Guns, Butter, and Led Zepplin

[Occhidiangela]

Story about hockey with a bear, which was fine, followed by pure BS about guns, government, and EMA plans, about which you know no more than polar bear fewments.

Dear misguided albeit well intentioned eskimo

For openers, may I suggest .243 for coyotes? :)

Your understanding of federalism, and its limitations in fact for a nation of roughly some over 300,000,000 versus executive federalism for one a tenth the size is showing.

We do not exercise identical models of, nor faith in, federalism nor government. That is by structure, and has been for us since 1789, and adjusted by blood to a more federalist, though not completely federalist, in 1861-1865. Ronald Reagan began a modest devolution of the paternalism a quarter of a century ago. Please read my opener post.

Your non sequitur regarding "make a bigger government, a better more paternalistic government, then consider if you should own guns" is completely bass ackwards reasoning within the context of the American Constitutional structure. Our government is by structure and intent limited.

EMA methodology is by nature and structure layered and phased from local to state to federal, and BY LAW, Federal Forces MAY NOT ENTER A STATE (see the posse comitatus Act) without the invitation of the Governor, nor without Congressional approval. Explicitly, any person (like a general or a Commander in Chief/President) who violates this law has personally comitted a felony.

As to the rest, elk is best cooked with thyme and rubbed sage, in my opinion.

To sum up, go back to hunting your coyotes, tending to and buggering your elk herd, and snuggling with your polar bear. When the spring thaw hits, go out, borrow a nickel, and rent a clue.

Occhi