Obama pal Bill Ayers calls Teach for America 'a fraud' | Fox News

Obama pal Bill Ayers calls Teach for America 'a fraud' | Fox News: "For years, critics -- mainly teachers' union officials -- have said the program allows cash-strapped districts to replace experienced, full-time teachers with lower paid and often more transient instructors."

Sounds like complaining about money with nothing said about the effect on students...

Uncle Sam Won’t Stop Overspending | Cato Institute

Uncle Sam Won’t Stop Overspending | Cato Institute: "There are many studies, including those made by the U.S. Treasury, showing that the revenue-maximizing rate on capital gains is less than 15 percent."

"Why should a couple living in the hills of northern Georgia, away from any body of water that can cause them flood damage, have to pay increased taxes to compensate for the damage to homes for those who choose to live by the sea?"

"The reason we have government flood insurance and disaster aid is because the people who choose to live in high-risk areas do not like to pay the insurance rates required to fully protect their property."

"Government emergency aid for medicine, food and water in a disaster is an appropriate function of government. Government subsidies for rebuilding structures for people who choose to live in riskier places, however, is not appropriate and penalizes the more prudent"

Men armed with assault rifles walk through Portland to 'educate' public on gun rights | Fox News

Men armed with assault rifles walk through Portland to 'educate' public on gun rights | Fox News: "But doing one or both may generate 911 calls and possibly tie up resources that are needed for a real emergency."

"The Portland Police Bureau, however, asks anyone who sees someone armed with guns to immediately call 911."

Those statements seem to contradict. :-/

Should Christians Support Gambling Laws? by Laurence M. Vance

Should Christians Support Gambling Laws? by Laurence M. Vance: "the Constitution nowhere authorizes the federal government regulate or prohibit any form of gambling. Just like the Constitution nowhere authorizes the federal government to regulate or prohibit any other vice, immoral activity, sin, or bad habit."

Gun control and violent crime

The most violent country in Europe: Britain is also worse than South Africa and U.S. | Mail Online: "In the UK, there are 2,034 offences per 100,000 people"

"The U.S. has a violence rate of 466 crimes per 100,000 residents, Canada 935, Australia 92 and South Africa 1,609."

The UK has much more restrictive gun control than the U.S. but so does Australia.

"But criminologists say crime figures can be affected by many factors, including different criminal justice systems and differences in how crime is reported and measured.

In Britain, an affray is considered a violent crime, while in other countries it will only be logged if a person is physically injured."