Re: [CTRL] BUSH'S 'FAITH-BASED' SOCIAL SERVICE PLAN VIOLATES CONSTITUTION

2001-01-29 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Shannon forwards "The Constitution created a separation between religion and government, not a massive new bureaucracy designed to unite the two," added Lynn, a United Church of Christ minister and an attorney. "The very existence of a federal office whose

Re: [CTRL] School Vouchers

2001-01-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Is there a particular reason you removed the CONTEXT? This is errant nonsense and statist sophistry. Nessie Who said anything about statism? I don't think the government should run the schools, either. I just don't want to to see them fall into the hands of

Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: Public ownership is the solution to the energy crisis]

2001-03-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- socialism (soshe-lzem) noun A social system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are owned collectively and political power is exercised by the whole community. ROTFLMAO Regard$, --MJ The laws of economics are more like the laws of physics than may people

Re: [CTRL] Means-Let's limit tenure of Supreme Court justices

2001-03-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- William THOMAS JEFFERSON WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THE SUPREME COURT WOULD BECOME DANGEROUS. YOU WERE RIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT. Let's limit tenure of Supreme Court justices by Marianne Means 2/28/01 Miami Herald. Having created a president by distorting its own

[CTRL] To Harass and Terrorize

2001-03-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] To Harass and Terrorize by Jef Allen In its lead story in the Thursday March 8, 2001, edition of the Forsyth County News, the Georgia newspaper (Motto: Your "Hometown Paper" Since 1908), ran an article under the

Re: [CTRL] The GOP Thieves, Democrats Losers

2001-03-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Prudy forwards ... snip A comprehensive new survey of "undervotes" in Palm snip MJ An UNDERVOTE is one in which there is NO selection. An OVERVOTE is one in which there are more than one selection. How does one determine that these ballots go to a specific candidate?

[CTRL] Mad Government Disease

2001-03-26 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Mad Government Disease by Christopher Westley Farmer Freeman woke up one morning last week to find two dozen armed federal officers on his Vermont farm, gathering up his sheep. They were taking them to Iowa, where

Re: [CTRL] Anyone Have Any Articles on the Federal Reserve?

2001-04-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Does the Fed Fight Inflation? by Frank Shostak The Federal Open Market Committee, the executive arm of the US central bank, has voted to raise the federal funds rate and the discount rate by 0.5%, to 6.5% and 6%

Re: [CTRL] Anyone Have Any Articles on the Federal Reserve?

2001-04-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Economic Woes and the Federal Reserve Ron Paul Last week was tumultuous for worldwide stock markets, some of which ended the week at their lowest levels in years. Our own Dow-Jones and NASDAQ market indices both

Re: [CTRL] Anyone Have Any Articles on the Federal Reserve?

2001-04-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Myth of the 'Independent' Fed by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Ever since its founding in 1913, the Fed has described itself as an 'independent' agency operated by selfless public servants striving to 'fine-tune' the

Re: [CTRL] Capitalism at work: So you think businessmen should control your energy eh?

2001-04-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua forwards PGE Bankruptcy Bombshell Deepens California Energy Crisis MJ WHERE was the demonstration of 'capitalism at work' you claimed in your thread title? Regard$, --MJ Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. --

Re: [CTRL] Who's in charge here? New Tyranny replaces old tyranny.

2001-04-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Learn what concepts mean ... and the words which represent them. The WTO is NOT interested in Free Trade ... nor are they about Free Trade Regard$, --MJ Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of knaves who accommodate

Re: [CTRL] Who Benefits from the Free Trade Agreements?

2001-04-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua Who Benefits from the Free Trade Agreements? By John W. Warnock snip EVERYONE (in the end) benefits from free trade, unfortunately the trip which is labelled such has nothing to do with free trade. Regard$, --MJ Real free trade would mean no subsidies, no trade

Re: [CTRL] nothing new under the sun.

2001-04-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua Who said this, and when? snip MJ This is absurd religious nonsense with little if any basis in reality. Regard$, --MJ Most economic fallacies derive ... from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another.

Re: [CTRL] nothing new under the sun.

