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An effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear was hanged from a tree outside the Kentucky state Capitol during a Memorial Day weekend protest. Louisville Courier Journal

What started out as a freedom-loving celebration of the Second Amendment ahead of Memorial Day turned into Gov. Andy Beshear being hanged in effigyand protesters chanting outside the governors mansion.

The Second Amendment rally, meant to inspire people about what it really means to be FREE, according to Take Back Kentucky, attracted at least 100 people on Sunday. They gathered from 1-4 p.m. at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.

It beganas a celebration ofconstitutional rightsbut turned into a protest of coronavirus restrictions and Beshears administration. Folks toted their guns and waved American and Dont tread on me flags. Taps honored the fallen,and free flags were given to veterans from all military branches.

Ed Bruce, who carried a replica colonial-era gun with a tag that read 1st Assault Rifle, said he came out to make a point: government shouldnt control what types of guns he or other law-abiding citizens carry, he said.

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Bruce, who said he doesnt vote strictly along party lines, said, The way theyve been trampling my rights here lately leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Specifically, he said, local government has used the pandemic to restrict otherwise free movement.

Tony Wheatley of Constitutional Kentucky, invoking Benjamin Franklin, said, We have a republic, if we can keep it. Calling on the crowd to recognize their ownership of the Constitution, he called legal hurdles making it harder to protestcorruption.

Pastor Cliff Christman said that law isnt relative, and to understand the countrys laws, one should understand Biblical law.

This has been one of the biggest shams in world history, Christman said. Grown men have been hiding in (their) homes nearly wetting their pants over this invisible enemy that nobody sees. Where is it at? Let it come out and face us. I serve the one true and living God who conquers all enemies. Why should we give our freedom and our liberties up for such fear (and) propaganda and all the garbage that is coming out of Frankfort today?

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A Louisville evangelist, Pharoah Nuahzee, said the coronavirus pandemic had brought out enemies of God. TJ Roberts, a Maryville Baptist Church-goer who suedBeshear over a ban on mass gatherings, called for dangerous liberty over peacefulslavery.

Wesley Morgan, whos running against Mitch McConnell for the U.S. Senate, took the opportunity to boost his campaign and promise to be kinder to the Second Amendment than the Senate majority leader. Rhoanda Palazzo, a Republican running to unseat Louisville Rep. John Yarmuth, also promised to uphold the Constitution if elected.

As the rally wound down, organizers led the remaining crowd to the governors mansion to attempt to hand deliver a request for Beshear to resign. Groups carried signs reading Abort Beshear from office and My rights dont end where your fear begins to Beshears home and chanted, Come out Andy and Resign Andy.

No one came to the door. A few Kentucky State Troopers got out of their cars to observe but did not attempt to stop the crowd. Its not clear if Beshear was at home at the time.

The crowd returned to the capitol, at which time an effigy of Beshear was hanged from a tree outside the Capitol while God Bless the U.S.A. played over the loud speaker.

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A man with a Three Percenter band around his arm helped hang the effigy, though Kentucky 3Percenters Inc. State Secretary Patsy Kays Bush said she was against it and didnt want it to hurt the groups image.Wheatley, too, said he did not support the effigy.

However, Bush said, were at the point where rallies and shouting and hollering is just not working anymore. She did support marching to the mansion, though, she said.

That man (Beshear) has overstepped his bounds in more ways than one, she said. Somebody needs to get ahold of him. And were just done.

She said part of the problem is Beshears approach to executive orders and recommendations like mask wearing. She said she feels like he gives orders instead of advice, and by nature of being in the mansion and at the Capitol, is too disconnected from how badly others are suffering from his rules.

The effigy bore a sign that read, sic semper tyrannis, which means thus always to tyrants.

After hanging for a short time while peoplesnapped photos, it was cut to the ground.

The effigy was swiftly condemned by leaders on both sides of the aisle.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a Republican, called the effigy "disgusting" on social media.

"I condemn it wholeheartedly," he tweeted. "The words of John Wilkes Booth have no place in the Party of Lincoln."

Second Amendment supporters ended a Memorial Day weekend rally with a march from the state Capitol to the Kentucky governor's mansion. Louisville Courier Journal

Kentucky House Democratic Leader Joni Jenkins, House Democratic Caucus Chair Derrick Graham and House Democratic Whip Angie Hatton also issued a joint statement condemning the effigy.

