Rantings Diversified

In a 5 to 4 vote the Supreme Court of the US found in District of Columbia vs. Heller that the ban on ownership of handguns is unconstitutional.  Most importantly they ruled, for the first time in history, that the Second Amendment IS a right of the individual and not a collective or state right.
I found it very intereseting that in the majority decision Justice Scalia gave all the gun-grabbers a lesson in grammer when he wrote:
“The Second Amendment is naturally divided into two parts: its prefatory clause and its operative clause. The
former does not limit the latter grammatically, but rather announces a purpose.  The Amendment could be rephrased,
‘Because a well regulated Militia is necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.’
Logic demands that there be a link between the stated purpose and the command.”
This is the death knell of the Brady Bunch’s arguement that the Second Amendment refers only to the States National Guard.
You can read the entire text of the ruling here. (pdf)
Here, here and here are some articles on todays ruling.

It’s a Great Day for America!

I laughed and laughed at the stupudity of these people then I realized how sad it is.
Are they just playing a game of, ‘I’m more green than thou’?
A Director of Greening
Biodegradable balloons, that don’t
An Official Carbon Advisor
Trash police to make sure you put your trash in the correct bin
(I’m not joking!) “Decked out in green shirts, 900 volunteers will hover at waste-disposal stations to make sure delegates put each scrap of trash in the proper bin.”
All meals must contain at least 3 foods that are; red, green, yellow, blue/purple, and white
No fried foods
Compostable utensils (Cardboard knives?)

Go read this article it’s too too funny.

Yesterday we lost another one of the great ones.

RIP George Carlin
May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008

If someone loves you and they leave and don’t come back, it was never meant to be. If someone loves you and they leave and come back, set them on fire.

I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.

I’m not afraid of heights, I’m just afraid of falling from them.

To be intoxicated is to feel sophisticated, but not be able to say it.

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done”.

The Aestival solstice is today June 20, 2008 at 1958 EDT tonight.  During the Aestival solstice the sun appears to be directly overhead at noon for places situated at latitude 23.44 north.  During the Aestival solstice places situated at latitude 66.56 north, the arctic circle, will see the sun just above the horizon at midnight, and all points north of it will see the sun above the horizon for all 24 hours.
So to all you witches, pagans, warlocks, smelly hippies, whackos, neo-druids, phish fans and general wierdos the only thing special about this day is that today is the maximum inclination of earth’s rotational axis with respect to inertial space, thus the sun.

I roared with laughter when I saw this.
I’m surprised that she is qualified to use a spoon much less a firearm.
You can click on the pic to embiggialize it.

Extra points if you can see why it’s so funny.

The founder of The Weather Channel has a few questions for Algore.

You can read it here

Well they did it.  Both the house and senate passed the smoking ban.  It could have been much worse.    The ban on smoking disallows smoking in any public place such as an office, a store or a restaurant.  The exceptions are; taverns where 20% or less of it’s sales are from food, private clubs, cigar bars and tobbaconists.  Of course they left in the exemption for Philadelphia.  Commandant Rendell wouldn’t have it any other way.  So once again we have two states here, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.  I may be a big Phillies, Eagles and Flyers fan but that just aint right.
Like I said above, it could have been much worse.  I was speaking with my friend Jim this afternoon and he told me that in Florida it is against the law to smoke in the parking lot of a restaurant.  Not actually in the restaurant but in the parking lot.  What kind of horse hockey is that?  Now I know there are a bunch of you no-smoking Stazi out there saying something like, ‘That’s not much of a ban’.  Well I say it is one I can live with.  I think it’s right that small bars, locals, are exempt from it and private clubs as well.   Also please explain to me why smoking should be banned from either a cigar store or a tobbaconist?
Once it’s signed by the Governor it shall become law in 90 days and on that day I will head off to my local, which is a private club and have a smoke with my pint.

Humidity is natures way of proving that humans can breathe under water.

Here is a poem I wrote. It’s called,
“I don’t come here to actually catch the fish”

July heat
throwing a spinner
deep into
it’s heart

it’s gentle
accommodating
calming
cooling
and fresh
right now

it’s in a good mood
this time of year
it’s level is low
it’s vitality is high

with an old pair of hi-tops
walk down the middle
slowly
deliberately
I see a hole
I get ready
I can scare ‘em away with the best of them
I don’t come here to actually catch the fish

Both the House and the Senate of the state of Pennsylvania are today discussing the compromised bill on banning smoking.
The bill states that smoking will be banned in all public buildings, restaurants,  offices and gub’mint buildings.  The exemptions are taverns with less than 20% food sales, private clubs, casinos except for the two casinos in Philadelphia.  There will be a non-preemption clause for Philly.
In other words the law will apply to everywhere but Philly.  You see there are two things going on here.  First off Philly has for generations enacted laws contrary to the laws of the state.  They got away with it for years until Governor Tom Ridge, in the 1990’s, pushed through a preemption law.  This means that state law trumps local law and cities and towns cannot pass laws that go against state law.
The case that caused this was the law covering the carrying of handguns.  The state passed a law expanding on this right and then promptly sued Philly for disallowing it and won.  Then Governor Ridge signed the preemption law.
Secondly, our current governor, Commandant ‘Fast Eddy’ Rendell is a long time gangster from Philly so he continually tries to override any and all state laws in the favor of Philly creating their own laws.  He of course does not allow any other city or town to do this.
I am listening to our Senate debate this issue while I write this (http://www.pasen.gov/Video/SenateVideo.cfm) and their main concern is that once again Philly gets to do what ever they want to while the rest of the state does not.
If what I have been listening to is any indication then I’m happy in that it appears nothing will ever get accomplished.
FLASH :  The Senate just voted 31 to 19 to reject the bill.  This is only the first vote and it will come up again next Monday.
Now as far as I am concerned the whole thing is stupid.  I feel that the state should not have a right to tell a business if they can allow or disallow smoking.