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Sad But True from actual news reports, provided by Jeffrey Trunzer Principle Scott Skidmore, of the James Brooks Middle School, Midland, Texas, ordered 12-year-old Stanley Diaz Jr. to shave his face or be indefinitely suspended. Stanley is being carefully taught. Teach Them Responsibility Sam Aurelius Milam III When I was young, our parents didn't lock their guns away from us. They taught us how to handle them. I owned my first rifle by the time I was a high school freshman. I still own it. In my article Teach The Children Well (see page 2) I suggested arming the students. That seems extreme by the standards of today's authoritarian propaganda. However, any government powerful enough to keep guns out of the hands of children is a lot more dangerous than guns in the hands of children. Therefore, ponder this alternative. Marksmanship could be an elective in every school. Any student could take it. When a student became competent in handling a weapon, he could carry it anywhere.1 Some of the best times that I spent with my father were the times that we spent shooting. There's no reason to hide guns from children, or teach them that guns are evil. Instead, supervise them and teach them responsibility.
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things) the national ID system, I'm faced
with the possibility of starving under a bridge. So long as I'm the
only one taking such a stand, I'm probably going to lose. I need
other people doing the same thing, and invite everyone who reads this to
join me. Terminate all of your documentation, as I did, and refuse
to cooperate with tyranny. If that's too much to do, then you might
consider contributing to my support, so that I can continue the struggle
alone.
— editor
Dear Sam & Jan ... And, yes, the President IS subject to CMJ, and has been since G. Washington!!.... — Eric; Tehachapi, California
George Washington wasn't subject to the UCMJ, which wasn't enacted until May of 1950. Regarding President Clinton, see the next letter. — editor
Mr. Milam: The Uniform Code of Military Justice is found at Chapter 47 of Title 10, United States Code. The first section is 10 U.S.C. 801. There are many URLs that contain the U.S. Code including http://law.house.gov. The President is not subject to the UCMJ. — Steve Epstein, Deputy Director
Standards of Conduct Office, DoD OGC
Hi Sam, Thanks for all the expressions through the Frontiersman. Also finally got over to your web site. Nice work. Keep it up. RE: your article "Millennial Misinformation" I need to differ my opinion with you. We are not counting years. We are telling time or marking its passage. Just as the A.M. starts at 12:00:00 the new year starts 12:00:00 January 1. And the new millennium starts 12:00:00 January 1, 2000 as the one we are in started 12:00:00 January 1, 1900. When January 1, 2001 rolls around, we will have completed one year (count um! then) of the new millennium. It is a simple matter of time telling not counting in my book of rules on how to travel planet Earth — for now. The real question is "Why all the hype in the first place?" Time was before Jesus. We are really just making a big deal out of a christian thing. But then any excuse to party is not a bad thing in most people's books. Take care and keep writing — it's in your blood. — Millie; El Granada, California
Dear Sam At first I to was upset that the Millennium will be starting in 2000 instead of 2001. Then I considered: 1. Jesus was actually born in 4 BC, so the 3rd Millennium has actually already started. 2. The cultured Renaissance Italians spoke of the 1400's, the 1500's, rather than the 15th century, the 16th century. 3. The sooner the 20th century/1900's end, the better. The metric system is not better (morally superior). It is more efficient (rationally superior). You can't do modern science (e.g. space exploration) under the British system of measurement. It's true that for measuring bulk/weight in manufacturing/agricultural production, it makes no difference whatsoever. Only when a future society, as a whole, becomes interested in science — not just a scientific class — will it be practically necessary for everyone to think in meters, rather than in feet. As I said, the US was founded by deists. They were terrified at the thought of a Christian theocracy. They knew that "modern" "Christians" completely ignore the teachings of Jesus, such as Matthew 6:5-6. There are many problems with democracy. I don't defend it. Rousseau started from a democratic concept, for the sake of individual freedom, & ended up advocating a tyrannical state religion. Democracy still needs non-democratic institutions, like the military. There's no reason why soldiers can't admit they're gay. Spartan & Roman armies thrived while accepting homosexuality. But because adult Christian soldiers are in a non-democratic situation, the government military must provide them with chaplains. No congressman has yet insisted that Congress follow Matthew 6:5-6. It would make for an amusing debate. But public education should not institute a religious practice contrary to Matthew 6:5-6. It infringes upon the freedom of those few children who might take the teachings of Jesus seriously — not to mention the agnostics. The hypocrisy of school prayer, like the hypocrisy of public prayer by the buzzards in Congress, is not just an insult to atheists, it's an insult to Christianity too. Eric is correct: the racist fascism of Milosovic, the racist fascism of the NYC & NJ police, the racist fascism of the trench coat Mafia — kids indoctrinated by CIA-backed Nazi & KKK organizations — these are the trends of the moment. Giuliani's repeated insistence, that people not express this truth, only belabors the obvious. Sincerely, — Elliot; N. Merrick, New York
Why can't you do modern science (e.g. space exploration) using the "British" system? — editor
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Buck Hunter Shoots Off His Mouth Dear Buck Do you know how I can get some support? — Impoverished Single Mom
Dear Impoverished Single Mom Have you tried wearing a bra? Acknowledgments
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