Comments for In Defense of a Principled Approach to Law at http://www.ldsfreemen.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.ldsfreemen.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:59:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ldsfreemen.com/joel-skousen/defense-of-a-principled-approach-to-law.html#comment-25 I found it to be an excellent article and a great list of core principles. I look forward to testing them with specific scenarios. In principle #3, I'd change "Families" to Parents. In a family, the parents are the ones with extended authority over their less than "self-responsible" children. I'm not convinced it's practical to tighten up the principles so much that they are non-conflicting. Many things in life are a balance between conflicting objectives. One example of this is the construction of roads and other transportation infrastructure. Regardless, it's a worthy project and I look forward to further collaboration. I'm less than satisfied with the solutions presented for dealing with offensive public behavior. I'd rather use the courts and a jury of peers to determine guilt than a bunch of specific laws. I don't believe it's practical nor desirable to enumate all possible ways to violate someone's rights. If it were possible, it's not practical to expect residents and visitors to memorize the list. - Bryan Kingsford Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:32:20 +0100 http://www.ldsfreemen.com/joel-skousen/defense-of-a-principled-approach-to-law.html#comment-24 Bravo Joel as always. I LOVE it. I was turned on to the idea of principles from the wonderful talk by Elder Benson, "The Proper Role of Government". What He had to say just resonated with my soul and was very easy to understand, (for me). I am currently reading the book, "Prophets, Principles and National Survival" WOW what a powerful resource for what you are talking about here. I am thrilled to the core at the direction you are taking here. Just with the help of these two resources, It has become very clear to me on a daily basis from just reading the daily newspaper of the unconstitutional acts of our government. My wife has started to complain at my constant statement, "That .... is unconstitutional!!!!!". As I have learned true principles, even someone as mentally challenged as I am can see the freedoms we are losing, (it seems on a daily basis)A quote I loved so much I memorized it, from Prof. Alexander Tyler back in 1770, is to long to give here, but a couple of lines. "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves money from the public treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by a dictatorship........." - Evan Baker Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:31:23 +0100 http://www.ldsfreemen.com/joel-skousen/defense-of-a-principled-approach-to-law.html#comment-7 Joel, Excellent article describing many of the threats to our liberties and rights in our Constitutional system. One item I'd like to see discussed is specifics around the recourse the states should have when the national government steps past its limited powers. I believe Jefferson and Madison explored this issue well in 1798 with the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions. The other issue is what powers/authority should the national government be given to reign in states who are violating rights. I look forward to future articles from you on this subject. - Jeremy Ashton Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:09:47 +0100