The Evil Pope

Reblogged from eyes for the prize:

Nope... no sir... I wasn't gonna touch this one again but he made me do it. Can someone... anyone, please tell me what the hell Louis Pope was thinking?  Did he really think that a phony baloney, cutesy, "Howdy kids" mea culpa letter  would just sweep the Nicolee Ambrose incident under the rug and put his bovine partner in crime in the drivers seat?      

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CLASSIC! "In one fell swoop, his unholiness just embarrassed the entire party, screwed the National Rules Committee, and revealed his true nature as an inhumanly cruel, and self serving bully." ~ EFTP

Society is a Blessing so Let us Try Liberty

Reblogged from A Citizen's View by Scott A. Strzelczyk:

Society in every State is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.  Thomas Paine penned these eternal words over two hundred years ago.

Man, by his very nature, is a social being.  His wants are greater than his capability to provide for himself without the aid of society. 

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Government has strayed off the path of its original intent; to further secure our unalienable rights. Government is on a path contradictory to and in complete perversion of its stated purposed. Government is not the protector of unalienable rights; instead government uses law and force to violate the very rights it was supposed to protect. This is a complete perversion of the law and the reasons why people form political societies.

Maryland HB 1436/SB 967 require private businesses to install video cameras - unfavorable in Senate

Reblogged from Maryland Legislative Watch:

HB 1436, sponsored by Delegate Swain, requires all "retail service station dealers" to maintain at least one operational video camera, record the activity, and retain the activity.

(A) EACH RETAIL SERVICE STATION DEALER SHALL:

(1) MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE OPERATIONAL VIDEO CAMERA ON THE EXTERIOR PREMISES OF THE SERVICE STATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECORDING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY; AND…

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Uber-Nanny State - You Tired yet?

My Testimony in Support of House Bill 558 - Maryland Liberty Preservation Act of 2013

Reblogged from A Citizen's View by Scott A. Strzelczyk:

My name is Scott Strzelczyk and I am a Maryland citizen and resident of Carroll County.  My testimony today is in support of House Bill 558 – The Liberty Preservation Act of 2013.

This issue is not a Democrat or Republican issue.  It is not a conservative or liberal issue.  It is not a right or left issue.  It’s a wholly American issue just as mom and apple pie.

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You either believe in due process for all persons or you do not. It is unjust and discriminatory for legislators, executives, or the judiciary to deny due process rights to any person.

Maryland HB 867 - Delegates/Senators may use taxpayer funds to influence ballot questions - unfavorable report!

Reblogged from Maryland Legislative Watch:

HB 867, sponsored by Delegate Rosenberg, authorizes a member of the General Assembly to use taxpayer funds to promote the success or defeat of a ballot issue.

A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY USE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY, PUBLIC RESOURCES TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A BALLOT ISSUE.

Email the Environmental Matters committee…

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How do you feel about this one? sponsored by Delegate Rosenberg, authorizes a member of the General Assembly to use taxpayer funds to promote the success or defeat of a ballot issue.

Maryland HB 489 makes State's Attorneys/Asst. State's Attorneys a protected class - favorable in House and Senate

Reblogged from Maryland Legislative Watch:

HB 489, sponsored by Delegate Mitchell, adds State's Attorneys and Assistant State's Attorneys to a group of people, against whom it is a misdemeanor to make certain threats.  An oral or written threat may result in 3 years in prison or and/or a $2,500 fine.  Items in CAPS are proposed additions to existing law.

(b) A person may not knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, kidnap, or cause physical injury to a State official,  A local official, A DEPUTY STATE’S ATTORNEY, OR AN ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY.

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You got that you "PISS ANTS!"..."We, whom hold the power make the rules!" | Yet we put up with it!

Maryland HB 1268 requires legislators and others to take a course in the Constitutions - unfavorable

Reblogged from Maryland Legislative Watch:

HB 1268, sponsored by Delegate Dwyer, requires that all persons in Maryland, prior to taking an oath of office, take a course in the united States Constitution's Bill of Rights and the Maryland Declaration of Rights.  The course shall have 6 hours of instruction and be offered by an institution of higher learning or a non-profit organization that offers courses in the uS and Maryland Constitutions. 

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Any bets as to how this one works out?