Hanging Governor Beshear in effigy is beyond reprehensible, and yet it is also the logical conclusion of the hateful rhetoric we saw touted on the Capitol grounds earlier this month that was implicitly condoned by elected representatives from the legislatures majority party,"the statement read. "Doing this in front of our Capitol, just a short walk from where the Governor, First Lady, and their two young children live, is an act that reeks of hate and intimidation and does nothing but undermine our leading work to battle this deadly disease and restore our economy safely.We call on all elected officials to condemn these actions and pledge to work to eliminate dangerous hateful speech.

Crystal Staley, a spokeswoman for Beshear, said in a statement, The act that was displayed on Capitol grounds today, near where the Governor and his young children live, was wrong and offensive. This type of behavior must be condemned. As Kentuckians we should be able to voice our opinions without turning to hate and threats of violence. Put simply we are and should be better than this."

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Beshear hanged in effigy as Second Amendment supporters rally at Capitol before Memorial Day - Courier Journal

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky elected officials from both sides of the aisle are condemning protesters' hanging of Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy on the capitol grounds Sunday afternoon.

A reporter from the Louisville Courier-Journal tweeted a photo of the effigy, hung from a tree along with the words "Sic semper tyrannis" - a Latin phrase, meaning "Thus always to tyrants," widely believed to have been yelled by John Wilkes Booth after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Protesters gathered outside the state capitol on Sunday for what was organized as a Patriot Day and Second Amendment rally, according to a Facebook event page.

The rally was held "to educate and inspire everyone today to be more like the original American Patriots who would not stand for their God given right to protect themselves and their loved ones to be taken away by tyrants," according to the event description.

The Courier-Journal reports that protesters also gathered right outside the governor's mansion and chanted "Come out, Andy."

"Hanging Governor Beshear in effigy is beyond reprehensible," House Democratic Leader Joni Jenkins, House Democratic Caucus Chair Derrick Graham and House Democratic Whip Angie Hatton said in a statement Sunday evening, "and yet it is also the logical conclusion of the hateful rhetoric we saw touted on the Capitol grounds earlier this month that was implicitly condoned by elected representatives from the legislature's majority party.

"Doing this in front of our Capitol, just a short walk from where the Governor, First Lady, and their two young children live, is an act that reeks of hate and intimidation and does nothing but undermine our leading work to battle this deadly disease and restore our economy safely," the statement continues. "We call on all elected officials to condemn these actions and pledge to work to eliminate dangerous hateful speech."

The actions of the individuals at the capitol today were completely reprehensible," Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said in a statement. "I disagree with Governor Andy Beshear on many issues. However, this is not the way to disagree on policy or personalities. The General Assembly will continue to work on behalf of Kentuckians, to guide us through this difficult era, but in no way will we endorse this type of conduct.

"I am outraged that a group hung an effigy of Governor Beshear today at the Capitol and the House Majority Caucus condemns this act of hatred," House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, said in a statement. "The party of Lincoln will not condone this. There is no place in a civil society for it, nor is there any good to be accomplished from it.

"This weekend we honor those who died defending our right to speak freely," the statement continues. "Today's actions are an insult to their sacrifice and the kind of incendiary action that can only cause harm."

Crystal Staley, a spokesperson for the governor, released a statement Sunday night, saying:

The act that was displayed on Capitol grounds today, near where the Governor and his young children live, was wrong and offensive. This type of behavior must be condemned. As Kentuckians we should be able to voice our opinions without turning to hate and threats of violence. Put simply we are and should be better than this."

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Hugo Buchanan

Rallies across our lands have been held lately, protesting the stay at home directives of mayors and governors, due to this Coronavirus that can force ones lungs into a collapsing state, to a point that inhaling the breath of life is no longer possible. This is a terrible way to test ones ability to survive, and ventilators may not help in some cases, as has been reported.

Naturally, people that have not been affected by this terrible virus are getting restless, and wish to get back to work, go shopping, to the beaches, restaurants, etc; Whatever everyday life has entailed.Naturally also is the fact that many Americans are of the millions of minimum wage workers, where both husband and wife are paid minimum wage. They live paycheck to paycheck, with not even a savings account. These are the people that desperately are in need of stimulus checks.

Sorry, folks, the above mentioned souls could not join you for your rallies. They were in these long auto lines, waiting for a turn to get one box of survival food to take beck home to feed hungry children. This is leading us up to the main point of this letter, which was the disgusting scenes shown by our news media, showing people attending these rallies with their assault rifles. Now we need an amendment to our Second Amendment to stop people like you from stretching the Second Amendment beyond its definition.

