1. Glad we can agree. This particular point is in reference to two matters: a. BLM who got mad at those who said All Lives Matter because it took precedence away from their movement which is racked with fraud and b. Abortion — unborn lives matter also.
2. Neutral — Ok. We won’t argue that one except to say if something is hurtful we wouldn’t want people hurting themselves or others — if we love them we would tell them something is not good as we want the best for them.
3. All governments derive their just powers by consent of the governed, so a government cannot legally own what the people did not give them power to own, and the people very well cannot give the power to own machine guns if they can’t have such themselves. Rocket launchers are a straw man since most people could never afford one anyway. But in an ideal society I’d say we should be able to have them to help repel invasions.
4. The fact we are told we can reverse climate change by paying a tax as well as all the climate alarmists buying beachfront mansions tells me it’s a scam.
5. Glad we agree. I think governments should only be involved in business for one reason, and that’s to enforce honesty with customers and fairness (but in a free market system I can go to a different job more easily or start my own business if I feel my boss is unfair to me).
6. We were meant to be a republic. True democracy is mob rule where 50% +1 gets their way in everything while minority parties can have their rights taken away of the majority votes for it.
7. In the examples of Florida, which has a higher percentage of elderly people than New York or California, they fared comparable or slightly better during Covid with no lockdowns compared to the latter states with draconian lockdowns. I would be more inclined to believe it was to keep medical centers from being overrun if there was not a large number of medical staffers making choreographed dance videos, and people weren’t being told to avoid outdoor exercises while Vitamin D from sunlight, fresh air and exercise are the best treatments for respiratory ailments.
8. It should be common knowledge, but Critical Race Theory says otherwise.
9. The idea of a wall of separation was to keep the government out of religion. However, even elected officials have the right to free exercise of their religion or lack thereof. Telling them they can’t live that religion creates an unconstitutional de facto religious test for public office.