Military spending drains and distorts the civilian economy.

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
The conservative temperament shuns utopian schemes, and seeks instead those finite but noble virtues we associate with hearth and home. These are the things the conservative is supposed to delight in and defend. Nathaniel Hawthorne once observed that a state was about as large an area as the

Re: House PATRIOT Act Extension Derailed by GOP Freshmen Opposition

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
That is the NEGATIVE ... instead you should be citing the power that is granted. http://www.constitution.org/cons/constitu.txt There isn't any. Regard$, --MJ I was about to say that I'd hate to live in a country where the law could mean whatever its rulers said it meant, when it occurred

Re: Military spending drains and distorts the civilian economy.

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Gut. Regard$, --MJ Of all the enemies of true liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing

Re: House PATRIOT Act Extension Derailed by GOP Freshmen Opposition

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Actually, no. There is no Constitutional authority. You are welcome to POINT to what Article, Section and Clause or Amendment you imagine provides it. Regard$, --MJ The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not. --Joseph Sobran

Is the US Really the Freest country in the world?

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Is the US Really the Freest country in the world? 7th February 2011 by Xaq Fixx under Uncategorized During a recent facebook thread about the displays of Nationalism before the super bowl I saw an attempt at a rebuttal. One poster said “we’re still the most free, most unburdened people in the

Do We Need a Foreign Policy?

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Do We Need a Foreign Policy? Of course not by Justin Raimondo, February 09, 2011 Amid all the brouhaha about how the downfall of Hosni Mubarak would provide the oh-so-scary Muslim Brotherhood with an opening to create an Islamic theocracy along Iranian lines, take a look at what’s happening

Obama on Auto-Defrosting Refrigerators

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
All evidence suggest that the truth is precisely the opposite of what Obama claimed. Frost-free freezers came about in the normal market way. A company found a way to package it as a luxury good available in some markets. Another company saw the advance and emulated it, offering it to still

Re: House PATRIOT Act Extension Derailed by GOP Freshmen Opposition

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Yeah right. Constitutional authority for the legislation discussed. Regard$, --MJ The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws -- Tacitus. At 12:13 PM 2/9/2011, you wrote: Constitutional authority for what? On Feb 9, 9:36 am, MJ micha...@america.net wrote: Actually

McChrystal Stumps for National Slavery

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
McChrystal Stumps for National Slavery Written by Becky Akers Wednesday, 09 February 2011 13:07 You might think a guy who’s sponged off us all his life, first for his education and then for every paycheck since, would keep his mouth shut lest we notice his bloodsucking ­ and that if he opened

Mubarak and the Income Tax

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Wednesday, February 9, 2010 Mubarak and the Income Tax by Jacob G. Hornberger As it continues to seep into the consciousness of the American people that their very own government -- the U.S. government -- has been the primary financial supporter of the Mubarak dictatorship for the past 30

Robert ‘the Fourth’ Reich Rants On (On NPR, Of Course)

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Robert ‘the Fourth’ Reich Rants On (On NPR, Of Course) Posted by David Kramer on February 9, 2011 08:52 PM Here are some choice excerpts by one of the leading economically-ignorant public figures of our time (but aren’t they all, with the exception of those few who know Austrian economics?)

The FTC vs. the FTC

2011-02-09 Thread MJ
Intervention begets intervention. Every present government action has an infinite number of corresponding future government actions. Regulation expands to employ the available number of regulators. The FTC vs. the FTC Wednesday, February 09, 2011 by S. M. Oliva The Federal Trade Commission

How Did (Tea Party) Patriots Act?

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
How Did (Tea Party) Patriots Act? by John Tyner Johnnyedge The House of Representatives failed to extend the PATRIOT Act provisions that I wrote about a few days ago. This is good news, but the fight is not over. The Patriot Act was moved to the floor under suspension of the rules – a

How the Fed Fuels Unemployment

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
How the Fed Fuels Unemployment by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Testimony of Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo Professor of Economics, Loyola University Maryland Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Wednesday, February 9, 2011 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Mr.

