RIP, Johnnie Walters
THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THEY USED TO … Rest in peace, Johnnie Walters … WaiYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THEY USED TO … Rest in peace, Johnnie Walters … WaiYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Amen to that! He was a good man who leaves with us a great legacy.
Start the discussion by articulating exactly what are the “core functions of government” in today’s society?.
For example,when the Constitution was written, the automobile did not exist? Is regulating seat belt wearing and texting while driving a core function? Also, is it a core function to build an Interstate Highway System?
Technological advances require that ” core functions of government” be periodically evaluated against changes in technology, because technology allows more people to be injured and imposed upon faster and on a much wider scale than before.
Oops. To many wrong punctuation marks (“?”) above.
Those can be remedied by clicking on the “Edit” button, located under your post.
I was surprised to learn that if you are logged in as a guest, without giving your email, you have no edit privileges.
Oh, I wasn’t aware of that, euwe max. Thank you for enlightening me on that quirk in the system!
Is your point there was no IRS when the Constitution was written?
but there were taxes. and it s pretty good question. i suspect what Will means when he says ‘core functions’ is really ‘anything that i need’ and frivolous waste is really “stuff i don’t need, or will not need until i turn 65.
The most core function of government since the days of Rome has been building and maintaining ROADS.
But, that came to a grinding halt in this country when these idiot legislators started signing Grover Norquist’s pledge.
it seems lost in the bullshit nonsense around Lerner that the various groups applying for tax exempt status were lying and she was correct to deny them. and now those groups have achieved fraudulent tax exempt status status through political intimidation. nobody believes for a moment – not even rupert murdoch believes that karl roves groups are not purely political operations.
Oh, you mean lying about their political activities like every black church I’ve ever known of?!… oops, I’m sorry, they’re black and they’re Democrats, thus, they get a pass…
Not just the Black churches. Plenty of white ones do it, also. Any church engaging in political activity should lose its tax exempt status for a minimum of five years following any verifiable evidence of such.
When you’re driving down the highway at night
And you’re feeling that Wild Turkey’s bite
Don’t give Johnny Walters a ride
Cause Jack Black is right by your side
You might get taken to the jailhouse and find
You’ve been arrested for driving while blind