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Donald Trump Flunks Conservatism 101: Enumerated Powers
Freedom Daily ^ | April 6, 2016 | Benny Huang

Posted on 04/06/2016 4:11:47 PM PDT by Benny Huang

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1 posted on 04/06/2016 4:11:48 PM PDT by Benny Huang
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Couldn’t spell “enumerated”...or “powers”


2 posted on 04/06/2016 4:14:18 PM PDT by twister881
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To: Benny Huang

Good read. Guaranteed to ruffle some hair around this place.


3 posted on 04/06/2016 4:18:24 PM PDT by Slyfox (Donald Trump's First Principle is the Art of the Deal)
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To: Benny Huang

When he talks I cringe!


4 posted on 04/06/2016 4:19:15 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: Benny Huang

List all required specific elements of “conservative” Be totally inclusive with not a single omission and hurry. It’s easy.


5 posted on 04/06/2016 4:19:17 PM PDT by WENDLE (I guess)
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Emily Ngo ‏@epngo 2 hours ago

2 hrs before @realDonaldTrump rally's start, thousands are packed into Grumman Studios. Lotta red hats. #TrumponLI


6 posted on 04/06/2016 4:20:30 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (It's them or us.)
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To: Benny Huang
Trump just makes it up as he goes. And the Trumpsters say yeah yeah!

Trump will make up what the Constitution means.

7 posted on 04/06/2016 4:24:28 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: Benny Huang

Trump the Chump is a flunkie. He’s a democrat loser. Those who support him are LOSERS.


8 posted on 04/06/2016 4:30:06 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL (The GOP has lost its way and will continue to destroy this country with big government solutions.)
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To: Benny Huang

Hey, at least he didn’t say “Twitter, big hands, and the libel laws”.


9 posted on 04/06/2016 4:31:29 PM PDT by Eric Pode of Croydon (I'll sue, it's very big, horse face, believe me, big wall, tariiffs, I'm rich, unfair!)
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To: humblegunner

A submission for your gentle ministrations. :)


10 posted on 04/06/2016 4:33:16 PM PDT by kiryandil (.)
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To: Benny Huang

Trump has a 5th grade understanding of civics and a 2nd grade level of maturity.


11 posted on 04/06/2016 4:34:25 PM PDT by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: kiryandil

Golly gosh and hully gee.. look at this new fellow promote himself!

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:bennyhuang/index?tab=articles


12 posted on 04/06/2016 4:43:10 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: Benny Huang
I'm ashamed to admit that I supported NCLB at the time.

Lol, and this clown is trashing Trump for an answer given to spur of the moment questions. And did the writer ever give the correct - according to him - three answers to the question?

13 posted on 04/06/2016 4:51:55 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Benny Huang; All
With all due respect Benny Huang, please consider the following critique of your essay.

"According to the tenth amendment, those powers should be left "to the States respectively; or to the People."

To begin with, note that the 10th Amendment is not merely a guideline. This is evidenced by the following excerpt.

”From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added].” —United States v. Butler, 1936.

Next, Trump has published major points concerning “Trumpcare.”

Healthcare Reform

Note that several points of Trumpcare arguably employ Commerce Clause powers (1.8.3), not stolen 10th Amendment-protected state powers, to help reduce healthcare costs.

One example, point 2 of Trumpcare, is that Trump wants to get rid of unconstitutional federal barriers to interstate insurance policies.

In fact, note that a previous generation of state sovereignty-respecting justices had clarified that insurance policies are contracts, not commerce. So Congress actually has no constitutional authority to regulate insurance policies regardless if the parties involved in such a contract are domiciled in different states.

”4. The issuing of a policy of insurance is not a transaction of commerce within the meaning of the latter of the two clauses, even though the parties be domiciled in different States, but is a simple contract [emphasis added] of indemnity against loss.” — Paul v. Virginia, 1869. (The corrupt feds have no Commerce Clause (1.8.3) power to regulate insurance.)

Trumpcare point 7, getting rid of trade barriers for medical products, also seems to be reasonably based on federal Commerce Clause powers.

14 posted on 04/06/2016 4:55:51 PM PDT by Amendment10
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Who cares. Cruz is a creepy poopyhead. /s


15 posted on 04/06/2016 4:56:39 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Benny Huang
Why does this matter?

Trump talks "tough".

That's all that matters!

He doesn't, y'know, actually have to know anything.

GOPe bastards!

16 posted on 04/06/2016 4:56:44 PM PDT by BfloGuy ( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
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To: Benny Huang

This topic was beaten to death on this site last month. Need we read more? Do a search next time. We’re not about to give your site a hit.


17 posted on 04/06/2016 5:02:13 PM PDT by EDINVA
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He posted the whole article so I did him a favor and gave him that hit. I always read the source anyway so wth, and research. Which is why I decided who I was going to vote for after DT’s third, I, I, I, rally and realized he has major issues.


18 posted on 04/06/2016 5:24:04 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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For one and all, the source blog/news site is enlightening. The authors are awe-inspiring and to them I say, with hugs, “Welcome Home.”

Thank Rainforth for the work he did for Marine Sgt. Tahmooressi and I hope Tahmooressi is healing.


19 posted on 04/06/2016 5:51:37 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Benny Huang

Can the author mention list more than 10 Reps or Senators that believe in enumerated powers?


20 posted on 04/06/2016 6:20:57 PM PDT by ronnietherocket3 (Mary is understood by the heart, not study of scripture.)
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