The Defense Department is only 20% of the US budget. The number one objective of the United States Constitution, as clearly spelled out right up front in the Premble is to “provide for the common defense”. Yet that nutcase anti-defense, Truther, let terrorist have nukes, praise traitors isolationist Ron Paul wants to close ALL US bases and gut the military.
It's 48% of Federal discretionary spending.
The number one objective of the United States Constitution, as clearly spelled out right up front in the Premble is to “provide for the common defense”
That same document states that no Military budget can be for a term of longer than two years. Go ahead, look it up. And not to pick nits, the "number one objective" of the Constitution isn't to provide for the common defense. Here's the Preamble. Read it for yourself:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
So as you can plainly see, common defense doesn't come in second, or even third. Another interesting little tidbit is that "common defense" isn't capitalized while "Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" is. So which of those do you think Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson thought were most important?
And as long as we're talking about the Constitution why don't we discuss how the Founding Fathers felt about a standing army as well as foreign entanglements.
Yet that nutcase anti-defense, Truther, let terrorist have nukes, praise traitors isolationist
You should wipe that spittle off your face. It's unattractive.