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Bernie Sanders, as usual, is economically illiterate and disingenuous when it comes to dismantling failed ObamaCare & other govt healthcare— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
You would think, according to Democratic partisans, that people were dying in the streets before LBJ's Medicare/Medicaid initiatives. FALSE!— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
A free market in healthcare would look much different from today's inefficient Statist model. You would have competition and innovation.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Could you imagine if the left fascists also decided food was a "human right" and decided to nationalize supermarkets?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
How long do you think it would take for left fascists to tie meat to climate change, obesity to healthcare costs and demand relevant rules?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
The left-fascists worry that without government, healthcare would collapse. The only thing that would collapse is the parasitic bureaucracy.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
No, there will be a market for healthcare. But insurance would go back to being insurance, we might make more use of nurse practitioners.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
So not the point. Trump is no longer in the private sector. He has responsibilities to uphold the Constitution, including others' expression— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
If Trump had read the Constitution, he wouldn't be spreading Bush and Obama's wars, he would stop Executive Orders "Check the Constitution"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
It's a good thing Trump wasn't Celebrity Coach. Imagine someone benching his star QB because of a perceived insult. "Check the Constitution"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
He did. You didn't.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
That has nothing to do with the main point.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Actually, employment is a voluntary association held by contract. The employer can stipulate, e.g., behavior clause "Check the Constitution"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
People don't come to a football game for the national anthem. Don't fire a player unless he doesn't have the skills "Check the Constitution"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Ironic,because I thought the reason Trump fired Comey was because Comey wouldn't take a knee to "Hail to the Chief" "Check the Constitution"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
No. not in his role as President. He has taken an oath to defend the free expression of others. That oath restricts his liberty.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
First, I did not say ALL executive orders are unconstitutional; it depends on the executive order. But Congress makes the laws, not POTUS.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Benjamin is correct. DACA is based on a 2012 DHS memo exercising dubious "prosecutorial discretion". Obama was ultimately responsible.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Angeleyes was also correct in the sense DHS and the Justice Department cannot constitutionally arbitrarily decide not to enforce laws.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
NOT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; AN OATH IS A CONTRACT. I don't give a damn what Trump says around his dinner table privately.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Actually, we disagree there. I'm a libertarian who opposes the welfare state and embraces open immigration, which correlates with growth— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
I don't like the implementation of DACA, which should be passed into law. These are mostly kids who are Americans but weren't born here.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Nope. We had essentially open immigration (some racist exceptions, i.e., Chinese) until WWI. The restrictions contradict our core values.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Eisenhower basically legalizes cross-border work permits, which lowered immigration arrests by 95%. Immigrants are more law-abiding.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
It's a form of protest. They don't like how they're being treated. Unless you own that flag, it shouldn't bother you..— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
Unauthorized aliens benefit this economy in various ways; they work and they consume. They make up < 4% of the population, few govt benefits— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 24, 2017
I'm a libertarian but am calling you out as an idiot. We aren't talking about NFL players giving Nazi salutes. They should be professionals.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
No, the rule book you just cited does not talk about terminating players, which is what Trump advocated.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Trump doesn't have any such authority. He's expressing an opinion. Libertarians don't oppose contracts with behavior clauses. NFL has code.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
36 US 301 describes appropriate behavior during the National Anthem. And the NFL rulebook deals with this: https://t.co/QjOT05FrUR— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
The NFL has a players' agreement it has to deal with. But some owners, e.g., Jones (Cowboys), have made it clear protesters won't be Cowboys— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Lysander Spooner, a proto-Libertarian, was an abolitionist who condemned Lincoln's Northern invasion of the South. Free association.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Jones made a public statement. His credibility is at stake. He may choose to trade malcontents.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
You goddamn left-fascists are the ones who have forced failing public schools and dependency on government handouts to urban blacks.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Libertarians are usually AnCaps or minarchists. I agree that Lincoln was an anti-Constitution bastard, fully responsible for over 600K dead.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
If black or white players act unprofessionally, they are responsible for the consequences of their own actions. Cry me a river.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
I don't care so long as I don't have to pay for their TBI treatments.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Listen, RETARD, read your history. He said in his inaugural address (it's on the Internet) he was willing to accept slavery, not lost taxes— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
I've actually been arguing both sides of this issue all day. However, I don't have empathy for wealthy athletes acting unprofessionally.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
"I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists." (1/2)— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
"I believe I have no lawful right to [interfere with slavery], and I have no inclination to do so." https://t.co/PBsm8EwlRg— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Furthermore, Lincoln advocated the Corwin Amendment, which would have made slavery permanent in the Constitution. https://t.co/UtRfpPydgQ— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Don't forget Lincoln won the Presidency without a single Southern electoral vote. The South didn't trust Lincoln. Tariffs were another issue— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Look at the facts (you know nothing about this era). Fugitive slaves in the Union were returned. Emancipation Proclamation did not apply US.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
I think slavery would have died in the South without a war sacrificing a generation. Everywhere else it was resolved peacefully.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
Some did. But there were non-slave farms in the South raising cotton. Slavery also dampened free labor wages. Brazil ended it 20 years later— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
You need to be more specific. The Fugitive Slave Act was still on the books during Lincoln's Presidency, and he enforced it for Union states— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
The short answer is, unions weren't needed. Henry Ford made several HR policies, including the infamous $5 day wage without unions.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
By the way, libertarians support free associations, including unions. But not laws forcing employees to join unions.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
You're missing the point. Slaveowners: about 13% of the population, and most were held on large plantations. Slavery was DYING.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
I have mixed feelings about these NFL anthem protests. I was raised an Air Force brat, and my 3 paternal uncles also served (WWII,Korea,VN).— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
I think Trump is sometimes an inspired manipulator of others. He plays on nationalist passion. Attacking unprofessional pro athletes: easy.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) September 25, 2017
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(Cowboys Nation). Jerry Jones, Owner of the Dallas Cowboys called a meeting with all of his Coaches, Players and field staff and firmly told them, "You are all simply paid performers on a stage and that field is my stage! You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our Country's National Anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Dallas Cowboy, a Coach for the Dallas Cowboys or have any association with the Dallas Cowboy Organization! I will immediately fire you, no matter who you are!"
I guess if you stand as a Cowboy you are a b**** (trumps words) and Jerry Jones owns you. You are not free!! So sad he has no respect.
They all voluntarily signed contracts with the Cowboys organization. Many companies/employers have morals or behavior causes which restrict performance on or off the job. (For instance, I have worked for the government, directly or indirectly, which has non-drug policies.) Some jobs come with a business dress code. Businesses have a reputation to uphold, and they don't like having to defend or explain the unprofessional or criminal behavior of their employees.
No, the Cowboys can't tell their players how to vote or think. But they make policy, and if you as a player break the contract, there are consequences. If you put your priorities ahead of your employer's, don't be surprised if not only you lose your job, but you find it hard to find other employers who will put up with your crap.
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Dolly Parton (with Porter Wagoner), "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark". I can still remember the syndicated show with Dolly pitching laundry detergent that came with a free towel.
