Posts from the War

Freedom never is free, is it? We must be constantly vigilant against the steady, measured tramp of the enemy upon our most basic rights. Sometimes freedom is secured by reading between the lines... other times, by magnifying the words.

Read yesterday's Sacramento Bee article by Jim Sanders on Assembly Bill 1634, then check out the online comments . One major blunder in the Bill's construction was caught by a sharp-eyed reader:

(sec 122336.2). For a permit to be issued, "all" of the following have to exist: 1. Registration with AKC, etc; 2. Trained and qualified as a Guide or Service Dog.; 3. Trained and used as a Law Enforcement Dog by a Law Enforcement Agency; and 4. Vet's cert that the dog is too old/ill/etc to be altered.

Hmm.... I wonder how many AKC registered Chihuahua Service Dogs who occasionally work as federal drug detectors, and are either old or sick will receive breeding permits under this Bill?