PigDog Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 222 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 88 Topic Count: 331 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3847 Content Per Day: 0.67 Reputation: 1628 Achievement Points: 25635 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 02/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted August 15, 2011 PimpedOutPete I do find this amusing to say the least... Ferret has it right. Do you conservatives vote for whom you like or who has a chance to win?.. You vote for Bachman, Perry or Paul.. You get four more years of Obama. Moderates like myself cant stomach the thought of any of them in the White House.. You vote for a moderate?.. You have a 50/50 chance and a horse race. Obama has killed the US ecomony but im not sure if it would have been any better with a republican... No one knows.. ohhh, I heartily disagree.......Obama has completely killed this country and is well on the way to destroying the democracy under which this very country was founded. He has appointed several high ranking officials that are even self-proclaimed fans of "socialism" and when the Congress fails to ratify the appointment, Obama waits until Congress is in recess and then he appoints them anyway under a loophole. Several of the highest ranking members of his staff were appointed in this way. Thank God the courts are about to strike down Obamacare......it is now headed to the Supreme Court. I am not against having a plan where everyone is covered under some form of healthcare, but the current plan is un-Constitutional, at best. You cannot force Americans to buy into health plans or tax them if they refuse. Obama wants to provide amnesty to the illegal immigrants......what a crock of shit. He just wants to secure their votes in the next election. Does Canada allow anyone to come into the country and become a legal resident with full health benefits?? Hell no they don't. Americans are not flowing across the border to live in Canada to take advantage of your medical plans and the only other immigrants you would have to worry about are Polar Bears. We cannot afford to feed, clothe and care for all of the illegal immigrants that come over here and want to use up the resources that Americans have paid into for years. In Europe, most countries are very strict about "visitors" to their country. You cannot just arbitrarily go to a European country and buy a house and get a job and send your kids to their schools and use their free healthcare, etc, etc. Damn, sorry about that...guess I went off a little. Awards
GorillaXI Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Posted August 15, 2011 PigDog PimpedOutPete I do find this amusing to say the least... Ferret has it right. Do you conservatives vote for whom you like or who has a chance to win?.. You vote for Bachman, Perry or Paul.. You get four more years of Obama. Moderates like myself cant stomach the thought of any of them in the White House.. You vote for a moderate?.. You have a 50/50 chance and a horse race. Obama has killed the US ecomony but im not sure if it would have been any better with a republican... No one knows.. ohhh, I heartily disagree.......Obama has completely killed this country and is well on the way to destroying the democracy under which this very country was founded. He has appointed several high ranking officials that are even self-proclaimed fans of "socialism" and when the Congress fails to ratify the appointment, Obama waits until Congress is in recess and then he appoints them anyway under a loophole. Several of the highest ranking members of his staff were appointed in this way. Thank God the courts are about to strike down Obamacare......it is now headed to the Supreme Court. I am not against having a plan where everyone is covered under some form of healthcare, but the current plan is un-Constitutional, at best. You cannot force Americans to buy into health plans or tax them if they refuse. Obama wants to provide amnesty to the illegal immigrants......what a crock of shit. He just wants to secure their votes in the next election. Does Canada allow anyone to come into the country and become a legal resident with full health benefits?? Hell no they don't. Americans are not flowing across the border to live in Canada to take advantage of your medical plans and the only other immigrants you would have to worry about are Polar Bears. We cannot afford to feed, clothe and care for all of the illegal immigrants that come over here and want to use up the resources that Americans have paid into for years. In Europe, most countries are very strict about "visitors" to their country. You cannot just arbitrarily go to a European country and buy a house and get a job and send your kids to their schools and use their free healthcare, etc, etc. Damn, sorry about that...guess I went off a little. +1... PD hit the nail right on the head. Now that we are on the downward spiral, I guess the only place to go is up. Thanks a bunch Obama. See you in Hell. Ohhh wait, my bad. You have already taken us there. You are an Asstastic president.
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 Fair enough.. You dont want Obamacare.. then what is the plan?.. No more complaining, whats the rights plan?.. *silence*.. As i thought, they have nom plan... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100623085530.htm US heathcare is dropping faster than the DOW and the Tea Party or GOP have absolutely no plan... Every Westerized nation have some type of universal medicine minus the US.. So either they are all morons or the US is..... As for Immigration?.. Before you start screeming murder about Amnesty.. Reagan gave Amnesty to millions in the 1980's.. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128303672 So whats the plan?.. Whats the GOP (Tea Party) plan?.. America are not stupid. They will look past the bitching and complaining the GOP do and realize they have no plan.... PS.. Personally im all for firm immigration laws.. Awards
NickTheGrip Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Posted August 15, 2011 PimpedOutPete I do find this amusing to say the least... Ferret has it right. Do you conservatives vote for whom you like or who has a chance to win?.. You vote for Bachman, Perry or Paul.. You get four more years of Obama. Moderates like myself cant stomach the thought of any of them in the White House.. You vote for a moderate?.. You have a 50/50 chance and a horse race. Obama has killed the US ecomony but im not sure if it would have been any better with a republican... No one knows.. As a self-proclaimed "moderate" also who has voted for both sides in the past, I have to agree with POP. The only one I disagree with is Ron Paul. If either Bachmann or Perry is the republican candidate there is no way I can vote for them. I am a somewhat religious person, but expecting the weather and the country's economic problems to be solved by having a prayer gathering is the most asinine thing I have ever heard. And Bachmann has yet to say a single thing about how she would handle the issues - all she says is "one term president" over and over and the masses are just feeding on it when there is no substance to her message. Give me someone who will bring the people together and I will vote for them. Give me someone as right-wing as Obama is left-wing and there is no way I will give them my support. We don't need yet another dramatic pendulum swing from far-left to far-right. When this country has achieved things it is through compromise and cooperation not confrontation and beligerence. Awards
Ferret Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted August 15, 2011
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 Ferret hahaha..cute... But whats the Plan?.. Dont tell me you bet the house on a group of cronic complainers... lol.. if thats the case.. WHAAAAAA go wash your pussy GOP!.. Awards
NickTheGrip Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Posted August 15, 2011 I have still yet to hear anything on how they will actually fix anything. All I hear is "Obama must go" Wait, I know, lets give all the money to the "job creators" because they have done a hell of a job so far creating those positions (pity most of them are in other countries.) I have yet to see where giving tax breaks to the rich and allowing the kind of loopholes us working stiffs could never use actually helps us. I am all for a flat tax - Tax everyone the same, get rid of the IRS for normal people, and dump all the loopholes and such. When I hear some credible ideas I will be more than happy to listen. I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? I hear a lot of......................nothing really. The problem is, it is very difficult to unseat a sitting president. It's like the home field advantage. In recent memory (if it serves me correctly), only Carter and Bush Sr. were one-termers. (I don't count Nixon or Ford, or Kennedy - I am talking about actual presidencies that were complete and re-election was sought.) If you want to sway the moderates like Pete and I, which is who would win the election for you, you need to say something worth listening to. Something tangible, something credible, something people can believe in. Not the simple rhetoric of hate and pettiness. Until then I am firmly on the fence. I hate Obama and despise a lot of what he has done. He is way too far left for my taste, but I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry, to name a couple, sit firmly in that niche. If that's what I have to choose between - Obama and Bachmann or Perry - shit, I have no idea who to go with. It's like deciding between being shot or stabbed Awards
hxtr Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.94 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 15, 2011 PimpedOutPete Ferret hahaha..cute... But whats the Plan?.. Dont tell me you bet the house on a group of cronic complainers... lol.. if thats the case.. WHAAAAAA go wash your pussy GOP!.. Pete freaking evolve already would you!!!!!!!
