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To: weikel; AAABEST; Victoria Delsoul; Fiddlstix; fporretto; Free Vulcan; Liberty Teeth; Loopy; ...
The Constitution is just a crutch for whining idealists. Can't you see Bush is defeating the democrats by agreeing to only half as much as what they will ask? This is a great political move! Who cares if it's constitutional??? Republicans rule!
164 posted on 01/29/2003 10:13:14 AM PST by Sir Gawain
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To: Sir Gawain
"Who cares if it's constitutional??? Republicans rule!"

I care! If the only thing that matters is Republicans in office then we a no better than the demoncraps.

Men died, risked their homes, families and their wealth to give us the US Constitution and for political reasons you want to ignore it? Please, rethink your position.

167 posted on 01/29/2003 10:22:16 AM PST by Wurlitzer
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To: Sir Gawain
The Constitution is just a crutch for whining idealists. Can't you see Bush is defeating the democrats by agreeing to only half as much as what they will ask? This is a great political move! Who cares if it's constitutional??? Republicans rule!

I assume that you intend satire, and are being sarcastic.

The Constitution is the sole legal basis for our Federal Government. What is outside the Constitution is tantamount to usurpation. That hardly makes for any sort of a political move; not if you mean something that has to do with legitimate elections or the existing party system. If you do not care for the rule of law, why not just advocate a military takeover, and then there would be no need whatsoever to bid against the Democrats for anything?

If the President and Congress, Democrats included, wish to contribute to fighting AIDS in Africa, there is nothing to stop them from privately contributing, or even putting their personal prestige behind a general fund raising drive for that purpose, where anyone who supports the idea could contribute to his or her hearts content. But the public revenues of these United States are not the playthings of politicians. Their discretion over those funds stops, where the purpose is outside the Constitutional framework.

Nor does the past misappropriation of funds by the Leftwing of the Democratic Party provide any justification for further misappropriation today. None. One wrong does not make another wrong right.

William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site

227 posted on 01/29/2003 11:46:24 AM PST by Ohioan
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Well, he's trying to get at the root of the problem. Africa is a major source of AIDS, there is no question about that. However, $15 billion to fight AIDS in Africa is indeed unprecedented.
349 posted on 01/29/2003 5:29:24 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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