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Posted on Monday, December 7, 2009 in Political campaign

Abortion. We have a secular state. Codifying this issue with laws violates the notion of the separation of church and state. It causes an argument that can never be resolved and distracts us from the real business at hand, namely earning a living. Prohibition against abortion has proven to be unenforceable, like any prohibition law. Forcing people who find abortion morally reprehensible to pay for them with taxes is equally odious. Conscience will judge what men can’t.

Gun Rights. Our most important constitutional right is the first one, free speech. It wouldn’t be worth a dime without the second one. You can own a bazooka so far as I’m concerned. Just make sure you aim it at the bad guys and keep it locked away from children.

Welfare. I’m for it. Those too young, too old or physically unable to work (always half the population) still need food, clothing, shelter, medicine and self-respect. For those few who don’t want to work it’s much cheaper to pay them to stay away than to employ them. Ask any employer. At least they won’t have to steal and mug to survive.

Immigration. I’m for that too. Without immigrants we’d have no good Chinese or Mexican restaurants and nobody to feel superior to.

The Federal Reserve. The U.S. Constitution designates congress to issue the currency, not a privately owned group of international bankers who charge usury interest fees to coin our own money. Mortgaging ourselves to them, mostly with 30 year T-Bills, means every bridge we build will cost three times more than if we simply issued the credit ourselves, just like a home mortgage triples the cost of your home. Two of three of those dollars go to financiers who don’t so much as pick up a shovel. We need to issue our own credit, hence our own bank to provide that service.

Political Parties. In Federalist Paper Number Ten James Madison correctly observed, “The public good is disregarded in the conflict of rival parties…” George Washington called them “baneful, very harmful for the nation.”

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