House Refuses to Renew Patriot Act Provisions

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
House Refuses to Renew Patriot Act Provisions by The Freeman on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 8:32am “A measure extending portions of the Patriot Act fell seven votes short in the House as 26 Republicans joined Democrats in voting it down.” ( UPI) A blow on behalf of civil liberties. How

Re: Obama Says Corporation Have to Share Benefits, Profits and Bonuses with Workers

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
They send the IRS or other alphabet soup agencies to wreak havoc, cost dollars and ultimately destroy the business and life of the owner. Read the FTC vs. FTC piece provided. Regard$, --MJ ... the State claims and exercises the monopoly of crime ... It forbids private murder, but itself

Re: Supreme Court warned on avoiding eligibility

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
to the ongoing and continuous controversy, it seems that were such 'proof' to exist ... simply providing it woul have long ago allayed any/all concerns. Regard$, --MJ I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE SOME REPORTERS PAWING THROUGH OUR PAPERS. WE ARE THE PRESIDENT. -Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed

Re: The poor are not getting poorer

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Victimized? By these invented 'crimes' or something else? Government -- LEGITIMATE Government -- secures rights period. And people with more money get their rights secured faster by government. So your problem is with Government. What MJ isn't telling you about Libertarianism: the fact

Re: Military spending drains and distorts the civilian economy.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
At 09:17 AM 2/9/2011, you wrote: Gut = cut. We can cut it. We can't eliminate it. Did not suggest eliminating it. Gut is MORE than cut. Regard$, --MJ What, Sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty Whenever Governments mean

Washington Times: “Lincoln Sought to Deport the Freed Slaves”

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Washington Times: “Lincoln Sought to Deport the Freed Slaves” Posted by Thomas DiLorenzo on February 10, 2011 10:46 AM Featured on the Drudgereport today is this Washington Times article about a great new piece of scholarship to be published soon by a young scholar named Phil Magness. Dr.

Re: Obama Says Corporation Have to Share Benefits, Profits and Bonuses with Workers

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
legitimate authority provided it by the Constitution but it does so regularly through regulation, tax codes, etc. Regard$, --MJ Sir, I am convinced that it would be impolitic, as well as unjust, to aggravate the burdens of the people, for the purpose of favoring the manufacturers

Re: Free speech and the hate america campaign

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
... the nit-wits who argue that the constitution is not a suicide pact are but opportunistic power-seekers who use principles as nothing more than a sales gimmick. They -- and the 9/10ths of last night's performers -- use freedom, sanctity of life, and individual rights in much the same way

Re: Smart Politics: Many More False Statements

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
TRUTH? Regard$, --MJ People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. --Soren Kierkegaard -- Thanks for being part of PoliticalForum at Google Groups. For options help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community

Re: Legal Expert Slams Assange Case

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
No kidding?!?! At 01:54 PM 2/10/2011, you wrote: Legal Expert Slams Assange Case Former Swedish prosecutor says there were serious irregularities in case built against the WikiLeaks founder. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/02/201128111525578292.html -- Thanks for being

The Great Muslim Revolution Has Suddenly Passed the Tipping Point

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
The Great Muslim Revolution Has Suddenly Passed the Tipping Point By Jack D. Douglas The hope of the U.S.-Mubarak-Army regime has been that they can stall the vast social revolutionary movement sweeping Egypt and more and more of the Muslim World, now even producing widespread marches against

‘The School of Dimwits and Jackasses’

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
‘The School of Dimwits and Jackasses’ Posted by Thomas DiLorenzo on February 10, 2011 03:30 PM That’s how Vedran Vuk, editor of Casey’s Daily Dispatch, describes the economic views of Congressman William Lacy Clay and other Democrats on Ron Paul’s House Financial Services Committee

Let’s Go House Republicans, Let’s Go

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Let’s Go House Republicans, Let’s Go Posted by Laurence Vance on February 10, 2011 04:00 PM You have been in power for a month now. What have you tried to repeal except Obamacare? We are waiting. If you are not going to repeal bad Republican legislation, then why not start repealing bad

The Revolt in Egypt is Coming Home

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
The Revolt in Egypt is Coming Home by John Pilger, February 10, 2011 The uprising in Egypt is our theater of the possible. It is what people across the world have struggled for and their thought controllers have feared. Western commentators invariably misuse the words we and us to speak on

