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RichClem
06 Jan 2014 12:57 pm
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Baloney, I am correct without any question. And given that you refused to even offer your own opinion, who cares what you think? And the idea that liberals are opposed to those principles in general is nonsense. With you it's all or nothing, no grey, isn't it. But the world is not like that. In f...
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SallyForth
06 Jan 2014 10:03 am
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Those aren't all the principles by which this government was founded. You've made a generalized statement, and I'll guarantee you that the way any two people interpret them is not going to be identical. Each of those terms: individual liberty and limited federal power are open as it gets to interpre...
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Skeptic
06 Jan 2014 09:12 am
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1) Well, that might be your conclusion, based on ... ... ... 2) ...which was flat wrong. 3) The 10th only restates the intent of the constitution, itself. The "Necessary and Proper" clause is, after all, part of the "foregoing Powers." 4) Incorrect!! As usual....
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Skeptic
06 Jan 2014 09:07 am
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You're under the impression RC read them with even a hint of comprehension?? I thought you were smarter than that....
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RichClem
06 Jan 2014 09:02 am
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Which had nothing to do at all with today's Welfare State or what today's Liberalism is. Or with my summary of the Founding Principles. The Congress shall have Power ... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest...
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Huey
06 Jan 2014 08:37 am
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Are the Federalist Papers Right Wing Op Eds?...
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Skeptic
06 Jan 2014 08:36 am
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All he reads are right-wing Op-Eds...
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Skeptic
06 Jan 2014 08:35 am
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You misunderstand the principles again, cllembat. Try looking up the "Necessary and Proper" clause that both Hamilton and Madison agreed was necessary to have a federal government AT ALL....
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RichClem
06 Jan 2014 08:26 am
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If you had any real idea what they are, you wouldn't be evading the question. The country was founded on the principles of individual liberty and severely limited federal power, based on the Founders' clearly expressed fear of tyrannical government. Making the entire Liberal Welfare State and alm...
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SallyForth
06 Jan 2014 08:23 am
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The question is far too broad. Narrow it. PS Way to sidestep the point that "decades of reading" doesn't of it itself makes one's opinion correct....
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