When you sue everyone in the state, how must your project be faring? Probably not to well, now that Quentin Kopp is suing the HSR over failing to follow the original referendum language.
From Mercury News: California-high-speed-rail-sues-everybody-invites-people
Sunday, March 31, 2013
How to Make a Computer Mouse and the Beauty of Adam Smith
John Batchelor posted a short video starring Matt Ridley. Free trade and capitalism are the object, not the mouse.
Listen here: ten-thousand-years-now
I'll let John explain:
"Fundamental Adam Smith.
Am spending time on the PERC site in order to explore the energy boom of the Bakken and its profound transformation of the American West, and came across this recommendation on the PERC twitter site, from the Zeitgeist confabs, a presentation by polymath and columnist Matt Ridley in the UK, posted mid December 2012. It is brief and to the point that self-sufficiency is poverty (subsistence) and that cooperation and trade are wealth-creating. The additional wry observation is that the Macbookpro I am writing on, with the help of a wireless keyboard and trackpad, are the products of a myriad trade network of natural resources and manufacturing and rule-making that produce a tool that no one person, or even several persons, could actually explain. This is fundamental Adam Smith: trade is good, the invisible hand is always busy, and wealth produces specialization that produces more wealth. It occurs to me that this is all a YouTube demonstration of Matt Ridley's signature summary that rational optimism about our children's children's future is well advised."
Listen here: ten-thousand-years-now
I'll let John explain:
"Fundamental Adam Smith.
Am spending time on the PERC site in order to explore the energy boom of the Bakken and its profound transformation of the American West, and came across this recommendation on the PERC twitter site, from the Zeitgeist confabs, a presentation by polymath and columnist Matt Ridley in the UK, posted mid December 2012. It is brief and to the point that self-sufficiency is poverty (subsistence) and that cooperation and trade are wealth-creating. The additional wry observation is that the Macbookpro I am writing on, with the help of a wireless keyboard and trackpad, are the products of a myriad trade network of natural resources and manufacturing and rule-making that produce a tool that no one person, or even several persons, could actually explain. This is fundamental Adam Smith: trade is good, the invisible hand is always busy, and wealth produces specialization that produces more wealth. It occurs to me that this is all a YouTube demonstration of Matt Ridley's signature summary that rational optimism about our children's children's future is well advised."
More Obama Birther Conspiracy Theory
The birth issue may soon end up in court. It isure is fun watching all of this. It sure would be horrendous if it were shown to be true.
See here: Obama-eligibility-appealed-in-judge-roy-moores-court
This time there is a Kenyan birth certificate at 18:30 of video.
See here: Obama-eligibility-appealed-in-judge-roy-moores-court
This time there is a Kenyan birth certificate at 18:30 of video.
New Study: Freedom in the 50 States
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has release new study on freedom among the 50 states.
See here: freedom in the 50 states
It once again shows strong relationships between economic freedom and regulatory freedom to greater better take home pay and increasing immigration from less free states.
Once again California place 49th, next to New York.
The web site allows you to personalize the data results to correspond to your preferences.
Investors Business Daily has a good article n summary: Americans-leaving-blue-calif-ny-for-freer-red-states
See here: freedom in the 50 states
It once again shows strong relationships between economic freedom and regulatory freedom to greater better take home pay and increasing immigration from less free states.
Once again California place 49th, next to New York.
The web site allows you to personalize the data results to correspond to your preferences.
Investors Business Daily has a good article n summary: Americans-leaving-blue-calif-ny-for-freer-red-states
Saturday, March 30, 2013
More Gun Facts
An earlier post dealt with some stats around the issue of guns and gun-control. Some more observations are below:
1. In January, 2013, 40 people were killed in Chicago. Chicago has the most and tightest gun-control laws in the United States. In comparison, in all of 2012, only 40 people were killed in all of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. These states have the fewest and least onerous gun laws. And Obama and crew can't understand why people in those states can't understand why he thinks more laws will be effective. There is obviously a huge divide between the cultural and moral understandings of these two demographics.
2. What sport is safer than almost any other? The shooting sports by far.
3. Some more good facts and numbers about gun stats from Freedom Outpost. Perhaps not what you expect: naked-numbers-on-guns
1. In January, 2013, 40 people were killed in Chicago. Chicago has the most and tightest gun-control laws in the United States. In comparison, in all of 2012, only 40 people were killed in all of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. These states have the fewest and least onerous gun laws. And Obama and crew can't understand why people in those states can't understand why he thinks more laws will be effective. There is obviously a huge divide between the cultural and moral understandings of these two demographics.
