Out of 97,000 entries, my photograph of gondoliers in Venice was a runner-up in Frommer Travel Guides 2010 cover photo contest. I’ll try better next year.
Here’s the photo: http://jocovp.com/FrommerAward.aspx
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Do guns at political events make sense?
Do guns at political events make sense? Is this a show of 2nd Amendment rights?
Yes, we have freedom of speech, but not the freedom to speak slander or to incite riots or to yell fire in a crowded town hall meeting.
Yes, we have freedom of religion but that doesn't give us the freedom to trigger mass suicide in religion's name.
Yes, the 21st amendment repealed prohibition but that doesn't give us the right to drink and drive or drink and abuse.
So we’re supposed to interpret the right to bear arms as a universal entitlement to carry weapons anywhere we please for any reason we please? Please.
The logical extension is that we can indeed incite riots and create mass hysteria in our drunken stupor so long as we have a constitutionally-protected firearm loaded and ready.
I’m proud not to be an Arizonian.
Yes, we have freedom of speech, but not the freedom to speak slander or to incite riots or to yell fire in a crowded town hall meeting.
Yes, we have freedom of religion but that doesn't give us the freedom to trigger mass suicide in religion's name.
Yes, the 21st amendment repealed prohibition but that doesn't give us the right to drink and drive or drink and abuse.
So we’re supposed to interpret the right to bear arms as a universal entitlement to carry weapons anywhere we please for any reason we please? Please.
The logical extension is that we can indeed incite riots and create mass hysteria in our drunken stupor so long as we have a constitutionally-protected firearm loaded and ready.
I’m proud not to be an Arizonian.
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