Oh, nothing too mysterious. It's two things working toward the same position.
First, I learned about twenty years ago the reality of what the law can potentially do to you if they have a mind to it, from the DA all the way down to the cop on the beat, and none of it has anything at all do to with whether or not you've committed a crime (I hadn't). It has to do with what they claim based on how much they don't like what you do as a citizen (and whether or not you have any witnesses to back you up), what race/class you are, and that's all. Only the wealthy and politically connected (which typically overlaps with wealthy) are immune to this kind of treatment; everyone else has to virtually bankrupt themselves hiring truly talented lawyers, which are harder to find than you can imagine (most are pathetic hacks -- don't believe the TV shows). As my mother drilled into me growing up, "The more you stir in shit, the more you get on your hands." Unfortunately the "shit" referred to here was simply exercising my rights, some of which were not very convenient for the police. They don't like that. They *really* don't like that. And they can turn your life upside down just for the hell of it to show you who has the control, who has the power. And they're right, no matter how much you fight or how wrong it is. Once I accepted that, I decided it was a better life to not make any waves whatsoever. No more stirring in shit of any kind. I mean not even a speeding ticket. Second, to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Georgia, you have to be absolutely clean as a whistle legally. To obtain a BATF Form 4 waiver to legally own a machine gun, you have to be so clean that you make a squeaking sound whenever you walk. I enjoy both of these privileges (and I do consider them privileges), so I value my personal responsibility bound to these privileges, and that means leading a legally clean and uncontroversial life. If you have a firearm in your possession when you are caught with any amount of non-prescription drugs of any kind, you commit a felony (IIRC) and can never own any firearm ever again, or vote. So for me, even if Georgia had a medical marijuana law, I wouldn't participate (even though I'm truly legitimately qualified, unlike most of the jokesters getting permits for "daily anxiety" or some shit like that) because the feds have an opposing take on things, and it's just not worth the risk for me. I do wish things were different, but they're not. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:15 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Heath Ledger Found Dead ... > > besides the obvious reasons... i guess you cannot say or something? > > tw > > On Jan 23, 2008 4:08 PM, Adam Churvis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alas, mine must be :( > > > > Absolutely positively must *NOT* do even the slightest thing illegal > here in > > the states, or travel elsewhere for the purpose of doing so, for > various > > reasons. > > > > Now, if I just *happen* to be in Jamaica on vacation with The Lovely > And > > Talented Lisa, and I just *happen* to accept a certain "invitation" > from a > > certain representative of the Rastafarians, then I supposed it's a > different > > story. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > President > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:10 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Heath Ledger Found Dead ... > > > > > > i agree adam, but my brandy isnt so liquid :) > > > > > > and i KNOW there are a few on this list, that enjoy the same as me. > > > > > > tw > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 12:41 PM, Adam Churvis > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You're absolutely spot-on, my friend. A good friend of mine is > in > > > the same > > > > situation with his family history, so he decided as a child to > never > > > have a > > > > drop, and never has to this day. > > > > > > > > But I'm only talking about a small snifter of brandy before bed. > A > > > wee > > > > dram, as it were. Calms the nerves, relaxes, and makes warm. > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > > President > > > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: morgan l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:50 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Heath Ledger Found Dead ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can, of course, only speak for myself, but I don't drink > alcohol > > > at > > > > > all; > > > > > never have. Alcoholism is rampant in my family and it's just > not > > > worth > > > > > it. > > > > > Not to mention, all these years of sobriety and I really do > wonder > > > why > > > > > anyone would ever drink to excess. They must not realise how > plain > > > > > stupid > > > > > they look being "cool", I guess. > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 10:29 AM, Adam Churvis > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Folks, I'm wondering: do people no longer take a snifter of > warm > > > > > brandy > > > > > > before bed to help them sleep? > > > > > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > > > > President > > > > > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:251841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
