Saturday, June 12, 2004

# Joseph Sobran - They Aren't What They Used to Be - the United States, that is. Hints at the crimes against humanity that Abe Lenin used to change "United States" from a plural to a singular noun. In essence, Lincoln made it a crime -- "treason," in fact -- to agree with Jefferson. Northerners who held that free and independent states had the right to leave the Union -- and who therefore thought Lincoln's war was wrong -- became, in Lincoln's mind, the enemy within. In order to win the war, and reelection, he had to shut them up. But his reign of terror in the North has received little attention. He may have "saved the Union," after a fashion, but the Union he saved was radically different from the one described in the Constitution. Even his defenders admit that when they praise him for creating "a new Constitution" and forging "a second American Revolution." Lincoln would have been embarrassed by these compliments: He always insisted he was only enforcing and conserving the Constitution as it was written, though the U.S. Supreme Court, including his own appointees, later ruled many of his acts unconstitutional. The Civil War completely changed the basic relation between the states, including the Northern states, and the Federal Government. For all practical purposes, the states ceased to be free and independent. [End the War on Freedom] 2:31:06 PM    comment () # Security Arms - AWC G2 Bullpup - a 30" overall length M14 with a 22" barrel. Drool. Unfortunately, it's no longer in production, and was last seen, by one smith2004 reader, over 5 years ago for $3,000. You can buy a Springfield SOCOM 16, 37" overall length and 16" barrel, but it ain't cheap either at $1,727 MSRP. [smith2004] [End the War on Freedom] It's an interesting idea, but there's nothing about how much it weighs. I have a Springfield M1A Scout, which is a nice rifle (2 inches longer than the SOCOM), but it's really too heavy to be practical outside a shooting range. If I had one of these G2As I'd get rid of the ridiculous telescope and put either a Leopold scout scope or iron sights on it. I'd also want to get rid of the muzzle brake, which would make this rifle much less painful to shoot without hearing protection 2:27:06 PM    comment ()

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