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‘Fess up: how many of us laughed about the Third Amendment when we learned about it (or were supposed to have learned about it) in ninth grade?

Quartering Act, French and Indian War, George III, Revolutionary War, Colonial America
The Quartering Act, 1763.

(Chris raises his hand)

The Third Amendment – part of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution – reads thusly: “No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house
without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a
manner to be prescribed by law.”

But an incident two years ago which is just now coming to light in court demonstrates how much we should appreciate our rights, whether or not we actively employ them  Anthony Mitchell and his parents,
Michael and Linda Mitchell, were asked by the police department of Henderson, Nevada for the use of their homes in a “domestic violence” investigation.  All three members of the Mitchell family declined, ...

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Sometimes, the headlines simply demand to write themselves.

Crash here for the tale of Daniel East, his sister Tevyn, and how they inadvertently brought Tricky through a harrowing eight-hour scenic tour of the desert wasteland of Utah and Nevada.

Tricky not only lived, but he suffered just a few minor scrapes on his paws.

(And methinks Tricky should sign an endorsement deal with ACME while that iron is still hot.)...

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Anyone left who still believes that we have to “work within the system” to effect change in this country had better read this and think real hard about what they’re advocating.

Because the undeniable truth is: the system no longer works. The system has not worked in a long time. The system is hopelessly broken. We’re just now becoming able to see how bad the damage is.

And anyone who still believes we must abide by the status quo and stay within the confines of the system is… well, an idiot.

The status of the Republican Party of the United States isn’t much different from that of the Communist Party of China, when you think about it. Both are controlled by hardliner old guards who won’t bend and will crush like a bug any new blood that tries to bring fresh ideas to the scene. I’m not talking about Republicans ...

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