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xssve -> RE: GOP Newsletter Calls for Armed Revolution if Obama Re-Elected (5/10/2012 7:28:09 AM)
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...because the Federal Government does not have Constitutional authority to legislate.
Au contraire, the federal government does indeed have the power to legislate, according to constitutional principles, conservatives, for the most part, simply do not understand constitutional principles, and labor under the mistaken impression it's some kind of "majority rules" scheme.
It isn't, the majority is held to constitutional standards just like everybody else, whether it sticks in their craw or not.
Under the constitution, one is allowed to pursue their own interest without undue restraint, ostensibly under th condition that it doesn't harm anybody else - in cases where there is no universally satisfying solution, the greatest good for the greatest number is usually applied, i.e., the solution that cause the least amount of harm.
The birth control question for example, we recently debated: you don't think you should have to pay for birth control, which costs pennies a day, we don't want to pay for unwanted children who cast a great deal more than pills or condoms - economics is universal, and in economic terms, it's really a no brainer, birth control is way cheaper, but as far as I know, nobody has passed any law that requires you to use birth control, you can technically have as many kids as you want, though in those cases, it's almost always subsidized by the taxpayers.
Conservatism looks very easy on paper, but in praxis, it's a fucking mess: history is rife with example - King George was a conservative, and applying conservative values.
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