FDR - Franklin D. Roosevelt - would seem to have been the most popular president of all time, having served four full terms in the Oval Office. With his New Deal, he started our nation off into an exciting new direction: Socialism.
Any time a government takes from one person (taxes) to give to another (welfare; subsidies), that is Government imposed redistribution of wealth - the very premise upon which Socialism and Communism stand and operate. (To each according to their needs; from each according to their abilities to produce - ever heard of Lennin or Marx?)
The communist/socialist ideal is to achieve financial equality for all.
Just because you have the initiative and the imagination to create - for example - an Improved Digital/Electronic Mousetrap that earns you a million dollars a month in profits does not mean that you have any right to a better life than, say, a 27-year-old that delivers pizza part-time, plays World of WarQuest online70-hrs a week, and still lives with his mother. That would be socially shameful and unacceptable! After all, if you earn millions of $$ a year, don't you OWE IT to this man and his mother (who raised him to be what he is, by the way) to improve their lives?
Well?
Put another way, just because you're a different disposition with different priorities shouldn't give you special priviledges, should it? So, let's take some of your money to help improve their (chosen) situation. That would be the more socially responsible course, after all. Right?
I've heard, all my life I suppose, that the reason we "need" the illegals in our society is because they'll do the menial jobs that no-one else wants to do.
Huh?
If we didn't have a welfare (Socialist) system that rewarded people for their lack of initiative, there would be no jobs that noone wanted to do. If you need work, work. It's there, - really it is! You just have to want it more than the alternative. Generally, people that can't find a job actually can't find a job they want. I know that there will be some out there who say this isn't true, that I'm being unreasonable, etc. Well, I've been un-employed many times - but only once for more than a couple of days at a time. I worked as a journeyman pipefitter at a shipyard that failed in the early 80's; I found a job as a construction laborer at just over minimum wage and took it until I could find something else. I worked as a security guard on construction sites, a laborer for a tile mason, and I don't even remember what-all "between job" jobs. Quite often my wife and I qualified for food stamps during these lean times, but we found that we didn't need them, and have never filed for any form of assistance. We just accept what we have and move along. Now, just because I work steadily (unsteadily at times!), WHY should I be taxed to pay for someone else that could have done the same "demeaning" jobs I often performed, except that they were too good for that kind of job?
Yes, I sure do wish I had invented that Digital/Electronic Mousetrap, and certainly I envy the guy that did, but HE OWES ME NOTHING!! I ENVY him; I DO NOT RESENT him. If I had thought of the D/E Mousetrap, after all, I would want my money for my family.
Illegal Aliens are (GASP!!) ILLEGAL! That makes them as criminal as muggers, jay-walkers, and burglars. "They came here to make a better life for themselves," you say? Well, yes - but illegally. That drug pusher down in the "hood," and the prostitutes that are working around the block from your business are trying to "make a better life for themselves," too - also illegally; but we tend to persecute and prosecute our citizens for crimes that are no worse than the crime of being an illegal.
(After all, an illegal immigrant is nothing less than a tresspasser - on an international level, yet.)
Go figure.
If someone's very presence is criminal and they know that, how can you believe they will have scruples and principles in any other aspect of their lives here? Why should they? They don't exist, so they can't be traced, taxed, or held responsible for their actions. If the authorities choose to ignore their illegal presence, how can they effectively enforce the laws - our laws - on them? And, of course, by their presence alone they have demonstrated a measure of disdain for our laws. Quite a notable introduction to our society.
Do we really "need" more of this, for any reason?
We already have our own criminals, thank you, without importing more.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Teen Police Shootings
When I was growing up, I was taught that if a cop said "Stop" you stopped. It was understood - even somewhat expected - that he may well shoot you if ran from him. If you ran, you could OF COURSE be shot in the back as that is the target you chose to offer him as you were defying his legal authority. Whether or not he was justified (in your mind) to detain you, you were (are) obligated to obey. There was, naturally, something of a fear factor but the main reason you stopped was respect for the law. Whether or not you respected (or even knew) the cop, you stopped because the UNIFORM told you to.
If an individual runs from a Cop after being told by him (her) to stop, he does - at that point - becomes a Fugitive from the Law, regardless of what they may or may not have done previously. Running from the law makes you a fugitive, by definition. As such, what does one expect? (A fugitive from the law has no rights. Technically, anyone can shoot a fugitive at any time with legal impunity. No s**t! Just ask a no-bulls**t sherrif.)
If he is -supposedly - a "good kid," then why have they not been taught a respect for authority?
