tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post4506355258486236969..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: In defense of Rand PaulThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-34034151349727981352010-05-26T19:28:27.420-05:002010-05-26T19:28:27.420-05:00By the way, you may want to read what Julian Sanch...By the way, you may want to read what <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/238323" rel="nofollow">Julian Sanchez of the Cato Institute has to say</a> before piping up in Rand Paul's defense too loudly.<br /><br />Not all Libertarians seem to think he's being picked on unfairly.Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-25611469403736158332010-05-24T02:53:28.117-05:002010-05-24T02:53:28.117-05:00Very interesting issue and discussion.
I shall ta...Very interesting issue and discussion.<br /><br />I shall take the liberty of speaking for Rand and WS: where in the Constitution was the federal government empowered to force private citizens to engage in economic transactions with parties they have no interest in trading with, WHATEVER THE REASON.<br /><br />This is compelling for me even though it permits abhorrent behavior. I certainly Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-29589798834006235032010-05-23T22:56:02.837-05:002010-05-23T22:56:02.837-05:00The law was in place, yet little or nothing change...<i>The law was in place, yet little or nothing changed in relation to the problem.</i><br /><br />The "simple economics" were in place too.<br />For a very, very long time.<br />Nothing happened.<br /><br />The concept of shame was in place too, for a very, very long time.<br />Nothing happened.<br /><br /><i>I have a litter of dachshund puppies that I intend to sell in a few months. <Cedric Katesbyhttp://www.randi.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-32881505818079838852010-05-23T18:43:42.709-05:002010-05-23T18:43:42.709-05:00Cedric,
That was precisely my point about the Dr&#...Cedric,<br />That was precisely my point about the Dr's office. The law was in place, yet little or nothing changed in relation to the problem. The government, however, granted itself powers that have cause massive amounts of mischief ever since then. <br />Second, you're not making Paul's distinction between "public" property and accomodations and "private" The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-41171247496995606872010-05-23T14:37:54.477-05:002010-05-23T14:37:54.477-05:00Re-reading some of your past posts regarding boyco...Re-reading some of your past posts regarding <a href="http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/search?q=boycott" rel="nofollow">boycotts</a>, I'm curious about your take on Dr Rand's preference for ending segregation "through boycotts, shaming, and other forms of peer pressure."<br /><br />These only work when someone has a sense of shame. Not all do.<br /><br />Given that Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-60309539086433174192010-05-22T20:27:06.972-05:002010-05-22T20:27:06.972-05:00I've never heard of Rand Paul before.
Wouldn&#...I've never heard of Rand Paul before.<br />Wouldn't know him from a bar of soap.<br />Normally, as a foreigner, I would not comment on American politics.<br />Yet on this occasion, I'm going to break my own rule.<br /><br />(Apologies all 'round)<br /><br />I'm going to break it because of this interview.<br />I have never seen somebody squirm and wriggle so badly on Cedric Katesbyhttp://www.randi.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-88656357069226503212010-05-22T16:17:37.887-05:002010-05-22T16:17:37.887-05:00In this blog about Everett Dirksen I talk about th...In this <a href="http://powinca.blogspot.com/2008/06/everett-dirksen-war.html" rel="nofollow">blog about Everett Dirksen</a> I talk about the events leading up to the CRA of 1964 and how Republicans got it passed.<br /><br />You won't learn about that in school unless you're from Texas.Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-22146401107766594542010-05-22T02:30:00.652-05:002010-05-22T02:30:00.652-05:00First rule of being a libertarian politician:
DON...First rule of being a libertarian politician:<br /><br />DON'T RUIN IT BY TALKING<br /><br />You're supposed to BE a libertarian, not talk like one. It's not about "hiding" what we believe but rather walking the walk instead of talking the talk.<br /><br />People like us who think... no, KNOW, that there's no Constitutional authority for:<br /><br />- A large standing Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.com