2. What sport is safer than almost any other? The shooting sports by far.
3. Some more good facts and numbers about gun stats from Freedom Outpost. Perhaps not what you expect: naked-numbers-on-guns
Monday, March 25, 2013
Fast & Furious: 2nd OIG Report Released
'Fast and Furious' report finds DHS missed warning signs, Napolitano in the dark.
A long awaited second report by The Inspector General of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was released Friday. To understand the context of the F&F scandal, one must realize that DHS includes the sub-departments of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Janet Napolitano is the Cabinet Secretary for DHS. DHS OrgchartIn F&F, the idea to run guns to the cartels originated with the DOJ's US Attorney Dennis Burke in Arizona (and similar operations occurred in other states). The DOJ sub-departments of BATFE, DEA and FBI are also involved/implicated in F&F's complexity. Eric Holder is the US Attorney General. Last year the DOJ Inspector General released the first of the government's reports. DOJ Orgchart
"The second of two reports examining who's to blame over the federal anti-gunrunning scheme known as Operation Fast and Furious exonerates top officials at the Department of Homeland Security, but paints a picture of ineptitude, ignorance and mismanagement at the DHS operations in Arizona."
"A report by the Homeland Security inspector general, obtained Friday by Fox News, concluded many in the agency's Arizona operation knew for a long time the U.S. helped criminals smuggle guns to Mexico in violation of policy, but did nothing to stop it."
"Further, the report said word of the gun-smuggling operation within DHS never traveled beyond Arizona -- and claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano were never informed of the role ICE played."
See more here from Fox News: fast-and-furious-report-finds-dhs-missed-warning-signs-napolitano-in-dark
Once again, it appears this IG has walked a fine bureaucratic line to find some blame, but to also protect the AG and the President. DHS was not the principal agency, but the lack of knowledge at upper echelons of DHS at least mirrors the similar and grievous shortcomings already seen at ATF and DOJ.
ABC News' Hidden Bias Against Guns
On ABC News radio this morning was a short blurb about the gun control fight. It is indicative of the easy-to-miss hidden bias that the media has about guns.
ABC said (paraphrased): “The majority
of pro-gun advertising is from NRA and other pro-gun groups. Now the gun control groups are beginning a $12 Million
campaign.”
That’s it! A one-liner.
How is it biased? Because there is NO mention that the NRA is funded by 5 million members in small donations. And NO mention that the $12 M is all from
Bloomberg. Hardy a fair news headline. Hardly a fair comparison of the political reality. One man vs. many, many citizens.
Note that last week Bloomberg was successful
in Colorado when Gov. Hickenlooper signed three anti-gun bills. Bloomberg was in that fight by arm-twisting democrat legislators into voting for controls. He promised them money for their next campaign. He promised them that he would protect them from backlash that their anti-gun votes would create. That is his strategy nation-wide. I would not be surprised to learn that George Soros is in involved in this play also.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Squirrel Photographer Goes International
My sister has been photographing squirrels for several years. She even produces a calendar.
Now the Daily Mail in England has an article:
See also:
20 Hidden Taxes in Obamacare
20 Hidden taxes of Obamacare!
Tea Party Express, the largest Tea Party political action committee, is commemorating the 3rd year of Obamacare with a week-long "Defund and Repeal Obamacare Money Bomb." Our goal is to raise $25,000 in the next week.
Obamacare is a disaster waiting to happen. Premiums are expected to rise 169%, an estimated 7 million working Americans are going to lose their employer-provided health coverage, and small businesses are either being forced to layoff workers or will be unable to hire new workers - all thanks to Obamacare.
We still have a long ways to go to reach our goal of raising $25,000 to help fight Obamacare. Please help us reach our goal!
President Obama and the Democrat's sold Obamacare as free healthcare for everyone, but were disingenuous as they never mention the funding mechanisms to pay for the massive and crushing program. With a little help from Grover Norquist and our friends at Americans for Tax Reform, we wanted to point out the 20 hidden taxes imposed on families and small businesses by Obamacare:
Arranged by their respective effective dates, below is the
total list of all $500 billion-plus in tax hikes (over the next ten years) in
Obamacare, where to find them in the bill, and how much your taxes are
scheduled to go up as of today:
Taxes that took effect in 2010:
1. Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals (Min$/immediate): $50,000 per hospital if they fail to meet new "community health assessment needs," "financial assistance," and "billing and collection" rules set by HHS. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,961-1,971.
