We had a pretty good Constitution, along about 1795; it has gone steadily downhill, since (not just actual text (the 16th and 18th Amendments are just two of many egregious examples). But the really fun part is, they no longer bother with the charade of actually amending the Constitution; they just ignore it, instead. And what are you going to do about it? “You can’t fight City Hall” is how most people react. Passive resistance is better than nothing (I NEVER purchase items that I think might trigger surveillance by credit card; I always use cash – doesn’t help much for guns, but it is my finger in the eye of government as to ammunition, Bibles (or conservative/libertarian content or books).

It is literally none of the government’s damn business WHAT I buy, legally. There is not legitimate “need to know” on the part of the government (frankly, that includes guns, too). But that never stops the busybodies/Karens in government and on the Left (ah, but I repeat myself!).

T. Jefferson gave us the formula and blueprint. That we haven’t chosen to use it is on us.

“I think I am going to purchase another Bible …”

Purchase? I just steal borrow them from motel rooms. No one’s the wiser — unless my wife starts reviewing the credit-card receipts.

Those codes . . . they were originally intended to enable big business to spy on us. They fill no legal requirement, the meet no legal need, government shouldn’t want or need access to those codes. I would suggest that the codes simply be done away with. No one in the world needs to know when my wife purchases feminine hygiene products, or when I buy the makings of a bomb. Not the credit card company, not the bank, and sure as hell not government. Not even the village gossip needs to know how I spend my money. Personal business is personal. It’s fine for all those people to know that my local Wal-Mart has sold 400,000 rounds of ammunition in the past year. Business doesn’t have the expectation of privacy that private citizens have. Go ahead, publicize how many rounds each and every store in the country has sold, monthly, quarterly, annually, I don’t care. Just don’t publish each individual sale, with names, addresses, and other personal information. And, by “publish”, I mean “make available by any means to any entity, government or private sector”. Uncle has no need to know.

Hush,

Loud smirk!

And they’ll limit the font to <10!

I think I am going to purchase another Bible this weekend and use a credit card to pay for it. Better get your Bibles now before the Feds start requiring background checks and waiting periods.

“We’re all on somebodys list.”

I’m usually on someone’s sh!t list.

“Embrace it.”

I embrace the suckage… 😉

No different than golf clubs and footballs, sporting goods…