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To: FredZarguna

Nothing in any of your long screeds refutes that the stated purposes of the Constitution are what they are, or that the explicit requirements and processes laid out thereafter are to fulfill the document’s purposes.

Madison decried the misuse of the statement of purpose, but never its legitimate use.

Because he wasn’t stupid.


258 posted on 07/06/2015 11:31:47 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (I understand the temptation to defeatism, but that doesn't mean I approve of it.)
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To: EternalVigilance
You've got a reading comprehension problem.

I said the purpose of the Constitution was to LIMIT the power of the Federal Government, and it was.

Anybody who refers to Madison's reflections on the meaning of a limited Government with strictly enumerated powers as "screeds" betrays himself as a moron; as such, I won't respond any further to you. [You're self-refuting and you haven't offered anything other than your own opinions here, which, like the opinions of any other lib/prog are complete bollocks.] I'm content to let anyone following our thread determine who is correct: you or James Madison.

Madison regarded the legitimate use of the instrument as the sections specifically defining its powers, and brushed aside the preamble as window dressing. He clearly states that in "the screeds." Because, unlike libtards posting on this forum, he wasn't stupid, and he understood that a Constitution granting limitless power was no Constitution at all.

260 posted on 07/06/2015 11:39:57 AM PDT by FredZarguna (Now, which is bigger, Pluto or Goofy?)
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To: EternalVigilance
Nothing in any of your long screeds refutes that the stated purposes of the Constitution are what they are, or that the explicit requirements and processes laid out thereafter are to fulfill the document’s purposes.

Ah, the US Constitution. Ever read this bit?

Section. 9.

The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

In case you can't read between the lines, this section is specifically about slaves. They didn't like using that word because it's all icky and stuff, so they spoke of it in euphemisms.

It explicitly says that Congress cannot prohibit the importation of slaves until 1808, which Congress promptly did after that date was reached. The point is, Slavery was tacitly incorporated into the US Constitution and therefore condoned by it until it was amended.

You need to get a better understanding of the ugly aspects of US history and stop listening to all the beautiful propaganda people wish to believe.

307 posted on 07/06/2015 1:20:32 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp
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