Whether or not the individual in the uniform deserves respect is a moot point; the uniform does. If the cop shot someone in the front, and that person was not endangering the cop or anyone else, that would be worthy of a civic uproar. But, if the cop says to stop and the subject runs, what are we to expect? The cop has a tough job to do, and that job requires a certain amount of cooperation from the population they are supposed to help protect. If you choose to ignore the unarmed Mall "Rent-a-Cops," and continue to play on the escalators, then you're just a spoiled brat whose parents obviously failed to teach their children how to behave. (No offense to the "Mall Cops;" they have a tedious and thankless job, and deserve no less than our respect. Been there, done that.) But, if an armed Police Officer calls you down and you're stupid enough to run from him, well, you chose to take the chance of being stopped and it's YOUR OWN FAULT. Deal with it. If you're the parents of such a shooting victim, YOU FAILED as a parent, so DEAL WITH IT. Society as an entity did not father the child, nor carry and birth it, and so society is NOT responsible for the FAILURE of the PARENTS to raise a viable citizen from your offspring.
It DOES NOT take a village to raise a child. It takes just one caring parent that actually gives a damned about that child - one parent that cares enough to teach the child respect for authority - to make that child a productive member of society rather than another belligerent statistic that gets "its" day in the news, giving activists, and the parent, an opportunity to carry on publicly.
If an individual runs from a Cop after being told by him (her) to stop, he does - at that point - becomes a Fugitive from the Law, regardless of what they may or may not have done previously. Running from the law makes you a fugitive, by definition. As such, what does one expect? (A fugitive from the law has no rights. Technically, anyone can shoot a fugitive at any time with legal impunity. No s**t! Just ask a no-bulls**t sherrif.)
If he is -supposedly - a "good kid," then why have they not been taught a respect for authority?
Whether or not the individual in the uniform deserves respect is a moot point; the uniform does. If the cop shot someone in the front, and that person was not endangering the cop or anyone else, that would be worthy of a civic uproar. But, if the cop says to stop and the subject runs, what are we to expect? The cop has a tough job to do, and that job requires a certain amount of cooperation from the population they are supposed to help protect. If you choose to ignore the unarmed Mall "Rent-a-Cops," and continue to play on the escalators, then you're just a spoiled brat whose parents obviously failed to teach their children how to behave. (No offense to the "Mall Cops;" they have a tedious and thankless job, and deserve no less than our respect. Been there, done that.) But, if an armed Police Officer calls you down and you're stupid enough to run from him, well, you chose to take the chance of being stopped and it's YOUR OWN FAULT. Deal with it. If you're the parents of such a shooting victim, YOU FAILED as a parent, so DEAL WITH IT. Society as an entity did not father the child, nor carry and birth it, and so society is NOT responsible for the FAILURE of the PARENTS to raise a viable citizen from your offspring.
It DOES NOT take a village to raise a child. It takes just one caring parent that actually gives a damned about that child - one parent that cares enough to teach the child respect for authority - to make that child a productive member of society rather than another belligerent statistic that gets "its" day in the news, giving activists, and the parent, an opportunity to carry on publicly.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Gun-Grabs & More
The more thought I give it, the more convinced I am that all those involved in the post-Rita/Katrina gun grab should be brought up on charges. Furthermore the commanders/leaders that not only allowed it to happen but issued or forwarded the commands should be held responsible for their actions AS WELL AS those of their sub-ordinates. This was a direct, deliberate, even malicious breach of the public trust, in direct contradiction to the very Constitution that those in uniform SUPPOSEDLY swear to uphold. To me this constitutes treason, as much as it demonstrates treachery by those that we are supposed to be able to trust in emergencies! I can tell you with absolute certainty that the Guard, the State Police, or any other official organization will never be trusted completely - if at all - again. The police officer that body-tackled the old lady in her home should be charged with assault AND trespass. In fact, aggravated assault would be appropriate since all were armed and "brandishing." It was her home -HER HOME - after all; they had no warrant, no "probable cause" excuse, and as she had expressed her wishes to stay, they had no authority to forcibly evacuate her - or to remain on her property. (Remember the Constitution? Ever bothered to read it? Anyone?) In fact, if anyone gave a damned about the REAL laws, those "rescuers" are also guilty of kidnap for removing her AGAINST HER WILL from her home. She has the constitutional and GOD-GIVEN RIGHT (whether or not you choose to believe in Him) to make a wrong decision. She is a sentient being, not a sheep; a CITIZEN, not a Subject. She pays taxes and votes. Leave her alone if she says "Leave me alone"!
