Socialism Ok so we...

Robert Robertson

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Socialism
Ok so we ( the party and great leader) make things or control things the masses need and the profit from that production or service is applied to the public good ..roads health care etc..That is the theory ...Yet the PARTY always has special stores (GUM) or goodies that the masses dont and the leader always has a palace or dacha and all the goodies he wants.
In point of fact some schools contend that one of the reasons the old USSR fell was that Gorbachev ,among other mistakes, was trying to take the privileges away from the party and create pure communism. People said if there is NO advantage to ME or MY family from being in the party..why be in the party?
So the party and the USSR fell apart.
You cannot remake human nature but "idealists" will keep trying ..no matter how many millions gotta get "Liquidated"

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HW Holmes

 A guy asked why Americans are now distrustful of muslims inspite of the Constitution.

 in the words of Justice OWHolmes the constitution is not a suicide pact. Those protections apply to those willing to follow the law not those who,think their own law allows them to  do Jihad and murder Americans. If a gang of people ride into town with "rotten rat" on their jackets, rape , torture and murder, and I later ride into that town with a rotten rats jacket on, I cannot blame the people who survived if they do not trust me

CLINTION WILL HAVE A PEN AND CLINTON WILL HAVE A PHONE!

I am hearing people say "So what if Clintion wins as long as the GOP controls the Congress. What can Clintion do?"
Duh..The Gop has controlled the Congress since 14 and Mr. Obama with his EO's and influence over judicial appointments and federal grants has done a lot ! If Clintion wins, Clintion WILL appoint at least 1 justice and perhaps 3 and Clintion will appoint them. The Senate even if the GOP controls the senate cannot keep the bench empty for 4 years. Clintion can and will rule by EO if she cannot control the Congress and if Clintion does get the Congress..stand by. Even if Clintion did not get control of the Congress, the GOP is NOT going to get the 2/3 control needed to override a veto.of the pols pet bills, So if the pols want their pet bills passed and so get money for reelection the GOP must to a large degree work  with Clintion if she wins as they had to work with Mr. Obama 
SO yes! It matters very much who is President in 2017.
I say..Trump in 16

history of PC ism

Pending Approval

The PC profs started to redefine the concept of racism to suit their political goals in the 90's...PC racism defined,,,"Racism is the use of power by whites  especially white men to oppress blacks or other people of color ..Blacks or other people of color since they have NO power cannot be racist. Any action that they take is therefore only a reaction against oppression  and not racist.  A prof in a ED class said that as far back as the 90s

Tacitus

THE GERMANY and THE AGRICOLA
OF TACITUS. THE OXFORD TRANSLATION REVISED, WITH NOTES.
By Tacitus Yep..gotta control them "assault spears"

44. . "Nor are arms allowed to be kept promiscuously, as among the other German nations: but are committed to the charge of a keeper, and he, too, a slave. The pretext is, that the Ocean defends them from any sudden incursions; and men unemployed, with arms in their hands, readily become licentious. In fact, it is for the king's interest not to entrust a noble, a freeman, or even an emancipated slave, with the custody of arms."
PEOPLE THIS WAS WRITTEN ABOUT 90 AD and you can see that government ( the King) controlled all the arms in the state in order to insure power. Yep..gotta control them "assault spears" for the public safety.....The men who wrote out Bill of Rights into the Constitution read this I am sure and KNEW that only a armed people could be and remain a free people! Again this was written in about 97 AD

http://spectator.org/64643_when-trump-fought-racists/

http://spectator.org/64643_when-trump-fought-racists/

Balance of power and checks and balances . Constitution 101

We have three stages of government in the USA
Local==your town or city
State== Your state government
Federal== your federal government
""fed·er·al

ˈfed(ə)rəl/

adjective

1. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs."

Most of the government that people would deal with would be local and being local people would hve great control of it.

The cities or towns would have to work together for example to build roads..or catch criminals so there was a State Government

In 1789 people saw the need for s federal union of all the states for security* the indians, England, Spain, and France were still out there)  So a Federal Government was formed.

However the Americans knew that government ,"like fire was a useful servant but a terrible master" and unless keep under control, would like a forest fire, grow to endanger their freedom

  From city to state to federal ALL American governments have the same basic three (3) part  structure.

A a lawmaking body ( city council..state legislature national Congress ...B. a Judicial body (courts)  C. Executive branch. (mayor...governor...president)

The three levels and three branches are Separation of powers but more then that within the three branches at every level the is a separation and system of checks and balances.

Ok history..you knew that was coming..: )

Under a Louis the 14 or a Cromwell, or a Hitler or a Stalin or a Kim ..the head of the government was/ is  the MONARCH he or she had/has the final word on EVERYTHING. Now that can work and well IF you have a good wise leader..there were some but it is not common...A bad leader will ruin the nation! recall that in 1941 Hitler when he did not and had every reason NOT to declared war on the USA!!! There was NO one to say ..Adolf this is dumb..the USA will have to fight Japan and all aid to Europe must stop..we are saved...or Adolf at least get Japan to declare war on Russia and tie down half of the Russian Army in exchange...Nope the word of the leader was law.

The men who created our government knew their history (not UGH social studies) and set up a system to prevent that. 

Congress makes the law...the president enforces the laws and the Courts see that the law is fairly applied.

I know that we have judges declaring laws unconstitutional and ordering change...a power the courts took upon themselves.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison) and that the presidents seek to make law..( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Presidency)  

You see the system assumes that each branch will protect its power..which as a rule was true until the system started to blend in the 20th century.