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 hxtr PimpedOutPete Ferret hahaha..cute... But whats the Plan?.. Dont tell me you bet the house on a group of cronic complainers... lol.. if thats the case.. WHAAAAAA go wash your pussy GOP!.. Pete freaking evolve already would you!!!!!!! Are u offering me the Cool Aid, Hx (lol).... Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 NickTheGrip I have still yet to hear anything on how they will actually fix anything. All I hear is "Obama must go" Wait, I know, lets give all the money to the "job creators" because they have done a hell of a job so far creating those positions (pity most of them are in other countries.) I have yet to see where giving tax breaks to the rich and allowing the kind of loopholes us working stiffs could never use actually helps us. I am all for a flat tax - Tax everyone the same, get rid of the IRS for normal people, and dump all the loopholes and such. When I hear some credible ideas I will be more than happy to listen. I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? I hear a lot of......................nothing really. The problem is, it is very difficult to unseat a sitting president. It's like the home field advantage. In recent memory (if it serves me correctly), only Carter and Bush Sr. were one-termers. (I don't count Nixon or Ford, or Kennedy - I am talking about actual presidencies that were complete and re-election was sought.) If you want to sway the moderates like Pete and I, which is who would win the election for you, you need to say something worth listening to. Something tangible, something credible, something people can believe in. Not the simple rhetoric of hate and pettiness. Until then I am firmly on the fence. I hate Obama and despise a lot of what he has done. He is way too far left for my taste, but I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry, to name a couple, sit firmly in that niche. If that's what I have to choose between - Obama and Bachmann or Perry - shit, I have no idea who to go with. It's like deciding between being shot or stabbed Excellent post Nick.. Im tired of the complaints..I want to see actions... Awards
Ferret Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted August 15, 2011 "I want to see plans", "I want to see actions". See, that's what I'm talking about.... that's the POINT. You just don't get it. Your perspective is that the Federal government should be in charge of everything, should utterly CONTROL everything and everyone. That just isn't the way it works in America. Government is ***NOT*** "the boss", the people are. The Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, the STATES have the rest. I understand that may not be your cultural background or how you were raised & educated..... but that being the case, your frame of reference disallows you from understanding. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but without stepping back and re-examining the factual basis of your understanding of American gov't, it's a moot point to even argue about it. It's like trying to explain what hot, dry, desert sand is like.... to a fish on the bottom of a deep arctic ocean. I'll respectfully try one more time, and that's it. The Constitution of the United States gives a VERY strict and limited role/authority to the Federal Gov't. It is basically granted powers to provide for the common defense, protect our sovereignty, negotiate foreign treaties, mint currency, oversee the states' adherence to the Constitution, and to collect taxes. And that is really about it. Everything else... EVERYTHING ELSE - falls back to the states. 10th Amendment says CLEARLY: (quote) "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our country is NOT based on a monarchy, dictatorship, a Politburo, communism, socialism, plutocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or tribalism.... it is based on Federalism - which means it is a collection of individual states, in which the Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, and ALL other powers fall back to the individual STATES and the people. Which means the Federal gov't does **NOT** have the Constitutional authority to tell me which cars I can/ can't drive, what foods I can/can't eat, how much electricity or gas I can/can't use, where I can/can't live, what kind of light bulbs I am allowed to own, force me to buy health insurance, and ten thousand other restrictions that they have NO authority to do. Now arguably, states CAN do most of these things. But what is inarguable, is that the Fedreal gov't can NOT. Individual states are much more under the direct control of the voters, which is WHY such things are allotted to the states - again, reference the 10th Amendment's crystal clear words. The Federal gov't/ Washington DC is basically now 100% controlled by lobbyists, a heavily biased media, immensely wealthy power-brokers, and obedient slavish bureaucrats. Washington DC is a sewer of corruption and lies, and it is tearing the country to shreds. If you put that much power & money into the hands of so few, that's what happens EVERY TIME. Unfortunately, that is human nature. Which is EXACTLY why the Constitution was written the way it was. Yep, those Founding Fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing, when they wrote the Constitution the very specific way they did. Our point is, that the Federal gov't has WAY superceded it's specifically granted Constitutional powers. The VERY FIRST sentence in the body of the United States Constitution states clearly: (and I QUOTE) "ALL legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (unquote) Yet we currently have well over a HUNDRED Federal agencies that..... wait for it..... MAKE FEDERAL LAW. Federal laws that are made/enforced by *un-elected* bureacrats that have virtually NO accountability to voters, that are *appointed* by grinning politicians based on their political debts & cronyism. See the direct contradiction? I'll break it down to simpler terms.... Laws & legislation are being "passed", by entitites OTHER than the Congress, which directly contradicts THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. You are arguing about what the Federal gov't should/ shouldn't be doing (based on your own personal opinions & feelings).... we are telling you what the Federal gov't CAN/ CAN'T DO LEGALLY (based on the Constitution). The Constitution isn't an emotion or opinion, it is an ink-on-paper legal document. Re-Read the Constitution... I'm sure you have before, but do it again. Better yet, read the Articles of Confederation, which were essays written by the AUTHORS of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights - to clearly and unquestionably explain EXACTLY what they meant, when they wrote our Founding Documents. If you do so, you may understand our point better. If you have a good legal background, you may even end up agreeing. If you don't, then you will simply *never* understand what we are talking about, and will be forced to simply mock & ridicule, instead of making a cogent or contradictory point. You want to hear our "plan", want to see some "actions"? Fine: Our "plan" to get the Federal gov't the fuck out of our personal lives, take back the powers that they have illegally & un-Consitutionally SIEZED for themselves, and force them to honor & respect the crystal-clear intent & legalities of our Founding Documents. The "action" will be to get Obama & socialistic Progressives the hell out of office ASAP (if not sooner). I will go "wash my pussy" now..... but one thing I will NOT do, is wipe my ass with Constitution, nor will I allow anyone else to do so.
