Two things conservatives like to say:
Our constitutional rights aren’t granted to us by government. Our rights come from God, and the Constitution simply recognises them.
Illegal immigrants and terrorist suspects don’t have constitutional rights because they’re not American citizens.
Check out a couple of amusing – and terrifyingly insightful – essays on procrastination, here and here, by philosopher John Perry (author of the best of the Hackett dialogues).
I’m posting this instead of grading term papers.
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Hey, I’m quoted again! This time in Kevin Carson’s excellent Freeman article “Common versus Government Property.”
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer explains why we shouldn’t worry that her state’s new law (allowing the police to demand identity papers from anyone who looks like they might be an “illegal” immigrant) won’t lead to racial profiling or other abuses (as if “the thing itself” were not abuse enough …):
We have to trust our law enforcement. Police officers are going to be respectful. They know what their jobs are; they’ve taken an oath. And racial profiling is illegal.
Oh well, nothing to worry about then.