In his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Robert Nozick lists two types of moral rules: utilitarian rules and side constraints. Utilitarian rules are basically end goals that a person or society must reach. For example, there may be a moral rule which says that society must achieve the greatest amount of good possible. In this system, rules and institutions are implemented which lead to this end, which is seen as the moral goal to aim for. The other type of moral rules are side constraints, which are not concerned with the end goal of their implementation, but rather those actions themselves. For example, a side constraint may be ‘do not murder’. This would be a side constraint moral rule if you implement that not looking at what would be the consequences of not murdering people. Murder would be considered bad, whatever the consequences may follow, even if murder increased the happiness and prosperity of a nation or group of people.
Aghast I do say, to those who do not sway, all other colors be banished away; the yucky yellow, the barbaric brown; these cheeses, I do not pray.
A sandwich bar I go, to the cheese course do I so, and thy say upon to me what of a duo? Is it yellow that I hoped, or brown to which I croaked, and thus I screamed: Cream Cheese POWER!!!
Feed it to the dogs, or spray it off, with the hoses, all these cheeses make a mess and such a threat that-that poses; so I screamed: Cream Cheese POWER!!!
Recently I wrote about where I thought America was heading. I gave my views on taxes, the economy and what you might be able to do about it to protect yourself. Today I would like to give a little back up to that article with some information in history. I am referring of course to FDR and the double dip recession of the Late thirties.
Unemployment is high and heading upward. The Dow Jones is bouncing up and down for the last several months. The talk of the town this summer is whether or not we will hit a double dip recession. Many people say the government should continue the bail outs and keep on spending. Still, others say that we should cut spending because it will preclude any downturns in the economy.
Unfortunately, FDR was faced with the same decisions and now Obama
In the fall of 1956, during the Suez Canal Crisis, the world was on the brink of major international conflict. American allies, Britain and France, were engaged in a battle against Egypt over control of the Suez Canal.
Circumcision, the practice of removing the skin that covers the tip of the penis, is a procedure commonly performed shortly after the birth of a male child. Approximately 79% of adult males in the United States have been circumcised. Circumcision is known to reduce the risk of contracting AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as well as reducing the risk of urinary tract infections. However, circumcision is not considered a medical necessity nor is it required by law – Legal News Examiner William Pfeifer, Jr, explains.
The Arizona gubernatorial election of 2010 will be held on November 2, 2010. While no nominations are set in stone, as the the primary to select the 2010 Republican nominee for governor of Arizona will be held on August 24, 2010, we know that State Attorney General Terry Goddard is filed on the democratic ticket, while Republicans, incumbent Governor Jan Brewer and Matthew Jette will face off in the primary. On the Libertarian ticket, Bruce Olsen will be in the running for Arizona’s salvation.
Cream cheese is a milky, cheesy substance with one advantage over many of it’s cheese competitors – it is white. The color white is the greatest of all colors because of the color’s constant ability to look pure. Yellow, brown, orange, an unnatural shade, are blasphemous; white, is with God.
For many years now I have been warning people to buy gold or silver. I personally buy silver because it is still somewhat affordable. With the recent knowledge that hidden in ObamaCare is a tax on gold and other precious metals comes the realization that not all laws are what they appear to be.
Just exactly what does taxing and filing 1099’s for items over 600 dollars have to do with your health care? If you answered nothing, you would be correct. What does hiding it in a health care bill mean?
Libertarian candidate Alex Snitker calls pollster Scott Rasmussen out for not polling him in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, and stacking the deck for Marco Rubio and the GOP
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Jul 23, 2010 – Much like Rocky Balboa, the famed Philly underdog, Alex Snitker keeps getting knocked to the mat, but always comes up swinging.
The former U.S. Marine and Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate who crashed a media-sponsored candidate forum in Sarasota last month has now set his sights on the man who he feels has wronged him, and the voting public.
I discovered an interesting little piece on the Humble Libertarian Blog, found here: http://www.humblelibertarian.com/2010/07/liberty-studies-u-of-illinois.html
The author, W. E. Messamore, reported on the “awesome opportunity for a libertarian with a bachelor’s degree: You can now get your Master’s Degree in Liberty Studies online from the University of Illinois at Springfield, which is ranked as the fourth best public master’s university in the Midwest according to the 2009 Edition of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report.”
In a nut shell, Subsidies are when the government takes tax money from you by force, and spends it on something you would not be willing to pay for in the free market. Subsidies support questionable or obsolete businesses in the name of the public interest because the government does not trust us to do whats good for us on our own.
Subsidies are unconstitutional, violates the voluntary nature of the free market, and thus, anti-Libertarian.
TAMPA – In what is shaping up to be the common man vs. the political elite in Florida this election season, underdog Alex Snitker crossed another threshold in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat.
In a poll released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling (PPP), Snitker, the Libertarian nominee, grabbed 4% of the vote in a four-way race between him, Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, and Kendrick Meek. Even more surprising is that he enjoyed 8% support among coveted independent voters.
Sorry for being away so long folks. The move took a lot more out of my time then I had originally anticipated. We are settling in nicely and we have all begun the job-hunting phase. Weather here is very pleasant. Sometimes a little hot but we are used to that from being in Florida all these years. Nights are much more pleasurable.
Scenery is great. We have a view of the mountains from our front porch. Prices are a bit higher here with the huge sales tax and such. I have taken to trying to get a vegetable garden started and we have a really big lemon tree on that property that bares plenty of fruit.