Many of our laws today are unconstitutional, and many of our law-enforcement agencies use illegal laws to accomplish their goals. Not just law enforcement; the whole government. (A Federal police force with nation-wide jurisdiction? Read the Constitution.) But the reality is, whether the Government has the RIGHT is irrelevant; it has the POWER. Just as that big kid in third grade had no RIGHT to your lunch money, he had the POWER to take it. You probably still, to this day, in the back of your mind distrust and resent him - that's natural. If he had worn a uniform, would that have made you feel better about him? Remember, street gangs have their "colors" and leadership ladders too, but does that make them legitimate?
The Guard and Coast Guard boats that way-laid the refugees evacuating in their private boats are guilty of piracy, just as much as those that prey on the political refugees escaping in boats from any other country. What's next, Letters of Marque to be issued, to confiscate firearms from those that would (otherwise) be self-reliant? Why stop there? Let's take their supplies of food, fuel, batteries, water. After all, ONLY the Government can make our decisions for us, and take care of us, right?
How about Janet Reno and her "party" in Waco? That has never been satisfactorily explained or justified. The whole thing seems to have been based on rumours, and the simple fact that those victims publicized their fantasy that they could "hold their own" in the event of an emergency. Apparently, such ideas are illegal to the point that they deserve the eradication of those that hold such thoughts. Our founding fathers must be real proud of Janet for proving that our Centralized Government (read the Constitution?) has the ability to totally devastate any subjects that may hold such silly fantasies. Uncle Sam apparently is the Supreme Being now. Instead of apologies or repercussions or reparations(!?!), we suddenly get "news" stories about J-Lo and idiotic acting basketball stars, and Ms. Hilton to entertain and distract us. The real shame is, it seems to work.
How sad.
Perhaps the whole insidious intent is to make sure that everyone is beholden to the "authorities" for any shred of safety that may be perceived, much as a battered woman is deeply thankful for the times that she is NOT abused.
Those who pledged their lives and resources to create a better nation for us, must now be turning in their graves like lathes!!
I love my Nation - The REPUBLIC (NOT a Democracy- READ YOUR HISTORY!) - as it was built, by some of the finest minds in history, well-versed in history and the writings of the greatest minds of THEIR history - but I am saddened by the erosion and decay of that marvelous system.
Many of our laws today are unconstitutional, and many of our law-enforcement agencies use illegal laws to accomplish their goals. Not just law enforcement; the whole government. (A Federal police force with nation-wide jurisdiction? Read the Constitution.) But the reality is, whether the Government has the RIGHT is irrelevant; it has the POWER. Just as that big kid in third grade had no RIGHT to your lunch money, he had the POWER to take it. You probably still, to this day, in the back of your mind distrust and resent him - that's natural. If he had worn a uniform, would that have made you feel better about him? Remember, street gangs have their "colors" and leadership ladders too, but does that make them legitimate?
The Guard and Coast Guard boats that way-laid the refugees evacuating in their private boats are guilty of piracy, just as much as those that prey on the political refugees escaping in boats from any other country. What's next, Letters of Marque to be issued, to confiscate firearms from those that would (otherwise) be self-reliant? Why stop there? Let's take their supplies of food, fuel, batteries, water. After all, ONLY the Government can make our decisions for us, and take care of us, right?
How about Janet Reno and her "party" in Waco? That has never been satisfactorily explained or justified. The whole thing seems to have been based on rumours, and the simple fact that those victims publicized their fantasy that they could "hold their own" in the event of an emergency. Apparently, such ideas are illegal to the point that they deserve the eradication of those that hold such thoughts. Our founding fathers must be real proud of Janet for proving that our Centralized Government (read the Constitution?) has the ability to totally devastate any subjects that may hold such silly fantasies. Uncle Sam apparently is the Supreme Being now. Instead of apologies or repercussions or reparations(!?!), we suddenly get "news" stories about J-Lo and idiotic acting basketball stars, and Ms. Hilton to entertain and distract us. The real shame is, it seems to work.
How sad.
Perhaps the whole insidious intent is to make sure that everyone is beholden to the "authorities" for any shred of safety that may be perceived, much as a battered woman is deeply thankful for the times that she is NOT abused.
Those who pledged their lives and resources to create a better nation for us, must now be turning in their graves like lathes!!
I love my Nation - The REPUBLIC (NOT a Democracy- READ YOUR HISTORY!) - as it was built, by some of the finest minds in history, well-versed in history and the writings of the greatest minds of THEIR history - but I am saddened by the erosion and decay of that marvelous system.
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