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I Feel Like Crap
I'm tired. I have cramps and for some reason I can't seem to get warm. It's that cold-on-th- inside feeling. I have things to do, but all I want to do is stay in bed. I don't have to go to work today, but I'm wondering if I'd have more energy if I did have to go to work.
'The husband' thinks I'm depressed. I am inclined to agree. Someone once said it's the little things that pile up on us and kills us, not the big stressors. I agree with them, too. As bad as I feel about Aunt Harriet Ann's death, I know it's the constant worrying about finances and everyday life is weighing heavy on me. Losing Aunt Harriet was just the icing on the cake. That woman was a pistol and it is still hard to believe that she couldn't beat cancer again.
*sigh*I come from a legacy of strong women on both sides of my family. I need to start acting like it Snap out of it Myclette! Sorry about the rambling folks.
happy birthday to me?
yes, today is my 21st birthday, and the plan as of last night was that me, matt, jacob, albert, n whoever else wants to join us (excluding a few ppl, one of which is cyn) are gonna go to the bars in town, get me drunk, and then albert is supposed to spend the night with me. a LOT of shit has happened in the past couple days and i've thought i was gonna lose my mind since my laptop is dead, meaning that i can't update as i please.
Are we done yet?
After a crapload of unnecessary drama and bullshit that had NOTHING to do with my Grandma...I was finally able to say goodbye to her. We had her funeral today at 3pm, while the rest of the town was celebrating Mardi Gras. It seemed fitting, somehow. I remember sitting in the van with Momma and looking down the street where the parade was, and thinking, "You know, I get the feeling Grandma planned it this way, so she could go out in style." lol
I miss her. We all miss her. But her time came. Now her and Pa can be together in heaven for the rest of forever.
And in regards to all the other b.s., it can bite me on the buttocks. I don't even care. I mean, my grandmother died. Most everything else pales in comparison at the moment. But now I'm rambling, and I have homework to do, so I will bid you all farewell.
Thank you again for all the kind words and well-wishes from everyone. It really meant a lot to me.
~G~
I miss her. We all miss her. But her time came. Now her and Pa can be together in heaven for the rest of forever.
And in regards to all the other b.s., it can bite me on the buttocks. I don't even care. I mean, my grandmother died. Most everything else pales in comparison at the moment. But now I'm rambling, and I have homework to do, so I will bid you all farewell.
Thank you again for all the kind words and well-wishes from everyone. It really meant a lot to me.
~G~
Huh???
I think we are back in the Dark Ages of thinking!!! Remember those days when two people got into a debate about something they were expected to back up their statements with facts and not bullshit rhetoric? *sigh* I miss those days.
Public 'threatened' by private-firearms ownership
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59674
WEAPONS OF CHOICE
Public 'threatened' by private-firearms ownership
Government argues gun restrictions 'permitted by the 2nd Amendment'
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Posted: January 14, 2008
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com
Paul Clement
Since "unrestricted' private ownership of guns clearly threatens the public safety, the 2nd Amendment can be interpreted to allow a variety of gun restrictions, according to the Bush administration.
The argument was delivered by U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the ongoing arguments over the legality of a District of Columbia ban on handguns in homes, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Clement suggested that gun rights are limited and subject to "reasonable regulation" and said all federal limits on guns should be upheld.
"Given the unquestionable threat to public safety that unrestricted private firearm possession would entail, various categories of firearm-related regulation are permitted by the 2nd Amendment," he wrote in the brief, the Times reported.
He noted especially the federal ban on machine guns and those many other "particularly dangerous types of firearms," and endorsed restrictions on gun ownership by felons, those subject to restraining orders, drug users and "mental defectives."
His arguments came in the closely watched Washington, D.C., ban that would prevent residents from keeping handguns in their homes for self-defense.
(Story continues below)
Paul Helmke, of the pro-gun control Brady Campaign to Prevent Handgun Violence, told the Times he salutes the administration for its position.
