If the personal
freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees."
Now, aside from the whole global warming thing being a fraud in the first place, this means Mr. Obama wants to micromanage everyone's lives, in order to enforce fairness.
I was very disappointed by Ron Paul's campaign; if Mr. Paul were to try and run the country the way he ran his campaign, we'd have a huge authoritarian mess on our hands. I can't support his Presidential campaign any more.
Obviously neither McCain nor either Democratic candidate-for-disaster tickles my fancy either; we'll see if the nerf Libertarian party picks someone I could half-respect. I'll probably stay home next November.
posted by The SHAD0W at 3:51 PM
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
I don't remember who turned me on to Jim Clark's web site, but I'm glad someone did. There are some great videos on the Liberty page; I recommend:
After reading a response by a true libertarian to a letter asking for thoughts about "solving" gang violence, I noted one of his suggestions, eliminating minimum wage laws, and thought it could use some additions. Elimination of child labor laws, and killing off the public education system itself, would also be needed. Apprenticeship may seem old-fashioned, but it's the best way for kids to learn to master various specialties, and schools can't cut it. What would happen if, for instance, a young Thomas Edison were to be put in today's school system?
I was going to point out a link to a biography of Edison, and then pose that question to all you folks, and what do you know but they beat me to it!
Biography Of Thomas Alva Edison At age seven - after spending 12 weeks in a noisy one-room schoolhouse with 38 other students of all ages - Tom's overworked and short tempered teacher finally lost his patience with the child's persistent questioning and seemingly self centered behavior. Noting that Tom's forehead was unusually broad and his head was considerably larger than average, he made no secret of his belief that the hyperactive youngster's brains were "addled" or scrambled... If modern psychology had existed back then, Tom would have probably been deemed a victim of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and prescribed a hefty dose of the "miracle drug" Ritalin.
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says federal judges are unqualified to make rulings affecting national security policy, ramping up his criticism of how they handle terrorism cases.
In remarks prepared for delivery Wednesday, Gonzales says judges generally should defer to the will of the president and Congress when deciding national security cases. He also raps jurists who “apply an activist philosophy that stretches the law to suit policy preferences.”
Even though it was a public school, back when I was edjamakated we learned of the three separate branches of government, and why it was important that they each limited the actions of the other two. I guess that philosophy is now obsolete.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