Blackbart Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted August 15, 2011 Ferret "I want to see plans", "I want to see actions". See, that's what I'm talking about.... that's the POINT. You just don't get it. Your perspective is that the Federal government should be in charge of everything, should utterly CONTROL everything and everyone. That just isn't the way it works in America. Government is "the boss", the people are. The Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, the STATES have the rest. I understand that may not be your cultural background or how you were raised & educated..... but that being the case, your frame of reference disallows you from understanding. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but without stepping back and re-examining the factual basis of your understanding of American gov't, it's a moot point to even argue about it. It's like trying to explain what hot, dry, desert sand is like.... to a fish on the bottom of a deep arctic ocean. I'll respectfully try one more time, and that's it. The Constitution of the United States gives a VERY strict and limited role/authority to the Federal Gov't. It is basically granted powers to provide for the common defense, protect our sovereignty, negotiate foreign treaties, mint currency, oversee the states' adherence to the Constitution, and to collect taxes. And that is really about it. Everything else... EVERYTHING ELSE - falls back to the states. 10th Amendment says CLEARLY: (quote) "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our country is NOT based on a monarchy, dictatorship, a Politburo, communism, socialism, plutocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or tribalism.... it is based on Federalism - which means it is a collection of individual states, in which the Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, and ALL other powers fall back to the individual STATES and the people. Which means the Federal gov't does **NOT** have the Constitutional authority to tell me which cars I can/ can't drive, what foods I can/can't eat, how much electricity or gas I can/can't use, where I can/can't live, what kind of light bulbs I am allowed to own, force me to buy health insurance, and ten thousand other restrictions that they have NO authority to do. Now arguably, states CAN do most of these things. But what is inarguable, is that the Fedreal gov't can NOT. Individual states are much more under the direct control of the voters, which is WHY such things are allotted to the states - again, reference the 10th Amendment's crystal clear words. The Federal gov't/ Washington DC is basically now 100% controlled by lobbyists, a heavily biased media, immensely wealthy power-brokers, and obedient slavish bureaucrats. Washington DC is a sewer of corruption and lies, and it is tearing the country to shreds. If you put that much power & money into the hands of so few, that's what happens EVERY TIME. Unfortunately, that is human nature. Which is EXACTLY why the Constitution was written the way it was. Yep, those Founding Fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing, when they wrote the Constitution the very specific way they did. Our point is, that the Federal gov't has WAY superceded it's specifically granted Constitutional powers. The VERY FIRST sentence in the body of the United States Constitution states clearly: (and I QUOTE) "ALL legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (unquote) Yet we currently have well over a HUNDRED Federal agencies that..... wait for it..... MAKE FEDERAL LAW. Federal laws that are made/enforced by *un-elected* bureacrats that have virtually NO accountability to voters, that are *appointed* by grinning politicians based on their political debts & cronyism. See the direct contradiction? I'll break it down to simpler terms.... Laws & legislation are being "passed", by entitites OTHER than the Congress, which directly contradicts THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. You are arguing about what the Federal gov't should/ shouldn't be doing (based on your own personal opinions & feelings).... we are telling you what the Federal gov't CAN/ CAN'T DO LEGALLY (based on the Constitution). The Constitution isn't an emotion or opinion, it is an ink-on-paper legal document. Re-Read the Constitution... I'm sure you have before, but do it again. Better yet, read the Articles of Confederation, which were essays written by the AUTHORS of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights - to clearly and unquestionably explain EXACTLY what they meant, when they wrote our Founding Documents. If you do so, you may understand our point better. If you have a good legal background, you may even end up agreeing. If you don't, then you will simply *never* understand what we are talking about, and will be forced to simply mock & ridicule, instead of making a cogent or contradictory point. You want to hear our "plan", want to see some "actions"? Fine: Our "plan" to get the Federal gov't the fuck out of our personal lives, take back the powers that they have illegally & un-Consitutionally SIEZED for themselves, and force them to honor & respect the crystal-clear intent & legalities of our Founding Documents. The "action" will be to get Obama & socialistic Progressives the hell out of office ASAP (if not sooner). I will go "wash my pussy" now..... but one thing I will NOT do, is wipe my ass with Constitution, nor will I allow anyone else to do so. I stand and salute you...You have said it so clearly That even a blind person can see...Brilliant my friend... Awards
Ferret Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted August 15, 2011 NickTheGrip I have still yet to hear anything on how they will actually fix anything. All I hear is "Obama must go" Wait, I know, lets give all the money to the "job creators" because they have done a hell of a job so far creating those positions (pity most of them are in other countries.) I have yet to see where giving tax breaks to the rich and allowing the kind of loopholes us working stiffs could never use actually helps us. I am all for a flat tax - Tax everyone the same, get rid of the IRS for normal people, and dump all the loopholes and such. When I hear some credible ideas I will be more than happy to listen. I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? I hear a lot of......................nothing really. The problem is, it is very difficult to unseat a sitting president. It's like the home field advantage. In recent memory (if it serves me correctly), only Carter and Bush Sr. were one-termers. (I don't count Nixon or Ford, or Kennedy - I am talking about actual presidencies that were complete and re-election was sought.) If you want to sway the moderates like Pete and I, which is who would win the election for you, you need to say something worth listening to. Something tangible, something credible, something people can believe in. Not the simple rhetoric of hate and pettiness. Until then I am firmly on the fence. I hate Obama and despise a lot of what he has done. He is way too far left for my taste, but I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry, to name a couple, sit firmly in that niche. If that's what I have to choose between - Obama and Bachmann or Perry - shit, I have no idea who to go with. It's like deciding between being shot or stabbed I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what -------------------------------------------------------- - eliminate the IRS & install a flat tax, or a thousand other proposed less corrupted tax systems... the IRS is the most corrupted thing in the United States, and "rich people" escape more taxes via the IRS than they would with just about ANY other system - Repeal Obamacare in it's entirety - eliminate the labor-union-owned Dept of Education - and let the states, localities, and citizens control education - reduce the excessive number of EXTREMELY redundant federal agencies ( too many to list here, but I can if requested) - cut EVERY federal dept's budget by 10% across the board - pass a balanced budget amendment to reduce the temptation for grinning politicians to create agencies JUST to give bureaucrats, lobbyists, & campaign donors cushy & high-paying Federal "czar" jobs. I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? -------------------------------------------------------- How about lowering taxes on **EVERYBODY** You can do that when you cut spending, and the private sector and jobs will FLUORISH without so much cost burden, and cutting taxes CAN actually increase tax revenue, look up the "Laffer curve" I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry -------------------------------------------------------- What "evils" do you see? Cutting spending, rolling back the illegally seized & un-Constitutional Federal power-grab, smacking Washington DC's corrupted nose out of our private & personal affairs? I see more "evil" in allowing a massive & deeply corrupted Federal gov't juggernaught & pandering/ lying politicians to take over our liberties & personal choices/decisions, than to take that power away from them. I'm not just being argumentative, my good friend..... I am asking seriously and trying to understand, what "great evil" or "threat" you see - just trying to understand.
