The Vail Spot: July 2018

Nemo me impune lacessit

No one provokes me with impunity

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No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Article 1, Section 9, Constitution of the United States

If this is the law of the land...why in a republic (little r) and as republicans, do we allow mere POLITICIANS to the right to use a "title of office" for the rest of their lives as if it were de facto a patent of nobility. Because, as republicans, this should NOT be the case...just saying...

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Tarrif's & Free Trade

With all of the back and forth on tariff's I think that Congress should enact the/a Reciprocity Tarrif Act. It would enact exactly the same tariffs on every single country as they have against American goods & services. If Germany has a 25% tariff on our cars, then exactly the same tariff would be raised against them. If they reduce their tarrif to 0, so would our...

Just a thought...