Will Sheriff Minor's Gun Ban Signs Keep Us Safe?

When Sheriff Minor supported the county gun ban, his reasoning was that a few people wanted it.  Apparently some people are scared of guns, and they think a sign will prevent criminals from carrying guns.  Sheriff Minor could have stood behind his oath of office to support and defend the constitution, but he caved in.  The part about "shall not be infringed" was ignored by Sheriff Minor.

The Summit county gun ban is being implemented.  These pictures are from the Summit county medical center.  The gun ban sign is not obvious, and after a stairwell.  But that's okay in Sheriff John Minor's land of make-believe in which signs stop bullets.

Frisco Corporatism

Frisco sells discounted land to Whole Foods developer

... the council voted 4-2 to move forward with the land sale...

The purchase agreement between the town of Frisco and Brynn Grey partners allows the developers to buy the 9.4-acre parcel for $4.5 million. It includes a deed of trust and a subordination agreement under which the town agrees to subordinate up to $5.4 million for infrastructure improvements. The agreement also allows the town to take over payments should the developer default on its loan.

The “Interstate Parcel” property sale includes a promissory note from the developer with a term of 20 years. The note has an annual interest rate of 2.25 percent, with no principle or interest payment required for the first 10 years. If the developer constructs the five buildings by June 3, 2018, the interest rate will drop to 1.75 percent. The contract includes a “personal guarantee” by the developer for the first three years of ownership.

The developer is not required to make payments on the property until June 3, 2024.

“I have been in business and done commercial developments and own a number of properties, and I have never heard or seen anything like this business deal,” said Frisco resident Lou Wagner.

“The idea of not getting any principal payments for that period of time and the lack of security beyond three years, all of those things just go against everything I know about sound business deals,” he said.

Kim Cancelosi voted yes on the sale.
Mayor Gary Wilkinson voted yes on the sale.
One council member was absent. 

Who still believes there is a meaningful difference between the Republicans and the Democrats?

Morgan Liddick Forgets About Big-Government Lincoln

In the August 6 2013 Summit Daily News, Morgan Liddick starts with, "Why should there be states? The answer isn’t as simple as one might imagine."  Playing to his big-government readers, Morgan writes about federalism and the progressive takeover of state privileges, "This began with the 17th Amendment and accelerated under Presidents Roosevelt, Johnson and Nixon, reaching a culmination with the current resident of the White House, who shows real enthusiasm for using the federal apparatus against states which challenge his authority."

Unfortunately, Morgan forgot about the celebrated Republican President who started the big-government grab in the 1860s.  President Lincoln suspended constitutionally protect rights in order to force southern states to collect the increased federal import tariffs. 

Along with a declaring martial law, President Abraham Lincoln ordered the suspension of the constitutionally protected right to writs of habeas corpus in 1861 ...

Before Morgan Liddick celebrates Lincoln during the GOP's next Lincoln Day Dinner, he may want to learn about Lincoln's tyranny in The Real Lincoln, by Thomas DiLorenzo.

McCain Reaffirms Big Government

This bill would have made it clear that states could regulate product ingredient labeling.  John McCain voted against the bill, showing he believes the federal government should be in charge of everything.  This is another example of McCain acting like big government Obama.

Which so-called Republicans voted for a McCain presidency?  It would have been about the same as the Obama presidency - continuing Guantanamo Bay indefinite detention, more wars, more big government.

GMO Labeling Bill Voted Down In Senate

The United States Senate decided again Thursday that it simply does not want to let states tell people whether or not they are eating genetically modified food.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly -- 71 to 27 -- against an amendment to the sweeping farm bill, squashing a measure that would not have required labeling of genetically modified organisms, but merely would have let states decide if they wanted to require such labeling.

The votes are here.

Sheriff Minor's Next Target?

Remember when Sheriff John Minor supported a county gun ban?  The ban was going to be noticed by signs on county property.  Criminals, by definition, don't follow laws and ignore signs.  Since Sheriff Minor thinks signs keep people safe, his next sign may read "No Construction Vehicles".  Would that have kept the people in Washington state safe from a criminal with a bulldozer?

Actually, maybe Sheriff Minor will petition the state legislature to require a background check, fingerprints, and yearly fee to possess a bulldozer.  After all, bulldozers can kill people too.  This is not a joke, as it was reported the county gun ban was instituted by request of Sheriff Minor:
The resolution was written and passed at the request of the sheriff's office, but was not drafted in response to any particular incident, commissioners said.

John Minor, The Sheriff From Vail Resorts

The Denver Post has found that Sheriff John Minor used Vail Resorts' marketing and lawyer's words in a letter that was published in a local newspaper.  The letter was published under the purview of the office of county Sheriff.  While law enforcement should work with local companies, why is law enforcement colluding with companies to manipulate public opinion?  After this show of deception, why should we trust John Minor's word about anything?

Read the article about John Minor's deceptive letter.

John Minor Hides His Colors

Like a chameleon, Sheriff John Minor is changing his colors.  A couple years ago he supported restricting guns on Summit county government property.

Now Sheriff Minor claims to be against the nanny state, "In today's over-regulated society, we need to ask ourselves if it is really the role of government to intercede on our behalf for every issue that arises.  Shall we become like New York City ..."

Sheriff Minor supported the county gun ban, so he does support New York City's nanny state.


When it comes to upholding his oath of office to support the Constitution, Sheriff Minor says he can't do that, "Some top cops have flat out refused to enforce the new law. Minor says he can't."

Sheriff Minor can and should ignore the unenforceable law, but he won't.  The actions of Sheriff Minor show he doesn't support the Constitution, he supports the policies of big government politicians such as Millie Hamner who voted for the bill that John Minor will support.