tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post111271600661172005..comments2023-08-07T06:17:52.287-04:00Comments on Random Acts of Logic: Ask, And Ye Shall Receive, Pilgrims!Erik Growhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10200161330427377798noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1113508843192664352005-04-14T16:00:00.000-04:002005-04-14T16:00:00.000-04:00A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the s...<B>A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.</B><BR/><I><BR/>INFRINGE - To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Is obtaining a license for a constitutionally protected right a hinderence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1113501483847977102005-04-14T13:58:00.000-04:002005-04-14T13:58:00.000-04:00Well, if our friend Larry is a moderate Dem and yo...Well, if our friend Larry is a moderate Dem and you can find no issues that I differ from him significantly on, I don't know how you can come to any other conclusion. I also am not in favor of licensing everything. Just things that we already have licenses for, the military weapons.Erik Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200161330427377798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1113492576231647232005-04-14T11:29:00.000-04:002005-04-14T11:29:00.000-04:00I hate to be the one to break it to you Erik, your...I hate to be the one to break it to you Erik, your view on Iraq is left of center. It is not liberal, but certainly not centered either.<BR/><BR/>With regard to firearms, your “solution” is licensing and registration. Isn’t that the first step toward confiscation? I know that you will say that I am being paranoid. Is history not on my side here? This is an easy issue to part with the liberals on, I think it is one that the liberals have a hard time selling to their democratic base. In the 1994 elections it really screwed them and I think they know it. Aside from a few nut cases that are hopelessly socialist, most democrats (even the liberals) are afraid to touch this issue.<BR/><BR/>Think that I agree with twodogs on tort issues. If they have done something wrong, send them to jail. Huge civil award only beget greed and corruption.<BR/><BR/>If these are your most moderate views, I dare say you are pretty liberal. I have been telling you that for years, I am not sure why you are reluctant to admit it to yourself. You are a liberal weenie, and I am a right wing nut job. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1112809570140456492005-04-06T13:46:00.000-04:002005-04-06T13:46:00.000-04:00Did you say Rush isn't very conservative? He is pr...Did you say Rush isn't very conservative? He is practically the definition of conservative! I begin to wonder from the things you say whether you have an accurate idea of what the country thinks as a whole. You say that the country is generally very conservative, but you live in a state that is one of the most conservative in the country, Mississippi. Is this skewing your view perhaps, and making it seem like I am far more left of where I actually am? <BR/><BR/>After all, you say we're a generally conservative country, but W won with 51% against a guy widely considered to be very liberal. What does that tell you?Erik Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200161330427377798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1112783663790542922005-04-06T06:34:00.000-04:002005-04-06T06:34:00.000-04:00I have never heard Ann Coulter ever say anything t...I have never heard Ann Coulter ever say anything that was remotely incoherent. Rush is a different story. Obviously you have never listened to Ann or read any of her books.<BR/><BR/>The Left has Eleanor Clift, 'nuff said.<BR/><BR/>And I would say that Rush is middle of the road, not very conservative, but not liberal either.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1112753173316506822005-04-05T22:06:00.000-04:002005-04-05T22:06:00.000-04:00We've made good progress in Iraq, but the story is...We've made good progress in Iraq, but the story is still being written. If it turns into a Shiite theocracy like Iran the minute we're out, I wouldn't call that a good trade-off for the nearly 2K or whatever lives we will have lost during that time by the time we are out. You must have completely ignored the part where I said I was not opposed to the war if you think my position is a liberal one. <BR/><BR/>So on gun control I guess you see reason. You have a flamethrower? That frightens me on many levels, but then again I'm not going to be breaking into your house. I guess I'm not concerned. <BR/><BR/>The only problem with your tort reform idea is who gets stuck with the medical bills. Putting them in jail seems like a good idea in addition in some cases, but putting one hundred people in jail isn't going to pay medical bills, and neither of us want a family to be forced into welfare. Regardless, the ones against it in the Senate are the liberal stalwarts, so take from that what you will. <BR/><BR/>You utterly missed the part in the last paragraph where I said liberals and conservatives are equally good at incoherent ranting. Look at Limbaugh and Coulter.Erik Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200161330427377798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11585641.post-1112745171128957732005-04-05T19:52:00.000-04:002005-04-05T19:52:00.000-04:00We can pretty much right off your "centrist" views...We can pretty much right off your "centrist" views about the war in Iraq. What you point out here is the exact thing that all liberals are saying. There is no question about how things will turn out because the war has been over in Iraq for a long while, they have held free elections and terrorism is at the lowest point it's been in two years. Bush was right as I have shown own the other place.<BR/><BR/>Gun control is a good gauge of most Liberal's points of view because they have never met a gun that they like. I must say that you could still argue the point that you CAN be liberal and still think that the Constitution and its subsequent admendments are a good thing. And I own a flamethrower, but no handgun.<BR/><BR/>A liberal would always be FOR tort reform however they would probably be on the wrong side of the issue. I just think that if we did away with the monetary awards completely it would be better. If you prove that a company was guilty of some type of wrong doing, throw someone in jail. Quit with this money thing, it just seems stupid.<BR/><BR/>And I totally agree with your last point, the vast majority of liberals have no reasoning behind their opinions that fail every test of scrutiny. The way to get your liberal point across is to fall into name calling and the like. I guess what I am saying is that for every cogent, rational, conservative argument, there is an unwashed, bead-wearing, grungy, hippie-type liberal cursing at your children.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.com