More counties in Illinois pass resolutions. While another member of academia shows that he doesn't practice what he preaches.
LETTER: They're not going to take shotguns away
The JG/T-C Editorial Board has weighed in on the Coles County Board resolving (9 Oct.) to uphold one line (but not the rest?) of the U.S. Constitution (21 Oct.) That is certainly their right. But the editors justified their position by pointing to “the prospect, valid or not, of state legislation banning shotguns.” Valid or not? What journalists’ credo is on your wall: “Repeat made-up stuff and don’t be afraid”?
I know of no such legislation pending or proposed; certainly the newspaper has not reported on any. Arguments such as “they are going to take our hunting guns,” on one side, or “they are going to encourage students to take machine guns into cafeterias,” on the other, are nutcase positions. (They are not going to happen.)
I expect such justifications from believers in black U.N. helicopters or the unlimited powers of the Trilateral Commission. I do not expect such justifications from my county board. And I do not expect them from my local newspaper.
Maybe Dr. Key should have researched his letter before he sent it. The bill is SB0016 Amend 001.
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They're not gonna take his academic credentials away, are they? Too bad, my dog need somewhere to squat.
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