The World According to Squed

Clearly I can put up with a lot before I go stark raving mad over how stupid Congress is, I mean really you could do that a few times a day if you paid too much attention... But the straw has officially been added that breaks me down and sends me screaming for the hills! (To seriously mix my metaphors.)

I get these great polling emails asking me what I want my Congressman to do - and you know how I love that! He was wanting feedback from his constituents about the House passing a bill saying that if you live in a state without a license to carry a concealed weapon (like Illinois) those coming in from states that do have one (like Texas) would have a right to continue to carry a concealed weapon (in Illinois). Luckily I can't imagine this getting through the Senate.

And don't get me started on concealed weapon laws. You want to have a hunting gun - cool. You want to form a militia - you have a Constitutional right to do so (historical context not withstanding). You wanna have an Oozy (and maybe the necessary nuclear weapon) to overthrow your government - you have a "Declarational" right to do that too - good luck with that by the way (hear my best sarcastic tone). But a concealed hand gun? Um - no - that is just - well - dumb.

Uh-oh, sorry I got started there a little bit... back on track...

Let's get this straight... according to this Congress equal protection under the law means a Texan gets to conceal his hand gun in Los Angeles, but Oklahoma doesn't have to acknowledge a marriage from New York?

A POX ON ALL THEIR HOUSES!

Where is the Supreme Court when you need them?

Yep... Stark Raving Mad!

(You simply must check out the Wiki site on concealed weapons, they have an animated map that shows how gun laws have changed since 1986. Stark Raving Crazy!)