The Philosophy of a True Conservative, Today

[Adak]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

So less government control = more freedom, unless we're talking about the things government does that you approve of?

Yes, that is true. Less government equals more for you. In your wallet, in your freedom.

It's not whether I approve of it, or not. It's whether it's appropriate for a function of federal gov't, as stated in the Constitution.

For example, controlling our borders is a function left to the federal gov't. That is perfectly and undeniably true. So hiring border patrol and immigrant enforcement agents, is perfectly acceptable to me.

Hiring an EPA enforcer to prevent me from using my clean burning car, or running my clean diesel truck, is NOT OK, because the EPA's regulations were never passed as a law, by our representatives, AND the action of the EPA has gone FAR beyond any scientific rationale. Basically, the EPA has adopted regulations into law, that bypass our lawmakers, and totally exclude us from representation, in their decisions. We have no vote on their regulations.

With the stroke of a pen, they can say that every puddle of water, is now a "standing body of water" (meant to describe lakes and such), and make driving a truck through a puddle, now require an environmental study, first! In other words, they can wipe out any forestry or rural jobs, that they want to.

THIS is taxation, without representation, and THAT phrase sounds VERY familiar to an American.

[Ibby]

Originally Posted by Adak

THIS is taxation, without representation, and THAT phrase sounds VERY familiar to an American.

fair cop. How many senate/house votes do you propose to extend to DC?


No, wait. They're mostly black democrats. God forbid THEY get a say in THEIR government.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Adak

It's not whether I approve of it, or not. It's whether it's appropriate for a function of federal gov't, as stated in the Constitution.

And then you give some things you approve and disapprove of, ignoring the fact that INS do exactly the same thing that EPA does. They are enacted by the government, given a portfolio, and empowered to create and enforce regulations pursuant to that portfolio.

THIS is taxation, without representation, and THAT phrase sounds VERY familiar to an American.

No, taxation without representation is something I deal with in DC, and any attempts at gaining representation are blocked by Republicans.

(And BTW, I, too, am a computer programmer.)