Typos

As a writer, I realize that typographical errors should be avoided. I usually check closely what I write for content and for technical accuracy. Sometimes spelling falls through the cracks.

Is it sloppy? Yes. However, I'd rather get the word out I'm delivering and suffer scorn for typos instead of being castigated for lies or any further divisiveness. However, if people disagree with my thoughts, so be it.

My schedule is bizarrely eclectic. Fatigue creeps in. My fingers start to disobey.

Am I making an excuse? Yes. But my thoughts are clear.

Just be glad this is typing and not my handwriting. THAT looks like a drunk chicken weaved across the paper.

Better

Just when I was getting ready to add some posts, here comes Joe Biden. To predicate to those who come late to the dance: Biden has a terrible antigun history in the Senate. He champions blanket 'reforms' concerning abuse without analyzing them. He has damaged rather than helped relationships between husbands and wives/men and women. His shenanigans have caused the socialist agenda to advance in Congress. Like our State Senator Wyss, there isn't a bill he votes for that doesn't obstruct Americans' rights.

Last night, he gave his speech as Vice Presidential candidate for the Demos. Among other things, he reminisced about his childhood. That's fine. I like stories of people's origins. It gives insight to who they are and what they do.

He spoke of his Dad's and Mom's influence and his Grandparents. They were middle class Catholic and hard working. I have a friend of similar upbringing in Ohio. In fact, that decribes some of my own family except they were Prostestant. To me, that's just six of one, half dozen of another. Or, it isn't the faith it's what you do with it (nore on THAT later). He mentioned his Dad speaking of honor. I can go along with honor. But his record in Congress belies that. Then again, his upbringing included a big dose of FDR socialism.

He said his Mom, referring to his childhood stutter, said he just couldn't get his words out fast enough. When he wore old clothes, that he was handsome. If knocked down, to get back up. And when his nose was bloodied, to bloody the other kids nose.

So far, I don't see a lot wrong. Encouragement, though depends on viewpoint. Our daughter is mildly dyslexic. We worked and homeschooled her, read to her and worked through it. Then, she began reading to us. A great storyteller, she's a fast thinker herself, an 'A' student both in homeschool and outside academy. She and her brother are hyperactive. We worked similar positive results with them regarding this, and without drugs or therapy. He's an Honor student again both homeschooled and academy.

As I said, encouragement depends on viewpoint. We have taught them to be independent, with inductive and deductive thinking/reasoning. They can defend themselves both verbally and physically. They have learned about our Republic and that we need to reclaim it.

As much as Biden's family loved him, those things seem to be lacking in him. His education concerning the Republic indicates he believes we should give it away.

I have sympathy for his loss of wife and daughter in an auto accident years ago. His sons survived and he still commutes to DC from Delaware to be near family. He overcame severe physical problems as well. Good for him!

What is significant, even if you ignore all else was what he said referring to 'better'. His Mom taught him that 'no one is better than anyone else'.

Now, I know this phrase. I've heard it from people over the years, many who are 'conservative' btw. I understand it. It's obvious Biden does not.

Better. It is a relative word. Some people are better shots than me. I'm a better shot than some people. Depends on training and objective among other factors.

However, we are all born equal. As Jefferson said (paraphrasing), 'we all draw our first breath as Free men'. Conditional 'better' should never be confused with equality in the reference to our Constitutional Republic.

We have different ways of learning and different capscities. We have different incomes and educations. We have different tastes etc. But we are the same when it comes to Freedom. And we must perpetuate that or we are lost. THAT is the difference as it were, between those of us who wish to be independent and those who wish to be entitled. Between those who say they are not better, yet want to keep 'theirs' while we give up 'ours'. Those who confuse conditional betterment with our God given right to Freedom/Equality.

Those who want to make us devisive diversity and not E Pluribus Unum-From Many One.

No Carry In The State House Again

Or ad infinitum. Or beating a dead horse (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/boomn4x4/Gifs/?action=view¤t=beating-a-dead-horse.gif). Below, a copy of a letter sent to Gov. Mitch Daniels a while back. Then some comments.

Dear Governor Daniels,

Below please find a letter I sent to several sources. In light of Johnny Nugent's letter to you, it is a 'post script' Look us in the eye and explain your evasive behavior re this topic. Thanks MSH

"I don't find it a big issue one way or the other, I really don't," said Governor Mitch Daniels.

