Category: Philadelphia

Music to My Ears

The Inquirer is lamenting the loss of Philadelphia political power:

Philadelphia is quickly losing clout in Harrisburg, and considering the city’s budget crisis, it couldn’t happen at a worse time.

First, after Democratic voting last week, Carbon County State Rep. Keith McCall is all but certain to assume the title of House speaker come January – a title held by Philadelphians for the last five years.

For gun owners, Keith McCall is an NRA A+ rated Democrat from Carbon County.  Our previous speaker was actually Philadelphia Republican Dennis O’Brein, who was also an A rated guy on our issue, but it’s good that the seat doesn’t appear to be going to a big city Dem.

They also lament the loss of Vince Fumo’s top Democratic spot in the Senate Appropriations committee to an Allegeny County Dem.  Fumo did not run for re-election because he is currently under a 139 count indictment by the feds for fraud and various other malfeasance.  The Democrats did gain one house seat in Pennsylvania’s House, increasing their lead to a whopping two seats.  But the departure of Fumo and the Philadelphia political machine from important positions is something to feel good about.

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Chalk One Up for the Good Guys

I wonder whether the Obama transition team would consider this a productive way to deal with urban violence.  Or perhaps they would have preferred the Barber be the one to get shot for not having enough money in his till.

One thing is for sure, that guy won’t be robbing any more businesses.  Mr. Cross did what he had to do.

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Thuggery in Philadelphia

Looks like the Black Panthers are trying to intimidate voters:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94b78rnWMP4[/youtube]

I’m happy to see the Philadelphia Police dealt with this problem, but this is a signficant problem.  We’re also hearing reports of Republican poll watchers getting kicked out of polling places.  The state legislature needs to deal with this problem, and act to preserve the integrity of elections in this commonwealth.  When people do stuff like this, they should be sent to prison.

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World Champions

Eat that suckas.  To celebrate, Bitter and I got milkshakes from Wawa.  In what the Obama campaign surely would classify as racism, Bitter got Vanilla.  A long time coming is right.  I barely remember the last World Series win in 1980.  I remember 1983, where they went and lost, and 1993, where the same thing happened.

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Money for Votes

Ward leaders in Philadelphia, and our illustrious Governor, are worried they won’t have enough “street money” to pay volunteers.  I should note that in suburban wards, our volunteers are volunteers.  They do the job because of a sense of civic duty, so that an important function of our republic can be carried out.

ACORN is a shining example of what happens when you pay people to achieve a certain result, and the practice of paying “street money” is an idea who’s time should have gone.  I will actually have a lot more respect for Barack Obama if he doesn’t pay up, even if it means he loses Pennsylvania.  If people don’t care enough about their candidate, or care enough about running elections without having to be paid, they can stay the hell home.  Ed Rendell is worried that could mean the Democrats lose.  There are things that are more important than that.

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Philadelphia Tries Again

They introduce two new gun bills to City Council.  One that closes a non-existent loophole in Pennsylvania Law:

Under legislation proposed by Council members Donna Reed Miller and Darrell L. Clarke, anyone reselling a gun would have have to run the sale through a licensed dealer, who would run a background check on the buyer.

A similar state law already exists, but critics say it is too narrow and has no effect on individuals selling guns to other individuals.

“We’re looking at all the avenues and cracks in the system,” Miller said.

There are no private sales of handguns in Pennsylvania.  That is apparently a fact lost on City Council. I don’t know what loophole they think exists, but this is a non-starter and pretty clearly a violation of state preemption.

The other bill introduced yesterday would raise the city penalty for carrying a gun illegally from $300 to $1,900 and would allow police to confiscate a car driven by someone illegally carrying a gun – regardless of ownership of the car.

Careful you don’t leave a pistol in the glove box of your car if you lend it to someone.  I oppose this law, because I think Civil Asset Forfeiture is wrong on principle.  Doesn’t matter if a gun is involved or not.  This is also a violation of state preemption.

Does the rule of law mean nothing to Philadelphia City Council?  Sadly I think I know the answer already.  How can they expect their residents to respect the law when they themselves refuse to?

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