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The substance discussed in the article can be formulated as a stable liquid and applied like paint. It becomes explosive after it dries. Graffiti takes on a whole new meaning. Another idea recently occurred to me.1 If the substance can be formulated to behave like paint, then it can probably also be formulated to behave like ink. That gives a whole new meaning to the idea of a letter bomb. Indeed, any printed material might be explosive. The government might have a whole new method of eliminating people who are considered to be threats to the government.
How to Have Some Fun Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by Jan, of Sulphur, Louisiana.
A White Man's Notes Sam Aurelius Milam III There's only one way to make men and women have equal rights. That is to make neither men nor women have any rights at all. Such has been an important achievement of the feminists. For PayPal payments, use editor@frontiersman.my3website.net.
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Good News,
Bad News
Sam Aurelius Milam III In April of this year, I went to the Good News Clinics, in Gainesville, Georgia and asked the lady at the front desk how much they'd charge me to clean and examine my teeth. She told me that they don't do cleaning and examinations, only extractions and fillings. I told her that I'd try to find someplace else to get the examination and asked her what they'd charge if I need any fillings. She informed me that they require photo ID. I told her that I don't have any photo ID, that I'm undocumented. After that, she wouldn't give me any further information. I told her that I'd pay in cash but all that she'd do was to repeat the statement that they require photo ID. Such an ID requirement violates at least four of the fundamental principles of liberty.1 The Presumption of Innocence Principle If someone wants to know who I am, then all that he has to do is to ask me and I'll tell him. I insist on being presumed innocent. I don't need to provide any documentation to prove my identity. When I tell someone who I am, he must assume that I'm telling the truth. The Burden of Proof Principle In all accusations, the accuser must bear the burden of proof. That means that if someone has some probable cause to believe that I'm lying about my identity, and if he thinks that it matters (I don't), then it's up to him to prove it. I don't have to prove to him that I'm not lying. He has to prove to me that I am lying, and he has to do it without my help. The Self Incrimination Principle In response to an accusation that I'm lying about my identity, I don't have to provide any information that might be used against me. That includes photo ID, which is clearly information and which obviously might be used against me. The Silence Principle I can choose to remain silent and I can remain silent in the broadest sense of the concept. That means that I don't have to provide any information at all, whether or not it might be used against me.
An ID requirement is a tool for the control of privileges. In this country today, such control is close to absolute. Without government ID, I can't get a job, own or drive a car, open a bank account, get a marriage license, vote, have insurance, rent a tool, or do most of the other things that a man ought to be able to do. As demonstrated by Good News Clinics, I can't even get dental services without government ID. No doubt, the people at Good News Clinics help some people who need it, but only if those people are authorized by government ID. There are good reasons for objecting to a requirement for government ID. Such ID is a powerful tool for a police state. It enables the government to know exactly where a man is, where he works, what he earns, where he banks, how he travels, the condition of his health, what medicines he takes, what he eats, and so forth. Apartheid didn't have a better ID system than the one that presently exists in this country. Hitler himself would be green with envy at the present system of ID. My teeth can rot before I'll become a part of a system of documentation and surveillance that enables the government to track and observe every aspect of a man's entire life.
Management Potential Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by Don G. Several years ago, we had an Intern who wasn't particularly bright. One day she was typing, turned to a secretary, and said, "I'm almost out of typing paper. What should I do?" "Just use copy machine paper," said the secretary. The intern took her last remaining blank piece of typing paper, put it on the photocopier, copied five new pieces of typing paper, and took them back to her typewriter. Please use the enclosed envelope to send a contribution. I prefer cash. For checks or money orders, please inquire. For PayPal payments, use editor@frontiersman.my3website.net.
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Acknowledgments My thanks to the following: SantaClara Bob; Lady Jan the Voluptuous; my mother; Dewey and Betty; and Joseph, of Northridge, California. editor
Court Quotes From Humor in the Court and More Humor in the Court, by Mary Louise Gilman, editor of the National Shorthand Reporter. Forwarded by Don G.
Doctor Goofs Actual statements that doctors wrote on patients' charts. Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by Don G.
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