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To: Ajnin

No, I do not, and your tactic is a wonderful example of a logical fallacy.

The Constitution guarantees a right to travel, it says NOTHING of the means. I don’t think you realize how dangerous your line of thinking is. The moment you open up the Constitution to new “hidden rights” you are opening up the Constitution to exploitation by those who want to destroy the country. Your line of thinking can support a socialist who says that we must find a right to “equal means of travel.” Do you seriously contend that since poor people can’t afford to fly, the government must use your money to subsidize their “right” to travel? That’s exactly where finding “new rights” leads.

You are attempting to do what socialists do and find a right that doesn’t exist. That line of thinking is dangerous to a Free Society.

The Constitution does give the Congress the SPECIFIC enumerated authority to regulate interstate travel, of which air travel is one facet. The founders did this for very good reason. Think about the chaos that would occur if each State were free to enact their own regulations on such travel. Hence, the power to regulate was given to Congress for the purpose of facilitating free trade between the States.

You are now attempting to re-write the Constitution to suit your own Utopian vision that is impossible in the real world. That’s not Conservative. That’s not Constitutional governance. It’s tyranny. Just your specific flavor.


77 posted on 11/24/2010 11:24:40 PM PST by freedomwarrior998
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To: freedomwarrior998

What exactly is hidden about choosing which way you want to travel? If you want to walk someplace the government has no authority to make you fly or drive to your destination. There is nothing hidden about choosing your mode of travel.


80 posted on 11/24/2010 11:41:12 PM PST by Ajnin
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