You're an idiot! Moving to completely electronic money would all but destroy economic freedom within the United States... for example, it is currently illegal to hire your neighbor to mow your lawn if you haven't filled out the appropriate paper work (W-4's and such).. however, a quick exchange of a 20 dollar bill and no one ever knows and they shouldn't know because no harm is done. However, with electronic transaction every single exchange of money is monitored... You can forget loaning your friend a few bucks without having to pay some taxes... Don't be such a panty-waist about paying your damn bills.
Yes please! Look at Europe's shape, and compare it to the US,
where the state is allowed to murder people in the name of the law. The only problem with the death penalty is that we do not use it enough. I strongly believe the first time a person is executed with in a few months of committing his crime, criminals will begin to think twice. Where the number of people in jail (in % of the population) is the highest in the world. Where there is still the highest crime rate and 'bodycount' worldwide in big cities, despite capital punishment and 'zero-tolerance' laws, which seriously restrict the freedom of the individual. I agree, zero-tolerance laws can get kind of ridiculous, but I believe we should have an extremely low tolerance to all crimes if we want our laws to have any effect whatsoever. Where you have mass murderings of kids running amok each summer, as they can't stand the narrow-mindedness of the seemingly "free,liberal society". Where you have an enormous number of people - children and young people - without a perspective, education or "equal chances", thus being pushed into a criminal career, although the US is one of the richest countries of the world. No one is pushed into a criminal career. Let's not forget personal responsiblity here. A life of crime is chosen. Never has someone put a gun to someone else's head and forced them to become a criminal.
Have you ever though of the fact that taxes could be spent to prevent this, to lower the crime rate, to give a perspective to seemingly hopeless people? Of course taxes could be spent in that manner, but until voters become more educated, we're going to continue to get dicked over by good-looking career politicians that don't have a logical cell in their brain. Maybe unemployment and taxes are higher in (parts of) Europe, but at least I can live here freely without fear that someone with enough resources makes me responsible for someone else murder, hires an expensive lawyer and sends me into the gas chamber (and yes, faking evidence is not a problem anymore). I don't have that fear and I live in the US. I can live without the fear that I will die because I can't affort to go to the doctor. It is YOUR responsiblity to take care of your own health. In america there are countless charities that will help you if you cannot afford your own health care. I've never seen a doctor refuse to help someone...
I don't have to care about stupid political correctness when I want to express my opinion. I don't have to care about that either. I don't have to worry that some (European) company sells private information to, say, some obscure sect that starts to terrorize me then.
In a word, I'd never exchange European values for the US constitution, let alone US reality. I have tell you that the Constitution has been extremely valuable in the development of the United States. Without it things would be extremely out of control. What can be so bad about having a document which specifies what government is supposed to do and what government should stay away from. The key is not to trust anyone with unlimited power... God bless America. They really need it!
I would say so! I was in Europe only a few months ago.. When the hell are you people going to figure out the concept of ice?
First of all you're pretty damned arrogant to think that the US is the greatest country in the world. In fact it ranks 7th in economic freedom. FYI at the time of the study Hong Kong ranked 1st, but since they are now communist number one is Singapore. Secondly, this is not an american thing, this is the United Nations. If the President signs a treaty w/ the UN (or anyone else for that matter) and said treaty is ratified by the Senate, it will be come effective law of america, regardless of whether or not it violates are own constitution. The reason: treaties are higher in priority than our constitution. If you are wondering about this, recall the genocide treaty from a few years ago that said that making racial jokes constituted genocide. Had the Senate ratified it, regardless of the fact that it would violate the first amendment to the Constitution, it would still have been enforced.
First of all, this isn't censorship of the internet. Dole isn't saying that porn cannot exist. She is simply stating that it should be blocked from a public library. I don't entirely disagree, but I'm not sure if it's needed since I don't know too many people that are going to check out porn in a crowded library. Secondly, what libertarians are you talking to? There are many things libertarians believe the government should regulate. You shouldn't lump all libertarians into one group; we are all individuals with differing ideas and opinions. Oh, and as far as keeping gays in the closet, the don't ask/ don't tell policy was Bill Clinton's idea...