It is good to be online in a more or less permanent
14 million Americans, or 1 in 13 adults, abuse alcohol and are considered alcoholics. As such 12 step programs are booming, as there are over 300 different types of 12 step programs. Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith started Alcoholics Anonymous two years after prohibition in 1935. Now, before we dive into the political arguments against AA, Alcoholism is not a disease. In the scientific community, there are standards as to what a disease constitutes. A disease or medical condition is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and signs. Again, alcoholism is NOT a disease, opposed as to what proponents of AA will tell you.
Many a time I have tried to explain how the Constitution was a usurpation of power away from the people. Of course, I get all sorts of flack when presenting the theory. I am amazed at how often I get arguments from sophisticated Libertarians who fight for the Constitutional government formed by our forefathers. The very idea that we were supposed to be free and yet they still created a coercive government seems to be lost on even the most die-hard libertarians around me.
OK, so let’s make the premise clear. I believe that any government is, by nature, coercive. I challenge anyone from any place in the entire world to prove otherwise.
The 2010 California gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2010 to choose the Governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Since constitutional office holders in California are prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same position incumbent Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger is ineligible to run for reelection – THANK GOD! While it is still considered a toss-up amongst the two-party system between Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown, THE “LIBERATOR”, Libertarian Dale Ogden will be California’s third option. Ogden’s running mate for Lieutenant Governor is Pamela Brown.
The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election will take place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Ted Strickland, a Democrat, will seek reelection. Former House Budget Chairman John Kasich is widely seen as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. Ken Matesz and his running mate Ann Leech will be running on the Libertarian ticket for the 2010 Ohio gubernatorial race.
The 2010 congressional elections in Florida will be held on November 2, 2010 to determine who will represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Florida’s 20th congressional district is currently represented by incumbent Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, fighting for reelection against business woman Karen Harrington of Davie, FL, businessman Dennis Lamb of Pembroke Pines, FL, and of course, Libertarian Viewpoint favorite Robert Lowry, will face each other for the Republican nomination.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Washington will take place in Washington on November 2, 2010. The incumbent Senator, Democrat Patty Murray, is running for re-election. Among the candidates opposing her in the top-two primary are former State Senator Dino Rossi and former NFL player Clint Didier, both Republicans.
The Maryland gubernatorial election of 2010 will be held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Martin O’Malley and Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, both Democrats, will be eligible to run for a second term in office. Robert Ehrlich, former Governor (2003–2007), Representative from the 2nd Congressional District (1995–2002) is on the Republican ticket, as well as Brian Murphy. The Libertarian Party will be represented by Susan Gaztañaga with running mate Doug McNeil.
The deadline to submit bids to host the Libertarian Party State convention has been extended to July 22, 2010. While currently there is one bid in the running, the Broward County Libertarian party is undergoing efforts to submit a bid of their own.
Libertarians love to debate the issues. Debate is important and helps educate people. It may even influence the thinking of some republicans and democrats. I hope so.
I used to spend a lot of time debating issues with other citizens and trying to reach people with the message that it was personal responsibility, personal initiative, hard work and honesty that were big parts of what made America great. I don’t see big government as having anything to do with making America great. Big government is everything bad about America. It destroys productivity. It destroys initiative and interferes with our individual rights in too many ways to count.
Human rights can be listed, defined, premised, within an array of different frameworks in which may lead to inconsistency and conflictual patterns of recognition. Through a Libertarian framework, three premises exist in the determination of what are human rights without any conflicting understandings:
1. One has the right for another person to not take his life.
2. One has the right for another person to not force him into slavery.
3. One has the right for another person to not violate his body or property.
The meaning of Federal waters is generally waters from 3 – 200 miles offshore which is defined in an excerpt from the Coral Reef Information System, part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Pundits argue that the BP (British Petroleum) oil spill occurred in federal waters, and as such is a federal responsibility to handle. However, the fact of the matter is TITLE 33 – CHAPTER 26 – SUBCHAPTER I – § 1251, entitled the “Congressional declaration of goals and policy,” of the United States Code, mandates Congressional recognition, preservation, and protection of primary responsibilities and rights of States regarding our nation’s waters. This Chapter of U.S.C. provides a lot of other mandates that our federal government is neglecting, specifically President Obama, as we shall see as we go on below:
The New York gubernatorial election of 2010 will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of New York, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. Democract Andrew Cuomo and Republican Rick Lazio are battling in the main two-party arena. Though the Libertarian Party of New York does not have permanent ballot access in New York elections, they generally produce enough support to earn a slot on the ballot each gubernatorial election. The party chose Warren Redlich as their nominee at the state party convention on April 24, 2010.
Two cultural factions of the Libertarian Party were at war in New York before the nomination was announced. First, there was the tea partying, more conservative faction embodied in Guilderland town board member Warren Redlich. On the opposite side was disgraced New York (former) Governor Elliot Spitzer’s squeeze, Kristen Davis. Davis, claiming to be a Libertarian, was running an unusual campaign with some more established faces mixed in, as well as setting herself up as a single issue candidate, focusing primarily on the legalization of marijuana. I personally never gave her as much weight given her link to Spitzer and the fact she was surrounding herself with the establishment. And, probably due to the fact she looks like a porn star (just kidding).
In his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Robert Nozick lists two types of moral rules: utilitarian rules and side constraints. Utilitarian rules are basically end goals that a person or society must reach. For example, there may be a moral rule which says that society must achieve the greatest amount of good possible. In this system, rules and institutions are implemented which lead to this end, which is seen as the moral goal to aim for. The other type of moral rules are side constraints, which are not concerned with the end goal of their implementation, but rather those actions themselves. For example, a side constraint may be ‘do not murder’. This would be a side constraint moral rule if you implement that not looking at what would be the consequences of not murdering people. Murder would be considered bad, whatever the consequences may follow, even if murder increased the happiness and prosperity of a nation or group of people.
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