The Ultimate Answer to Kings: :^0 Yeah! Me too!

They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."

I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.

It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.

The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

:^0 Yeah! Me too!

I'm Gobsmacked - in a GOOD Way

Amazing.

Arizona's House of Representatives voted today, 36-19, to allow permitless "Vermont" concealed carry. The Senate passed the bill on March 29, 20-10. Jan Brewer, our Republican governor who took office when Janet Napolitano was elevated to her seat as Secretary of Homeland Security, is running for election to that seat, and running hard.

I think she'll sign it.

I'm shocked. Arizona will probably become the third "Vermont Carry" state in the nation at the end of July.
Very cool.
The site I've been monitoring for news on this doesn't carry it as of this writing. And the final vote has been hanging fire for almost two weeks. But Kevin at The Smallest Minority says it's so. He doesn't post a link, so I haven't been able to confirm, but it's amazing news if true. The Arizona governor signed the other two pro-gunowner bills without delay, so there seems no reason not to expect her to sign this, the big one. Congratulations, Arizonans! I may have to visit, just so I can walk around with a concealed handgun and not worry about getting busted. That'd be fun; I don't do permits.

UPDATE: Seems to be true.

1 comment:

MamaLiberty said...: Before you get too excited about this, do an actual comparison between Vermont and Arizona. Yes, it's better than it was in Arizona, but the prohibited places and rigamarole "rules" that still limit carry of any kind means there is still work to be done.

Not that Vermont is perfect, of course.; April 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM

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