Things that make you go hmmm.... [View All]

Why do we seldom, if ever, hear about "classical conservatives"? Ever notice how conservatives always draw on the "classical liberal tradition"? This is, of course, their way of rationalizing the fact that none of the Founders or any of the rebels against the crown could, then, or at any time be called "conservatives." What the hell would they have been trying to CONSERVE at THAT point? In fact, what move forward in this country's history can be attributed to anyone calling themselves at the period of said move forward "conservative"?

No, really, I'm curious about this...


(potential flame bait) If the ownership of guns is a sacred, inalienable right for all Americans, why are they not provided by the manufacturers free of charge?


Why do we seldom hear the term "socialized legal system"? Or why don't we hear it to the extent that we hear "socialized medicine"? Is it possible that America values representation by counsel in court regardless of whether the client can afford it over treatment for illness?


If government is to be made so small that you can drown it in like a baby kitten, who's going to protect the fetuses and insure prayer in schools? Vigilantes?


If, as Objectivists, laissez fairies, and invisible-hand holders have argued, any involvement of government in the marketplace amounts to socialism or statism; what part of Article I, Section 8's "regulate commerce" clause should I NOT interpret as the Framers' intent to establish a, again by the aforementioned's definition, the US as a "socialist" or "statist" government?


hmmmm...