I hope you enjoy all 9 of these mini-essays/comments.
ONE:
Let’s see…[TX governor] Perry’s supposed to have this animal magnetism, right? Or drawing power…something like that? Last week, Perry’s day of prayer in Houston claimed 30K in attendance. Uh, huh…pretty paltry, considering this particular stadium (Reliant…kind of ironic, eh?) seats 71K. But since a turnout of 30,000 is much higher than the 8,000 organizers were predicting, I guess Perry can claim some kind of a moral victory. [NOTE: If you can't win outright, claim a moral victory.] But come on, people, only 30,000 showing up in mega-city Houston? Maybe God was telling people to stay away from this guy. Just saying…
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“The Lord works in mysterious ways…and has a sense of humor with which to belittle the Mighty Pretenders among us.”
TWO:
[In response to this article: “GOP hoping for the ideal candidate”]
I want to see independents and Democrats flood the GOP primaries and vote for Ron Paul. Wouldn't it be hilarious if that strategy derailed all the other Pubber candidates and RP walks away with the brass ring? Even funnier if he managed to beat Obama. But...tragic if he became president because the Pubbers would collude with the Demoncrats to deny him a Congressional partnership. The lesson? No matter who becomes POTUS, we'll still need an independent Congress to represent the real interests of America.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
"And that's a lesson that Ron Paul still fails to realize."
"And that's a lesson that Ron Paul still fails to realize."
THREE:
"This kind of massive cut across the board…would have devastating effects on our national defense…," Panetta said. Our national DEFENSE would not be affected; however, our ability to lay siege to hapless countries around the world for extended periods would be.
I hope Panetta doesn’t get it in his head to conspire with the generals, whispering in their ears: “Guys, you’re sworn to protect and defend the Constitution and we’re not being given the means to do so, therefore, gentlemen, you know what we have to do…”
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“Panetta would do well to remember Rumsfeld’s response to Army Spc. Thomas Wilson who had asked about the lack of vehicle armor in Iraq: ‘You go to war with the army you have – not the Army you might want or wish to have…’”
FOUR:
[This is in response to “Seven Ways Governor Perry would change the US Constitution.”]
ONE: Abolish lifetime tenure for fed judges? That’s EZ, and u don’t have to amend the Con. For any vacancy, Prez Perry could say, “I’ll only nominate u if u sign 2 sworn statements: u will resign after 5 years on the bench, and that failure to resign will be grounds 2 impeach due to lack of ‘good behavior’ (i.e., violating this sworn promise to resign).”
TWO: I agree with Perry’s #2 [override SCOTUS decisions by 2/3 of Congress] BUT…this will be most viable if we have a Congress without a single Dem/Pub member – independents only.
THREE: I disagree with Perry’s #3 [repeal 16th amend]. The problem isn’t having an income tax. It’s having an inequitable taxation system. But only a Congress of independents elected without special interest help could assure this.
FOUR: I understand Perry’s #4 [to repeal the 17th amendment], since our current system guts states’ rights. However, I support Cross-Sectional Representation which would give rise to people power at the expense of the states by cutting across state lines, so to speak. All eligible voters nationwide should be randomly assigned to 435 Cross-Sections. Each would still vote for a Rep (the Senate being abolished), but the CS would replace the geographically-based Congressional District.
FIVE: Balanced budget amendment? Don’t go there. Any Dem/GOP Congress will find a way to circumvent this amendment, which no Supreme Court would dare enforce. Only a Congress composed of independents elected from Cross-Sections would have the integrity and wisdom to know when the budget should be balanced and when it should not.
SIX: Anti-Gay Marriage by federal dictate? We’re too far gone for that. Let’s see if gay marriages can work, before “we” define what should be a marriage. As for “between one man and one woman,” if some Muslim/Mormon male (with four wives) from another country applied for US citizenship, far be it from me to interfere with his religion by saying, “he’s got to get rid of 3 of those wives first.” We’re supposed to have freedom of religion here, right? RIGHT??
SEVEN: Anti-Abortion amendment? The “traditional values [of] [at least some of] our founding fathers” permitted them to personally own slaves. So much for “traditional values.” What’s important for the “soul of this country” is for the federal government to get out of the business of running our personal lives. I’m sure Perry would support an amendment to monitor wealthy women who travel abroad by testing to see if they’re pregnant before they leave and testing again when they return – and they d*mn well better still be pregnant when they return or have a new born babe in arms. Let’s pass that amendment first.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“We need a new constitution based on Cross-Sectional Representation that includes a provision for a new ConCon every twenty years.”
