Rational Nation USA

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth A Conservative Manifesto (revised 11/25/15)  1) Limited effective government with authority granted to it as enumerated in our Constitution 2) A true free market capitalist economy, that is to say a market regulated to insure honest competition. For a market to be free it must be regulated. 3) A judiciary (Supreme Court) that interprets law from a strict constitutionalist prospective. 4) A legislative branch that recognizes their responsibility is to the people and not their own corrupt political interests or those of any special interest group. 5) A government that recognizes the rights of the individual as delineated in our Bill of Rights and the Constitution. 6) A government that views its mandate to tax the citizenry as limited to funding the proper role of government. Which includes providing for the national defense and the general welfare of the nation. 7) A government that recognizes the value of borders, languag...

by Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Sometimes one just has to ramble. In fact rambling is good for thought clarification. I suppose for some it signals mental disorientation, however, for most it is a healthy process of introspective thought and analysis. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about earth shattering revelations or radically changing ones perspective. Rather I am speaking more of a self questioning and reality check to make sure ones beliefs are valid given the current and ever changing realities of our modern world. We all know that in 1776 a group of brilliant men and fervent American patriots declared this nation's independence from a tyrannical Great Britain. Their enlightened thinking galvanized the colonies in a fight for liberty resulting in our war of independence. Because the cause was just, and the colonial leadership strong, the ideals driving the Revolutionary War prevailed. Those ideals remain as right today, and worth preserving, as the...