I'm Just a Bill on Capital Hill...

I'm Just a Bill on Capital Hill...

Who is responsible for creating new laws? Congress, or government agencies with acronyms? That was supposed to be rhetorical question but unfortunately it's not. For decades Congress has been passing rough frameworks as law and leaving the details to government agencies. For example the EPA was forced to expanded their mandate to classify CO2 as a pollutant. Yep, a gas that is essential for all life on the dry surface of our planet is now a pollutant. MASSACHUSETTS v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

During my lifetime I've seen random episodic erosion of our Democracy/Republic. I'm not talking about Trump, Jan 6th or the 2020 Summer of Love. I'm not talking about governor's and mayor's employing unconstitutional "emergency" powers to keep citizens from traveling, golfing or going to the beach for 15 days that became 24 months during the Covid "pandemic." I'm mostly talking about the Executive Branch of our government and a few cases of the Judicial Branch taking upon themselves powers they are not entitled to. In some cases they are knowingly flaunting established norms and law to obtain their desired outcome. 

For example, it would seem even the Supreme Court wasn't able of stopping President Biden from spending billions forgiving student loans and essentially buying votes. The American form of government wasn't created from scratch. It's an amalgamation of the political theory of the time combined with government elements throughout history. At it's core all branches of government need to stay in their lane. 

Congress controls the purse and makes law. The Executive faithfully interprets and executes the law and if Congress and the Executive disagree then the Judicial branch mediates.

The erosion of our form of government occurs when government agencies stop creating regulations but actually create law. Judges bend the law to meet political policies. Lately the office of the President of both parties are guilty of using Executive Orders to obtain desired outcomes regardless of the law, Congress or the Judiciary. 

The end doesn't justify the means and no nation can survive such fundamental attacks to it's basic structure. In our system power must be shared. The assumption that our nation can indefinitely continue down this path of self destruction isn't sustainable. "Perhaps you and I have lived too long with this miracle to properly be appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.  And those in world history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again." Ronald Reagan, Jan 5th, 1967

RV-14A Fuselage Build and Working Around Laser Cut Parts

Like many Van's Aircraft experimental builders I'm on hold waiting for Van's to wrap up their chapter 11 bankruptcy and start shipping the Laser Cut (LC) part replacements in bulk. I feel so lucky that I had only 72 parts that need to be replaced and none of them were already installed. Just under half of my laser cut parts (33) are on Van's Red, Yellow or PURPLE lists and will be replaced at no charge. My remaining 39 laser cut parts fall into two categories. Either they are dimpled and attached to a skin or they are just crappy parts and I'm replacing them.

I had a total of 111 LC parts and many of them are absolutely fine. If they are NOT on Van's suggested replacement list or dimpled and attached to a skin I'm not replacing them unless they need lots of work to clean up and make serviceable.

While waiting for Van's to figure everything out I ordered 29 parts in three batches so I could keep building and I was so happy getting back to building it's not even funny. Yes, there are all kinds of small projects you can work on while waiting for your Van's bulk LC shipment but those small projects are not very rewarding.

One of my biggest decisions regarding the bankruptcy was canceling my Quick Build (QB) wings and likely forfeiting $1,650 of my $5,000 deposit. There is a $13,300 price difference between the new QB wings and slow build but this will allow me to complete a few mods and I really enjoy building. You know you are a sick puppy when you like working with tank sealant. As of now I have 43 laser cut parts outstanding and like most Van's builders I'm patiently waiting for Van's to acknowledge and complete my order. 

PS Turns out my 1st order consisted of 11 RED parts. My 2nd order was 8 YELLOW and my recent order was 10 BLUE. I spent $421.51 on RED and YELLOW parts that I could have gotten for free if I was willing to stop building months ago. Furthermore, who knows when the rest of the LC parts will be sent by Van's. With a typical build time of 3-5 years, at 59 waiting wasn't wasn't an option.

Note: March 8th, 2024 Van sends the email I've been waiting to get for over a year. Van's has asked me to submit my Laser Cut replacement order!

