Scary thought: If I was president and I was planning a coup -- but I knew my military would not support me -- I would prepare in advance by cutting its funding, sharing secret technology w/the Russians and Chinese, and unilaterally disarming. Then, when the time comes, and the US military dares to defend the Constitution, I would invite the Russians and Chinese to defeat them -- a la Franco -- after having put them at a disadvantage. Does anybody else see it that way?

How about personal responsibility? Forget about all the other arguments. Sex is a choice. If someone chooses to have it, then they should pay for their own birth control. Why should I pay for it? I probably spent over $600 on my baby's diapers this year. And I'm not asking anyone else to pay for it! That's my responsibility. Yet, somehow, someone's choice to have sex is everyone's responsibility? Where's the logic?

The beauty of a republic is that you can vote the idiots out. If tomorrow, China decides to become North Korea, what can the people do to remove incompetent politicians? Nothing. The "China Envy" advocates confuse economics with politics. Even a monarchy can prosper given the right economic policies. But that doesn't make their form of government superior. There's no reason why a republic cannot adopt favorable economic policies. The real problem here is economic illiteracy.

Quotes: (1) "we (meaning I) are the ones we've been waiting for"; (2) "generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal" -- Government is not omnipotent. That ought to be common sense. But the securalists don't seem to see the irony in their faith in government. We're all imperfect and we can't solve all the world's problems. That's our fundamental debate.

Obama's an atheist. To me, that's obvious. But I don't mind. Ayn Rand is an atheist I admire. Because she believes in free markets and individual rights. This president is scary because he's so cynical and dishonest. He stirs up contentions. He can't achieve his destructive goals honestly and honorably. Don't be a "useful idiot".

Americans are so naive, they will serve as useful idiots in their own demise. I hear the world laughing at us. Erecting this mosque is appeasement without self-respect. You're right, General. The elites don't know who their enemies are. They point the finger at their own people and say, "you brought this on yourself". It's like an abused wife who tells her abused children, "you brought this upon yourself". Why do people keep voting for people like that?

Erecting this mosque is appeasement without self-respect.

Obama's an atheist. Which I wouldn't mind if he were the Ayn Rand type who believed in individual rights and in capitalism. But, judging by his actions, he may be a fabian socialist and the only thing he believes in is chaos. But I blame all the lazy, naive voters -- elections have consequences.

Okay. Defined by whom? WHO gets to decide? The federal government? Or, the people? Were those homosexual couples back in Rome married? Does heterosexual marriage stop anybody from having any relationship they want? Does "kosher" stop you from eating bacon? Slavery was abolished. If marriage is institutionalized bigotry, then you should want it abolished not reformed. Ultimately, that is the objective. Abolish marriage by redefining it to the point it no longer means anything.

I'm sorry. This is about WHAT is marriage and WHO gets to decide. The federal government? The state governments? Or, the people? What existed first? Marriage or the Constitution? The Constitution doesn't create rights. It guarantees rights. For example, who decides what's kosher? Jews or gentiles? I'm sure there are pig farmers who feel they have been harmed by the stigma of not being kosher. But if we redefining it, pretty soon it means nothing. Marriage has always been based on complementarity. That's been the human instinct for thousands of years across diverse cultures. The Hindus, the Buddhists, the Romans, etc, etc, -- they all believed that. Marriage is heterosexual by nature based on natural complementarity. No, gays do not...