I think we need to consider the real purpose of government. Is it to keep us safe or to keep us free? The two conflict quite a bit.
Ron Paul recently said: "Sadly, we have been conditioned to believe that the job of the government is to keep us safe, but in reality the job of the government is to protect our liberties. Once the government decides that its role is to keep us safe, whether economically or physically, they can only do so by taking away our liberties. That is what happened in Boston." Full article here... http://lewrockwell.com/paul/paul858.html -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of John Reames Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 8:59 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The case for banning hammers [AND MACHETES ANDGATORS] and registering owners As this is really off-topic, I don't feel too ashamed in saying that maybe they should ban sports equipment (and perhaps dis-arm black belts?) Although a lacrosse stick didn't do much for a Loyola player at the Saturday Hopkins-Loyola game in Baltimore: http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/1626290-johns-hopkins-lacrosse-player-l ays-a-stick-shattering-hit-against-loyola Or the YouTube video itself is at http://youtu.be/NrnHUpR501I (you can skip to 0:08) I think my shoulder has sympathy pain! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
