Fantastic. Great, great points. We need to continue doing just what Dr. Paul has been. Frankly, I'm surprised how much success we've had overtaking party regulars. No reason to stop now. This is a long-term effort, and a 3rd party run is a short term satisfaction but a long-term disaster.
I fully agree. But that's why Dr. Paul making a "deal" to get one of our guys in the Cabinet or something to that effect doesn't bother me. It's not like our votes are for sale, and it's not like we can win the nomination realistically at this point, so why not get what amounts to free stuff by...
The Koch brothers have always just seemed motivated by money, not ideology, to me. They spend like $20M a year lobbying the federal government to reduce regulations and increase tax breaks, but generally do so for the industries in which they are invested. Combine that with a less than stellar...
I tend to agree. I'd be willing to bet there's an anti-government message in this episode, but just as with the financial meltdown/unlimited credit card episode from a few years back, Ron's message won't be the focus.
i read the book. it was entertaining, and i like halperin as much as i can, but it plays up the politician-as-genius stuff too much. very deferential to how brilliant our overlords are. having worked in politics, hearing about their master plans and ego clashes was enough to take the stories...
It was the right decision. You have to establish jurisdiction over a person to sue him or her, and you have to make a show of exhausting options other than having the media outlet reveal the person - if they can even do so.
On a moral level, if this was Rupert Murdoch trying to get this...
A great way to think about this is to read Griswold v. Connecticut, the case the question was based on. It's a really interesting opinion by Justice Kennedy that focuses on liberty as the source of privacy rights (i.e. that they are an extension of liberty, not a separate right that needs to be...
Right. The various decisions (which i agree with as well) involve the person's right to counsel only when he will be deprived of life/liberty/property. In other words, you have the right to know what the hell is going on when the government is going to take something from you. That's why it's a...