Post #334 Ineptocracy

(in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

Let me rephrase that definition: (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - A system of government where the lazy are elected by the lazy, and where the lazy are rewarded with goods and services paid for only by the stolen wealth of the non-lazy.

Why are the lazy (those least capable of leading) elected? Because the non-lazy will NOT run for election.

Government -- particularly federal government -- is a gold mine (google Mitch McConnell and see how much his wealth has increased since the Great Recession began). But as Donald Trump knows, the real money is in the private sector. EGO is the only reason the non-lazy will run -- and that is a poor reason to run.

As you know -- or should know, gentle reader (unless you've been busy counting your millions -- $$$), the playing field is NOT level. Being lazy/non-lazy is NOT always a factor in success -- for evidence. I offer Paris Hilton. :p

EVERYBODY pays taxes -- welfare queens, illegal immigrants. In North Carolina, we have a 4.5% sales tax -- a person who spends $10 a day on food contributes 45 cents every day to the government coffers. Surely, states without a sales tax have some way of sticking it to EVERYBODY! ;O

As for the 'stolen' money, it is called taxation WITH representation; taxation WITHOUT representation was why we fought the Revolutionary War. Nobody is stealing money today.

Where I live, we have a system of government where citizens are elected by citizens, and the unalienable rights of all citizens are secured by taxes paid by all --citizens AND non-citizens.

Obviously, no, things do not always work that way, but it is something we strive for.

Post #333 A Day That Will Live In Infamy, Pt. III

To "NCCitizenX:"

Amendment One to the North Carolina Constitution, to be voted on May 8, 2012, is NOT about YOUR morality, your judgment about what is right and wrong -- no matter on what you base you morality.

You and other proponents of Amendment One realize you can't win a Constitutional argument without amending the Constitution. And even then, the U.S. Constitution trumps the North Carolina Constitution. This a waste of time and money -- just to support your own bigoted views.

So, you hijack the Bible using selective quotes to support your own bigoted views. Faith or questions of religious faith -- as referenced by the Bible -- touches the lives of everybody. Even atheists have a faith in themselves.

But there is nothing in the Bible to support voting for this Amendment. Now, the Bible says "homosexuality is a sin," but it doesn't say what YOU should about that sin -- other than "do not lie with [another] man" (Leviticus 18:22).

In fact, the Bible opposes this Amendment. There are plenty of instructions in the Bible on how YOU should treat your fellow man: "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31)., "Judge not lest you be judged" (Matthew 7:1)., "Let the one without sin among you cast the first stone" (John 8:7).

Aaahhh, the arrogance of YOU, a mere man, trying to do the work of God -- His justice will be delivered by His way in His time.

Amendment One to the North Carolina Constitution, to be voted on May 8, 2012, IS about equal protection for all citizens before the law -- see the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Are "all men created equal" -- that is, does everybody have equal standing before the law? The answer is -- or should be, yes. How does Amendment One secure the unalienable rights of all men? The answer is, it doesn't -- securing unalienable rights only for some. That should be reason enough for any conservative to oppose this.

Amendment One reads: "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State." The first part -- marriage between one man and one woman -- is pro-marriage; the second part -- the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State -- is anti-gay. Do not be fooled by those who claim 'pro-marriage' only without telling the whole tale of this discriminatory policy.

So, you use a "straw-man" -- restating a position of opponents and then knocking down that position. Dogs, incest, polygamy. Good Lord. *sigh * This debate is about equal protection for all citizens before the law and equal access to government protections

Post #332 Rush Limpaugh....

Two things I want you, gentle reader, to take from the Rush Limbaugh controversy:
1) That advertisers and radio stations are pulling away from Rush IS the free market at work. Those advertisers and radio stations have made the BUSINESS decision that supporting Rush is bad for BUSINESS -- even Rush understands this. There is no vast Left-wing conspiracy out to get him -- Rush did this to himself.
2) Rush's Constitutional right to freedom of speech is NOT being violated. Rush can stand on the steps of the town hall and spew all he wants -- there is no Constitutional right to have a radio show. A radio show is governed by the free market.

Post #331 Personal Responsibility

Isn't it time that we, as a society, hold people responsible for their own actions or inactions? Let's judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.

A girl applied to the University of Texas at Austin and was rejected. Naturally, she's suing -- citing the tired ol' bogeyman of racism, saying that she was discriminated against because of her race. The United States Supreme Court will hear the case.

The University of Texas accepts the top %10 of each high school's graduating class. The plaintiff did not make it. Her application then went into a pool with the other 'losers' to be judged on what they did in high school -- the content of their character. You know, extra-circular activities: clubs, student government, sports, jobs, charity work. And she wrote an essay extolling her virtues to be a Longhorn. Again, she did not make it.

And now she's whining. She's going to court -- claiming that, because she is not a member of the 'privileged race,' she has been discriminated against. She wants government protection -- can you say "nanny-state socialism?" -- for her race.

Good Lord. Nobody from the 'privileged race' made her not work hard to improve her grades; nobody from the 'privileged race' made her not join clubs; nobody from the 'privileged race' made her write an unconvincing essay.

It's called personal responsibility, pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps, doing the best you can and accepting your shortcomings.

Hopefully, the Supreme Court will do the correct thing and laugh this case out of court.
It's time we stopped blaming racism for every slight..

Post #330 Happy Days Are Here... Again!, Pt. V

Happy Days Are Here... Again! Stocks rise, heading for best February in 14 years - http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/29/1893589/stocks-rise-heading-for-best-february.html

Oh, no, can't the Republicans do something to slow this? We need more stories about $5-a-gallon gas. :p

Happy Days Are Here... Again! Chrysler leads strong February auto sales http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=d407fa0a-5b74-45fe-a1eb-82352a12663d#scptit

Let's get on the OBAMATRAIN, the hippest trip in America!