I have an idea!

Recently here in the *ahem* GREAT *ahem* state of Washington they passed new legislation stating that restaurants must display the number of calories in each menu item directly next to said menu item.

If it is that easy for them to impose such legislation on business forcing them to manufacture new menus and scrap the perfectly good ones, why can't we do the same for taxes? Suppose for example, every time you went to fill up at the tank it said, right next to your desired octane, the exact amount per gallon that was going straight from your pocket to the government's.

It can't be that hard right?! Yeah... Right...

-Daniel

How about we just allow these private companies, ships, etc. to arm themselves. What pirate would want to attempt the takeover of an armed vessel?

Common sense people... Sure everyone is alright, and that is great. But it could have been avoided altogether if simple forethought were used. Do you see the parallels with the 2nd Amendment?

Instead, it cost the US taxpayers probably millions of dollars and could have potentially cost the lives of sailors and marines as well. Let them arm themselves!

-Daniel

I'm trying to find out if people on the 9/12 Project are more than just disappointed Bush supporters. Are there true conservatives here?

How about the fact that Senator Ron Paul has been pushing true conservatism for years and yet I have not mentioned his name once on this site (not saying it hasn't been). Are there people here who believe the Fed is unconstitutional and want it abolished? Who want a return to the gold standard? Who believe in neutrality in foreign relations and free trade with all? Who believe the Patriot Act and National Security Letters are wholly unconstitutional?

Where are the true conservatives on this site? Please open your eyes to Ron Paul, Campaign for Liberty, etc.

-Daniel

I certainly agree to some extent, although it is the reason behind this 'waste of time' that we differ on. From all I have seen, the majority of people that post on the 9/12 project have yet to see the big picture. The majority of people still adore President Bush and the Republican party. True conservatism (small c!), not 'neoconservatism', is the true lighthouse.

Take Senator Ron Paul for example. His record of true conservatism has been steadfast and principled throughout history yet I have not seen his name mentioned once on this website (not saying it hasn't). I believe this to be because the majority of people on this website, the same ones who accuse others of ignorance, etc., are so close-minded that some facts have become incomprehensible. People are scarred of believing that the Patriot Act was unconstitutional because Bush presided over its creation. People are scarred of saying we should just straight up remove the income tax, return to the gold standard, etc.

Instead of TRUE conservatism, we see neoconservative church-going mothers and trigger-happy fathers simply depressed by the lost election to Obama. There is a bigger issue here that I think people are missing, and that is the elephant in the room: true conservatism. I don't mean to offend anyone, but seriously people, wake up! I used to be a huge Bush supporter until literally 3 months ago... I am ashamed to say that I was.

-Daniel

Regardless of what someone does, beating someone so badly that they are in critical condition is a terrible thing and anyone who is capable of doing so needs counseling. They could have just held him down & called 911 instead of beating him. To be honest, I am scared to walk anywhere with things like this going on. Who knows if I piss off the wrong person, I might get beat to a pulp and have a news station say it's my fault that I got beat up & sent to the hospital while they celebrate the person who beat me up.

I think many people on this site are misguided and are only here because their party didn't win the last election. Unfortunately we are in deeper than most people here think.

Consider that the Bush administration violated virtually every right save the right to keep and bear arms. I have heard people say things like "well if you abide by the 12 values, etc. then who cares what the government does, you won't have to worry about them violating your rights". Excuse me? The Founding Fathers fought for "Liberty OR Death"! Every tyrannical government in history has abolished rights in the name of so-called security.

Do you not see Republicans drooling over the Bush administration like you see Democrats drooling over the Obama administration? The government is supposed to protect our rights, not destroy them. Consider that it is punishable by 5 yrs. in prison if you even talk to someone about a warrantless search or seizure of your property! Where were conservatives when the Bush administration allowed such desecration of the 1st Amendment, etc.?

Of course the Obama administration and Congress could care less about the Constitution just the same. I would suggest people read A Nation of Sheep by Fox News' Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano, as well as other books pertaining to our Founding Fathers and their libertarian (small 'L') origins. That's not to say I'm libertarian ;)

-Daniel

BTW: I don't mean to be rude or brash and I love to find beautiful solutions to problems in simple, principled ways by means of civil debate. Please email me if you want to talk about this further!