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I'll extend the usage to such things as the title of an article, such as Case Law [sic], above. Why? The next definition provides the reason.
As it happens, case law [sic] is inherently unconstitutional in the USA. Here's the reason.
Thus, the writers of the U.S. constitution intended that only the Congress, consisting of only the Senate and the House of Representatives, could make legislation. Court decisions were not intended to have the effect of legislation. That fact was previously known and acknowledged.
If the courts were in compliance with the U.S. constitution, then every case would be tried entirely from scratch, without any reference at all to any previous case. Between 1889 and 1979, some big changes happened.
So, the entire judicial process in the United States is in violation of the U.S. constitution. It appears that everybody involved is too stupid to notice. It's just one more argument in favor of my advocacy of personal sovereignty. What sane and intelligent person would want to be a citizen of a government in which even the courts can't follow a few simple rules? Please use the enclosed envelope to send a contribution. I prefer cash. For checks or money orders, please inquire. For PayPal payments, use Frontiersman@manlymail.net.
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Signs of the Times
Sam Aurelius Milam III Recently, a prisoner sent to me a letter, below, with which he included a small clipping that he took from another publication. The prisoner was able to obtain permission for me to reprint the clipping and a copy of it is shown here. However, I haven't read the publication from which he took it. Thus, I'm not familiar with the author's beliefs. I'm not commenting here on those beliefs. This article, expressing my own beliefs, was inspired by the clipping. Comparing the meanings of a handgun to the meanings of a cross, with regard to Christian symbolism, is ingenious. However, before I proceed, I'll dispense with the objections regarding other cross-shaped objects that would otherwise be raised by people who want only to confuse the issue. For the purposes of this article, therefore, I'm referring only to symbols that represent crosses of the type that are associated with crucifixions. A handgun can be used for various purposes, good or evil. Honorable handgun symbolism will follow from honorable purposes for which handguns are used. There aren't any honorable uses for a cross. Inherently, a cross is an instrument of brutality, torture, and slow death. It seems appropriate, somehow, that Christians have chosen to adorn themselves with such a symbol. For most of its history, Christian doctrine has been used by evil people as a tool whereby they have continued to engage in the brutal kinds of behavior in which such people have always engaged. Indeed, the good that has been done in the name of Christianity pales by comparison to the horrors that have been committed in its name. People have been murdered in the most horrible ways that their allegedly Christian tormentors could imagine, sometimes for nothing worse than being nonbelievers. I can't help but to notice the similarity between a cross and the stakes upon which so many people have been burned as heretics. Even today, Christianity is one of the primary motivating forces behind repressive legislation, draconian enforcement, and zealous punishment of people whose only failure is that their behavior offends some narrow Christian notion of propriety. Whenever I make such comments, I'm likely to be confronted by objections such as, "Wul, it ain't us that's doin' them ugly things, it's them other guys, an' they ain't even real Christians anyway!". The difference isn't obvious to the rest of us. Have you ever known a Christian who argued (for example) that prostitution ought not to be a crime? All Christians appear to be happy that such things are illegal, making it easy to form the impression that all Christians are in favor of repressive legislation. It's an important fact that people who're punished for noncompliance with Christian beliefs don't care if the punishment was demanded by fake Christians or by real ones. It's easy to blame all Christians. However, good Christians, don't despair! The clipping that the prisoner sent to me has suggested a method by which you can distinguish yourselves from those evil "other guys". Here's my suggestion. All of those "other guys" can keep wearing the cross. As a symbol of brutality, torture, and slow death, it suits them. You, on the other hand, you "real" Christians, the ones who believe that the rest of us ought not to be punished for our different beliefs, you can wear around your necks and display atop your churches not the sign of brutality, torture, and slow death but, instead, the sign of the gun. Then we'll all be able to tell the difference. Better yet, I'll be able to criticize the "other guys" and leave the rest of you smelling like roses or, at least, like daisies. The Letter from the Prisoner
—a prisoner
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Sam: The information in the newsletter about the woman who was stopped from getting on to a plane [Letters to the Editor, February 2011], supposedly because she accessed your web site, is disturbing. Recently, my email service has been somewhat erratic. AOL has sent me messages apologizing, and saying that it's due to some sort of maintenance problem. That might be true, or it might be that "They" are fishing for information, and the maintenance problem is merely a cover story. The timing of this is what makes it suspicious. I wonder how many other of your regular email correspondents are experiencing similar "mysterious’ email problems. —Sir Donald
Resist the police state.
Somethingstorming Session Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by Lady Jan the Voluptuous The boss of a small company called an unexpected staff meeting in the middle of a particularly stressful week. When all of his employees were finally present, the boss, who understood the benefits of having fun, told the burnt-out people the purpose of the meeting. They were to have a quick contest. The theme of the contest was "Viagra advertising slogans." The only rule was that they had to select past advertising slogans, originally used for other products, and apply them as hypothetical slogans for Viagra. Those present were divided into groups and went to work. When they were done, they turned in their suggestions, and created a "Top Ten List." The rest of the week went very well for everyone. Here's the list, in reverse order.
Georgia Guidestones Unveiled in March of 1980, Funding Source Not Revealed. Ten guidelines or principles are engraved on the Georgia Guidestones, in eight different languages. Moving clockwise around the structure from due north, those languages are English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. I don't necessarily endorse every principle but the collection is noteworthy. The Inscriptions
Astronomical features
Location
Some Things That Al Gore Said
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Acknowledgments My thanks to the following: SantaClara Bob; Lady Jan the Voluptuous; my mother; Dewey and Betty; and Eric, of Ione, California. — editor
Funny Quotes by Famous People Original Source Unknown. Forwarded by Millie, of Baltimore, Maryland.
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.
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