2001-04-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ This is absurd religious nonsense with little if any basis in reality. Nessie So is the belief that "Everyone (in the end) benefits" from "free trade." This is a belief on your part, nothing more. MJ No. Nessie There are no empirical data to back it up.

[CTRL] Does Democracy Promote Peace?

2001-04-26 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Does Democracy Promote Peace? By James Ostrowski Does democracy promote peace? We are told continually that it does. Let's compare the rhetoric to the reality. Not to be confused with a republic, a democracy is a

[CTRL] California Dreaming

2001-02-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] California Dreaming by William Anderson When we last left the Socialist Republic of California, someone had switched off the lights. According to the latest news, someone has switched them on again as the

Re: [CTRL] How it works: Today North America. Tomorrow the world. _ FTAA pt. 2/3

2001-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- War is peace; freedom is slavery; ignorance is strength. -- George Orwell A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not

Re: [CTRL] How it works: Today North America. Tomorrow the world. _ FTAA pt. 3/3

2001-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Real free trade would mean no subsidies, no trade taxes, no loan guarantees, and, for Heaven’s sake, no bailouts of foreign banks and governments. --Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion

[CTRL] Beheading the Great Messiah

2001-02-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- In our government-controlled schools we are taught that Lincoln was our greatest president because his war ended slavery and saved the Union. As usual, the other side of the story -- the side that reflects poorly on the government -- somehow gets lost.

[CTRL] Thirteen Lies (and Perhaps a Single Truth)

2001-02-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Thirteen Lies (and Perhaps a Single Truth) by Servando Gonzalez Some time ago I found on the Web a joker's site with suggestions about deductions you can legally claim to lower your taxes. One of them was, go watch

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-27 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Nessie They did no such thing. Slaves were considered three-fifths of a human being. MJ Bullshit. Point to the specific article, section and clause. Regard$, --MJ If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -- Anatole France A

Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: The Invisible Hand: Still Scary After All TheseYears]

2000-12-27 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- flw Capitalism/ Communism/ Socialism/Fascism are all dependent on State Empowerment. Without the police power of statism, none of these systems can exist. MJ If capitalism is NOT an economic system void of Government intervention ... then what 'word' suits this

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-27 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Nessie They did no such thing. Slaves were considered three-fifths of a human being. MJ Bullshit. Point to the specific article, section and clause. Nessie Article 1, Section two of the American Constitution: "The House of Representatives shall be composed

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-27 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Nessie They did no such thing. Slaves were considered three-fifths of a human being. MJ Bullshit. Point to the specific article, section and clause. Nessie Article 1, Section two of the American Constitution: "The House of Representatives shall be

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-27 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ Where are people 'measured'? Where are 'slaves considered three-fifths of a human being'? Nessie If you don't get it, maybe it's because you don't want to. MJ Get what? The words quoted do NOT support this absurdity. The reference is simply a formula for

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-28 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- c. since you are condescending to sort out my trouble with basic english- you MJ There is no such thing as 'english' -- basic or otherwise. Additionally, there is no declaration, claim, assertion or otherwise that slaves are 3/5 of a human that can be found within the

Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: The Invisible Hand: Still Scary After All TheseYears]

2000-12-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ If capitalism is NOT an economic system void of Government intervention ... then what 'word' suits this ideal? Capitalism: You hire me to build a fence on your property to a specific specification for a certain compensation. We sign a contract. I

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ Additionally, there is no declaration, claim, assertion or otherwise that slaves are 3/5 of a human that can be found within the United States Constitution -- yours and others efforts at mental masturbation inclusive. What is referenced is simply a formula for

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- c. i ask you again what that 3/5s comment is alluding to. MJ Nothing. It is simply a portion of a formula for determining Representatives. Regard$, --MJ It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- c. i ask you again what that 3/5s comment is alluding to. MJ Nothing. It is simply a portion of a formula for determining Representatives. c. the group of people this fraction applies to is not stated. but the fractions (or not) relating to other groups

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth. -- Bill Clintot Vera Is that supposed to be a joke? MJ My relating it? No. Bill's utterance? Got me. Vera Are we to understand from that statement that Bill Clinton

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ This is a formula for determining Representation of a State. Nesie Representation of a State is determined by counting the number of human beings who live there. The formula calls for some human beings to counted as a human being, some human beings to be

