On Arrests And Rests

from wnd.com:’Tidal Wave Of Support For Colorado Baker Hits SupremeCourt’- Bob Unruh - September 8

(“20 states, 86 Congress members, dozens of lawyers, family groups, nearly 500 creative pros back Jack Phillips.”  Phillips is a special kind of cake designer, of custom wedding cakes, based on his background of sketch artist, sculptor, and painter.  He does special cakes, that he chooses to.  But that actually shouldn’t make any difference to the basic issue here…)

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kibitzer3 • 17 minutes ago (September 8)

"So, may we hear your story. Briefly."

"I wanted him - "

"Let the record indicate that the plaintiff pointed at my client."

"Yes. 'Him.'" (sniffs) "I wanted 'him' to compose a piece of music for my wedding, and - "

"A special kind of music."

"Yes. In twelve-tone row. And he refused." (sniffs again)

"What did he say to you."

"He told me to find a composer who didn't mind composing in twelve-tone row." 

"And?"

"Well - and so I did. But he shouldn't have turned me down! I demand that he be forced to compose a piece of music for me in twelve-tone row!"

"So, let me get this straight. My client told you to find a composer who wouldn't mind composing a piece of music in twelve-tone row. And so you went 'down the street,' as they say, and found a composer who was fine with the idea of composing a celebratory piece of music for you in twelve-tone row. Is that correct?" 

"Well - yes. But - "

"I see. Alright. That will be all. Thank you. 

"We rest our case, your Honor."

"Aren't you going to present your defense, Counselor?"

"We just did. Your Honor."

To any halfway decent court.

In a free country, that is.

Now, in a different kind of country...

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Don't I know the history in this country of business owners hanging out signs saying 'We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To Anyone'??

Yes.  And they had, and have, every right to.

This country took a wrong turn back when the Civil Rights thing got up a head of steam.  Which has led to just such issues as this one - of Civil Rights Commissions lording it over anybody they wish to rule out of their politically correct line.  

Such arrogance.

I ask you to consider.

That Branch Rickey had it right.  When, as general manager of the (then) Brooklyn Dodgers, he took it upon himself to sign up a black baseball player - the first in the major leagues.  Because why?  Well, he had his reasons.  But the basic reason was because

he wanted a championship.

And thus, was the 'color barrier' broken, in this country.  

Not totally.  But - as I say - consider.  Sports teams - baseball, basketball, football - travel.  And they stay at different hotels along the way.  And eat in different restaurants.  And if any hotel owner, or restaurant owner, wanted their business, he would be serving both whites AND blacks.

And if they didn't, the teams would go elsewhere.  And those 'elsewheres' would make a lot of money off that business.

And so forth.

I am saying, that there is a fundamental difference between a country based on essential liberty - the freedom of the individual, as the sovereign - compared to a country where the state is the sovereign, and can lord it over the individual.

And such a state may cut for you in one instance.

And not in another.

You had better choose - well - which kind of country you want to live in.

Friend.

Fellow spiritual being having a human experience.

To learn lessons from.

The easy way.

Or the hard way.

Your choice.

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And speaking of the 'countries' that one lives in:

from thecommonsenseshow.com: ‘Prosecution Under the RICO Statutes Should Apply to Most Members of Congress’ - Dave Hodges - September 7/8

(Various examples of corruption in the U.S., involving the CIA/drug running, Congress critters, and the Calexit movement; with the latter subject discussed via an iv that Fox News host Tucker Carlson had with a spokesperson for the Calexit movement.)

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Stan September 9, 2017 at 2:14 am

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Dear Mr. Singam,

I am an American citizen living in the fine state of California. I refuse to vote because people like you have made it a crime to vote in this state. That is to say, to aid and abet in the commission of a crime. Because people like you have managed to give the vote to millions of ineligible voters – illegal aliens and other ineligibles, dead voters, and dual/multiple voters, because a) no ID is required to vote in this state (let alone photo ID), and even if it were, b) you have a Motor Voter law that automatically registers people to vote, and c) you now allow illegal aliens to acquire a driver’s license. And to top it off, d) you don’t ever clean your voter reg rolls, because (as I was told by an official source): “People register on penalty of perjury.” So they don’t bother to clean the rolls. Because, well, because. Sweet. And thereby, I have been disenfranchised by the likes of you.

And the Secretary of State. And the Governor, with whom the buck stops. But you all went a bridge too far, in failing to cleanse the voter reg rolls. As you did with allowing the creation of sanctuary cities. Both, cases of breaking federal laws. So I look forward to federal agents coming into the state and setting things to rights. At which point, your Calexit movement will be dumped into the trash bin.

And not a moment too soon, by the looks of things.