June 1, 2011 10:52AM 

# Wednesday Links 

By George Scoville 

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- The whole of the waterboarding debate is [pointless posturing](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rittgers-waterboarding-20110531,0,7042313.story).
- We should be funding transportation initiatives [with user fees](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576347750661653340.html), not federal taxes.
- Gun control advocates suggest impropriety at gun shows and sporting goods stores put weapons in the hands of Mexican drug cartels — but we should be asking [how deterring a Soviet presence in Latin America in the 1980s](http://bigpeace.com/tgcarpenter/2011/05/28/u-s-gun-laws-mexicos-favorite-scapegoat-for-drug-violence/) contributed to the problem.
- “Presidents have an obligation to [obey the Constitution](http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/05/president-obamas-illegal-war/) and the law.”
- When you factor in unfunded liabilities, the U.S. government is [closer to $120 trillion in debt](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/video-highlights/michael-d-tanner-discusses-entitlements-fox-business):

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