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Originally Posted by Derwood
I don't understand the ideology where strict adherence to the constitution outweighs something that is undeniably good (e.g. The New Deal). All I ever hear is "The New Deal was unconstitutional!!111!!" attached to some absurd claim that a strictly constructionist approach to getting out of the Great Depression would have somehow been as (or more) successful.
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why have a constitution then? just let the government do what they think is best for us, right?
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