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I am a conservative and am all for keeping military expenditures under control and stop getting involved in useless wars while we leave our own borders wide open to every foreigner that can fly, swim or jump our nation's borders either to harm us or suck us dry. Not protecting our own borders from within is costing us billions in tax dollars annually. Any leftist want to respond to that one?
Let's give less to highly profitable "American" corporations and banks and instead spend it on public works that will benefit the taxpayers.
How about we lower spending so we can reduce taxes for everyone, rather than increase spending on the dozens of anti-poverty programs that just enable more poverty and complacency?
YOu do realize that the constitution is not a bible, right? The constitution was more suitable back when the country was formed, but today, not as much.
It's impossible to follow it to a "T" in today's day and age.
Yeah that's what your college professor wants you to believe.
YOu do realize that the constitution is not a bible, right? The constitution was more suitable back when the country was formed, but today, not as much.
It's impossible to follow it to a "T" in today's day and age.
It details the power granted to the federal government and is perfectly suitable. When it becomes unsuitable, then it also outlines how to change it. If the nation has not amended it recently, then what has been in place for ages still applies.
Apparently the U.S. Supreme Court disagrees with your assessment. It's had decades to throw such spending out and has not come close to doing so.
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution:
"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...."
Aside from the "promote the general welfare" part, ensuring that the poor are not utterly destitute is part of insuring "domestic tranquility". If you disagree with that assessment I suggest you google "Marie Antoinette". Any nation which ignores it's poor does so at it's own peril. Even the ROMANS understood that.
Ken
Ken, this is the biggest misconception or deception from the left. Liberals will tell you if don't believe government does something the best then you don't care. I think we all know the real truth about the efficiency and effectiveness of how the government does things. This is a good read for anyone who might really believe government is the only answer. Crossroads The Great American Experiment The Rise, Decline and Restoration of Freedom and the Market Economy
Would be good for some of the idealistic youngsters on here to read as well.
Again it is not a matter of caring about the same things it is a matter of believing what is the better solution to the problem.
Apparently the U.S. Supreme Court disagrees with your assessment. It's had decades to throw such spending out and has not come close to doing so.
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution:
"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...."
Aside from the "promote the general welfare" part, ensuring that the poor are not utterly destitute is part of insuring "domestic tranquility". If you disagree with that assessment I suggest you google "Marie Antoinette". Any nation which ignores it's poor does so at it's own peril. Even the ROMANS understood that.
Ken
Your OWN red highlighting, "PROMOTE the general welfare.
Promoting is NOT PROVIDING.
"Any nation which ignores it's poor" as usual the wild exaggeration. NO ONE IS SUGGESTING TO IGNORE OUR POOR.
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