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

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Watch for Personal Appearance, they'll be coming to your hometown real soon now - Andy Griffith Goes Full Robocop

2014 Lenco "BearCat" ballistic-engineered, armored-response vehicle
A Soviet Block America, the tanks roll in, but don't roll out! m/r

Andy Griffith Goes Full Robocop :: SteynOnline

by Mark Steyn  •  May 30, 2014 

I write often about the paramilitarization of American law enforcement, while always vaguely assuming it will never get too near my own corner of rural New Hampshire. But who knows? Reid Smith writes today about his particular hometown in Pennsylvania:
Haverford straddles the border between Delaware and Montgomery Counties, some ten miles west of Philadelphia. According to Wikipedia, it's most notable for being home to the renowned Haverford College and the Merion Cricket Club. The former is best known for its intellectual rigor and Quaker antecedents; the latter for its beautiful grass tennis courts.

The local geography gets a little tricky, but a portion of the unincorporated town of Haverford is part of greater Haverford Township in Delaware County (affectionately known as "Delco").

Today a friend sent me an article from a local webzine. This is the sort of digital publication that usually leads with headlines about "Cast-Iron Cookware Restoration with Apple Cider and Elbow Grease" and heartfelt features on do-gooding business leaders.
But not today. Instead The Haverford-Havertown Patch's editor Alison Smith is enthusing over the local constabulary's purchase of a 2014 Lenco "BearCat" ballistic-engineered, armored-response vehicle (see picture). Everyone's happy. TheCounty Council:
"As businesses continue to expand here in Delaware County, we are continually committed to making sure that our police have the ability to address new threats," said Delaware County Council Chairman Thomas McGarrigle.
Who knew a thriving business community presented such a threat to the security environment? 
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