Why private prisons are such a terrible, terrible thing.

[Wiglaf]

Just to be clear: everyone in prison is an animal. They should just be shot. Watching Lockup Raw makes this obvious

[Ben Kenobi]

I am adamantly opposed to private companies being involved in law enforcement and prisons

And yet you also support Sharia. Odd that.

[Ben Kenobi]

Private industry does everything better than government. Government is the problem. Those people just need more personal responsibility, not a hand out. That's socialism.

This is a straw man. Conservatives actually believe that Government should be restricted to areas where they do have constitutional authority. And part of the constitutional authority includes things like Prisons and the military.

The opposition to government extends insofar to areas where they do not have constitutional authority. Which is most functions of government these days.

[Ben Kenobi]

Wasn't that judge a public employee? Governments foster corruption. Who knew?

Yep; many people don't even care that some of those prisoners are innocent people.

Many people don't care that some of these prisoners are black.

[Sava]

Nobody cares, BK. Go away.

[Aeson]

This is a straw man. Conservatives actually believe that Government should be restricted to areas where they do have constitutional authority. And part of the constitutional authority includes things like Prisons and the military.

Part of that constitutional authority is deciding what the constitution says ...

[Sava]

Don't encourage him.

[Aeson]

You're only encouraging me to encourage him

[Ben Kenobi]

Part of that constitutional authority is deciding what the constitution says

I'm unaware of an interpretation that provides for a bailout of GM while eliminating the military.

[Sava]

Go away Canadian. You can't even vote. Nothing you say matters.

[Imran Siddiqui]

It is well known that private prisons are terrible. I'm not sure you're going to get a lot of push back on this issue here. The problem is, they're prisoners, therefore they must have done something wrong, therefore no one gives a ****.

No one is going to win an election trumpeting this issue, so it will never change.

The final sentence is the sad truth. No one wants to be seen "soft on crime" in any way.

[Aeson]

I'm unaware of an interpretation that provides for a bailout of GM while eliminating the military.

That would be the part where the Supreme Court hasn't ruled against it yet ...

[Ben Kenobi]

Go away Canadian. You can't even vote. Nothing you say matters.

True, because I obey the law. I'm sure I could walk up to a polling booth and try to vote claiming I left my ID at home. Like some people.

[Ben Kenobi]

That would be the part where the Supreme Court hasn't ruled against it yet

Against what? Defunding the military? It's right there - in the constitution.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Defunding the military (defunding the military is in the Constitution too )