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 Blackbart Ferret "I want to see plans", "I want to see actions". See, that's what I'm talking about.... that's the POINT. You just don't get it. Your perspective is that the Federal government should be in charge of everything, should utterly CONTROL everything and everyone. That just isn't the way it works in America. Government is "the boss", the people are. The Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, the STATES have the rest. I understand that may not be your cultural background or how you were raised & educated..... but that being the case, your frame of reference disallows you from understanding. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but without stepping back and re-examining the factual basis of your understanding of American gov't, it's a moot point to even argue about it. It's like trying to explain what hot, dry, desert sand is like.... to a fish on the bottom of a deep arctic ocean. I'll respectfully try one more time, and that's it. The Constitution of the United States gives a VERY strict and limited role/authority to the Federal Gov't. It is basically granted powers to provide for the common defense, protect our sovereignty, negotiate foreign treaties, mint currency, oversee the states' adherence to the Constitution, and to collect taxes. And that is really about it. Everything else... EVERYTHING ELSE - falls back to the states. 10th Amendment says CLEARLY: (quote) "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our country is NOT based on a monarchy, dictatorship, a Politburo, communism, socialism, plutocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or tribalism.... it is based on Federalism - which means it is a collection of individual states, in which the Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, and ALL other powers fall back to the individual STATES and the people. Which means the Federal gov't does **NOT** have the Constitutional authority to tell me which cars I can/ can't drive, what foods I can/can't eat, how much electricity or gas I can/can't use, where I can/can't live, what kind of light bulbs I am allowed to own, force me to buy health insurance, and ten thousand other restrictions that they have NO authority to do. Now arguably, states CAN do most of these things. But what is inarguable, is that the Fedreal gov't can NOT. Individual states are much more under the direct control of the voters, which is WHY such things are allotted to the states - again, reference the 10th Amendment's crystal clear words. The Federal gov't/ Washington DC is basically now 100% controlled by lobbyists, a heavily biased media, immensely wealthy power-brokers, and obedient slavish bureaucrats. Washington DC is a sewer of corruption and lies, and it is tearing the country to shreds. If you put that much power & money into the hands of so few, that's what happens EVERY TIME. Unfortunately, that is human nature. Which is EXACTLY why the Constitution was written the way it was. Yep, those Founding Fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing, when they wrote the Constitution the very specific way they did. Our point is, that the Federal gov't has WAY superceded it's specifically granted Constitutional powers. The VERY FIRST sentence in the body of the United States Constitution states clearly: (and I QUOTE) "ALL legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (unquote) Yet we currently have well over a HUNDRED Federal agencies that..... wait for it..... MAKE FEDERAL LAW. Federal laws that are made/enforced by *un-elected* bureacrats that have virtually NO accountability to voters, that are *appointed* by grinning politicians based on their political debts & cronyism. See the direct contradiction? I'll break it down to simpler terms.... Laws & legislation are being "passed", by entitites OTHER than the Congress, which directly contradicts THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. You are arguing about what the Federal gov't should/ shouldn't be doing (based on your own personal opinions & feelings).... we are telling you what the Federal gov't CAN/ CAN'T DO LEGALLY (based on the Constitution). The Constitution isn't an emotion or opinion, it is an ink-on-paper legal document. Re-Read the Constitution... I'm sure you have before, but do it again. Better yet, read the Articles of Confederation, which were essays written by the AUTHORS of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights - to clearly and unquestionably explain EXACTLY what they meant, when they wrote our Founding Documents. If you do so, you may understand our point better. If you have a good legal background, you may even end up agreeing. If you don't, then you will simply *never* understand what we are talking about, and will be forced to simply mock & ridicule, instead of making a cogent or contradictory point. You want to hear our "plan", want to see some "actions"? Fine: Our "plan" to get the Federal gov't the fuck out of our personal lives, take back the powers that they have illegally & un-Consitutionally SIEZED for themselves, and force them to honor & respect the crystal-clear intent & legalities of our Founding Documents. The "action" will be to get Obama & socialistic Progressives the hell out of office ASAP (if not sooner). I will go "wash my pussy" now..... but one thing I will NOT do, is wipe my ass with Constitution, nor will I allow anyone else to do so. I stand and salute you...You have said it so clearly That even a blind person can see...Brilliant my friend... So you want a complete overhaul of the federal government. Hey Im all for that. Myself, Im with you on smaller government... This is my take... Federal government shold control.. Foreign affairs Defense Criminal law Money & banking Transportation Citizenship & immigration Trade regulations State government control... Poperty & Civil rights admistration of Justice Healthcare Welfare Education No overlap in jurisdiction... More government control to the states while some key areas remain under federal law. Does that make me a moderate republican now?.. (lol) Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 Ferret NickTheGrip I have still yet to hear anything on how they will actually fix anything. All I hear is "Obama must go" Wait, I know, lets give all the money to the "job creators" because they have done a hell of a job so far creating those positions (pity most of them are in other countries.) I have yet to see where giving tax breaks to the rich and allowing the kind of loopholes us working stiffs could never use actually helps us. I am all for a flat tax - Tax everyone the same, get rid of the IRS for normal people, and dump all the loopholes and such. When I hear some credible ideas I will be more than happy to listen. I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? I hear a lot of......................nothing really. The problem is, it is very difficult to unseat a sitting president. It's like the home field advantage. In recent memory (if it serves me correctly), only Carter and Bush Sr. were one-termers. (I don't count Nixon or Ford, or Kennedy - I am talking about actual presidencies that were complete and re-election was sought.) If you want to sway the moderates like Pete and I, which is who would win the election for you, you need to say something worth listening to. Something tangible, something credible, something people can believe in. Not the simple rhetoric of hate and pettiness. Until then I am firmly on the fence. I hate Obama and despise a lot of what he has done. He is way too far left for my taste, but I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry, to name a couple, sit firmly in that niche. If that's what I have to choose between - Obama and Bachmann or Perry - shit, I have no idea who to go with. It's like deciding between being shot or stabbed I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what -------------------------------------------------------- - eliminate the IRS & install a flat tax, or a thousand other proposed less corrupted tax systems... the IRS is the most corrupted thing in the United States, and "rich people" escape more taxes via the IRS than they would with just about ANY other system - Repeal Obamacare in it's entirety - eliminate the labor-union-owned Dept of Education - and let the states, localities, and citizens control education - reduce the excessive number of EXTREMELY redundant federal agencies ( too many to list here, but I can if requested) - cut EVERY federal dept's budget by 10% across the board - pass a balanced budget amendment to reduce the temptation for grinning politicians to create agencies JUST to give bureaucrats, lobbyists, & campaign donors cushy & high-paying Federal "czar" jobs. I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? -------------------------------------------------------- How about lowering taxes on **EVERYBODY** You can do that when you cut spending, and the private sector and jobs will FLUORISH without so much cost burden, and cutting taxes CAN actually increase tax revenue, look up the "Laffer curve" I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry -------------------------------------------------------- What "evils" do you see? Cutting spending, rolling back the illegally seized & un-Constitutional Federal power-grab, smacking Washington DC's corrupted nose out of our private & personal affairs? I see more "evil" in allowing a massive & deeply corrupted Federal gov't juggernaught & pandering/ lying politicians to take over our liberties & personal choices/decisions, than