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To: cyncooper
Note President Bush didn't say "force". George Washington would approve and do as much were he here today.

That is pretty funny, considering that General Washington was an enthusiastic supporter of our Constitution, which (1) does not authorize meddling in the internal affairs of other nations; (2)does not authorize one President to bind his successors to a generations spanning foreign escapade; and (3) was designed to protect us at home from "Democracy." (Please, read Madison--the Father of the Constitution's--specific discussion of "Democracy" in Federalist Paper #10.

And, while you may like President Bush's ideas, how do you defend the fact that he used the term "Freedom" in at least six different senses in the Debate, at least three of which were contradictory, without making any effort to sort out just what he was talking about, or how to resolve the contradictions?

51 posted on 02/26/2005 1:24:20 PM PST by Ohioan
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To: Ohioan

Oh, please.

Contradictory to you, not to thinking types.


54 posted on 02/26/2005 1:25:45 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: Ohioan
That is pretty funny, considering that General Washington was an enthusiastic supporter of our Constitution, which (1) does not authorize meddling in the internal affairs of other nations; (2)does not authorize one President to bind his successors to a generations spanning foreign escapade; and (3) was designed to protect us at home from "Democracy." (Please, read Madison--the Father of the Constitution's--specific discussion of "Democracy" in Federalist Paper #10.

Washington believed in a strong central government and the doctrine of implied powers.  He consistently chose Hamilton's interpretation of the Constitution over that of Jefferson and Madison.  Reading Federalist #10 has nothing to do with Washington's views on the Constitution.  What he did as President does.

76 posted on 02/26/2005 3:05:14 PM PST by Racehorse (Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.)
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To: Ohioan
And, while you may like President Bush's ideas, how do you defend the fact that he used the term "Freedom" in at least six different senses in the Debate, at least three of which were contradictory, without making any effort to sort out just what he was talking about, or how to resolve the contradictions?

Oh I dunno,......It wasn't a real debate?

86 posted on 02/27/2005 6:25:45 PM PST by bad company (There can be no freedom without right and wrong.)
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