Posted on 08/18/2011 6:42:04 AM PDT by Anamnesis
Pissant? that you? Wanna explain the relevance of that comment or are you just trolling for a Zot?
“but the definition of socialism, in the most pure form, is collective ownership. It can be voluntary, like a commune or an Israeli kibbutz.
the population of alaska getting paid by the oil companies, in an equal amount per person, without regard to how much property is owned or how much taxes were paid by that person is socialistic. The very notion of “collective ownership” is socialism. In pure capitalism, the oil company would be the owner of whatever oil it drills, and the profits made would be shared among the shareholders.”
So what is your point?
This is how the Alaska Constitution is written.
So you wanted Palin to run as Governor on a platform that she would totally rewrite the Alaska Constitution?
Calling it a “living document” that she could alter at will?
The AK Constitution is what it is. If you want to call it Socialist, fine. Move to AK and agitate to have it changed if it bothers you so much.
But Palin, as an Alaskan, running for Alaskan, governor, TOTALLY ran the governorship according to the Constitution - even the parts she didn’t like, such as:
1. Rights to same-sex couples: An AK court said it was unconstitutional for companies to deny benefits to same-sex couples. The legislature passed a bill to overthrow that statement. Palin refused to sign it because she said the executive doesn’t have the authority to overturn the judiciary.
2. Selecting the AK attorney general: A legal panel recommends nominees to the governor - usually 3 or more - but for Palin’s last selection, they gave her only 2. She wasn’t thrilled with either one, and, in fact, took the unprecedented step of requesting all legal records of both nominees so her staff could thoroughly vet them. She went with the judge who most stuck to the Constitution over the guy who was a green activist.
So.
Your harping on the AK Constitution as being socialist doesn’t work as a knock against Palin: It is what it is and Palin recognized her limits under the Law.
Thus, her record shows that she will do the same under the U.S. Constitution.
“In pure capitalism, the oil company would be the owner of whatever oil it drills, and the profits made would be shared among the shareholders.”
In your scenario, the concept of a ‘royalty’ couldn’t exist. The oil would be ownerless and anyone could just come in, drill anywhere on ‘state’ land and do what ever they wanted. Doesn’t add up. Owners of private land are reimbursed for drilling on ‘their’ land. in Alaska, the people of the state are reimbursed for drilling on ‘their’ land. Same difference IMO.
Don't care. The hell with RINOs and the hell with the GOP-E.
You have a real problem.
Nope, you are the one with the problem if you are willing to sacrifice Conservative principles and accept a slick RINO just to beat Obama. For me, it's Conservative or nothing. And Perry ain't it.
There is NO virtue in deliberately losing.
Compared to Obama she is perfect squared. Now compared to the average citizen, she is damn good but not perfect.
True...the field is not yet set. And it is a very, very long way until next November. Hell, in terms of politics, it's a very, very long way until next January! Much can...and will happen to change the national landscape.
However, that said, one just has to wonder exactly where the "tipping" point it?? The back rooms, the "smoke filled" (didn't say what kind of smoke, now did I???) hallways, the inner sanctums of seiu, acorn, and community organizers throughout this great socialist land of ours just have to be "abuzz" with the thoughts of "how low can the stain sink" and "how fast is the stain sinking"? and "when will the stain be too low to recover" and " if he goes that low...who do we have to run against him???
Makes one kind of want to start a "pool" that picks the date of the entry of the "great (you pick the sex and color this time) hope" of the dem/lib/prog/pop party into the fray.
Gonna be one hell of an election season when it begins in earnest, ain't it??
Are you blind SC???? OBVIOUSLY it’s a problem because the evil Sarah Palin was involved. Come on man!!! Catch up!!!
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You need to put stop snuggling up with Muslims in there.
“Compared to Obama she is perfect squared. Now compared to the average citizen, she is damn good but not perfect.”
This is true. Some people equate SP support with blind devotion and cultism. Not the case at all. The problem I think is that it has been over 2 decades since a Republican candidate inspired the kind of support she does and people aren’t used to seeing that anymore. Many of us have serious questions about a few things she has said and done just like we did with Ronaldus Magnus. But on balance I at least think the positives far outweigh the negatives and I believe many, if not all of her supporters would say the same. Perfect? HELL NO. But better than anything I have seen thus far.
That too. I have seen knowledgeable people whose opinion I respect on FR argue that he backs “good Muslims.”
Personally I would like to see how a follower of the Koran can be ‘good’ in any western civilized definition or capacity. They are what they are, do what they do and are damn proud of it. If RPs ‘good Muslims” aren’t following that book then they aren’t really Muslims at all. How could they be. But yet they claim they are. Sounds to me like Taqquya blinds some infidels to reality yet again. And don’t even get me started how Mr. Devout Guardisil Open Border Christian seems to want to “Coexsist”.
Palin supported about a 100 candidates in 2010 and had a winning record of about 70, she not only lead in a historical victory, but she helped move in many candidates who were to the right of what was originally planned for the primary.
You wanted her to support Kay Bailey Hutchinson over Perry in Texas?
You are a Perry supporter that has been playing concern troll against Palin for quite sometime.
show me a SINGLE anti Palin post i’ve made before today
Your message for some time has been that Palin is not running and Perry is the man, the next president, and just as on this thread you have many little reasons why she isn’t the right choice anyway.
You keep trying to maintain this concern troll facade of being pro-Palin but... and that is how you work the Palin threads, it is a sleazy method.
lol
good one!
so if you don’t think Palin is running ... your anti-Palin
and if you agree with Palin that waiting beyond September wouldn’t be fair to her supporters.. your anti-Palin
GOT IT!
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