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To: Brian Griffin

Even better, obey the Constitution and throw these progressive trash “laws” to the curb along with all their illegitimate benefits.


3 posted on 12/14/2018 12:02:55 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

“obey the Constitution”

This is the way the Founding Fathers tried to prevent Roman-style welfare:

“The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States”

Note, however, borrowing (and of selling off assets) had/has no such restrictions. And we are now about $21 trillion in debt.

“The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States”

The Article IV, Section 3 Congressional “power to dispose of” is the Constitutional power behind federal welfare funding. Congress disposes of its money (once yours) to the states and the states hand it out to individuals, families and social welfare institutions.

“Phrasal Verb: dispose of ....
“2. To give or transfer to someone else, especially permanently: She disposed of her estate among her heirs. He disposed of his memoirs to a research library.”

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/dispose+of

Amendment XVI gave Congress the power to levy income taxes without the restrictions of Article I, Section 8. That really made a really big federal welfare state possible.

It needs to be understood that our Constitution has defects.

Stopping a cancer from growing has great value.


5 posted on 12/14/2018 12:21:21 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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