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To: ansel12; joe fonebone; DungeonMaster
It worked pretty well before the 1960s. We did fine without abortion and gay marriage, for instance.

By "it" I guess you mean governments outlawing, for instance, abortion and sodomy.

I think I probably agree with Joe, but only as far as it relates to the U.S. Constitution.

Then (Amendment X), "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

So, when certain States outlawed those evil practices, the federal government was specifically prohibited from standing in their way, much less stopping them, without first amending the U.S. Constitution to get that power.

But, as we all know, that train left the station many decades ago. Thus, I support the Convention of States.

62 posted on 03/23/2015 9:41:13 AM PDT by newgeezer (It is [the people's] right and duty to be at all times armed. --Thomas Jefferson, 1824)
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To: newgeezer

The federal government also has to make laws and rules for itself in regards to abortion and marriage, and always has, going back to the writing of the constitution.

Libertarianism is not about federal law only anyway, libertarians have the same leftist agenda, period.

Whether the libertarian is currently a Mayor, or city councilman, or governor or whatever, he is a libertarian, and passing contracts and laws promoting homosexuality and abortion “liberty”, drugs, porn, etc., and opposing and striving to overcome conservatism.


63 posted on 03/23/2015 9:57:13 AM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: newgeezer

Christianity, Libertarianism, the Constitution and lets throw in Obamacare. They almost seem like 4 unrelated topics.


64 posted on 03/23/2015 10:22:17 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (No one can come to me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.)
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