“Our God given unalienable rights are given to us all as individuals. They tell us what we may do for ourselves, and they are the embodiment of liberty.
The so-called rights that government gives to some of us are parcelled out to select groups as classes. They tell us what one class of people may require another to do for them, and they are the very essence of slavery.”— Perri Nelson, February 9, 2010
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Oligarchy, not democracy
Published Fri, Apr 11 2008 11:48 AM
Technorati Tags: Courts, Annoyances
Sometimes you just have to wonder "what's the point". Paul Jacob's "Common Sense" emailing this morning gives a perfect example from Missouri.
What the constitution says
private property shall not be taken for private use with or without compensation, unless by consent of the owner.
What the Missouri Supreme Court says
Governments have an…
unlimited and practically absolute sovereign power of eminent domain
The result
A man's private property is declared blighted, and taken by eminent domain, to be flipped over to a private developer.
The solution?
He can change the law. He's working with Missouri Citizens for Property Rights on two voter initiatives.
To which I respond
Bullpuckies! What good will changing the law do? We just witnessed the Missouri Supreme Court completely ignore the plain wording of the Missouri Constitution. If the court isn't even bound by the Constitution, what makes anyone think they'll be bound by the law?
Click here for Paul Jacob's audio.
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Do your job, not mine!
Published Fri, Apr 11 2008 9:27 AM
One of the federal government's constitutionally mandated duties is to regulate interstate commerce. Congress is explicitly given that power by the Constitution in article 1, section 8.
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
This week American Airlines canceled 3,100 domestic flights for safety inspections. Alaska Airlines canceled 11 today. Southwest Airlines was just fined $10.2 million, the largest aviation fine ever for failing to obey the law regarding safety and inspections, because they misled officials about whether they continued to fly planes that had fuselage cracks. In that case FAA inspectors were aware of the problem, but allowed Southwest to continue flying the planes anyway!
Meanwhile, Frontier Airlines is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over "actions by its principal credit card processor".
"Frontier is committed to delivering exceptional customer service and we intend to continue delivering on that promise with normal operations throughout our reorganization process," said Sean Menke, Frontier president and chief executive officer.
Hmm… it seems to me that "normal operations" are a part of the reason why they're going bankrupt.
This past winter, United Airlines was canceling flights for three consecutive days. In that case, the airline blamed bad weather, and the pilots union blamed poor staffing.
Isn't it wonderful when the federal government does such a good job with the responsibilities it has been charged with? Doesn't that just give you loads of confidence that they'll do a good job when it comes to responsibilities that the Constitution doesn't authorize like National Health Care?
Keep mine privatized thank you!
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