[Vision2020] re: liquor liability

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 06:19:51 -0800

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Bob wrote:

> Uh, Let's see.  I'm no historian, but I thought the Federal =
Constitution
> says all powers not exclusive to the federal government are reserved =
for
> the states.=20

That was true. I would argue that it hasn't been true for the last 150
years. When we won the war on racial slavery we lost the war on =
Federalism.
But that's a different story for a different time.=20

> And I'm no lawyer, but since Idaho is a state, and the Federal
> government is not in the business of running a general public =
education
> system, I thought it was State's jurisdiction to be in the schooling
> business, if the state wants to be, which Idaho obviously does, given =
the
> state's constitution.

That's where I would disagree. Just because the State wants to be in the =
job
of doing something doesn't mean it should.=20

I remember traveling in East Germany in 1979. I went to a grocery store =
to
get some cereal for breakfast. There were only two options for cereal on =
the
shelves in the entire store -- and their flavors were "bad" and "worse"
(they really were awful). I asked the clerk at the counter why there =
were
only two types available and she told me that's all that the State =
allowed.
Anything more was wasteful and extravagance. For this boy raised on Ayn =
Rand
and objectivism, it was a stark realization of what the Libertarians had
been saying all along.=20

I do *not* want either the State of Idaho or the Federal Government =
telling
the people what they can/cannot have. By being in the business of =
providing
a "service", the State is de facto telling us what we can/cannot have =
and
do.=20

Dale Courtney
Moscow, Idaho

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Bob wrote: &gt; Uh, Let's see.&nbsp; I'm no =
historian,=20
but I thought the Federal Constitution &gt; says all powers not =
exclusive to=20
the federal government are reserved for &gt; the =
states.&nbsp; That=20
was true. I would argue that it hasn't been true for the last 150 years. =
When we=20
won the war on racial slavery we lost the war on Federalism. But that's =
a=20
different story for a different time. &gt; And I'm no lawyer, =
but since=20
Idaho is a state, and the Federal &gt; government is not in the =
business of=20
running a general public education &gt; system, I thought it was =
State's=20
jurisdiction to be in the schooling &gt; business, if the state wants =
to be,=20
which Idaho obviously does, given the &gt; state's=20
constitution. That's where I would disagree. Just because the =
State=20
wants to be in the job of doing something doesn't mean it =
should.=20
 I remember traveling in East Germany in 1979. I went to a =
grocery store=20
to get some cereal for breakfast. There were only two options for cereal =
on the=20
shelves in the entire store -- and&nbsp;their flavors were "bad" and =
"worse"=20
(they really were awful). I asked the clerk at the counter why there =
were only=20
two types available and she told me that's all that the State allowed. =
Anything=20
more was wasteful and extravagance. For this boy raised on Ayn Rand and=20
objectivism, it was a stark realization of what the Libertarians had =
been saying=20
all along. I do *not* want either the State of Idaho or the =
Federal=20
Government telling the people what they can/cannot have. By being in the =

business of providing a "service", the State is de facto =
telling us=20
what we can/cannot have and do. 
Dale Courtney Moscow, =
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