I've been thinking lately of certain very simple questions one can ask
a politician seeking higher office to determine if they are one of us
or one of them. I do think the questions Starchild once asked me are
very good from a civil-liberties perspective:
"Do you think someone should be allowed to walk down the street
wearing a mask?" (Yes)
"Do you think people should be required to carry ID cards?" (No)
Here's mine I just thought up:
Q. You turn on the television and see an elaborate State dinner with
the President, some foreign dignitary and several hundred guests.
Which of the following is closest to your first reaction?
A1: Wow, looks fancy! Wish I could be there.
A2: The pomp shown in such events is evidence of the greatness of our country
A3: Looks expensive, but such events are necessary for international diplomacy
A4: There those bastards go again wasting the money they stole from me.
Obviously A4 - however - proviso - despite what people would call
sell out - I would have business corporations fund the dinner so
they could have places at the tables of the guests for which country
they would like to be doing business in - BUT BUT BUT - I would
FORBID under penalty of tax audits - the corporate sponsors to talk
about any business topics at the dinner - this could be done later
off-premises from appointments made off-premises after the dinner.
This way the NECESSARY - YES - NECESSARY - pomp could be maintained
but NOT NOT NOT at taxpayers expense. And I certainly wouldn't mind
being there at such a fancy dinner as the First Libertarian
President - of course!!!
Afterall, it is necessary to remember "Politics Is Grand Theater"
and you must provide a show!!! Unless you're Mr. Jimmy( Wear A
Sweater)Carter who did not understand this simple piece of political
logic. It's Showtime Folks!!!
Ron Getty
SF Libertarian
--- In lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com, "Derek Jensen" <derekj72@...>
wrote:
I've been thinking lately of certain very simple questions one can
ask
a politician seeking higher office to determine if they are one of
us
or one of them. I do think the questions Starchild once asked me
are
very good from a civil-liberties perspective:
"Do you think someone should be allowed to walk down the street
wearing a mask?" (Yes)
"Do you think people should be required to carry ID cards?" (No)
Here's mine I just thought up:
Q. You turn on the television and see an elaborate State dinner
with
the President, some foreign dignitary and several hundred guests.
Which of the following is closest to your first reaction?
A1: Wow, looks fancy! Wish I could be there.
A2: The pomp shown in such events is evidence of the greatness of
our country
A3: Looks expensive, but such events are necessary for
international diplomacy
A4: There those bastards go again wasting the money they stole
Corruption??? IN POLITICS??? Come on already!!! Say it isn't so!!!
Ron Getty
Libertarian President of The USA and Totally Incorruptible ( Except
For Privately Corporate Funded State Dinners)
and
SF Libertarian
--- In lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com, "Derek Jensen" <derekj72@...>
wrote:
I always liked that the appearance of private-funding for inaugural
celebrations was kept up.
It's all so ripe for corruption though.
-Derek
> Dear Derek;
>
> Obviously A4 - however - proviso - despite what people would call
> sell out - I would have business corporations fund the dinner so
> they could have places at the tables of the guests for which
country
> they would like to be doing business in - BUT BUT BUT - I would
> FORBID under penalty of tax audits - the corporate sponsors to
talk
> about any business topics at the dinner - this could be done
later
> off-premises from appointments made off-premises after the
dinner.
>
> This way the NECESSARY - YES - NECESSARY - pomp could be
maintained
> but NOT NOT NOT at taxpayers expense. And I certainly wouldn't
mind
> being there at such a fancy dinner as the First Libertarian
> President - of course!!!
>
> Afterall, it is necessary to remember "Politics Is Grand Theater"
> and you must provide a show!!! Unless you're Mr. Jimmy( Wear A
> Sweater)Carter who did not understand this simple piece of
political
> logic. It's Showtime Folks!!!
>
> Ron Getty
> SF Libertarian
>
>
> --- In lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com, "Derek Jensen" <derekj72@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've been thinking lately of certain very simple questions one
can
> ask
> > a politician seeking higher office to determine if they are
one of
> us
> > or one of them. I do think the questions Starchild once asked
me
> are
> > very good from a civil-liberties perspective:
> >
> > "Do you think someone should be allowed to walk down the street
> > wearing a mask?" (Yes)
> >
> > "Do you think people should be required to carry ID cards?"
(No)
> >
> > Here's mine I just thought up:
> >
> > Q. You turn on the television and see an elaborate State dinner
> with
> > the President, some foreign dignitary and several hundred
guests.
> > Which of the following is closest to your first reaction?
> >
> > A1: Wow, looks fancy! Wish I could be there.
> > A2: The pomp shown in such events is evidence of the