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To: dixjea
Some conservatives get all gung ho on the general principal of deregulation and don’t realize that we do need some laws.

I like to use the analogy of a referee in football. Now everybody hates the referees, especially when they make calls against your team. But imagine if football were played without referees. You wouldn't have much of a game. The difference is when referees go from merely enforcing the rules, and have a vested interest in who wins the game, that's where we are now. And if the Democrats had their way, they would empower the referees to tell each team what plays they could and could not run. The conservative position, is that while referees are vital, their role should be limited to merely enforcing the rules, and making sure neither team gains an advantage unfairly. Regulation should work, like a referee in a football game.

35 posted on 12/19/2009 12:36:23 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Very well said! I will remember that analogy.


37 posted on 12/19/2009 2:50:39 PM PST by dixjea
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