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One of the neo-Confederate Ronulan cultists lovely folks at lewrockwell.com is already registering dissatisfaction with the Heller decision.
Why? Because, according to Stephan Kinsella’s interpretation of the law, the Second Amendment only forbids the federal government from banning guns (actually, that’s inaccurate: the claim is more that the Second Amendment and the entire Bill of Rights are "irrelevant and redundant .")
Well, isn’t Washington, D.C. under federal jurisdiction, and doesn’t that mean the Second Amendment would apply? Things are not so simple.
Sometimes, the ARI is a den of Rand-cultists, but other times they produce gems like this:
Next Friday, on Independence Day, all freedom lovers have some small occasion to celebrate. In a time of overwhelming statism in the U.S, a country, like Canada, with a long tradition of liberty, there seems to be a rediscovery of the principles of their Founding Fathers.
(Read the full post about ‘An Objectivist take on American Independence’…)
Here’s the press release from Libertarian Party candidate Bob Barr on today’s Supreme Court decision which I posted here.
And here’s the video:
New on the Western Standard, Canadian Centre for Policy Studies President Joseph C. Ben-Ami takes issue with Vic Toews recently calling Louise Arbour a "disgrace" in the House of Commons. Better to just call her "irrelevant," he writes in "Louise Arbour isn’t a disgrace, she’s irrelevant."
Why "irrelevant"? Because nothing she’s said has had any tangible impact anywhere.
An excerpt:
"The discerning observer will notice that the “timely” interventions cited by Ms. L’Heureux-Dube have one thing in common–they are all words.
(Read the full post about ‘Joseph C. Ben-Ami: Louise Arbour is not a disgrace, she’s irrelevant’…)
Harvard Medical School enrolls Third Brigade’s security system to protect its customer payment data from hackers. Third Brigade’s Deep Security host intrusion detection and prevention system will help the school protect its web applications and servers from targeted attacks against credit card data, and comply with data security standards set out by the Payment Card Industry, which are endorsed by financial services such as American Express, MasterCard and Visa.
Summer fun at community BBQ Bellemare hosts annual event this weekend Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Michel Bellemare is inviting the community to his fifth barbecue at the Gloucester Shopping Centre. The free event, which takes place Sunday, June 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes hotdogs, lemonade, amusement rides for children, entertainment by traditional folk band Céça Qu’yéça and demonstrations by NX Martial Arts.
“Bringing families and neighbours together at a big barbecue is a great way to start the summer,” Bellemare said in a released statement. (Read the full post about ‘Summer fun at community BBQ’…)
“People can get a cheeseburger anywehre, ok? They come to Chotckie’s for the atmostphere and the attitude. That’s what the flair’s about. It’s about fun.” - Stan, Office Space Regardless of the size, every company at BookExpo Canada - from Random House to Napoleon Publishing to Dundurn- had one thing in common - flair. What is flair, you ask? In the 1999 cult classic movie Office Space, flair is defined as slogan buttons that contribute to the fun atmosphere of a work environment. (Read the full post about ‘Book Expo Canada - Does Flair Work?’…)
Yesterday, June 25th 2008, Conrad Black’s appeal was denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Steven Skurka, author of Tilted: The Trial of Conrad Black, was kept busy with media coverage. Watch Skurka on CTV News talking about the final chapter of Black’s appeal. The Canada Post featured a review of Tilted on their website. Paula Adamick writes: “While one might be tempted to think there are already too many recent books on Black to choose from, Skurka’s book is a refreshing departure from the rest. (Read the full post about ‘A Tilted Round-up’…)
The Supreme Court of the U.S. has issued the following ruling in the D.C. v. Heller case:
In a 5-4 decision, the Supremes ruled that the second amendment is an individual right, rather than some sort of collective "militia" right, to bear arms. Trigger locks and other measures that make it difficult for U.S. citizens to defend their "hearth and home" (to use Scalia’s language) are unconstitutional. Americans can now defend themselves without having to ask the potential robber/rapist/murderer etc. to wait a little bit while they unlock their safe, re-assemble their gun, and load it with bullets that they’ve locked up in a separate safe over there by the microwave in the kitchen.
You can judge by my sarcastic remark at the end that I’m as happy as can be about the decision.
(Read the full post about ‘SCOTUS on guns and self-defense’…)