Regardless to which political party you subscribe, it is essential that you understand what both parties stand for. How can you argue your point if you don’t recognize the other sides views?
Conserve simply means to hold back or “to use or manage wisely; preserve; save.” (dictionary.com) A conservative is simply one who wishes to save core values, morals, and human rights.
The United States Constitution is of great value to the conservative. Conservatives or the right, believe that the US constitution should not be interpreted. The right believes that we should take the constitution to mean exactly what the founding fathers meant when they wrote it.
More importantly, the Right believes that the constitution is not meant to evolve. The founding fathers realized that society would change and therefore its problems would change; that’s why the founders provided for amendments.
The idea of the constitution being a living document is just a seductive way to allow perversion to it. The constitution should be read exactly how the men writing it wished it to be interpreted.
Our country is founded on the constitution. If we let the constitution ‘live,’ we are prepping for anarchy, oligarchy, or tyranny. Bending the rules is a terrific first step in losing our freedom.
Many conservatives are concerned that the Federal government is using the excuse of an ‘evolving’ constitution to increase in influence and to increase taxes.
As Ronald Reagan stated, “The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution.”
All the fundamental points conservatives follow pivot on preserving what the founding fathers intended, gun rights, property rights, low taxes, and less governmental support.
One of, if not the most important concern of conservatives lies in limiting government control.
Just escaping the smothering control of England, The founding fathers took extra precaution when writing the constitution. Their number one goal was to avoid excessive government control.
As Tomas Jefferson commented, "Most bad government has grown out of too much government." Jefferson also stated, “The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits.”
Founding father Thomas Paine commented, “If…we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude.”
Benjamin Franklin wrote "The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
This last quote from Franklin sums up conservative views nicely. The purpose of the constitution is to open a door so that the average citizen may “pursue happiness.” Not so the federal government can hand out a placebo pill of ‘happiness’. Unfortunately, the Government attempt make everyone happy will only result in misery and loss of freedom.
Whether or not you “catch” happiness is up to you.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Free Health Care and Never Never Land
Free health care for everyone! Now doesn’t that sound nice? Free health care would put everyone on an even playing field. Each person would possess the freedom to receive care. Unfortunately, as is with freedom, health care is not free.
“So what’s the hitch?” you might ask. Health care, like the abominable snowman, might sound plausible until you become a lonely, bearded straggler who freezes to death in his search for the Yeti. The unfortunate truth is that the government pays for the health care by taxing its citizens. The system usually works by taxing the rich greater amounts and the poor (excuse me...less fortunate) lower amounts. As stated above, the central idea of free health care seems to be fairness for all. Unfortunately, the system automatically trumps its self. The rich are left to pay for everyone else’s ‘free’ health care. In a perfect world where fairy tales do come true, doctors would work for free, people would pay them whatever they could afford, and Robin Hood would be out of business. Unfortunately for us, this perfect system will never, ever happen. Canada is a perfect example of a ‘free’ healthcare system. According to Canada’s Dr. Anne Doig the succeeding president of the Canadian Medical Association, “We all agree the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize.” She went on to say that, “(We) have to understand that the system that we have right now — if it keeps on going without change — is not sustainable.” Of course, not all of Canada’s health care is ‘free’. Veterinary clinics are still operating with good old fashioned capitalism. The injured cats and dogs of Canada are attended to immediately. Why? The answer is simple, business and inventions thrive in a free economy. Capitalism allows for competition between entities. Who ever has the best surgeries, drugs, and equipment will receive the most customers. So while Canada’s people are suffering due to the inefficiency of ‘free’ health care, Canada’s pets are thriving. As the soon to be outgoing president of the Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Robert Ouellet stated, “Competition should be welcomed, not feared.” Unfortunately, many in the United States seem tempted to open this Pandora’s Box of death, hardship, and disease. Americans need to stop attempting to make the government into Santa Clause. There is a fine line between necessary government control and socialist oppression. The United States must wake up; Santa doesn’t exist and nether does free health care.
“So what’s the hitch?” you might ask. Health care, like the abominable snowman, might sound plausible until you become a lonely, bearded straggler who freezes to death in his search for the Yeti. The unfortunate truth is that the government pays for the health care by taxing its citizens. The system usually works by taxing the rich greater amounts and the poor (excuse me...less fortunate) lower amounts. As stated above, the central idea of free health care seems to be fairness for all. Unfortunately, the system automatically trumps its self. The rich are left to pay for everyone else’s ‘free’ health care. In a perfect world where fairy tales do come true, doctors would work for free, people would pay them whatever they could afford, and Robin Hood would be out of business. Unfortunately for us, this perfect system will never, ever happen. Canada is a perfect example of a ‘free’ healthcare system. According to Canada’s Dr. Anne Doig the succeeding president of the Canadian Medical Association, “We all agree the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize.” She went on to say that, “(We) have to understand that the system that we have right now — if it keeps on going without change — is not sustainable.” Of course, not all of Canada’s health care is ‘free’. Veterinary clinics are still operating with good old fashioned capitalism. The injured cats and dogs of Canada are attended to immediately. Why? The answer is simple, business and inventions thrive in a free economy. Capitalism allows for competition between entities. Who ever has the best surgeries, drugs, and equipment will receive the most customers. So while Canada’s people are suffering due to the inefficiency of ‘free’ health care, Canada’s pets are thriving. As the soon to be outgoing president of the Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Robert Ouellet stated, “Competition should be welcomed, not feared.” Unfortunately, many in the United States seem tempted to open this Pandora’s Box of death, hardship, and disease. Americans need to stop attempting to make the government into Santa Clause. There is a fine line between necessary government control and socialist oppression. The United States must wake up; Santa doesn’t exist and nether does free health care.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Noble Activists or Delusional Drama Queens????
