And a dollar short, as the idiom goes. Welcome to the Carnival of Principled government where we share thoughts on the principles behind our founding from a variety of perspectives. My sincerest apologies to anyone who follows this carnival closely enough to notice it didn't go up yesterday as scheduled. The following submissions were submitted by the blog owners except the two marked (EC) for editor's choice. These actually were emailed to me, however, although not specifically for inclusion in the carnival.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
The origins of the idiom are unclear, but it has come to mean basically "too little, too late." It highlights the frustration of a nearly missed opportunity. Something great could have happened if only...
Established in 1607, Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony. Thus, we are celebrating our quadricentennial this year as, in a way, America celebrates her 400th birthday. Rick Sincere had the opportunity to visit Jamestown recently, and shares his thoughts and an interview (EC). If only we had learned our lesson about communal property back then...
Rethink takes a close look at the Gettysburg Address. We all know at least its opening lines. If only we all took the time to really reflect on what it means...
Also taking a look into the past, Why Homeschooling reflects on some of our founders during a trip to Virginia. If only we had the same vision for our country as they had (minus the dirty politics!)...
And on dirty politics in general, TrustedAdvisor Associates shares a bit of marketing advice. If only our leaders had some vision rather than a product to market...
What products are our trusted and not-so-trusted politicians marketing? Education, mental health screening, and bigger government in general...whether they are on the right or the left. Corn and Oil tackles these issues well. If only our liberty weren't for sale for the cost of a little corn and oil, as her header suggests...
But government knows best. I suppose that is why the Department of Children and Families is pursuing homeschoolers in Connecticut. Follow the law and get investigated (EC). Consent of the Governed is heavily involved in the homeschool movement in Connecticut and is a great source for following this and many other issues involving homeschooling. If only officials realized the state governs by the consent of the governed...
Or are parents merely agents of the state, acting out their delegated role? I share a paper from Northwestern University School of Law which argues just this very idea. If only I could count this in with the great number of odd things born of our right to free speech...
Mad Kane offers a parody of the GOP, sung to the tune of Honesty. If only...well, if only I could disagree with her, really...
Question the Culture also invites us to sing, but to a different tune. If only those who are so concerned about free speech really meant it for everyone...
Tales of Modernity uses that oft cited example of someone shouting fire in a theater to make an important point. If only everyone understood the conclusion:
At the beginning of our history, coming up with a standard currency that could be used in all the colonies proved to be a difficult challenge, but necessary for our young nation. Phil for Humanity makes a call for more multinational currencies. If only...well, if only everyone agreed with me, I guess...
The war is generally a popular topic among submissions, but this week we have only one. There is no existential threat, argues The Agonist. "...There is no organization in the world, no government in the world, capable of destroying the United States, except the United States." If only that exception weren't so true...
And here is one candidate attempting just that, according to I'm A Pundit, Too. If only that were troubling to more people...
How do we combat this threat? And the marketing of our politicians, too, for that matter? Wisdom from Wenchypoo gives some good advice to consider before contacting your representative. If only I had confidence they would listen. Or that constitutional arguments had any effect...
So, do we give up and scrap it all? Turn to socialism? Or to anarchy? First Creation shares some interesting thoughts on anarchy and his idea of rational thought lies on the same basic structure which most of our thoughts on liberty do. If only liberty didn't seem such a dream and if men were angels...
If only I had time to search for some nice clip art to illustrate this carnival, it might be more visually appealing. But it had to go up eventually, and I hope the discussion of liberty and of our founding principles is not also too little, too late.
Thank you for visiting the Carnival of Principled Government. Feel free to leave your thoughts, comments and corrections. If you have a post you would like to submit for the next edition, see here. A general outline of its goals are available here. If you would like to host an upcoming carnival please email me at gottsegnet*at*yahoo*dot*com.
carnivals, politics, government
Established in 1607, Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony. Thus, we are celebrating our quadricentennial this year as, in a way, America celebrates her 400th birthday. Rick Sincere had the opportunity to visit Jamestown recently, and shares his thoughts and an interview (EC). If only we had learned our lesson about communal property back then...
Rethink takes a close look at the Gettysburg Address. We all know at least its opening lines. If only we all took the time to really reflect on what it means...
Also taking a look into the past, Why Homeschooling reflects on some of our founders during a trip to Virginia. If only we had the same vision for our country as they had (minus the dirty politics!)...
And on dirty politics in general, TrustedAdvisor Associates shares a bit of marketing advice. If only our leaders had some vision rather than a product to market...
What products are our trusted and not-so-trusted politicians marketing? Education, mental health screening, and bigger government in general...whether they are on the right or the left. Corn and Oil tackles these issues well. If only our liberty weren't for sale for the cost of a little corn and oil, as her header suggests...
But government knows best. I suppose that is why the Department of Children and Families is pursuing homeschoolers in Connecticut. Follow the law and get investigated (EC). Consent of the Governed is heavily involved in the homeschool movement in Connecticut and is a great source for following this and many other issues involving homeschooling. If only officials realized the state governs by the consent of the governed...
Or are parents merely agents of the state, acting out their delegated role? I share a paper from Northwestern University School of Law which argues just this very idea. If only I could count this in with the great number of odd things born of our right to free speech...
Mad Kane offers a parody of the GOP, sung to the tune of Honesty. If only...well, if only I could disagree with her, really...
Question the Culture also invites us to sing, but to a different tune. If only those who are so concerned about free speech really meant it for everyone...
Tales of Modernity uses that oft cited example of someone shouting fire in a theater to make an important point. If only everyone understood the conclusion:
...classical liberalism understands the relationship amongst individuals as fundamentally different than the relationship between the individual and the state...
At the beginning of our history, coming up with a standard currency that could be used in all the colonies proved to be a difficult challenge, but necessary for our young nation. Phil for Humanity makes a call for more multinational currencies. If only...well, if only everyone agreed with me, I guess...
The war is generally a popular topic among submissions, but this week we have only one. There is no existential threat, argues The Agonist. "...There is no organization in the world, no government in the world, capable of destroying the United States, except the United States." If only that exception weren't so true...
And here is one candidate attempting just that, according to I'm A Pundit, Too. If only that were troubling to more people...
How do we combat this threat? And the marketing of our politicians, too, for that matter? Wisdom from Wenchypoo gives some good advice to consider before contacting your representative. If only I had confidence they would listen. Or that constitutional arguments had any effect...
So, do we give up and scrap it all? Turn to socialism? Or to anarchy? First Creation shares some interesting thoughts on anarchy and his idea of rational thought lies on the same basic structure which most of our thoughts on liberty do. If only liberty didn't seem such a dream and if men were angels...
If only I had time to search for some nice clip art to illustrate this carnival, it might be more visually appealing. But it had to go up eventually, and I hope the discussion of liberty and of our founding principles is not also too little, too late.
Thank you for visiting the Carnival of Principled Government. Feel free to leave your thoughts, comments and corrections. If you have a post you would like to submit for the next edition, see here. A general outline of its goals are available here. If you would like to host an upcoming carnival please email me at gottsegnet*at*yahoo*dot*com.
carnivals, politics, government
