Thursday, November 20, 2014

Equality Ends at Birth

 

The old Soviet Constitution provided the “Equality of rights of citizens of the USSR irrespective of their nationality or race; in all spheres of economic, government, cultural, political and other public activity”; the Constitution of the United States mentions nothing of the kind, and no evidence exists that any delegates to the 1787 convention believed in a doctrine of human equality.

Bernhard Thuersam, Circa1865

Equality Ends at Birth

“[The] “basis and foundation” of the first free government in America [Virginia] was equality of freedom and independence, while the [Thomas] Jefferson perversion was equality at creation. The Declaration of Independence does not say that all men are equal. It says that they were created equal. There equality ends.

All America thought alike on the subject in 1776. Benjamin Franklin, a few days after the Declaration was promulgated, helped to write a Declaration of Rights for the State of Pennsylvania. He copied [George] Mason’s original Virginia Declaration of Rights almost verbatim. His first paragraph was:

“That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inalienable rights, amongst which are, the enjoying and defending Life and Liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.”


So the basis and foundation of Franklin’s government was the same as that of Mason’s Virginia. It was equality of freedom and independence.

The Massachusetts Declaration of Rights contains the phrase “All men are born free and equal . . .” The Writings of John Adams (Volume 4, page 220) reveal that the original draft prepared by the Committee of which John Adams was chairman, in 1779, exactly copied George Mason’s original with the words “That all men are born equally free and independent.”

Before the Massachusetts Declaration was officially adopted John Adams embarked for France and on the twenty-ninth day of September, 1779, the Convention struck out the word “equally” and the word “independent” and substituted for the word “independent” the word “equal” making the clause read as it now reads: “All men are born free and equal.” John Adams was embittered by the change and, as we shall later see, had he been present it would not have occurred.

No other State adopted a human equality clause of any character until after 1835. New Hampshire and North Carolina also copied Mason’s original while not one of the thirteen copied from the Declaration of Independence.

When the United States Constitution was under discussion at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787 not one delegate from any of the twelve States represented suggested that “all men are equal” either at creation or in life. On June 26, 1787, on the floor of the convention Alexander Hamilton, the patron saint of the Republican Party, said:

“Inequality will exist as long as liberty exists. It unavoidably results from that very liberty itself.”

Apparently every mind in the Convention assented, because not a word may be found in all the Notes of Debates to indicate that any delegate believed in the doctrine of human equality in 1787.

So far as we have found, the doctrine of human equality was not suggested by anyone in the battle that raged over ratification and a bill of rights. In the South Carolina Ratifying Convention of 1788, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a member of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, explained that one of the reasons why no bill of rights was adopted in Philadelphia which “. . . weighed particularly, with the members from this state” was that “such bills generally begin by declaring that all men are by nature born free.

Now, we should make the declaration with a very bad grace, when a large part of our property consists in men who are actually born slaves.” If “born free” was rejected in Philadelphia, what chance would one expect for “created equal”?

The Constitution proclaims in its preamble that it was established “to . . . insure domestic tranquility . . . and secure the blessings of liberty.” Nowhere does it hint a purpose to insure or impose equality of men or things.

The due process clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which render liberty and property immune from attack except by the orderly processes fixed by law, insures that American governments may not impose equality.”

(Equality Versus Liberty, The Eternal Conflict, R. Carter Pittman, American Bar Association Journal, August 1960)

Myron May: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know

Via comment by Sioux on FSU shooter identified:

Myron May Facebook Posts

Myron May has been named as the shooter who wounded three students during an attack on the Strozier Library on the Tallahassee campus of FSU. At 12:25 a.m. on November 20, May walked into the library and opened fire with his .380 handgun, wounding three students. Just five minutes after the initial shots were fired May was shot dead by responding police on an access ramp leading into the library. The incident was over by 12:30 a.m. According to Tallahassee Police Chief Tom DeLeo, in total, 30 shots were fired between May and cops.

Here’s what you need to know:

More @ Heavy

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Gay Rights Advocate and Obama Fundraiser Arrested for Sex with Minor

Via Sioux 


Homosexual activists pretend to seek "marriage" in order to undermine the society's heterosexual norms, but in really the majority of gay males seek promiscuous sex, preferably with youths.

On Wednesday, Terry Bean, 66, a Portland real estate developer who donated a million dollars to the gay "Human Rights Campaign" was arrested on charges of sex abuse in a 2013 case involving a 15-year-old boy.

Bean will be charged with two counts of sodomy in the third degree, a felony, and sex abuse in the third degree, a misdemeanor.


