Does the Tea Party understand the Constitution? (Classic pretzel logic from the Left)

Salon ^ | May 11, 2013 | John D'Amico

[Kid Shelleen]

I am pretty sure Mark Levin understands the constitution and he seems to agree with Tea Party principles...

[mazda77]

Comments? no. Realistic observations;

This dingleberry could bring an army of his fellow trippers and we could match them with a few of us, and we would have to take our brains out for it to be declared an even match.

[GOPJ]

Plato? Gimme a break. A philosopher-king and a liberal elite think they’re one and the same. They’re NOT. Also, a ring of power has a way of corrupting - Plato knew that - liberal elites don’t...

No one cares what self appointed liberal elites think - except other liberal elites and people too stupid to know elites are full of bullsh*t...

[Mad Dawg]

It really is an astonishing collection of sophistries, which I fear are accidental. I don't think he knows how dishonest he sounds, because I suspect he actually means this tripe. I saw no mention of ennumerated powers. His theory empties the constitution of the restraints the Framers obviously meant it to have. He quotes FDR is though he were somehow authoritative. And, my favorite, is "more perfect union." The left and other idiots like to think this translates to some sort of ever increasing "betterness" of the nation. But it seems to me that it means the union of the Confederation was highly imperfect qua union. In comparison with it the federation proposed by the Constitution would be more clearly a union, a cooperation among the states.

But his honor being a judge in one of the most oppressive and disastrous states in the Republic, chooses to think that any possible short term improvement enacted by the Federal Government would bring about a "more perfect" union. he insults not only the thinking and the intentions of the Framers but their ability to write in the English language.

If this clown ever read the the Federalist Papers, he did a very good job of forgetting what he read. He achieves the judicial maroon award. What a jerk!

[Vaquero]

WHICH Tea Party

There is no current all embracing Tea Party. And that’s a shame.

[SunkenCiv]

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  Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers... [Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform]

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• ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance]

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  One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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[driftless2]

The “logic” inherent in this article doesn’t rise above that of a freshman at Lenin and Stalin High School. I mean, this is a judge. He studied law. He graduated from an institution of higher learning. I think. Yet he doesn’t seem to understand that granting government more power than it is constitutionally allowed is just asking for tyranny. Judge Bozo thinks because some people are wealthier than other people, the less wealthy people are living horrible lives. Because those darn, greedy rich people just don’t want to share. I’d like to look up Judge Dumbico’s past. I’ll bet he’s gotten more than his share of kickbacks from the Dumbocrat Party.

[MosesKnows]

Its policies completely violate them

That is a false assertion. The only objective of Tea Party Patriots is to elect representatives who will honor their oath to the Constitution. The long-term goal is to have a constitutional government.

A constitutional government only legislates within the herein granted legislative Powers granted by the Constitution.

Ref :

Article. I.

Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

If the founders had not wanted to limit government to the powers granted herein they would have written Article 1, Section 1, differently.

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States. The founders could have avoided penning Article 1, Section 8, altogether but the 10th amendment would no longer make sense.

[Jaxter]

"..where Sarah Palin and former Rick Santorum.."

Really? He's not Rick Santorum anymore?

[Bellagio]

I guess the a$$clown progressive judge never read the Federalist Papers... missed the big elephant in the middle of the room:

Federalist #45, Madison writes: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation and foreign commerce; with which last part the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement and prosperity of the State.”

[upchuck]

It’s hard to express how little I care about what liberals think about us...

My sentiments exactly! Thank you for stating that.

This thought is the main reason why I don't have a TV. Of course the news shows (not programs, shows) are worthless trash. But so is much of the liberal programming.

I have better things to with my time. Like FReeping! :)

[boop]

"Accordingly, John Adams believed “the happiness of society is the end of government.”"

So this author makes this statement, says that Jefferson agrees with it (a good thing apparently to his leftist brain). Then goes on to make assinine statements that completely miss the point of what Adams was saying.

I read this as: once free citizens are able to pursue their own happiness, that the government or need of government becomes vanishingly small. Or ends.

NOT that the end game of government is "society happiness".

Why would Adams believe in an obscenely large government that takes tax dollars to fund bullshit like trying to stop "climate change"?

He wouldn't.

[GOPJ]

I have better things to with my time. Like FReeping! :)

Thanks for the support...

[trebb]

The author is delusional - he thinks he has a rational mind that can coerce others into believing his pap.

[RedMonqey]

Salon=Salami=Baloney

[RedMonqey]

I tried the pursuit of happiness, but she kept saying NO.

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[LibLieSlayer]

Indeed!

LLS