Morality101.net » majority http://morality101.net/blog Liberty without Force Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:25:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 This is What’s Wrong with Democracy http://morality101.net/blog/wrong-with-democracy/ http://morality101.net/blog/wrong-with-democracy/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:51:01 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=1400 Positive Liberty.

Jason Kuznicki on Sep 22nd 2009

From the Des Moines Register:

Iowans are almost evenly divided about whether they would vote for or against a constitutional amendment to end marriage for same-sex couples, according to The Des Moines Register’s new Iowa Poll.

Forty-one percent say they would vote for a ban, and [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/wrong-with-democracy/feed/ 0 Let’s have a constitutional showdown! http://morality101.net/blog/constitutional-showdown/ http://morality101.net/blog/constitutional-showdown/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:28:08 +0000 Dean Striker http://morality101.net/blog/2009/04/lets-have-a-constitutional-showdown-2/ Every Congressman swears an oath to “…preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” To a casual observer, these words could be interpreted to mean that laws enacted by Congress should be consistent with the requirements of the Constitution. To the majority of Congress, these words mean something else, or have no meaning…

[...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/constitutional-showdown/feed/ 0 Iceland expected to turn left in weekend election http://morality101.net/blog/iceland-expected-to-turn-left-in-weekend-election/ http://morality101.net/blog/iceland-expected-to-turn-left-in-weekend-election/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:47:27 +0000 Dean Striker http://morality101.net/blog/2009/04/iceland-expected-to-turn-left-in-weekend-election/ Nobody wants to mention tax rises just ahead of the elections,” said Thorolfur Matthiasson, an economics professor at the University of Iceland. “But if the budget deficit is 10 percent of GDP and the official debt is approximately what the nation can produce in one year, then the politicians will have to raise tax and [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/iceland-expected-to-turn-left-in-weekend-election/feed/ 0 An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic http://morality101.net/blog/democracy-v-republic/ http://morality101.net/blog/democracy-v-republic/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:30:45 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/2009/03/an-important-distinction-democracy-versus-republic/ It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a Republic, as dissimilar forms of government. Understanding the difference is essential to comprehension of the fundamentals involved.

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It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/democracy-v-republic/feed/ 1 I’ll take freedom over Prop 8 http://morality101.net/blog/ill-take-freedom-over-prop-8/ http://morality101.net/blog/ill-take-freedom-over-prop-8/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:50:45 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/2008/11/ill-take-freedom-over-prop-8/ The problem with that philosophy is that most people are afraid of real freedom, or rather of someone else’s freedom to do what they want. Yes, democracy is great as long as you’re the majority.

Good reason for all to just MYOB

Short and sweet.

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