to take that power away from them. I'm not just being argumentative, my good friend..... I am asking seriously and trying to understand, what "great evil" or "threat" you see - just trying to understand. You sound a great politician Ferret but you still havent answered the question i asked from the beginning... A. Healthcare... If your about to dump it on the states, what would u wish to see happen to improve quality (for its in the stinker now...and dropping like a rock!!.. B. Gay Rights.. Evvery Tea Party and Republican are dodging that one like mad. America is becoming more & more liberal on the subject and the Tea Party (which are more Right of moderate GOP's) have made their feelings on the subject very well known in years past.. You rather lock them up & throw away the key... So what is their stance, I want to see them go on the record. C. Roe vs Wade... Another Federal Law that the Tea Party have been null on... Why?...They have made well aware in the past that they would appeal it... If they think otherwise, why havent they gone on the record.. D. Immigration... A federal mandate.. All complaints with no solutions to date.. E. Foreign Policy... What is the Tea Parties stance on foreign policy... Iraq, Iran, North Korea... F. Social Programs.. If you choose to cut them, what do you do with the millions that survive on them?. (Im not condoning these programs just asking what would happen). G. America's gluttony on foreign Energy?.... You hate the Muslims and call them terorists (or many of you have done).. But you buy their Oil... thats so hypocritical.. H.. So you get elected and you reduce federal government.. But State goverment grows incredibly large along with the need for more state funds to pay for these expences. I..So you slay the federal demon... but you create a new one at the state level or county level... Do you not think there is corruption at the state/county level.. Instead of millions of dollars spent on guying federal votes... All u will need is a cheap hooker and Big Mac meal to bribe someone at the county level.. Hey you just reduced the deficit! hahahahaha One last thing... So your no longer a slave to a federal goverment... but traded it in to a state one... You question my intelligence in telling me I dont understand or its cultural... The reality is I do get it...but I have thought it out one step farther. Like i said in the past..Sometimes Im wrong but I dont paint myself in a corner but rather see the entire picture... So you get elected and you dump this entire mess on the counties and states... Is that it?.. Your telling me its no longer your problem, its theres?.. Thats the answer?.. The funny thing is I agree on smaller government.. smaller more efficent one thats the diffence. Awards
hxtr Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.94 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 15, 2011 PimpedOutPete Ferret NickTheGrip I have still yet to hear anything on how they will actually fix anything. All I hear is "Obama must go" Wait, I know, lets give all the money to the "job creators" because they have done a hell of a job so far creating those positions (pity most of them are in other countries.) I have yet to see where giving tax breaks to the rich and allowing the kind of loopholes us working stiffs could never use actually helps us. I am all for a flat tax - Tax everyone the same, get rid of the IRS for normal people, and dump all the loopholes and such. When I hear some credible ideas I will be more than happy to listen. I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? I hear a lot of......................nothing really. The problem is, it is very difficult to unseat a sitting president. It's like the home field advantage. In recent memory (if it serves me correctly), only Carter and Bush Sr. were one-termers. (I don't count Nixon or Ford, or Kennedy - I am talking about actual presidencies that were complete and re-election was sought.) If you want to sway the moderates like Pete and I, which is who would win the election for you, you need to say something worth listening to. Something tangible, something credible, something people can believe in. Not the simple rhetoric of hate and pettiness. Until then I am firmly on the fence. I hate Obama and despise a lot of what he has done. He is way too far left for my taste, but I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry, to name a couple, sit firmly in that niche. If that's what I have to choose between - Obama and Bachmann or Perry - shit, I have no idea who to go with. It's like deciding between being shot or stabbed I hear "smaller government" but nothing more of how or what -------------------------------------------------------- - eliminate the IRS & install a flat tax, or a thousand other proposed less corrupted tax systems... the IRS is the most corrupted thing in the United States, and "rich people" escape more taxes via the IRS than they would with just about ANY other system - Repeal Obamacare in it's entirety - eliminate the labor-union-owned Dept of Education - and let the states, localities, and citizens control education - reduce the excessive number of EXTREMELY redundant federal agencies ( too many to list here, but I can if requested) - cut EVERY federal dept's budget by 10% across the board - pass a balanced budget amendment to reduce the temptation for grinning politicians to create agencies JUST to give bureaucrats, lobbyists, & campaign donors cushy & high-paying Federal "czar" jobs. I hear "lower taxes", yeah, but on who? -------------------------------------------------------- How about lowering taxes on **EVERYBODY** You can do that when you cut spending, and the private sector and jobs will FLUORISH without so much cost burden, and cutting taxes CAN actually increase tax revenue, look up the "Laffer curve" I see an equally great evil on the far right and Bachmann and Perry -------------------------------------------------------- What "evils" do you see? Cutting spending, rolling back the illegally seized & un-Constitutional Federal power-grab, smacking Washington DC's corrupted nose out of our private & personal affairs? I see more "evil" in allowing a massive & deeply corrupted Federal gov't juggernaught & pandering/ lying politicians to take over our liberties & personal choices/decisions, than to take that power away from them. I'm not just being argumentative, my good friend..... I am asking seriously and trying to understand, what "great evil" or "threat" you see - just trying to understand. You sound a great politician Ferret but you still havent answered the question i asked from the beginning... A. Healthcare... If your about to dump it on the states, what would u wish to see happen to improve quality (for its in the stinker now...and dropping like a rock!!.. B. Gay Rights.. Evvery Tea Party and Republican are dodging that one like mad. America is becoming more & more liberal on the subject and the Tea Party (which are more Right of moderate GOP's) have made their feelings on the subject very well known in years past.. You rather lock them up & throw away the key... So what is their stance, I want to see them go on the record. C. Roe vs Wade... Another Federal Law that the Tea Party have been null on... Why?...They have made well aware in the past that they would appeal it... If they think otherwise, why havent they gone on the record.. D. Immigration... A federal mandate.. All complaints with no solutions to date.. E. Foreign Policy... What is the Tea Parties stance on foreign policy... Iraq, Iran, North Korea... F. Social Programs.. If you choose to cut them, what do you do with the millions that survive on them?. (Im not condoning these programs just asking what would happen). G. America's gluttony on foreign Energy?.... You hate the Muslims and call them terorists (or many of you have done).. But you buy their Oil... thats so hypocritical.. H.. So you get elected and you reduce federal government.. But State goverment grows incredibly large along with the need for more state funds to pay for these expences. I..So you slay the federal demon... but you create a new one at the state level or county level... Do you not think there is corruption at the state/county level.. Instead of millions of dollars spent on guying federal votes... All u will need is a cheap hooker and Big Mac meal to bribe someone at the county level.. Hey you just reduced the deficit! hahahahaha One last thing... So your no longer a slave to a federal goverment... but traded it in to a state one... You question my intelligence in telling me I dont understand or its cultural... The reality is I do get it...but I have thought it out one step farther. Like i said in the past..Sometimes Im wrong but I dont paint myself in a corner but rather see the entire picture... So you get elected and you dump this entire mess on the counties and states... Is that it?.. Your telling me its no longer your problem, its theres?.. Thats the answer?.. The funny thing is I agree on smaller government.. smaller more efficent one thats the diffence. What's the point Pete... your not going to listen to him anyway. hahahaha
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 Excuse me, I wasn't listening haha... Awards
Ferret Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted August 15, 2011 PimpedOutPete No overlap in jurisdiction... More government control to the states while some key areas remain under federal law. Does that make me a moderate republican now?.. (lol) I don't know about that, but it sure puts you in direct conflict with the Progressive agenda.
