The "Right" To Bear Arms

The United States Supreme Court yesterday handed down their decision to uphold the U.S. Constitution and allow individuals to continue to possess firearms for hunting and protection.

While this may have seemed like a “no brainer” since the Constitution plainly states in Amendment Two “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” understand it was a five to four split. One vote was all that stood between our losing this right and keeping it. One more liberal judge on the court and that would have been the end of “our right to bear arms”. There may be much discussion about “no one will take my guns” but the reality is one vote allowed us to keep that right. There will be much discussed during this presidential election, many promises will be made with no intentions of keeping them but one thing is true….. The next president will appoint judges to the different district around the nation and he will appoint Supreme Court Justices. When you go to vote consider what kind of judges do you want deciding your future and your rights a liberal with no connection to the Constitution or one who seeks only to see the Constitution applied correctly. Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in all of congress and refused to sign on to brief supporting the right to bear arms. There can be no question as to what kind of judges he will nominate and have approved by a democrat controlled Senate. Senator McCain has been less that conservative in many areas but has stood firmly with those who defended our right to bear arms, and has pledged to nominate only those judges committed to interpreting the Constitution not making new laws out of it.

One vote is all that prevented our loss this time, will that vote be cast next time, you will decide. Allen Barrett

Public Meeting On Budget

On 7 July at 9am in the Pulaski Elementary School Auditorium there will be a public meeting about the county budget for the coming year. This is an open meeting for the public to ask questions about the county budget held in accordance with the Financial Management Act mandate.
There have been some questionable restrictions placed on those wishing to speak at this meeting; hopefully they will be resolved before the meeting.
Presently as planned anyone wishing to speak at the public hearing must give five days written notice to the Financial Management Director, Loretta Garner, of those intentions.
Mrs. Garner's office is on the 2nd floor in the Courthouse Annex.
Those requesting to speak will be granted three minutes to share their views on the budget and ask questions.
I urge everyone to attend this meeting, the first of its kind. Notify Mrs. Garner you wish to speak and present your questions about the budget which should be printed in the local paper several days prior to the meeting. Allen Barrett