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To: Huck

It was the intent of the Founders, in their own words, that the Constitution be interpreted per their writings, as it was written. And so it was until the beginnings of the last century, with T. Roosevelt, W. Wilson and F.D. Roosevelt, the great socialists. So you’re saying that you agree with THEM? What would that make you, then? Surely not Conservative!


62 posted on 07/27/2011 3:49:31 PM PDT by dcwusmc (A FREE People have no sovereign save Almighty GOD!!! III OK We are EVERYWHERE)
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To: dcwusmc
It was the intent of the Founders, in their own words, that the Constitution be interpreted per their writings, as it was written.

First, there is nothing IN the Constitution that says so, and that's all that matters. The Constitution is law. Nothing else.

Second, the framers couldn't agree on the meaning of the Constitution. Hamilton and Washington (and later Marshall) all said the power to create a national bank was implied. Jefferson and Madison said it was not (they lost the argument.)

Later as president Madison flip-flopped and authorized the second nat'l bank. He couldn't even agree with himself!

I've sometimes said they should have made a glossary, and it should have been included as part of the Constitution.

My views make me an antifederalist.

64 posted on 07/27/2011 3:58:24 PM PDT by Huck
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