Much of this restraint has been for the sake of children, who by the nature of their existence confound liberal concepts of the person and social relations.
The only secular Christmas song I like, and the only one that works for people from not-so-happy familes- Have yourself a merry little Christmas... Through the years We all will be together, If the Fates allow Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. And have yourself A merry little Christmas now. We will not always be together, its the Fates...but we can have ourselves a merry little Christmas (maybe not a great big Christmas with everyone we'd like)... We have to take responsibility for it, not expect others to provide it for us. Go and do it, hang the shining star...
for Americans who want America to be more like Europe: Amanda Knox Indicted for Slander by Italian Court - ABC News : "American student Amanda Knox was indicted for a second time by an Italian court today, this time for allegedly slandering Italian police for saying they were abusive when they interrogated her for the murder of her roommate. - Sent using Google Toolbar" Europe has a lot of great things, it has some problems too...
These are radical changes but in accord with conservative principles. There is an alternative to making the Federal government even more powerful. 1. Local control. Control by a city of 3 million, more people than were in the whole United States in 1789, is not that local. It is quite reasonable that neighborhoods want to choose police that reflect their values and priorities. And even their ethnic group. I don't support affirmative action in any other case, but I do here. A precedent--Candidates for the military academies like West Point are not chosen only by merit. They are nominated by each congressman. The Founding Fathers wanted the military to be representative of the people. Let different neighborhoods choose their police, make the rules, and own the hard choices between public safety and respecting the rights of suspects. 2. Reduce the power of police unions. (Aside to fellow conservatives: think about police unions the way you think about oth...
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