes & Icons (H&I) affiliate for Albuquerque, New Mexico] —
   1. Star Trek
   2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
   3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
   4. Star Trek: Voyager
   5. Star Trek: Enterprise

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook —

   Yep. Already covered that on Mr Bill the Original Weldist.

   https://facebook.com/Mr.Bill.the.Original.Weldist

2. Posted to Facebook here and here —

   https://imgflip.com/i/3llgkk

   

3. Posted to Facebook —

   Waiting to see if my rebuttal to Frost gets printed.

4. Posted to Facebook —

   It might have started off as a Vor’cha class, but has since become a whole ‘nother class in its own right.

5. Posted to Facebook and Spreely —

   My personal page on Spreely

   https://spreely.com/page/mikewb1971

6. Posted to Facebook —

   I’m waiting to see if the Journal prints it before posting it elsewhere. After they do, or it’s clear that they won’t, I’ll put it up on my personal blog and on The Weekly Sedition blog.

7. Posted to Facebook —

   With the Journal, you basically have to wait and see. At least, that’s been my experience.

8. Posted to Spreely —

   Maybe they’re hoping for sales from pedophiles?

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. The Commonwealth: The Void Trilogy, Book 3 — The Evolutionary Void by Peter F. Hamilton
2. KUPT 29 TV [Heroes & Icons (H&I) affiliate for Albuquerque, New Mexico] —
   1. Star Trek
   2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
   3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
   4. Star Trek: Voyager
   5. Star Trek: Enterprise
3. The Church of Euthanasia, a reflection. by Vermin Supreme
4. The Washington Free Beacon — Bloomberg: Xi Jinping Is ‘Not a Dictator’ by Graham Piro
5. KRQE News — Local News: APD launches gun sale background check sting operation by Chris McKee
6. Cable News Network [CNN] — Australia’s indigenous people have a solution for the country’s bushfires. And it’s been around for 50,000 years by Leah Asmelash, CNN

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook —

   No love for “The National Anthem” ?

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. The Firearm Blog [TFB] — Ho Ho Ho: The New HK SP5 – Heckler & Koch USA Drops A Real MP5 by “Pete”
2. FemPositive — This Woman Hunts People Who Hunt Endangered Animals In Africa
3. Midnight’s Edge — Star Wars Episode IX is Done, says J.J. Abrams. Most recent rumors say different! [YouTube]
4. Reason — All U.S. Travelers Abroad Should Submit to Facial Recognition Scans, Says Homeland Security by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
5. What Da Math by Anton Petrov — Unusual Features Revealed by Most Detailed Map of Titan [YouTube]
6. Evanescence — Fallen
7. KUPT 29 TV [Heroes & Icons (H&I) affiliate for Albuquerque, New Mexico] —
   1. Star Trek
   2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
   3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
   4. Star Trek: Voyager
   5. Star Trek: Enterprise
8. Abacus — China’s completed ‘artificial sun’ to start operation in 2020 by Masha Borak
9. THAT’S THE POINT with Brandon — THE FALL of KAMALA 2020 [YouTube]
10. Comet ^[1] — Stargate SG-1

NOTES

1. Schedule for Comet TV

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook here and here —

   Give the DingleBerry Express a couple of years, and it will turn into a rolling bad neighborhood, just like the Route 66 that it’s replacing.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. Entropy — Forsaken
2. Evanescence — Fallen
3. Reason —
   1. Why Presidential Candidate Arvin Vohra Wants Libertarians to Wage a Culture War by Matt Welch
   2. New York City, Which Defended Its Onerous Gun Transport Restrictions As Necessary for Public Safety, Concedes They Weren’t by Jacob Sullum
   3. Libertarian Realpolitik by Robert Poole
4. KUPT 29 TV [Heroes & Icons (H&I) affiliate for Albuquerque, New Mexico] —
   1. Star Trek
   2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
   3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
   4. Star Trek: Voyager
   5. Star Trek: Enterprise
5. Second Amendment Daily — New Jersey: Man Red Flagged by Doctor For Angry Phone Call
6. Comet ^[1] — Stargate SG-1

NOTES

1. Schedule for Comet TV