In fact, the “terror watch list” used for denying entry to commercial aircraft is a list of names thought to be used by individuals suspected of planning terrorist activity. No identifying information other than names are included on the list. As such, all individuals whose name matches one allegedly used by an individual suspected of planning terrorist activity would suffer abridgment of their rights, should the list be used as a means for abridging civil liberties. Because the list exists in secret, individuals whose names appear would not know until after suffering an abridgment of their liberty. As the attempt by a “prohibited person” to purchase a firearm is a felony offense, relying upon the “no fly” list as a means of prohibiting firearms purchases would result in many citizens unknowingly and unintentionally committing felony acts due to their inability to ascertain in advance the listing of their name upon a secret and demonstrably erroneous list. Additionally, no established means exists to preemptively appeal entry upon the list; consequently, individuals will experience an abridgment of their civil liberties with no prior warning and with no preemptive means to prevent such abridgment.

Proponents of relying upon the “no fly” list as a means of denying the constitutionally protected liberty of firearms ownership are explicitly advocating and endorsing fascism.

Proponents of relying upon the “no fly” list as a means of denying the constitutionally protected liberty of firearms ownership are explicitly advocating and endorsing fascism.

Paul says:
>”It only shows that they are equal, and nothing else.”

Exactly. I posted the graph to disprove Chuck’s goofy assertion that socialist northern Europe has a much lower standard of living than the US does. Nobody here claimed they have it better than us (aside from the fact they are happier).

Paul says:
>Obviously, ideologically, you would say they are better because they pander to more leftist thought.

Where do I say that? Do you like putting words in people’s mouths? Again, I was disproving Chuck’s assertion that socialism = failure. Not wishing to believe blatant lies does not make me an automatic leftist or socialist.

Or, perhaps my willingness to believe the kinds of lies promulgated by Chuck would make me an automatic capitalist or conservative?

You know what my real position is? Look at my first post on this board. All ideology is rubbish. Labels are nonsense. the most successful societies on earth use a healthy mixture of things that work, no matter what ideology they come from.

The Holland Tulip bubble was the reslut of government regulation? I can only hope you are as ugly as you are ignorant, otherwise you might someday breed, and that would, from what you just typed, be a shame.

There were four major recessions in the 70 years before the New Deal, none since.

Nicely put Rick.

“Look where it got us. Right to the door of this recession! This is the second time, in fact. It happened in 1929.”

The Federal Reserve was put in in 1913 to protect the economy from recessions and depressions and from the ravages of inflation. How’s that working out? I won’t begin to count the recessions and depressions, but the dollar is now worth 95% less. How’s that working out?

Economic corrections are quick (painful of course) in a free market economy, as excesses are quickly worked out as capital reallocates to its best uses. Government suppression of the free market allows massive misallocations and bubbles and reflation, and long, drawn out down period and recoveries. The economy is a beautiful, self-correcting mechanism, when it is allowed to operate unimpeded.