"Real meaning of life...stuff" - Daniel Jackson
Thursday, September 27, 2007

The Preamble as I see it:

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

 

From what I can tell, this is the Preamble as Ron Paul sees it:

“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, (forming a more perfect union involves too many activities that could infringe on state’s rights) establish justice, (that’s a state issue) insure domestic tranquility, (too much infringement when you try this)provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare,  (Collectivism!!)and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity (to not have any significant responsibilities as citizens), do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

 

 

I've read pages and pages and pages of Ron Paul, now.  I've read pages and pages and pages written by his supporters, and by his detractors.

I've done what Mark asked and seriously considered Ron Paul for President.

I've read about how politicians should do what the Pope says, because he's just saying what God says, and how the church should rule America.  Pretty much, if you just read what Ron Paul himself has written about religion and government, and then go read what Gary North and R.J. Rushdoony have written about it, you'll pretty much see why the theocrats LOVE him to peices.

 

I've read about how rectifying specific injustices against particular groups so that they can exercise their full rights as citizens is descrimination against those who already exercise their full rights...and anyway it's a states issue if they want to guarantee human rights to their citizens or not. 

Or even ammend the Constitution to deny historic conditions of citizenship as a matter of convenience.

 

I've read how he describes the Constitutional investment of interpretation of the constitution, as well as the concept that Equity in the Law is invested in the Federal Courts as recent inventions. (and as an aside supports the rights of states to regulate private sexual activity)

 

I've read about how people getting together with others who have similar issues and trying to solve them together is "collectivism", and bad. (see pretty much any of the above cited articles).

 

And I've decided that I'd sooner choke on moose vomit than vote for Ron Paul, who goes beyond being "anti-Socialist" to just being plain anti-social.  And though his public face is much more palitable than the views of his most ardent and vocal supporters...it would be, wouldn't it?  He's the politician who represents the constituancy after all.  He'll put the nicest face on it.

 

So, Ron Paul is out, and Hillary is out.  And All three Republicans who raised their hands when asked the question about creationism are out.  Romny's out because he's just too damned smug.  Time to move on.

Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:53:47 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) | Comments [26] |  |  | #
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