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The Suicide Pact

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Whereas there has been some confusion regarding the precise role and powers envisioned for the federal government;

And

Whereas this confusion has resulted in unfortunate mis-understandings between the federal government and the states and the citizens of the various states;

Be it resolved that We the People, represented by the lowest common denominator, with or without our consent, do hereby offer

The Final Amendment to the United States Constitution

ARTICLE THE LAST

SECTION 1. Congress hereby reserves to itself the right to spend whatever monies, derived from whatever source on any project of its choosing.

SECTION 2. In the event congress is unable to find sources of revenue, it shall have the power to print money directly [...]

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Money doesn’t grow on trees. Or does it?

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Thought occurred to me recently concerning the size of the national debt. Follow me for a minute.

There are roughly 250,000 leaves on a typical tree. Found this out by googling it. In addition there are typically 350 trees per acre in a mature forest.

250000
X 350
87500000

Ok, so we have 87.5 million leaves per acre.

Next we have 640 acres per square mile.

87500000
X 640
56000000000

This gives us 56 Billion leaves per square mile.

Now as a part time resident (and native) I knew WV has about 25000 square miles. Turns out 24231 is exactly the right answer.

56000000000
X 24231
1356936000000000

1356 Trillion leaves. That’s a [...]

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The Principles Office

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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Do we have a party of principle? What are the principles?

Do we even have men of principle? What are those principles?

Are you a Big Tent Republican? Does big tent preclude principle? Reagan’s big tent philosophy is often cited as reason to avoid getting bogged down in policy debates. Or for failing to excommunicate RINO’s. Did Reagan have no principles?

I have asked here before if there is even one principle to which conservatives can agree one must be bound to be accepted into the fold. I have not yet heard the response that was more than [...]

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Money doesn’t grow on trees. Or does it?

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