NickTheGrip Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Posted August 15, 2011 Ferret "I want to see plans", "I want to see actions". See, that's what I'm talking about.... that's the POINT. You just don't get it. Your perspective is that the Federal government should be in charge of everything, should utterly CONTROL everything and everyone. That just isn't the way it works in America. Government is ***NOT*** "the boss", the people are. The Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, the STATES have the rest. I understand that may not be your cultural background or how you were raised & educated..... but that being the case, your frame of reference disallows you from understanding. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but without stepping back and re-examining the factual basis of your understanding of American gov't, it's a moot point to even argue about it. It's like trying to explain what hot, dry, desert sand is like.... to a fish on the bottom of a deep arctic ocean. I'll respectfully try one more time, and that's it. The Constitution of the United States gives a VERY strict and limited role/authority to the Federal Gov't. It is basically granted powers to provide for the common defense, protect our sovereignty, negotiate foreign treaties, mint currency, oversee the states' adherence to the Constitution, and to collect taxes. And that is really about it. Everything else... EVERYTHING ELSE - falls back to the states. 10th Amendment says CLEARLY: (quote) "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our country is NOT based on a monarchy, dictatorship, a Politburo, communism, socialism, plutocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or tribalism.... it is based on Federalism - which means it is a collection of individual states, in which the Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, and ALL other powers fall back to the individual STATES and the people. Which means the Federal gov't does **NOT** have the Constitutional authority to tell me which cars I can/ can't drive, what foods I can/can't eat, how much electricity or gas I can/can't use, where I can/can't live, what kind of light bulbs I am allowed to own, force me to buy health insurance, and ten thousand other restrictions that they have NO authority to do. Now arguably, states CAN do most of these things. But what is inarguable, is that the Fedreal gov't can NOT. Individual states are much more under the direct control of the voters, which is WHY such things are allotted to the states - again, reference the 10th Amendment's crystal clear words. The Federal gov't/ Washington DC is basically now 100% controlled by lobbyists, a heavily biased media, immensely wealthy power-brokers, and obedient slavish bureaucrats. Washington DC is a sewer of corruption and lies, and it is tearing the country to shreds. If you put that much power & money into the hands of so few, that's what happens EVERY TIME. Unfortunately, that is human nature. Which is EXACTLY why the Constitution was written the way it was. Yep, those Founding Fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing, when they wrote the Constitution the very specific way they did. Our point is, that the Federal gov't has WAY superceded it's specifically granted Constitutional powers. The VERY FIRST sentence in the body of the United States Constitution states clearly: (and I QUOTE) "ALL legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (unquote) Yet we currently have well over a HUNDRED Federal agencies that..... wait for it..... MAKE FEDERAL LAW. Federal laws that are made/enforced by *un-elected* bureacrats that have virtually NO accountability to voters, that are *appointed* by grinning politicians based on their political debts & cronyism. See the direct contradiction? I'll break it down to simpler terms.... Laws & legislation are being "passed", by entitites OTHER than the Congress, which directly contradicts THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. You are arguing about what the Federal gov't should/ shouldn't be doing (based on your own personal opinions & feelings).... we are telling you what the Federal gov't CAN/ CAN'T DO LEGALLY (based on the Constitution). The Constitution isn't an emotion or opinion, it is an ink-on-paper legal document. Re-Read the Constitution... I'm sure you have before, but do it again. Better yet, read the Articles of Confederation, which were essays written by the AUTHORS of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights - to clearly and unquestionably explain EXACTLY what they meant, when they wrote our Founding Documents. If you do so, you may understand our point better. If you have a good legal background, you may even end up agreeing. If you don't, then you will simply *never* understand what we are talking about, and will be forced to simply mock & ridicule, instead of making a cogent or contradictory point. You want to hear our "plan", want to see some "actions"? Fine: Our "plan" to get the Federal gov't the fuck out of our personal lives, take back the powers that they have illegally & un-Consitutionally SIEZED for themselves, and force them to honor & respect the crystal-clear intent & legalities of our Founding Documents. The "action" will be to get Obama & socialistic Progressives the hell out of office ASAP (if not sooner). I will go "wash my pussy" now..... but one thing I will NOT do, is wipe my ass with Constitution, nor will I allow anyone else to do so. You missed my point completely These candidates say they want to do things but I want to hear how they plan to do it. It is easy to say "smaller government" but how do they plan to perform that impossible feat - just walk up one day and say "here, it is all yours people - have fun" I don't want them to plan my life, but if someone is coming in to my house to build an addition I don't say "have at it". I want to see how they plan to achieve what they promise. Simply handing over the reins of government to the people would be akin to anarchy. There has to be substance behind the promises, not just empty words Awards
Blackbart Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted August 15, 2011 Anarchy?...Really...Each state has a structured government...All we are saying is return to the states what constitutionally belongs to the states not the feds... Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted August 15, 2011 NickTheGrip Ferret "I want to see plans", "I want to see actions". See, that's what I'm talking about.... that's the POINT. You just don't get it. Your perspective is that the Federal government should be in charge of everything, should utterly CONTROL everything and everyone. That just isn't the way it works in America. Government is ***NOT*** "the boss", the people are. The Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, the STATES have the rest. I understand that may not be your cultural background or how you were raised & educated..... but that being the case, your frame of reference disallows you from understanding. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but without stepping back and re-examining the factual basis of your understanding of American gov't, it's a moot point to even argue about it. It's like trying to explain what hot, dry, desert sand is like.... to a fish on the bottom of a deep arctic ocean. I'll respectfully try one more time, and that's it. The Constitution of the United States gives a VERY strict and limited role/authority to the Federal Gov't. It is basically granted powers to provide for the common defense, protect our sovereignty, negotiate foreign treaties, mint currency, oversee the states' adherence to the Constitution, and to collect taxes. And that is really about it. Everything else... EVERYTHING ELSE - falls back to the states. 