I'm not saying RP is the answer, I'm saying that EVERY OTHER Republican candidate IS NOT the answer! The Republican party is solely responsible for sending us a field of complete turds!
I agree....that's why none of them, not even RP, have earned my support yet. I am just stunned that this is the best we could come up with.
My best hope at this point is a complete takeover of the House and Senate, with a strong fiscal conservative edge.
Too bad there is not a Libertarian candidate that could win
Isn't Gary Johnson running on the LP ticket now? I kind of thought of him as the "electable" version of RP. He had an awesome fiscal record in New Mexico, and he wants to end the drug war. What's not to like?
Boy did we hijack the thread. What about Presidential signing statements?
I for one think they, or more specifically any action taken as a result of them, are unconstitutional.
To me it's very clear, when the President is presented with a piece of legislation he has three choices: Sign it, decline to sign it, or veto it. Anything else is a farse...but then again our whole system seems to have devolved into a farce.
I for one think they, or more specifically any action taken as a result of them, are unconstitutional.
To me it's very clear, when the President is presented with a piece of legislation he has three choices: Sign it, decline to sign it, or veto it. Anything else is a farse...but then again our whole system seems to have devolved into a farce.
I am not even going to comment.
Ron Paul 2012
anyone else, kisss your sweet America goodbye.
Ron Paul 2012
anyone else, kisss your sweet America goodbye.
SMS - I agree with you about the President's choices but think your implication that there was once a time when American politics was "pure" is just plain wrong. It has from very early on been a see-saw of pushing and tugging at the edges of what's permissibile. The Constitution is very clear on some things, less so on others, and people are totally unclear and inconsistent on everything. Heck, Thomas Jefferson authorized the Louisiana Purchase, an action that he himself felt might well be beyond his constitutional authority, John Adams tried to silence dissent through the Sedition Act, Andrew Jackson ignored a clear Supremem Court ordet to honor Indian Treaty rights, and etc. Some of these we accept easily now - others are still debatable.
My point is stop the despairing noises and accept that every day is a struggle of reason and ideas to maintain Constitutional balance - and start enjoying the struggle itself.
I didn't imply that American politics were ever pure....but that the system was much closer to resembling a constitutional representative republic...with some variances as you described. Today, subverting, ignoring, and marginalizing the Constitution is the norm, not an anomoly.
And I will not be told by you or anyone to stop pointing that out. Calling a spade a spade is part of turning it around.
And I will not be told by you or anyone to stop pointing that out. Calling a spade a spade is part of turning it around.
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