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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
the first thing i'd like you to show me is where the constitution defines its limited powers given to the government to conform to the changing of the times by the majority mindset and why haven't we followed it.......
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Depending on who you ask, the General Welfare clause (a.k.a. the bane of Libertarians) can be interpreted legally to allow things like, say, federal healthcare, without having the pass an amendment. I'm sorry the anti-Federalists couldn't wrestle that out of the Constitution, but it's there. New Deal with it.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
in other words, what you want to see is 'conservatism' be quashed outright so we can all be more progressively centrist and there would be no more ideological battles......because you know whats best for people?
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No, I'd like the religious right disbanded and the corporatist neocons shipped to Gitmo, though. You would, too, whether you want to admit it or not.
I like deficit hawks. I like the people that actually and honestly do want to get spending under control so that we don't have massive debt. I even like the people that want stronger state power. I may not always agree with them, but at least they're making coherent arguments that don't have anything to do with directives from mythological figures or selling the country off piece by piece to the highest bidder.
Do you think Eisenhower was a better president than George W. Bush? How about George H. W. Bush? How about (and really think about this) Ronald Reagan? Comon, admit it.