I'm Calling My Shot

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.

I'm not sure when the Supreme Court ruling on the Washington D.C. hand gun ban is suppose to come down. However, I'm calling my shot now.

The Supreme Court will rule the ban unconstitutional. At least that's my landmark decision. Screw what everybody else says. I'm right, everybody else is wrong.

In reality this is one thing I've turned over and over in my mind. I've read legal opinions, articles and just about anything I could read on both sides of the issue. Does the Second Amendment apply only to a militia or to private citizens? After reading I still came to the same conclusion. Nobody really knows.

Some claim the intent of the original writers was to have state militias. Others make the argument that the arms should stay in the hands of the citizens to guarantee against the tyranny of government.

I think in this case, the Court should come down in favor of the people. I think the key phrase is "the rights of the people." The rights of the people should supersede all other rights. The law of Washington D.C. infringes on those rights.

Instead of outright bans the laws should be written to say who cannot own a gun. The target of laws should be on who lost the right to own and bear arms. Felons, mental patients, violent offenders should not be allowed to own guns. The Washington D.C. ban just eliminates the right for all in it's jurisdiction. The Fifth Amendment states that "no person shall be...deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law." In this case a blanket is thrown over everyone and the liberty stated in the Fourth Amendment is taken away. If a person breaks a law, is tried and convicted of breaking the law and the law punishes that person by taking away the right to own a gun then due process is served. Otherwise the outright ban is taking away the liberty to own guns from all citizens. Due process is entirely bypassed.

I have no legal training. I maybe entirely wrong on my understanding of due process and how it applies to this case. This is just something I've tried to come to an understanding about and make my own conclusion by following logic.

The decision of the Court is anticipated to be historic. It could have far reaching implications on laws that limit or ban guns. Or the Court could punt and make a narrow ruling with out effecting other standing laws.

HIllarly Clinton Done, Natural Disasters, Misbehaving Mom

The Monkee Cage has been quiet lately. Not much has caught my attention to write about.

Hillary Clinton finally stepped out of the presidential race. I was pulling for her to win the nomination over Barak Obama. I think she brings more to the table than Obama. Albeit that experience comes via her husband and the people that served under his presidency. However Obama is running his campaign as he's the candidate of change. Democratic voters have spoken and cast the parties lot with Obama. My hope now is that Clinton supporters get behind Obama and put him in the White House. I'm still not sold on him completely but I think he's a better alternative than John McCain. In the future I'm have to study McCain's positions versus those of Obama. I'll post more blogs as the race progresses.

Midwest storms

What is going on with the midwest? I've lost track of how many tornadoes have ripped through the region. I don't think there is a state in the interior that doesn't border the Atlantic that hasn't been spared a storm or tornado.

Then the horrible news comes two nights ago that a tornado hit a Boy Scout camp and killed four of the scouts in Iowa. Then as the news settles in a "500 year flood" hits the state.

From the Midwest tornadoes to the China earthquakes to the Myanmar cyclones, it appears that the number of natural disasters is unusually high. According to a Fox New article there is nothing out of the ordinary. All these disasters are in line with previous years.

The article sites a metric used to measure criteria to disasters:
"EM-DAT, the OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, tracks natural disasters in which either 10 or more people were killed, 100 or more people were affected, a State of Emergency was declared, or there was a call for international assistance."

Since 1960 there has been an uprise in the number of natural disasters measured by the above criteria. However the increase has been attributed to better reporting and monitoring methods.

I can some what buy into the argument. Science and technology has increased exponentially since the 1960s. The rise of the internet and other forms of communication also contribute to the perceived increase in disasters. We no longer have to wait for the nightly news or the newspaper the next day to find out what's going on in the world. One click of an internet browser to any news site provides near instantaneous information. Camera phones and wireless internet options have turned almost anyone on the scene as a reporter.

Most people think economic factors when the term globalization is mentioned. The same concept can be applied to news and communication. When disaster strikes Japan we get the news faster and with more sources. People on the ground are adding to the flow of information streaming in.

Teen Sex Romp

In the what were they thinking category, two women stand accused of throwing a sex party. Sex romps are nice but when the involve 14 to 16 year old boys. The Smoking Gun reports, that Angela Honeycutt assaulted teen boys at the home of Lynne Long. Honeycutt is 28 and Long is 45. The party was held at Longs house. Long allegedly approved of Honeycutt's behavior. Honeycutt allegedly stripped and danced for the boys while talking dirty with them. The charges also allege that Honeycutt engaged with sex in the shower with a 15 year old and had sexual contact with a 14 year old. Furthermore, Long is alleged to have encouraged the boys to listen in on the bedroom door where Honeycutt was engage another boy in sex.

I just have to wonder what's going on through these women's minds. What on earth were two women doing having sex with kids. How can a mother, Long's son was the host of the party, encourage sex for her kid's friends. We all know teen boys are walking hormones but that they are not mature enough to handle being assaulted by older women. The may be horny kids but mentally they can't handle what's going on. I know men are thinking "yeah if the was me I wouldn't say a thing." I seriously doubt when any of us was 14 we could handle having sex with an older woman. What's worse is the mother of one of the boys condones the behavior in her house. She intentionally wanted a woman to come into her house be a sex show for her son and his friends. There's no other word to describe this behavior other than twisted.

Something isn't clicking quiet right in these women's heads. If they want young men there are plenty of 18 plus year old guys who would jump their bones. I'm all for two consenting adults having sex all they want. What they do in the privacy of their own home is there business. Kids is another story though. People need to show some common sense and responsibility in what they do.