Re: [CTRL] License to Kill

2000-12-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- c. i ask you again what that 3/5s comment is alluding to. MJ Nothing. It is simply a portion of a formula for determining Representatives. c. the group of people this fraction applies to is not stated. but the fractions (or not) relating to

Re: [CTRL] Democracy, the election, and the news media

2001-01-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Carla Binion For example, Rush Limbaugh repeatedly says the U. S. is a republic instead of a democracy. He and other like-minded media folks often remind us we do not have direct democracy -- meaning, for example, the public does not vote on every

Re: [CTRL] American Anarchism / Libertarianism vs Socialism

2001-01-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Nessie Socialism is not a form of government -- it's a relationship between people, one characterized by sharing. MJ In reality, Socialism is a social system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are owned collectively and political power is exercised

Re: [CTRL] Bus Won Popular Vote - We Shall See j2

2001-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua Even after several Florida and national publications paid to have a recount done where Gore came out ahead by several thousand popular votes, MJ Are you CERTAIN you meant to write this? You do realize what you have stated ... which is probably the

[CTRL] The noble feat of Nike

2003-06-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The noble feat of Nike Johan Norberg Globalisation otherwise known as 'ruthless international capitalism' is enriching the world's poor, says Johan Norberg Nike. It means victory. It also means a type of

[CTRL] Fibbing It Up at Fox

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Fibbing It Up at Fox by Dale Steinreich Flat out lies should be confronted ~ Bill O'Reilly; Fox News Channel; May 22, 2003 Since the Iraq conflict began on March 20, Fox News has been on a mission to legitimize

[CTRL] The Political Economy of World Domination

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Political Economy of World Domination by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Inspired by the strange, Eastern European philosophy of Leo Strauss, the neoconservatives who now control the Republican Party (and hence, the federal g

[CTRL] Crude-o-cons

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Crude-o-cons by Adam Young You have to wonder what's going on with the official conservative movement when one of its leading figures includes homosexual prison rape in a commencement address to a graduating class of

[CTRL] Justifying War

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] JUSTIFYING WAR May 29, 2003 by Joe Sobran A few weeks ago, during the Iraq war, I wrote about Ali Abbas, a 12-year-old boy who lost his entire family and both his arms when a U.S. rocket struck his Baghdad home.

[CTRL] The Hillary Bogey

2003-06-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Hillary Bogey by William L. Anderson Washington, D.C. a.k.a. the Belly of the Beast has been a-twitter these past two weeks with the release of Hillary Clinton's new book Living History. Contrary to the hopes of

[CTRL] Slavery, Everyone?

2003-06-22 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Slavery, Everyone? by Paul Hein Someone in Congress has introduced a particularly silly bit of legislation: the National Slave Memorial Act, which would serve to erect a National Slave Memorial on the Mall in

[CTRL] Eminent Remains: The Buried Legacy of the Original Ground Zero

2003-09-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Eminent Remains: The Buried Legacy of the Original Ground Zero by Gary North Which looks proper to you: twin towers or Twin Towers? For most people, Twin Towers looks proper. We rarely see twin towers in uncapitalized

[CTRL] Lifting the Wool: Governments Are Mafias, War Is Their Racket

2003-09-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Lifting the Wool: Governments Are Mafias, War Is Their Racket by Alan Bock It is unlikely that the veil will be parted long enough for the great casserole of prejudice, misinformation, partial information and (occasionally) accurate perception that pollsters and political

[CTRL] Land of the Free, Home of the Slave

2003-09-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Land of the Free, Home of the Slave by Steven Greenhut America is such a wonderfully free country that I thoroughly understand why the Bush administration, like the Clinton administration before it, is so eager to

[CTRL] The Latest Shuttle Disaster

2003-02-03 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Latest Shuttle Disaster by John Bartel and Tom Coughlin The dismal economic record of the space shuttle is well known. The safety flaws in the shuttle's design are not as well known. When the first shuttle

[CTRL] The Incident

2003-02-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Incident by Harry Browne In 1939 England and France went to war with Germany. Franklin Roosevelt assured Winston Churchill privately that the United States would join England in its war, even as he reassured

[CTRL] Liars vs. Liars

2003-02-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Liars vs. Liars by David Dieteman In thinking about the possible war with Iraq, one must not lose sight of the fact that it is not ordinary men and women who begin wars, but a very limited class of men and women:

[CTRL] Government Asphyxiation

2003-02-14 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be lead to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. --H. L. Mencken ~~for educational purposes only~~

[CTRL] Can Interventionism Be 'A Good Thing'?