Re: Wow. Ron Paul kids at CPAC just screamed War Criminal at Dick Cheney

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Ron Paul Kids Do Us Proud Posted by Lew Rockwell on February 10, 2011 06:08 PM At the CPAC meeting, when everyone was supposed to salute blood-drenched authoritarians Cheney and Rumsfeld, the Ron Paul libertarians refused, and walked out. One young man asked, “Where’s bin Laden?” The

Let It Cut Both Ways: US Foreign Aid and State-Sponsored Terrorism

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Let It Cut Both Ways: US Foreign Aid and State-Sponsored Terrorism by Sibel Edmonds BoilingFrogsPost.com Material Support to Dictators Who Inflict Terror In June 2010 our rights and liberties suffered a major setback. The United States Supreme Court upheld the broad application of a federal

Al Gore's Incredibly Shrinking Credibility

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Al Gore's Incredibly Shrinking Credibility by Alan Caruba Warning Signs In 1992 who said: But the theory of global warming will not be disproved, and the skeptics are vastly outnumbered by former skeptics who now accept the overwhelming weight of accumulated evidence. Writing about automobiles,

The Rockefeller World Empire and the Persian Gulf War

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
The Rockefeller World Empire and the Persian Gulf War Posted by Charles Burris on February 10, 2011 02:27 PM Just to refresh everyone’s memory while focused upon unfolding events in Egypt, here is Murray N. Rothbard’s magnificent revisionist “power elite analysis” of the key background

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
are not nor can they be unconstitutional. As noted, it is their use of Government (ie. campaign laws) that is unconstitutional. Again, I have not SEEN your Constitution. Your Constitution was not mentioned, reviewed or otherwise. Regard$, --MJ Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
eliminates the CHECK against Federal power by the States who no longer have their equal suffrage, Since the Constitution is an agreement between the States, I am not cerain where your 'spirit' is derived. Regard$, --MJ The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
part in [C]. You are obviously confused. Regard$, --MJ The art of politics, under democracy, is simply the art of ringing it. Two branches reveal themselves. There is the art of the demagogue, and there is the art of what may be called, by a shot-gun marriage of Latin and Greek, the demaslave

Re: The poor are not getting poorer

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
? There was no claim regarding Libertarians NOR whether they do or do not want Government. You complained that 'money' achieves 'quicker' Government action. As I noted, your problem is with Government. What MJ isn't telling you about Libertarianism: the fact that Libertarianism weighs the different

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
of 'common good' and similar nonsense. Regard$, --MJ Those who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them. -- George Santayana -- Thanks for being part of PoliticalForum at Google Groups. For options help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
their assembly. Regard$, --MJ No one has the right to thrust himself into the affairs ofothers in order to further their interest, and no one ought, when he has his own interests in view, to pretend that he is acting selflessly only in the interests of others. -- Ludwig von Mises, Liberalism -- Thanks

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
it. Post it. Provide it. Then ... support it. Regard$, --MJ “This ‘divine fact’ called government is generally resident in the will and caprice of a person called a king; but it may exist under any other garb or mask. It may call itself a prince, an emperor, a czar, a shah, a mikado, a sultan

Protest Sign Of The Day

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Protest Sign Of The Day 10 Feb 2011 07:02 pm by Chris Bodenner (Photo: Doctors, medical workers and students march through Cairo to join anti-government protests in Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of workers from various unions across Egypt, including many

My Associations with Liars, Bigots, and Murderers

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
My Associations with Liars, Bigots, and Murderers by Thomas J. DiLorenzo I speak of course of my recent visit to the U.S. House of Representatives to testify at Congressman Ron Paul’s first hearing on the Fed as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. The Rayburn House Office

Rage, Confusion in Egypt as Mubarak Resignation Never Happens

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Rage, Confusion in Egypt as Mubarak Resignation Never Happens Envoy Says Suleiman 'de Facto' Ruler of Egypt by Jason Ditz, February 10, 2011 The early evening in Egypt was filled with jubilation, as the state media broadcast reports pointing to the imminent ouster of reviled President Hosni

59.9 Percent? Americans Are Racking Up Huge Credit Card Balances Once Again and Some of the Interest Rates Are Absolutely Outrageous!

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
59.9 Percent? Americans Are Racking Up Huge Credit Card Balances Once Again and Some of the Interest Rates Are Absolutely Outrageous! Economic Collapse Blog Well, it was nice while it lasted. One of the really good things that came out of the recent economic downturn was that millions of

Let's Play Name That Arab Despotism!