Perhaps you could benefit from an old Johnny Cash song titled Dont Take Your Guns To Town.

HugoBuchanan is a resident of Lady Lake.

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Amendment to our Second Amendment - Villages-News

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Q: Many dont know the difference between a county commissioner and a county council member. Briefly explain the difference in responsibilities, and what you hope to accomplish as a commissioner if elected.

A: The county council approves and fixes annual operating budgets for the county. They also fix tax rates and establish levies for the county. The county commissioners audit and authorize claims against the county. They oversee county property and supervise construction and maintenance of county roads, bridges and buildings. In other words, they are the administrators of county property and any county committee and boards or commissions that are under their jurisdiction. As a newly elected commissioner, I feel that I can bring a different dimension and insight to the board. Not to change what has been established but to build on the future and continued success of our community. To improve our community for our childrens future.

Q: One remark often heard from first-term elected county officials is that they had no idea how much time the job required until after being sworn into office. What have you learned to be the lesser-known responsibilities of a commissioner, and are you confident youll be able to make the necessary time commitment?

A: As a past township trustee, I learned very early on that each day was different and unforeseen matters always came up during your day. No two days are alike. One deals with the situation at hand. There are many county committees that a commissioner is appointed to and a lot of those meetings are in the evenings. This is just part of the job and responsibilities of a commissioner working for the community. I will take this job as a full-time position to do the job and do it well. I will make myself available to the community to do the required duties and what ever may come before me.

Q: If city and county officials had agreed last winter to a proposal to become a Second Amendment sanctuary, local governments could have claimed the right to refuse to cooperate with any state and federal firearm law they deemed unconstitutional. Did you agree or disagree with the proposal introduced in January to become a Second Amendment sanctuary?

A: I disagree with this proposal. I supported the county for not accepting this Second Amendment Sanctuary State. We the people of the United States of America have a Constitution that was written for the protection and rights of their citizens. Why would we as a state not want to work with other states and be in cooperation with our county? Our amendments are very clear that they were written to protect our rights as citizens and the right to bear arms. This proposal would benefit those trying to take our rights away and have a negative impact on our freedom. This is our country, the land of the brave and free. Our history is based on those that fought for our country to make sure that we would always be free and have a voice.

JoAnne Flohr

Age: 69

Education: Columbus High School Class of 1969. Attended Ball State University. Received a real estate and broker license in 1983 and 1984

Career: Currently oversees her familys quarterhorse farm near Ogilville. Served as Ohio Township Trustee from 2012 through 2018.

Community: On the board of directors for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation and Bartholomew County Substance Abuse Council.

Family: Husband, C. David Flohr. Two grown children.

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh was among the SCOTUS judges that shot down the NY gun case.

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. ~ Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail; often miscited in abbreviated form as: Justice delayed is justice denied. Various renditions of the quotation have come down through the ages, recited by many learned and famous men. The origin of the quotation likely came from William Penn (1644 to 1718), who asserted, To delay Justice is injustice.

Blacks Law Dictionary says this about the concept, justice: In jurisprudence. The constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due. . . . In the most extensive sense of the word it differs little from virtue; for it includes within itself the whole circle of virtues. . . . But justice, being in itself a part of virtue, is continued to things simply good or evil, and consists in a mans taking such a proportion of them as he ought. Bouvier. Commutative justice is that which should govern contracts. It consists in rendering to every man the exact measure of his dues, without regard to his personal worth or merits, i. e., placing all men on an equality. . . .

Some good Americans think the principal Petitioner, the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) prevailed in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., vs. Petitioners V. City Of New York, 590 U.S ____ (2020), simply because New York Cityevidently fearing loss if the case were decided on the meritscapitulated, redrafting New York City regulations and New York State Statute, permitting New York City holders of restricted handgun premise licenses to lawfully take their firearms out of the City. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the mootness issue and found for the City against NYSRPA.

Nonetheless, can this case legitimately be considered a win for NYSRPA? Holders of such New York City restricted handgun licenses are not permitted to use the firearm for self-defense outside of the residence or business to which the license confers or deigns a right (more a privilege) of use for self-defense? And questions remain as to limitations on the import of travel to and from the residence or business establishmentquestions that could only have been resolved were the case to be decided on the merits.

Some Second Amendment scholars with whom AQ has since spoken believed the New York City case was not a good Second Amendment case to be decided by the Court, not least of all because it allowed the City to exploit the problems, predictably. These scholars believe that Kavanaugh, having urged, in his concurring opinion, for another Second Amendment caseamong those presently pending on a writ of certiorarito be taken up by the Court means that the Court will, shortly, take up another Second Amendment case. The idea, then, is that the NYC case was important for that reason alone.

