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Letter: Nothing crazy about Ron Paul's beliefs
Feb 20, 2012 9:00 am
With regard to our “Crazy Uncle” Ron Paul, if Edgar Allen Beem were nearly as bright and informed as he’d like us to think he is, he would make a case for his “liberal Democrat” brand. But, obviously, the extent to which he has studied the meaning of that phrase is on a par with the depth of study that he has achieved with most of the other subjects that he pontificates and babbles about. Ridicule and sarcasm are the tools of the intellectually bankrupt. It is especially ludicrous that Beem considers himself learned and wise enough to mock and deride Paul, a truly great American.
For over a hundred years now some have thought it stylish and sophisticated to express views that seem progressive and to the “left” of the accepted views of the times. The most prominent of those – Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler – all insisted that their goals and behavior were devoted to the very notion that Beem presents: “It’s for the public good.”
There is nothing in our Constitution about a public good. There is much about our rights to be free. Nothing in the history of the human race is as noble and elegant as the Fourteenth Amendment’s “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
There is no doubt as to where Ron Paul stands on this subject.
Tom Crotty
Freeport
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Melinda213 says:
Tom Crotty says:
It is sad that the English language is no longer functional with many people. But, alas, that is why we are looking into the abyss. People can't and/or don't read and as a result they don't discover the truth and information for themselves. As a result, we have people converting the preamble of the Constitution into law. It is not law - it is an introduction to law. What we have is one in a state of delusion - simply contorting life into something that fits his naive and fuzzy view of it.
Then there is our promoter of the "common good" and public aspirations. Mr. Beem is quite clearly not up to even beginning to understand what our Constitution is all about. If he knew how to read and cared enough about the system with which we have chosen to live together under, he would find that our Constitution is designed to promote the uncommond good and aspirations in each and every citizen of this great country.
David R. Hill says:
And I suppose you'd say that a mission statement is irrelevant to a business plan. So why include it? Why did the founders even bother with a preamble? What purpose was it intended to serve? To set goals that weren't intended to be pursued? That's nonsensical and simply illogical.
eabeem says:
The Preamble to the Constitution articulates the founding principles of this country quite succinctly... and despite what old reactionaries like Tom Crotty and Melvin Udall would like to think they are not individual liberties but shared aspirations for perfect union, justice, domestic tranquility, common defense, and general welfare. The Bill of Rights was an afterthought and it simply limits the power of the government. It is not a statement of individual liberties. The fact that the United States finds itself in such turmoil has a great deal to do with the unfortunate though momentary rise to power of arrogant, antisocial old white men. Take a look in the mirror if you want to see what's wrong with America.
Pem Schaeffer says:
Great letter, Mr. Crotty, and it didn't take long for Beem and the Beemians to spew their collectivist drivel.
I understand you are an artist; doesn't such a career require you to worship at the altar of left wing extremism and the 'common good?'
Yup, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence are all about the anonymous masses, rather than individuals. Including the bill of rights.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are identity group properties.
But I have a question; how many in the group need to have liberty before we can say the group has liberty? And how many in the group need to benefit from a right before we declare the group has benefited from the right?
And how many in the group need to have a right to life before someone declares the group has passed the test?
David R. Hill says:
Here's how the Constitution begins with the Preamble:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Do you really think there's nothing in there about the "common good?"
eabeem says:
Funny how conservatives like Crotty seem to overlook the fact that the Constitution is about common, public aspirations, not individual liberties. They also seem to miss the fact that corporations and free markets are not constitutional entities either.
'public good'?
Well you know what they say: hell is full of good intentions or wishes.
By the way ridicule and sarcasm ARE the tools of the intellectually bankrupt...
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