"The thing is, in two hundred years, language changes, society changes. The words remain the same, but the words will not be read in the same way."
Exactly. And this is why when interpreting the Constitution and other legal documents we should look at original meaning, not original intent. Original meaning of the words written down at the time they were used is the only way to tell what the document actually means.
And when the Interstate Commerce Clause was written, the phrase "to regulate" actually meant "to make regular". If you remember one of the primary reasons for the Constitution being authored in the first place was to deal with interstate squabbling, trade wars, and insane currency exchange rates. Therefore the Interstate Commerce Clause doesn't exactly mean what most people now think it means.
"it's [the Constitution] meant to apply equally all the time."
I agree completely. And just because there has been decades of bad precedent doesn't make that precedent correct. And just because we have bad precedent doesn't mean we should continue on with unconstitutional actions "just because it's precedent". The old cliche 'two wrongs dont make a right'
Actually, if it isn't authorized to Congress, then it is prohibited. Read the 10th Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
And when the Interstate Commerce Clause was written, the phrase "to regulate" actually meant "to make regular". If you remember one of the primary reasons for the Constitution being authored in the first place was to deal with interstate squabbling, trade wars, and insane currency exchange rates. Therefore the Interstate Commerce Clause doesn't exactly mean what most people now think it means.
It is unconstitutional for the federal government to have a national ID. No where in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution does it authorize the federal government to require a national ID.
The lower and middle classes have indeed seen much of the gain from our economic boost. If one is in the upper class, technology doesn't change one's life very much. However now every poor person has a cell phone and probably a TV, and possibly a car. 100 years ago, that of course wasn't the case. So in that regard all of society has benefited by a better economy and more advanced technology.
And social mobility is restricted in the US by a single factor: tax (specifically the income tax). The income tax discourages growing one's income and tends to curb upward class mobility. On the poor to middle class, welfare is what curbs the poor from moving to the middle class.
Even though much of the money in this country (US) is held by "the top 1%" please realize that over 80% of current millionares are first-generation millionares. There is a FASCINATING book on the subject which expands on this fact by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko entitled "The Millionaire Next Door" You can get it on Amazon or at your local library. http://books.google.com/books?id=p8RMAQAACAAJ&dq=t he+millionaire+next+door+stanley
I am a live audio engineer in the music industry here in Nashville. All the musicians, production people, fellow engineers, band management, etc are on MySpace. I have gotten several jobs, including a 3 month long tour, by talking to the right people on MySpace, so it's not completely a website for kids.
"This nation's spending priorities are so out of whack it is abhorrent."
You're right. We shouldnt be spending anything on this at all.
"explain to me why New Orleans is still a disaster area, why 10 million kids in the US don't get enough food to eat, ~1% of the population (3.5 million people) is homeless (third of those are children), and why poor residents living in New England have their federal assistance for home heating cut."
Because being broke and being poor are not one in the same. Being broke is a financial situation. Being pool is a mental status.
In this country every able bodied indvidual can make a living, and even those who are not able bodied.
Ron Paul's coffers have increased by an order of magnituted and so have his supporters in the last few months. He is about to overtake McCain, and he came in #2 in a Utah GOP straw poll.
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Which is why I'm going to vote for Ron Paul so we can hopefully get some Constitutional conservatives and libertarians in office and on the bench.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/
"The thing is, in two hundred years, language changes, society changes. The words remain the same, but the words will not be read in the same way."
Exactly. And this is why when interpreting the Constitution and other legal documents we should look at original meaning, not original intent. Original meaning of the words written down at the time they were used is the only way to tell what the document actually means.
And when the Interstate Commerce Clause was written, the phrase "to regulate" actually meant "to make regular". If you remember one of the primary reasons for the Constitution being authored in the first place was to deal with interstate squabbling, trade wars, and insane currency exchange rates. Therefore the Interstate Commerce Clause doesn't exactly mean what most people now think it means.
If only more people would realize this.
