I am politically primarily a libertarian, and if my opinion on any issue doesn't mesh with a strict interpretation of the Constitution, then I haven't thought it out very well.
That's not to say that we shouldn't, as a nation, do anything the Constitution does not empower the federal government to do, it just means we should amend the Constitution to allow the desired power, rather than ignore the Constitution when we find it too constraining for our tastes.
The problem with allowing the government to ignore the Constitution when it suits us is that we cede to them the power to ignore it when we don't like the outcome.
"A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 11:53 pm - [quote]"After a review, the department has decided to eliminate the use of the Demonstration Debriefing Form," Michael O'Looney, the department's chief spokesman, said in a... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 11:46 pm - [quote="blatham"]tres
I'm afraid you'll have to do your own work here.[/quote]
blatham - It is not my job to support the statements of others, nor is it your job to tell me... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 11:43 pm - [quote="Booman"]It was in one of the debates. when I mentoned it before, I got the impression other's had this image burned in their brain, also. It was an eerie sight, Tres.[/quote]... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 11:38 pm - [quote="Lola"]ok, so I looked back and I did say that, but I didn't mean it. We can change my "no" to "very little" compared to the amount of propaganda being... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 11:36 pm - [quote="williamhenry3"][i]It's very disturbing to me that Baghdad is now in a state of anarchy. It seems that our own "leaders" have given no thought to post-war city... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 03:23 pm - [quote="dyslexia"]ok i guess i thought you asked my opinion, perhaps i misread your question.[/quote]
Yes, Dys, I asked you to clarify your opinion AFTER you decided to offer it.... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 03:20 pm - [quote="timberlandko"]No, Tres, nobody CALLED you a paranoid crank ... it was observed that you SOUNDED like one, not that you were one. You even remark to that effect later in your... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 03:12 pm - [quote="dyslexia"]actually tres i have watched nearly none of the video-media coverage. i don't regard any of it to be informationally valid, its only purpose is to feed the viewers... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 03:03 pm - [quote="Craven de Kere"]tress,
There are many factors that indicate that Bush has deferred the Isreal/Palestine issue. He ignored the unprecedented Arab overtures and put off... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2003 02:52 pm - Thanks frolic and nimh for the responses. I think (?) we all agree that the coverage has touched all the bases, though individuals certainly could argue that they have seen too much of X or not... (view)