2011-02-10 Thread MJ
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Let's Play Name That Arab Despotism! William N. Grigg There is a large and powerful Arab state ruled by a Soviet-trained military dictator. The figure he has chosen as a successor, the head of the secret police, was also trained in the Soviet Union, and the

Bush's New 'Axis of Evil

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
[uhm, Pat, Bush did not pursue free trade] Bush's New 'Axis of Evil Patrick J Buchanan George W. Bush must have been the despair of the history department of every school his daddy managed to get him into. Consider his latest excursion into the history of the republic, at Southern Methodist,

What Egyptians Are Teaching the World

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
The Goal Is Freedom What Egyptians Are Teaching the World Relearning the lesson of a sixteenth-century philosopher. Sheldon Richman Posted February 11, 2011 In Egypt the powers that be continue to defy the peaceful throngs in the streets. Yet their rulers’ clumsy efforts to mollify the

In Search of Monsters to Support

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
Thursday, February 10, 2010 In Search of Monsters to Support by Jacob G. Hornberger On July 4, 1821, U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams delivered a speech to the U.S. House of Representatives in which he observed that America was founded on principles of liberty and limited government

The Perils of Intervention

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
The Perils of Intervention By Philip Giraldi Published 02/10/11 Americans have become accustomed to presidents and secretaries of state pontificating on the condition of the world and advising other governments and peoples what they should be doing. But one rather suspects that George

Liberty, Power, and the Constitution

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
Liberty, Power, and the Constitution by Jacob G. Hornberger, Posted September 4, 2006 This article originally appeared in the June 2006 edition of Freedom Daily. A few years ago, I was delivering a lecture on the Constitution to an assembly consisting of a couple hundred high-school students.

How Congress Has Assaulted Our Freedoms in the Patriot Act

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
How Congress Has Assaulted Our Freedoms in the Patriot Act by Andrew P. Napolitano December 16, 2005 The compromise version of the Patriot Act to which House and Senate conferees agreed last week and for which the House voted yesterday is an unforgivable assault on basic American values and

Rosch: I’m the Nation’s Healthcare Dictator, Not Obama

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
Rosch: I’m the Nation’s Healthcare Dictator, Not Obama February 11, 2011 by S.M. Oliva Obamacare has Federal Trade Commissioner John Thomas Rosch worried ­ about his own power to dictate how healthcare markets should function. The New York Times reports the unelected Rosch, a Republican

Re: Bush's New 'Axis of Evil

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
At 10:34 AM 2/11/2011, you wrote: [uhm, Pat, Bush did not pursue free trade --- What, Columbia, Panama and S. Korea don't count? The Free Market Volume 23, Number 10 October 2003 George W. Bush, Protectionist Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. How well I recall the

Re: Bush's New 'Axis of Evil

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
At 10:34 AM 2/11/2011, you wrote: [uhm, Pat, Bush did not pursue free trade --- What, Columbia, Panama and S. Korea don't count? Is Free Trade Really Wrecking the Union? Wednesday, February 15, 2006 by Robert P. Murphy For years Paul Craig Roberts has been a

Re: The poor are not getting poorer

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
to something ... then insist it was ...?!?!? Can you demonstrate that the minimum wage guarantees *anything* other than Individuals must be (legally) paid more than some arbitrary amount? If not, this portion is complete. Regard$, --MJ Do you not know that freedom means competition

James Otis: Against Writs of Assistance

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
James Otis: Against Writs of AssistanceFebruary 1761 The Writs of Assistance were general warrants allowing officials to search for smuggled material within any suspected premises. James Otis was Advocate-General when the legality of these warrents was attacked, but promptly resigned his office

The Tea Party and civil liberties

2011-02-11 Thread MJ
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2011 05:10 ET The Tea Party and civil liberties By Glenn Greenwald It's long been clear that the best (and perhaps only) political hope for civil liberties in the U.S. is an alliance that transcends the standard Democrat v. GOP or left v. right dichotomies. Last night's

For the State Blowback is a Feature, Not a Bug

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
So guess which country has courted the Muslim Brotherhood since at least the 1950s? That’s right. The U.S. government, since Eisenhower’s administration, has promoted the Brotherhood as a conservative counterbalance to secular radicals like Nasser. For the State Blowback is a Feature, Not a Bug