On the contrary, it is a HUGE issue.

I was saddened to see a further erosion of our rights enacted. The Statehouse has always been a place where people can enjoy their right to keep and bear arms. By implementing this 'rule', it infringes that God given Right both under the Second Amendment and the Indiana Constituion, specifically in Section 32.

At a meeting I attended with Captain Sherry Beck, ISP, Brian Renner, Dept. of Administration and Michelle Milliken, IDHS, they admitted there was no study done. There are no probabilities or 'odds' about terrorist attacks on the State Capitol. This was an arbitrary decision quietly pushed through CTASC, without adequate input from anyone else.

I pointed out that basic 'grassroots' counter terrorism is the armed citizen. To disarm us is imprudent and dangerous. As Senator Johnny Nugent points out, it makes us permit carriers 'second class citizens' compared to the legislators and judges. Disarming us makes us less safe not only at the Capitol (think Virginia Tech), but on the street til we can rearm. I'd hate for the State to be liable for any harm that could come to us.

Many of us in Government and the rest of the Citizenry are working hard to have this mistake rescinded. We must follow the example of other states that have started to revamp victim disarmament zones and are enabling all of those who choose to defend themselves if need be.

Governor Daniels is a pro gun rights man. We call upon him to further show this by reestablishing our right to carry in the Statehouse.

Me now again:

I never got an answer to this missive. Is Mitch really a pro gun rights guy? Sure, we have a lifetime permit now. Permits can be withdrawn. Let me be clear: A permit system is nothing more than begging the government's permission to practice a right. I realize I'm working in a box here. But even with this system, we are robbed further by disarming us in 'our house'. Let me be quite clear: We should not have permits. It is our RIGHT to carry. Period.

I'm working in the parameters petitioning the 'king' as it were. As the Founders did, I'm covering my a$$. Soap, ballot, jury and cartridge box. I believe in them ALL. We must try ALL if time and tide take us there.

Would Mitch agree? Would he, as head of the Indiana executive branch, understand that when all else is exhausted, we have the right to 'alter or abolish this form of government', by all means necessary? That still includes all four boxes. In a Constitutional Republic, those means are never excluded.

I think 'our man Mitch' has forgotten how government is supposed to function. Cherry picking rights does not work. In these united States, it's all or nothing. It has devolved into little by little.

Oh yes. He signed into law the 'right' (to him etal permission) to travel on DNR land armed. He signed into law a 'castle doctrine' law saying we have the right to stand our ground and use deadly force if needed to defend ourselves and our homes.

I think the Founders knew that without a governor or president etc telling them. It resulted ultimately in a War for Independence.

Will we eventually have another one? Only time and circumstance will tell.

I urge ALL to do everthing possible to reinstate Freedom in our Republic. To truly make it a Republic in function and not just name.

Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Kinky Blogger

It started for me when I couldn't access David Codrea's War In Guns. I explored and discovered this was widespread. Many liberals' blogs are blocked as well. Some claim to be back, but IE is still aborting.

Did I jump to conclusions? Maybe as several blogs suggested the Chinese did it (There actually has been a huge incursion this last week by the Reds). J/K, I think -s-.

Hope it gets resolved soon. Shall we all migrate to Wordpress???

I'll be off til late tonight. then we'll see what new chapter in the saga is coming down.

Below, check out what Blogger said:

Spam Fridays
While we wish that every post on this blog could be about cool features or other Blogger news, sometimes we have to step in and admit a mistake.

We've noticed that a number of users have had their blogs mistakenly marked as spam, and wanted to sound off real quick to let you know that, despite it being Friday afternoon, we are working hard to sort this out. So to those folks who have received an email saying that your blog has been classified as spam and can't post right now, we offer our sincere apologies for the trouble.

We hope to have this resolved shortly, and appreciate your patience as we work through the kinks.

Me again:

I wish every blog HERE could be about cool stuff.

Then again, what's cooler than fighting for Freedom?

Brothers and Keepers

Am I my brother's keeper? It's a much stretched out quote from Cain when asked where his brother, Abel was. Of course Cain had slain Abel. What a smartass and typical of that mindset that thinks of itself first. Those who go as far as killing and then presume to lord it over others. Arrogance. Pride. Perhaps the first psychopath. Lying to God. Wow. Then again we all can lie to ourselves and others, so why not God? Before I go further, I can point at myself. I have sidestepped people and issues when I should have spoken up or otherwise helped.

