RE: [Leica] Totally OT: Buzz's Know-Nothing Tax Rant

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

RANTS ASIDE...And being quite serious...

I really resent being called a "sycophant of Larry King."
I happen to have once written a book for Larry King, for which I was paid
quite handsomely. That's my entire association with Larry King. I have never
expressed an opinion of him here or anywhere, either positive or negative,
nor do I intend to. So get your facts straight.

B. D.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> Bill Larsen
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 7:01 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Totally OT: Buzz's Know-Nothing Tax Rant
>
>
> Aggggggh.................
>
> This entire conversation belongs anywhere but in the LUG.
> Mr. Colen and Mr.
> Don j R will never agree. Given that Mr. Colen is a respected
> journalist and
> sycophant of Larry King and that Mr. Don built a
> internationally revered
> business in manufacturing, they both have their point of
> view...but I doubt
> that they will agree.
>
> But to have a Dane agree that the U.S. Constitution is in need of
> modernization is ridiculous.  I do not live nor did I study
> in Danmark because
> I found the social stratification to be very alien to me as
> an American.  As
> regards the comments to the U.S. Constitution 2nd Amendment and 14th
> Amendments, these are fundamental in terms of that they are
> not a given (a la
> Locke) rather a condition of being human.
>
> Your characterization of "gun wacko" is extremely offensive.
>  I happen to
> live in an area where the local law enforcement officials
> estimate that the
> worst case response time is 50 minutes.  If you have any
> thought that I am not
> armed at home, you are severely mistaken.
>
> Gee, I even have some of Don Jrs products in my arsenal.
>
>  This entire conversation should not be taking place on the
> LUG.  If you don't
> like America, comment on some forum that cares.  I for one
> certainly do not.
>
> The U.S. Constitution is a very brief document.   Most State
> constitutions are
> very long.  The difference is that the U.S. Constitution will
> survived and be
> interpreted for modern times while State constitutions display a very
> fundamental distrust of government.
>
> Why don't you concern yourself with implementation of the pan-European
> constitution instead of commenting on matters that are
> apparently above you
> comprehension?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 9:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Totally OT: Buzz's Know-Nothing Tax Rant
>
>
> |I agree with Joe that the Constitution is in serious need of
> modernization,
> |especially
> |the amendment used by the gun wackos to justify the free
> availability of
> |firearms. The fundamentalist position on the Constitution
> reminds me of the
> |episode of the Simpsons where the police chief and the mayor
> are looking at
> |Springfield statutes and discover that one of them has a
> right to a pig every
> |year and the other a maiden of good repute...
> |
> |As for government by the states, to me this conjures images
> of Southern
> governors
> |in the 1960s resisting the advance of civil rights etc. and
> only standing
> down
> |when forced by the federal government. I am with the Feds on
> this one.
> |
> |I agree that some things should be left to the states; but
> unless you do not
> |believe in the USA as a single country, you must admit that
> the areas Buzz
> |mentioned are best managed by the federal government. Would
> you really want
> to
> |have an air traffic control system run by the states?
> |
> |Nathan
> |
>
>
>