Ignorance Of, and Fear Of Reality Dominates CPAC

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Ignorance Of, and Fear Of Reality Dominates CPAC Posted by Christopher Manion on February 12, 2011 08:15 AM At CPAC, Ron Paul dares go where no other “conservative” dares to go. Why? Spooked by Huckabee’s 2008 win in Iowa, all the one-dimensional GOP “presidentials” are afraid to upset the

The Founding Fathers Would Be Proud of the People of Egypt ... And Disgusted With the People of America

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Friday, February 11, 2011 The Founding Fathers Would Be Proud of the People of Egypt ... And Disgusted With the People of America America's founding fathers stood up for their freedom, winning it from the British (with the help of the French). The Egyptian people have stood up for their

Escaping the Great Depression -- and Extending the Greater Depression

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Escaping the Great Depression -- and Extending the Greater Depression by Doug Casey Here at Casey Research, our view of the Great Depression of the 1930s is a little different from that of most people. In our eyes, Franklin Roosevelt wasn’t a hero, he was a villain. Nearly everything he did

Conning Slaves

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Conning Slaves by Becky Akers Seems John The Perv Pistole, chief deviant at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), wants to hear our [ideas] on transportation security. Indeed. Haven’t outraged passengers shrieked ideas a-plenty at airports as The Perv’s underlings sexually abuse

The conservative love of despotism

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
The conservative love of despotism February 12, 2011 by Jeffrey Tucker There were a few conservatives in 1989 and 1990 who quietly regretted the anti-socialist revolutions in Eastern Europe and Russia. I was shocked but learned something. Now we can learn something today by those who are

Tear Down This Wall (of Fame): Reagan’s Overrated Foreign Policy

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Tear Down This Wall (of Fame): Reagan’s Overrated Foreign Policy by Ivan Eland, February 09, 2011 A visit to the remote Reagan ranch in the mountains near Santa Barbara, Calif., on the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth set me thinking about Reagan’s foreign policy record. Conservatives

Our Interests and Their Interests

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Our Interests and Their Interests by Murray N. Rothbard Excerpted from Rothbard's 1978 preface to Ludwig von Mises's The Clash of Group Interests and Other Essays In the 20th century, the advocates of free-market economics almost invariably pin the blame for government intervention solely on

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal by Tom Engelhardt and Chase Madar The Obama administration came into office proclaiming sunshine policies. When some of the U.S. government's dirty laundry was laid out in the bright light of day by WikiLeaks, however, its officials responded in

Conflict Breaks Out over House GOP Spending Plan

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Conflict Breaks Out over House GOP Spending Plan by The Freeman on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 8:15am “An already wobbly week for House Republicans turned chaotic Thursday as their unruly new majority flatly rejected a spending plan crafted by House leaders, saying its cuts fell far short of

What Should U.S. Do about Egypt? Very Little

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
What Should U.S. Do about Egypt? Very Little by Ted Galen Carpenter Ted Galen Carpenter, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, is the author of eight books on international affairs, including Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America. This

The Leaked Campaign To Attack WikiLeaks And Its Supporters

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
The Leaked Campaign To Attack WikiLeaks And Its Supporters Posted by Charles Burris on February 12, 2011 06:35 PM For those who are still suffering the delusion that we do not live under a fascist regime under Barack Obama, with total disregard for the rule of law and Constitutional

Re: Olbermann / MSNBC Split Win-Win For Both Parties AND the Left

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Basically they have a myriad of Statists ... and the Judge. I do not know how *anyone* can watch such tripe (or CNN). Regard$, --MJ In one respect, we are more fortunate than you in the west. We believe nothing of what we read in the newspapers and watch on television, nothing

Re: The poor are not getting poorer

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
that they are receiving MORE than they are giving. People do not necessarily 'turn' to socialism. Those seeking Power seeking to maintain it NEED to control as many of the people as is necessary for them to maintain their position. What better way than to make them dependent upon them? Regard$, --MJ When the first cave

Constitution of the United Counties of America

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED COUNTIES OF AMERICA Copyright 1996, All Rights Reserved Article One -- Citizens All Citizens age fourteen or older shall have equal rights. All elections, with the exception of Amendments to this Constitution, shall be decided by a simple majority of those voting.

