This administration has been flooding the country with a illegals for a reason. More of the same if HRC is elected.
I think Tombs is right. (Seriously.)
Freedom is scary. Liberty is dangerous. (And I'm not just talking Liberty Sanders.) With more freedom comes less safety net, more chance of ending up in really bad shape.
Rather than that being a motivating factor, pushing people not to mess up, generational decision to provide a gov't safety net have caused ordinary Americans to expect that safety net. Then, to expect more of it.
I don't think an "iron fist" is the right analogy. It is more like kicking a fledgling bird out of the nest so it can fly. Yes, it is a cold decision, but necessary for that bird to grow.
It doesn't take an iron fist to force people not to take social security. That doesn't make sense. You just take social security away. I'm not saying that's a good starting point - it isn't. Its a terrible starting point. But, we can probably start with some of the cheaper, more narrowly focused assistance programs to scale back. Incrementalism.
(Plus, GenX and younger aren't even counting on social security anyway.)
This administration has been flooding the country with a illegals for a reason. More of the same if HRC is elected.
I'm not disputing any of the points you make. My point is that one of those party's motive's are specifically designed to change the socio-political landscape of the country in an effort to dominate.The previous administration did the same. Neither party wants to fix illegal immigration. Democrats want the votes and Republicans want the cheap labor. Trump will be no different, as a politician he's down on immigrant taking American jobs because that's what's selling at the moment, as a business owner he's sang a different tune. The Libertarian party wants an amnesty, but it's not an amnesty because they'll have to pay fines and back taxes... *eye roll*.
Very possible. I know my views have changed drastically in 25 years.Supposedly, Weld has seen the error of his ways. I just read this quote:
"Today, almost 25 years later, I would make some different choices. Restricting Americans’ gun rights doesn’t make us safer, and threatens our constitutional freedoms. I was pleased by and support the Supreme Court’s decision in the District of Columbia vs. Heller -- a decision that embraced the notion that our Second Amendment rights are individual rights, not to be abridged by the government."
Still not sure Im convinced. (but I wanted to be fair and put all the info out there)
...I wanted to be fair and put all the info out there)
Supposedly, Weld has seen the error of his ways. I just read this quote:
"Today, almost 25 years later, I would make some different choices. Restricting Americans’ gun rights doesn’t make us safer, and threatens our constitutional freedoms. I was pleased by and support the Supreme Court’s decision in the District of Columbia vs. Heller -- a decision that embraced the notion that our Second Amendment rights are individual rights, not to be abridged by the government."
Still not sure Im convinced. (but I wanted to be fair and put all the info out there)
Supposedly, Weld has seen the error of his ways. I just read this quote:
"Today, almost 25 years later, I would make some different choices. Restricting Americans’ gun rights doesn’t make us safer, and threatens our constitutional freedoms. I was pleased by and support the Supreme Court’s decision in the District of Columbia vs. Heller -- a decision that embraced the notion that our Second Amendment rights are individual rights, not to be abridged by the government."
Still not sure Im convinced. (but I wanted to be fair and put all the info out there)
Billy Weld's long, strange trip: Bill Weld: A Libertarian Vice Presidential Contender's Journey | National Review
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, but if you've got a warrant, you might as well come on in.
If anyone gets “frowny-faced” with him, he can always count on Hillary Clinton to have his back.
Read more at: Bill Weld: A Libertarian Vice Presidential Contender's Journey | National Review
Supposedly, Weld has seen the error of his ways. I just read this quote:
"Today, almost 25 years later, I would make some different choices. Restricting Americans’ gun rights doesn’t make us safer, and threatens our constitutional freedoms. I was pleased by and support the Supreme Court’s decision in the District of Columbia vs. Heller -- a decision that embraced the notion that our Second Amendment rights are individual rights, not to be abridged by the government."
Still not sure Im convinced. (but I wanted to be fair and put all the info out there)
I'm not sure how to feel about this guy. According to CATO, he was rather fiscally conservative. Maybe even more so than Gary Johnson, who is nowhere near as libertarian as I would like.
On the other hand, he voted for Obama in 2008. I appreciate his more recent stance on firearm liberty, but his explanation still leaves me uncertain about his devotion to liberty in general.
I'm not crazy about Johnson either. This election is the worst.
As far as those with governing experience go, though, is Gary not the closest to libertarian?
That's always the rap against say an Austin Peterson, that their brand of libertarianism has never been tried.
Yeah, I guess he's the closest but his record is troubling to me. Even fiscally he's pretty weak.
The 'never been tried' mantra is annoying to me. What, these gigantic overbearing federal agencies have existed since the beginning of time? Mankind has never survived without them?
It's just silly.
Yeah, I guess he's the closest but his record is troubling to me. Even fiscally he's pretty weak.
The 'never been tried' mantra is annoying to me. What, these gigantic overbearing federal agencies have existed since the beginning of time? Mankind has never survived without them?
It's just silly.
I think that's the turning the oil tanker around analogy. We just need to start the process of shrinking government, just to head in that direction would be a world if change.
Shoot, just starting the process of stopping its expansion would be a world of change!
Johnson is a lazy mix of a liberal and a conservative, but not a libertarian.
The opportunity we have this year is unfathomable. Both major party candidates are so disliked that we have a chance to put a huge dent in this corrupt two party system.