tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post5364720714037498882..comments2024-03-16T10:04:18.759-04:00Comments on Nonsensible Shoes: A question for discussionDean Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-66551144220341020172009-03-03T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T13:15:00.000-05:00Great question; the answer is simple to state but ...Great question; the answer is simple to state but hard to implament. only enough security to ensure freedom. Government has the attority only to do what the people allow, but we keep going to sleep for decades and wake up and wonder how we let it get this far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-64948108012481841252009-02-25T17:12:00.000-05:002009-02-25T17:12:00.000-05:00Joanna: There is no such thing as free health care...Joanna: There is no such thing as free health care. Trust me on that - I'm Canadian. Seen it, live with it, hate it. Slow, inefficient, and the system is cracking under the strain. Many people here are smug about it but the price is very high, and not just financially.<BR/><BR/>You live in an exceptional country - I'm envious. Don't let the socialists bring you down the 'Shining Path'. Bad, Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-57788641558313076132009-02-25T17:10:00.000-05:002009-02-25T17:10:00.000-05:00Wow they could of played this last night as the Re...Wow they could of played this last night as the Republican response and it would of been spot on and it is 50 years old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-75708458592715959832009-02-25T17:07:00.000-05:002009-02-25T17:07:00.000-05:00That temporary safety that Ben Frankin mentioned i...That temporary safety that Ben Frankin mentioned is exactly what 'The One' keeps preaching about with his false promises of 'yea, free healthcare and money for all!.' It doesn't work that way, because to have any of that means that we Americans have to sacrifice our liberties to accomplish them. No, sorry this is America and we have a constitution to abide by and if our own government can't do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-27224443940944740632009-02-25T16:31:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:31:00.000-05:00Mom2giqm: The Constitution will not be grabbed awa...Mom2giqm: The Constitution will not be grabbed away, but rather stripped away in small pieces. Think 'death by 1000 paper cuts'. <BR/><BR/>Vigilent defence of the Constitution 100% of the time is tough when it's being assailed on all sides and it can happen at any time.Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-53646580356184186512009-02-25T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:25:00.000-05:00Austin: Your points are spot on. In fact, even t...Austin: Your points are spot on. In fact, even the possibility of failure does not guarantee poverty or doom. There's still a social safety net, so failure comes at a price that is not so steep as to be insurmountable. <BR/><BR/>There's no reason to fear freedom, though many seemingly do. That's what keeps America's democratic 'experiment' constantly in danger of disappearing, and constantly Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-20732803747743436742009-02-25T16:10:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:10:00.000-05:00I believe that we wrongly apply the Constitution t...I believe that we wrongly apply the Constitution to every person on Earth, giving far too many "rights" to non-citizens and not revoking citizenship when we need to. We should be protecting this country proactively, making sure that those who enter have no intention to harm or destroy it in any way. And to preserve the freedoms in this country, one must abide by the established laws. Deviation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-23155820044430322072009-02-25T16:06:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:06:00.000-05:00I agree, and I think Franklin probably meant both,...I agree, and I think Franklin probably meant both, or at least was open to the possibility of meaning both. It's sad that we live in a culture of adult babies who really have no interest in freedom--because freedom means responsibility, it means that success is not guaranteed. With freedom comes the obligation to work hard and the possibility of failure, and a lot--probably most--of the people inAustin Sadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741397222439880142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-12517730091192687302009-02-25T16:05:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:05:00.000-05:00Great feedback mcgburson. I agree. Hopefully other...Great feedback mcgburson. I agree. Hopefully others will comment. I think there's a lot of spectrum available for viewpoints on this.Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377230810096355163.post-19639367064294134252009-02-25T15:02:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:02:00.000-05:00Great question. Any time we are willing to trade o...Great question. Any time we are willing to trade our freedom for anything, be that peace or prosperity, we do not deserve anything. There is nothing so valuable as our freedom. And, we seem so willing to give that up, without a fight even, in order to get "something". I hear people saying that the government needs to do something to fix the problem with the economy, but the government taking overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com