My last order was 10 seat ribs $477.79

2nd set of 8 parts arrive - PERFECT

Tail cone up out of the way

The horizontal stabilizers new home

Making tools... 

1st batch of 11 replacement parts!

Forward main spar looking good

Example of a bad Laser Cut Hole... 

Iowa Caucuses and the Bitter Cold of Climate Change

The temperature in Des Moines Iowa this Monday morning January 15th, 2024 is -9 degrees Fahrenheit which is a bit colder than normal. It's crazy that your average generation Z and X mind full of mush believes that the artic air mass dubbed the "polar vortex" is a product of global warming aka climate change. Nothing to see here move on...

Iowa has been colder lately than "normal" but the national narrative ignores data that doesn't fit the narrative. Iowa's 2014 average temperature being the 6th coldest year on record is ignored. Which I continue to find puzzling. How many times do I have to say CO2 is not the climatic thermostat we are being told it is. That I too would be part of the 97% of scientists who believe man has had some impact on warming but that impact is so small as to yet be measured.

Today is the Iowa caucuses. The media says we have just three viable candidates running: Trump, Haley and DeSantis. Brown Trump has been completely dropped from the narrative. No one is mentioning his name. If Vivek Ramaswamy comes in third or better we will know the Media and the powers at be are yet again meddling in our "free" elections.

Vivek has said some crazy things over the last six plus months. Things like the President has the power to eliminate 75% of the federal government. That the climate change agenda is a hoax. There are only two sexes. Biological men should not shower with women or compete against them in women sports. The majority of transgenders are actually suffering from mental illness. To Vivek and many others these are obvious truths. However, to Leftist these thoughts are dangerous and an existential threat to Democracy and they must be silenced.

By tomorrow we will know if the media is once again lying to manipulate the outcome that they want. Vivek is saying the deep state, big media and the ruling class have decided Haley will be the next President and Ron DeSantis likely doesn't know he's going to be her Vice President. I think this is crazy but I've  been wrong before so who knows. Right now I think it's more likely Brown Trump will be President Trump's VP. 

I don't know what's going to happen in Iowa. I'll be watching closely while the humor of climate activists not being able to protest outside for fear of frostbite is not lost on me.

Update: The results are in and Vivek Ramaswamy got 7.7% of the vote earning 3 delegates. Contrary to what he promised his followers he has pulled out of the race and endorsed Trump. He said no matter what he would go the distance. To me that meant March 5th aka Super Tuesday or at least freaking New Hampshire. I'm deeply disappointed with Brown Trump and I'm just thinking BOHICA?

Dropbox Joe

President Biden cannot win at the ballot box but he can and I believe will win (if he is really running) at the dropbox! 

Simply put the machine supporting the Democrat party, to include the mega rich, the mainstream media, the schools, the unelected bureaucrats - virtually all have conspired to create a system to increase their vote. One could argue the open boarder mass illegal immigration likely to exceed 10 million in this administrations first term is the cherry on the top of their steroid pumped long term get out the vote effort.

From private grants enabling certain voter registrars to register, mail, collect, cure and record votes to installing unmonitored drop boxes throughout critical cities to government coordination with social media to crush the First Amendment the Dems are on a roll. The once sacrosanct practice of voter, election day and the secret ballot inherited from our British ancestors has been utterly destroyed.

It's nearly impossible to argue that universal mail-in/dropbox box voting is not being manipulated if not outright rigged. Almost two decades ago both President Jimmy Carter and Secretary of State James Baker declared that:

 “Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.”

Universal mail-in balloting for weeks if not months replacing election day seems like a great idea until you dig deeper and realize the voter registration roles are as accurate as the weight on your driver's license. If just a fraction of the fraud outlined in the movie 2000 Mules is accurate we are selecting, not electing our representation. How do we get back to fair elections?

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswammy suggests making election day a national holiday, paper ballots and restrict absentee voting to those who can't vote on election day. I mostly agree.

First, states that are not compliant with the 1993 "Motor Voter Law" need to have highway funding withheld immediately. It's insane that this law has been on the books for a generation and is still not being complied with throughout the country.

