9/25/2008
Fight for the High Road
Oleg Volk Posted this over on his LJ:
Going to court.
In December 2002, I founded The High Road forum dedicated to the advancement of responsible gun ownership. Recently, it was discovered that in 2006, the volunteer forum systems administrator, Derek Zeanah of Statesboro, Georgia, changed domain registration to himself. After he was confronted, Derek locked out all other staff from accessing the Web server administration and would not share even backup copies of its content. After failed attempts to peacefully resolve the dispute, it has become necessary for me to initiate a lawsuit against Derek Zeanah for the return of thehighroad.org domain name and the forum database.
I am seeking and would greatly appreciate donations to help with the cost of litigation. You can use Paypal (olegvolk@gmail.com) or send a check to:
Oleg Volk 3112 Chambley Ct Hermitage, TN 37076
All donations shall be returned if the lawsuit is ultimately avoided. You can also aid me by re-posting this appeal on your blog, forum or web site. My legal position is already endorsed by almost all of The High Road staff as well as Rich Lucibella, the founder of The Firing Line forum.
UPDATE: Derek's reaction was to disable The High Road forum all together. He also removed most of the staff who opposed him.
Obviously there are some noticeable difficulties here on the micro level of who owns the domain. More importantly, this was one of the best known gun rights, information, and education sites. THR had a very tight social community as well.
Labels: 2nd amendment, civil rights, constitution, constitutional rights, guns, illogic, mucking forons
5/17/2008
And the crazy goes on...
I'm somehow still, this late in life, frequently amazed at the lack of sense people display on a regular basis. It's particularly disconcerting in the those who would be our leaders. Sadly, some of those folks have managed a modicum of success in the public arena.
Offending people in the general populace is pretty easy, the larger the group the easier it gets. But it takes a special sort of blunderful to turn off a group of people when talking about their particular passion. A man who would be president Mike Huckabee has managed just that.
Offending people in the general populace is pretty easy, the larger the group the easier it gets. But it takes a special sort of blunderful to turn off a group of people when talking about their particular passion. A man who would be president Mike Huckabee has managed just that.
Labels: 2nd amendment, civil rights, constitution, constitutional rights, democrats, dumb celebrites, election, election 2008, illogic, mucking forons, republican, the powers that shouldn't be
3/25/2008
Indiana: A tax (and a boondoogle) by any other name
The Indiana legislatures has just proven itself to be dumber than a box of rocks and have morals that Nixon, Libby, and Putin would consider slimy. They have decided that any place selling books with 'sexually explicit' content would have to pay a $250 fee. This information is to be shared with local officials who will then be able to 'monitor' them for violations of the law. The standards for this immensely useful law are:
Now, this standard would include just about any book written for anyone over the age of seven. It would include just about all general psychology text books, most medical text books, all books meant to help children understand puberty, most fiction including genres like science fiction and fantasy, romance, and most classic literature, a large percentage of sociology text books, religious texts like; the Bible, The Torah, The Book of Mormon, the Quorran, vast amounts of poetry.
So let's review a few famous works that would be affected by this law: Wuthering Heights, Hamlet, Watership Downs, and The Scarlet Letter.
There are three (major) things wrong with this law:
1) It's self defeating. The number of places selling materials that will meet the standards laid out in the law vastly exceeds the number of places selling books that don't meet these standards. Everything from corner drug stores to local independent book stores, and big book chains like Borders and Barnes and Noble, department stores like Target, corner news stores, college bookstores etc. How does this law narrow down the list of places that law enforcement needs to look for offenders?
2) It is by any reasonable standard a violation of the 1St Amendment.
3) It's redundant. I'm certain their are other laws regarding telling the truth about what you intend to sell in your place of business.
That includes any work that "describes or represents, in any form, nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse."
Now, this standard would include just about any book written for anyone over the age of seven. It would include just about all general psychology text books, most medical text books, all books meant to help children understand puberty, most fiction including genres like science fiction and fantasy, romance, and most classic literature, a large percentage of sociology text books, religious texts like; the Bible, The Torah, The Book of Mormon, the Quorran, vast amounts of poetry.
So let's review a few famous works that would be affected by this law: Wuthering Heights, Hamlet, Watership Downs, and The Scarlet Letter.
There are three (major) things wrong with this law:
1) It's self defeating. The number of places selling materials that will meet the standards laid out in the law vastly exceeds the number of places selling books that don't meet these standards. Everything from corner drug stores to local independent book stores, and big book chains like Borders and Barnes and Noble, department stores like Target, corner news stores, college bookstores etc. How does this law narrow down the list of places that law enforcement needs to look for offenders?
2) It is by any reasonable standard a violation of the 1St Amendment.
3) It's redundant. I'm certain their are other laws regarding telling the truth about what you intend to sell in your place of business.
Labels: 1st amendment, 2nd amendment, bad laws, civil rights, constitution, constitutional rights, democrats, election, election 2008, immigration, the powers that shouldn't be, those who need to die
3/23/2008
In defense of liberty
Rarely does corporate behavior show any interest in anything except how far into the black they can push their profit margin. This is usually accomplished by either impoverishing employees or fleecing customers. Sometimes a company will be inspired enough to do both. Fortunately there are standards that some hold themselves to that other corporations should aspire too. One of those corporations was started in a garage in 1982 and has become one of the most respected, innovative and relied upon companies in the world Ronnie Barret is the man who started the company, and makes it what it is. Take a look at his words.
Labels: 2nd amendment, civil rights, constitution, constitutional rights, military, mucking forons, safety, society, the powers that shouldn't be
3/22/2008
Petition: AWB
The meek and moronic are at it again. There is a newer, more vile, more restrictive, and still unneeded, unconstitutional, unhelpful, and unAmerican "Assault Weapon Ban" in the works. This one includes no sunset clause, bans new weapons, and is in general aimed at making the criminals of America safer.
Sign the petition, but more importantly call, write, and email your Senators and Representatives and tell them why this ban is wrong for America.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/409898348
Sign the petition, but more importantly call, write, and email your Senators and Representatives and tell them why this ban is wrong for America.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/409898348
Labels: 2nd amendment, civil rights, constitution, constitutional rights, guns, illogic, mucking forons, safety, society, the powers that shouldn't be
12/31/2007
Poll!
This is one of those no brainer polls. Either you get it right, or you have no brain.
Labels: 2nd amendment, guns, politics, society
