Ron Paul's growing support

[PICK3]

things are cuming down to a 3 way in Iowa

 

[mrplunkey]

"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."

-Thomas Jefferson

 

[PICK3]

"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."

-Thomas Jefferson

heathen alert!

Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.

-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814

 

[mrplunkey]

heathen alert!

Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.

-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814

I totally agree with that. Religion has absolutely zero place in establishing common law.

If there is some strong religious principle that the majority of people in a state support, then pass a specifc law to enact it. That's perfectly legal. But the idea that laws would be derived from some underlying religious principle is explicitly what the religious freedom aspect of the constitution set-out to prevent.

 

[miplank]

heathen alert!

Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.

-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814

Homo alert!

I suck cock.

-Pick3, Men's bathroom wall at Cutter's, January 12, 2001

 

[AFeedz]

And Ron Paul would be correct. He's also correct in the notion that the mere existence of public schools should be a state/local issue.

The constitution is designed to chain-down the government (I believe the "chain" reference came from Jefferson). And items that are not the explicit right of the federal government are deferred to the states.

Those specific beliefs of his aren't ones I have a problem with.

 

[javaguru]

FTR, I'm for a lot, maybe even most of the things Ron Paul is also for, but I'm against some major ones.

I just started asking bc I was curious if someone so pro-deregulation and so anti-religion had thought through just what making these matters local would do, and how he felt about that.

Well, I support the 10th Amendment but the establishment clause trumps state action in religion.

 

[Mr. dB]

I totally agree with that. Religion has absolutely zero place in establishing common law.

If there is some strong religious principle that the majority of people in a state support, then pass a specifc law to enact it. That's perfectly legal. But the idea that laws would be derived from some underlying religious principle is explicitly what the religious freedom aspect of the constitution set-out to prevent.

Like eliminating Happy Hour in Utah? Why should the Mormons care what non-Mormons are doing?

 

[binö]

Like eliminating Happy Hour in Utah? Why should the Mormons care what non-Mormons are doing?

the mormon theocracy is disgusting i agree fully.

 

[wootoom]

i hate mormons