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To: CyberAnt

Who will rein in Congress? Who will rein in the Executive Branch when the wrong people are in power? Who will rein in the federal government and allow the states to run their own affairs as was always intended?


18 posted on 03/28/2005 8:50:30 AM PST by TKDietz
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To: TKDietz
Who will rein in Congress? Who will rein in the Executive Branch when the wrong people are in power? Who will rein in the federal government and allow the states to run their own affairs as was always intended?

I believe that is supposed to be the voters job.

20 posted on 03/28/2005 8:57:42 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: TKDietz
Who will rein in Congress? Who will rein in the Executive Branch when the wrong people are in power? Who will rein in the federal government and allow the states to run their own affairs as was always intended?

The Supreme Court would remain, not that they'd been too great at reining in Congress exercise of powers not granted and even those specifically prohibited. They came up with the notion of "Compelling State Interest" allowing Congress (and lower levels of government as well) to violate the very rights supposed to be protected by the Bill of Rights.

In the end the only answer to your question is:

"We the People".

And the ultimate check:

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

33 posted on 03/28/2005 9:10:51 AM PST by El Gato (Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
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To: TKDietz

That's your personal opinion and does not have anything to do with this discussion.

GORE LOST - GET OVER IT!
KERRY LOST - GET OVER IT!


36 posted on 03/28/2005 9:13:49 AM PST by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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