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U.S. Colt Model 1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun & Künstler Auction

Long Guns:Other, U.S. Colt Model 1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun. Seri... Image #1 

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Art, Mort Künstler. A Fleeting Moment (2003). 26x18 inches. AP22 of 100.Condition: Very Good. Accompanied by certificate of auth... Image #1

Each of the Künstler pieces included in this auction concern aspects of the Civil War from the Southern perspective. Some of my personal favorites include " A Fleeting Moment (2003)," featuring Gen. Stonewall Jackson bidding farewell to his wife, Mary Anna; "Julia (1998)," a touching image of Gen. Jackson and his wife, this time with their newborn daughter, Julia, at Guiney's Station, just three weeks before his death at the Battle of Chancellorsville; "Longstreet at Gettysburg (1993)"; "Bravest of the Brave (1999)," members of Co. "H," 4th Virginia Cavalry (the Black Horse Cavalry), ride through Warrenton, Virginia; "Confederate Winter (1989)," Gen. Richard Taylor examines a map at Chester's Gap, Virginia, early in the war; "Strategy in the Snow (1994)," Gens. Lee and Jackson plan their next move in a tent during the Fredericksburg Campaign; "Confederate Crossing (2004)," Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his cavalry ford the Duck River in Tennessee in 1864; "Confederate Christmas (1992)," a column of Confederate troops are seen hauling a Christmas tree on a cannon; and "... War Is So Terrible (1995)," based on Gen. Lee's purported comment to Gen. Longstreet during the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11-15, 1862: "It is well that war is so terrible; otherwise we should grow too fond of it."

2006 Ford GT One Owner with 267 Miles

 

- One owner since new
- 267 actual miles
- Transport stickers still intact
- Protective plastic covering on seats, door sill plates and steering wheel
- All four options
- Midnight Blue with White Le Mans stripes
- Gray painted brakes calipers
- Lightweight forged alloy wheels
- McIntosh stereo system
- Mid-mounted supercharged 5.4/550 HP V-8
- Ricardo 6-speed transmission
- Aluminum space frame chassis
- Air conditioning
- Car cover and extra set of keys

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Giant Pion Guns Defend Ukraine's De Facto Border: Anti-insurgent fortifications in east Ukraine

Via u_96


This indicates to me that the rebels have won.

We Hire (Illegal) Aliens

Via comment by Anonymous on Obama could launch another Civil War

 Illegal Immigration: WeHireAliens.com lists alleged employers of illegal aliens

 The biggest incentive for illegal aliens to come to the United States is to find work. If there are no employers willing to hire the illegal aliens, then the flood of illegal aliens will subside.

So the purpose of this website is to expose "alleged" employers of illegal aliens. In this effort we need your help. First, if you know of a suspected employer of illegal aliens report them here.

Second, search or browse the "alleged" employers of illegal aliens and, if you are compelled by the evidence, email them telling them you will no longer patronize their business. In the same email, make sure they know that you will also tell everyone you know NOT to patronize their business. We've got pre-written emails to help you do this.

Finally, use our website to report these "alleged" employers to the proper authorities. Again, we've got emails already written that you can send off at the touch of a button.


Churches Won’t Be Charged “Rain Tax” if they Preach Global Warming

Via Bill

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As Bill said: " You just can't make this stuff up."

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.

If the left can’t get around the First Amendment one way, it will find another way around it.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley made national news last year when he fought to pass and signed a tax bill that levied a tax on Marylanders, businesses and churches for the amount of “impervious surface” they have on their property.

Though the O’Malley administration calls it a “fee,” it is commonly called the “rain tax” throughout the state. It is wildly unpopular and the promise to fight to repeal the tax was a large factor in Maryland electing Republican Larry Hogan governor this month.

Now Prince George’s County is offering a way for churches to avoid paying the tax, which is estimated to be an average of $744 per year for them — preach “green” to their parishioners.

Chief Flynn after Fire and Police Commission meeting (Don't miss it!)

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FSU shooter identified:

Via comment Sioux on Campus Shooting At Florida State University 3 Vict...

 myron may linked in

  The shooter has been identified as 2005 FSU graduate Myron May.

Myron May is a lawyer who graduated from Florida State, class of 2005, and attended law school at Texas Tech, according to his Facebook page. He also studied at Gulf Coast State College. His social media page says that he’s the “In-house Legal Counsel at Taunton Family Children’s Home.” He’s a native of Dayton, Ohio, and but last lived in Wewahitchka, Florida. 

[SUMMARY – He’s a left-wing ideologue and champion of Civil Rights and LGBT issues.  His historical profile reads like the male version of MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry]

Obama could launch another Civil War

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One of the Tigers' greatest moments occurred on August 30, 1862, the third day of the Battle of Second Bull Run, (S/B Manassas) when members of the 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment beat back repeated Union assaults on the Confederate lines, described as follows:

"After successfully breaking up three Union assaults, the Tigers found themselves dangerously short of ammunition. Two men of the 9th Louisiana were dispatched to the rear for more but a fourth Union attack was mounted before they returned. The ensuing clash was 'the ugliest fight of any" claimed Sergeant Stephens. Groping frantically for ammunition among the dead and wounded, the Louisianans were barely able to beat off the determined Yankees, who threw themselves up to the very muzzles of the Tigers' muskets. When the Tigers fired their last round, the flags of the opposing regiments were almost flapping together.

In desperation Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Nolan shouted for the men to make use of the numerous rocks that lay scattered around the embankment. Sensing that the rebels were at the end of their rope, the Yankees were charging up to the base of the embankment when suddenly fist and melon size stones arched out of the smoke that hung over the grade and rained down upon them. "Such a flying of rocks never was seen," claimed one witness, as the Tigers and other nearby Confederates heaved the heavy stones at the surprised federals. Numerous Yankees on the front line were killed by the flying rocks, and many others were badly bruised."
-- From "Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia" (Louisiana State University Press) by Terry Jones.

