Liberty MavenBob Barr on Air America with Thom Hartmann
October 20th, 2008 2:24 pm | by Marc Gallagher | Published in Big Government, Bob Barr, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Election, Free Market, Individual Responsibility, Libertarianism, Liberty, Media, Philosophy, Politics, Radio, fisa | 3 Responses
It seems to be Bob Barr day today thanks in part to his several media appearances. Bob Barr went into the liberal mass of confusion known as Air America today when he was interviewed by Thom Hartmann. The majority of the interview was quite contentious as you might expect. In the end they run out of time in the middle (or end) of a discussion on the “general welfare” clause in the Constitution. Hartmann seems to think that it allows for policies such as nationalized health care while Barr tells Hartmann that he is misinterpreting it. The audio lasts about 15 minutes. Listen below.
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October 20th, 2008 at 3:13 pm (#)
[...] UPDATE II: Interview with Air America’s Thom Hartman here. [...]
October 21st, 2008 at 12:47 pm (#)
“…the line I would draw is what people would vote for.”
- Thom Hartman
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.”
- Benjamin Franklin (apocryphal)
Maybe there should be a document with specific enumerated powers that would limit what we can “have for lunch”. We could call it “a constitution”. If new items pop up for the menu, we could use Article 5 of that document to amend what’s permitted.
Just a thought.
October 21st, 2008 at 1:29 pm (#)
Akston, apparently following the rules is too passe nowadays.