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
MJ, you seem to be on-the-fence whether you concur with what I'm doing. I invite your more specific comments, because time does not allow me to be as wordy in future replies. Your $ salutation amuses I would need to see the TEXT of this Constitution in order to discuss it. I erroneously believed

Re: The poor are not getting poorer

2011-02-12 Thread MJ
Socialism to some degree will ensure you live and suffer minimally. Conservatism just wants you to die a slow painful death without causing too much commotion. The fundamental error of socialism is anthropological in nature. Socialism considers the individual person simply as an element, a

What is with conservatives?

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
What is with conservatives? February 13, 2011 by Jeffrey Tucker Ron Paul wins the CPAC vote. He was the only candidate who even made mention of Egypt! My guess is this: conservatives like to imagine that they hold the same principles that Ron does, but the difference is that they are able to

Obama: Egyptians Are Too Dumb for Democracy

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
Friday, February 11, 2010 Obama: Egyptians Are Too Dumb for Democracy by Jacob G. Hornberger Flip-flopping over events in Egypt, President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have decided that it would be a bad idea for unelected Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak to immediately

Citing ‘Threats,’ Pentagon Poised to Unveil Largest Budget in History

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
Citing ‘Threats,’ Pentagon Poised to Unveil Largest Budget in History Record Budget the 'Minimum Level of Defense Spending Necessary' by Jason Ditz, February 11, 2011 Nothing can penetrate the walls of the Pentagon, certainly not the news that the budget deficit is growing and Congress is

'Raw Deal': Historian makes waves with scathing look at Franklin D. Roosevelt

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
'Raw Deal': Historian makes waves with scathing look at Franklin D. Roosevelt Burton Folsom Jr.'s book livens up the 'tea party'-driven debate over how to interpret America's past. By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times February 12, 2011, 5:04 p.m. Reporting from Dunwoody, Ga. -- For more than

Re: The modern GOP is irresponsible and dangerous

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
realize that this nonsense was debunked for the silliness that it is? Regard$, --MJ I suspect that the Iceland Volcano put more “stuff” in the air than mankind has every done or will ever do for a million years. All upcoming Earth Day celebrations should be canceled, as should the whole property rights

Lincoln lied, people died

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
Lincoln lied, people died By Ilana Mercer Posted: February 11, 2011 1:00 am Eastern Tomorrow is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Familiar Lincoln idolaters will gather to celebrate the birth, on Feb. 12, 1809, of the 16th president of the United States and finesse his role in the butchering business

The State Never Apologizes

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
The State Never Apologizes February 13, 2011 by S.M. Oliva Tomorrow the Federal Trade Commission will publish a decision denying William Isely’s application for an award of attorney fees after he previously defeated the Commission’s effort to hold him liable for allegedly false advertising

The Great Social Revolution in Egypt: What’s Next?

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
The Great Social Revolution in Egypt: What’s Next? Posted by Lew Rockwell on February 13, 2011 02:17 PM The Overture to Egypt’s Great Social Revolution Has Ended on the Soaring Notes of Victory And Hope, But Act 1 Has Not Yet Begun by Jack D. Douglas Most Great Social Revolutions end up very

Proper Legislative Functions

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
Proper Legislative Functions It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property. The existence of persons and property preceded the existence of the legislator, and his function is only to guarantee their safety. It is not true that t...he function of law is to

Law and Charity Are Not the Same

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
Law and Charity Are Not the Same The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be acting in a philanthropic spirit. Its mission is to protect persons and property. Furthermore, it must not be said that the law may be philanthropic

Trashing the Patriot Act at CPAC

2011-02-13 Thread MJ
Trashing the Patriot Act at CPAC Jim Bovard Christian Gomez of the New American wrote an excellent article on the criticism of the Patriot Act during CPAC. Here’s a few outtakes from his article dealing with my spiel at CPAC on Saturday: Bovard started his speech by asking the audience: “I’d

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Why you imagine spewing fallacy aids your cause is unknown. I can certainly understand WHY you would prefer NOT to support (or attempt to) your efforts or claims. Regard$, --MJ A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so

Government Schools--Here We Go Again

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Government Schools--Here We Go Again Tax-Happy Parents Blow a Valentine’s Day Kiss to Government by Lawrence Reed on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 8:54am (Lawrence W. Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education--www.fee.org--in Irvington, New York and Atlanta, Georgia.) Half the