2003-02-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Can Interventionism Be 'A Good Thing'? by Donald Mills I recently received the following e-mail, sent in response to my article entitled Orthogonality versus Opposite Direction (which appeared in the February 14

[CTRL] To Vote, Or Not To Vote That Is The Question

2004-01-04 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] To Vote, Or Not To Vote That Is The Question by Linda Schrock Taylor My apologies to Shakespeare, but the phrasing so clearly expresses the dilemma that I have faced since the mid-sixties, when my friends and I

[CTRL] Lying for a Living

2004-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Lying for a Living by Harry Browne December 31, 2003 The Bush administration lied to the American people about many things in order to drag America into a war against a country that posed no threat whatsoever to it.

[CTRL] Is War Necessary?

2004-01-17 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Is War Necessary? by Harry Browne January 16, 2004 I have managed to live on this planet for 70 years without ever striking another human being. There have been a dozen or so times when someone wanted to fight me.

[CTRL] Fake Crimes

2004-02-03 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Fake Crimes by Paul Craig Roberts Studies show Americans close to being the worst educated and least aware population among first-world countries. Americans easily stumble into war and give up their rights because of

[CTRL] An Honest Mistake

2004-02-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] AN HONEST MISTAKE February 3, 2004 by Joe Sobran In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. I've always loved that ancient saying, whose author seems to be unknown. But in the age of democracy, it

[CTRL] White Hats Waiting

2004-02-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] White Hats Waiting by Paul Hein The problem with being the good guys is that you're always on edge, waiting for the next assault. Nice folks, in other words, are content to go about their affairs minding their own

[CTRL] Congress AWOL

2004-02-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Congress AWOL by Rep. Ron Paul, MD Before the US House of Representatives, February 4, 2004 There is plenty of blame to go around for the mistakes made by going to war in Iraq, especially now that it is common knowledge Saddam Hussein told the truth about having no weapons of mass

[CTRL] Dadacracy Now, Totalitarianism Next

2004-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Dadacracy Now, Totalitarianism Next by Eric Englund Our founding fathers gave us a republic, if we could keep it. The United States’ Constitution was crafted to strictly limit government so as not to deprive citizens

Re: [CTRL] Dadacracy Now, Totalitarianism Next

2004-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joy the anti-environmentalism comments approaches soapboxing, because that's screed, not substance.. MJ There were no 'anti-environmentalism' comments. Regard$, --MJ Our doctrine is based on private property. Communism is based on systematic plunder, since it consists in

[CTRL] Iraqi Sanctions and American Intentions: Blameless Carnage?

2004-02-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Iraqi Sanctions and American Intentions: Blameless Carnage? Part 1 by James Bovard, January 2004 (Posted February 9, 2004) President Bush’s advisors assured Americans that U.S. troops would be greeted as liberators

[CTRL] Socialism, Bush Style

2004-02-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Socialism, Bush Style by Tibor R. Machan Compassionate conservatism always was a fraud but just how straightforward a fraud it is can be seen from recent statements from Bush Administration officials. Why was it a

[CTRL] The Trial of Lott

2002-12-24 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- EXCELLENT! ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Trial of Lott by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Following the media campaign against Lott, many people were astonished by the Senator's willingness to jettison all political principle for the sake of

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- AMENDMENT XIII Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Regard$, --MJ Where is it written in the Constitution,

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua I'm glad we can agree on something here. Unfortunately, because we don't have democracy here, it's not up to us if we want or don't want Empire. MJ Hmmm ... we have (supposedly) a Constitutional Republic which says NOTHING about an Empire ... although if 50%+1

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Willie - yes any tax reduction plan will obviously benefit the person who earns more than one who earns less. The point is to try to make a plan that at least attempts to help those who need it most, rather than one that barely helps the worst off, and hugely

