Chapter 1: What radical changes are being proposed in Virginia?
oh on today's uh podcast virginia has gone full-fledged nuts they're going marxist what does that mean and and why the progressive income tax which they're talking about you know raising more money with taxes again in virginia Oh, and letting federal employees pay less. Interesting. Why that is so screwed up. Why that constitutionally doesn't work, morally it doesn't work.
Also, Hawaii has tried just the dumbest thing I've ever seen in an absurd gun case in the Supreme Court. Arguing black codes to tell people they can't use their guns because that's what happened after the Civil War in the South. And we should bring that back now for the Second Amendment. It's nuts. And a really important look at Minnesota and what is happening on the ground.
I have been wrestling with, I've seen this scene before. I've seen the crowds in the street. Where have I seen this before? And I realized at some place I didn't expect to find the similarities that I did. Really important on the crowd versus justice. All of that on today's podcast.
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Chapter 2: Why is Hawaii's new gun restriction law considered unconstitutional?
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Chapter 3: How does violence against law enforcement affect communities?
Rate, review, share. Together, we'll make a difference. And thanks for standing with us. Now let's get to work. You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck program. OK, so the Democratic legislators are proposing major policy changes in Virginia. And if you thought that Virginia or any of the Democrats are moderate, they are only getting worse.
And this should be remembered when it comes to the midterms. Let me just give you a few things that they are proposing. Taxes and economic policy is becoming full-fledged Marxist. They are proposing new and expanded taxes. What a surprise.
They have introduced bills now that will expand the sales tax space to include services like landscaping, gym memberships, vehicle repairs, food delivery, home repairs, raising the revenue beyond the traditional goods.
The progressive income tax brackets, they are now proposing creating new tax brackets, higher tax brackets, meaning people with taxable income over a certain threshold, they're saying $600,000, will pay higher rates than those with lower incomes. This one I really love. Federal employee tax. The federal employee will get a tax break versus everybody else.
There are proposals now that will give special tax subtractions for retired federal employees and incentives for federal retirees, while you, who didn't ever work for the government, you'll see a broader tax increase. What is the purpose of that tax? Remember, you cut taxes on things you're trying to encourage. What are they trying to encourage? More people working for the federal government.
They're also trying to have a mandatory waiting period on gun purchases, a ban on leaving your gun unattended in your vehicle. I don't ever... Who leaves it? I mean, I used to. I grew up in Washington State. We used to have a gun rack in the back of our truck, and it would be in the back window, and you'd have three rifles there, and you'd pull up into school.
You'd leave your car doors or your truck doors unlocked, and nobody would say anything. It was not a problem. But who's leaving it unattended in their vehicle? I mean, unless it's locked in your trunk or locked in your glove box. Also, a state firearm purchaser licensing system. That sounds really good.
An 11% tax on ammunition and guns and civil liability for the gun industry participants for crimes committed using guns that they sold or built. Oh, okay. That's really good. By the way, I can't wait to get into what they're doing in Hawaii on guns. Wait until you hear this nonsense. I got a few things to say about that. Also, there is... They're trying to enact more DEI and ESG stuff.
And this one, have to be really, really careful because they want to expand the racial bias and diversity training for professionals, nurses, nurses, real estate agents, and law enforcement. Now, why does the real estate agent need diversity training? law enforcement, and nurses.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of progressive income tax systems?
The government is there to protect effort, not to take effort. But every single progressive tax begins by targeting the rich. Notice the new ones. They're going to go after the rich, the super rich, the 600,000 and above. $600,000 a year. That's a businessman. That's not rich. You know what rich is? George fricking Soros. But you'll notice those guys are never at the end.
They'll all talk a good game. They were at Davos yesterday going, you know what? You should tax us more. It's not going to happen. It's not going to happen because it never does because they'll find a way out of it. And every single time you start to expand the income tax, it always expands downward. And history is relentless on this point.
Because once you accept that rights are proportional to income, there's no logical place to stop. We didn't fight a revolution so we could be free on a sliding scale. They thought that citizen meant something. The same thing meant something, and it was the same thing for everybody. So the question is not what the government costs. The question is, who owns you, your time, and your labor?
And whether success in America is still something that we look up to and say, that should be earned, or is success in America something that should be really shamed? And then if you give us enough money, we'll forgive you.
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Have you been seeing what's happening in the Supreme Court? Something that is just nuts is happening in the Supreme Court right now. And I guess the best way to explain it is, I want you to imagine something for a second. Imagine that you have just inherited an old family house, okay? And the deed is really clear. It's been in your family forever. The property is clearly yours.
But then the city knocks on the door. And all of a sudden, the city says, yeah, we saw that you just inherited this house. Yeah, and here's the deed. Yeah, well, but look, we just found this. It's a... It's an old rule from 1787. And, boy, it was written in the city, you know, a really dark time, really dark time back then. And it was written for that dark time and really ugly reasons.
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Chapter 5: What historical context is relevant to current gun laws?
Nobody on the left is arguing for black codes and saying, you know what, it's part of our tradition and I think we should bring this back. No, they're arguing for slave codes because it accomplishes what they want. And it's not just about guns. It's about all rights need permission. I mean, this is the most intellectually unserious argument I have ever heard in the Supreme Court.
It mistakes what happened for what was right, principle, or power for principle, oppression as tradition. And that's why I think the judges sounded yesterday, I don't know, a little offended. Not because the argument is clever, but because it's so dangerously shallow. Is this really the best we can do?
Honestly, Hawaii, you should be ashamed of yourself that you sent people over with this argument. If you allow evil to define tradition simply because it existed, then no right is safe. No injustice will ever truly be condemned. It'll be used. And that's the line they're drawing. And that's the only line that makes sense. Draw that line. Nope. Nope.
Just because it happened in the past, if it was evil, it doesn't mean it's part of our tradition. It means it's something we conquered. The left just, I mean, it is amazing to me how the left just doesn't seem to have any universal principles. Like I would never use this. Never use this because it would violate my principles. It would be like, no, we're against that. We're against those things.
But the left's understanding of winning, it is the most important thing. I mean, they hate Donald Trump because the most important thing to him is winning. And yet the ends justify the means with the left. They will use black codes to not just take out guns, but also to say your rights must receive permission to exercise them.
That is just some of the most evil, stupid at the kindest level, but some of the most evil reasoning I have ever heard. And I can't believe that that argument ever advanced to the Supreme Court. I mean, we are in real trouble. If that's what our best law firms are churning out and saying, you know what? You should go to the Supreme Court and make that argument because I think you might win.
If that's the best you can do, Holy cow. Hawaii, you should talk to that congressman that thinks that islands can capsize because he's got a boatload of stuff to sell you. Do we have an update, Ricky, on the pilot situation? We had somebody call in a little while ago from California.
Yeah, I got something for you.
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