Martins not so Hidden Agenda

Monday night during the debates Martin , proclaimed he would push for the removal of the Not Withstanding Clause in our Charter to strengthen it.


"The first act of a new Liberal government is going to be to strengthen the Charter and we will do that by removing . . . the possibility for the federal government to use the notwithstanding clause, because quite simply I think governance says that the courts shouldn't be overturned by politicians," Mr. Martin said.
He certainly caught every one off guard , including the three other leaders in the debate with him.

Martin was quick to challenge , his complete opposite.

When asked whether he agrees, Mr. Harper said he is satisfied with the current law.


"I think our Charter provides a balance and that's why I support the present construction of the Charter," he said, adding that property rights should be included in it.

Many other people throughout history and today would agree with Mr Harper when it comes to property rights.



Kirk, Russell
Seventh, conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked. Separate property from private possession, and Leviathan becomes master of all.

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1993 - from "Ten Conservative Principles", in the second chapter of The Politics of
Prudence



Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
Author: E. E. Cummings


"Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom." -- F.A. Hayek


"The sacred rights of property are to be guarded at every point. I call them sacred, because, if they are unprotected, all other rights become worthless or visionary. What is personal liberty, if it does not draw after it the right to enjoy the fruits of our own industry? What is political liberty, if it imparts only perpetual poverty to us and all our posterity? What is the privilege of a vote, if the majority of the hour may sweep away the earnings of our whole lives, to gratify the rapacity of the indolent, the cunning, or the profligate, who are borne into power upon the tide of a temporary popularity?" -- Judge Joseph Story, 1852



I think Martins statement's more than reveal why he is in politics , and what modern liberalism is not about ; you and your freedom .

They mistake blind tolerance of everything including the state as freedom , and they would love the power to convince their "subjects" that government always has a point , that trumps yours .
As long as your morally neutral , and keep your mouth shut no problem , but look out if you have your own opinion opposite theirs, see government as the problem , and stand up for what you deem right. Don't believe me read this
Luckily free men and women sometime choose to do this

Do you think free people have the right to stand up and counter unjust actions , against persons and their property , by governments?

(Thanks go to Kate)


Martin doesn't think so !

Liberal Leader Paul Martin said property rights is the "shrine at which the U.S. conservative movement bows."

He said enshrining those rights in the Constitution would allow the government to attack a range of laws.

"If property rights were enshrined in the Constitution then probably you would not be able to ban handguns," Martin said




Mr Harper does !!

Harper said he has no desire to strike down those kinds of laws.

"We believe the Charter of Rights should reflect the right to own property, the right not to be deprived of property without due process of law and just and timely compensation

Full Story


I wanted to post on this since Monday , and at first was disappointed property rights wasn't making the head lines I thought it should , as its one issue that definately points to a leader with real values , and a leader that can't seem to stop talking about the values he thinks "Liberal" Canada should have , oh and heres some insight on a mentor of his.

Martin cares about control , Harper your freedom , and I don't think it takes much work to see which one would be ashamed to be called a tyrant , and which one doesn't care as long as it gets what he wants (your submission).

Maybe Canadians are catching on?
Lets Hope!!