Next, the voter rolls should be open to the public. The idea that you have to pay thousands of dollars to get a list of those who voted during the last election, by Congressional district, effectively prevents citizen oversight. I want to be able to log in and see that I voted and that my neighbor voted. I also want to see if anyone in the abandoned house down the street voted. Some would argue this is a violation of privacy but in reality it's already available to wealthy organizations and those running for office who have the funds to buy their list.

Lastly, I wouldn't make election day a holiday which adversely impacts the private sector. Passing a law requiring employers to give time off to vote is one thing. Creating another holiday is another. An actual election day, paper ballots, results within 24 hours and secure absentee ballots that are readily available for those who need them would bring us back in line with what worked for over 200 years.

The Democrats broke something that wasn't broken and it's time the Republicans fix it. Also the fix doesn't have anything to do with voter ID if you vote in person. Voter ID has always was a diversion tactic of the Left and the Republicans have focused on the shining object while getting out harvested.

Vivek Ramaswammy for President!

Vituperation & Claudine Gay

I seriously was hoping Claudine Gay wouldn't resign as the President of Harvard. I guess I will have to be satisfied she's once again a professor. 

On a serious note, how many of her articles and papers need to show clear evidence of plagiarism for the Media to declare her unfit? How many specific examples of plagiarism do you need incorporated in your doctorate dissertation to be embarrassed enough to stop pretending what you did was accidental? Crazy as it sounds it seems that losing support of the Harvard Crimson was the stray that broke Gay's back.

I have more important questions about Harvard than Ms Gay's noble fight against sexism and racism. Why are SAT or ACT no longer required for admittance? 

"For the College Classes of 2027-2030, students may apply for admission without standardized test scores."

The fact that Ms Gay doesn't understand a mob of students chanting "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free..." violates Harvard's Student Code of Conduct is shocking. There are other examples of violent student "protestors" threatening Jews. Support for genocide is something that the president of Harvard should acknowledge violates their Code of Conduct but then again maybe not.

Free speech is not lost when you attend university but students must abide by their institutions guidelines and published Code of Conduct. Calling for the genocide of Jews or being openly antisemitic is something that the President of Harvard shouldn't condon under any circumstances. The equal enforcement of norms and standards is something we should expect from any institutions receiving government funding.

"According to the Department of Education, violations of the act and refusal to address problems identified by the Office for Civil Rights can result in a school's loss of federal funding or a referral to the Department of Justice (Harvard received $625 million in federal funding in 2021)."

$625 million in federal funding is something that I haven't heard anyone discuss. Why are taxpayers giving millions to a school with a $50.9 billion dollar endowment?

Harvard Alumni, I'm truly sorry that you have to witness the downfall of your alma mater. In your stead I will visit John Harvard's grave and personally apologize for what has become of the institution he helped found.

Bidens Guilty!

Hunter, Jim & yes Joe Biden are toast. Not really but if this was Donald and his sons they would be in jail awaiting trial.

The internal bank memo below outlines just one aspect of the Biden's money laundering scheme. All of Biden men are involved up to their necks and yes they got caught with their hands in the proverbial cookie jar. If you're thinking this doesn't matter and seriously who cares, I totally understand. 

The real question for those of us who are interested is why now? This internal bank memo surfacing after being around for six years is not random. The Republicans are not digging up anything new that the "Deep State" doesn't want them to find. An administration three years into their term with leaks that I can count on one hand is not responsible for this bank surfacing. Who is?

Could it be the Republicans are just that good? Seriously, if you believe that you have been living under a rock. The Republicans play checkers by the rules while the Democrats beat their heads in with sledge hammers as they move chess pieces. Maybe the question shouldn't be why now? Maybe it should be who is giving these documents to the Republicans?

Regardless... If you read the memo below and can still honestly say so what, where is the beef, then congratulations you may have a future role in government. A government envisioned by George Orwell.

The Perfect Gas Can?

So what does 420,000 years of Ice Core Data and the modern "No-Spill 2.5 Gallon Easy Gas Can" have in common? Nothing, but I'm guessing you think the new gas cans are awesome as per the accepted narrative. When in fact they absolutely suck and everyone who uses them knows this!

