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To: Wolfie
But the real point is this: Americans are children, incapable of consistent thought. If we like the law, then we say Congress has the power.

Speak for yourself. The principle here is the proper means by which the US Constitution should be interpreted by the Court, and applied by our representatives in Congress.

You either have an enduring document - something with a fixed meaning that remains unchanged unless and until it's altered by the process of amendment, or you have some ephemeral something that means whatever you think it ought to mean today.

It's not that hard.

30 posted on 12/14/2011 4:27:27 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic

No it’s not that hard. We have an ephemeral something that means whatever they say it means. You know our history, how can you say otherwise? Not what we were MEANT to have, or what you THINK we should have, but what we ACTUALLY have.
Decades and decades (indeed, the entire lifespan of our Nation) trending in one direction: An all powerful Federal Government. I’m not saying I agree with it, but that’s the reality. Better to know what the playing field really is, and adjust your expecations accordingly.


33 posted on 12/14/2011 4:31:43 AM PST by Wolfie
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