Be that as it may, it still does not explain why, if Justice Kavanaugh agreed with Chief Justice Roberts and the liberal wing of the U.S. Supreme Court in ruling in favor of New York City, against the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., vs. Petitioners V. City Of New York, 590 U.S ____ (2020), on the mootness issue.

Why didnt Justice Kavanaugh just add his name to that of the liberal wing of the Court and to that of Chief Justice Roberts, in deciding in favor of the City, and leave it at that?

Did Justice Kavanaugh feel a jurisprudential need to write a concurring opinion, knowing that going along with the liberal wing is not what would be expected of him, given his past deference to the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights, in his well-reasoned, comprehensive dissent in Heller II?

Did Associate Justice Kavanaugh feel he needed to write a concurring opinion, knowing that siding with Chief Justice Roberts and the liberal wing of the High Court, against the conservative wing, comprising, Justices, Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch, would lead the American public, to infer, not unreasonably, legal and logical inconsistency and incongruous intellectual dishonesty on Kavanaughs partsomething impossible for him to hide? Perhaps. But no one really knows because no reporter or commentator has even bothered to hazard a guess as to Justice Kavanaughs motives or motivation for drafting a concurring at all.

Does Justice Kavanaugh know for a certainty the High Court will in fact take up for review another and more significant Second Amendment case and did he intend to use a concurring opinion specifically to inform the legal community and the public of that fact?

No commentator, to date, to our knowledge, has explored these questions and that leaves us in a quandary as to Kavanaugh's intentions.

For example, on April 27, 2020, Amy Howe, independent contractor, and reporter, who writes regularly for the SCOTUS blog, simply reiterated the simple fact that:

Justice Brett Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion in which he explained that he agreed with the majority that the gun owners original claims are moot and that the new claims should be addressed first by the lower courts. But Kavanaugh also indicated that he agreed with Alitos general analysis of Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago, in which the court made clear that the Second Amendment applies fully to the states, and that he shares Alitos concern that some federal and state courts may not be properly applying Heller and McDonald. Kavanaugh posited that the Supreme Court should address that issue soon, perhaps in one of the several Second Amendment cases with petitions for certiorari now pending before the Court.

In her follow-up article, dated April 28, 2020, on SCOTUS blog, Amy Howe, reiterated the fact that:

The courts electronic docket reveals that Kavanaughs suggestion may come to fruition soon: By the end of the day yesterday, the Supreme Court had distributed for consideration at Fridays conference 10 cases that had apparently been on hold for the New York case.

Is this a cause for rejoicing simply because writs of certiorari in several Second Amendment cases have been filed with the Supreme Court and are pending a vote? The idea that the Supreme Court should address the issue whether Courts are properly applying Heller and McDonald doesnt mean that the Supreme Court will address that issue.

Possibility is not the same thing as probability, and even less, certainty. And, if the Court does agree to hear another Second Amendment case, when might that be? And, if soon, will the Court actually address the issue whether Appellate Courts had properly applied Heller and McDonald? Lastly, how would such a case be decided? These are not spurious questions. They are serious ones and unsettling ones, worthy of speculation. And the point of this speculation is that the New York City gun transport case was the first case to come down the pike ten years after McDonald, involving a core Second Amendment issue (with the exception of the seeming quasi Second Amendment Voisine case)

Keep in mind, there have been many Second Amendment cases that came before the High Court on writs of certiorari, in the intervening years between the seminal rulings in Heller and McDonald and the negative decision in the New York City gun transport case. Each of those cases should have been reviewed but were not reviewed. What happened to those petitions?

Those cases the Supreme Court failed to review reflect, to a one, the fact that U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, around the Country, blatantly and defiantly ignored case precedent clearly and categorically laid down in Heller and McDonald.

In future segments, we will begin our comprehensive analysis of what to our mind is Justice Kavanaughs bizarre concurring opinion in the New York City gun transport case, and we will address the mootness issue head-on.

We will strive to decipher Kavanaughs concurring to ascertain if Kavanaughs decision, siding with the Chief Justice Roberts and the liberal wing of the Court, is merely an anomaly or if it portends something ominous: an entire rethinking of Kavanaughs philosophy pertaining to the Second Amendment? Our aim, in forthcoming articles, will be to determine whether Americans can trust Brett Kavanaugh to remain true to his Oath to preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States.

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