Okay it's absolutely clear when CO2 goes up Temperatures go up... Right? Actually, that fundamental fact is wrong. This is what Al Gore pointed out in his documentary that made him millions. Like everyone I saw this correlation, was blown away and embraced the "science" like all good nerds. Seriously, the link was beyond compelling and the science behind determining past temperatures from ice cores is so incredibly fascinating it just had to be right. 

Turns out the ice core temps are spot on but unfortunately the obvious link between CO2 and warming became an inconvenient truth as more and more data points emerged showing just the opposite of what Al Gore was saying. With more and more data points it became  clear that CO2 increases significantly lagged temperature increases. It's sad that millions still bitterly cling to this false cause and effect. The data set now now goes back nearly 800,000 years and has tens of thousands of CO2 and Temperature points that even Al Gore has acknowledge is problematic. I wonder if Al Gore is still using the jagged ice core chart in his presentations? 

As it turns out ice core sampling clearly shows temperature leads CO2 by 300 to 900 years. Yes I said leads... Temps go up and in a few hundred years CO2 goes up. The attempt to explained this away has produced multiple theories. Some make sense at first blush and some are just nutty grasps at straws. Some are just double talk... If you're peeing on my leg please don't tell me it's rain!

Speaking of rain, there is a high correlation between umbrellas and rain. Turns out 97% of scientists "believe" umbrellas are causing more rain. Kidding, but let me be clear, the same government agencies and "experts" that brought you the modern "No-Spill 2.5 Gallon Easy Gas Can" are saying CO2 is the #1 factor driving climate change. That man's attempt to reverse 60 million years of the Carboniferous period is not only happening, it's happening so fast it will not only change the climate for our children but our children's children will struggle to survive in a world we wouldn't recognize. Essentially, hell on Earth.

Don't believe me? Try as you might you will not find one computer model that has accurately predicted any climate change temperatures over the last 30 years? If ALL of the models are wrong from 30 years ago why should we believe them going forward? When it's absolutely clear historical CO2 increases lagged temperature increases why would we believe CO2 increases now will result in temperature increases?

By the way, I actually predict CO2 will lead the temperature increases this time but it's not responsible for the warming. The temperature increase that is clearly happening has been ongoing since... Well the last glacial maximum roughly 14,000 years ago. Kinda makes sense when you step back and realize just how massive continental ice sheet are and how much of them still exist in Greenland and Antarctica.

Go figure that we are still coming out of a glaciation as in Greenland is still melting and even at the massively increased rate predicted with take 3,000-4,000 years to melt. 

The next time you use your "No-Spill 2.5 Gallon Easy Gas Can" ask yourself how in the hell did we get here? Trust the science? Trust the guys who can't create a usable gas can with a flame arrester? I think NOT!

I know this is hard to read but it's 420,000 years of Temp and CO2 Data

The Money Laundering Bidens

A few interesting things recently surfaced regarding the Biden family's on going corruption investigation conducted by the House of Representatives. Before you scream stop teasing me! Sorry, the Republicans didn't find a suitcase full of cash and gold bars with secret documents in the trunk of President Biden's Corvette's which is obviously the democratic corruption standard of the mainstream media and their fellow travelers.

"The inquiry was prompted when the committee received bank records showing that James Biden made payments of $200,000 and $40,000 from personal accounts to President Biden in 2017 after receiving money from business deals involving a financially troubled health care firm and a Chinese energy company."

Wait, the checks have "loan payment" in the memo. That absolutely absolves President Biden of any possible wrong doing. Duh! Wait, what? That's not how it works?

At the very best Joe's brother Jim and his wife Sara are simply paying back a personal loan with money pulled from one of their many corporate bank accounts, transferred to their personal checking account and then transfered to Joe Biden's personal checking account via the checks below. Nothing to see here folks move along.

No! You can't just move money from a corporate account, even an LLC, into your personal checking account without documentation and accounting for taxation.

Moreover, assuming these checks were indeed paying off actual loans from Joe wouldn't there be an original transfer of assets to Jim or Sara Biden at some point. To date this transfer hasn't been located. Sorry I'm NOT going to hold my breath for that evidence.

