NSA - you would be surprised at how effective their monitering has been. There have been countless arrests and cells broken up becasue of their monitering of international (they don't moniter domestic) calls (as I said, my husband works in counter terrorism).
I agree that homosexuality is probably not a sin. I am not a bible literalist, by any means. My problem is ammending the constitution. I think we tend to do it too easily, when the same thing can be accomplished by state laws.
What is the value of government? Well, the JOB of the federal governement is to take care of things on a national level - defense/homeland security, infrastructure, environment, printing and regulation of money, etc. Not to make sure every person has groceries in their cupboard. I would actually like to see national welfare completely eliminated, and have it at the local and state level, with emphasis on privately funded charities. The government should be the last resort. It can be much more effectively administered, as each community truly knows what the needs are, and it would eliminate a ton of waste, fraud, and abuse that exists in the faceless national system.
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Date: 2006-10-14 07:32 pm (UTC)I agree that homosexuality is probably not a sin. I am not a bible literalist, by any means. My problem is ammending the constitution. I think we tend to do it too easily, when the same thing can be accomplished by state laws.
What is the value of government? Well, the JOB of the federal governement is to take care of things on a national level - defense/homeland security, infrastructure, environment, printing and regulation of money, etc. Not to make sure every person has groceries in their cupboard. I would actually like to see national welfare completely eliminated, and have it at the local and state level, with emphasis on privately funded charities. The government should be the last resort. It can be much more effectively administered, as each community truly knows what the needs are, and it would eliminate a ton of waste, fraud, and abuse that exists in the faceless national system.