A strange new version of the Second Amendment

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

A sneak attack on the Second Amendment?

"Well governed armed forces, which are vital to provide security and protection to the independent State, shall not disobey the natural right of a person to bear arms."

This reinterpretation (rephrasing) turns the Second Amendment on its head. It says that 'well governed armed forces…shall not disobey the natural right…'

Not only does it separate the militia clause from possession of guns, it tries to say that armed forces cannot interfere with individual ownership of weapons.

Although the article later goes on to say that rights are conditional and limited, it does nothing to correct the subservient role of armed forces, be they local, state or national.

It also completely disregards the meaning and intent of the original phrasing of the Second Amendment. It's akin to the truncated version the NRA displays on its headquarters and preaches to the public and to Congress.

Too many people don't even know there is a militia clause, and if they do, they disregard it as being irrelevant in modern times.

The radicals who took over the NRA leadership in the 70s have achieved their objectives. The NRA itself has gone from an organization that promotes training and responsible gun ownership to an organization that espouses an absolute right of any citizen to own any weapon they want anywhere they want. Even Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia did not advocate such a position.

Since the text of the article will rarely accompany this new version of the Second Amendment, it's a disingenuous and dangerous rewording.

14 Main Pros and Cons of the Right to Bear Arms

Vote Out Sinema?

Why should anyone vote for Gallego over Sinema? Just getting a new face in the Senate means little in itself.

Yeah, we should just let the lying authoritarian hypocrites take away all our freedoms. 

What contraceptives we can use, what religion we can practice, what books we can read, what businesses we are allowed to patronize (No cake for you!), who we can marry, when and where we are allowed to peacefully assemble, where we can send our children to school without worrying some douchebag with an AR-15 will terrorize and murder them, how we can get healthcare without going bankrupt (nevermind how all those other countries can do it), how we can keep our retirements from being trashed in a manufactured crisis and then privatized in the name of reform by greedy profit-hungry vultures.

Sure, why should anyone want a lying, money-hungry sellout to be voted out of office? It's just one Senator, right? And another over here, and two over there. We wouldn't want a pedophile, evil, godless, communist, cross-dressing, rapist, tree-hugger to be voted into office, right?

So, how's that Republican healthcare plan working for you? The one where you drink Clorox and shove lights up your butt. The plan that would replace the older Republican healthcare plan known first as Romneycare, then Obamacare, the plan dreamed up by a conservative think tank. 

Just keep yelling "It's my body!" while refusing to wear a mask to protect others (Thou shalt not kill), then screaming at a woman who has a medical reason to get an abortion or take birth control to keep from dying. Or screaming at a pregnant 10-year-old rape victim.

Just keep thinking, along with millions of other apathetic voters, that voting for the 99% is an exercise in futility.

Inflation. What is it good for?

The Solution To The Inflation Crisis That Worked TWICE Before!

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There’s no question that the inflation crisis is here and it’s not going away any time soon. So what was the cause – the Ukraine War, government spending, sun spots? And what’s the best way to solve the crisis? The New School economics professor Richard Wolff says the explanation for the current crisis is actually quite simple, and notes that the government has acted dramatically to curb inflation twice in the past, and could do so again if only those in positions of power had the political will to challenge corporate interests profiting handsomely off the high prices.

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My summary of the video:

How do you stop inflation? The simplest and fastest way is wage and price freezes. Both FDR and Nixon did this. Couple that with a tax on windfall profits.

Higher inflation. Is it because of the Ukraine war or weather or supply chain problems? No.

Who sets the prices of goods and services? Employees? Consumers? No. Employers set prices. They are raising prices and increasing their profits to record levels. Where does all that money go? Mostly not for supplies that they need to produce their own products. Not for wage increases to deal with inflation. It goes into the stock market or in stock buybacks, and it goes into the pockets of the wealthy.

Will it help if the Feds increase the cost of borrowing by raising interest rates? No. Who are the people that are in debt? Consumers. Not the wealthy. Consumer interest rates on mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, etc., are often tied to federal interest rates. It's the people with those debts that will be impacted.

Will cutting 'entitlements' and raising the retirement age help? No. Social Security is self-funded and has for decades been putting surpluses into the Trust Fund to handle baby boomer retirements. Cutting Social Security only changes the date that the Trust Fund zeros out. There is no effect on federal budget deficits or the National Debt.