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Another Letter from L. Neil Smith

Ding-Dong!

Dear Ken,

A couple of random thoughts. The other day, when we heard the news that the Democrats would try to prevent the Donald from appointing a new Supreme Court Justice, both my womenfolk exclaimed, “No Justice, no peace!”

Also, consider: I’m pretty sure I understand his historical context and his personal reasons, but suppose Thomas Jefferson was really guilty of all the terrible things that “Progressives” accuse him of. He would still be infinitely preferable company to loathsome, repulsive, nauseating, pus-mouthed specimens like Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Gerrold Nadler, Eric Swallwell, and Adam Schiff.

Just saying…

L. Neil Smith
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Letter from Manual Miles (a.k.a. Kaptain Kanada)

This leaflet which I occasionally hand out may be of interest to TLE readers:

The Canadian government claims that 9,242 Canadians have died from Covid to date (approximately the last nine months, as of 25 September 2020). Even if one accepts their manipulated figures, the death rate out of our population of 37.95 million (37,950,000) is a mere 0.0002435% of the population.

According to Statistics Canada, as of 2017 (the last calendar year for which statistics are available), “The number of accidental deaths rose from 8,589 in 2000 to 13,894 in 2017, due to a rise in deaths from falls and poisonings.”

So you are more likely to die by falling down stairs than from Covid unless you have a “premordant condition.”

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Worldwide Covid Statistics

Total cases: 32.4M     Recovered: 22.3M     Deaths: 985K

Canada Covid Statistics

Total cases: 148K     Recovered: 127K     Deaths: 9242

From the World Health Organization:

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. [emphasis mine]

How it spreads:

The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.

You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within close proximity of someone who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose or mouth.

[In other words, it’s just a relatively mild seasonal ’flu bug.]

For Peace and Liberty,

Manuel Miles, aka Kaptain Kanada
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"Whatever party you vote for, the Mad Hatter’s tea party always wins."—Manuel Miles, aka Kaptain Kanada

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Letter from A.X. Perez

SCOTUS

Late last week several Democratic Congresscritters came up with the brilliant idea of term limits for members of the Supreme Court.

Without getting into the merits of the idea just yet, I feel compelled to point out that Congress passing a bill setting term limits for members of SCOTUS is slightly unconstitutional, in the sense that Megatherium is slightly extinct. I have no doubt that the first justice to whom it applies will file suit seeking to overturn the bill as violating Article 3 of the Constitution as soon as they are sworn in. Of course, they will win, as the other eight justices will almost certainly either rule in their favor either as the Court of original jurisdiction or as the appellate court of last resort.

This proposed legislation follows a pattern set by progressives since at least the Post Civil War Civil Rights laws. Progressives apparently believe that their cause is so righteous, the laws they put forward are so just, that they can do as they please, and Constitution be damned. (Conservatives are no better, otherwise we would never have seen the PATRIOT Act.) They forget that the purpose of the restrictions placed on the power of government and what kind of laws Congress could pass were to prevent the rise of despotism. Apparently, they view themselves as benevolent, or more correctly, enlightened despots.

Enlightened despots are still despots, and despots degenerate into tyrants. Look up Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, for example. This is the lesson that J.R.R. Tolkien sought to teach as he described how the One Ring tempted Galadriel and others. Both history and fiction warn us of those who seek to establish themselves as benevolent despots. The scariest thing about these progressives is that they really are such a pack of naifs as to seek such power and not realize where their actions will lead us. I find this worse than if they are acting disingenuously, as it means they lack the wisdom to exercise the power they already have, let alone the power they seek. either way, they show a childish lack of foresight when they disregard the risk that the power they seek for good people will fall into the hands of evil people.

Now, as to the idea of setting term limits for Supreme Court Justices, sounds intriguing. Apparently, they want to appoint justices for eighteen years, and limit the President to appointing 2 judges per four- year term. This way the Court would not be dominated for an excessive time by the appointees of one party or another, by people who subscribe to one ideology or others. Of course, a Supreme Court Justice's only ideology should be the Constitution, followed by Constitutionally sound case law, and finally Constitutionally sound written law. However, I understand political partisans believe that describes the way partisan politicians view the laws they seek to pass.

The correct way to do this is to pass a Constitutional Amendment. It's a little harder than just passing a bill, it's a little more permanent. If placing term limits on Supreme Court Justices to shield the Court from political bias is a good idea it's worth the work, it's worth having in place when your party has to be bound by it.

That the Democrats don't get this makes me doubt their fitness for office.

A.X. Perez
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