But Alan Gura, who is heading up the challenge to the handgun ban, told the newspaper he was troubled Clement suggested more hearings on the case.
"We are very disappointed the administration is hostile to individual rights," he told the paper. "This is definitely hostile to our position."
Because of the specifics of the D.C. case, the ultimate ruling is expected to address directly whether the 2nd Amendment includes a right for individuals to have a gun, or whether local governments can approve whatever laws or ordinances they desire to restrict firearms.
The amendment reads, "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."
Clement is the Bush administration's chief lawyer before the court, and submitted the arguments in the case that is to determine whether the D.C. limit is constitutional. He said the 2nd Amendment, "protects an individual right to possess firearms, including for private purposes unrelated to militia operations," and noted the D.C. ban probably goes too far.
But the newspaper said most of Clement's new brief urges the Supreme Court to decided most current restrictions on guns and gun owners cannot be overturned by citing the 2nd Amendment.
He said the failing in the D.C. law is that it totally bans handguns in the homes of private citizens. But he urged the court to recognize, "Nothing in the 2nd Amendment properly understood … calls for invalidation of the numerous federal laws regulating firearms."
The Justice Department long had endorsed gun controls until Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2001 switched the department's position to support individual gun rights, the Times said.
The court's hearing on the case has not yet been held.
Clement clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and worked as chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights. He joined the Department of Justice in 2001 and moved into his current position in 2005.
WEAPONS OF CHOICE
Public 'threatened' by private-firearms ownership
Government argues gun restrictions 'permitted by the 2nd Amendment'
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted: January 14, 2008
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com
Paul Clement
Since "unrestricted' private ownership of guns clearly threatens the public safety, the 2nd Amendment can be interpreted to allow a variety of gun restrictions, according to the Bush administration.
The argument was delivered by U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the ongoing arguments over the legality of a District of Columbia ban on handguns in homes, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Clement suggested that gun rights are limited and subject to "reasonable regulation" and said all federal limits on guns should be upheld.
"Given the unquestionable threat to public safety that unrestricted private firearm possession would entail, various categories of firearm-related regulation are permitted by the 2nd Amendment," he wrote in the brief, the Times reported.
He noted especially the federal ban on machine guns and those many other "particularly dangerous types of firearms," and endorsed restrictions on gun ownership by felons, those subject to restraining orders, drug users and "mental defectives."
His arguments came in the closely watched Washington, D.C., ban that would prevent residents from keeping handguns in their homes for self-defense.
(Story continues below)
Paul Helmke, of the pro-gun control Brady Campaign to Prevent Handgun Violence, told the Times he salutes the administration for its position.
But Alan Gura, who is heading up the challenge to the handgun ban, told the newspaper he was troubled Clement suggested more hearings on the case.
"We are very disappointed the administration is hostile to individual rights," he told the paper. "This is definitely hostile to our position."
Because of the specifics of the D.C. case, the ultimate ruling is expected to address directly whether the 2nd Amendment includes a right for individuals to have a gun, or whether local governments can approve whatever laws or ordinances they desire to restrict firearms.
The amendment reads, "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."
Clement is the Bush administration's chief lawyer before the court, and submitted the arguments in the case that is to determine whether the D.C. limit is constitutional. He said the 2nd Amendment, "protects an individual right to possess firearms, including for private purposes unrelated to militia operations," and noted the D.C. ban probably goes too far.
But the newspaper said most of Clement's new brief urges the Supreme Court to decided most current restrictions on guns and gun owners cannot be overturned by citing the 2nd Amendment.
He said the failing in the D.C. law is that it totally bans handguns in the homes of private citizens. But he urged the court to recognize, "Nothing in the 2nd Amendment properly understood … calls for invalidation of the numerous federal laws regulating firearms."
The Justice Department long had endorsed gun controls until Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2001 switched the department's position to support individual gun rights, the Times said.
The court's hearing on the case has not yet been held.
Clement clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and worked as chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights. He joined the Department of Justice in 2001 and moved into his current position in 2005.
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