Ron Paul's economic revitalization plan
#62
If you care about Civil liberties then wouldn't you want the government to let people decide for themselves?
The Economy will work itself out after we print more money. Because printing more money fixes everything.... Remember back in the day when our dollar was worth more than the Canadian dollar?
Anyway, there are more important issues that people need to worry about then the right of 2 people of the same sex to be able to file joint on their taxes.
#65
"Civil liberties is the name given to freedoms that protect the individual from government to a certain extent. Civil liberties set limits for government so that it cannot abuse its power and interfere with the lives of its citizens."
If you care about Civil liberties then wouldn't you want the government to let people decide for themselves?
The Economy will work itself out after we print more money. Because printing more money fixes everything.... Remember back in the day when our dollar was worth more than the Canadian dollar?
Anyway, there are more important issues that people need to worry about then the right of 2 people of the same sex to be able to file joint on their taxes.
If you care about Civil liberties then wouldn't you want the government to let people decide for themselves?
The Economy will work itself out after we print more money. Because printing more money fixes everything.... Remember back in the day when our dollar was worth more than the Canadian dollar?
Anyway, there are more important issues that people need to worry about then the right of 2 people of the same sex to be able to file joint on their taxes.
#67
If you care about Civil liberties then wouldn't you want the government to let people decide for themselves?
There must be an arbiter to help decide when the civil liberties of some infringe upon the civil liberties of others. This sometimes requires the Constitution to be interpreted or amended. Call me a pessimist but if we left every interpretation to the states, there might still be places where blacks are 3/4 of a person, women couldn't vote, and witches were stoned.
#70
Because people have made such wonderful decisions?
There must be an arbiter to help decide when the civil liberties of some infringe upon the civil liberties of others. This sometimes requires the Constitution to be interpreted or amended. Call me a pessimist but if we left every interpretation to the states, there might still be places where blacks are 3/4 of a person, women couldn't vote, and witches were stoned.
There must be an arbiter to help decide when the civil liberties of some infringe upon the civil liberties of others. This sometimes requires the Constitution to be interpreted or amended. Call me a pessimist but if we left every interpretation to the states, there might still be places where blacks are 3/4 of a person, women couldn't vote, and witches were stoned.
#72
The thing that sucks the most about all of this is that I agree with a little bit of everything said both in this thread and by the current candidates. The downside is that the same candidates that I agree with on a few very important topics (to me), I disagree with on a few more important topics. Politics in this country have become a no win situation for me. It doesn't matter who is elected to the house or senate (who actually make **** happen) or the presidency (useless figure head in most cases), I will never be satisfied with more than 50% of their choices.
It seems like the character, intelligence, and relevant experience of candidates for ALL political offices has taken a drastic swing in the wrong direction in the last 40-50 years. And that swing is being made very evident in the current state of our country both domestic and abroad.
The only way that this could ever change would be through the support of a candidate who is truly "in-tune" with the majority of our citizens regardless of part affiliation (which they probably wouldn't have since these types of people are rarely supported anymore). We as citizens need to start standing up and changing the country our selves. Most people that actually vote only do so in the presidential campaign. The sad thing is that the local and state elections have a far larger impact.
It seems like the character, intelligence, and relevant experience of candidates for ALL political offices has taken a drastic swing in the wrong direction in the last 40-50 years. And that swing is being made very evident in the current state of our country both domestic and abroad.
The only way that this could ever change would be through the support of a candidate who is truly "in-tune" with the majority of our citizens regardless of part affiliation (which they probably wouldn't have since these types of people are rarely supported anymore). We as citizens need to start standing up and changing the country our selves. Most people that actually vote only do so in the presidential campaign. The sad thing is that the local and state elections have a far larger impact.
#76
Here's a good page showing government expansion. They now directly control 45% of GDP! That's close to the socialist countries of Europe!
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/piechart.htm
Thomas Jefferson has warned that government power tends to concentrate and grow; that individual freedom is inversely proportional to government power; and that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Here's an explanation of how central banking and the system of printing money has risen partly out of government's desire to grow in size and scope:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...21786905609611
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/piechart.htm
Thomas Jefferson has warned that government power tends to concentrate and grow; that individual freedom is inversely proportional to government power; and that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Here's an explanation of how central banking and the system of printing money has risen partly out of government's desire to grow in size and scope:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...21786905609611
#77
There must be an arbiter to help decide when the civil liberties of some infringe upon the civil liberties of others. This sometimes requires the Constitution to be interpreted or amended.
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there is one huge problem with us trying to help the middle east. There will always be civil war and war over religion. My religions class went really deeply into this. The biggest problem isn't over the land anymore(it is a key point), but both parties believe they are fighting a "holy" war and only during a "holy" war will their savior come. What is really fucked up about the whole ****, the savior for both people... is the same ******* person.
So it doesn't matter if we send soldier or not, there will always be war over there and we as a group should not get involved with the war. It should be like WW2, we should have stayed out until someone attacked us... btw I am talking about before the gulf war.
So it doesn't matter if we send soldier or not, there will always be war over there and we as a group should not get involved with the war. It should be like WW2, we should have stayed out until someone attacked us... btw I am talking about before the gulf war.
#80
I'm still waiting to see an explanation of how giving rich people money to sit on helps the economy.
I saw more "vote for bush" stickers in the trailer park than I did anywhere else. It's the classic problem of the conservatives: How do you get the majority of the population to vote for an economic package that hurts them overall, obviously and strongly.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30639
The Majority doesn't agree. With America.
Final note: Everything I see for Ron Paul is clever marketing without a scrap of information about who he is or what he does. It's all smiles and where-I-grew-up stuff. Marketing scares me in products, and it scares me in people. If you've got something worth saying, say it.
I saw more "vote for bush" stickers in the trailer park than I did anywhere else. It's the classic problem of the conservatives: How do you get the majority of the population to vote for an economic package that hurts them overall, obviously and strongly.
The Majority doesn't agree. With America.
Final note: Everything I see for Ron Paul is clever marketing without a scrap of information about who he is or what he does. It's all smiles and where-I-grew-up stuff. Marketing scares me in products, and it scares me in people. If you've got something worth saying, say it.