There's was a story in the news yesterday about a religious militia in Michigan getting raided. It sounds like they were going to do some bad things, and got caught. Great, I'm all for locking them away.

The part of this that has me somewhat concerned are the multiple videos of them training posted all over the internet, which were picked up by the media. The good citizens of the United States were bludgeoned with scary video of armed and camouflaged men, who were not Soldiers, practicing things that Should Only Be Practiced by Soldiers.

Clearly, I'm a believer in civilian training. My concern stems from similar videos posted on the internet by reputable trainers. While you and I know that these are Good Guys, many will not be able to make the delineation. Guns have been largely off limit to politicians for a while, but civilian training would make a sweet target for the gun grabbers. It has me concerned.

aka, The 2010 Census.

Don't get me wrong - I'm completely on board with the Census for it's Constitutionally mandated purpose, and when my form arrives, I will cheerfully and willingly mark it "3", and return it.

Sorting through the mail today, I found an envelope boldly marked CENSUS, and I thought, "Great, it's here." Imagine my surprise when I opened said envelope, and found a letter reading "About one week from now, you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail."

Really, Robert M. Groves, Director US Census Bureau? Wouldn't it have made more sense just to send me the form in the tax-payer funded first class envelope now relegated to my trash can? Wasn't the point of spending 2.5 Million dollars for 30 seconds of air time during that big football game so that I would know that you'd be sending me said form? And really, isn't the point of spending umpteen millions in tax dollars to fund public schools for the purpose of having children read the Constitution of the United States, so that they already know that the government is going to count them every 10 years?

Unbelievable.

For a few days at least. The wife is off to the Big Easy for some industry mingling, leaving me to wrangle the baby on my own. Add in two dogs, a handful of realtors, and an open house, and I'm going to be busy.

I knew this case was being argued, but was not following closely. This quote is being passed around the web, and deserves it.

"Justice Sotomayor, States may have grown accustomed to violating the rights of American citizens, but that does not bootstrap those violations into something that is constitutional".

Alan Gura, Arguing before the Supreme Court on McDonald V. Chicago (pg 5)