Posted by
William D. Dannenmaier on Saturday, November 20, 2010 11:19:23 AM
The Orlando Sentinel.com (Nov. 8) reports that in the State of California’s continuing search for money, armed deputies invade barber shops to check on the licenses. Those practicing without a license are handcuffed and led away leaving half-cut customers sitting and wondering. This enforcement may bring in some money but it lacks imagination and forward thinking. Many parents cut their children’s hair; wives have been known to cut their husbands’ hair; I have at least one son who cuts his own. Do these people have licenses? One approach would be to put a license tax on the sale of barber sets, being certain to obtain the addresses of those purchasing them. Then, when not invading barbershops, deputies can go to the residences of those purchasing barber sets and check on their licenses. It would bring in millions of dollars and would only be enforcing the law. Start thinking, California!
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article on the Oklahoma Shariah law (November 9, 2010). Oklahoma passed a law saying that judges could not use Shariah or other international law in judging cases. A judge, Vicki-Miles LaGrange, of the U. S. District Court has banned its implementation. I suppose she is following current Liberal doctrine. Diversity as king! But follow her “judgment” to its logical conclusion. If courts must consider Shariah rules in their judgments, must they not also follow Mormon rules in judgments? The Shariah includes such things as stoning women who have committed adultery to death along with other gentle measures. Obeying Mormon rules on polygamy would appear more civilized. Would all laws of other tribal groups have to be considered in judgments? How about the ancient Hindu one on burning a surviving wife to death when her husband dies? There must be a way of getting rid of female judges with their life time appointments. Perhaps we could marry them to dying Hindus, but they might not agree to that. How about a law permitting judges to be de-throned for terminal stupidity?
The controversy among Democrats in the House of Representatives has amused me. Why don’t some of them like Nancy Pelosi? She has effectively passed legislation preferred by devout Democrats. I would like to see her run for President against Obama in the Democratic primary. It would give the faithful a clear choice between an effective left wing leader and an ineffective left wing leader. Also, while probably confusing the Union vote, it would balance out the votes of the Women’s lib group and the NAACP, leaving the deciding vote to the ACLU.
Internet articles and letters on Napolitano’s air travel examinations have been fun. It appears that people who desire to travel on commercial air must either go through a total body scanner which uses X-Rays or be groped by airport employees. It doesn’t matter if you are one month old or one hundred years old.
Now an Islamic organization is protesting this treatment if applied to Muslim women and Obama’s Napolitano is considering special treatment for them. If I recall correctly, all organized terrorist attacks have been by Muslims: Muslim men, women and children. But Muslims may not need the exhaustive searches. Non-Muslim children do, non-Muslim elderly do, in fact all non-Muslims do. This is the same “security director” who said military veterans were a greater danger than illegal outlaw immigrants crossing our undefended Mexican border. What a great example of the Obama team Ms Napolitano is! She is consistent. Consistently what is another matter.
I have a helpful suggestion to Obamaland for reducing the national debt. Everyone agrees that Social Security is going broke, too many people on it and too little money. We also know that smoking and drinking reduce life expectancy. My suggestion is that everyone on Social Security, preferably those over seventy and certainly those over eighty, be given free tobacco, beer and wine. The elderly will die faster and of their own choice. This will reduce the numbers on Social Security. I’m certain our government can prove they will save billions of dollars this way. The fact that I am eighty, smoke and drink is not relevant.
Currently, many in California wish to legalize marijuana. I wonder if they know that marijuana, opium, heroin and cocaine were all legal at one time in the United States. In fact the original Coca Cola contained cocaine, which may account for the name. Then society found that these drugs caused numerous, serious problems, both for the people using them and for society. They were made illegal. Now, ignoring or in ignorance of the past, people want them legal again. Or perhaps they just don’t care what happens to our society if they can get more money – NOW!