Testimony for SB12 (‘Constitutional Carry’)

I’d like to make three points in favor of SB12, which I don’t think will be addressed by anyone else today. 

The Amendment Game

A while back, the following slate of constitutional amendments was proposed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

Putting the Awe in Law

In his book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, Professor James Duane makes an interesting observation about how the very nature of law in America has changed:

Catch-5

If you haven’t yet read Professor James Duane’s short and startling book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, please do so at the earliest available opportunity. You might have seen his YouTube video, in which case you might think you already know what’s in the book. But you don’t. 

Substitutes and agents, boys!

In the novel Island, by Aldous Huxley, the jungles of Pala are full of mynah birds that have been trained to say ‘Attention!’ and ‘Here and now, boys!’ This helps the people of Pala remember one of their most important ideals, which is, as much as possible, to live in the present.

Climbing Mount Politics

When I agreed to stand as a candidate for state representative,  I did not sufficiently appreciate how difficult it has become to have substantive discussions about serious issues during a campaign.  

Educaid (or “The Childless Fixed-Income Taxpayer’s School Choice Blues”)

[While I don’t agree with everything being said here, I think it’s a perspective that is often neglected, but worth hearing.  A shorter version of this was published by Jody Underwood in the Manchester Union Leader.]

“Look, I understand the arguments for allowing parents to choose the schools that they think are best suited for their children. Guiding your child’s education is one of the most fundamental parts of parenting, and no one has a better idea of what a student needs than that child’s parents. 

Rock, paper, white-out

A constitution isn’t written in stone. But it is written on paper!

What we’ve forgotten about law

I once heard Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) say that he had learned from experience that if you enter into a contract with someone thinking that you’ll be able to use that contract to make him do something he doesn’t want to do, you’re setting yourself up for failure.

Let Your Constitution Be Your Guide

Part 3 of the comic.

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