(12-14-2019, 11:21 AM)BIAD Wrote: They're just asking for trouble.
Quote:VIRGINIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS NATIONAL GUARD BE CALLED TO FORCENewsWeek:
ENFORCEMENT OF NEW GUN LEGISLATION.
McEachin is an idiot who does not choose his words carefully enough. Not only has he increased tension to the breaking point by threatening us with stormtroopers, he does not even have a firm grasp on how many stormtroopers he would have to work with (vs. how many he would NEED), what with all of the inevitable defections and whatnot. On top of that, the LAST thing Northam would want to do is "nationalize" his stormtroopers (if he even managed to retain any). "Nationalizing" the National Guard places them under Federal control, meaning control of the US President rather than the Virginia Governor. In that scenario, Trump would be calling the shots. He could either order them to deploy to, for instance, Rammstein AFB in Germany to get them out of Northam's grasp, or he could even conceivably order them to arrest Northam, Herring, and the rest of the radical bunch in Richmond for treason against the People of Virginia AND the US Constitution. Nope, Northam definitely wouldn't want to nationalize the Guard. I think McEachin meant "mobilize" rather than "nationalize".
Quote:Quote:Virginia National Guard responds after Democratic lawmaker suggests it may be needed to enforce gunThe Hill:
control measures.
“We understand and respect the passion people feel for the U.S. Constitution and 2nd Amendment rights.
We will not speculate about the possible use of the Virginia National Guard,” it added.
Quote:We understand and respect the passion people feel for the U.S. Constitution
and 2nd Amendment rights. We will not speculate about the possible use of
the Virginia National Guard.
— Va. National Guard (@VaNationalGuard) December 13, 2019
Oh yes, that assurance always works.
The consensus out here in the weeds is that the Adjutant of the VANG is just kicking the can down the road here so as not to get on the bad side of Northam if nothing kicks off, and will announce his real decision AFTER orders are actually issued. He's hedging his bets.
In other news, they've now filed legislation to fire any law enforcement that refuse to join the Strormtrooper Corps against their own citizens... so they are doubling down on stupid, as Socialists often do when confronted with adversity. HB 67 provides for firing of any LE officers who refuse to enforce their edicts. Good luck with that, ya bastards! It's too cute to think they believe they can fire folks elected by the citizens without citizen consent. In other words, they can't fire folks they never hired to begin with. if they think otherwise - and they evidently do - then they haven't got a firm grasp on the US political system. They will, however, develop such a grasp in one hell of a hurry the instant they send ANYONE to remove OUR elected officials without our consent. Our sheriffs are standing with us, and we will damned sure stand behind them...
... en masse, armed to the teeth.
The bit about "withholding funding" from us rogue counties is laughable. How are they going to "withhold" what they don't have to hand out? If they want to play that game, we'll just keep our tax money local (where we have representation for our taxation), and not send it to them to begin with. The bastards will have to feed themselves by eating their dead, 'cause we'll sure as shit stop paying for their fancy meals out!
ETA: Northam has repeatedly said now that he is "not taking anyone's guns" and is "not going to pass unconstitutional laws" - goddamned right he ain't! We're not about to allow that without a hell of a fight and a lot of blood. Unfortunately, the only olive branch he has offered is that we can keep them "with Registration". Nope. That's a non-starter. We weren't born yesterday, and realize what a "Registration" is actually for, and that ain't gonna happen while we still breathe.
This fight is NOT about guns, however much the Left will try to spin it up to be. It's about our rights in general, and the fact that the Left thinks they can walk over us, set their boots on our necks, and simply TAKE whatever of our property they want to. We understand it will not stop with guns - that just makes it easier for them to run roughshod over us for the rest. It's not about guns at all, it's about our right to defend ourselves... and we are questioning WHY they think we should give that up - what ELSE they have in mind once we are rendered unable.
SB 64 makes it illegal to even TRAIN anyone in self-defense. Looks like they're trying to take everything they can while they can... but when they set about doing it, they woke up a sleeping giant.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’