Worriedman

From the article: Law Enforcement is charged to do just that, enforce the laws, they are NOT empowered to make the laws. Local LE has no autonomy to make decisions regarding laws, thank God. Her entire article is an emotional response, not a single correct fact involved. Let's take this a step further. A thief breaks into you home, takes a weapon and a vehicle. They drive the vehicle to a location , rob and murder a Citizen. The police recover the vehicle and the weapon, should they destroy both, is there a difference in the two? Do they owe the original owner the value of both if they are destroyed to satisfy a "feel good" emotional response, or should private insurance pay the loss, driving up cost for everyone else? Our constitution says that no one is to be deprived of their personal property without just compensation, if the LE agency retrieves stolen personal property of any nature, should they destroy it without compensation? LE departments sell confiscated property all the time, e.g. cars, do they belong in the automobile business?

Yes. Hence my reply to his comment.

So, a thug breaks in and steals your grandfather's 1911 that he carried in the War with Honor, uses it to rob and murder someone. The police catch him and retrieve the weapon, instead of returning your family heirloom to you they melt it down. How about holding a public hanging to destroy the perp and return your property? The fact is, our State Constitution places the responsibility for these decisions in the hands of the Legislature, not the local politicians. We are all happier (or should be) with "Shall Issue" for permits instead letting the politics of local Sheriffs control that aspect. If they confiscate a go fast car hauling drugs, or cash in the trunk, do we expect them to destroy them because they were used in the commission of a crime?

Yes, and I think that 2012 will be the year that it happens.

Fallguy, you have my gratitude!

We will hold our August Stated Meeting this coming Thursday, August 11, 2011, at the Old country Store, located in the Casey Jone Village, Jackson, TN. The TFA room will be available at 5:30 for dining and fellowship, and the meeting proper will begin promptly at 7:00 P.M. Our speaker this month is Rep. Andy Holt, recently appointed to the Republican "Firearms Issues Task Force". Please make plans to attend, as this may be the most important meeting of the year. We need to put forth an effort to let the Rep. know that we are concerned, and willing to take a couple of hours out of the entire year to stand forth and advocate for Constitutional principals that SHOULD be foremost in the planning of the upcoming year's Legislative agenda. Membership is not a requirement to attend, all are welcome. If you are truly concerned with the direction of Firearms issues within the TN Legislature, show up and bring a friend.

Amazon UK's riot gear sales soar: Bat sales up 6,000% - Aug. 9, 2011 Dang place is on fire and all the citizens can buy is bats?

Actually the article has some insight into the fight we are engaged in for firearms Rights. The conversion of Regan reminds me of Saul the Pharisee to Paul the Apostle, proof that one's eyes CAN be opened to a new metric. Also, it speaks to the morphing of ideas of groups, from the NRA to the Democrat Party.

'89 Toyota SR5 then, has the extended cab with the torture seats in the back. Black with the silver stripes down the side, V-6, replaced the '83 that I sold to Toyota service manager in Ft. Worth when I bought the '89 (he is still driving to work), is a fine looking vehicle and still on the road.

I have a '94 Camry that has 345,000+ miles on it, and a 2000 Tacoma with 310,000 miles to date, both American made. My Dad (at 87) has a '72 Datsun that he still drives. My daughter is still driving my '89 Tacoma, which currently has over 400k on it. Owning the riceburners allows me to save up and pay cash for my vehicles, and I try to get the best value for my hard earned dollar. I owned a small fleet of trucks which we used in the concrete business in the late 70's and early 80's, I quit buying GM and Ford products, because they would not last over 100K miles.

Remove the blanket on oil exploration and production, make EPA allow new refinery construction, put coal plant new restrictions on hold till the unemployment rate is 5%. See what that does to growth.

And, the Chinese are not saddled with the Labor Unions and their purchase of elected officials. See what the result of the UAW is on Caterpillar, it is moving out of Peoria at a pace that has to be seen to be believed. Add to that the tax situation in Illinois, and the flight from that State to Texas can be understood. Being involved in Manufacturing Construction, at least Cat is doing a lot of in-country building thank goodness, albeit in States that have right-to-work rules.

Been tried before, Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act passed in 1930, did not work then, will not work now. We raise tarrifs on imports from China, they call our notes, or more likely just don't buy any more of our debt.

Very to the point, good job!

Good advice.

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Agenda 21 Update – DOT’s regulatory attack on family farms | Video | TheBlaze.com How many farm kids grew up driving tractors? I was running a John Deere by the age of 6, as were most of the kids in our area. Was driving grain trucks on the highway to market by age 14, and the cops did not say a thing, it was just part of life back then. Wonder if these tools will require citizenship to get a CDL? Corn should only run about $35.00/bushel if this drivel goes through.

Profanity would be one issue, but "patently offensive bumper stickers, window signs or other markings on their vehicle visible to other drivers" is a completely different thing. Depending on the political view of the officer involved, what is offensive to one may be perfectly alright with someone else. Just like the mantra that the anti-gunners use on any suggestion regarding return to Constitutionality with respect to firearms issues, the legislature was charged with dealing with "Jobs, jobs and jobs" I did not see any discussion of "patently offensive" bumper stickers in the run up to the last election. Your sig line contains a word that would get you fined if you had it posted on your vehicle, depending on who sees it.

It just was not on the radar screen before, changing it up brought scrutiny to it. I believe folks are starting to pay more attention, plus, the media loves to make Republicans look bad.

If someone does not get this, along with the Internet Posting (HB 0300) debacle to a high enough court prior to the 2012 Session to have it declared "Unconstitutionally Vague", I believe that the Legislature will adjust the Public Chapters. I have spoken to several Legislators, and they realize they FUBARED these pretty bad. They are hoping they do not get challenged prior to them being able to correct their "Bad Judgement" as one Representative put it. Never know what the American Civil Liberties Union may do, they have the lawyers and the dollars.

Fallguy is correct (as usual). Only the State was relieved of having to remove signs at their parks. Municipalities MUST post if they have opted out, and if they did not, they are charged with removing signs that incorrectly post.

Teen mayhem hits Philly's streets again | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/30/2011 Getting to be too common, but we are not hearing much from the Main Stream Media.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110729/OPINION01/307290024/Protecting-liberty-starts-Second-Amendment?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p The comments behind this opinion piece miss the entire point of the intent of the formation of the body. IF the group functions as it is set up to, it will lesson the amount of time spent on issues related to firearms, as the heavy lifting required to ferret out the true Constitutional nature of legislation in Tennessee would occur offline so to speak, leaving more time to debate on the floor of the House whether dogs should be restrained in vehicles and who should be prosecuted for posting pictures on the internet. To the commentators on the article in the Tennessean, the chorus of statements that "Jobs" should be the only focus of the Legislators, I find nothing in the TN Constitution related to the issue. If the State wants to really facilitate creation of private jobs, they need to reduce their involvement not increase it, get their sticky fingers out of the mix, regulate and tax businesses less. Every time the Government involves itself more in private business the less freedom there is for entrepreneurs to be successful.

Seems to me, I remember that the municipalities did not have to remove their signs. Somewhere in the back of my mind I think the Legislature allowed them to leave them up, even if they were not valid, to keep down on the fiscal note, e.g. saving on the labor to remove them. Hope I am wrong on that, but I will do some digging.

You are a good man Fallguy!