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Is Socialism Good or Evil?

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Excellent comment on my facebook: John Scott  ·  I just had an interesting conversation with a young homeless man who a buddy and I befriended, gave him a place to sleep last night, fed him last night, and then my buddy went and got fresh doughnuts and coffee so we'd all have breakfast this morning. After breakfast, the conversation turned to basically him making a statement that everyone is entitled to health care, and he claimed it was a basic human right. I asked him why he thought it was a right, and if it was a right who would pay for it. He said he has the right to live and health care is part of that right, and that the government should pay for it. I then asked him where the government gets the money to pay for this perceived right, assuming that it is a right. He said from the enormous taxes we have to pay. I then said, "wait a minute, by your own admission you have decided to be homeless with no job for the last four years. So you are reall...

Enforce the Constitution & Save America!

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WE NEED TO ENFORCE THE CONSTITUTION! I got a idea yesterday. Why not enter a Bill in both Congress and the Senate that everyone who runs for government office in the United States must pass a test. They must present documents showing that they have held positions where they supported laws and rules that were Constitutional, and/or take a test where they decide between sample cases which are both Constitutional, and Unconstitutional. And they have to receive a high 80% Constitutional score or they do not qualify to run for any office where the Constitution is important. Also, why not require voters to have a valid ID, be a Citizen, and also take a test to see if they recognize between Constitutional and Un-Constitutional issues. And unless they can pass the test with a 80% or higher score, like a drivers test, they do not qualify to vote. Finally, if a person in office votes for or supports an Unconstitutional law or rule, they must be taken to public trial on television, a...