Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -v s- Tyranny h/t: The Southern Avenger Indeed, the current field of presidential candidates falling all over themselves to win the "R" nomination to run for president against Obama 2012 are devoid of... 1) A proper philosophy of governance, 2) ethical principles, 3) consistency, 4) a clue as to our nations real problems and what it will take to resolve them. Principles and vision does matter.

Legalize Drunk Driving.  Sounds crazy, doesn't it? If you consider drunk driving laws as one more link in the chain of abuse constructed by the progressive social engineers, and that it punishes someone because they might do harm, it no longer sounds quite so absurd.  Look back to where we started from: It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow. (Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 62) Here is Lew Rockwell's take : The feds have declared that a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent and above is criminal and must be severely punished. The National Restaurant Association is exactly right that this is absurdly low. The overwhelming ...