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PlainsDaily.com : ND Interstate Freedom Health Care Compact Fails

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:51:24 +0000

Conservatives must be besides themselves.

PlainsDaily.com : Constitutional Expert Says That ND Nullification Attempts Have Historical Precedence

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:04:23 +0000

"Nullification, according to Woods, is based on the concept of“free and independent states” that “have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.” Woods further argues that states have the right to opt-out of federal laws. “In the American system no government is sovereign. The peoples of the states are the sovereigns. It is they who apportion powers between themselves, their state governments, and the federal government. In doing so they are not impairing their sovereignty in any way. To the contrary, they are exercising it.” It sure seems that he does

PlainsDaily.com : Constitutional Expert Says That ND Nullification Attempts Have Historical Precedence

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:04:09 +0000

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Control of the Congress. No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay. Is Woods saying that Article 1 section 10 should be ignored?

PlainsDaily.com : Oil Producer Explains Why the ND’s Extraction Tax Needs Lowering

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:16:58 +0000

Harold Hamm on Cnbc under $50/barrel it is troublesome, $60 a barrel and over we are making a decent rate of return for our investors. That is at the current tax rate.

PlainsDaily.com : Congressman Says Local Flood Control Efforts Impressive National Agencies The Real Problem

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:20:43 +0000

become a Democrat. How dare he ask for federal money. He would bring in earmarks would he? Gasp.

PlainsDaily.com : PlainsDaily: Support for $100 fine for skirting ND road barrier

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:56:24 +0000

For the ones that skirt the barrier get stranded and emergency rescue has to save their ass, charge them for the rescue.

PlainsDaily.com : PlainsDaily: Company says it\'s owed millions for ND oil work

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:04:06 +0000

with that amount of money this might be the first but it won't be the last lawsuit

PlainsDaily.com : Pawlenty Proud Of Record Despite Obstacles

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:43:17 +0000

Minnesota had a Republican Gov. for about 20 years straight with Pawlenty being the last. Apparently they didn't like the Veto Pen

SayAnythingBlog.com : President Bush: "I Believe We Will Drive Electric Cars One Of These Days"

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:23:29 +0000

not in the northern states

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:24:31 +0000

Let me see if I can place myself in Conservative Nirvana. The country will only work if/when people have the freedom to take responsibilities upon themselves without help from gov't. If they are helped by others it is because both sides benefit. An individuals freedom comes with the underlying responsibilities. When it comes to people that cannot help themselves they should benefit/be supported only from family or charity. If either of these fails , tough. You are not guaranteed comfort and welfare in the Constitution Everyone should be treated equally except if it goes against certain societal norms. Laws are made to punish people that break the societal norms. Laws should not be made in an effort to promote behaviors unless to protect the society. Taxes are for Infrastructure and National Defense which are interlinked and not much els

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:20:50 +0000

"The expansion of employer-provided health care accentuated the medical needs of those without insurance, primarily the unemployed, poor, and elderly" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1094/is_n2...

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:00:52 +0000

If it was working so well why would anyone have to force Medicare on us?

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:59:03 +0000

"1) In a private system, you still have the ultimate appeal to the law to get your case paid. When the law IS the system, you're SOL. Yet if the contract is written stating that the Insurance Company reserves the right to approve of certain Medicines or Procedures, what basis are you going to sue on. I believe you would be SOL>

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:52:51 +0000

You can deny insurance because of pre existing conditions. You are right you cannot insure against pre-existing conditions.

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:49:52 +0000

Ever wonder at who Dickens wrote for. The novels were about the down trodden masses and the seamy side of life. He wasn't doing it for the downtrodden since many couldn't read let alone own a book. It had to be for the educated middle class and above.

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:45:13 +0000

Wrong! It is they cost more then they're worth, they being institutions not people. Of course without certain institutions people might suffer but what the hey I have my money.

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:40:14 +0000

I notice that you don't deny being Scrooge like instead you deflect it to Liberals believing in Santa Claus, which you do also since you do believe in a minimum safety net.

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:35:08 +0000

Grinch just wanted to take the fun away since he wasn't having fun no one else should and Scrooge was a representation of people who love their money more then anything else in the world. The line by Scrooge that complains about gov't taking his money and spending it on Institutions he felt not worth it(like most Conservatives do), but since they are in existence the people should be sent there anyway is an example of a poor miserly person and seems to be the caricature of Conservatism. " I wish to be left alone" looks like a libertarian stance.

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:24:59 +0000

can't be done 100% of the time. There will always be someone taking advantage and abusing the system. The question is how to pare it down and still help the people that need it the most.

SayAnythingBlog.com : Government Run Health Care Already a Disaster

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:20:31 +0000

I thought you always believed in a safety net.