>>>The question is does the Constitution make a distinction between the two. [retarding tribute vs foreign aid]<<<
You did not ask that question. Rather, you made this rediculous assumption: “From the perspective of the Constitution, there is no substantive difference between tribute and aid since neither is addressed.”
Maybe the founders should have appended a dictionary to the Constitution, so there would be no dispute on matters such as tribute and foreign aid.
>>>You guys like to puff and preen about Ron Paul being a strict constructionist and how similar he is to the founding fathers, but when you’re faced with some tough questions to demonstrate it, you insult people, dodge the question, and run away like whinning liberals.<<<
It was not an insult about your education. Merely an observation. And I certainly did not dodge the question.
>>>Doesn’t surprise me. I haven’t met a libertarian yet who wasn’t a hop, skip and jump away from being a full blown liberal.<<<
Then you live a very sheltered life.
BTW, I have posted a total of 4,768 times (including this one) on Free Republic over the last 10.5 years. My ideology is there for all to see.
It's not unreasonable to assume that whatever authority the founders used to appropriate funds for tribute, can also be applied to foreign aid. You understand very well what the argument is here, but you continue to dodge it.
Again, I'm not surprised.