Just some friction in The Machine |
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Posted
10:32 PM
by Gerald Klaas
---snip--- A quick DNS query tells me this is from the IRS web proxy internet1.irs.gov and the referrer log shows the visitor was looking for a reference to Thomas Marusin which they found here, part of my Prove the 16th website.
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Posted
6:40 PM
by Gerald Klaas
Miller, a former two-term governor of Georgia, contends the Constitution's prescription for balancing the interests of large and small states and the power of state and federal governments was destroyed when the U.S. ratified the 17th Amendment in 1913.I couldn't agree more. As I've said before, I think the 17th Amendment does more than throw off the balance of power between large and small states, it results in more centralized federal power since the Senators are no longer fighting for the preservation of power for the bodies (legislatures) that should have elected them. This is one of blogger Jim Paulson's favorite topics.
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Gerald Klaas
I'm trying to follow the ideals of Henry David Thoreau, in his essay On Civil Disobedience. Thoreau refused to cooperate with The Machine of oppressive government and encouraged all moral people to do the same. He referred to this "civil disobedience" as creating friction in the machine. Given enough friction for a long enough period of time, the machine will break.
Courses I teach at the local Community College
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