2. Codification of the "economic substance doctrine" (Tax hike of $4.5 billion). This provision allows the IRS to disallow completely-legal tax deductions and other legal tax-minimizing plans just because the IRS deems that the action lacks "substance" and is merely intended to reduce taxes owed. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 108-113.
3. "Black liquor" tax hike (Tax hike of $23.6 billion). This is a tax increase on a type of bio-fuel. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 105.
4. Tax on Innovator Drug Companies ($22.2 bil/Jan 2010): $2.3 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to share of sales made that year. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,971-1,980.
5. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike ($0.4 bil/Jan 2010): The special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies would only be allowed if 85 percent or more of premium revenues are spent on clinical services. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,004.
6. Tax on Indoor Tanning Services ($2.7 billion/July 1, 2010): New 10 percent excise tax on Americans using indoor tanning salons. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,397-2,399.
Taxes that took effect in 2011:
7. Medicine Cabinet Tax ($5 bil/Jan 2011): Americans no longer able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957-1,959.
8. HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike ($1.4 bil/Jan 2011): Increases additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,959.
Taxes that took effect in 2012:
9. Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2 (Min$/Jan 2012): Preamble to taxing health benefits on individual tax returns. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957.
Taxes that take effect in 2013:
10. Surtax on Investment Income ($123 billion/Jan. 2013): Creation of a new, 3.8 percent surtax on investment income earned in households making at least $250,000 ($200,000 single). This would result in the following top tax rates on investment income: Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 87-93.
Capital Gains Dividends Other*
2012 15% 15% 35%
2013+ 23.8% 43.4% 43.4%
*Other unearned income includes (for surtax purposes) gross income from interest, annuities, royalties, net rents, and passive income in partnerships and Sub-chapter-S corporations. It does not include municipal bond interest or life insurance proceeds, since those do not add to gross income. It does not include active trade or business income, fair market value sales of ownership in pass-through entities, or distributions from retirement plans. The 3.8% surtax does not apply to non-resident aliens.
11. Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax ($86.8 billion/Jan 2013): Current law and changes:
First $200,000
($250,000 Married)
Employer/Employee All Remaining Wages
Employer/Employee
Current Law 1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed 1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed
Obamacare Tax Hike 1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed 1.45%/2.35%
3.8% self-employed
Bill: PPACA, Reconciliation Act; Page: 2000-2003; 87-93
12. Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers ($20 billion/Jan 2013): Medical device manufacturers employ 360,000 people in 6000 plants across the country. This law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax. Exempts items retailing for <$100. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,980-1,986
13. Raise "Haircut" for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI ($15.2 bil/Jan 2013): Currently, those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction for medical expenses to the extent that those expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). The new provision imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994-1,995
14. Flexible Spending Account Cap - aka "Special Needs Kids Tax" ($13 bil/Jan 2013): Imposes cap on FSAs of $2500 (now unlimited). Indexed to inflation after 2013. There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. There are thousands of families with special needs children in the United States, and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs children in Washington, D.C. (National Child Research Center) can easily exceed $14,000 per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,388-2,389
15. Elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D ($4.5 bil/Jan 2013) Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994
16. $500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives ($0.6 bil/Jan 2013). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,995-2,000
Taxes that take effect in 2014:
17. Individual Mandate Excise Tax (Jan 2014): Starting in 2014, anyone not buying "qualifying" health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the higher of the following
1 Adult 2 Adults 3+ Adults
2014 1% AGI/$95 1% AGI/$190 1% AGI/$285
2015 2% AGI/$325 2% AGI/$650 2% AGI/$975
2016 + 2.5% AGI/$695 2.5% AGI/$1390 2.5% AGI/$2085
Exemptions for religious objectors, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, those earning less than the poverty line, members of Indian tribes, and hardship cases (determined by HHS).Bill: PPACA; Page: 317-337
18. Employer Mandate Tax (Jan 2014): If an employer does not offer health coverage, and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit, the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax of $2000 for all full-time employees. Applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. If any employee actually receives coverage through the exchange, the penalty on the employer for that employee rises to $3000. If the employer requires a waiting period to enroll in coverage of 30-60 days, there is a $400 tax per employee ($600 if the period is 60 days or longer).Bill: PPACA; Page: 345-346
Combined score of individual and employer mandate tax penalty: $65 billion/10 years
19. Tax on Health Insurers ($60.1 bil/Jan 2014): Annual tax on the industry imposed relative to health insurance premiums collected that year. Phases in gradually until 2018. Fully-imposed on firms with $50 million in profits. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,986-1,993
Taxes that take effect in 2018:
20. Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans ($32 bil/Jan 2018): Starting in 2018, new 40 percent excise tax on "Cadillac" health insurance plans ($10,200 single/$27,500 family). Higher threshold ($11,500 single/$29,450 family) for early retirees and high-risk professions. CPI +1 percentage point indexed. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,941-1,956
1. Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals (Min$/immediate): $50,000 per hospital if they fail to meet new "community health assessment needs," "financial assistance," and "billing and collection" rules set by HHS. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,961-1,971.