No initial transfers?

Well maybe the "business" made money (doing what?) that was supposed to go to Joe but didn't because Jim borrowed it? Maybe it didn't go to Joe because when it was "earned" Joe was Vice President Biden and that would have been a conflict of interests?

Anything is possible right?

Okay so this is nothing more than a classic tax avoidance scheme. I have a MBA and I've been working with small businesses for thirty years. For the last twenty I've taken annual money laundering classes for my insurance and investment licenses. My education and training indicate not only does this ongoing scenario perfectly fit the classic money laundering scheme it very well could become a case study. 

All of this is being covered up by the Big Guy aka Joe Biden and "his" Administration. The saying the cover-up is worse than the crime really doesn't apply here because the crime of money laundering and tax evasion are actually serious crimes and typically involve significant jail time. 

Set aside their "business" looks like pure influence peddling. Set aside the new media goal post being - Okay so the Biden's took money so what... Where is the "tat"? Set aside we actually have evidence of money transfers between family members. Set aside Trump was impeached for asking President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Joe Biden (tit) or Ukrainian aid was going to stopped (tat). Note: This actually happened but the Ukrainian government did know non-lethal aid had paused weeks before the call. They likely didn't know because the all important lethal aid, as in Javelin antitank missiles, continued unabated. Did Ukraine investigate Joe or Hunter? I don't think so. Also how did Trump know Joe was going to win the nomination a year plus in advance? It's crazy how Trump is wrong about everything but knew Biden was going to win the nomination even before he announced his candidacy.

If not proof of corruption, we now have tangible, fairly easy to understand tax avoidance and money laundering evidence. The real question will the IRS go after any Biden? Will the Justice Department go after any Biden? Will the mainstream media go after any Biden? Seriously, is there any scenario that the Biden's will be investigated let alone prosecuted?

Nope!

So what's going to happen?

I think it will involve something like... Joe Biden, post Democratic National Convention, issuing pardons and the stepping down. Kamala Harris takes over, pardons Joe and someone other than Kamala Harris (aka Gavin Newsom) is "selected" by the Democratic Leadership (the super delegates) to be "their" candidate for President in 2024. Yet again proving the Dems don't really believe in the democratic process of voters actually selecting their candidates aka Bernie Sanders.

PS I'm fairly sure the IRS wouldn't be fooled by the words "Loan Repayment" to hide income from taxation. However, 97% of Democrats and their media coat hangers clearly are being fooled. Nothing to see here folks move along... 

Gun Free Zones are Deadly

On the evening of Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 a mentally unstable U.S. Army Reservist opened fire at a bowling alley and then Schemengees Bar and Grille bar in Lewiston, Maine. A total of 31 were shot, with 18 fatalities thus far. Within hours Gavin Newsom, who is clearly running for President, shamelessly put out fundraising emails. WTF?

My suggestion is we remember and honor those shot in Lewiston by creating one law that may actually prevent further tragedies. Not as our Leftist political leaders, who likely have never owned or fired a semiautomatic rifle or pistol, would like but in a way that has proven to work throughout the country.

If you have a valid concealed weapons permit you should be able to carry almost anywhere in your state. No business owner or state agency should have the right to disarm you of your lawfully concealed weapon. Your training, finger prints, background check and standing as a trusted citizen has earned you the right to become the good guy with a gun. 

How do I know this is a good idea? To be honest I don't. I can't find a study comparing localities that allow concealed carry versus those that don't which in itself is troublesome. Considering we have many states and localities with and without concealed weapon restrictions there exists a plethora of research opportunities. The lack of research speaks volumes.

Before saying this is nuts, ask yourself how many state Capitals currently allow concealed carry within their walls? How many allow open carry? How many states allow parents to conceal carry in school even though this clearly violates federal law? It's almost impossible to believe but yes you can walk into some state capitals packing.

I remember my visit of Utah's State Capitol which if you didn't know was built when Utah was flush with silver profits and is absolutely amazing. The trooper I talked with was perfectly fine with folks carrying in his Capital and mentioned their has only been only one gun related incident in the last 100 years and that was between two legislators who hated each other.

