Criminals should not have rights. Censorship irritates me. I am very much FOR the laws that prohibit child pornography, and similar disgusting things. However, government should not infringe on the rights of radical authors, historians, and groups belonging to fanatical schools of thought . We learn more when all views are allowed to be expressed.
Censorship narrows the ideological forum, thereby hindering intellectual growth.
Everyone occupying Office should be elected. There should be no such thing as patronage. In Toronto, we constantly end up with Socialists who support every misguided pressure-group when society wants conservatives. Our previous Mayor, Barbara Hall, is a prime example of this. Canadian Judges and Senators have amongst the securest of jobs despite their job performance.