tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post1750032573623480620..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Scalia, RIPScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1126943196686825422016-02-18T19:40:41.001-08:002016-02-18T19:40:41.001-08:00Well, I know FOR A FACT that Cruz, Rubio, Bush wil...Well, I know FOR A FACT that Cruz, Rubio, Bush will have little regard for the Constitution, based on their past votes and actions behind the scenes. I don't think any of them are trustworthy, and I actually believe that Trump is. I like the stuff Trump has said about what he is allowed to do as President, vs what he is NOT allowed to do.<br /><br />Like I said...Trump may have me fooled, Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-80973769894602055092016-02-18T18:43:36.614-08:002016-02-18T18:43:36.614-08:00Johnny, very well said. Pretty much my feelings ...Johnny, very well said. Pretty much my feelings also, but still having a hard time warming up to Trump. I want a Constitutionalist and fear Trump will have little regard for it if he is elected. So we elect someone who disregards the Constitution, but rationalize that it is more or less ok because he will get things done that we want done? Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190525712352815677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-88474315388254845632016-02-18T05:54:19.237-08:002016-02-18T05:54:19.237-08:00None of the people running are very good, imo. No...None of the people running are very good, imo. Not sure why you would care about my opinion on a political candidate, but here you go.<br /><br />I like Trump pretty well, despite his flaws. I used to absolutely hate the guy, but have warmed up to him the more I have listened to him. I was a major critic, but Trump pisses off all the right people, and Im ready for quite a bit of that, Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1601864645767193302016-02-18T04:19:19.158-08:002016-02-18T04:19:19.158-08:00JBD, so who's your "hope and change"...JBD, so who's your "hope and change" candidate? Please don't say DT. Anti-immigration and anti-free trade are NOT GOP principles and will do nothing but decrease prosperity.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387986994469835875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67902219081809488342016-02-17T21:30:51.688-08:002016-02-17T21:30:51.688-08:00Compromising with destructive people and policies ...Compromising with destructive people and policies is just plain stupid. Our most prosperous times in history are when unConstitutional Liberal policies were defeated...not compromised with. Early 1920s, 1950s, Reagan Era, and the Pub control of Congress from 1994 landslide election until 2007. Gingrich defeated Clinton's agenda. He did not compromise with it. Clinton abandoned his agendaJohnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-68651927684164418932016-02-17T13:33:05.819-08:002016-02-17T13:33:05.819-08:00Lawyer in NJ. It always tickles me when liberal...Lawyer in NJ. It always tickles me when liberals want things done according to the law and protocol and, thank goodness, the Constitution, but have no problem sidestepping those pesky rules when it benefits them. The GOP, if you can even call the current leadership that, should do everything they can to keep Obama's appointee from taking the bench, just as the Democrats would if the Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190525712352815677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53503882571833268842016-02-17T10:41:24.253-08:002016-02-17T10:41:24.253-08:00 I will also add that the path to sustainable pro... I will also add that the path to sustainable prosperity is reasonable compromise. Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-16388233557008082912016-02-17T09:51:18.821-08:002016-02-17T09:51:18.821-08:00Just for some perspective, I wouldn't vote for... Just for some perspective, I wouldn't vote for Sanders no matter who is opposing him. He is what Republicans pretend that Obama is, but clearly isn't. Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-9311280860918271372016-02-17T09:49:33.344-08:002016-02-17T09:49:33.344-08:00 Do elections matter? If so, the Constitution, tha... Do elections matter? If so, the Constitution, that so called conservatives claim to love, states that presidents have 4 year terms. The current twice elected president has a year to go. So if you believe in the Constitution, his nominations should be confirmed or rejected based on the merits, not blocked based on crass aconstitutional politics. Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10581826917912932852016-02-16T17:17:54.924-08:002016-02-16T17:17:54.924-08:00Let me expand on the subject of negative interest ...Let me expand on the subject of negative interest rates and capital controls designed to limit a currency's use in illicit transactions. Both of these policies are designed to destroy the demand for a currency. As such, I don't see how that becomes a positive for growth. It may result in a faster velocity of circulation of money, but that doesn't necessarily cause growth. More likely,Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51313787424248564742016-02-16T11:03:54.110-08:002016-02-16T11:03:54.110-08:00As a Lubertarian I strongly object to government e...As a Lubertarian I strongly object to government efforts to restrict ones ability to transact freely. If tax evasion is a problem the solution is not more capital controls but rather lower tax burdens. That goes for corporate inversions as well. Capital seeks out places where it is treated well. Capital controls are counter productive. Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-68314750664606315072016-02-16T09:33:08.456-08:002016-02-16T09:33:08.456-08:00Scott- I would enjoy reading your thoughts on capi...Scott- I would enjoy reading your thoughts on capital controls RE: hard currency. For example; limiting the usage/circulation of higher denominated bills, restrictions on withdrawals/deposits of hard currency, and restrictions on spending hard currency. Seems like capital controls on hard currency will be a leading indicator of NIRP imposed on individual citizens, not banks.<br /><br />Larry Thinking Hardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528747799967719972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-73356252394669569962016-02-16T09:15:44.330-08:002016-02-16T09:15:44.330-08:00Bob:
