LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana

Tags: Crux Files ∙ freedom ∙ mistake ∙ consequences ∙ government ∙ force ∙ prove himself ∙ choice & consequence ∙ excuse

❝❝As I said before, apparently the motivation for hexing Kavanaugh has moved from justice to attack.

This will have consequences, regardless of who did what where and when.❞❞
     — NeoWayland, NeoNote — Political hexing

Tags: maxims ∙ justice ∙ attacks ∙ consequences ∙ hexes

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Tags: #MeToo ∙ Neil Patrick Harris ∙ Whoopi Goldberg ∙ radical progressives ∙ hate ∙ bullying ∙ rules ∙ society ∙ anarchy ∙ consequences ∙ Elizabeth Warren ∙ liar ∙ Civil War ∙ Brett Kavanaugh ∙ right ∙ Donald Trump ∙ FOSTA ∙ Facebook ∙ censorship ∙ banned ∙ Amazon ∙ Sears

❝❝The Constitution and the Bill of Rights limit government, not people.

The way I see it, you are free to say and do as you want SO LONG AS you accept responsibility and the consequences. Anyone who promises you freedom from that is lying.❞❞
     — NeoWayland

Tags: Constitution ∙ Bill of Rights ∙ people ∙ responsibility ∙ consequences ∙ lying

This is a page from the original version of Pagan Vigil. There are some formatting differences. Originally published at www.paganvigil.com/C49491493/E20070715134558

An argument against gun control has much wider application than I realized

I had some friends over on Friday and dug out my DVD of Sergeant York for a movie and ice cream. Great film, some very nuanced performances there. Hardly anyone believes me when I tell them that Margaret Wycherly who plays Mother York was a classically trained stage actress.

Anyway, the film sparked a discussion on gun control. I dragged out standard libertarian argument 3B. "The people who pay attention to gun laws are not the ones you should be worried about."

Later battling insomnia sipping hot grapefruit juice (don't knock it till you have tried it), it occurred to me that was probably THE standard libertarian argument, not just against gun control but against almost every bad law.

Illegal drugs? "The people who pay attention to drug laws are not the ones you should be worried about."

Prostitution? Same thing.

Global warming?

Freedom of speech?

Unusual sexual practices?

Minority religions?

It applies to every single one.

For most people, making something illegal won't change their morality. It might prevent someone from abusing a freedom, but more likely it will just restrict the freedom of those who have already proved that they are responsible adults.

So at that point, don't these laws simply impose immoral and irresponsible conditions in the name of freedom?

The people who will obey the law will obey. And those taking advantage will simply break the law with no real consequences. The only things that increase are taxes and government power.

Who really benefits by making someone sign for cough medicine?

Posted: Sun - July 15, 2007 at 01:45 PM

Tags: standard libertarian argument ∙ illegal drugs ∙ prostitution ∙ global warming ∙ sex ∙ religion ∙ abuse ∙ freedom ∙ responsibility ∙ consequences ∙ cough medicine

““Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's not entitlement. An entitlement is what people on welfare get, and how free are they? It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights -- the "right" to education, the "right" to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery -- hay and a barn for human cattle. There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.””

— P.J. O'Rourke

Tags: P. J. O’Rourke ∙ memes ∙ empowerment ∙ gun ∙ duty ∙ consequences ∙ rights ∙ education ∙ healthcare ∙ food ∙ housing ∙ freedom ∙ dependency ∙ rations ∙ slavery ∙ human cattle

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Tags: state ∙ individual ∙ product ∙ service ∙ compulsory ∙ consequences ∙ legal framework ∙ religion ∙ civil rights ∙ cosmetic surgery ∙ gender reassignment ∙ service ∙ abortion ∙ minority ∙ religious right ∙ freedom ∙ choice ∙ the public good

““A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.””
     — Winston Churchill

Tags: Winston Churchill ∙ man ∙ consequences ∙ obstacles ∙ dangers

❝❝Rather than eliminating choice, we should make sure that the consequences are clear.❞❞
     — NeoWayland, United We Stand - Dragging religion into politics

Tags: maxims ∙ choice ∙ consequences

❝❝Recognizing the rights of others is pretty much the only thing that keeps us from taking what we want and to hell with the consequences.❞❞
     — NeoWayland

Tags: recognizing ∙ rights ∙ consequences

““Everything not forbidden is compulsory.””
     — T. H. White, The Once and Future King

Once upon a time, the old saying applied. “Everything which is not forbidden is allowed” illustrated the freedom of the English citizen while “Everything which is not allowed is forbidden” applied to English authorities.

Today I want to recognize two societies, the liberty society and the permission society.

The liberty society assumes that people take responsibility for their choices. Unless it harms someone or their property, you are free to do what you choose, when you choose, and how you choose. You choose.

But you are responsible for the consequences.

The permission society forbids people from acting without permission. Or license. Or approval.

Sadly, America has moved well into being a permission society. And our politicos want to move us further.

Your income must be reported under penalty of law. Spend too much, and it is reported. Save too much and it is reported. Take it out in cash and cross state lines and it is confiscated.

You're free to take what drugs you need as long as you have a doctor's permission. Except some drugs can't be legally sold. And some you must sign for because government assumes you might be making other not so legal drugs.

You can buy alcoholic beverages usually. But some states require that you buy from the government. And some wines and beers can't be sold across state lines.

You can buy insurance if your state government has approved the policy in advance. Don't like what's offered in your state? Sorry, you don't have permission to buy anything else.

You can carry a gun or not as your state decides. You might or might not need a license. You might or might not be able to carry a concealed weapon. Oh, and just because you can do it in your state doesn't mean you can do it in another.

You can start your own business. If you get the proper permits and occupational licensing. And sometimes, if your would be competition doesn't object.

You can rent out your house. If the local hotels and motels don't raise a fuss.

You can use your car to drive people. As long as you don't charge them if you don't have a taxi medallion.

How is this freedom?

Where is the harm?

Why do you stand for this?

Tags: forbidden ∙ allowed ∙ liberty society ∙ permission society ∙ responsibility ∙ consequences ∙ income tax ∙ cash ∙ drugs ∙ doctor's permission ∙ alcohol ∙ beer ∙ wine ∙ state lines ∙ insurance ∙ gun ∙ rent out your house ∙ taxi medallion ∙ ☆

Tags: net neutrality ∙ Drudge Report ∙ Lois Lerner ∙ IRS ∙ Tea Party ∙ Barack Obama ∙ election ∙ hack ∙ Russia ∙ Congress ∙ budget process ∙ tolerance ∙ Kathy Griffin ∙ consequences ∙ Democrats ∙ Syria

Guess which word the popular version uses. It is not Freakin'

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Tags: Original Vigil ∙ KYFHO ∙ F. Paul Wilson ∙ The Equalizer ∙ An Enemy Of The State ∙ Jack Williamson ∙ consent ∙ Jeffersonian ∙ Great Depression ∙ gold ∙ bad choices ∙ consequences ∙ charity ∙ extortion