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Thursday, December 24, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Connecticut has become a zombie state
The governor is cheering the fact that the legislature has passed a bill that orders state agencies not to approve or grant any permit to individuals who have been put on the Federal no fly list. This action was taken after the President mentioned using executive action to achieve the same goal at Federal level.
That's just wrong ... and is possibly illegal.
The rights of the people, as stated in the Constitution and law can only be modified by action of the legislature. The no fly list is an administrative action by a federal agency and is kept secret by that same agency. In fact, the process used to decide who will be enshrined on the list is classified and not available to the public.
Now we have a state saying that a secret administrative decision by a Star Chamber can be used to deny an individual rights that are permissible by law. The Second Amendment protagonists are up in arms (not sure if that was an intentional pun) but everyone needs to be aware that the concept behind these actions can and will be abrogated by fiat.
If you are on a "List" you can be denied a professional license, a business license, a technical license and even a drivers license if a state employee decides that you are an "enemy of the state". That is not what the Constitution says and we need to be concerned about the direction society is being driven by those who believe they know better than you or me.
That's just wrong ... and is possibly illegal.
The rights of the people, as stated in the Constitution and law can only be modified by action of the legislature. The no fly list is an administrative action by a federal agency and is kept secret by that same agency. In fact, the process used to decide who will be enshrined on the list is classified and not available to the public.
Now we have a state saying that a secret administrative decision by a Star Chamber can be used to deny an individual rights that are permissible by law. The Second Amendment protagonists are up in arms (not sure if that was an intentional pun) but everyone needs to be aware that the concept behind these actions can and will be abrogated by fiat.
If you are on a "List" you can be denied a professional license, a business license, a technical license and even a drivers license if a state employee decides that you are an "enemy of the state". That is not what the Constitution says and we need to be concerned about the direction society is being driven by those who believe they know better than you or me.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Question of the day
Watching the media make up and spin the story of the San Bernardino terrorist incident there is not a lot I can say in response. The picture says what I'm thinking
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