To: Protagoras
No more obtuse than those who seem to claim that because Social Security is not mentioned in the Constitution it is therefore unconstitutional. Many legitimate activities of government including Social Security and the Air Force, are not in the Constitution explicitly but are nonetheless constitutional.
To: Looking for Diogenes
That is obtuse. Social security is unconstitutional because of the 10th amendment, despite all the pols who have twisted the meaning to allow it. So are most of the other things the federal government does. Good night, no minds will be changed here.
41 posted on
12/12/2003 1:37:00 PM PST by
Protagoras
(Vote Republican, we're not as bad as the other guys.)
To: Looking for Diogenes
See Article IV, Section 4. And then see the last clause of Section 8 of Article I.
43 posted on
12/12/2003 1:48:54 PM PST by
inquest
(The only problem with partisanship is that it leads to bipartisanship)
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