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The Morning Report 6/6/22

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Good morning, kids. 78 years ago today, our GIs were getting cut to pieces on the beaches and landing grounds of Normandy, while two years earlier, our Navy stopped the Japanese cold at Midway in the decisive turning point of the Pacific campaign. They bled and died to liberate the world and preserve our freedom — all so that America itself could be destroyed from within by far too many of their progeny. I can’t imagine what must be going through the minds of the dwindling number of nonagenarian veterans out there who made it “home alive in ’45” to witness this nightmare. The bitter, tragic irony of it all is just unbearably painful to contemplate. And yet, here we are.

To unintentionally channel a fat, sausage-chewing Kraut of that era, today’s top stories center around “guns and butter.” Except in this instance, we’re going to get neither. Inflation is out of control, wages stagnant and shelves are empty — all of it caused by the ideologically driven ineptitude of the junta in power and its implacable apparatchiks in the ever-expanding bureaucracy. At the same time carbon, the miracle element that fuels our way of life, our economic prosperity and wellbeing, has been sentenced to death, effectively sentencing us to death not long after. 

So, with everyone screaming bloody murder at them to do something, and facing an electoral bloodbath come November and quite probably two years from now, something is exactly what they’re going to do. 

Rep. Donald Beyer (D-Va.), who sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, is looking to put a 1,000% excise tax on AR-15-type rifles as a means of making them less affordable to the public.

“What it’s intended to do is provide another creative pathway to actually make some sensible gun control happen,” Beyer told Business Insider. “We think that a 1,000% fee on assault weapons is just the kind of restrictive measure that creates enough fiscal impact to qualify for reconciliation.”

With the affected guns ranging in price from $500 to $2000, the tax could add as much as $20,000 to the final sale price of the weapons. While bullets would not be taxed at the high rate, high-capacity magazines would be.

The details of the legislation are not yet final. Beyer insists that law enforcement agencies and the military would be exempt from the tax, as would existing owners. One can only imagine the surge in sales of the weapons should this legislation make it through. And while the proposal seems absurd on its face, that doesn’t mean it’s doomed to fail; Beyer is looking to use the reconciliation process to bypass a filibuster in the Senate.

“Filibuster in the Senate?” Pfft. 

BRENNAN: So you can get four other Republicans to stand with you, the six who are negotiating?

TOOMEY: My hope is we’ll get a lot more than that. My hope is we’ll get at least half the Republican conference. You know that that’s, that should be the goal here. We’re going to have to be realistic about what can do that. Senator Murphy alluded to the idea that it’s not going to be everything. Certainly the Democrats would like. We’ll- we’ll see where it ends up.

BRENNAN: Is there a risk that the Republican Party becomes associated with gun violence, if you can’t get those votes?

TOOMEY: You know, look, I think the Republicans have been very consistently supporters have Second Second Amendment rights. Republican voters expect Republicans to defend the Second Amendment. I think there is a place to land that’s consistent with the Second Amendment, as I’ve been advocating for expanding background checks, by the way, I think encouraging states to have some kind of red flag laws could make sense as long as there’s adequate due process. I think there are school safety provisions, there are mental health issues that we could address. So there are things we could do that would be constructive, that are consistent with Republican values, and I’m hoping we’ll get there.

For those keeping score at home, that’s Pat Toomey. A Republican, at least on paper. Meh, what’s the use of even calling him a RINO when the word “Republican” has lost all of its meaning in terms of defining the core beliefs of a political party. Then again, it’s the Democrats who define that word which has come to mean “racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, Bible-thumping gun-nut who hates children and Mother Earth.”

The last friggin’ thing these fools should be doing is negotiating anything with these people. To do so is to accept their premises not just on this issue but on everything else. While the Democrats’ incompetence as I stated above is driven by its ideology (and of course an insatiable will to power), the GOP’s incompetence, if you will, is driven by wanting to be part of the club and, let’s face it, a loathing of the very base that elects them. While you mull that over, dig this:

Democratic congressman David Cicilline told House Republicans they should “spare me the bullshit about Constitutional rights,” during a debate on gun control Thursday.

The Rhode Island representative refused to yield his time during the outburst, while discussing legislation related to “red flag” laws, that would allow the government and law enforcement to confiscate firearms from anyone deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz attempted to insert an amendment to the legislation stating “Congress disfavors the enactment of laws that authorize a court to issue an extreme risk protection order, also known as Red Flag laws, in the States because such laws trample on an individual’s due process and Second Amendment rights.”

That prompted Cicilline to call the defense of Americans’ constitutional rights “bullshit.”

Emphasis mine. That’s not a psycho Maoist like Titty Caca Cortez or LoPecia Pressley. David Cicilline is an alleged “moderate” “mainstream” Democrat. Forgetting the fact that he’s been in Congress since 1994, he’s only a year younger than me. I know our educational system is merely a machine to crank out mind-numbed, illiterate robots eager to serve the State, but he came of age the same time I did. And we never learned to hate the Constitution. The young socialists are bad enough but people old enough to know better and who spout this crap are the ones you have to watch out for.

Matt Gaetz for sure can defend himself as well as defend our rights and the Constitution from sick deviants like this miserable worm Cicilline or the Bernie Bros. But Matt Gaetz is an outlier. We have a party of Toomeys. 

