[harrowup]

You have made very good points and change would be helpful.

The only subject upon which I will take exception is your claim that Social Security is not in the constitution. Serving and protecting our citizens is what we are all about. If the people want it they will get it under most circumstances.

The constitution is to protect the rights and obligations of the citizenry with policy and procedural systems

The Constitution is not an operating plan.

[Scuttlebutt]

Yeah...and the Constitution is written in Braille for you touchy-feely libs.

Where are you hiding Petunia?

[Cyber Liberty]

"The Constitution is not an operating plan."

Not true. Everything prior to the Bill of Rights concerns precisely what you say it's not: operational instructions.

[Ken H]

Serving and protecting our citizens is what we are all about

Agreed.

If the people want it they will get it under most circumstances.

That is true, but the Constitution sets limits on what the government may do, regardless of popularity.

The Constitution is to protect the rights and obligations of citizenry with policy and procedural systems.

Agreed.

However, the Tenth Amendment says that unless a power is delegated to the Federal government, it is reserved to the States.

What specific portion of the Constitution delegates the power to the Feds for Social Security?