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You're an idiot! Moving to completely electronic money would all but destroy economic freedom within the United States... for example, it is currently illegal to hire your neighbor to mow your lawn if you haven't filled out the appropriate paper work (W-4's and such).. however, a quick exchange of a 20 dollar bill and no one ever knows and they shouldn't know because no harm is done. However, with electronic transaction every single exchange of money is monitored... You can forget loaning your friend a few bucks without having to pay some taxes... Don't be such a panty-waist about paying your damn bills.
Yes please! Look at Europe's shape, and compare it to the US,
where the state is allowed to murder people in the name of the law.
The only problem with the death penalty is that we do not use it enough. I strongly believe the first time a person is executed with in a few months of committing his crime, criminals will begin to think twice.
Where the number of people in jail (in % of the population) is the highest in the world.
Where there is still the highest crime rate and 'bodycount' worldwide in big cities, despite capital
punishment and 'zero-tolerance' laws, which seriously restrict the freedom of the individual.
I agree, zero-tolerance laws can get kind of ridiculous, but I believe we should have an extremely low tolerance to all crimes if we want our laws to have any effect whatsoever.
Where you have mass murderings of kids running amok each summer, as they can't stand the
narrow-mindedness of the seemingly "free,liberal society".
Where you have an enormous number of people - children and young people - without a perspective,
education or "equal chances", thus being pushed into a criminal career, although the US is one of the
richest countries of the world.
No one is pushed into a criminal career. Let's not forget personal responsiblity here. A life of crime is chosen. Never has someone put a gun to someone else's head and forced them to become a criminal.
Have you ever though of the fact that taxes could be spent to prevent this, to lower the crime rate, to give
a perspective to seemingly hopeless people?
Of course taxes could be spent in that manner, but until voters become more educated, we're going to continue to get dicked over by good-looking career politicians that don't have a logical cell in their brain.
Maybe unemployment and taxes are higher in (parts of) Europe, but at least I can live here freely without
fear that someone with enough resources makes me responsible for someone else murder, hires an
expensive lawyer and sends me into the gas chamber (and yes, faking evidence is not a problem anymore).
I don't have that fear and I live in the US.
I can live without the fear that I will die because I can't affort to go to the doctor.
It is YOUR responsiblity to take care of your own health. In america there are countless charities that will help you if you cannot afford your own health care. I've never seen a doctor refuse to help someone...
I don't have to care about stupid political correctness when I want to express my opinion.
I don't have to care about that either.
I don't have to worry that some (European) company sells private information to, say, some obscure sect
that starts to terrorize me then.
In a word, I'd never exchange European values for the US constitution, let alone US reality.
I have tell you that the Constitution has been extremely valuable in the development of the United States. Without it things would be extremely out of control. What can be so bad about having a document which specifies what government is supposed to do and what government should stay away from. The key is not to trust anyone with unlimited power...
God bless America. They really need it!
I would say so! I was in Europe only a few months ago.. When the hell are you people going to figure out the concept of ice?
First of all you're pretty damned arrogant to think that the US is the greatest country in the world. In fact it ranks 7th in economic freedom. FYI at the time of the study Hong Kong ranked 1st, but since they are now communist number one is Singapore. Secondly, this is not an american thing, this is the United Nations. If the President signs a treaty w/ the UN (or anyone else for that matter) and said treaty is ratified by the Senate, it will be come effective law of america, regardless of whether or not it violates are own constitution. The reason: treaties are higher in priority than our constitution. If you are wondering about this, recall the genocide treaty from a few years ago that said that making racial jokes constituted genocide. Had the Senate ratified it, regardless of the fact that it would violate the first amendment to the Constitution, it would still have been enforced.
First of all, this isn't censorship of the internet. Dole isn't saying that porn cannot exist. She is simply stating that it should be blocked from a public library. I don't entirely disagree, but I'm not sure if it's needed since I don't know too many people that are going to check out porn in a crowded library. Secondly, what libertarians are you talking to? There are many things libertarians believe the government should regulate. You shouldn't lump all libertarians into one group; we are all individuals with differing ideas and opinions.
Oh, and as far as keeping gays in the closet, the don't ask/ don't tell policy was Bill Clinton's idea...