Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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"With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." - James Madison referring to Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution
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Indeed, but unfortunately it is not the liberals whom have done this, but the conservatives with their "Patriot Act". Social services are a result of the legislative branch's constitutional ability to legislate community driven legislation. You don't like it? Well then, you don't like the constitution.
You ignore the constitution's original intent.
No, you ignore the practicality of the constitution itself. You want republican governance only if it reflects your narrow set of principles. If it doesn't, you become a liberty authoritarian.
A liberty authoritarian? Kind of a contradiction there isn't it?
Yes, there is, but there it is! Libertarians don't get their way with the facts and PRESTO, liberty authoritarians.
Presto = yadda yadda yadda
There's no connection between liberty and authoritarianism.
"There were central banks before the FED."
There is when libertarians try and shove it down other peoples' throats. There is when libertarians hypocritically blame the republican, democratic process.
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