Concordia res Parvae Crescunt
by Pudge
Today in the same breath someone, to me, attacked Bush for violating the Constitution, and not supporting Social Security enough.
Apart from the fact that the “raiding” of Social Security actually makes the S.S. Trust Fund more solvent and is a good investment (as it is guaranteed safe by the Constitution, and earns interest), and apart from the fact that Congress controls that more than Bush (and that it has continued under the Democrats) … there’s also the fact that Social Security is an unconstitutional violation of our rights, as per the Tenth Amendment.
Feel free to complain about violations of the Constitution. But don’t do so while propping up OTHER violations of the Constitution. It makes you look like you don’t care about the rule of law.
And don’t argue with me about the Tenth Amendment.
No one who understands the Tenth Amendment can honestly say it allows for Social Security, unless from the position of arguing that we are not under the rule of law, but the rule of men, and I reject that premise out of hand.
Pudge works for Slashdot writing computer programs in Perl, writes and records music, works with the local Republican party, eats steak, follows Boston sports, and has a life. See more of his writings at http://pudge.net/glob/
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So if Social Security is unlawful under the 10th would Federal education laws ie NCLB, Title I and Title IX be unlawful as well? And how about food stamp and WIC programs run by the Feds? What about childre's health care, medicare and universal healthcare?
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All the programs mentioned by Jas (and a lot more not mentioned) are not authorized under the Constitution unless you can find a specific provision in Art. I, Sec. 8.
Education is not listed among those powers. Food programs are not mentioned among Congressional powers. Health care is not mentioned.
It's very simple to understand. Just read the Constitution. If you can't find the power listed there, it wasn't granted to the feds.
That means you and your state still have the power to act in those areas. So, if you want government doing those things for you, talk to the state legislators in your state.
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