Comments on: Drop that arrowhead, cont’d

By: OBQuiet

OBQuiet — Sat, 03 May 2014 03:16:25 +0000

The one that gets me is the ‘illegal’ trading of ancient coins. That was what they were MEANT FOR!

By: david7134

david7134 — Thu, 01 May 2014 23:38:38 +0000

I was leaving the Painted Desert when we had to stop at the ranger road block. He asked if we had accumulated anything on passing through the park. I told him that we had a van full of his flies (they are really bad there) and that he could have them back. I have made people mad in my life, but I could tell that I hit a home run with his reaction. I know I reduced his life by a few years and hopefully saved the country some on his retirement obligation.

I also have a friend that found an Indian midden and some artifacts. He sent off a sample for carbon dating (he could afford it) and the result was 20,000 years old. He immediately called the local archeologist at the local college and was told that they were aware of the site and they were not doing anything about it. Note that the date is way off on North American occupation. Instead, they let the site wash on into the Red River and out of history.

By: MattS

MattS — Thu, 01 May 2014 15:56:37 +0000

Allan,

“enforced with outrageous shows of force.”

Understatement of the year, and it’s only the beginning of May.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:23:37 +0000

Andrew, that whoosh you just heard was the other ship passing you in the night. Randy Balko’s issue is not the concept that the federal goverment has the right to make the laws, but that the laws are not entirely clear and are enforced with outrageous shows of force.

By: Andrew M Garland

Andrew M Garland — Thu, 01 May 2014 07:52:04 +0000

It is probably a crime to pick up a pebble on federal land and keep it. Or, throw a peach pit into the woods.

Government claims that it is wise, good, and will use its power with discretion to improve life for us all. It constantly shows that this is a lie.

Somewhere there is a bulletin board recording the numbe of arrests each bureaucrat has made that month, or large sting operations he has participated in. Citizens are the fodder for getting another star or a raise in retirement pay 20 years from now.