Nor is this the work of any one party or man.TR, a republican started it and a century later  Obama a democrat continued it.. One may hope that Mr. Trump will lead the restoration. . The Fed has a lot of money (aid--grants) and if your state or town or organization want the {free money) grants  well of course they must follow the "guidelines"  This money allows the Federal government to extend its powers well pass the balance the constitution was build to maintain.

The question is:

  How can this be corrected with the least social disruption? 

 is the American social problem of the 21 century.

the Social part of the Social Contract. Constitution 101

By about 1600 the world view of what we would call the middle Class was raising.
Theirs was the world  of the contract; NOT right of blood or birth. as was the older world of the Noble.
So the American system of Government is based on what was called the "Social contract, " not Divine Right.
....God created a world of  compleatly free people and people formed communities for their mutual benefit.  That is people agreed to give up SOME of their freedom, to be controlled by LAWS in exchange for the benefits of the community.  For example:  If you go hunting by yourself, you are free to go where you will when you will....but if you have a accident, it is better to have a few friends to help you back to camp than wait for the wolves to eat you alive. Ah but if you go hunting with the group, you have to abide by the groups rules..They may vote to hunt bear and you prefer to hunt deer..so you give up some of your "freedom" to be with the group. That is basic Social Contract. That is how people created governments!
Yet, wanting a much freedom as possible, people put limits on the power that they gave the governments of these communities.They had learned that a king (government)  with unlimited power meant that sooner or later the people would be always in rebellion (civil war) or reduced to serfdom (enslaved)
The answer seemed to them to be create a needed central government? Yes. But give it limited powers and to prevent it gaining more power through a system of checks and balances.
This our Constitution does  and as pols have long lamented, our Constitution mostly tells the Federal Government what it CANNOT do.

Tomorrow: Balance of power and checks and balances .

the Social part of the Social Contract. Constitution 101

By about 1600 the world view of what we would call the middle Class was raising.
Theirs was the world of the contract.
So the American system of Government is based on what was called the "Social contract."
....God created a world of  compleatly free people and people formed communities for their mutual benefit.  That is people agreed to give up SOME of their freedom, to be controlled by LAWS in exchange for the benefits of the community.  For example:  If you go hunting by yourself, you are free to go where you will when you will....but if you have a accident, it is better to have a few friends to help you back to camp than wait for the wolves to eat you alive. Ah but if you go hunting with the group, you have to abide by the groups rules..They may vote to hunt bear and you prefer to hunt deer..so you give up some of your "freedom" to be with the group. That is basic Social Contract. That is how people created governments!
Yet, wanting a much freedom as possible, people put limits on the power that they gave the governments of these communities.They had learned that a king (government)  with unlimited power meant that sooner or later the people would be always in rebellion (civil war) or reduced to serfdom (enslaved)
The answer seemed to them to be create a needed central government? Yes. But give it limited powers and to prevent it gaining more power through a system of checks and balances.
This our Constitution does  and as pols have long lamented, our Constitution mostly tells the Federal Government what it CANNOT do.

Tomorrow: Balance of power and checks and balances .

What is a " a good contract?" Constitution 101

What is a " a good contract?" 
A contract is an agreement based on the idea that people will almost  always act in their own self interest. So to prevent conflict..swords and axes ..agreements must be clear and in writing. I or you may forget. Paper does not forget. 
So with that in mind:

I will give 3 pigs for 3 ducks...simple right?
Wrong!!!
How big are the pigs? How old? How healthy?  Male or Female?  When will this take place? What will result if you are not satisfied?
As to the ducks How big are the ducks ? How old?  How healthy?  Male or Female?  When will this take place? What will result if you are not satisfied?
Are we done? 
Nope.  define "healthy" and define "satisfied"
You will note that a "contract" is as exact as the parties can make it and once agreed to and signed and in most cases witnessed. That Contract may NOT be changed unless BOTH parties agree.. The Contract does not "live and evolve " by itself.  
That idea violates the very concept of a contract!

So if Mike agrees to pay you $ 20 to watch his car and when he returns the car is safe but he tries to give you $5 .."Because the  contract has evolved"  would you accept that as just? Has he kept to your contract?

Reread and understand that! That has to be clear before you can advance:
The US Constitution IS the Contract the American people made to creat the Federal Government.
Tomorrow the Social  part of the Social Contract. 

Rule not by divine right but by social contract. Constitution 101

 As power began to shift from the Aristocratic to the young middle class; more and more members of the MC began to question the social system. WHY should not a man be a general, or a minister, simply becouse he was not born noble? WHY should birth LIMIT a person? If birth did not matter, what of the view that kings ruled by divine right? IF rule was NOT by divine right..How were governments to be set up?

By contract of course.

      Among nobles your WORD given to another noble was unquestioned. The word of a noble was the word of a noble...BUT that word was mostly given to another noble. In most cases a noble would not even talk to a common directly..The lord would tell the lesser noble who would tell the servant who would tell you.  (Think about it. If the CEO wants a hamburger and  a coke from burger king. He or she  does not go there or even call Burger King..He/she  tells someone who tells someone who sends someone to pick up that meal.)

Among the middle class, which started as a business/ trade class however  almost all everything was done by written contract. "I, jones will give you 3 nice  sheep  on monday and you Frank,  give me 5 good chickens on friday."

Now what is wrong with that "contract"?
 Define " nice"  Perhaps to me "Nice" is a 3 legged half dead sheep. Is  that what you expected?
 Or "good"  Perhaps to Frank a "good' chicken is half dead.  Is that what Jones expected?

So both men  feeling cheated, go to 'Court" the judge reads the contract, and tosses the case out of court. Both learn to hire people who KNOW how to write a good contract.

Tomorrow:  What is a " a good contract?