2. Codification of the "economic substance doctrine" (Tax hike of $4.5 billion). This provision allows the IRS to disallow completely-legal tax deductions and other legal tax-minimizing plans just because the IRS deems that the action lacks "substance" and is merely intended to reduce taxes owed. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 108-113.
3. "Black liquor" tax hike (Tax hike of $23.6 billion). This is a tax increase on a type of bio-fuel. Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 105.
4. Tax on Innovator Drug Companies ($22.2 bil/Jan 2010): $2.3 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to share of sales made that year. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,971-1,980.
5. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike ($0.4 bil/Jan 2010): The special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies would only be allowed if 85 percent or more of premium revenues are spent on clinical services. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,004.
6. Tax on Indoor Tanning Services ($2.7 billion/July 1, 2010): New 10 percent excise tax on Americans using indoor tanning salons. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,397-2,399.
Taxes that took effect in 2011:
7. Medicine Cabinet Tax ($5 bil/Jan 2011): Americans no longer able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957-1,959.
8. HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike ($1.4 bil/Jan 2011): Increases additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,959.
Taxes that took effect in 2012:
9. Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2 (Min$/Jan 2012): Preamble to taxing health benefits on individual tax returns. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,957.
Taxes that take effect in 2013:
10. Surtax on Investment Income ($123 billion/Jan. 2013): Creation of a new, 3.8 percent surtax on investment income earned in households making at least $250,000 ($200,000 single). This would result in the following top tax rates on investment income: Bill: Reconciliation Act; Page: 87-93.
Capital Gains Dividends Other*
2012 15% 15% 35%
2013+ 23.8% 43.4% 43.4%
*Other unearned income includes (for surtax purposes) gross income from interest, annuities, royalties, net rents, and passive income in partnerships and Sub-chapter-S corporations. It does not include municipal bond interest or life insurance proceeds, since those do not add to gross income. It does not include active trade or business income, fair market value sales of ownership in pass-through entities, or distributions from retirement plans. The 3.8% surtax does not apply to non-resident aliens.
11. Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax ($86.8 billion/Jan 2013): Current law and changes:
First $200,000
($250,000 Married)
Employer/Employee All Remaining Wages
Employer/Employee
Current Law 1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed 1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed
Obamacare Tax Hike 1.45%/1.45%
2.9% self-employed 1.45%/2.35%
3.8% self-employed
Bill: PPACA, Reconciliation Act; Page: 2000-2003; 87-93
12. Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers ($20 billion/Jan 2013): Medical device manufacturers employ 360,000 people in 6000 plants across the country. This law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax. Exempts items retailing for <$100. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,980-1,986
13. Raise "Haircut" for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI ($15.2 bil/Jan 2013): Currently, those facing high medical expenses are allowed a deduction for medical expenses to the extent that those expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). The new provision imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994-1,995
14. Flexible Spending Account Cap - aka "Special Needs Kids Tax" ($13 bil/Jan 2013): Imposes cap on FSAs of $2500 (now unlimited). Indexed to inflation after 2013. There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. There are thousands of families with special needs children in the United States, and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs children in Washington, D.C. (National Child Research Center) can easily exceed $14,000 per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. Bill: PPACA; Page: 2,388-2,389
15. Elimination of tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D ($4.5 bil/Jan 2013) Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,994
16. $500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives ($0.6 bil/Jan 2013). Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,995-2,000
Taxes that take effect in 2014:
17. Individual Mandate Excise Tax (Jan 2014): Starting in 2014, anyone not buying "qualifying" health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the higher of the following
1 Adult 2 Adults 3+ Adults
2014 1% AGI/$95 1% AGI/$190 1% AGI/$285
2015 2% AGI/$325 2% AGI/$650 2% AGI/$975
2016 + 2.5% AGI/$695 2.5% AGI/$1390 2.5% AGI/$2085
Exemptions for religious objectors, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, those earning less than the poverty line, members of Indian tribes, and hardship cases (determined by HHS).Bill: PPACA; Page: 317-337
18. Employer Mandate Tax (Jan 2014): If an employer does not offer health coverage, and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit, the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax of $2000 for all full-time employees. Applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. If any employee actually receives coverage through the exchange, the penalty on the employer for that employee rises to $3000. If the employer requires a waiting period to enroll in coverage of 30-60 days, there is a $400 tax per employee ($600 if the period is 60 days or longer).Bill: PPACA; Page: 345-346
Combined score of individual and employer mandate tax penalty: $65 billion/10 years
19. Tax on Health Insurers ($60.1 bil/Jan 2014): Annual tax on the industry imposed relative to health insurance premiums collected that year. Phases in gradually until 2018. Fully-imposed on firms with $50 million in profits. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,986-1,993
Taxes that take effect in 2018:
20. Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans ($32 bil/Jan 2018): Starting in 2018, new 40 percent excise tax on "Cadillac" health insurance plans ($10,200 single/$27,500 family). Higher threshold ($11,500 single/$29,450 family) for early retirees and high-risk professions. CPI +1 percentage point indexed. Bill: PPACA; Page: 1,941-1,956
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Rampant Stupidity and Hoplophobes
This link says it all about the lack of common sense that is so prevalent today.
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Familys-home-raided-over-facebook-photo-of-childs-rifle
Magpul Leaving Colorado - Tyranny in Colorado
With the signing of shortsighted and poorly written gun-control legislation yesterday by Gov. Hickenlooper, Magpul Industries announced that they will indeed follow through on their decision to leave Colorado.
"Our moving efforts are underway," Magpul chief operating officer Doug Smith said Wednesday. "Within the next 30 days we will manufacture our first magazine outside the state of Colorado."
See here: Magpul-says-move-out-state-underway-and-others will follow
Magpul has about 200 employees. Some of Magpul's suppliers have also announced they will follow Magpul to other states.
Related News:
The three anti-gun bills place limits on magazine capacity and ownership; enacted draconian background checks; andban so-called assault weapons. As usual the language of the bills is vague and confusing, mostly because the writers don't understand guns at all. The bills passed by small margins. As an example, the magazine bills grandfathers magazines larger than 15 rounds, but they must be destroyed if the owner dies, they cannot be sold, and if an owner lends one to his wife, that is called a transfer and both become felons with a penalty of 1-year in jail.)
Not so usual is that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg probably caused the passage of these bills. He pledged that he will provide enough money for future elections to protect Colorado State legislators from the backlash of the people. Indeed the basic language of the bills was provided by Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) organization.
It is significant that 100% of Colorado's sheriffs opposed these bills. Some have said they won't enforce these bills, because they are not enforceable and because they turn law abiding citizens into criminals and that is not the Sheriff's priority.
In an interview with Cam Edwards, Sheriff John Cooke of Weld Co. related how 60 sheriffs were not even listened to during the hearings: Hundreds of people testified in favor of the bills, while only one sheriff was allowed to speak in opposition, although all 60 sheriffs stood behind that man. (The Bloomberg fix was in.) Sheriff spoke from the Western States Sheriffs Association meeting and said a large topic there was how to defeat these bills.
So Colorado is now operating as a tyranny of Bloomberg and complicit super-majority Democrats.
"Our moving efforts are underway," Magpul chief operating officer Doug Smith said Wednesday. "Within the next 30 days we will manufacture our first magazine outside the state of Colorado."
See here: Magpul-says-move-out-state-underway-and-others will follow
Magpul has about 200 employees. Some of Magpul's suppliers have also announced they will follow Magpul to other states.
