[Man50D]

You are failing to see the forest because you are staring directly and up-close at only one tree.

I'm starting with the Constitution! What are you starting with?

The bottom line is this: There are million and millions of things in this country that the federal government defines.

The federal government is defined by Article 1 Section 8!

All of these things are not and cannot be listed in the constitution.

It's hard to imagine you are this obtuse as to not understand this has been explained to you by the term "The powers" in the 10th Amendment includes all those powers not specifically listed in Article 1 Section 8.

But when you just keep holding on to it and holding on to it and repeating it over and over, there comes a point where you are using it as a crutch, in order to avoid having to use some judgment and common sense, and to avoid having to make difficult decisions.

You're right once again! I will always hold onto the Constitution and repeat it whenever people such as yourself repeatedly ignore it and cannot grasp the concept of the limited federal government principles instilled in the Constitution. My common sense judgment and subsequent decisions concerning federal and state powers comes from the Constitution. Your perception citing the Constitution based on a Constitutional matter somehow translates into avoidance only illustrates you refusal or inability to address the matter.

[NurdlyPeon]

Well guys, in the truest tradition of democracy and FreeRepublic, I'm going to leave it in the hands of my fellow FReepers. They can read your posts, then they can read my posts, and then they can decide for themselves who is making sense, and who is the ying-ying.