That said, are we our 'brother's keeper'? Yes and no.

People must take responsibility for themselves. They must learn to think for themselves. Sounds easy to me in the sense that I was taught that. Many of us were. But so many fewer are now. Americans are being taught dependence. Taught to trust the state, not themselves. Not so at our home. The kids are taught self reliance. I hope it takes. Not that it isn't, but that we have our concerns as parents. Don't worry though. The apron strings are cut or being cut with our kids. They will take their place in life to live their own lives and not the rest of the world's.

We must cut the government's apron strings. Just last night, my son and I cut weeds and vines, clearing land. Big yard. Lot of fence and trees too. Bit by bit we pulled clipped and cut. So it must be with government.

And that said, we must help our 'brother'. Even feed him-for a while. Give him a chance to get back on his feet. Not to take him by the hand and guide his every movement. We have enough socialists doing that. Give people the opportunity to LEARN to work out their own lives. Unteach dependence. Undo the clamoring and instill self reliance/order. We owe it to ourselves and the Republic to do so.

Healthy self interest simply is not blind pride. It is the notion, yea the impetus for reestablishing the Republic. It is instilling the reasons and ways that got us started on the road to Freedom. For if we are not EACH free, then we will surely fall into servitude. Serving others is NOT minding their every step. We have had enough of this.

Give people the gift of self interest and pride, in the original sense of being sovereigns and we will be on the road to Freedom again. It can be shared. Bit by bit. Start with yourself and work outward.

I have. I will stand in the breach, whatever that means and takes to get our Constitutional Republic back. Myself then person to person. Bit by bit.

71

It's the number of homicides so far in the Indianapolis metro area for 2008. There have been higher numbers and lower numbers. It's like riding ocean waves. We have to be sure we aren't rudderless, lest we set adrift in a conundrum and roll over.

There are plenty of stats for this. Go to the net and find them. I prefer to talk of reasons, of who and how. Why is easily manipulated but not impossible to tackle.

The predominant deaths are those of criminals killing criminals, that is, mostly drug related slayings. Of that, several dealers killing dealers, a few 'ripoffs' from users and revenge slayings, almost always gang related.

The gang problem is bad here. We have Black and Latino gangs vying for territory. The drug traffic and murder for hire is significant. We are not L.A., Chicago, NYC etc. We are wannabes compared to them. But it's bad enough for people to be concerned. Notice I didn't say scared. Fear doesn't solve anything and only serves the gangs and those who would take our guns. It serves these thugs well if we are afraid and cower.

Some of the deaths are murder/suicide. There was a particular case where a divorced guy kidnapped his ex and daughter, then shot the ex and then himself.

One elderly man was stabbed to death in his home as a prelude to robbery. Another elderly man was beaten to death for the same reason. A gun stolen was used to shoot a cop pursuing the perp.

There are a few who are in the wrong place at the wrong time, usually in relation to drive by shootings. One boy was shot to death and one little girl fortunately survived a stomach wound. Bangers and other bad guys don't care where the bullets go. Several home invasions have occurred by and large for robbery.

One seems unique to me. A local Reverend has been preaching against violence and frequently holds vigils for families of murder victims. For the moment, whether he is pro or antigun is put by the wayside. He has been effective in rallying people so they are not afraid of gangs vis a vis drug dealers.

Now, part of this solution is to be armed and prepared.. But any effort by citizens to stop the gangs is of course a threat to them and their grip of fear. The home invasion that precipitated the Rev's daughter's death was a put up job to look like a robbery. Any attempt to root the vermin out is met with violence. Ask my wife and me. We have rousted drug houses and stopped gang activity in our neighborhood. Why we carry is greatly due to this (There are more reasons I've discussed elsewhere namely the 2A).

You might wonder how I surmise this 'put up job'. We know the streets. Progun and antidrug cops too. We have learned what the s****** do to stop us firsthand. And the antis dance in the blood of the innocent and guilty alike.

It is a war. A war against decency. A war to stop instilling fear and thus entrench criminals. It is a war that can be won when those of us who carry enforce our own lives. Peace in the streets is possible with armed vigilant citizens. And the knowledge of how to take apart the 'machine' in the streets. We take the war to those who would enslave us, whether in the streets or more saliently in the halls of government.

