Sunday, September 10, 2006
"Crazy for Liberty" Candidate Questionaire
Here is the "Crazy for Liberty" candidate questionaire. Presented for your amusement and enlightenment. I view these things the same way I view polls: entertainment. It is almost impossible to get a real feel for a candidate through a questionaire. I don't mind answering them, I am just not sure how useful they are. If you want to know how I feel on particular issues, either ask me here or email me privately at dullhawk@hotmail.com
Immigration
Guess what. I don't have the answer to "the immigration problem". All I have are some comments concerning what I think about the topic. So here goes.
Everyone has the right to prevent trespassing on their property. By anyone. So, if you do not wish to have aliens, or cops, or census takers, or me on your land, that is your absolute right. So if you owned all of America, you could keep anyone out that you didn't like, for any reason or no reason at all. No one owns all of America; certainly NOT the US government. So for the feds to pretend that they have any authority on the issue is a lie.
Why do people risk so much to come to America?
Part of the reason is the freedom that we are rumored to have here. The US government is working as hard as it can to remove this incentive for immigrants.
Another reason is welfare handouts. Since it is wrong to steal from people to finance any government program, the reasonable thing to do is to end welfare. No longer would anyone come here for government handouts. This would end the injustice of stealing from some people and giving it to others who did not earn it. At least for welfare. There are other taxes that still need to be dealt with, but that is another topic.
Jobs are another reason. The job culture is a screwed up mess, but if someone wants to work for another person, they have the right to do it. I do not believe that anyone is entitled to any particular job. You want a job, then earn it. If an immigrant is willing to do a job for less pay, or a job you do not wish to do, why should you whine? Either agree to work cheaper or look elsewhere. Or go the extra mile for your pay to make yourself worth more to the employer. Some immigrants go on to start a business of their own. This benefits us all. How does this threaten America in any way?
I hear people complain that immigrants do not adopt "American culture" as their own when they come here. Do these complainers live in a tipi or a wikiup? Do they speak the language of the nations who occupied this land before their cultures were overwhelmed by the immigrants who gave birth to most of us? Why not? If it is good enough to demand of immigrants now, why shouldn't it have always been the right thing to do?
All cultures have something to offer. Some more than others, but mixing with those who are different can be a very enriching experience. I do not wish to live in a land where a wall keeps out immigrants (and keeps us inside). I do not want to be required to carry proof of "citizenship" and produce it at the whim of enforcers. Closed borders seem to me to be the opposite of freedom and liberty. You are welcome to disagree, of course.
Everyone has the right to prevent trespassing on their property. By anyone. So, if you do not wish to have aliens, or cops, or census takers, or me on your land, that is your absolute right. So if you owned all of America, you could keep anyone out that you didn't like, for any reason or no reason at all. No one owns all of America; certainly NOT the US government. So for the feds to pretend that they have any authority on the issue is a lie.
Why do people risk so much to come to America?
Part of the reason is the freedom that we are rumored to have here. The US government is working as hard as it can to remove this incentive for immigrants.
Another reason is welfare handouts. Since it is wrong to steal from people to finance any government program, the reasonable thing to do is to end welfare. No longer would anyone come here for government handouts. This would end the injustice of stealing from some people and giving it to others who did not earn it. At least for welfare. There are other taxes that still need to be dealt with, but that is another topic.
Jobs are another reason. The job culture is a screwed up mess, but if someone wants to work for another person, they have the right to do it. I do not believe that anyone is entitled to any particular job. You want a job, then earn it. If an immigrant is willing to do a job for less pay, or a job you do not wish to do, why should you whine? Either agree to work cheaper or look elsewhere. Or go the extra mile for your pay to make yourself worth more to the employer. Some immigrants go on to start a business of their own. This benefits us all. How does this threaten America in any way?
I hear people complain that immigrants do not adopt "American culture" as their own when they come here. Do these complainers live in a tipi or a wikiup? Do they speak the language of the nations who occupied this land before their cultures were overwhelmed by the immigrants who gave birth to most of us? Why not? If it is good enough to demand of immigrants now, why shouldn't it have always been the right thing to do?
All cultures have something to offer. Some more than others, but mixing with those who are different can be a very enriching experience. I do not wish to live in a land where a wall keeps out immigrants (and keeps us inside). I do not want to be required to carry proof of "citizenship" and produce it at the whim of enforcers. Closed borders seem to me to be the opposite of freedom and liberty. You are welcome to disagree, of course.
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