It’s Always About Israel

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
It’s Always About Israel Even when it isn't… by Justin Raimondo, February 14, 2011 While most of the rest of the world, minus Glenn Beck, was celebrating the overthrow of one of the world’s most repressive dictatorships, over in Israel – which bills itself as the only real democracy in the

CPAC and the Future

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
CPAC and the Future Posted by Thomas Woods on February 14, 2011 09:36 AM I could spend only 24 hours at CPAC because of another commitment, but what I did see told me all I needed to know. Lots of events going on in half-empty rooms of silver-haired attendees. (Not that there’s anything wrong

Forbes: Young People Should Serve the State

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Forbes: Young People Should Serve the State Posted by Lew Rockwell on February 14, 2011 09:51 AM Rick Ungar, a Forbes columnist, denounces Ron Paul for telling young people that they have the right to live their own lives as they see fit, and to keep their own money, rather than serving as

Listen, YAF

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Listen, YAF by Murray N. Rothbard Recently, Young Americans for Freedom booted Ron Paul from its advisory board because he questions the military empire. Said the YAF national director, Jordan Marks: Rep. Paul is clearly off his meds and must be purged from public office. YAF is starting the

Re: Republicans have gone crazy

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Have the Republicans lost their minds? Their latest fiasco involves barring the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. Where is the EPA charged with 'regulating'? The EPA should be abolished. Regard$, --MJ People with a mission to save the earth want the earth to seem worse than it is so

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
So you are going to ENDLESSLY spew fallacy? Why not simply posit your Constitution instead so it can be discussed and we might get somewhere? Regard$, --MJ It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using

The Real Tea Party

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
But the Tea Party movement is largely a media invention. A new twist in the Republican versus Democrat epic. In an effort to win by any means, off-year Republican presidential nominee John McCain chose a one-term Alaskan governor as his running mate. She, it was reasoned, would bring in women

Re: Republicans have gone crazy

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
the next time you are sitting on someone's patio. Regard$, --MJ The program of [classical] liberalism, condensed into a single word, would have to read: property.” -- Ludwig von Mises At 01:40 PM 2/14/2011, you wrote: Like the Tea Party and Sarah Palin chant: Drill, Baby, Drill! ? To hell

U.S. Versus the Egyptian People

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
U.S. Versus the Egyptian People by Sheldon Richman, February 14, 2011 The last thing the U.S. policy elite wants is real democracy in Egypt. That country has been a linchpin of American foreign policy for more than 30 years precisely because its government has been able to defy the will of the

Newt Gingrich, Loser

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Newt Gingrich, Loser Justin Raimondo, February 13, 2011 Are we to be spared nothing? Christiane Amanpour prefaces her interview with Newt Gingrich this morning on her boring Sunday tv program by saying the Newtster is running for president and is fresh from the CPAC conference ­ he then

The Myth of Political Freedom

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
The Myth of Political Freedom By Carl Watner How is it that citizens of Russia become imbued with the political ideas of the United States Constitution? Why are Americans knowledgeable about the political freedoms outlined in the Russian Constitution? The answer to these two questions is

Re: What is with conservatives?

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
The problem that Conservatives are having right now is; are we the party of Reagan or Bush or Gingrich, or are we Tea Baggers? Or are we Limburgers, Coulters or Becks, or just dingle berries? Since World War II, and especially since the 1950s, the function of the Republican Party has been to be

Krugman: Welfare is the Nation's Seed Corn

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Monday, February 14, 2011 Krugman: Welfare is the Nation's Seed Corn William Anderson Paul Krugman must feel at times as though he is Horatio at the Bridge. He openly campaigned for Democrats last fall only to see the House fall to Republicans and for the Democrats to see their once almost

Hannity and Luntz: Gingrich came in 4th at CPAC behind Romney, Palin, and Huckabee

2011-02-14 Thread MJ
Hannity and Luntz: Gingrich came in 4th at CPAC behind Romney, Palin, and Huckabee Submitted by Mr. Scott Ryan on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 22:34 I couldn't believe it when I saw it. When there is video I will post it. For the record here is how the straw poll played out ... Ron Raul: 30%, Mitt Romney:

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