“The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. They recognized the significance of man’s spiritual nature, of his feelings and of his intellect. They knew that only a part of the pain, pleasure and satisfactions of life are to be found in material things. They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.” –Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis,Dissenting, Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928).
This is a classical liberal position of PROTECTING LIBERTY long since lost by today’s so-called “liberals” who are mostly leftists
Good one Ron.. Been a long time since you heard something like that coming from any branch of the government… These days the only way for the government to leave you alone is to have no job,no home, no assets,a drug problem,have wide ranging mental problems and live in a cardboard box under a bridge… They only harass you half the time then…
They appoint “conservatives” who no longer CONSERVE the Constitution and Bill of Rights and they appoint “liberals” who no longer protect liberties enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
August 1st, 2011 at 9:14 am
“The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. They recognized the significance of man’s spiritual nature, of his feelings and of his intellect. They knew that only a part of the pain, pleasure and satisfactions of life are to be found in material things. They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.” –Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis,Dissenting, Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928).
This is a classical liberal position of PROTECTING LIBERTY long since lost by today’s so-called “liberals” who are mostly leftists
August 1st, 2011 at 9:58 am
Good one Ron.. Been a long time since you heard something like that coming from any branch of the government… These days the only way for the government to leave you alone is to have no job,no home, no assets,a drug problem,have wide ranging mental problems and live in a cardboard box under a bridge… They only harass you half the time then…
August 1st, 2011 at 11:23 am
John Smith,
They appoint “conservatives” who no longer CONSERVE the Constitution and Bill of Rights and they appoint “liberals” who no longer protect liberties enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
August 1st, 2011 at 5:11 pm
You guys are so extremist that you’ll leave people alone so hard that, that….that….You’re Terrorist Racists!