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Originally Posted by alansmithee
Why not let the people decide the issue? And essentially, the government is everyone's "master". They have the power, they dictate what happens..
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Not technically true. The original intent of the founders writing the constitution was to restrict government's authority over the people, at the peoples direction. Over the years, we've given them that authority, usually of our own free will.
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Originally Posted by alansmithee
Why must it be one or the other? The Constitution restricts people's rights, and restricts what the government can do.
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This is where I believe you are wrong. The constitution does not restrict the people, the legislature does at the direction of the people. We call them laws.
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