"One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation."
Thomas B. Reed (1886)
Every time there is a problem or a crisis, those in government feel they must write new legislation. An example unnecessary legislation is Hate Crimes. It is already against the law to murder someone. Now say someone murders someone because they are gay or are of another race? We now have to make a law that makes the motive specifically for such cases.
What if someone kills someone just because they hate that person for being that person. They have never like that person, a personal vendetta that was years in the making and has nothing to do with race or sexual orientation. It is a hate crime, does it qualify?
The bailout legislation was ridiculous. They left certain wording in considering contracts that paid bonuses. Then ridiculed the companies that accepted bailout money for paying bonuses when legislation left it in. Then they want top tax bonuses at 99%. Congress has simply become a waste of time passing wasteful legislation that more than anything wastes paper.
We need congress to take two years off and not pass any legislation. We don't need more laws, we need more freedom.
What if someone kills someone just because they hate that person for being that person. They have never like that person, a personal vendetta that was years in the making and has nothing to do with race or sexual orientation. It is a hate crime, does it qualify?
The bailout legislation was ridiculous. They left certain wording in considering contracts that paid bonuses. Then ridiculed the companies that accepted bailout money for paying bonuses when legislation left it in. Then they want top tax bonuses at 99%. Congress has simply become a waste of time passing wasteful legislation that more than anything wastes paper.
We need congress to take two years off and not pass any legislation. We don't need more laws, we need more freedom.
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