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Clever Article Poking Fun at Libertarians
Townhall.com ^ | April 26, 2014 | Daniel J. Mitchell

Posted on 04/26/2014 8:01:06 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Responsibility2nd

L4l.org...

One mans porn is another mans punch line. Don’t like it? Don’t look...

And yeah, Rand’s cowardice, along with Hannity and Beck, have burnt the last bridge with me...


21 posted on 04/26/2014 11:32:41 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: Kaslin

So many straw men, so little time...


22 posted on 04/26/2014 1:06:13 PM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: freebilly

What percentage of America’s prisoners are serving felony time for smoking pot?


23 posted on 04/26/2014 2:46:46 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

Nearly half (48%) of inmates in federal prison were serving time for drug offenses in 2011.... US Dep’t of Justice:

http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/p11.pdf


24 posted on 04/26/2014 2:59:09 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

What percentage of America’s prisoners are serving felony time for smoking pot?


25 posted on 04/26/2014 3:06:38 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: Kaslin

I followed the link to the libertarian quiz (near the bottom of the article), and scored 54 out of 160:

51-90 points: You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.

That is probably because the private sector has never spontaneously devised a mechanism to do some things that it seems only government does efficiently, like oversee drug approval and regulation. Government is the tool for making sure things get done that the citizenry decides need to be done.


26 posted on 04/26/2014 3:14:55 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

Libertarian Party Platform:

Throw open the borders completely; only a rare individual (terrorist, disease carrier etc.) can be kept from freedom of movement through “political boundaries”.

Homosexuals; total freedom in the military, gay marriage, adoption, child custody and everything else.

Abortion; zero restrictions or impediments.

Pornography; no restraint, no restrictions.

Drugs; Meth, Heroin, Crack, and anything new that science can come up with, zero restrictions.

Advertising those drugs, prostitution, and pornography; zero restrictions.

Military Strength; minimal capabilities.


27 posted on 04/26/2014 3:38:48 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

What am I, F@&king Wikipedia. Look it up yourself....


28 posted on 04/26/2014 3:47:04 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

You were making an attempt to mislead people, unless you want to eliminate all crimes that involve all drugs.


29 posted on 04/26/2014 5:14:08 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

I wasn’t trying to mislead anyone. Many of the people in jail for drug possessions were charged with intent to distribute because they had more than an ounce of pot and in possession of $200 when they were arrested. Far too many people are in jail for drug crimes....


30 posted on 04/26/2014 5:36:01 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

Most people who get convicted of federal drug crimes are big time criminals, regardless of whether it was a drug conviction that the one that got them into federal prison.


31 posted on 04/26/2014 5:41:45 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: Kaslin

Thanks for the article. Here’s another one from the same author on the history of the income tax:

https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/is-today-the-anniversary-of-the-income-tax-the-worst-day-in-american-history/

I think it can be appreciated by conservatives and libertarians alike.


32 posted on 04/26/2014 7:56:27 PM PDT by ChessExpert (The unemployment rate was 4.5% when Democrats took control of Congress in 2006.)
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To: ChessExpert
The article you are referring to was posted here

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3074834/posts

33 posted on 04/27/2014 1:08:28 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: ansel12

Sure..., keep believing that....


34 posted on 04/27/2014 4:36:31 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

Thank you, I will believe the truth over what you are trying to spread.


35 posted on 04/27/2014 4:40:20 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

Sure, you’re a statist and believe the truth of statism. I’m not surprised. They need to create a website for you call Slaverepublic....


36 posted on 04/28/2014 7:16:51 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

That’s heavy dude.


37 posted on 04/28/2014 7:25:27 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

Your other posts prove your a statist and a bootlicker. The truth ain’t heavy, dude, it’s just the truth....


38 posted on 04/28/2014 7:27:51 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: freebilly

That is really deep stuff man, deep.


39 posted on 04/28/2014 7:29:10 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

Own it, dude....


40 posted on 04/28/2014 8:42:05 PM PDT by freebilly
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