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Commonality

Posted by Cyclimus on Monday, April 16, 2007 5:01:48 PM
This day is one that will be remembered in Virginia for many years to come.  Today, someone lashed out on Va. Tech's campus and has claimed the lives of 30+ students.  The fact of the matter is that this did not occur at a place of business or a shopping mall.  In Virginia, the right to self-defense still is strongly held and respected.  This attack took place at a school, one of the few places that does not allow law-abiding citizens the right to defend themselves.  Some will latch onto this unlawful act as an opportunity to erode further our Second Amendment rights.  However, I ask: how many students would have been murdered in cold blood had a few of their classmates been exercising their Constitutional right to self-defense that day?  I can assure you that the number would be far less than reality.
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Opening Salvo

Posted by Cyclimus on Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:53:08 PM
With this being my first foray into the realm of blogging, I hope to make it an informative and hopefully influential input. 

First, allow me to introduce myself, I am an American.  I was born in this country and love it and what it stands for.  I am young and often overlooked by politicians as I am 24 years old and the statistics of my fellow Americans at my age show that we vote every so often at best.  I believe in one God, one truth, and as such, my views are tempered in such a way. 

I do not endeavour to mislead or be a loudspeaker for any one point of view as I understand many different approaches to be useful in dealing with the problems we face today as being needed.  However, I am much at odds with approaches that would undermine the greatness of the United States, the essential liberties we have been endowed, and the hard-won rights which we possess.  And there are distinct differences between liberties and rights which are often overlooked as the terms have grown to be interchangable in common lexicon. 

Liberty is defined as the freedom to do an action or behave a certain way.  A maximum of liberty would equal anarchy.  Conversely, a right is defined as permission to behave in a certain way.  Thus, an absence of rights would equal a dictatorship.  Liberties are endowed, rights are given. 

I hope to expand upon this in my next edition.

Until next time.

Sic semper tyrannis
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Opening Salvo

Posted by Cyclimus on Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:52:25 PM
With this being my first foray into the realm of blogging, I hope to make it an informative and hopefully influential input. 

First, allow me to introduce myself, I am an American.  I was born in this country and love it and what it stands for.  I am young and often overlooked by politicians as I am 24 years old and the statistics of my fellow Americans at my age show that we vote every so often at best.  I believe in one God, one truth, and as such, my views are tempered in such a way. 

I do not endeavour to mislead or be a loudspeaker for any one point of view as I understand many different approaches to be useful in dealing with the problems we face today as being needed.  However, I am much at odds with approaches that would undermine the greatness of the United States, the essential liberties we have been endowed, and the hard-won rights which we possess.  And there are distinct differences between liberties and rights which are often overlooked as the terms have grown to be interchangable in common lexicon. 

Liberty is defined as the freedom to do an action or behave a certain way.  A maximum of liberty would equal anarchy.  Conversely, a right is defined as permission to behave in a certain way.  Thus, an absence of rights would equal a dictatorship.  Liberties are endowed, rights are given. 

I hope to expand upon this in my next edition.

Until next time.

Sic semper tyrannis
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