User blog:Reximus55/Presidents of the US

Hi! So, this is only my 2nd blog post. I do give a lot of Map Game commentary via Talk Pages and Chat, but I never really use this mechanism.

I was recenlty asked by LG to elabourate my political views, so I did for him. And then later that day I got into an argument about the Civil War, and Lincoln. I want to elaborate for you all! This is all about past politics, so I hope that this doesn't violate NCNC.

About Me
I am a libertarian and a conservative. As such, I even disprove of Bush's continuation of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (especially Iraq). I feel that he ought to have taken us out after Hussein was deposed. I feel the Middle East is just as bad as the Balkans were prior to WWI, so we ought to stay out of there! In Syria, in Iraq, in Iran. As a libertarian, I dislike military intervention in other nations. I think you should know that when you hear what I think about these people. I also HATE entitlements (Social Security, Food Stamps, Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid). They are unconstitutional.

I am a firm believer in the exact words, and intents of Madison and the Framers, of the Constitution, and I feel that both of them weren't good at following the Constitution. I will give you that I think JFK was an amazingly inspiring individual, and I actually am ok with his policies for the most part.

I feel the US' best Senator right now is Rand Paul, and he is a role model of mine. If I could vote, I would've voted for Ron Paul. Economically, I believe in Laissez-Faire. I also believe in Self-Determination.
 * 1) LBJ - The primary reason I dislike him is the entitlements of Medicare and Medicaid, and the expansion of Social Security. He was vital to the situation in Vietnam. I also think he used Kennedy to pass Civil Rights Act of 1964, which violates our rights of association. (By this I mean that business owners can no longer regulate their own business establishments, and prevent blacks if they feels so inclined. I actually do not dislike black people, Lt. Col. Allen West is a hero of mine. I am merely arguing the constitutionality of that legislation, not the intent.) "No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long" Another reason I dislike him is his Great Society and War on Poverty. Neither of those are the federal government's job.
 * 2) FDR - An extreme liberal from American perspectives, FDR interfered with the ongoing Depression. Firstly this is not permitted in the Constitution what so ever. The first presidents (maybe not Adams or Washington, under Hamilton's school of thought) were in favor of laisseiz-faire (the purest form of capitalism), and instituted his New Deal. He prolonged the Depression by sending us into another recession, and he was all in favor of war! The US should've been fighting the Soviets alongside Hitler's men, not killing our ancestors - the Germanic Aryan race. (A bit rascist sounding, but oh well, it true.) Furthermore, he created Social Security, a program that will place huge burdens on our generation, and eventually bankrupt our nation, by paying for 15 years of subsidies to the Baby Boom.
 * 3) Lincoln - Now, I know this a most unorthodox world view! I have met very few people who share this sentiment. However, I feel that Lincoln was the worst President in the US history. In elementary school, I remember with pride the day when my teacher taught me how the US was the only nation in the world to only intervene in military affairs for the people of that nation. I thought that was amazing, because when all other nations fought for Empire, the US fought for Freedom. Then, looking at US history, I saw one person who broke this rule. Abraham Lincoln.
 * 4) Lying to Get Elected - Abraham Lincoln was from the radical Republican party. His party was dedicated to ruining the economies of the South by eradicating slavery - a practice which is condoned Biblically - even in the New Testament. Lincoln later issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
 * 5) The Civil War - As states enter the Union, they have every right to leave the Union. Since the Constitution says nothing about exiting the Union, it falls under the jurisdiction of the 9th/10th Ammendments to the US Constitution. The states were allowed to secede.
 * 6) West Virginia - The Constitution is very specific about what may or may not become a state. It says that no state may be formed within the borders of an existing state. Did Lincoln care? No! He allowed WV to become a state, although the Const. forbids it.
 * 7) Other than that, he took away the rights of a people for to determine for themselves what they want. Lincoln set a precedent that revoked our individual sovereignty.
 * 8) I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. - Thomas Jefferson
 * 9) I also dislike Wilson, for more obvious reasons of internationalism and the League of Nations. America for Americans! We got into a big enough mess in WWI also.
 * 10) People always call conservatives "war hawks," but look at FDR and LBJ and Lincoln and Wilson. They got us into Vietnam, WWII, the Civil War, and WWI! All told, about 1.2 million men died due to liberals getting us into wars that I woudln't have fought.

My Top 5 American Presidents

 * 1) Thomas Jefferson
 * 2) Ronald Reagan
 * 3) James Madison
 * 4) Andrew Jackson
 * 5) Jefferson Davis (Well, he was American!)

My Bottom 5 American Presidents

 * 1) Abraham Lincoln
 * FDR
 * LBJ
 * 1) Woodrow Wilson
 * 2) Jimmy Carter (The Recession Wasn't His Fault)

Food for Thought
If you believe in the right of people to determine their own future (self-determination) why would you be ok with the overthrowal of the CSA?

Thanks for Your Time,