tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post8165408199008532241..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: The Coming Showdown On Defense SpendingFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-73037584547039006792010-11-17T16:39:13.834-08:002010-11-17T16:39:13.834-08:00anon @ 1:14
it all comes down to interpretation.
i...anon @ 1:14<br />it all comes down to interpretation.<br />if you read article 1, section 8 of the constitution, there is a phrase, "to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States".<br />yes, i know i mis-spelled defense.<br />that's how they spelled it.<br />every social program ever conceived can find it's roots in that phrase.<br />or as liberals phrase it, provide of the general welfare of the United States. of course, omitting common defence, entirely.louielouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-19518641886683325302010-11-17T13:14:25.867-08:002010-11-17T13:14:25.867-08:00One of the few mandates the constitution imposes o...One of the few mandates the constitution imposes on the federal government is the military. There is no constitutional authority for welfare. The federal government spends about $1 trillion a year on all welfare. Why not cut there? Better yet since it is not one of the things the constitution allows the federal government to do why not eliminate it completely?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com