This of course doesn’t even get into the whole point of manners, civility, or common decency. You may be perfectly happy with the F word being used around your children, but I, for one, am not.

Why are so-called “conservatives,” who are supposed to care about the Constitution, so willing to flush the Constitution down the drain when it doesn’t fit with their agenda?

This is why so many libertarians say that there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals. They all want to take away our freedoms, just at different paces and in different ways. Republicans/conservatives pretend to care about economic liberties and don’t care at all about personal liberties. Democrats/liberals pretend to care about personal liberties and don’t care at all about economic liberties.

I specifically pointed out the First Amendment. Most conservatives, when they hear profanity on the airwaves, want to call the government and make sure that there are certain decency standards to make sure that those seven horrible words can’t be uttered. If I want to use the F-word on the radio, I should be allowed to use the F-word on the radio. If you don’t like it, turn it off. Leave the government out of it. But NOOOO, that’s not acceptable. We might poison our children!

I’d be interested in hearing what 1/3 of libertarianism you consider to be “crap.” Is it the part where we want individual liberty? Because that’s my favorite part.

Whatever the federal law might be, hold it up to the constitution, if it isn’t in there then let it be a state issue or a non issue.

The drug laws are a perfect example. When the progressives wanted to outlaw alcohol they recognized a need for an amendment but when it came to drugs like cocaine, heroin or pot they ignored the constitution. The sad thing is now most “conservatives” totally support the drug war even though it is a progressive socialist invention. It causes far more crime than it will ever prevent. Alcohol prohibition did the same and they had the good sense to repeal it.

And NO I don’t use any of them. I just don’t want to sacrifice my liberty trying to stop some moron from killing himself. Particularly when he is going to do it anyway.

An accurate read of the constitution would show there is no federal authority in this area. States could outlaw drugs if their constitution allows but the only place the federal government might have a legitimate role here would be to outlaw the importation of drugs.

The FDA is another example. Where is it? It probably kills more people by denying access to drugs than it saves. Remember Vioxx? Billions wasted and they still let crap through.

NEA, FAA, DOT, SSA, DEA, FEC, Dept of Ed, Cafe Standards; Where are these alphabet soup ingredients listed in the constitution?

Once you get beyond DoD are the rest even remotely enumerated?

As soon as you even talk of legalizing drugs you are generally labeled a wacky libertarian. Is the drug war working? Are criminals being kept off the streets? Or is it just another way to justify an UNlimited government’s restriction of liberty in the name of security? Franklin had words for those who would trade liberty for security.

Are you more secure with armed gangs pushing drugs and vying for territory than you would be with a couple of dope smoking losers getting high down the street? Aren’t the dope smoking losers STILL getting high down the street?

If the states handled the “drug war” it would allow for different approaches some of which might actually reduce the number of users. Frankly I don’t care much about reducing users. If someone wants to waste their life in a bottle or a needle it only becomes my business when they commit an actual criminal act to do it. Toss those guys in prison, problem solved.

Tenther really is the answer.

Instead of show me the money, so me the enumerated power.

And um pay no attention to that pig with the bucket of paint.

Sean Parnell
President
Center for Competitive Politics
http://www.campaignfreedom.org