Just because defense is in the constitution doesn’t mean everything we do in the name of it is necessary, let alone constitutional. I hardly see how subsidizing Israel is defense at all, except through the contortions and back flips of neoconservative logic, which isn’t very convincing.
In a perfect world all the various wealth redistribution schemes since the New Deal would die before one cent is taken from constitutionally empowered spending. But this foot-stamping of supposed conservatives should their favorite programs tighten belts sounds an awful lot like welfare for me and not for thee. We must be willing to sacrifice what we like, too, if we are ever to curb debt.
You sure you are on the right forum?
Part of that makes sense, sort of. The rest, not so much.
I hardly see how subsidizing Israel is defense at all,
They're our staunch ally, in one of the most important and dangerous parts of the world, an area that doesn't contain that many reliable allies. It's hard for me to fathom how anyone could fail to see that.
except through the contortions and back flips of neoconservative logic, which isn’t very convincing.
"Neoconservative." Whatever that means this week.
In a perfect world all the various wealth redistribution schemes since the New Deal would die before one cent is taken from constitutionally empowered spending.
No. Not in a perfect world. In a world in which American politicians, including Rand Paul, paid due regard to their constitutional oaths of office.
But this foot-stamping of supposed conservatives should their favorite programs tighten belts sounds an awful lot like welfare for me and not for thee.
Defense isn't welfare, and I'm not foot-stomping for anything.
We must be willing to sacrifice what we like, too, if we are ever to curb debt.
What anyone "likes" is completely irrelevant. The only things that matter are constitutionality and what is required for those who represent us in government to fulfill their primary task, which is the defense of the lives, the liberty, the property, the sovereignty, and the security of the American people.