Letters to the Editor
from Carl Bussjaeger, A.X. Perez, Al Newberry, Alan R. Weiss,
Paul Bonneau, and John Higgins
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Mars Needs Saloons!
by L. Neil Smith
It says here—according to Reuters by way of the Associated Press
and America On Line—that "Mars could resemble the lawless Wild West
if privately funded adventurers seeking to exploit the planet get
there before governments, a leading British astronomer said
Wednesday".
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The Liberty Plan
by John Higgins
Right from the beginning, let me state that this article
has little in the way of answers, but a whole lot in the way of questions.
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Hassled for Carrying a Gun by Powell Police
by Fran Tully
A friend was visiting me from out of town. His concealed
weapons permit did not have reciprocity with WYO, so he was open carrying. I
was carrying concealed - though on several trips to Powell in the past, I have
chosen to open carry.
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The First Freedom
by A.X. Perez
A lot of people in the freedom movement seem to obsess about
guns. I know you could accuse me of this (which is ridiculous, my true obsession
is knives. I've got more chores to do that need knives to complete rather than
guns.).
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The Rage Against Self-Defense
by Sean Gangol
Recently in Houston Texas, a man named Joe Horn was found not
guilty by a grand jury for the shooting deaths of two burglars. The incident
happened back in November of 2007 when two men were in the process of a
robbing a house across the street from Horn. The attempted robbery
occurred during the day, while the neighbors were at work. When Horn
realized what was going on he called 911. Even though he was advised by
the operator not to go outside, he grabbed his shot gun and went
outside to get a better look at the men.
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The Need to Abolish Mandatory Schooling
by Punkerslut
Some people are under the impression that brilliant minds
will always supercede the potential of their institutionalized learning environments,
causing them serious conflicts. Few will doubt that brilliant minds find intellectual
constriction in all universities and mandatory schooling. A genius cannot bear the
pain of others fumbling with a simple subject. I doubt this theory; rather, I believe
that strict and required schooling sterilizes the potential for brilliance in our
young. Those who survived schooling and continued to think were only the strongest
of the will and the greatest of heart. All children at their start are tumultuous,
curious, and highly experimental. This spirit can only die if it is forced into
school. Mandatory schooling has never consisted of anything but the memorization
of monotonous and dead facts, with training to master repetitious behavior. For
the greater part of their day, the words of children's lips must match the interests
of their school teachers. Their behavior must coincide with a set policy and a set
regulation. They cannot use the bathrooms without permission. If they wish to speak,
they must raise their hands; talking in order to speak is restricted only to the
class of adults. After every half hour or every hour, a bell rings and everyone
must move. There is no point in the day where anyone asks the child: What are
you thinking? What are your worries? What are your plans? This daily grind
becomes a ritual for the child. It becomes the plot background for their television
shows and books, the ideology that is taught to them by teacher and parent alike,
and finally, it becomes the verses for their prayers. An entire mono-culture is
developed, entirely directed at convincing children that submitting to their
authority is for their own best interest. "Believe us and support us... All of
the good things you have today are because of us. Believe that." Mandatory
schooling is the closest ally of oligarchy and oppression.
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