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Jim Our tax code is based on From each according to his ability. when it comes tax reductions, some seem to be saying to each according to his need. When you unmask it, ... you see that taxation is highwaymanry [highway robbery] made respectable by custom, thievery made

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Willie - yes any tax reduction plan will obviously benefit the person who earns more than one who earns less. The point is to try to make a plan that at least attempts to help those who need it most, rather than one that barely helps the worst off, and hugely

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Thinking society can be more equitable does not make one a communist. MJ There is NOTHING 'equitable' about treating people differently. Regard$, --MJ From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be inequality in

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Thinking society can be more equitable does not make one a communist. MJ There is NOTHING 'equitable' about treating people differently. Thew You mean all people in all situations have the same needs at the same times? What a load of crock. And by crock ,

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ 'Need' -- real or imaginary -- has NOTHING to do with equity. Thew The sad thing is that you don't see that as the problem. MJ That a WORD means what it states and not something else? Regard$, --MJ To COMPEL a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ 'Need' -- real or imaginary -- has NOTHING to do with equity. Thew The sad thing is that you don't see that as the problem. MJ That a WORD means what it states and not something else? Thew We were not discussing the WORD equitable, until I had to explain

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ If Joe and Steve pay $1 in taxes, their burden is EQUAL. The Government REQUIRING Joe and Steve pay $1 in taxes is EQUITABLE. If Joe pays $1 and Steve pays $2, their burden is UNequal. The Government REQUIRING Joe to pay $1 and Steve pay $2 in taxes is

[CTRL] Myths of Martin Luther King

2003-01-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Myths of Martin Luther King by Marcus Epstein There is probably no greater sacred cow in America than Martin Luther King Jr. The slightest criticism of him or even suggesting that he isn’t deserving of a national

[CTRL] Bush's Budget Betrayal

2003-11-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Bush's Budget Betrayal by Christopher Westley [Posted November 19, 2003] The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman recently scored a front page story about President Bush that would have galvanized D.C. conservatives

[CTRL] Unheeded Advice on Saddam

2003-11-20 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Unheeded Advice on Saddam by Ralph R. Reiland How many additional American lives is Saddam Hussein worth? The answer I would give is not very damn many. That was the answer from Dick Cheney during a May 1992 briefing,

[CTRL] Government Spending A Tax on the Middle Class

2004-07-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Government Spending A Tax on the Middle Class by Rep. Ron Paul, MD All government spending represents a tax. The inflation tax, while largely ignored, hurts middle-class and low-income Americans the most. The never-ending political squabble in Congress over taxing the rich,

Re: [CTRL] The 'Conservative' Index

2004-07-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Those feigning a difference between Republicans (Rs) and Democrats (Ds) might find the grading efforts of the New American (12 July 2004) entitled Conservative Index http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/2004/07-12-2004/108-3.pdf It is well past time to consider ACTION instead of empty

Re: [CTRL] The REAL conspiracy behind the election farce

2000-11-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- How about ... federal control of elections ... including but not limited to a national id? A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed.

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American democracy.

2000-11-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- flw One should not dare to call this a democracy since it is not a democracy. Joshua You got that right. flw It is supposed to be a Constitutional Republic. Joshua No. It's supposed to be a Plutocratic Oligarchy. Which is exactly what it is. MJ I realize

Re: [CTRL] 13 Myths About the Results of the 2000 Election

2000-11-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Cowan 1) Myth: Al Gore has a responsibility to concede the election. MJ Who claimed this? *IF* the votes are certified by the proper State of Florida gurus and Bush remains the winner ... then ... Cowan 2) Myth: the number of "spoiled ballots" in Palm Beach County

Re: [CTRL] Barry Grey's 3 Principles- Lie, Obfuscate, and Accuse your foe of actions you yourself are guilty

2000-11-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Barry Grey With his nationally televised speech Thursday night, Republican Governor George W. Bush became the first candidate in US history to attempt, openly and before the American people, to gain the presidency through the suppression of votes. MJ

[CTRL] A History of Folly

2001-11-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] A History of Folly by Adam Young How do I respond when I see that in some Islamic countries there is vitriolic hatred for America? I'll tell you how I respond: I'm amazed. I just can't believe it,

