tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2159381234023950381..comments2024-03-28T13:46:08.524-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Police forced to show courage legislators lackNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11682884467604013132019-06-03T09:59:59.106-05:002019-06-03T09:59:59.106-05:00I've been researching websites in an attempt t...I've been researching websites in an attempt to formulate a cognitive comment on this topic. I can no longer find useful information like good arguments supporting reasonable gun laws that used to exist on the NRA site. It is difficult to search because they have multiple domain names interlinking pages in a random fashion. What is visible consists primarily of hard core no regulation needed statements. In my opinion the NRA no longer serves the interests of their members. The legislation coming out of Springfield, like fingerprinting and raising the price of an Illinois FOID card by 1000%, will not end gun violence, just motivate people to arm themselves while they still can. In a more interesting note here is a thoughtful analysis of <a href="http://werehistory.org/1879-illinois-militia/" rel="nofollow">Presser v. The State of Illinois</a>, by Mimi Cowan.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30437100938126565902019-06-03T09:15:09.247-05:002019-06-03T09:15:09.247-05:00One of the many, many things I can't stand abo...One of the many, many things I can't stand about Trump is how, every time there's a mass shooting, he tweets about the "wonderful, fantastic" job done by the "first responders." It strikes a cheery, optimistic note that's even more annoying than "thoughts and prayers." This reached a peak after the Stoneman Douglas High School slaughter, where he posed with hospital personnel, grinning and giving a thumbs-up sign. I miss having a president who knew the difference between a massacre and a football game.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21924489245123774712019-06-03T08:51:53.871-05:002019-06-03T08:51:53.871-05:00I almost skipped over the description of the Unive...I almost skipped over the description of the University of Richmond as having a "...great business school, they trust their kids with chunks of the endowment to invest..." Seems like a real gutsy and appealing teaching strategy. Though I suppose the wins and losses cancel each other and the end result is that the endowment makes the same modest gains (or losses) that they would if they put it all their dough in a Vanguard account.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com