LoneLaugher
Diamond Member
Yep. Crazy. You nailed it.
What’s the issue that is most important to you?
Sorry, don't have just one.
If you truly MUST sum my political concerns up into one bumper sticker slogan - which, since you're a leftist, is all you can grasp - it would be, "Leave us alone, government!"
Hmmm. I’m trying to have a discussion here.
Your primary concern is government intruding into your personal business? Is that it?
My primary concern is government MASSIVELY overstepping its appropriate bounds and involving itself in things that are none of its business, and/or which it does badly.
That is nice. Would you care to provide an example?
How about the fact that you actually have to ask that question?
Let's start with the fact that the federal government has a very clearly-defined structure under the Constitution. The vast majority of what the federal government does APPEARS NOWHERE IN THAT STRUCTURE. Businesses spend billions of dollars every year to comply with - for example - EPA regulations which have the force of law, BUT WERE NOT WRITTEN OR PASSED BY DULY-ELECTED LAWMAKERS. They're written and enforced by nameless, unelected bureaucrats.
How about Obamacare? Can you explain to me why the relationship between me and my doctor, for the purpose of preserving my personal, individual life and health, should in any way involve the federal freaking government? Why do I need to inform the government that I have chosen to take the financial responsibility for my health onto myself, rather than purchasing health insurance, and get my hand slapped like a naughty child because someone else has determined that that's a bad choice and I shouldn't make it?
Why does my church have a civil rights lawyer on retainer because of the possibility that some homosexual couple on an SJW mission might decide to try to rent the sanctuary for the purpose of triggering a "hate-crime" lawsuit? Why is anyone, anywhere in this country being forced to discuss and justify their religious beliefs to ANY employee of any government?
And don't think I don't know that you're asking for examples only so that you can try to deflect the conversation off onto a specific item and whether or not XYZ choice or behavior is good or bad, so that you'll never have to discuss the larger question of IT'S NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS EITHER WAY.
Ahhhh. You think I want to deflect. So you don’t give a specific example.
I think you know that you are fine with the government butting into certain people’s business and you love it when the government forces religion on people.
You are not for freedom from government for all. Just for some.
Admit it.