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01/23/04 Re Commentary by
Ginger
Since things haven't changed much in the council
vs. citizen battle, I haven't written in a while,
figured what's the point?
However, Ginger's 1/15 commentary:
"This City Council will save me?" brought my
fingers back to the keyboard. Ginger has the kind of
no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners attitude we need more of.
You know from past exchanges that I am no fan of most federal laws, but when
Ginger cited the constitutional prohibition against state and local governments
entering into agreements with foreign governments, I swooned!
I thought here is someone who comprehends the foundational principles of our
constitutional republic and the rule of law.
Yet, Ginger was just getting started. When she blasted
the Dallas City Council for ignoring individual freedoms and implementing
draconian regulations on businesses, I swooned again!
Amen, Ginger.
Your views are a breath of fresh air and encouragement to
those of us who fight the bobble-headed notion that every action and
transaction should be subject to taxation and regulation.
I disagree with you, though, when you label the Dallas smoking ban as
"communistic." I think a better description of such an attack on property
rights is "fascism."
In her book, "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal," the late Ayn Rand makes the
distinction between "socialism" (which I suppose is a less violent version of
communism) and "fascism":
".both 'socialism' and 'fascism' involve the issue of property rights. The
right to property is the right of use and disposal. . socialism negates
private property rights altogether, and advocates 'the vesting of
ownership and control' in the community as a whole, i.e. in the state;
fascism leaves ownership in the hands of private
individuals, but transfers control of the property to the government.
"Ownership without control is a contradiction in terms: it means 'property,'
without the right to use it or to dispose of it. It means that the citizens
retain the responsibility of holding property, without any of its
advantages, while the government acquires all the advantages without
any of the responsibility." |
I say let's start calling the continual taxing and regulating spree what it
really is: FASCISM, and call those who advocate it what they really are:
FASCISTS.
Better yet, read "Mein Kampf" and find out their next move!
/s/ politicklish
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