Reinke Faces Life

http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070618.htm

June 18, 2007
More Dirt Shoveled on Second Amendment

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On April 24th, we alerted folks to HR 297, the disastrous “Mental Health” bill being pushed through the House ( www.jpfo.org/alert20070424.htm ). With the NRA’s assistance, the bill was modified and introduced for vote last Wednesday as HR 2640. The cowardly parasites in Congress chose to pass it via voice vote, ensuring that no one could be held responsible for their vote by their constituents.

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Will there come a time when Americans stand up for their rights?

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/suprynowicz/suprynowicz67.html

Learning From Henry V
by Vin Suprynowicz

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What do they say about those who wish to trim back the size and intrusiveness of government at least to, say, the levels prevailing under dastardly child-hating conservative John F. Kennedy in 1962? (I might settle for 1911, myself – small schools with mixed-grade classrooms under local control; no income tax; dollar bills still “payable in silver” or in gold; no War on Drugs.) Why, we “hate the teachers!” these zealots insist. We want old people to “starve in the streets!” We’re willing to tolerate “social services ranked at the very bottom, like some Central American hellhole!”

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How can one tell if tax rates reach 90 percent, or 95 percent, or 102 percent?

The gooferment has done an EXCELLENT job of hiding the true level of taxation form us.

Consider all the federal, state, county, town, and heaven knows what other geographical entities that tax you?

Consider property taxes?

Consider the inflation tax on your savings?

Consider the Social Security Insurance tax?

Consider all the taxes on business that are passed along to you hidden from view?

Consider the gasoline tax that gets factored into everything?

Consider the things called “fees” that are unavoidable, or for all intents and purposes unavoidable?

How would you know WHAT you are paying?

Argh!

Time for the pitchforks and torches. Tar ‘n’ feather every taxing politician!

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http://atheism.about.com/b/a/132060.htm

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There is one thing that is conspicuous by its absence in all of Burke’s perfervid rhetoric: actual examples of how she has lost her freedom or what liberties have been stolen from her.

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May I step in for the “defense”?

Ms. Burke might point out that “she” lost her freedom when she is forced at gunpoint to pay for gooferment skoolz. Actually, that freedom was lost a while ago when the gooferment took over the funding and operation of “schooling”.

She can’t teach her children her moral values in today’s environment where the children are taken to gooferment reeducation camps and feed propaganda. Unless she’s rich, she can’t afford to pay the taxes and then forgo the “service” of education. So, she, and others, are hit with a triple whammy. They are force to pay for a shoddy service they don’t want or doesn’t meet their needs. They have their values they are trying to teach their children denigrated in this “service”. AND, they are insulted when they object to the violence and loss of liberty.

This is not just a religious issue. But a racial one. Walter Williams’ has a great quip, “if the grand wizard of the KKK wanted to destroy black children, he could not have come up with a better way than government education”.

It’s a liberty issue. It’s immoral to force people to do things they don’t want to do. If you have to force some one to do something, then you have a “bad idea”. If it’s such a great idea, then you should be able to persuade me with logic, evidence, and testimony. Otherwise, MYOB! When you use force, not only is it immoral, it’s usually ineffective and inefficient as well.

As the risk of being labeled “choleric”: I don’t want to pay to educate other people’s children. I don’t feed them (in most cases). I don’t clothe them. I don’t tuck them in a night. They are not “mine”. Nor are they my responsibility. I don’t what you stealing from me to do it. I do NOT consent!

I do CHOOSE to support certain charities that do those things, but that’s my self-assumed choice. It’s immoral for the ACLU to insist that I do it to favor their agenda. Just as it would be immoral for Ms. Burke to force me to pay for her agenda.

The defense rests,
fjohn

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http://www.townhall.com/columnists/
WalterEWilliams/2007/06/13/
competition_or_monopoly

Competition or Monopoly
By Walter E. Williams
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

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What’s wrong with parents having the right, along with the means, to
enroll their children in schools of their choice?

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Now I read WEW every Wednesday as soon as I get a chance. I was very upset for his backing down on the libertarian principle that “taxes are theft with violence”. (Don’t believe it just don’t pay a tax and see what happens. You could get killed!)

So I warmed up the poison keyboard and shot off a response.

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Forcing others to pay for it. They aren’t my children. I didn’t decide
to have them. I didn’t get any choices. Other than to pay my “fair share”!

Argh!

Ferdinand J. Reinke
Kendall Park, NJ 08824

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AND was I ever SURPRISED to find this in my email box!

From: Walter E. Williams
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 7:32 AM
To: ReinkeFJ
Subject: Re: Townhall.com Columnist Mail for Walter E. Williams: Re:
Competition or Monopoly

You’re absolutely right but we can’t get from here to there in one fell swoop.

