Politics for a day: The prudence and constitutionality of the bailout
In bad times we grasp at straws. The question is – is this one of them? I would like to consider from both a constitutional perspective and a moral perspective what rights and obligations our national government has during this financial crisis.
Constitutional Arguments.
I think there has been a whole lot of hullabaloo over [...]
Craig Ferguson – VOTE YOU MORON !
Really – just go and vote!
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Matthew Stearmer
Controversial Issue #3: The Iraq War – flaws, and where do we go from here?
The Unconstitutionality of the War on Terror.
1) There is nothing in our constitution that gives us authorization to attack a nation without provocation
2) There is nothing in the constitution that gives us authority to attack a nation based on the assumption that they may be a threat in the future (Bush Doctrine of preemption) and
3) [...]
Controversial issue #1: The economy and the best way to manage it.
Socialism. The evil bad word that keeps getting dropped like and A-bomb on anyone who think that free-market capitalism is the be-all-end-all to all of our economic woes.
The argument typically gets framed something like – “Our founding fathers….bla, bla, blaâ€. OR “The liberals are trying to turn us into Europe – and that is just [...]
Weekend full of politics – run away! run away!
We ended up having a lively discussion over the weekend with the family on the state of the nation and best direction for our country. Not exactly weight loss, I know. But it is far more interesting most of the time – especially right before the election.
So this is what I am thinking at this [...]
