Right to Privacy

[dave1949]

And which politician is going to propose those?

That concept seems to leave their minds once they get a taste of power

It's cultural as much as anything. Politicians get punished for telling the truth because people are people I guess. Divisiveness and lying pays in our current political culture. I think it always has to some extent from the history I've read.

Perhaps we should equip all the chairs in congressional offices and the chamber floors with electro shock. Televise everything and every home gets a shocker pushbutton When the majority at home is pushing the 'give a shock' button, they get a good zapping to bring them back to truth and reality.

I still see a lot of potential in limiting voters to those who can pass a basic psych profile and knowledge exam :thumbsup: If it is good for cops, why not voters?
Dave.

 

[FallbrookFarmer]

That concept seems to leave their minds once they get a taste of power

It's cultural as much as anything. Politicians get punished for telling the truth because people are people I guess. Divisiveness and lying pays in our current political culture. I think it always has to some extent from the history I've read.

Perhaps we should equip all the chairs in congressional offices and the chamber floors with electro shock. Televise everything and every home gets a shocker pushbutton When the majority at home is pushing the 'give a shock' button, they get a good zapping to bring them back to truth and reality.

I still see a lot of potential in limiting voters to those who can pass a basic psych profile and knowledge exam :thumbsup: If it is good for cops, why not voters?
Dave.

Oh Oh! Dave you don't REALLY want to have literacy tests for voter's , Do you?

 

[dave1949]

I find it interesting that this thread started out with a "right to privacy" question re: constitutionality and no one posted the controlling amendment?

It never hurts to re-post it, but you will find it posted in #17 on page 2 of this thread. I put it there because, silly me, I thought that was the topic
Dave.

 

[dave1949]

Oh Oh! Dave you don't REALLY want to have literacy tests for voter's , Do you?

My support for that fluctuates depending on how much TV news I watch. Lately, I have seen some very weird people in a state of extreme angst and denial. I sincerely doubt their objectivity or rationality.
Dave.

 

[gerard]

It never hurts to re-post it, but you will find it posted in #17 on page 2 of this thread. I put it there because, silly me, I thought that was the topic
Dave.

My apologies and cudo's and I agree, it DID seem to be the original focus of the thread!

 

[FallbrookFarmer]

My support for that fluctuates depending on how much TV news I watch. Lately, I have seen some very weird people in a state of extreme angst and denial. I sincerely doubt their objectivity or rationality.
Dave.

When you speak of Denial, you are of course speaking about a river in Egypt?

 

[MikePA]

After all it was over 200 years ago, How could anybody foresee what would happen now

Obviously, they couldn't. The truly enlightened complained in an interview that the constitution is simply a document of 'negative rights', i.e., what the government cannot do to citizens. It needs to be changed to indicate what the government must do to, er, for the citizens. Talk about paternalistic hubris.

 

[FallbrookFarmer]

Obviously, they couldn't. The truly enlightened complained in an interview that the constitution is simply a document of 'negative rights', i.e., what the government cannot do to citizens. It needs to be changed to indicate what the government must do to, er, for the citizens. Talk about paternalistic hubris.

My "S" amp was set to 11(apologies to Spinal Tap)

 

[dave1949]

When you speak of Denial, you are of course speaking about a river in Egypt?

Well, I have to go to destore and get some groceries. I think I will call the day a sucess since nobody as yet has suggested a bounty on 65 and over folks, as a way to fix SS and Medicare
Dave.

 

[MossRoad]

Sorry Moss - I totally and completely disagree...those folks that are lazy , who spent their money on booze, drugs and a good time...well that is just too bad. .

So what do we do with them? Leave 'em lay in the gutter? Perhaps sterilize them and let them roam the streets? Easy for you to say too bad. Hard for you to offer a solution, though, isn't it?