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President Obama’s looming executive action on immigration reform represents a Fort Sumter-type moment, according to conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly.

Schlafly at first considered comparing the Obama amnesty to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor but decided that Obama’s plan is much more subtle.

“With Pearl Harbor, the American people knew what was happening,” she said.

But Fort Sumter, where the opening shots of the Civil War were fired, represented the beginning of a ruinous conflict, and Schlafly, like fellow conservative luminary Richard Viguerie, speculates that an executive amnesty might touch off a sort of modern-day conflagration.

More @ WND

Russians can now carry guns for ‘self-defense’

Via comment by Anonymous on Putin: Speak politely, but carry guns, too

 RIA Novosti/Aleksandr Kondratuk

In an amendment to its tough gun control laws, the Russian government eases restrictions, allowing citizens to carry licensed weapons for the purposes of ‘self-defense.’

Until now Russian gun enthusiasts were only permitted to carry firearms for hunting or target shooting after obtaining a license through the Interior Ministry. Russian gun licenses are to be renewed every five years, and applicants face strict background checks and are required to take gun safety courses.

The addendum to the law now lists self-defense as a legally acceptable reason for carrying a weapon.
However, a 2011 Levada poll found that 81 percent of Russians opposed easing the existing gun regulations.

More @ RT

Obama Doesn't Bother to Solicit English-Speaking Networks for Coverage: President's amnesty announcement for Latino ears only

 

Obama’s announcement of his immigration executive order Thursday night is apparently for Latino ears only. Though the White House claims that they sent out “feelers” to the major English-speaking networks, they didn’t bother sending an official request for coverage. Instead, only Latino networks Univision and Telemundo are airing the president’s 10-minute announcement.

More @ Truth Revolt

NEW VIDEO: John Kerry Hails Jonathan Gruber as “Our Guide”

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So, the embarrassment for democrats continues, and it is well deserved. After the exploited the “stupidity of the American voters” and then bragged about it, democrats are scrambling to throw Jonathan Gruber under the bus.

More with video @ TPNN

Museum Will Remove World World II-Era Rifles Because Of New State Law

 Rifles, Getty images

A museum in Lynden, Wash. has decided to return 11 World World II-era rifles to their owners because of a state law passed earlier this month that requires background checks on gun transfers.

The Lynden Pioneer Museum will comply with the law, Initiative 594, rather than fight it, The Bellingham Herald reports.

The museum’s exhibit, “Over the Beach: The WWII Pacific Theater,” had the 11 rifles on display along with photographs and journals from the era as well as military vehicles and radios.

It will continue until May 1, but without the guns.

Putin: Speak politely, but carry guns, too

Via WiscoDave


You could call it a Teddy Roosevelt moment: Russian President Vladimir Putin offered an extemporaneous adage Tuesday that sounded a whole lot like a twist on "big stick" diplomacy.

“You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness,” Putin said, according to several Russian news outlets.

He found the Jonathan Gruber videos — and no media outlet would call him back

Via Iver


The man who changed the ObamaCare debate was at a gas station when I reached him, and he wasn’t dying to talk.

“I really want to stay out of the limelight,” said Rich Weinstein, a Philadelphia investment adviser.

“This is not about me.”

But it is about him in the sense that if not for one slightly obsessed citizen, we wouldn’t have the videos of Jonathan Gruber saying the health care law was deceptively designed and its passage depended on the stupidity of the American public. And it is about his frustrating struggle to get that information out to the media.

Still, Weinstein would not be coaxed into an on-camera interview, or even provide a photograph. He doesn’t want his 15 minutes.

“I think people are going to look for a target. I don’t want to be Rich the Plumber,” he told me.

More @ Fox

Police arrest 60 at Dutch Christmas festival during protests over traditional 'Black Pete' clowns with blacked-up faces

Via Nancy

The procession in Gouda was marred by the confrontation between supporters and protesters, with some wearing shirts saying 'Black Pete is racist'

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Dutch police have arrested 60 protesters at a traditional 'Black Pete' celebration which sees people black-up their faces and dress as clowns.

The event celebrates the arrival of Saint Nicholas and his jester companion 'Black Pete', but some say the tradition of people painting their faces black is racist.

Protesters scuffled with police in the Dutch city of Gouda as thousands of children gathered to welcome the arrival of Sinterklaas - or Father Christmas - and Black Pete.

More with video @ Daily Mail

Campus Shooting At Florida State University 3 Victims Taken To Hospital – Shooter Deceased

Via Susan


At approximately 12:30am there was a shooting on the campus of Florida State University at the student library. CBS Reported: • At least two people have been shot on the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University. • A local hospital, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, tells CBS News it is treating the victims. • The school is warning students of a “dangerous situation” on campus. • The message says, “*FSU ALERT!* Dangerous Situation! Main Campus – Tallahassee. Seek shelter immediately, away from doors and windows.”