Rand Paul

[Frank DeMartini]

Good Article for all of you Liberterians:

http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2012/06/rand-paul-taking-up-his-dads-mantle/ (http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2012/06/rand-paul-taking-up-his-dads-mantle/)

[badcompany]

Good piece, Frank. Rand would certainly get my vote.

Here's a classic from the master:

Reprinted from The Freeman, May 4, 1953.

The Agony of the Welfare State

For about a hundred years the Communists and interventionists of all shades have been indefatigable in predicting the impending final collapse of capitalism. While their prophecies have not come true, the world today has to face the agony of the much glorified policies of the Welfare State.

The guiding principles of the Welfare State were best laid down by Ferdinand Lassalle (1825-1864), both the friend and rival of Marx. Lassalle ridiculed the liberal doctrines. They assigned to the state, he remarked sneeringly, only the functions of a night watchman. In his eyes the state (with a capital S) was God and Santa Claus at the same time. The state had inexhaustible funds at its disposal, which could freely be used to make all citizens prosperous and happy. The state should nationalize big business, underwrite projects for the realization of which private capital was not available, redistribute national income, and provide for everyone security from the cradle to the grave...

http://mises.org/efandi/ch12.asp

[fast4522]

Very interesting post Frank, fact is they all take the same oath of office right? and should "take seriously the Constitution". If you take the oath of office, and then by any action whatsoever in office subvert it because of personal beliefs or compromise just to pass legislation one is unfit to serve.