Didn't say it was easy -- just that its ...Bob:<br /><br />Didn't say it was easy -- just that its possible after all there are 27 amendments. <br /><br />BTW Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall is the one who coined the expression.. as Montoya said: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means"Frozen in the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901959687094626879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-76635929566495525312016-02-16T06:41:50.156-08:002016-02-16T06:41:50.156-08:00Perhaps the most stalwart Conservative on the Uber...Perhaps the most stalwart Conservative on the Uber Court.<br /><br />Some of his "decisions" raised eyebrows, nevertheless he did<br />add hear to one of the most important compacts created by man.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the Uber Court now seeks to make law rather than do<br />it's duties and interpret the US Constitutions.<br /><br />BTW, 10% of all college graduates think the Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-5666601279073972162016-02-15T18:53:33.795-08:002016-02-15T18:53:33.795-08:00Claiming the Constitution to be a "living doc...Claiming the Constitution to be a "living document", is oxymoronic. The whole idea of having an amendable Constitution is so that each subsequent generation doesn't reinterpret it for their own benefit. <br /><br />The key is the 9th Amendment, which has been relegated to the dustbin.<br /><br /> 2016 is shaping up to be a seminal year.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190525712352815677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-72443645956528195362016-02-15T12:52:25.688-08:002016-02-15T12:52:25.688-08:00The Senate is not constitutionally bound to vote o...The Senate is not constitutionally bound to vote on a president's nominee for the Supreme Court. As Paul Mirengoff notes, "Presidents have made 160 nominations for the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed only 124 of them. And of the 36 failed nominations, the vast majority of them (25) received no up-or-down vote."<br /><br />http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/02/Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-19091961081461664042016-02-15T12:37:47.582-08:002016-02-15T12:37:47.582-08:00Frozen - Very prudent observation on the dilemma f...Frozen - Very prudent observation on the dilemma facing Republicans. Obama just needs to nominate somebody like Mariano-Florentino Cuellar from the California Supreme Court to really throw a curve ball into the whole process. Would frame the entire process around not nominating a Mexican American with a degree from Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. Makes for some troublesome debate quotations about Thinking Hardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528747799967719972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10964951285021499522016-02-15T10:14:27.447-08:002016-02-15T10:14:27.447-08:00One thing for sure, his death has handed the GOP/T...One thing for sure, his death has handed the GOP/Tea Party etc etc a poison chalice. If the GOP decides not to replace Scalia before November the 4/4 split with more than 40 more verdicts still to come (and there is no way that posthumous votes by Scalia will stand) will hand the White House many many victories. Moreover, if Obama is a good operator he can suggest someone that would meet of theFrozen in the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901959687094626879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-61178430873740398972016-02-14T12:33:22.445-08:002016-02-14T12:33:22.445-08:00The constitution is a living document, often vague...The constitution is a living document, often vague and subject to interpretation. Strict adherence would require abolishing the AirForce.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365403570563730880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-80837652655851318702016-02-14T08:53:40.071-08:002016-02-14T08:53:40.071-08:00Scalia?
He thought that federal anti-drug laws s...Scalia? <br /><br />He thought that federal anti-drug laws should trump state efforts to legalize marijuana.<br /><br />That women did not have the right to abortion, and that criminalizing homosexuality was okay.<br /><br />The founding fathers loathed, detested and reviled standing militaries, and placed primary responsibility for the nation's defense into citizens militias.<br /><br />TheBenjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-8041223709065674912016-02-14T07:46:38.956-08:002016-02-14T07:46:38.956-08:00Amen.
There's nobody left on the Supreme Cou...Amen. <br />There's nobody left on the Supreme Court that agrees with that statement.<br />The Constitution is no longer a limiting document on government. Instead of requiring that it be amended by the People thru due process, they now rewrite it themselves and trample on Liberty.<br />Fundamental Transformation is getting locked in. <br />Lawlessness creates risk aversion.Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.com