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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Last column, I pointed out the injustice of Donald Trump’s conviction for violating nonsensical, arbitrary legislation. If such legislation even exists.
Last week, it happened to someone else.
Once again someone prominent has been convicted of a victimless “crime” while those in Congress and other government positions continue to victimize Americans with their felonious regime.
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has been convicted of breaking a federal gun rule -- they wish we’d call it a “law” -- that the federal government is explicitly prohibited from making or enforcing. This is tied in with him breaking drug prohibition rules government has no authority to make up or enforce. This is what injustice looks like.
The jury involved in this verdict should be ashamed, as should the jury that convicted Trump.
Trump should commit to pardoning Hunter Biden as soon as he’s back in office.
I’m no fan of Hunter Biden; I think he is probably a horrible person. Still better than anyone who holds political office, but that’s a very low bar. If you can’t stand up for the rights of people you dislike, you are worthless in defense of liberty.
I know some people defend government’s indefensible gun rules because they don’t like guns. Some even try to make the case that these rules must be constitutional because courts have allowed them to stand. Not even close. Government has gotten away with enforcing them for nearly a century now, but they are no more constitutional than drug prohibition or space flight licensing. Less so, since neither drugs nor spacecraft are specifically called out as things government is forbidden to control. Guns are.
“Shall not be infringed” means what it says. Government is not allowed to make up any rule that would interfere with the natural human right to own or carry weapons. Enforcing rules concerning who may or may not purchase weapons, based on self-incrimination on a government form, is a clear violation of rights.
Every one of us, except a few who hold public office, is part of the militia. It’s impossible for this militia to be “well regulated” -- practiced until your skill with weapons is effective for the defense of yourself and your community -- when government gets away with making it a crime to do so. Every gun rule is a criminal act by government. Convicting someone of violating one of these counterfeit rules is anti-American. Even if you loathe the person.
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