Comments on: En Passant: Ed Poor vs. Jack Sparrow http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/ Working for transparency and accountability on Conservapedia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: interpreted http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-1013 interpreted Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:22:53 +0000 http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-1013 I don't care about the article, the title itself sounds like an awesome grudge match. I don’t care about the article, the title itself sounds like an awesome grudge match.

]]> By: kelseigh http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-986 kelseigh Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:01:03 +0000 http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-986 "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation" -- Pierre Elliot Trudeau “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation” — Pierre Elliot Trudeau

]]> By: PalMD http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-979 PalMD Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:45:17 +0000 http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-979 Robin Hood is easier to control than the government. The government affects all citizens with taxation...Robin Hoods can steal from whomever they wish. In other words, youcould, for instance, levy a tax on atheists to pay for churches in a robin hood fashion, but keep the churches tax exempt from government "revenuers". Robin Hood is easier to control than the government. The government affects all citizens with taxation…Robin Hoods can steal from whomever they wish. In other words, youcould, for instance, levy a tax on atheists to pay for churches in a robin hood fashion, but keep the churches tax exempt from government “revenuers”.

]]> By: human http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-974 human Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:55:14 +0000 http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-974 Hmm, ok. So Robin Hood is ok, but taxation is not? Hmm, ok. So Robin Hood is ok, but taxation is not?

]]> By: Todd Larason http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-939 Todd Larason Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:58:13 +0000 http://cpcolumn.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/en-passant/#comment-939 There's also an interesting disconnect regarding property rights: there's "strong disapproval" for "socialist confiscation of property", which (given the meaning of "strong disapproval given to piracy" given) probably means it's forbidden to advocate socialist confiscation. And the advertising ban and advocacy ban are enforced by...telling publishers what they can do with their property. "It's yours, and we feel so strongly that it should stay yours that we're going to tell you what to do with it to make sure it does stay yours." There’s also an interesting disconnect regarding property rights: there’s “strong disapproval” for “socialist confiscation of property”, which (given the meaning of “strong disapproval given to piracy” given) probably means it’s forbidden to advocate socialist confiscation. And the advertising ban and advocacy ban are enforced by…telling publishers what they can do with their property.

“It’s yours, and we feel so strongly that it should stay yours that we’re going to tell you what to do with it to make sure it does stay yours.”

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