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To: dcwusmc
I thank God our founders wrote the Constitution and included the tenth amendment reserving to the states or the people the powers not granted to the federal government. You may not support the Constitution and the tenth amendment, but I do. You may not want the American people to have the power to outlaw narco-terror, racketeering and whoredom, but I do.
25 posted on 07/05/2010 1:22:24 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

You seem to be suffering from the same delusion that troubles most on the Left: that if only you have enough votes, you can do whatever you like.

That is something the Founders were dead set against. I quote:

“...[T]hat to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...”

Now, just exactly where do you see ANY authority granted to any level of government to outlaw any form of adult behavior? Hint: there isn’t because there cannot be. Why, you ask? Read the last four words of the quote above. As most Americans are grown, and as children are responsible to their own parents and NOT to the likes of you, there is no possible way you can “consent” to make criminals of others based on YOUR tastes and desires. You can consent to have done in your name and on your behalf ONLY that which you, as an individual, may properly do FOR YOURSELF. Only behavior that involves the INVOLUNTARY participation of others, such as robbery, rape, murder, et cetera, may be outlawed, because such fits under the category of self-defense were it attempted on us and we can properly hire others to protect us from it. Similarly, we can demand that our borders be respected and protected because we have the right to similarly protect our homes and families. We can even (locally) require certain standards in PUBLIC behaviors and set times and places where weapons may be discharged in non-emergency situations, but that’s about the extent of it.

What YOU want is not one whit different than what a Diane Fine-Swine or Obambi wants: total control over the lives of others. Which ain’t gonna happen on MY watch.

Now, if you see someone engaging in “sinful” (but not criminal) behavior and you want to PERSUADE him of the error of his ways, fine, I’m there for ya! But for you to try to use the force of government to enforce YOUR tastes and values? No possible way.


26 posted on 07/05/2010 5:42:56 PM PDT by dcwusmc (A FREE People have no sovereign save Almighty GOD!!! III OK We are EVERYWHERE)
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