Dear Friends,
This week's federalist update is dedicated to the idiocy and base dishonesty of the Million Mom March. It's very good reading if you have a few minutes. Set forth below is the web address and a couple of representative quotes:
http://www.federalist.com/current/fedbrief-00-20.html
QUOTE 1:
"With all due respect to concerned moms, safer streets aren't tied to gun control. March organizers may wish us to believe that mothers somehow possess special wisdom on the question of guns in America. But bad ideas are not transformed into effective public policy merely because the advocates have maternal instincts. If moms truly want to transcend the grubbiness of politics, let them promote better parenting -- a subject on which they have unique expertise." --Robert A. Levy
My editorial comment: I'm not entirely convinced that today's moms (save my wife and a precious few others) really do possess unique expertise on "better parenting" as this quote suggests. More precisely, they either don't possess the expertise, don't appreciate its true value, or both.
QUOTE 2:
This Week's "Two Cents" issue:
Annapolis (MD) alderwoman Cynthia A. Carter proposed that the city start a program to buy back water pistols, cap guns, and other toy weapons to curb "violent behavior" among children, arguing that children "can't distinguish between a real gun or a play gun." Carter said she would eventually like to make all toy guns illegal. Where will this end?"
Steve Dasbach, the Libertarian Party's national director, says, "Do we praise this politician for going after toy guns instead of constitutionally protected real guns? Or do we point out that buying back toy guns will no more keep our streets safe than buying back non-alcoholic beer will keep Ted Kennedy sober?" Dasbach offers some examples of Ms. Carters logic in application:
Prevent the next Microsoft by buying back Monopoly games?
Prevent traffic accidents by buying back Hot Wheels toy cars?
Prevent burglaries by buying back Barbie's Dream House?
Prevent gambling by buying back Pokemon cards?
Prevent urban sprawl by buying back Lego bricks?
Prevent war by buying back G.I. Joes?
Happy reading,
Oscar
[This message has been edited by Oscar (edited May 16, 2000).]
This week's federalist update is dedicated to the idiocy and base dishonesty of the Million Mom March. It's very good reading if you have a few minutes. Set forth below is the web address and a couple of representative quotes:
http://www.federalist.com/current/fedbrief-00-20.html
QUOTE 1:
"With all due respect to concerned moms, safer streets aren't tied to gun control. March organizers may wish us to believe that mothers somehow possess special wisdom on the question of guns in America. But bad ideas are not transformed into effective public policy merely because the advocates have maternal instincts. If moms truly want to transcend the grubbiness of politics, let them promote better parenting -- a subject on which they have unique expertise." --Robert A. Levy
My editorial comment: I'm not entirely convinced that today's moms (save my wife and a precious few others) really do possess unique expertise on "better parenting" as this quote suggests. More precisely, they either don't possess the expertise, don't appreciate its true value, or both.
QUOTE 2:
This Week's "Two Cents" issue:
Annapolis (MD) alderwoman Cynthia A. Carter proposed that the city start a program to buy back water pistols, cap guns, and other toy weapons to curb "violent behavior" among children, arguing that children "can't distinguish between a real gun or a play gun." Carter said she would eventually like to make all toy guns illegal. Where will this end?"
Steve Dasbach, the Libertarian Party's national director, says, "Do we praise this politician for going after toy guns instead of constitutionally protected real guns? Or do we point out that buying back toy guns will no more keep our streets safe than buying back non-alcoholic beer will keep Ted Kennedy sober?" Dasbach offers some examples of Ms. Carters logic in application:
Prevent the next Microsoft by buying back Monopoly games?
Prevent traffic accidents by buying back Hot Wheels toy cars?
Prevent burglaries by buying back Barbie's Dream House?
Prevent gambling by buying back Pokemon cards?
Prevent urban sprawl by buying back Lego bricks?
Prevent war by buying back G.I. Joes?
Happy reading,
Oscar
[This message has been edited by Oscar (edited May 16, 2000).]