FIVE:
I don’t have any problem with what Governor Perry said about Bernanke. He didn’t, as some fantasize, imply a physical threat. His exact words were: “we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas.” As for “treasonous, in my opinion,” absolutely – the printing of more money makes war against our future generations. It’s pretty obvious Perry’s getting gangbanged by people who want to knock him down. People who don’t care much for the truth of what he has to say.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“As for the Fed being independent, it has no right to exist at all.”
“As for the Fed being independent, it has no right to exist at all.”
SIX:
“Eric Zorn [who writes for that pitiful rag, The Chicago Tribune] agrees: ‘… [Ron Paul] is not a plausible contender for the GOP nomination…”
Early in the campaign, a lot of people thought Obama-of-the-Thin-Resume didn’t have a chance either. But he was helped immensely by mainstream media that refused to ask him any hard questions and bent over so far backwards in their fawning it was embarrassing. [Anyone remember that awful Steve Kroft interview?]
But, really, the Bilderberg Group had its reasons for favoring Barack over Hilary. Just as it did for favoring Obama over McCain. But you won’t find “reporters” like Zorn saying squat about the Bilderbergs.
Ron Paul could have made much more of a difference by having renounced the GOP years ago. He could make a difference now by leading a Bully Pulpit campaign to vote incumbents out of office. But he’s such a believer in the Two Party System, he couldn’t then and he won’t now.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“Besides, if Independents and Democrats flood the GOP primaries and vote for Dr. Paul, he will be assassinated before the Bilderbergs will let him come close to being nominated.”
SEVEN:
Ron Paul says he believes in the Constitution. However, he wishes to ignore the 14th amendment, where it states: “All persons born [NOTE: this excludes the unborn, since it clearly says “all persons BORN” and the unborn are those who haven’t been born yet] or naturalized in the United States…are citizens of the United States…[and] No state* shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States…”
The unborn are not citizens, therefore they (by means of any law passed or enforced by a state) cannot trump the rights of citizens – one of those rights being a woman's right to control her own body. So if Ron Paul thinks he can use the power of Big Government to overturn Roe v. Wade, he’d be doing so unconstitutionally.
[* And the Fifth Amendment effectively bars the feds from doing what the 14th prevents the states from doing.]
Ron says, “I believe in a very limited role for government.” Then he throws in a “but” or two: “But…government exists…to protect liberty…[and] life. And I mean all life.” We’ll leave out for a moment that Ron enjoys a good hamburger every once in a while. The main point, you simply can’t “protect liberty…[and] life [presumably including “quality of life”]” with the “very limited” government Paul has in mind. Such a government can’t meet our minimum expectations, which include the regulations necessary to level the playing field and protect us from the Oligarchs.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“Sorry, I’m sure Ron Paul is a very nice guy whose mother loved him tons and bunches when he was growing up, but that’s not good enough to be president.”
EIGHT:
@ MisesKnowsBest,
I’m assuming no such thing [God, where do people get this stuff?]. The 14th [Amendment], for the most part, addresses what the States can’t do. And one of those things states can’t do is “abridge the privileges…of citizens,” especially on behalf of non-citizens. How would you like it if your rights were trumped in favor of illegal aliens?
According to the 14th, a state can’t tell a woman, “We, acting on behalf of the unborn (who aren’t citizens, so how does a state get to 'represent' them in the first place?), get to deny your Right to Choose by ordering you to give birth, even though you are a citizen.” If citizens don’t have a Right to Choose when it comes to their own bodies, then none of our other rights really means a whole lot. But we (or more pertinent to my argument “women”) do have a Right to Choose, due to Roe v. Wade.
Since the unborn aren’t citizens, it doesn’t matter [though you seem to think it does] when “life begins.” That’s irrelevant to the issue of citizenship. What matters, constitutionally, is who is a citizen and who is not?
By the way, the 14th says nothing about blacks at all. It does, though, (see Section 2) give states the right to deny the vote to “any male inhabitant..twenty-one years of age,” the penalty being that such states must suffer their “representation” (for example, # of reps in Congress) to be reduced by the same proportion.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“Section 2 is odd in that it only specifically targets 21-year-olds, whereas I think the intent was to target 21-and-older. But…that’s not what it says.”
NINE:
[Headline of article: Michele Bachmann’s bodyguards developing reputation for bullying reporters]
This is nothing but a load of “he said, she said,” which won’t matter in the long run. Bachmann’s biggest worry will be how badly Obama will maul her during the debates…assuming she gets that far. Unfortunately, her bodyguards won’t be able to help her, nor will her husband. Sorry, MB fans, she just doesn’t have the chops, not ready for prime time, and all that. Not to mention, she doesn’t actually have a program. So far, her entire campaign is all about “me, me, me.” Which will get tiring soon enough.
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
“If nothing else, she can always fall back on her vast foreign policy and executive experience.”
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Steven Searle for US President in 2012
Founder of The Independent Contractors’ Party
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