10th Amendment says CLEARLY: (quote) "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our country is NOT based on a monarchy, dictatorship, a Politburo, communism, socialism, plutocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or tribalism.... it is based on Federalism - which means it is a collection of individual states, in which the Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, and ALL other powers fall back to the individual STATES and the people. Which means the Federal gov't does **NOT** have the Constitutional authority to tell me which cars I can/ can't drive, what foods I can/can't eat, how much electricity or gas I can/can't use, where I can/can't live, what kind of light bulbs I am allowed to own, force me to buy health insurance, and ten thousand other restrictions that they have NO authority to do. Now arguably, states CAN do most of these things. But what is inarguable, is that the Fedreal gov't can NOT. Individual states are much more under the direct control of the voters, which is WHY such things are allotted to the states - again, reference the 10th Amendment's crystal clear words. The Federal gov't/ Washington DC is basically now 100% controlled by lobbyists, a heavily biased media, immensely wealthy power-brokers, and obedient slavish bureaucrats. Washington DC is a sewer of corruption and lies, and it is tearing the country to shreds. If you put that much power & money into the hands of so few, that's what happens EVERY TIME. Unfortunately, that is human nature. Which is EXACTLY why the Constitution was written the way it was. Yep, those Founding Fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing, when they wrote the Constitution the very specific way they did. Our point is, that the Federal gov't has WAY superceded it's specifically granted Constitutional powers. The VERY FIRST sentence in the body of the United States Constitution states clearly: (and I QUOTE) "ALL legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (unquote) Yet we currently have well over a HUNDRED Federal agencies that..... wait for it..... MAKE FEDERAL LAW. Federal laws that are made/enforced by *un-elected* bureacrats that have virtually NO accountability to voters, that are *appointed* by grinning politicians based on their political debts & cronyism. See the direct contradiction? I'll break it down to simpler terms.... Laws & legislation are being "passed", by entitites OTHER than the Congress, which directly contradicts THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. You are arguing about what the Federal gov't should/ shouldn't be doing (based on your own personal opinions & feelings).... we are telling you what the Federal gov't CAN/ CAN'T DO LEGALLY (based on the Constitution). The Constitution isn't an emotion or opinion, it is an ink-on-paper legal document. Re-Read the Constitution... I'm sure you have before, but do it again. Better yet, read the Articles of Confederation, which were essays written by the AUTHORS of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights - to clearly and unquestionably explain EXACTLY what they meant, when they wrote our Founding Documents. If you do so, you may understand our point better. If you have a good legal background, you may even end up agreeing. If you don't, then you will simply *never* understand what we are talking about, and will be forced to simply mock & ridicule, instead of making a cogent or contradictory point. You want to hear our "plan", want to see some "actions"? Fine: Our "plan" to get the Federal gov't the fuck out of our personal lives, take back the powers that they have illegally & un-Consitutionally SIEZED for themselves, and force them to honor & respect the crystal-clear intent & legalities of our Founding Documents. The "action" will be to get Obama & socialistic Progressives the hell out of office ASAP (if not sooner). I will go "wash my pussy" now..... but one thing I will NOT do, is wipe my ass with Constitution, nor will I allow anyone else to do so. You missed my point completely These candidates say they want to do things but I want to hear how they plan to do it. It is easy to say "smaller government" but how do they plan to perform that impossible feat - just walk up one day and say "here, it is all yours people - have fun" I don't want them to plan my life, but if someone is coming in to my house to build an addition I don't say "have at it". I want to see how they plan to achieve what they promise. Simply handing over the reins of government to the people would be akin to anarchy. There has to be substance behind the promises, not just empty words Dam right...(lol) It's easy to complain.. And mention words like small government.. I want details on how this will be achieved and the effects. Awards
NickTheGrip Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Posted August 15, 2011 Blackbart Anarchy?...Really...Each state has a structured government...All we are saying is return to the states what constitutionally belongs to the states not the feds... I don't know how the State government is where you live Bart, but here in Michigan I am as distrustful of the State Government as I am of the Federal government. All they have done over the years is pander to the Big 3 and raise taxes. We finally got a governer who is not a politician but a businessman (Rick Snyder) and he has a balanced budget for the first time in 10 years, but the vast majority of it was cut from education (around $500 per child per year) to give tax breaks to businesses to come here. The effectiveness of that remains to be seen so I am waiting. He actually has a surplus this year, but that is nothing to do with his cuts. The surplus happened before his cuts were enacted. His surplus was made possible by the single biggest thing that can address budget issues - people working. Of course this does not mean I think spending should be controlled. It just means that if everyone focused on getting people back to work, their job of fixing the budget issues would be a hell of a lot easier. All I am asking for is a plan. Exactly what do you plan to do to carry out your vague promises. I will be more than happy to vote for someone who can back up their empty words with actions. The problem is, every 2,4,6 years it is the same - a bunch of words without substance. "I promise to do this, I promise to do that" - well How the hell do you plan to do that sire (or madam) There, guys - you got me ranting. Damn I have to go and take my "meds" now - LOL Awards
Blackbart Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted August 15, 2011 Nick, I was born and raised in Michigan...I lived there for 35yrs...I know first hand how the state there is governed...But the point is it is governed by the citizens of Michigan...It's not the Feds business to get involved unless the constitutional rights of the individuals are being usurped or abridged...To me Michigan borders on a police state and I say that from the experience of having lived there compared to where I now live...I know it may not be easy to pick up and move but there are 49 other choices each with their own government and more that likely one of them would be more to your liking than the one there... Awards
