Birth of Big Brother: How the Court deep-sixed the Tenth (Amendment)

Capitalism Magazine ^ | Mar 2, 2001 | George F. Smith

[deaconblues]

"This shows how weak in mind and spirit the American people have become. We don't deserve freedom."

Speak for yourself.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Approaching Fifty

[Badray]

Thanks for the ping. Count me in.

[The Raven]

>>I'd be shocked if this thread got anyhwhere near 50 responses.

Hmmm....it did lose steam, didn't it? Those quotes up top are Presidential material.

[lentulusgracchus]

Thanks for the post, and the discussion. This is an excellent thread -- and I saved my shortcut to the Touro Law webpage for Marshall's "constitutional inversion" decision, Maryland vs. McCulloch -- excellent.

[lentulusgracchus]

So in March, 1937, Roosevelt had a little chat with America. He told the people he was trying to save them, but the Court was getting in his way.

Ah, yes, the Court-packing incident.

Notice the timing? Right after FDR had been sworn in for his second term, which he'd won by a landslide. Nothing like a landslide to give a guy delusions of his own grandeur, eh? Remind anyone of Lyndon Johnson?

Talk about trying to use some of your political capital to buy yourself a big one!

[metesky]

Only 'reactionaries';i.e., enemies of the modern state, will bump this thread.

What'd you call me?

[metesky]

It's a weak fifty, but here ya go.

[The Raven]

>>>It's a weak fifty, but here ya go.

Ya beat me to it.

[Madame Dufarge]

Late to the dance as usual BUMP!

[The Raven]

>>The other problem is that it would validate the argument made so many years ago by my ancestors that the states have the right to do whatever they choose is in the best interests of their respective citizens

States can always secede. Alaska is still thinking about it.

[billbears]

States can always secede. Alaska is still thinking about it.

What kind of rights did you think I was talking about? Of course they could before the War(I don't care what some might believe). It was taught as a right in their textbooks as late as 1850

[mc5cents]

51?

[headsonpikes]

"...late to the party.." ..HAH! Check near top! ;^)

You're not a reactionary, George, you're an incendiary..;^)

[headsonpikes]

Well, it made 50.

We'd better learn to love Big Brother, I suppose. ;^)

[UCANSEE2]

I was watching the movie "A LONG WALK HOME", a movie about the protests in Montgomery, Ala. by the Americans that were forced to sit in the backs of the buses due to their skin color/ethnicity.

In the middle of the show, the husband of the maid (portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg) made a comment that I felt related to this thread.

"You don't bite the hand that feeds you".

Isn't this the root of problems with our out-of-control government? Many people really see it this way. What they don't see is that they shouldn't live their live's dependent on handouts from the government in order to keep well-fed. The main reason the government wants to "feed you" is to keep you from biting !

As long as the government keeps the wolves away, the sheep are happy.

As long as the sheep think there are no wolves (even though there are, they are just dressed in sheep's clothing), they will blame all the mysterious death's on 'unknown' causes, and the sheeple are still happy.

When the government has to shear the sheep summer and winter, the sheeple won't complain, because again, the government is at least feeding them.

And some of the sheeple have noticed that there are wolves under that 'sheep-clothing' after all. But they won't say anything, because the wolves are providing the food (even if it is just to fatten the sheep up).

And some of the sheeple notice that there is a group of sheep that seems really WELL-FED. That is because those sheep gather together around the food, ignoring thinner sheep, and letting the wolves attack those unprotected sheep without reprise. And none says anything, because 'they' are alive and being well-fed.

.... Anyway, the point is that people develop these 'mindsets' whether they pick it up from parents or some peer group. Sometimes just from learning a 'cliche' and using it in a tight situation to rationalize behaviour. Then, each time a tight situation occurs, the brain follows the same pattern, reinforcing it deeper.Pretty soon, all the person can say is "bahhhhhhh..."

[UCANSEE2]

How's that for ending it on a strong note ! ! ! !

[One More Time]

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