Comments on: Isn’t It Time We Asked: What Kind Of Government Do Catholics Want?

By: Steve Skojec

Steve Skojec — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:40:00 +0000

Libertarianism is not evil any more than the law of supply and demand is evil. Can’t be evil. It is morally neutral. It’s minimalist government. It could very much be the case that libertarianism, allowed to flourish, would enable evil, but it could also enable good.

By: rightactions

rightactions — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:24:00 +0000

Q. How about a government that honors the truth and promotes the common good? A. It's called the Nightwatchman State. But some people run away from the good, calling it "evil".

By: rightactions

rightactions — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:16:00 +0000

The bigger the State, the smaller are people.
Somewhere along the way, our bishops forgot that growing the State is not part of Catholic Social Doctrine. And they neglected the libertarian’s maxim, “As government power grows, eventually only government power is worth having.” Now, as America becomes an Obamanation our bishops are discovering that the value of the power of moral suasion has greatly diminished.
A pity that so many people, including nominal Catholics, have sold their souls for the world – and not for the whole world, not even for Wales, but for a handful of contraceptives, an abortion, and an Obamaphone.

By: rightactions

rightactions — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Q. Why not Distributism?

A. Because the existence of natural economies of scale and the productivity gains from natural divisions of labor.
Until a universal technology of economic production is invented that (a) is far more productive than what currently exists, (b) has no economy of scale and (c) cannot be improved by applying a division of labor, Distributism will remain an impractical dreamer’s wish.

By: Joe M

Joe M — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:52:00 +0000

Yeah. I remember similar types of comments in 2008. Then 2010 happened.

By: John Traceski

John Traceski — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:28:00 +0000

People have tried to argue that when Justice Blackmun wrote the following in the majority opinion of Roe v. Wade, he was being ironic. “”The appellee and certain amici argue that the fetus is a ‘person’ within
the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. In support of this, they outline at length and in detail the well-known facts of fetal development. If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant’s case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the (Fourteenth) Amendment.”

He then goes on in the opinion to say why an unborn child is not a person. To answer your question, we attack that – head on. We need to have a pro-life state define a person and human being at conception and tell ram it down the throat. Bring up all the medical evidence we have now in the 21st century that wasn’t there in 1973. South Dakota came close to doing this in 2006 . . . until certain Pro-lifers became afraid and actively campaigned against it (which is why I will never for the rest of my life support the National Right to Life organization).

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:01:00 +0000

Libertarianism is evil. Fortunately, it’s also a fantasy. How about a government that honors the truth and promotes the common good?

By: Philip D'Agostino

Philip D'Agostino — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:32:00 +0000

It seems that this site is against Natural Law:

The second Law of nature is that a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth, as for peace, and defence of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself. (CatholicVote advocates that gay people should be denied their right to religious liberty by banning them from marriage).

The fifth Law is complaisance: that every man strive to accommodate himself to the rest. The observers of this law may be called sociable; the contrary, stubborn, insociable, froward, intractable. (CatholicVote argues that Catholic should not have to accommodate others, in fact, they should be able to refuse to serve them cupcakes).

The ninth Law is that every man acknowledge another for his equal by nature. The breach of this precept is pride. (CatholicVote argues that gay people are not equal, and should be denied the right to work and marry the person that they love),

By: Randall

Randall — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:30:00 +0000

The Unitarians are not a real Christian organization. Hell, they aren’t a real religion – they welcome people of all “faiths.” Go observe one of their “services,” you’ll see atheists, Protestants, Katholyks, hippies who are “spiritual but not religious,” etc etc. There’s no actual dogma and therefore it’s not a religion. They are lucky they get any consideration as such.

By: NOM lies

NOM lies — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:28:00 +0000

Don’t you think it’s a little hypocritical to be claiming that Catholics should be libertarians on a blog that is funded by a hate group that wants to deprive others of their freedoms?