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  1. John Lee Pettimore III

    Department of Agriculture procuring machine guns

    "Weapons of war have no place on our streets." -Barack Obama. But yet, there goes his administration buying military grade fully automatic assault weapons with shoulder things that go up.
  2. John Lee Pettimore III

    Seattle takes 103 year old woman's parking lot ... to build parking lot

    Here's what the Washington State Constitution says about eminent domain:
  3. John Lee Pettimore III

    George Zimmerman: Not Guilty

    George Zimmerman is free. And Trayvon Martin got justice.
  4. John Lee Pettimore III

    Judge: Zimmerman to face manslaughter, too

    The jury shouldn't feel pressured to find Zimmerman guilty of anything
  5. John Lee Pettimore III

    If you were George Z., ...

    Isn't that the affidavit where they omitted a bunch of her testimony?
  6. John Lee Pettimore III

    Judge: Zimmerman to face manslaughter, too

    Even if you discount all the statements that Zimmerman made, what does that leave the state with? The defense doesn't have to prove anything?
  7. John Lee Pettimore III

    Jail The Prosecutor: Zimmerman Case

    Corey's MO is to overcharge to get a plea.
  8. John Lee Pettimore III

    GOP Foodstamp Proposal

    No one asks if those people really do commit a disproportionate number of crimes. They just cry racism.
  9. John Lee Pettimore III

    Gun Banners Exempt Themselves From Laws

    The proles don't need guns.
  10. John Lee Pettimore III

    McCain visits Syrian rebels, EU lifts ban on arms sales

    We just need someone we can reason with. By that, I mean someone who understands, "Don't do shenanigans or we bomb you." Rather like Qaddafi.
  11. John Lee Pettimore III

    Toronto's Crackhead Mayor

    I think Vancouver will still give him a free crack pipe, though.
  12. John Lee Pettimore III

    Result of gun ban: Crime escalates, people want their guns back

    Yep. It appears that they sure do. In the US, if someone dies, and it's not natural, and it's not suicide, it's recorded as a murder. In the UK, if someone dies, and then someone is convicted of causing that death, it's a murder. That's a cliff notes version of the difference.
  13. John Lee Pettimore III

    Poll: Most American's want to go back to pre-Obamacare

    The DMV. The VA. US Military health care in general. Those are actual government bureaucracies, and they do not provide a satisfactory level of service. Then there's the fact that if the federal government were to impose a "single payer system" who knows what you'd end up with. When the people...
  14. John Lee Pettimore III

    Poll: Most American's want to go back to pre-Obamacare

    The DMV. The VA. US Military health care in general. Those are actual government bureaucracies, and they do not provide a satisfactory level of service. Then there's the fact that if the federal government were to impose a "single payer system" who knows what you'd end up with. When the people...
  15. John Lee Pettimore III

    Toronto's Crackhead Mayor

    If he goes to Vancouver, he can get a free crack pipe.
  16. John Lee Pettimore III

    Should one be able to opt out of state services for reduced taxes?

    It depends on the service. For fire, police, and roads, there's an obvious benefit, and having everyone pay something for those services obviously provides a net benefit. Everyone in society benefits from locking up criminals and putting out fires, as well as the roads to do that. The same...
  17. John Lee Pettimore III

    Result of gun ban: Crime escalates, people want their guns back

    Interestingly enough, that happened in a gun free zone. This blog has some interesting information about comparing the US and UK murder rates, for example.
  18. John Lee Pettimore III

    Self Defense

    That's a good reason to carry a .45. :)
  19. John Lee Pettimore III

    Self Defense

    And the problem with making crime a hazardous line of work is what exactly?