In “It’s About Federalism, Stupid!,” I thought I had written a straightforward column, the logic of which every clear-thinking person, whatever his party, would follow. How wrong! I am still incapable of assessing the slavish fealty among my readers for the Republicans and those who “carry the water for them.”
The column is running again on WND over the week-end. Adjacent to it are letters berating—as opposed to debating—me.
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Exclusive: Readers hammer one another, take columnist Ilana Mercer to woodshed
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PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
Exclusive: Ilana Mercer skewers Rush Limbaugh, calls for adherence to Constitution
All is not lost. Joe, a reader, absolutely gets it. His is BAB’
You are right about one thing, the constitution does not authorize so many of the federal entitlement programs which is exactly why America needs a new revolution to eliminate the huge federal bureaucracy and return to a grassroots, states rights, local empowerment. It is time to eliminate both parties!!
I vote Republican because they are closer to my moral convictions and beliefs, but I pray that a new party will soon rise to power and return it were it belongs—the people and the states.
—Joe
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Herb Titus JD. among others associated with the Constitution Party has been fighting for ballot access with success but the church seems committed to voting for the lesser of two evils even in the face of a rightious alternative. Perhaps that will change but I’m not optimistic in view of how it has been manipulated in voting pragmatically and not principally over the past 25 years. Get ready for President Hilary.
The Constitution is a little like a 1964 Chevy Impala. It wasn’t designed for this kind of traffic.
Restoration is hopeless.
That said, Yrs. Truly’s last ride before being forced back north was a ’61 Buick LeSabre with some mild custom work, 400 lb-ft of torque from the ’69 LeSabre 430/400 combo we dumped in it after the old Nailhead let go & a pretty decent sound system & some updated electronics.
Oh, and crumple zones were something that happened to other people.
Point is, only an idiot or a priest pays his money into a a dead old ride that doesn’t work any longer. A smart man sees a slick piece of old iron, sees what it has to offer and asks himself, “Okay, this is what’s there…what can I do to make it functional & practical at the stoplight, on a modern highway.” [“Only an idiot” fails to realize that some truths are eternal and immutable. No updating required. Hence Originalism.]
The world doesn’t stop evolving because we find it annoying. Maintenance & evolution don’t stop.
Why should government?
I mean, we’ve got a solid platform, but it’s got flaws which time has revealed.
Why run points in your ignition when you can go electronic?
I mean, when it works better, not when it doesn’t.
And points don’t work well.
The notion of a perfect gov’t is as nonsensensial as the phantasmagorical perfection hovering just beyond Plato’s Cave.
Doesn’t mean you can’t argue the point with me. In fact, a big part of the idea is that if you don’t like my part of the idea you should argue that part with me.
Otherwise…what’s the point?
I believe you can skewer the Rupublicans in general and not get anywhere near the howls of indignation as when you attack Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh, the two darlings of the Right. I am on the right and they’re my darlings. While not always totally correct, they fight the big fight against the big enemies and take the big lumps from the loonie left and the timid not-so-left and have an extremely large and faithful following. (I know you only mentioned RL above but I include AC in the same breath as both seem to be percieved the same way in BAB.) As far as defenders of the Republicans are concerned most of us who have learned over the years to despise the democrats
have nowhere else to go and are only beginning to realize, thanks in large part to your not-so-gentle urging, that the Republicans are no better.
I thought “Federalism Stupid etc” was basically a good piece of writing.
[Huggs, I didn’t “skewer” RL or AC; I politely and firmly highlighted what was wrong with their wonky stances. Yet, you should read the hate mail I’ve gotten, in return! It points to really scummy habits of mind.]
Joe, anyone hoping for a new revolution should consider who controls what and by what means in the current situation. (Look at the economic, legal, and constitutional theories explicitly embraced in the last election.) Is it possible that there may be mechanisms already in place to capitalize on a revolutionary situation to further consolidate power if it arises?
Hate mail has become the norm in our society for anybody who does not agree. Especially on any emotionaly charged issue. Mature and thoughtful discourse is something from the past and will probably not be the norm ever again. Sad..