Ferret Posted August 15, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted August 15, 2011 PimpedOutPete You sound a great politician Ferret but you still havent answered the question i asked from the beginning... A. Healthcare... If your about to dump it on the states, what would u wish to see happen to improve quality (for its in the stinker now...and dropping like a rock!!.. B. Gay Rights.. Evvery Tea Party and Republican are dodging that one like mad. America is becoming more & more liberal on the subject and the Tea Party (which are more Right of moderate GOP's) have made their feelings on the subject very well known in years past.. You rather lock them up & throw away the key... So what is their stance, I want to see them go on the record. C. Roe vs Wade... Another Federal Law that the Tea Party have been null on... Why?...They have made well aware in the past that they would appeal it... If they think otherwise, why havent they gone on the record.. D. Immigration... A federal mandate.. All complaints with no solutions to date.. E. Foreign Policy... What is the Tea Parties stance on foreign policy... Iraq, Iran, North Korea... F. Social Programs.. If you choose to cut them, what do you do with the millions that survive on them?. (Im not condoning these programs just asking what would happen). G. America's gluttony on foreign Energy?.... You hate the Muslims and call them terorists (or many of you have done).. But you buy their Oil... thats so hypocritical.. H.. So you get elected and you reduce federal government.. But State goverment grows incredibly large along with the need for more state funds to pay for these expences. I..So you slay the federal demon... but you create a new one at the state level or county level... Do you not think there is corruption at the state/county level.. Instead of millions of dollars spent on guying federal votes... All u will need is a cheap hooker and Big Mac meal to bribe someone at the county level.. Hey you just reduced the deficit! hahahahaha One last thing... So your no longer a slave to a federal goverment... but traded it in to a state one... You question my intelligence in telling me I dont understand or its cultural... The reality is I do get it...but I have thought it out one step farther. Like i said in the past..Sometimes Im wrong but I dont paint myself in a corner but rather see the entire picture... So you get elected and you dump this entire mess on the counties and states... Is that it?.. Your telling me its no longer your problem, its theres?.. Thats the answer?.. The funny thing is I agree on smaller government.. smaller more efficent one thats the diffence. Answers: A. Get lobbyists & politicians the hell out of it, and let cometition & the free market improve quality & lower costs.... as competition tends to do. B. You keep insisting on hearing the Tea Party's "official stance" on gay rights, but there is no "official" party, and hence no "official stance". If there were, it would likely be for the government to stay the hell out private & "sexuality" affairs anyway... it's none of their bidness. C. Because it is not something for grinning politicians to decide, it should be up to the VOTERS. And I believe they have said that a few times. D. You're kidding, right??? OK, I'll humor you. Build the freaking border fence (that is *already* approved, funded, and not yet barely started), ENFORCE immigration laws instead of ignoring them & don't sue/slander the states if they try to do it for you, deport ALL illegals convicted of crimes after serving their sentences, prosecute employers of illegals and REQUIRE PHOTO ID's to vote. E. There are as many "stances" on foreign policy, as there are candidates. Democrats have WIDE variety of "foreign policy stances", as do Republicans. Paul & Bachman are both "Tea Party oriented", yet have EXTREMELY different views on what to do with Iran/ Iraq/ NK. Obama & Lieberman & Kucinich have extremely different views on Iraq/ Iran, now don't they? So what is the "official" Democrat stance? F. Slowly wean those programs back to the states, "means-check" the recipients to eliminate the RAMPANT fraud (that Obama promised to fix but hasn't *quite* got to yet), and mandate job-training/education/ proof of job interviews to recipients. If found to be TRULY needy & helpless, then HELP THEM. But if they are found to be lazy-ass abusers driving "welfare Cadillacs" and passing days smoking bowls & sippin' 40 playing XBOX, cut 'em off. G. Because we are't ALLOWED to drill *here*. H. So states raise their taxes accordingly. State politicians face MUCH more direct voter scrutiny as to the how & why they spend - the voters have more control. At least states are authorized by the Constitution to do so. But conservative Nebraska taxpayers won't be forced to bail out California's corrupted liberal fiscal disaster, and South Carolinians won't be forced to pay for 7-digit salaries for New York state union lobbyists. I. Of course there is corruption in all politics, but it is much more managable at a state level. The Fedreal gov't deals in hundreds of Billion$/ Trillion$ of dollars at a time... much easier to pilfer from the Federal gov't than from the smaller state govt's. And again, state voters have more control than they would with national politicians. I don't question your intelligence AT ALL.... I think you are a smart guy. But I think you might be seeing American issues through a Canadian mindset. The same thing admittedly I (and most Americans) do to other countries. It's natural. But you keep asking the same questions, and I keep answering them as specifially as they can be answered, only to be told I didn't answer the question again. I'm just trying to explain in detail. Lastly my friend: "So you get elected and you dump this entire mess on the counties and states... Is that it?.. Your telling me its no longer your problem, its theres?.. Thats the answer?.." - I think you are smart enough to KNOW that it isn't that simple, and I don't recall ANYONE ever having said that... that is a "straw-man" statement. The Federal gov't has run up this mind-blowing debt, and they are going to have to remedy it. It is no more fair for the Fed to run up massive debts & then irresponsibly dump it onto the states, as it is for them to heap it & dump it on the top 50% of taxpayers as they have for the last 40 years. But to turn it back the other way, you say you are also for "smaller gov't"... what do YOU suggest?
Ferret Posted August 16, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted August 16, 2011 Pete/ Nick..... You keep saying that you want details, details, details, and specifics to the Nth degree. I respectfully submit that you can find a GREAT number of details, if you go to the candidates' websites, Tea Party websites, conservative websites, or (gasp) even watch FoxNews. If you are waiting for ANY objective or honest evaluation or reporting on conservatives or their agenda/ statements to pop up on CNN, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, Huffington Post, New York Times, PBS, NPR, or Comedy Central - you will be waiting a LOOOOOOOONG time. Those "GlennBeck is Satan" websites that Pete seems to frequently visit, just aren't a good source for objectively presented, honest information. In fact, they *may* be slanted in the other direction. The election is well over a year away, and more details will be fleshed out once the primaries are over. I want more specifics of Obama's "debt reduction plan", and I'm not getting it, even from dutiful Democrat networks. Same for "job creation", "economic recovery", "ending bi-partisanship", etc., etc.. So welcome to the club. But I'm telling you, you have to actually WANT to hear answers, before you can actually "hear" them. I have been married long enough to understand "selective perception" is a real thing (I can't hear the kids crying at 2 AM like my wife can, and she can yell in my ear from 3 inches away to clean out the garage and I never hear a word ). And I think maybe you do the same thing I do sometimes, which is just hearing what you want to hear. Respectfully submitted.
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