I came to America because of the great, great freedom which I heard existed in this country.
I made a mistake in selecting America as a land of freedom,
a mistake I cannot repair in the balance of my lifetime.
Albert Einstein
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I had a dream the other night that I was working for the Presidential campaign of William F. Buckley. The late conservative was a real one.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
When scientsts engage in politics, they bastardize their professionalism, credibility, and ethics. This #WebofDenial conspiracy is nonsense.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
Climate change models are notoriously limited in terms of predictive validity.The anti-carbon Dems act as if they have a monopoly on science— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
Very few scientists are Republicans, for obvious reasons (e.g., fundamentalist objections to evolution, some heavy-handed Bush policies).— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
But lets not forget that 3-time Dem POTUS nominee William Jennings "Cross of Gold" Bryan was the prosecutor in the notorious Scopes trial.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
#ColorACeleb The Bronz, Henry Winkler— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
#ColorACeleb Pete Razzle Dazzle Rose— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 11, 2016
When Obama says that he's never seen anyone as qualified as Hillary prepared to become POTUS, what stuff is he smoking? She was 8-year Sen.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 12, 2016
Clinton never had the executive experience of Bill, her 4 years as Secretary of State were a mixed performance and she was not in leadership— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 12, 2016
Priebus is saying the party will win with or without anti-Trump Republicans. But Trump and the national party are finding fundraising tough.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 12, 2016
97% of WHAT?Even as the Dems gripe about the influence of lobbyists, we see the former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh trying to return to the Senate.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) July 12, 2016
Taxation Without Representation
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(Reason thread on Johnson's fiscal conservative/socially liberal slogan continued)
Marriage is not ex post facto discrimination against other types of relationships. For over 2 centuries of American law and English law for centures before, marriage was exclusively heterosexual; it was an institution which promoted social stability (e.g., rivalrous claims on mates) and the socially acceptable foundation of procreation. Under our principles of Subsidiarity/federalism, things like health, public order and morals were enforced by locals, not the centralized government.
The same concerns are not relevant to gay communities, since natural offspring are not biologically possible. I think government should be restricted to things like common defense and arbitration of contracts, violations of unalienable rights, etc. Even though morally I might object to voluntary plural, gay, or other types of relationships, I don't think the State should pursue matters beyond its protective mandate of life, liberty, and property. I do think that people equally have the right to determine, e.g., who has the right to visit them in hospitals, etc., and similar marriage-like rights like inheritance.
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Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean".. My favorite Jackson tune, not even close. I think even if he never released any track but this one, he would be immoral. Just a brilliant performance and arrangement. The only thing--I don't necessarily see Jackson as a womanizer. He may have been, and women might be a better judge, but he doesn't come across to me as the wronged alpha male: he's slender, baby-faced, with a higher vocal range.