[CTRL] Our Masters of Propaganda

2001-11-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Our Masters of Propaganda by Stephen Gowans Washington pulls out the stops in its own propaganda war One of the surest ways of knowing you're being blanketed by propaganda is to be told that whatever makes

[CTRL] Worldwide press freedom index

2002-10-26 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Worldwide press freedom index Rank CountryNote 1 Finland0,50 - Iceland0,50 - Norway 0,50 - Netherlands0,50 5 Canada 0,75 6 Ireland

[CTRL] The Soviet threat was bogus

2002-04-28 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Soviet threat was bogus by Andrew Alexander The Cold War was fraudulent and jeopardised our security Like others of my generation, I hugely enjoyed the film Dr Strangelove when it came out in 1963, despite

Re: [CTRL] Constitution? What constitution?

2002-05-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Someone forwarded Israel lacks a single, authoritative constitution snip MJ Why not SKIP to the chase and simply install an Oligarchy of --say -- 9 old geezers ... who whimsically decide what laws mean at any particular time? Regard$, --MJ The U.S. Constitution may be

[CTRL] The Mythical Lincoln

2002-02-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Mythical Lincoln by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Every February 12 Americans think they are celebrating Lincoln's birthday. But what they are really celebrating is the birth of the Leviathan state that Lincoln, more

[CTRL] Lincoln's legacy of corruption

2002-02-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Lincoln's legacy of corruption By Ilana Mercer Enron is not the topic of this column – Lincoln is. So why mention Enron in the same breath? Well, the system of subsidies and corporate welfare exemplified by the

[CTRL] Is Buchanan Deep Throat?

2002-06-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- http://www.comm.uiuc.edu/spike/deepthroat/ snip One possible clue was a line that had been deleted in the final version: Significantly, he was perhaps the only person in the government in a position to possibly understand the whole scheme and not be a potential conspirator

Re: [CTRL] (Fwd) LP RELEASE: Southwest Airlines and jumbo flyers

2002-06-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- A Coward Well, if the policies on overweight people are passed...then the next to go will be the ugly people...they will have to fly at night so the pretty people won't have to look at them. Then snip MJ Start you OWN fucking airline and run it how YOU want.

[CTRL] Are We Doomed To Be a Police State?

2002-06-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Are We Doomed To Be a Police State? by Rep. Ron Paul, MD U.S. House of Representatives, June 27, 2002 Most Americans believe we live in dangerous times, and I must agree. Today I want to talk about how I see those

[CTRL] Bad Theatre

2002-07-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Bad Theatre by David Dieteman In a Wall Street speech today (Tuesday, July 9) President Bush called for more penalties for corporate criminals and a crackdown on boardroom scandals. The mighty conqueror of

[CTRL] Blaming Business

2002-07-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Blaming Business by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Forget gridlock and partisanship, the US Senate has found something besides attacking other countries to agree on: attacking business right here at home. No one can

[CTRL] The Cooling World

2002-04-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- It doesn't matter what is true, it only matters what people believe is true. -- Paul Watson, founder of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Cooling World There are ominous signs that the Earth's weather

Re: [CTRL] Fwd: [ctrl] Socialism at work: ...3,2,1,0 - The self destruction of the NWO.

2002-07-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ The NWO has NOTHING to do with capitalism. Joshua Your an idiot. MJ While it is difficult to discern the meaning of your above ad hominem, it remains that the NWO has NOTHING to do with capitalism. Jim When using the word capitalism it should be modified

[CTRL] A short, sad history of taxation

2002-07-29 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] A short, sad history of taxation By John Seiler America was born in a tax revolt. The founders decried taxation without representation. On Dec. 16, 1773, revolutionaries in Boston dumped tea into the harbor rather

Re: [CTRL] 54 Socialists are in the U. S. Congress

2002-07-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- 54 Socialists are in the United States Congress By Chuck Morse MJ Not even close. Try at least 534. Regard$, --MJ There is simply no other choice than this: either abstain from interference in the free play of the market, or to delegate the entire management of production

[CTRL] Bush and the Money Changers

2002-07-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Bush and the Money Changers by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. For all the talk about corrupt CEOs who betray their stockholders, it's time we consider the problem of power-mad politicians who betray the voters. With

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