I see no difference between a gangbanger seeking my life to proliferate crime than a gov 'official' who seeks to disarm me. How we respond tends to depend on what we encounter.

CTASC 2

The Counter Terrorism and Security Council, that group of 'only ones' who inflict us with civil rights violations, has done it again. Under the continued guise of 'security', they have ruled so that metal detectors, bag scans and searches by 'security' people (who look like they got their badges from a crackerjack box) are now in place at the Indiana Government Center, adjacent to the Statehouse. Oh yes. There is also at least one State Trooper observing the shenanigans at both stations.

This is 'phase 2' of a continuing 'security upgrade' which these guardians of safety claim make us safer. There is of course no actual basis for this. As I explained in the March 28, 2008 CTASC entry (http://whatmcauliffesaid.blogspot.com/2008/03/ctasc.html), and the June 9, 2007 entry Friday Meeting 3/30(http://whatmcauliffesaid.blogspot.com/2007/06/friday-meeting-330.html), their reasons are obvious and they had no intention of changing their minds. No carry at the Statehouse was instituted as a fiat rule with no adequate input by the people.

They refer to this as further 'improvements'. Talk about doublespeak! Improvements for violation of civil rights and more tyranny, yes. According to Brian Renner, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Administration (pompous ass title for something that needs to be disbanded), 'most' fed and state gov buildings have instituted similar programs. He said this is typical. Not so. Most places are actually still 'free'. It depends on the level of statism inflicting said gov. buildings.

There have been no major threats. I remember a bomb scare during the original implimentation of the no firearms rule. Not swept away by 'conspiracy theories', it is interesting that it happened and at that time. It was handled without any of the CTASC measures. Someone tried a stunt a year ago in Denver. A nutcake tried to shoot the Colorado Governor in that Statehouse. He was shot and killed by a State cop. If it were here, it could have been a Trooper, State Rep or Senator, or me or other decent honest Hoosiers (or someone from out of state since we, at least, recognize all other permits and right to carry). How often does this stuff happen? Rarely. How is it handled? Quite well.

This whole thing comes down to trust. These only ones do not trust us armed. It has nothing to do with security. It has everything to do with control.

Some have said it's not practical to pursue this. Even Governor Daniels said this no carry isn't a big deal. Like Hell it isn't. Where can this kind of fiat rule end? Where will 'reasonable' restrictions stop? It's more than an imposition, it's an insult to all of us who choose to carry.

A fascinating point. That bomb threat involving the Statehouse was used to smooth the installation of the detectors etc. It occurred when the plans were being implemented and the first installation was due the followong June. The story had been updated March 19 or 2 1/2 months before installation. "I'm not really sure we'll go to metal detectors, but there will more of a checking of individuals," said State Senator Tom Wyss (R - District 15). Thus spake Wyss, who votes for anything that obstructs individual rights. He lied. Apparently, CTASC didn't think most citizens knew what they were up to. The only alert to the public was a posting in the want ads of the local paper of a chance for people to give their input. This was months before the incident. No one responded. Gee, I wonder why? I found out because I cared to see what was going on re gun rights. Though this obscure posting is 'legal', I have been exposing it and pushing for reform aka giving true fair notice and opportunity for several hearings/meetings concerning any of our rights.

Supposedly, this was all delayed because of legislative concern. Nope. Fear of exposure and actually legislative apathy were the cause. Our Lt. Gov. said there were suspicious late night visits to the Statehouse and property thefts involved, so we need to fill in security gaps and keep the building safe. Puhleeeze! Late night visits? Hmmm. Could be kinky assignations going on. Or, I happen to know a couple of legislators who actually work at the Statehouse. And property theft? Most likely employee theft. But whatever the cause, it's for our own good. So we should shut up and take our medicine. NO, NO, NO!

"We have to realize and appreciate the fact that it is the focal point of a lot of decisions that are made here that aren't always popular with everyone," said Paul Whitesell, Indiana State Police Superintendent. So says the State bulldog. That ought to settle it huh? Like hell it will.

I intend to continue reminding these 'public servants' just who they should be serving and why. It's my and your duty to warn them. So it is in a Constitutional Republic.