December 26, 2018
Liz Writes Life
Restore open carry
During the November Scott Valley Protect Our Water meeting,
Mark Baird told us he has retained an attorney and is seeking a restraining
order/injunction against the State of California to stop California’s
enforcement of the laws which prohibit the open or exposed carry of an operable
and loaded weapon. This is Mark’s newest project and is supported by many in
Northern California working to establish the State of Jefferson. A website explains
the lawsuit and is worth checking out.
It can be found at: tokeepandbear.com.
Mark cites significant court decisions as the basis to file
this restraining order in Federal Court to restrain/enjoin California from
enforcing the ban on the “open” carry of a weapon. Surprisingly, Mark is
utilizing recent decisions by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, because of
its ruling in the Young v Hawaii case. The ruling states that “open carry” is
the core right guaranteed the people under the Second Amendment and that right
extends outside the home to public spaces.
“The courts, including the Ninth, have been consistent and
clear that “concealed carry” is a privilege which requires a government
permission slip, no matter how arbitrary the process, nor how unjust, Peruta v
San Diego, En Banc Ninth Circuit, (cert denied), and many other cases both
affirm and state this fact. Open Carry is our Right, and I will fight to
restore that right!” explains Mark on the website.
So, Mark and friends are holding a fundraiser dinner on Sat.,
Jan. 12, 2019 at the Miner’s Inn Convention Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner
is at 6:30 p.m. Dave and Kathy Tyler are going all-out cooking a prime rib
dinner with tasty fixing’s. Tickets are $50 each. Tables can be reserved for
$400, which seat eight. A live auction will be held with Mark, and his wife
Cyndi, donating a real buffalo hide. A cord of wood has been donated and a
significant amount of guns will be on the block. I bet ammo will be available
too!
Quite a few tables have already been sold, so hurry and
purchase your tickets by calling Mark at 530-227-6729 or Cyndi Baird at
530-227-6728.
Israel
At the Dec. 11, 2018 Siskiyou Co. Republican Women Federated
meeting, Carol Crebbin spoke about her recent trip to Israel. She said the trip
was a “life-changing experience” and I was impressed with her photos. With
yesterday’s celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, it seems a good time to
share about Israel and the land where Jesus lived and died and was resurrected.
Carol went with friends and family -- her son-in-law pastor
seemed to be the leader of their group. They first landed in neighboring
Istanbul and then few into Tel Aviv, the second most populated city in Israel.
A guide met them and their trip began along the Mediterranean Coast, which is
beautiful. They stopped in Caesarea, a city that the infamous Herod built. They
saw a stone that states Pontus Pilot was there. Much of it is a national park
and includes a large Roman amphitheater and historic port. There is an
archaeological area with pillars, sculptures and the remains of a hippodrome
with stone seating.
Mosaic floors from over 2,000 years ago are still in good
shape. Carol was impressed with the many mosaics throughout her travels there. She
was surprised at the agriculture crops, because much of the land is arid. One
photo showed the passenger trains have two-levels and in one spot the train
runs very close to an ancient aqueduct.
Next stop was Galilee, which is a province. They quenched
their thirst with fresh squeezed pomegranate juice, looked at churches,
including modern Catholic churches, buildings and archeological structures that
have been destroyed by invading armies and rebuilt over centuries. Galilee is
where the Angel Gabriel talked with Mary, Jesus’ mother, and is where Jesus
performed his first miracle of making a lot of water into good-quality wine for
a wedding.
There is the Biblical account of Jesus walking on the water
on the Sea of Galilee; and the mount where Jesus gave the Beatitudes and then
fed 1000s of followers from the five loaves of bread and two fishes. Carol saw
these places, including a garden that has been created near the Jordan River,
where John is said to have baptized Jesus.
Then, they went into the country of Jordan. Security guards
checked them thoroughly during an hour wait going-in and leaving. They saw the
Dead Sea and orchards of olive trees. She was shown the high cliffs where the
Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the late 1940s and the Masada, where Jews took
refuge from invading Romans.
Eventually, they made it to Jerusalem, which is a
multi-cultured and multi-religious large city. The Temple Mound takes up 35
acres. She saw the wailing wall, called the West Wall, and the tomb of Jesus
and more beautiful churches. Sounds like it certainly was a trip of a life time,
especially for a Christian. Carol flew home on Turkish Airlines and admitted
there is no place like the United States of America and was happy to get home
to little ol’ Siskiyou County!
Well, 2018 is about over. Hope your Christmas celebrations
and dinners were happy. May we all have a good New Year. Keep smiling!
Liz Bowen began writing ranch and
farm news, published in newspapers, in 1976. She is a native of Siskiyou County
and lives near Callahan. Call her at 530-467-3515. Check out her blog at:
LizWritesLife.blogspot.com.
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