Related News:
The three anti-gun bills place limits on magazine capacity and ownership; enacted draconian background checks; andban so-called assault weapons. As usual the language of the bills is vague and confusing, mostly because the writers don't understand guns at all. The bills passed by small margins. As an example, the magazine bills grandfathers magazines larger than 15 rounds, but they must be destroyed if the owner dies, they cannot be sold, and if an owner lends one to his wife, that is called a transfer and both become felons with a penalty of 1-year in jail.)
Not so usual is that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg probably caused the passage of these bills. He pledged that he will provide enough money for future elections to protect Colorado State legislators from the backlash of the people. Indeed the basic language of the bills was provided by Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) organization.
It is significant that 100% of Colorado's sheriffs opposed these bills. Some have said they won't enforce these bills, because they are not enforceable and because they turn law abiding citizens into criminals and that is not the Sheriff's priority.
In an interview with Cam Edwards, Sheriff John Cooke of Weld Co. related how 60 sheriffs were not even listened to during the hearings: Hundreds of people testified in favor of the bills, while only one sheriff was allowed to speak in opposition, although all 60 sheriffs stood behind that man. (The Bloomberg fix was in.) Sheriff spoke from the Western States Sheriffs Association meeting and said a large topic there was how to defeat these bills.
So Colorado is now operating as a tyranny of Bloomberg and complicit super-majority Democrats.
Gustav Whitehead - Flight before the Wright Brothers
New research confirms that Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant in 1890s, designed, built and flew the first heavier than air craft, two years before the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk.
A fascinating piece of history: Gustave Whitehead
As Jane's Aviation states in its Jan 2013 edition, "The Wrights were right; but Whitehead was ahead."
My thanks to Frank A. for the heads-up on this.
A fascinating piece of history: Gustave Whitehead
As Jane's Aviation states in its Jan 2013 edition, "The Wrights were right; but Whitehead was ahead."
My thanks to Frank A. for the heads-up on this.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Marco Rubio at CPAC 2012
An excellent speech on why America is the example to the World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsxbrsaTFro&feature=player_embedded#t=1514s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsxbrsaTFro&feature=player_embedded#t=1514s
On Your Own - The Truth About Crime from Cops
Project Veritas is a website by James O'Keefe, which is dedicated to "expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other
misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a
more ethical and transparent society." James O'Keefe was instrumental in exposing corruption at ACORN and Planned Parenthood offices.
"(Veritas) spoke with police officers from North Carolina to New York who told them the unfortunate truth about the time it takes to respond to calls for help and what citizens can do until officers arrive. Here are just a few of the frank things they had to say:"
“We try. We can’t always get there.” – NC
“Sometimes we can’t be anywhere at all because everybody’s tied up.” – Durham, NC
“Lock yourself in a bedroom, start yelling and screaming.” – Jersey City, NJ
“Some people have dogs.” – Yonkers, NY
“Go get some bleach. Go get ammonia.” - East Orange, NJ
“A rifle and shotgun is actually for luxury.” – Kew Gardens, NY
See the video at: On Your Own
"(Veritas) spoke with police officers from North Carolina to New York who told them the unfortunate truth about the time it takes to respond to calls for help and what citizens can do until officers arrive. Here are just a few of the frank things they had to say:"
“We try. We can’t always get there.” – NC
“Sometimes we can’t be anywhere at all because everybody’s tied up.” – Durham, NC
“Lock yourself in a bedroom, start yelling and screaming.” – Jersey City, NJ
“Some people have dogs.” – Yonkers, NY
“Go get some bleach. Go get ammonia.” - East Orange, NJ
“A rifle and shotgun is actually for luxury.” – Kew Gardens, NY
See the video at: On Your Own
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Pope Francis
Jorge Gorgoglio from Argentina has been elected as the new
Pope. I was extremely impressed by his
humble demeanor and his request for the people to pray for him. This selection seems to signal new directions
for the Catholic Church.
I do not go to church often, but I was raised as a
Catholic and this moment moved me. There
is a lot of hope in this humble man who takes the bus to work, who cooks his
own dinners, who doesn’t live in the Cardinals’ residence, who joins Italy and
Argentina by being an immigrant to Argentina, who is a man of the people who
washes the feet of AIDS patients.
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