Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor released materials and videos relating to her work on the bench the past couple of decades.  As outlined by a recent news article, one of the videos shows her speaking out about the fact that she was a product of affirmative action.  In fact, she called herself an "affirmative action baby".  She admits that her scores were not as high as other applicants, yet she was allowed entrance into Princeton and Yale because she was a Hispanic female.  She points to this situation as proof positive that affirmative action works, provided you overlook the fact that she has been overturned by the Supreme Court 5 out of 6 times. 

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Once again, we're at a crossroads right now where we need you to speak out about your rights as an outdoors person and as an American citizen.  Recently, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency put forth a proposal that will have profound effects throughout our great country.  No, it's not about guns this time.  They are attempting to re-define certain types and styles of knives that are available for importation, and as a result, reshape the entire market for common pocket knives.  On the surface level, they are talking about which knives should be categorized as "switchblades", but when you dig further into the information, you'll find much more. 

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With the recent furor over the economy and other issues dealing with government control in all aspects of every day life, a lot of people have taken to getting themselves prepared for hard times in one way or another---or a lot of ways. Many of these people are just now getting into this way of thinking, so they've come to the party a little late, and it might take a bit of time and effort to catch up with others. But, a little forethought and organization might help them beat the clock if they have the ability to step back and get a "big picture" look at things.

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In Miami, an armed robber had the back luck of picking the wrong Burger King to rob.  The Miami Herald reports in their article that an armed customer with a legal CCW threw down with the bandit.  The civilian received multiple gunshot wounds, but he got the better end of the deal.  The robber died from the civilian's gunfire.  Outstanding.  Other than the good samaritan getting wounded in the process, this ended the way it should end--with the Burger King bandit dead.  Saved the cost of a trial and housing him in prison.

There will be lots of people crying out about this, saying it's better not to get involved or fight back.  But, you never know what's going to happen.  Had the armed civilian not been present, the thug could have executed the employees with no repercussions and made his escape.

Best wishes to the responsible citizen who took the fight to the aggressor and probably ended up saving lives!