I know it's insane to want my government to enforce the gun laws we have and allow those who can qualify for a concealed weapons permit to be the proverbial good guy with a gun. I want my government to stop missing clear signals that a mentality unstable person needs help or at the very least needs to be temporarily relieved of their weapons. I want my government to listen when a grandmother tells them her grandson is a threat to others and himself.

The only thing that stops a mentally disturbed person on a killing spree is a good guy with a gun. There is a reason gun free zones are consistently targeted by those who wish others harm. Gun free zones need to be reviewed and in most cases reversed even on private property. If you have a concealed weapons permit you should be allowed to covertly carry your weapon without fear of prosecution.

My proposal is simple. Any building without armed security must allow concealed carry to those with a valid concealed carry license.

PS I'm ex-military with a concealed weapons permit who has never once carried in public. This last mass shooting was very close to home and has me rethinking lots of things. Members of Congress please note that being disarming by you was definitely not one of my thoughts and I for one was and am very glad that I can defend myself and my family if needed.

PPS On October 7th, 2023 more than 1,200 unarmed men, women and children, mostly Israelis and Jewish, where killed by HAMAS in attacks so barbaric to be unbelievably. An additional 240 plus we're taken hostage. "Compared with the U.S., Israel has relatively restrictive firearm laws. With few exceptions, guns are restricted to Israelis with weapons training or in security professions. Untrained civilians, don't qualify." It turns out the only thing that prevented an even higher death and hostage toll was HAMAS breaking into homes of armed residents. Since the attacks Israel has seen a massive increase in gun registrations just as American politicians are attempting to roll back if not repealed our 2nd Amendment rights.

Joe Biden for President?

It's hard to imagine a scenario where Joe Biden does not win his parties nomination, but will he be on the ballot in 2024? I don't think so. I think the Dems figured this out 18 months ago when Democrats made South Carolina their 1st primary state. At this time they added a provision to deal with the possibility that Joe Biden would not be fit for office.

How would this work? 

Most likely just before or even during the Democrat convention, President Biden will step down for personal reasons. He may say it's for the well being of the nation or for obvious health issues. At this time the "party" will select someone to replace Joe on the ballot. This will not be a "democratic" process. Democrat Super Delegates will pick their nominee and our Democracy will die a little bit more behind closed doors.

Gavin Newsom?

Michelle Obama?

Susan Rice?

Someone yet to be identified?

Soon after declaring his candidacy Robert F. Kennedy Jr. learned that the pathway to the democratic nomination was for all practical matters impossible. If he won every "winner take all state" and 50% of the state delegates allotted by percentage he still wouldn't have enough delegates to overcome the Super Delegate hegemony. Obviously, democracy in the Democratic party can't be trusted to the voting public. 

So again, it's pretty clear President Biden will "win" his parties nomination but not be on the ballot in November. I believe President Biden will step down and his replacement will be chosen by Democrat Super Delegates. The narrative that this is democracy in action will be celebrated but you and I will know the truth. This is yet another manifestation of the permanent, mostly unelected, ruling class of United States.

Update July 21st, 2024 - It would seem that reality finally caught up with the Democrats, the President's family, his doctors and the Media... The lies are exposed and Joe is done. Will he remain President?

Update August 21st, 2024 - Last night Vice President Harris accepted the Democrat Party's nomination for President. I knew Joe had lost it. I also knew the Harris was massively unpopular and many felt she might get booted off the ticket. Well, the same people who got a demented old man elected President from his basement have shined up Kamala Harris as the next savior. She's the grassroots nominee without receiving a single primary vote. Fool me once, shame on you promoting Joe Biden as sharp as a tack. Fool me twice shame on me for Kamala Harris does not belong in any office let alone Presidential of the United States. Please God let the honeymoon be over. Let America see real Vice President Harris before it's too late.

PS When Harris is actually being herself it's clear she's not the leftist who seems determined to end the American Experiment. Unfortunately I don't think she's been her true self for years and there ain't no going back once you sell your soul to the unelected bureaucracy that seemingly has a death grip on the governance of our country. 

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