Democracy (mob rule) is like the foxes guarding the henhouse and voting on what to have for dinner.
A republic is when the chickens are armed.
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I’ve always said that fundamentally liberalism is an attack on human nature, if you think that liberalism is the essence of making people do that which they would not do if they were free to choose. (Short audio clip: Jason Lewis Show, 12_10_08, 5pm)
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Another smart talk radio host with lots of great points that really isn’t accomplishing anything, unfortunately. And the government is looking to shut them down eventually.
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“The players and the union are thrilled,” Jeffrey Kessler, an attorney for the NFL Players Association, told The Associated Press. Kessler said the judge’s timeframe is long enough that the players can finish the season and go to the playoffs if their teams make it that far.
For those not following the story, 5 NFL players were suspended for taking Starcaps, which have a NFL-banned substance but the substance is not listed on the Starcaps list of ingredients. Unfortunately, Starcaps is a dietary supplement, and the NFL said "BE CAREFUL TAKING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, SOME OF THEM DON’T LIST ALL THE INGREDIENTS IF YOU ARE NOT SURE CALL US TO FIND OUT IF YOU TAKE SOMETHING THAT HAS A BANNED SUBSTANCE THAT IS NOT LISTED YOU WILL HAVE NO EXCUSES." Sorry for yelling. Anyway, the point of the matter is that the players are under contract (legally speaking) and they breached their contract and the NFL was going to punish them as specified in the contract until the players appealed to the government and the government is now going to decide if the players need to abide by their contract or not.
Moral of the story? If you sign a contract and you later change your mind, just as the government to interfere. Like, say, with your mortgage.