Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.


I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.


It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.


The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

A podcast worth a damn.

Tom Paine of Silent Running has a new podcast up and playing at Shire Network News. Click here to go to the SNN podcast and listen for yourself. I've never been a huge fan of podcasts but this guy is really good. Not to mention the Aussie Kiwi accent is a welcomed change from US talk radio and other podcasters. I think you'll agree with me.

Now if only we could get him to say "Oy! You walloped me turban, mate!" Now that would be painfully funny. Silent Running is hereby added to the blogroll under Australia!

Update: I forgot to add that in the podcast Mr. Paine interviews The Sandmonkey who is quite the funny character.

Update #2: I have been informed that Tom is not an Aussie. He's a Kiwi! Please accept my apologies Tom. At the beginning of each podcast Tom says "This is Melbourne." So, I just figured he was an Aussie. Well, you know what they say about assumptions...