When our parents were our age many scientists and politicians were hyperventilating over an imminent catastrophe. We all know the signs of Armageddon by heart; floods, ice age, loss of food and resources, mass destruction, all eventually leading to the end of the world. Is this mass panic necessary? What was causing such hysteria in our parent’s generation?
“Global warming?” you ask.
Nope, this mass pandemonium was caused by...
Global COOLING.
Let’s take a step back.
Lowell Ponte’s article, “the cooling” is a great example of the hysteria spread due to global cooling. He stated, “This cooling has already killed hundreds of thousands of people. If it continues and no strong action is taken, it will cause world famine, world chaos and world war, and this could all come about before the year 2000.”
Today, many scientists and politicians are contemplating the end of the world. According to Professor Sir David King, Britain’s Government’s chief scientist; “Antarctica is likely to be the world's only habitable continent by the end of this century if global warming remains unchecked.” (The Independent, 2 May 2004.) In December 2004, Jennifer Morgan of WWF stated, “Time is running out for nature and wildlife around the world.”
Throughout America’s history we have heard the same message over and over. The same, “we’re all dead…in just a little bit,” story has been simply disguised within a different skin each time; acid rain, global warming, over population, global cooling, oil spills, and the transition into the year 2000. They all carried the same dramatic ‘death’ message.
Why?
Certain people of every generation seem to find it necessary to have an Armageddon within sight. Unfortunately for these excitable activists, Mother Nature seems to be doing a pretty darn good job. While these drama mongers concentrate on using only one sheet, the rest of us pursue important things like living, getting married, having children, holding down a steady job, fighting for our country, and accomplishing our dreams. As James M. Inhofe commented in his speech in the US Senate, July 28, 2003, “With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony science, could it be that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? It sure sounds like it.”
The un-dramatic truth of the matter is that global warming and cooling are natural waves that occur in our earths climate. As Professor Richard Lindzen wrote in the 2006 Sunday Times, “The Earth's climate has always shown natural variation … There is nothing to suggest that any warming we are seeing now is not part of that natural cycle.”
Drama does pay for certain government employees (Paris Hilton is in the wrong profession). The more the drama queens worry us, the more they are able to tax us to keep us all from dying, of course, (thank God for big government!). As Kary Mullis, Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, commented, “Global warmers predict that global warming is coming and our emissions are to blame. They do that to keep us worried about our role in the whole thing. If we aren't worried and guilty, we might not pay their salaries. It's that simple.”
So the next time you are frightened by the scary monster under your bed, keep in mind that they must spread fear in order to survive, and restrain the urge to strangle them.
“Global warming?” you ask.
Nope, this mass pandemonium was caused by...
Global COOLING.
Let’s take a step back.
Lowell Ponte’s article, “the cooling” is a great example of the hysteria spread due to global cooling. He stated, “This cooling has already killed hundreds of thousands of people. If it continues and no strong action is taken, it will cause world famine, world chaos and world war, and this could all come about before the year 2000.”
Today, many scientists and politicians are contemplating the end of the world. According to Professor Sir David King, Britain’s Government’s chief scientist; “Antarctica is likely to be the world's only habitable continent by the end of this century if global warming remains unchecked.” (The Independent, 2 May 2004.) In December 2004, Jennifer Morgan of WWF stated, “Time is running out for nature and wildlife around the world.”
Throughout America’s history we have heard the same message over and over. The same, “we’re all dead…in just a little bit,” story has been simply disguised within a different skin each time; acid rain, global warming, over population, global cooling, oil spills, and the transition into the year 2000. They all carried the same dramatic ‘death’ message.
Why?
Certain people of every generation seem to find it necessary to have an Armageddon within sight. Unfortunately for these excitable activists, Mother Nature seems to be doing a pretty darn good job. While these drama mongers concentrate on using only one sheet, the rest of us pursue important things like living, getting married, having children, holding down a steady job, fighting for our country, and accomplishing our dreams. As James M. Inhofe commented in his speech in the US Senate, July 28, 2003, “With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony science, could it be that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? It sure sounds like it.”
The un-dramatic truth of the matter is that global warming and cooling are natural waves that occur in our earths climate. As Professor Richard Lindzen wrote in the 2006 Sunday Times, “The Earth's climate has always shown natural variation … There is nothing to suggest that any warming we are seeing now is not part of that natural cycle.”
Drama does pay for certain government employees (Paris Hilton is in the wrong profession). The more the drama queens worry us, the more they are able to tax us to keep us all from dying, of course, (thank God for big government!). As Kary Mullis, Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, commented, “Global warmers predict that global warming is coming and our emissions are to blame. They do that to keep us worried about our role in the whole thing. If we aren't worried and guilty, we might not pay their salaries. It's that simple.”
So the next time you are frightened by the scary monster under your bed, keep in mind that they must spread fear in order to survive, and restrain the urge to strangle them.
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