“…people arguing over things that they really have no right to be arguing over…”

Y’all understand, of course, that what I’m talking about are the non-negotiables.  A small group of pretty damned bright men summed ‘em up once as “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;” they’re also prominently featured in that nifty Bill of Rights thing that people used to think was pretty cool.  For example, I’ll talk shit about John McCain where and when I want to, and I consider any discussion of my right to do so completely out of bounds.  So far as I can tell, the bulk of politics at this moment in time is made up of people trying to take things from you that they are not within their rights to take.  Certain basic rights are not subject to a vote.  Period.

So yeah, talk about whatever you want to.  I’m all about the speechifyin’.  But I’m not impressed with the ends it seems to be the means for, lately.

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