Comments on: The feds my protector? Non sequitur

By: WLK119

WLK119 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:18:34 +0000

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

C. S. Lewis, "God in the Dock"

By: Austin H.

Austin H. — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:25:57 +0000

Santorum (and 99.9% of Federal government elected officials) runs to ensure the Federal government is the protector of the people because HE wants to be President (part of the Federal government)! How boring would being President be if HE didn't get to decide how children will get fed at lunch, or which light bulbs people should use, or the octane in your gas, or who can or can't get married? If the President were limited to the rules established in Article II of the Constitution, he'd be much less "powerful" and that just wouldn't do! Not only does he operate under the false premise concerning the 10th Amendment, but he operates under the false premise of the entire Constitution (he clearly has a Lincolnian view). For him 2+2 must equal 5…there is no other way.

By: Bob Greenslade

Bob Greenslade — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:45:10 +0000

"The rights of life and personal property are natural rights of man. ‘To secure these rights,’ says the Declaration of Independence, ‘governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.’ The highest duty of the States, when they entered into the Union under the Constitution, was to protect all persons within their boundaries in the enjoyment of these ‘unalienable rights with which they were endowed by their Creator.’ Sovereignty, for this purpose, rests alone with the States.”

United States v Cruikshank (1875)

By: Philosopherking

Philosopherking — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:57:53 +0000

I honestly believe half of the GOP are full of it and this is coming from someone who has mostly voted republican all his life.

By: Vin

Vin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:07:29 +0000

My concern for the 2012 election is that the Republican party is going to select a candidate like a Santorum because they simply want to win back the White House. IMHO, this is one of those moments in time where great things can happen and we can actually devolve the fed govt back to the limits of the constitution. But it requires someone, NOT like Santorum, to recognize, appreciate, and most importantly, desire to rebalance our nation's power structure. I doubt that the Perry, Romney, and Santorum types give a damn about this, and therefore we must find and support a true Constitution-loving candidate.

By: Mike Maharrey

Mike Maharrey — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:54:09 +0000

Thank you, Scott! Appreciate the kind words.

By: SCOTT

SCOTT — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:31:09 +0000

Fantastic article Mr. Maharrey.

Rick Perry in 2012!

By: DePriest

DePriest — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:23:47 +0000

We need more honest politicians like Ron Paul who will tell us the truth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvuLTLdF4Ts

By: Mike Maharrey

Mike Maharrey — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:19:16 +0000

Hey guys, let's try to keep the comments on topic. Thanks!

By: BGreen

BGreen — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:58:54 +0000

OK. I will declare myself a Rick Perry supporter and take out an ad asking if Justin Bieber is the love child of Rick Santorum and Michele Bachman. Then you won't vote for Rick Perry either, because one of his "supporters" took out an ad.