The Daily Dose/March 29, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: Be honest: do you read mass shooting articles anymore? We’ll be honest and say we don’t. We did read about the Nashville shooting, but it really wasn’t anything we hadn’t read before, save for the fact the killer was a woman. Usually, it’s a white male.
#USA! #USA! The usual people are saying the usual things, but there really isn’t much of a 2nd Amendment debate anymore because we Americans have accepted mass shootings. If they collectively bothered us, we would’ve done something about it back when “going postal” first entered our vernacular.
Dry, Technical Matter: Before we discuss the 2nd Amendment we should probably read it. It is 27 words long and is wonderfully ambiguous:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Fly In The Ointment: Whether the amendment provides bearing arms only for militia service or not isn’t clear. Considering the times and the English laws and customs that influenced the Founding Fathers, our feeling is it is both.
Ready…Aim…Fire: As a practical matter, the amendment was designed to protect Americans’ right to bear the arms they needed on a daily basis: for hunting, fighting off the Indians whose land we were stealing, for serving in the militia. The Founding Fathers also wanted this right so Americans could defend themselves from invaders and also their government.
Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: The 2nd Amendment was not designed to provide a license for Americans to possess every possible weapon we can produce and we believe the Founding Fathers would be astounded and appalled at what we have allowed the 2nd Amendment to become.
The Bottom Line: From 1994-2004 the US banned assault weapons and our right to bear arms was not infringed; we could still protect ourselves and go hunting. Now, part of the reason we have regular mass shootings is that a violent nation has produced violent citizens. But the easy availability of weapons designed to slaughter many people is another reason. It is time for a permanent assault weapons ban in America.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the hotel’s weekly sundry stand order. Today’s Diary.
This week’s Coke order is the shortest yet and, almost interestingly, didn’t include Coke…Chris also requested the receipt be put in his box, a first.
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On This Date
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In 1971 – US Army Lieutenant William Calley is convicted by a court-martial jury of six officers of premeditated murder in connection with the Mai Lai Massacre of March 1968. Calley’s original defense was the deaths had been caused by an airstrike, but after testimony implicated him, he said he was following the orders, that his job was “to destroy the enemy”. Calley filed numerous appeals, twice had his conviction overturned and reinstated, and was released from custody, ten days before he was eligible for parole, in September 1975. Now 75, Calley’s last known residence was in Florida.
In 1976 – The Indiana Hoosiers defeat the Michigan Wolverines 86-68 to win the NCAA basketball championship at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. It was the third of five NCAA titles for the Hoosiers and was the second of six runner-up finishes for Michigan, a record shared with Kansas and North Carolina. The Hoosiers remain the last major-division NCAA team to finish the season undefeated.
In 1997 – Puff Daddy featuring Mase is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of six consecutive weeks with Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down. The song also peaked at #19 in Great Britain, also went to #1 on Billboard’s rap and soul charts, and was Billboard’s 5th-biggest song of the year. It was the first of five #1 pop songs for Puff Daddy and was the first of two #1 songs for Mase. Puff Daddy was born Sean Combs in Harlem and is also known as P. Diddy and Diddy.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.
John Adams
Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Blondie’s last appearance on a Billboard singles chart was Long Time, which peaked at #5 on Billboard’s dance chart in 2017.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which was the first private school to win the NCAA basketball tournament? – Answer next time!
