Thursday, January 3, 2013

Some thoughts on the Constitution


LOOKING AT THE CONSTITUTION you find the basic laws establishing a Congress and President etc. and what you also find is what is missing that we now know of--how to deal with treaties, the nature of the presidential cabinet and other terms that were worked out by President Washington and the early Congresses--but what i do find is fascinating in light of today's liberals and conservatives--and no i am not a scholar and it is open to interpretation. The Preamble--We the people--that everyone knows--talks about what we want to set up in this country--We the people in order to form a more perfect union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do order and establish the constitution...

so the general welfare should be promoted--so the GOP argues against food stamps because it takes away freedom?? ok not sure on that--also in the Declaration of Independance we find that God has given us Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness--and in order to secure these rights we establish government of the people by the people----SO AGAIN GOP SMALL GOVT BAFFLES ME AS WELL AS LACK OF SOCIAL SAFETY NET IN THEIR AGENDAS

Section 8 of the Constitution--states that Congress shall lay and collect taxes to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and GENERAL WELFARE of the United States and TO BORROW MONEY on the credit of the united states (MAYBE IF THE FOUNDERS SAID DEBT CEILING WE'D BE OK NOW)

AGAIN NOT SURE WHY GOP IS AGAINST TAXES OR SOCIAL SAFETY NET-----THESE WERE PUT IN BY PEOPLE SETTING UP THEIR OWN GOVT-----NO ISSUE OF FREEDOM GRABBING HERE

AH THIS IS FUN---to promote the PROGRESS OF SCIENCE and USEFUL ARTS---- its says with patents (LIMITED TIMES TO AUTHORS AND INVENTORS) but still come on Climate Change???

To raise and support armies but no longer for two years----maybe that means at a time---every two years need to approve more spending??? im not sure


Again i am not a scholar these are just some thoughts i found interesting in re reading the constitution and Declaration of Independence

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