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To: jwalsh07
If that makes me a leftist, who gives a crap.

The notion that the "commerce clause" allows the federal government to exercise a generalized police power is an error. It is an error perpetuated by the left because they want unlimited federal government. You appear to have fallen into this error. This does not mean that you are a leftist, but you should consider the implications of what you say.

Unfortunately, many "conservatives" have knee-jerk reactions to issues such a pornography, drugs, euthanasia, etc. and are willing to abandon the idea of limited, constitutional government in order to solve this problems. Then they express outrage when liberals use the same doctrines to advance the liberal agenda.

126 posted on 04/25/2002 9:54:23 AM PDT by Rule of Law
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To: Rule of Law
Unfortunately, many "conservatives" have knee-jerk reactions to issues such a pornography, drugs, euthanasia, etc. and are willing to abandon the idea of limited, constitutional government in order to solve this problems. Then they express outrage when liberals use the same doctrines to advance the liberal agenda.

You hit the nail on the head with this one . . .

127 posted on 04/25/2002 10:10:33 AM PDT by realpatriot71
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To: Rule of Law
Unfortunately, many "conservatives" have knee-jerk reactions to issues such a pornography, drugs, euthanasia, etc. and are willing to abandon the idea of limited, constitutional government in order to solve this problems. Then they express outrage when liberals use the same doctrines to advance the liberal agenda.

I've long contended that this is the difference between liberals and consrevatives: Liberals like their big government slathered on from left to right while conservatives prefer it slathered on from right to left.

139 posted on 04/25/2002 10:57:10 AM PDT by Redcloak
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