Posted on 03/26/2012 10:30:43 AM PDT by jazusamo
It would seem that the 10th Amendment does give extensive powers to the state, or local governments, to regulate many forms of behavior and limit freedoms. Those powers that are not prohibited to the states and to the peole by the Constitution are fair game, to paraphrase the amendment.
Thus the states can mandate RomneyCare in Massachusetts and prohibitions on smoking in public places, to name a couple examples. But enactments at the local level are much more likely to be democratically reflective of the populace.
And maybe more importantly, when the laws imposed become too onerous, the population is free to move elsewhere. As we say they can vote with their feet, taking their tax revenue and livelihoods with them. That is why anything that can be done at the local level, should be done at the local level.
bttt
Obama has found it very easy to advance his narrow ideological agenda of failure-prone Marxism.
4 years after Obama conned his Democrats into passing the Federal takeover of the cash cow of Medical Insurance, the PC, Doormat Republicans are finally timidly suggesting defunding that Federal takeover.
Without the weak, PC, Doormat Republicans Boehner and McConnell being stupidly kept in their respective leadership positions by truly cowardly House and Senate Members, Obama Medical Insurance “Care” Takeover would have been defunded long ago.
The primal yearning of the 47 % who pay no personal Federal Income tax is to belong to a tribe where all of their choices are dictated to them by their arrogant tribal leader.
This a common trait of those who have low self-esteem.
In that sense, Obamanation is truly a cult.
Freedom is defined in the dictionary as follows:
1.) Exemption or liberation from slavery or imprisonment.
3.) Liberty of choice or action.
Most of the 47 % riding in the “free” wagon seek out slavery, and lack of personal choice.
They thus feel safe.
Liberty is defined in the dictionary as follows:
1.) The state of being exempt from the domination of others or from restricting circumstances; freedom.
5.) The power of voluntary choice: freedom from necessity.
6.) Individual Liberty: Freedom from restraint in the performance of rights outside of government control.
Most people who are getting a free ride in the wagon where 47 % pay no personal Federal Income Taxes, are terrified of making a voluntary choice.
The 47 % would prefer that they be under government control where the choices are made for him.
All of this societal wussiness has made it very easy for B. Hussein Obama, aka Barry Soetoro, to advance his narrow ideological agenda of European-style, failure-prone, Marxism in spite of PC, Doormat Republican token “opposition.”
BTW, unlike taxes, Federal Obama ‘care’ Insurance charges can be increased EVERY YEAR to whatever % the present and future arrogant leaders of Obamanation wants.
BTW, BTW, the free-loading 47 % will always vote for the Candidate for POTUS approved by Obamanation.
The GOP made the mistake of putting three Doormat Republicans in for the final innings of three important POTUS Games.
Batter “Doormat” Dole struck out first, “Doormat” McCain struck out second, and then “Doormat” Romney was called out on three strikes right down the middle.
All that training, and he didn’t even swing! In fact, the bat never left his shoulder. However, Romney did have a great smile and good hair.
With the POTUS Game lost, the GOP Big Tent fell into disrepair.
Gradually, the increasing stench made it obvious that the old GOP had died when Romney lost in 2012.
We are just now finally casting off the dead weight of the old GOP in the Senate.
We are looking forward to the Senate Primary Season.
The lingering stench of the putrid GOP dead weight was decreased a lot this week by nice cool breezes coming out of TEXAS and Utah.
One benefit of a battle is to find out for sure who your hidden enemies are.
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SENATE GOP DEAD WEIGHT LIST LOYAL TO OBAMA
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
John Barrasso (R-WY)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Dan Coats (R-IN)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Lisa Murkowksi (R-AK)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
John Thune (R-SD)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Bob Corker (R-TN)
Out of the park!
Nicely done, and thank you.
My only disagreement with you, is that half of the “47%” ... are of “CORPORATE AMERICA” aka “the suits.”
Their attire and resumes mask a lot of “wussiness” that has replaced *good execution* and *good leadership* with wordity, such as the obsequious:
- “going forward”
- “best practices”
- “expertise”
and other chatterings without substance that decorate their orbits de jeur.
Indeed, “substance.” That which is missing from that half of “47%” who, when you look to your left and to your right in the trenches where we are attempting to defend our liberty ... *THEY ARE NOT THERE!*
Thus, it is no wonder, that in order to lessen their shame, they (WITH THE HELP OF GEORGE W. BUSH AND TRENT LOTT) let off the skunk, Clinton, The Duke of Bent, and then they voted for more, as in Saul Alinsky Obama (rather than Saul Alinsky Romney).
So, I’m taking some liberty to split that “47%” among the wusses, because there probably are many people without much, who do struggle and try hard -— as hard as the *real* leaders in business and medicine and elsewhere.
The SCOTUS case Raich took that absurdity even farther.
The case was a terminally ill old lady in CA who, legally under state regulation and doctor’s care, was growing six pot plants. The DEA executed a dynamic raid, smashed into her house, and confiscated the plants.
SCOTUS ruled the raid Constitutional, on the bizarre grounds that any in-state LEGAL activity which REDUCED demand in ILLEGAL interstate commerce was covered and actionable.
(One motivation may have been that had they ruled the sane way, the simultaneous Stewart case before them would have consequently made legal for felons to make their own machineguns from scratch.)
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