When David Cicilline shrieks “Spare me the bullshit about Constitutional rights,” he makes the absolute unimpeachable case for why we have the Second Amendment in the first place. Remind me again what it was he swore on the Bible to preserve, protect and defend?

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

SECOND AMENDMENT

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CIVIL WAR 2.0: LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, CAPITOL HILL BLACK WEDNESDAY PROTEST AFTERMATH, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION 

THE ECONOMY, STUPID, & THE DEMOCRAT WAR ON OIL, 

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CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

LOCKDOWN 2: MONKEY POX MONKEY BUSINESS BOOGALOO???

AMERICA, AND THE WORLD, IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

  • “The actions of this LA city council however are merely symptomatic of today’s general culture, especially in the urban cities controlled and run almost exclusively by Democrats. If it isn’t one broad ban against gas ovens, its another against guns, against whites, against American history, against anything that might even slightly question the ignorant agenda of this close-minded, hateful, and oppressive culture. Rather than debate and find solutions, this culture now shuts that debate down. It is certain it knows the answer, and will not tolerate dissent.” The Oppressive and Ignorant Blacklisting Culture That Now Dominates Politics
  • “Australians took a great green gamble in the recent election. It won’t be pretty.”Australian Voters Have Set Themselves Up for a Green Nightmare
  • “Environmentalists have waged war on fossil fuels, the Industrial Revolution, and capitalism in general. Their ‘solutions’ will make us all poorer, more vulnerable, and less free.” The Climate Cult and Their Green Lethargy Future
  • “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants us all to live without petroleum products? Good luck!” The Naked Truth About Energy Transitions
  • “Golly, what could bring about the complete elimination of human carbon emissions? The only thing this author can think of is the cessation of all human activity. These aren’t the first environmentalists to indulge in these dark phantasies and they won’t be the last. They hate themselves, they hate you, and they want us all to die. Treat them accordingly.” Killer Carbon, Poisonous Humans
  • Oh FFS! How about loudly and clearly rejecting “anthropogenic climate change” as complete bullshit?! The GOP is worse than worthless. Republicans Introduce Plan to Tackle Climate Change, Energy Crisis

EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

ABORTION

  • “Sadness turned to strength.” DC Pregnancy Center Condemns Pro-Abortion Vandals After Attack
  • “[Republican Sen. Sharon Hewitt] added that the new legislation seeks to protect pregnant women from “mail-order, do-it-yourself chemical abortions without oversight.” Louisiana Legislature Passes Bill to Ban the Shipment of Abortion Drugs
  • “. . . what hasn’t been pointed out in the frenzy over the leaked Dobbs draft opinion is that Roe is, practically speaking, already dead — regardless of what the Court decides to do in Dobbs. The states already have the ability and authority to restrict abortion in any manner they see fit. Accordingly, they do not need to wait for the Court to overrule Roe to severely limit or simply outlaw abortion within state borders.” Roe v. Wade Is Already Dead

SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY 

POLITICS

  • “Biden’s easy schedule in the White House and his frequent absence prove what is obvious to everybody: Biden’s rapidly declining cognitive abilities have left him incapable of functioning as [so-called quote-unquote “president”].” Troubling Questions About Biden’s Vacation Days
  • “One NBC report alleged that the West Wing is in for a significant shakeup over Biden’s stagnant and slumped polling numbers. More than a dozen top aides have left [so-called quote-unquote “vice president”] Kamala Harris’ office in the last year, and more than 20 black staffers have allegedly left the White House since late 2021, according to the NY Post.” Three More Staffers Ditch Biden In One Week
  • “A potential concern for Democrats that traditionally rely on this key demographic of voters as the election cycle nears. The results showed that only 60% of black voters believe Biden is keeping most of his campaign promises, with concerns ranging from his handling of the economy to immigration.” Biden’s Approval Rating From Black Voters Plummets
  • “National polls and presidential head to heads obscure fundamental Democrat Party strengths going into the midterms.” (Dave in FL, please weigh in – jjs) November Red Wave May Fail To Materialize
  • “California has a perfectly acceptable alternative to Gavin Newsom in Michael Shellenberger. He won’t win, but he deserves to be heard.” What Can the Golden State Hope for Now?
  • “You’d think the media would be interested. Nope. . . Bilderberg isn’t just a ‘talking shop’, it’s an epicenter of global influence.” The Bilderberg Group Meets in DC

THE UKRAINIAN “FRONT”

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM 

BIDEN AFGHANISTAN BUG-OUT DISASTER

DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE, THE COURTS

  • “While top firms must maintain prestige and credibility with the courts and their corporate clients, they’re increasingly populated by a new class of young, left-wing lawyers who view those very entities as harmful and oppressive. The strain is driving a new dynamic in which woke lawyers are given a free hand to set DEI policies or take on progressive causes pro bono, while the firm’s high-dollar commercial work goes on unabated.” Top Law Firms Are Hosting Drag Queen Bingo. Will They Really Shun the SCOTUS Leaker?
  • “Left-wing rot goes to the very heart of our legal system.” The Structural Legal Rot Runs Deep

HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY 

FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

HITHER & YON 

FINALLY . . . 

NOTE: The opinions expressed in the links may or may not reflect my own. I include them because of their relevance to the discussion of a particular issue.