Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan’s conservatism—a decline already reflected in the “compassionate conservatism” of George W. Bush. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago tags hillsdale college imprimis small. government kesler. 2008 presidential |
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The three parties who failed to win our last election seven weeks ago are attempting to seize power from the Conservative government that won the election. Unless the government is suspended, the new coalition government could be in power as soon as Monday. picked by chinook 12 months ago 33 comments edit related share politics |
Historical PBS interview with Milton Friedman, recipient of the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize for economic science. A classic clip in which he discusses minimizing the role of government in order to create political and social freedom. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
Iceland has elected a new Left-wing government after Johanna Sigurdardottir, the feminist leader of the Social Democrats and caretaker premier, swept to victory on the back of street protests that toppled the previous conservative government. picked by TheJehosephat 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
The Local Government Association warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of "parental neglect," and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child's welfare. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Help the Government find its missing laptops, hard drives, weapons, VA records, and more. Track what's been lost and found Now with contact numbers so you can report any missing gov't property you stumble upon picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The strict standards were set in the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act after a series of high-profile recalls of Chinese-made toys. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Top accountant hired by Irish government to introduce accountable system for politicians' expense claims resigns because politicians resist reform of existing expense claims without proof. 0 comments edit related share plime.comTaxpayer pays for: Hire hat for politician's wife: €400. Hire limo in Heathrow to go from one terminal to another: €500. And so on. picked by murtysanchez 3 months ago |
The Government agency in charge of immigration spent £30,000 on a new logo which is nearly identical to the old one. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
U.S. government employees received improper gifts from energy industry representatives, and engaged with them in illegal drug use and inappropriate sexual relations, according to a report issued Wednesday. picked by webrush 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
Dear Parents, 6 comments edit related share plime.comYou child is fat. Just so you know that we know that he is fat. Sincerely, English Government picked by proverb 2 years ago |
Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, many government documents that would normally never be seen by the public are now freely available. Government Attic offers up a very large and diverse set of documents from military secrets to FCC complaints about your favorite show and much more. Makes for some interesting browsing. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Top secret mine holds vaults of national treasures, classified files, and government secrets. Aw, what the heck, let's put it on the channel 4 news. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
“And I called them because (my goverment disability check) wasn’t there and they said, ‘You’re dead,’ and I said, ‘No, I’m not dead.’ And they kept trying to tell me I was dead but I’m not.” 3 comments edit related share plime.comTypical government response. Unless the theme pic is a posed corpse (with pancakes), she IS alive! picked by Moe 2 years ago |
Woman is healed through prayer and wants to stop her benefit payments. Government says they can't as the computer has no button for miracles.... picked by henkspaan 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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In what must surely be the most bone-headed decision in the history of the green energy movement, the Rudd Labor Government of Australia has decided to squash the local solar panel industry. The same government that paid lip service to environmental concerns by signing the Kyoto Protocol has decided to make installation of home solar panels a class issue. picked by aus 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share science |
"These are 10 films that I believe if watched by the majority of US citizens there would be demands of impeachment, a push to pull out of Iraq and a complete shift in thought or at the very least some questioning of the government." picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
It's really easy...the letter's already written for you. picked by jLoSsDh 7 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
“…man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.” -Ronald Reagan 11 comments edit related share politicsEvery politician on earth claims to support freedom. The problem is so few of them understand the simple meaning of the word. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
What if we could have our own Fantasy Government, who would you pick for the top job? (A bit dated but interesting BBC poll.) picked by cb__ 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share politics |