Barnhardt not only says that the Republic is kaputski, but the only peaceful way to oppose it is through a tax strike.
There's no way you are going to get people to that point if they won't even get on their hind legs and exercise their First Amendment right to free speech.
Trump said something amongst the many things that he has said, and now we are being told, by our "leadership" class no less, that nobody has the right to criticize a Gold Star Dad. If Trump cannot say anything against a Gold Star Dad, nobody can. If he cannot do it now, even though it involves national security and the rule of law, when can anybody say it anytime?
The Gold Star controversy is about ending your First Amendment rights. The First Amendment is still the law, and since it is law, it is about the Rule of Law.
If you cannot get people to acknowledge that Trump had every right to say what he did, then how then are you are going to get people to join a tax strike?
If the country's leadership has already crossed the Rubicon, should we be well beyond a tax strike?
A tax strike will only call some attention to a problem. It doesn't solve anything.
We can still protest our government by First Amendment rights, but only if we exercise those rights. Abridging them any time to anybody might as well end it for everyone. If our leaders have truly crossed the Rubicon, then at some point, they are going to start to stop pretending that they will honor the First Amendment. Right now, we can still talk freely, but that is being openly challenged by our "leaders". That time for exercising your rights has come.
Time to get up on your hind legs and say something while you still can.
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Modifications to the Van to RV conversion
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Since I will need the van for access to the property, and can also use for on the property as well, I think I should limit what goes into the van. Only the essentials.
I need a place for clothes. I need to store water. I need refrigeration. I need to cook. I need to clean up. I need to sleep. I need a restroom. I will still need to haul stuff around.
How to cover these needs?
When I chopped up one of my computer desks, I conceived an idea for a clothes closet. That idea can be useful.
I can put a barrel in for water.
I can keep the freezer. The microwave will help me cook.
Sleeping can be overhead.
Cleaning up and using the restroom will be a challenge. I may have to use outside facilities. I was thinking of using a washtub! The washtub would be used inside the van. Did you think I would use it outside? Space is restricted, so putting all this in such a limited space can be a challenge.
I could put the washtub up above and the toilet up above until needed.
The bed can be an inflatable that won't get in the way when deflated.
More wrath of Khan
Keister Khan has opened his pie hole again.
Every time he opens his mouth, he presents an opportunity. He is giving the GOP a golden opportunity to clobber the Democrats. Instead of getting mau-mau'ed into silence.
The Keister has written about Sharia. Evidently, he knows about it. Consequently, he must have an opinion about it. Yes to Sharia, or No to Sharia. Inquiring minds should like to know.
If nobody here knows what Sharia is, ask the Keister to explain it all for us. He must know what it is.
He should explain his Saudi connections. He should explain his connections to corrupt immigration practices, which involve bribery for the ability to immigrate here. People should be reminded that Saudi money financed the 911 terrorists.
The Keister wants to run for office. Should a man like this even be in this country?
Every time he opens his mouth, he presents an opportunity. He is giving the GOP a golden opportunity to clobber the Democrats. Instead of getting mau-mau'ed into silence.
The Keister has written about Sharia. Evidently, he knows about it. Consequently, he must have an opinion about it. Yes to Sharia, or No to Sharia. Inquiring minds should like to know.
If nobody here knows what Sharia is, ask the Keister to explain it all for us. He must know what it is.
He should explain his Saudi connections. He should explain his connections to corrupt immigration practices, which involve bribery for the ability to immigrate here. People should be reminded that Saudi money financed the 911 terrorists.
The Keister wants to run for office. Should a man like this even be in this country?
Something has to change
In fact, a lot of changes will have to made around here in BNO land.
A look at my finances does not encourage me. Some cutbacks are going to have to be made. The problem is that I am already down to the bone. The stuff I cut back on for now on will be painful to make.
One thing that may have to go is this blog. Or considerable bandwidth will have to be given up in order to save money. Internet service may seem cheap when you are making the bucks, but when you are not making enough, something will have to go.
Of course, the thought of moving out of here and living on my land comes to mind. But that project hasn't even gotten off the ground yet. The thought of giving up on that also comes to mind. I am hanging on by a thread on that one. A year out still before the SS checks and it may as well be a century.
I have bandied about all sorts of ideas to make that work, but in order to make it work, I will have to live a lot differently than I am accustomed. Frankly, I don't know if I can do it. But other options will require a big change, too.
The timetable looks too extended as well. Things may need to happen faster than I am currently planning on.
A look at my finances does not encourage me. Some cutbacks are going to have to be made. The problem is that I am already down to the bone. The stuff I cut back on for now on will be painful to make.
One thing that may have to go is this blog. Or considerable bandwidth will have to be given up in order to save money. Internet service may seem cheap when you are making the bucks, but when you are not making enough, something will have to go.
Of course, the thought of moving out of here and living on my land comes to mind. But that project hasn't even gotten off the ground yet. The thought of giving up on that also comes to mind. I am hanging on by a thread on that one. A year out still before the SS checks and it may as well be a century.
I have bandied about all sorts of ideas to make that work, but in order to make it work, I will have to live a lot differently than I am accustomed. Frankly, I don't know if I can do it. But other options will require a big change, too.
The timetable looks too extended as well. Things may need to happen faster than I am currently planning on.
