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Care to be more specific - or are you simply a "Liar! Sophist! Or is it Senility?"

Ante up - piss ant...

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But it is objected that the judicial authority is to be regarded as the sole expositor of the Constitution, in the last resort… … the proper answer to the objection is, that the resolution of the General Assembly… supposes that dangerous powers, not delegated, may not only be usurped and executed by the other [federal] departments, but that the [federal] judicial department also may exercise or sanction dangerous powers beyond the grant of the Constitution; and, consequently, that the ultimate right of the [States as] parties to the Constitution, to judge whether the [constitutional] compact has been dangerously violated, must extend to violations by one delegated authority, as well as by another; by the [federal] judiciary, as well as by the executive, or the legislature. However true, therefore, it may be, that the [federal] judicial department, is, in all questions submitted to it by the forms of the Constitution, to decide in the last resort, this resort must necessarily be deemed the last in relation to the authorities of the other departments of the government; not in relation to the rights of the parties to the constitutional compact, from which the judicial as well as the other [federal] departments hold their delegated trusts. On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with the others in usurped powers, might subvert for ever, and beyond the possible reach of any rightful remedy, the very Constitution which all were instituted to preserve. - Report on the Virginia Resolutions, 1799 http://www.constitution.org/rf/vr_1799.htm

Liar! Sophist! Or is it Senility? Those are NOT Madison's own words.

However in F.W. Randolph's End-notes there are several references to Mr. Madison's PRIVATE letters as supporting evidence /lmao.

Unfortunately (for you), I have not cited "the Virginia Resolutions." Try to keep up - dip sh!t.

Furthermore he and Jefferson exchanged a series of private letters on the subject of rebutting the Alien and Sedition Acts, private musings if you will (lol), that far more accurately document the true feelings and beliefs of the two men than either of their anonymously crafted political statements for public consumption.

"[T]rue feelings!" LOL! Let me spell it out for you (yet again), sport - I don't give a rat's @ss for a politician's "true feelings." Politicians are hired help - they are required, by the oaths they swear, to honor the Constitution - NOT THEIR "FEELINGS." Once again, you suggest that private communications somehow carry more weight than public pronouncements, including those made while serving under oath of office, because they supposedly somehow "far more accurately document the [politician's] true feelings and beliefs." WHO CARES, DUMB@SS?!?! If you actually believe that the "true feelings" of a politician are somehow more important than that same person's statements made in public, or under oath, feel free to argue the point...

And just to rain on your parade, 'This Buds for You'(dialed down to what I estimate to be your level of perception):

http://skepticwiki.org/index.php/Argument_from_Authority

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority

As was stated before, either your problem with the private correspondance [sic] of Madison is 'situational', or you are dismisssive [sic] (and by default immensely ignorant) of a wide swath of American history.

Please see my specific statement(s), regarding public statements/promises by specific politicians. If you would actually care to debate a specific statement I made, please do so - with quotes.

You are also guilty of twisting the founders written words to fit your narrow viewpoint.

"[T]wisting the founders written words?" LOL!!! That's more than 'rich' coming from someone who posts a lot of unsubstantiated personal opinions, and not too d@mn many citations from "the founders."

Ante up - sport...

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Good Riddance to pretty boy Crist.

Unfortunately (for you) Madison's authorship of the Virginia Resolutions was NOT publicly known or claimed at the time. Furthermore he and Jefferson exchanged a series of private letters on the subject of rebutting the Alien and Sedition Acts, private musings if you will (lol), that far more accurately document the true feelings and beliefs of the two men than either of their anonymously crafted political statements for public consumption.

As was stated before, either your problem with the private correspondance of Madison is 'situational', or you are dismisssive (and by default immensely ignorant) of a wide swath of American history. You are also guilty of twisting the founders written words to fit your narrow viewpoint.

I’ve been there twice. I’m not happy but I was while visiting the city years ago.

At least their Yankees won. They should buck up.

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Poor Charlie and now it looks like the tanning tax will pass in Obamacare. If they could make it retroactive, Charlie’d owe a fortune.

He is crazy. And a perfectly average DU type. I would guess he is their favorite person on planet Earth.

Got me there.

The moment I saw him and 0 standing on stage together, I thought RINO>

Correct (no thanks to you) - because if we do not hold politicians to their public, written, promises, we might just as well select our representatives at random from the phone book.

..but you are NOT entitled to treat that opinion as settled judgment generally or as it pertains to Mr. Madison specifically.

Incorrect - Mr. Madison's PUBLIC writings in support of ratification helped sell the people of the several States on the supposed relative benefits of ratifying the new Constitution. And Mr. Madison's PUBLIC writings prior to the election of 1800 helped sell the people of the several States on the supposed benefits of the republican agenda. That is not only "settled judgment," but indisputable historical fact. Want to claim otherwise, sport? Go for it. And anyone who attempts to equate the private musings of an individual with the same person's public writings, decades after the fact, is nothing but a scam artist.

Your refusal to entertain Madison's thoughts as expressed in private correspondence...

Incorrect - I have not 'refused' to "entertain" his private thoughts; I merely consider them less important than his public writings, for the reason(s) I have explained. And I consider the logic of many of Mr. Madison's public arguments (including those expressed in his Report on the Virginia Resolutions, see my Post #167 for one example), to be absolutely inarguable.

...coupled with your inability to cite Madison's public communications that support you position...

Liar - I have cited Mr. Madison's comments repeatedly, including his statements in the federal constitutional convention, the Federalist Papers, and in his Report on the Virginia Resolutions (Posts #167 & #168, for examples), with links. You might actually read the thread, before you jam both of your feet into your big mouth - sport...

...leave the rest of us wondering whether your opinions on this matter(and others), are 'situational'.

Actually, given you obvious lack of interest in the facts, it's more than obvious that it's your own opinion that is "situational. And I doubt that anyone here would ever be surprised that you were left "wondering," in any situation whatsoever...

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Missed the show but thanks for the info - I will have to check out the rebroadcast.

That plan would be great - He is the ulitmate contrast to our current Commander in Chief. I would love to see him run with Palin. I don’t think anything could stop them!

Mine is Steny Hoyer, so don't look for any sympathy from me.

Just a few months ago in Tallahassee, there was talk that Rubio didn’t stand a chance, and the Crist was too polished and experienced.

Now I do no know of one person with the company I work for who will vote for this guy.

We need to get on board for Rubio. I’ve heard him on our morning radio talk show and he makes so much sense.