tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8467461812997043149..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Legislation As MedicationAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81652364682561390632010-08-01T11:18:19.831-04:002010-08-01T11:18:19.831-04:00"But some legislation is so complicated it ca..."But some legislation is so complicated it can't be summarised."<br /><br />Then, clearly, it should not be so legislated. We want laws we can understand. Anything too complicated has far too much room for chicanery--which will be there.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-46336730360792939572010-07-29T10:21:57.125-04:002010-07-29T10:21:57.125-04:00I like the full disclosure idea. I think what I w...I like the full disclosure idea. I think what I was trying to say is that the Constitution was supposed to be the document that placed a limit on the nonsense Congress could pull. But that's an academic or ironic point, because the Constitution's power to limit can be undermined in the absence of strict-constructionist Supreme Court justices. Government can stay limited only if the voting public insists on it, using all the kinds of influence at their disposal.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-57478048549688911162010-07-29T03:32:10.336-04:002010-07-29T03:32:10.336-04:00That was fun. I will vote for such a bill !
BTW,...That was fun. I will vote for such a bill !<br /><br />BTW, Google translate tells us the above Chinese comment translates to say:<br />"Maturity is the ability to adapt to life in the fuzzy"<br /><br />I guess translation algorithms have a way to go -- or that commenter has some interesting thoughts.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-37232361560847540542010-07-28T17:36:19.941-04:002010-07-28T17:36:19.941-04:00David - nicely said.
Too little thought goes int...David - nicely said. <br /><br />Too little thought goes into diagnosing problems these days from among our elected leaders.moen faucetshttp://www.moenfaucetspricereviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-19165137214728678742010-07-28T00:37:30.980-04:002010-07-28T00:37:30.980-04:00Although the phrase "Constitutional Conventio...Although the phrase "Constitutional Convention" makes me shudder. A deep, heartfelt shudder.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-18940933913802836052010-07-27T22:07:38.414-04:002010-07-27T22:07:38.414-04:00I think your idea is elegant, and would be very us...I think your idea is elegant, and would be very useful.Retrieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036341287285545932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1219061818335854382010-07-27T18:52:06.110-04:002010-07-27T18:52:06.110-04:00A salesman who worked for me was fond of the phras...A salesman who worked for me was fond of the phrase "In sales as in medicine, prescription without diagnosis is malpractice."<br /><br />Applies in politics as well. Many politicians, especially those with intellectual pretensions, go around with a pocketful of prescriptions they picked up in their college days, and go around handing them out without worrying too much about the "diagnosis" step.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com