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12 years ago @ Big Government - Thursday Open Thread: ... · 0 replies · +6 points

A generally decent document, with one fatal flaw: No unified economic policy regulating interstate trade.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Why Aren’t the Democ... · 0 replies · +9 points

Keynes is wrong. F.A. Hayak is the winner imho.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Native Americans Get t... · 3 replies · +31 points

Now if they could just sever their dependence on the Federal government dole, they'd truly be self governing.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Friday Free-For-All: B... · 0 replies · +1 points

I happen to agree that it's effect is neglible. It's just the theory I was pointing out. And it seems to be applicable more in politics than with actual butterflies.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Friday Free-For-All: B... · 3 replies · +6 points

The butterfly effect from chaos theory comes to mind. A small action creates a ripple that expands ever outward affecting more and more people. The butterfly's wings which flap and cause a hurricaine eventually, is the idea behind the name. How true this can be in politics.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Friday Free-for-All: B... · 0 replies · +13 points

The constant circulation of new blood is what our founding fathers intended. They never desired a political elite class to arise. We need to just vote in new blood. If it's an incumbant, vote them out. If someone runs for re-election, don't bother with them. That's one method anyways.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Wednesday Open Thread:... · 0 replies · +1 points

Agreed. I am basing my argument on natural law, not positivistic ones. The difference is "Something is bad, therefore a law prohibits it." as opposed to "I made a law to prohibit X, therefore X is bad." The former has a moral foundation, the latter does not.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Wednesday Open Thread:... · 0 replies · +2 points

"Maybe if we have a big turnover in congress as well in 2012... "

This can be arranged :)

12 years ago @ Big Government - Wednesday Open Thread:... · 1 reply · +1 points

You are correct in this respect. Individuals come to a consensus as to what is harmful to the general Public.
"We The people, of the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE..."

Laws ARE enacted to benefit society by preventing individuals from harming it. You are correct that the society has no *Inalienable* rights, however, and only has such powers granted by it's individual constiuents. However, Laws still have that moral foundation.

12 years ago @ Big Government - Wednesday Open Thread:... · 2 replies · +10 points

This "What measure do you have to steal freedom, God's gift from another?" question is one in which I don't accept your premise. First you claim that Rick Santorum's morality is a false one. How do you know? Perhaps yours is the false morality and not his? I tend to think that the morality which is true, is the one upon which my Christian faith is based. Who of the candidates most closely resembles this? I leave the answer to your own choice, as I don't intend for it to be Rhetorical.

I don't believe electing Rick Santorum, or Mitt Romney or any of the other candidates is "Stealing freedom". Were I to assume your premise for the sake of argument (and I don't), but for the sake of answering your question, I would say, By the measure of an objective moral foundation, I can steal the freedom of a criminal and place him in prison. By the actions of a criminal, they forfeit their right to freedom. I am a veteran btw, and I was the one who made the choice to serve. No one forced me to volunteer to serve in our military.

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