Cheers.

Professor Walter E. Williams
George Mason University
Department of Economics
4400 University Dr., MSN 3G4
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew

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WOW! An email from the man! Impressive. He actually read my rant!

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http://www.topix.net/forum/source/
south-florida-sun-sentinel/
T17EGVL0UIKD9U1RI/p8#lastPost

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[QUOTE who=”Nanci”]Just proves that all we care about in this country is the MONEY/revenues and we’ll give up our freedom for the almighty dollar. [/QUOTE]

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May I humbly suggest that “spending money” is really at its heart an “election” in the marketplace. While everyone thinks “money is the root of all evil”, I’d dare to suggest that it’s about making choices, having needs met, and being “heard”.

We don’t have a national election about is Ford versus Chevy. We have a marketplace where some people buy Ford and some Chevy. In the marketplace it’s not winner take all. AND, one can only have money by serving your fellow humans. So you “earn” the right to vote in “marketplace elections”.

I hope this in some small way turns you away from the gooferment as a way to get our fellow humans what they need to be satisfied. Money is not the root of the problem; it’s the “lubricating oil” that allows everyone in society to have there perceived needs met peacefully. You can TRY to force people to do things OR you can offer them CHOICES.

Yes, I’m a libertarian, that wants the freedom to make the choices that I see fit. For me to have that, I have to allow everyone else the same freedom. See the hallmark of a bad idea is when I have to force people to do something, anything. If it’s such a great idea, then I should be able to convince you.

So let’s recap. Rush is on because people want to listen and patronize his advertisers. You are free not to listen. Neither do I, because to a certain extent, I think he’s anti-liberty. You are free to try to convince others not to listen. You are not free to FORCE him off by gooferment action.

I disagree that all we care about is money. We are, despite the HUGE tax burden of gooferment, very charitable people. Look at NOLA, the Tsunami, the WTC Fund. It’s our gooferment that holds us as a people back imho. And, our thinking that the use of force is somehow OK when the gooferment does it. “It’s for our own good!” Not.

Peace,
fjohn

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http://www.lawrencian.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=448&Itemid=45

Guns and Anarchy in Greensburg
Written by Amber Fraley
Jun 01, 2007 at 02:40 PM

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NRA officials are about as tight-lipped about the gun incident in Greensburg as the Lawrence Police are about the anarchists, but they seem to be satisfied that the folks in Greensburg are at least having their firearms returned to them. When asked if they thought resident’s guns had been handled improperly, they declined to say.

But they did issue this press release, which is posted on their Web site:

Last week, NRA reported that we were investigating allegations of gun confiscation in the aftermath of the tornado that ravaged Greensburg, Kan. NRA received a number of phone calls from troubled NRA members in Greensburg who were concerned that law enforcement had inappropriately removed firearms from their homes after the deadly tornadoes. In response, NRA sent representatives to Greensburg to gather as much information as possible, spoke with area law enforcement and local elected officials to determine what had transpired.

After investigating these complaints, there was no evidence of any illegal gun confiscations or seizures. However, there were firearms recovered by law enforcement that are now in the process of being returned.

Gun owners whose firearms were recovered by area law enforcement may claim them at the ‘gun trailer,’ located east of Davis Park on the north side of US 54. Please bring proper identification. The trailer is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday until all firearms are returned.

NRA will continue to monitor the situation in Greensburg, and we will remain vigilant in investigating any future complaints of illegal gun confiscation wherever it may happen. If your firearms were recovered by law enforcement following the tornado in Greensburg and you have any trouble retrieving your firearms, please call us at 1-800-392-8683.

An NRA official did say that if it became necessary to release the film they took while in the small Kansas town they would, but that right now they didn’t think that was the case.

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Well, I have no first hand knowledge, nor do I know the source of this report, nor do I entirely trust the NRA, all that being said, I’d say we MAY have another example for the gooferment at work.

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http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3265151

Lawsuit: Katrina Pets Executed
Investigations, Two Criminal Indictments and a Lawsuit Put the Heat on St. Bernard Parish’s Sheriff’s Office
By JIM AVILA, ELIZABETH TRIBOLET and CHRIS FRANCESCANI
ABC News Law & Justice Unit
June 11, 2007

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For nearly two years, pet owners from the low-lying Louisiana parish of St. Bernard have accused sheriff’s deputies of having wantonly killed dozens of dogs they forced evacuees to leave behind during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, without regard to the dogs’ size or the potential threat they might pose.