"it's [the Constitution] meant to apply equally all the time."
I agree completely. And just because there has been decades of bad precedent doesn't make that precedent correct. And just because we have bad precedent doesn't mean we should continue on with unconstitutional actions "just because it's precedent". The old cliche 'two wrongs dont make a right'
This is why I'm a Constitutionalist first and a libertarian second.
Possibly, but I would hope that a court would have enough integrity to reject that idea.
Actually, if it isn't authorized to Congress, then it is prohibited. Read the 10th Amendment:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
And when the Interstate Commerce Clause was written, the phrase "to regulate" actually meant "to make regular". If you remember one of the primary reasons for the Constitution being authored in the first place was to deal with interstate squabbling, trade wars, and insane currency exchange rates. Therefore the Interstate Commerce Clause doesn't exactly mean what most people now think it means.
According to the Constitution in Article 1, Section 8, Congress isn't allowed to regulate communications. Therefore this is unconstitutional.
The government shouldn't be providing services in the first place. That's the fundamental problem.
It is unconstitutional for the federal government to have a national ID. No where in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution does it authorize the federal government to require a national ID.
Exactly...see my short post here about this:6 59119
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=240941&cid=19
The lower and middle classes have indeed seen much of the gain from our economic boost. If one is in the upper class, technology doesn't change one's life very much. However now every poor person has a cell phone and probably a TV, and possibly a car. 100 years ago, that of course wasn't the case. So in that regard all of society has benefited by a better economy and more advanced technology.
t he+millionaire+next+door+stanley
And social mobility is restricted in the US by a single factor: tax (specifically the income tax). The income tax discourages growing one's income and tends to curb upward class mobility. On the poor to middle class, welfare is what curbs the poor from moving to the middle class.
Even though much of the money in this country (US) is held by "the top 1%" please realize that over 80% of current millionares are first-generation millionares. There is a FASCINATING book on the subject which expands on this fact by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko entitled "The Millionaire Next Door" You can get it on Amazon or at your local library. http://books.google.com/books?id=p8RMAQAACAAJ&dq=
Dude,
Seriously - thanks for the belly laugh tonight!
I am a live audio engineer in the music industry here in Nashville. All the musicians, production people, fellow engineers, band management, etc are on MySpace. I have gotten several jobs, including a 3 month long tour, by talking to the right people on MySpace, so it's not completely a website for kids.
Oh - and my day rate is $550/day so this also real money we're talking about.
http://myspace.com/sonicspike
BTW - I am also a college graduate and have a FaceBook account too.
I'm a true /.er
What's ATM'ing?
"This nation's spending priorities are so out of whack it is abhorrent."
You're right. We shouldnt be spending anything on this at all.
"explain to me why New Orleans is still a disaster area, why 10 million kids in the US don't get enough food to eat, ~1% of the population (3.5 million people) is homeless (third of those are children), and why poor residents living in New England have their federal assistance for home heating cut."
Because being broke and being poor are not one in the same. Being broke is a financial situation. Being pool is a mental status.
In this country every able bodied indvidual can make a living, and even those who are not able bodied.
The federal government is not allowed to regulate education per the Constitution.
Yep - the government of China has representation in Washington, DC but the government of Texas does not.
This is why our Senators should be delegates from each state legislature.
If you oppose this, vote for Dr. Ron Paul for President. He is absolutely opposed to ANYTHING of this nature and voted against it.
No expectation of privacy in public places. That's all I have to say.
"Uranus spewing gas and fluid emissions"
FOX made a big deal abuot this and then dropped it all of the sudden. They said that NASA said it probably wasn't going to be a problem.
Ron Paul's coffers have increased by an order of magnituted and so have his supporters in the last few months. He is about to overtake McCain, and he came in #2 in a Utah GOP straw poll.
I like being surrounded by a piss and shit storm... I'm building my immunity! ;-)
Record labels have nothing to do with this. They must get a lic from the publisher directly.