I can find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution, and I do not believe that the power and duty of the General Government ought to be extended to the relief of individual suffering which is in no manner properly related to the public service or benefit. The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow-citizens in misfortune. This has been repeatedly and quite lately demonstrated. Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character, while it prevents the indulgence among our people of that kindly sentiment and conduct which strengthens the bonds of a common brotherhood.
— Grover Cleveland, Letter to the House of Representatives [1887] |
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| October 19, 2022
Alex Jones Got What He Deserved, Part 2
I received a couple of critical emails regarding my October 17 article “Alex Jones Got What He Deserved ,” which raised some important points about the Alex Jones case that I wish to address. The first email stated: First off the fines he received were like if Jones killed somebody. The $965 million dollar fine even the $50 million dollar … |
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