Monday, August 8, 2016
More building ideas
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When I left off last time, I ruled out the Quonset idea. Not so fast. Also, some time ago, I had ruled out using prefabbed storage sheds. Not so fast, either. I think it may be possible to combine the ideas, so as to get a small shack that may be livable.
As you are assembling the prefabbed shed, the cattle panels can go in before you put in the roof. This hasn't been attempted before, so I don't know if it will work.
You can roll up the tarp so that it can be manageable in the wind. Insulation can be placed between the tarp and the roof. The back wall and front wall must take some planning in order to execute.
I've seen some solid sheets of insulation that may be applied and fitted to the back walls and front door. It may be possible to fit those in there.
The cattle panels aren't expensive. The prefabbed shed should not cost all that much. Moreover, it will be easier to transport, and put together ( I presume.)
The tricky part is to insulate it. Rather than use sheet rock, I'd use the cattle panels and tarp.
It's an idea. It might work. But it hasn't been tried.
On the nature of men and what to do about it
Barnhardt is in the firm opinion that this Republic of ours is deader than hell.
With that in mind, I'd like to share something in memory, which those of you who actually read this blog, may deem worthy of consideration. Since it is from memory, and I haven't the inclination to look it up, it may have some inaccuracies in it. But the gist of it is likely more correct than not.
It goes like this: If men were angels, government would not be necessary. If angels governed men, there would be a perfect government. Since men are imperfect and are obliged to govern other imperfect men, the best government would be the government that could control men; and whereas governments are necessary to govern imperfect men, it is also necessary to have that same government be able to control itself.
That is probably why the Framers of the Constitution of the United States felt it necessary to divide government against itself into a system of checks and balances. As long as those checks and balances were operational, we had the best government that could be expected from the wisdom of men.
It seems to me that this is no longer the case. That is to say, the checks and balances are not checking and balancing anymore. This government is no longer the best that could be expected from the wisdom of men, and is now out of control. I don't know if that means that I agree with Miss Barnhardt, only that this appears to me to be the case right now.
In other words, what we may have here is the ending of a drama which is going to be played out into the immediate future. Either this government gets itself back into control, or the Republic is truly dead. The leaders of this country will have "crossed the Rubicon" if they fail.
My question is whether or not it is still possible for it to be brought back into control. Obviously, she doesn't think so.
With that in mind, I'd like to share something in memory, which those of you who actually read this blog, may deem worthy of consideration. Since it is from memory, and I haven't the inclination to look it up, it may have some inaccuracies in it. But the gist of it is likely more correct than not.
It goes like this: If men were angels, government would not be necessary. If angels governed men, there would be a perfect government. Since men are imperfect and are obliged to govern other imperfect men, the best government would be the government that could control men; and whereas governments are necessary to govern imperfect men, it is also necessary to have that same government be able to control itself.
That is probably why the Framers of the Constitution of the United States felt it necessary to divide government against itself into a system of checks and balances. As long as those checks and balances were operational, we had the best government that could be expected from the wisdom of men.
It seems to me that this is no longer the case. That is to say, the checks and balances are not checking and balancing anymore. This government is no longer the best that could be expected from the wisdom of men, and is now out of control. I don't know if that means that I agree with Miss Barnhardt, only that this appears to me to be the case right now.
In other words, what we may have here is the ending of a drama which is going to be played out into the immediate future. Either this government gets itself back into control, or the Republic is truly dead. The leaders of this country will have "crossed the Rubicon" if they fail.
My question is whether or not it is still possible for it to be brought back into control. Obviously, she doesn't think so.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Trump endorses Ryan, McCain
On the surface, it looks like the Establishment has won this round. But note that Trump only endorsed these two after doing to them what they did to him. He pointedly withheld endorsement, and left them in limbo for awhile. I take that to mean that a message has been sent.
Frankly, I'd prefer an all-out war with these renegades, but that isn't in the cards. Besides, if there were such a war within the party, victory will be impossible. In other words, this endorsement was necessary.
Victory may be remote in any case, but it is still possible. How? At this point, it may be hard to see, but stranger things have happened.
By the way, the party treats Trump as the renegade. But who won the most votes? In that case, the true renegades are in the Establishment.
The renegades are trying to marginalize Trump even though they are the minority within this party. If Trump can show that they are the minority in the country as well, he may well be able to win after all.
When it comes to Sharia and National Security, Trump can win. The majority will not want Sharia, and National Security may figure more highly in this election. The Gold Star flap was not about race, it was about National Security. It was also about the rule of law, in which Sharia stands in direct contradiction.
Too bad Ryan and McCain don't get it.
Frankly, I'd prefer an all-out war with these renegades, but that isn't in the cards. Besides, if there were such a war within the party, victory will be impossible. In other words, this endorsement was necessary.
Victory may be remote in any case, but it is still possible. How? At this point, it may be hard to see, but stranger things have happened.
By the way, the party treats Trump as the renegade. But who won the most votes? In that case, the true renegades are in the Establishment.
The renegades are trying to marginalize Trump even though they are the minority within this party. If Trump can show that they are the minority in the country as well, he may well be able to win after all.
When it comes to Sharia and National Security, Trump can win. The majority will not want Sharia, and National Security may figure more highly in this election. The Gold Star flap was not about race, it was about National Security. It was also about the rule of law, in which Sharia stands in direct contradiction.
Too bad Ryan and McCain don't get it.
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