One owner said her family was forced at gunpoint to leave its dog behind. Another owner said residents became frantic when, they said, they overheard one deputy claim that “once everybody’s gone, we’re going to have target practice tonight.” They claim in court papers that deputies were under ” authorization…of their superiors and employers.
Related Stories

Two deputies have already been indicted by a grand jury in New Orleans on charges of felony, aggravated cruelty to animals. The Louisiana attorney general’s office is investigating and this morning lawyers for a group of owners will file a comprehensive complaint in federal court in Louisiana seeking class action status for their clients.

For the first time, the St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s office has acknowledged to ABC News’ Law & Justice Unit that an internal investigation has been launched.

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And you thought the “nice” policeman was your friend?

You were lucky they only shot your dog. If you were an inconvenience, then they might have. Gooferment is raw force.

No, we need a radical change to reverse the USA back into America.

These were probably the same jerks, or their moronic kindred spirits, that during NOLA: would NOT let the minorities cross the bridge to safety; turned back the WalMart trucks; and, wouldn’t let the Navy doc help people because his paperwork wasn’t right.

And, you depend on these people for your security?

If a child tortures and kills animals, don’t the psychs say it portends badly. What is it when adults do it? Standard Police Procedure. Sorry, it’s just an armed gang, who’s veneer of legitimacy is being ripped away day by day.

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FROM THE NRA

One-Gun-a-Month passes New Jersey General Assembly

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On Monday, June 11 the New Jersey General Assembly passed A3511 , legislation that will restrict law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month by a vote of 51-25 with 4 members choosing to abstain. Once the individual vote count has been posted we will notify you of your legislators vote. Thank you for all the phone calls and emails voicing your opposition to this bill.

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More lipstick on the pig.

What is this diktat supposed to do?

Do they think that criminals will obey it?

Well, if you can’t do anything important, do something.

Sigh!

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http://www.reviewjournal.com/columnists/suprynowicz.html

Jun. 10, 2007
In fact, illegals are taking the jobs skilled Americans used to do
VIN SUPRYNOWICZ
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Steve voices quite articulately the plight of many whose costs of operation were driven up by government interventions as he struggled to “do things right” and “play by the rules.” And what was his reward, from our proud politicians of the Neville Chamberlain School of Immigration Studies?

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quoting Steve the Ceramic contractor

I spent my entire adult life in the ceramic tile business, the last 11 years in Las Vegas. I was licensed by the state Contractors Board as a tile contractor, paying license fees as well as bonding and insurance. This was a small business I ran alone, primarily installing tile.

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Being the naive idiot I am I turned to the government for help. I called the state Contractors Board and was told that if I did all the investigating and could come up with a signed contract that my ILLEGAL friends had entered into with a customer, that would be actionable. Why the Board could not go to the businesses that were selling tile and recommending the LAWBREAKERS to do the installation I don’t know. Too much hassle when you’re being paid with taxpayer money, I suppose.

Then there are our elected government representatives. I approached (Rep.) Shelley Berkley at the Summerlin July 4th parade two years ago and told her my livelihood was being destroyed by ILLEGAL immigration. She never quit smiling and waving to her faithful minions in the crowd as out of the corner of her mouth she said, “Call my office.”

Well, I told you I was naive, so I spent almost a year calling her staff with absolutely no reply. I guess they thought if they ignored me long enough I would be put out of business by her “real constituents.” Finally after nearly a year I received a letter from Ms. Berkley stating she was against illegal immigration but because of humanitarian reasons she thought they should be allowed to stay. Not only that, she went on to explain “how much they have contributed to our country.”

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My take on it?

The fellow, who believed in gooferment, got screwed. He thought he was buy “protection” from the gooferment with licensing, regulation, and taxes.

What a joke.

At least when you bought “protection from the mob”, someone crossing the line would get their legs broken. (Real protection!) As a country, we’d be all better off without the “gooferment’s protection”!

imho, fjohn from nujerzee

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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/
article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5580343,00.html

http://tinyurl.com/2rgbxq

Denver targets global warming
Goal is equivalent of taking 500,000 vehicles off road
By Stuart Steers, Rocky Mountain News
June 11, 2007

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Denver is gearing up to fight global warming, and residents may soon be asked to make personal sacrifices to help save the planet.

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I read the article and I didn’t see a lot of “asking”. I did see a lot of “telling”.

IMHO the hallmark of a bad idea is when you have to force people to do it.

I read about increased regulation that is a hidden form of taxation. Fifth Amendment issues when I have to bring my house to code to sell it? They have just “stolen” value from me. No court order; no compensation. Just theft!

This is the gooferment at it’s best. Denver will be better than others because they care more. Note no one is saying that it will make an iotas difference.

Sigh!

I gotta get to the Free State.

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