Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

It is Amazing How Few Northeast Government Lawyers Know the Constitution

Just hang a sign on the Nassau County ADAs, saying "Prosecuted Criminals, No Guns Allowed, Take Out Your Revenge, NO FEAR. 

The Idiots in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office has declared its ADAs as Vulnerable No Gun Zones! m/r

New York DA Prohibits Prosecutors from Owning Guns | PJ Tatler

By Liz Sheld On September 29, 2015 In Second Amendment

If you are a prosecutor in Nassau County and enjoy your Second Amendment rights, you might want to consider looking for another job.
The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office on New York’s Long Island bars its prosecutors
from possessing a handgun, even at home, unless a special exception is
made by the Acting District Attorney, Madeline Singas, according to an
application for employment.
We aren’t talking about concealing and carrying a firearm, we are
talking about merely owning a firearm. And this prohibition is coming
from a government office!

“[A]ssistant district attorneys are not permitted to apply for a
handgun permit nor own or possess a handgun while employed by the Nassau
County District Attorney. Any exception to this policy must be in
writing and approved by the District Attorney,” the application states.

I hope I’m not the only once concerned about the Nassau County District Attorney Office’s grasp of constitutional principles.

Eugene Volokh, professor at UCLA School of Law, says this is a violation of the prosecutors’ rights.

“Prosecutors often have special reasons they may want to be able to defend themselves,” Volokh told FoxNews.com.

“I’m not arguing they should have extra rights beyond what everyone
else has; I’m arguing they should have the same rights,” Volokh said. ...

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