My view of the United States Constitution

[Chuz Life]

While the Tenth Amendment would appear to leave the matter of abortion to the States, Congress would seem to have the power to decide what a "person" is, and that might include an unborn person.

Roe v Wade was a manifestation of the Court's frustration with Congress REFUSING to do its job in this matter, as it had clearly become a pressing issue. That is why it is often cited as a gross example of "legislating from the bench." And why it would inevitably be overturned.

How ******* sad is it that a "person" or "personhood" is something that has to be debated, defined and agreed upon with as much as a Constitutional Amendment?

 

[M14 Shooter]

Nevertheless, I would like to repeal several of the Bill of Rights. I would like to repeal the Second Amendment, for example.

Ambitious.
How do you think you get 38 states to agree with you?

A reactionary Supreme Court could use the Tenth Amendment to repeal Social Security, Medicare, and most of the environmental regulations.

An activist supreme court reversed a previous court's holding that SS violates the constitution.

 

[ThisIsMe]

My view of the United States Constitution is literal and minimal. I believe that if the Constitution does not clearly say something, we should assume that the Constitution is silent on the matter and leave it up to the voters.

Well, it kinda already spelled that out when it said that all powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people.

 

[PeterPilot]

My view of the United States Constitution is literal and minimal. I believe that if the Constitution does not clearly say something, we should assume that the Constitution is silent on the matter and leave it up to the voters.

Regarding that, James Madison dealt with it by way of the 9th and 10th Amendments. 9th deals with rights, 10th deals with powers.

Because certain rights are enumerated in the document, and because all the rights of man cannot be enumerated, he made it clear in the 9th. "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

10th "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."

Do you distinguish between rights and powers?

 

[Hector12]

Regarding that, James Madison dealt with it by way of the 9th and 10th Amendments. 9th deals with rights, 10th deals with powers.

Because certain rights are enumerated in the document, and because all the rights of man cannot be enumerated, he made it clear in the 9th. "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

10th "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."

Do you distinguish between rights and powers?

Rights are privileges given by the government. Powers are allowed by the government.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Rights are privileges given by the government.

The government itself says otherwise.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Nevertheless, I would like to repeal several of the Bill of Rights. I would like to repeal the Second Amendment, for example

Ambitious.
How do you think you get 38 states to agree with you?

 

[Hector12]

The government itself says otherwise.

If you think you have the right to criticize the government, do not visit North Korea.

If you think you have the right to decent health care, do not get seriously sick in the United States unless you are rich.

 

[Hector12]

Ambitious.
How do you think you get 38 states to agree with you?

I doubt I would, but that is what I would like to do.

 

[M14 Shooter]

If you think ...

I'm sorry you do not like the the fact the government itself says you are wrong...
...but it does, thus, you are.

 

[M14 Shooter]

I doubt I would, but that is what I would like to do.

And thus, the validity of the amendment.

 

[JWBooth]

If you think you have the right to criticize the government, do not visit North Korea.

If you think you have the right to decent health care, do not get seriously sick in the United States unless you are rich.

Ya know, Canada isn't that far off and all your little collectivist dreams can be fulfilled.

 

[MisterBeale]

I'm probably right there with you, JW.

Not surprisingly, the anti-Federalists have been proven correct in their predictions over and over and over and over and over again.

I see a real mirror to history occurring in our lives today.

The same folks that were federalists, would be all for these global institutions and the drive to global government that would strip away our liberties.

 

[MisterBeale]

Rights are privileges given by the government.

You really have no idea about government, do you?

 

[Natural Citizen]

I see a real mirror to history occurring in our lives today.

The same folks that were federalists, would be all for these global institutions and the drive to global government that would strip away our liberties.

What we have in Washington today are a bunch of Hamiltonians for the most part.

Can even go so far as to say the same thing for the electorate, largely speaking, in my view.

 

[MisterBeale]

What we have in Washington today are a bunch of Hamiltonians for the most part.

Can even go so far as to say the same thing for the electorate, largely speaking, in my view.

Yeah, I was once reading a memoir on the friendship/frenemy relationship between Adams and Jefferson, and some Gen Z gurl with purple hair saw me reading it and asked if it was that Ron Chernow book that the Hamilton musical was based on.

She said she wanted to read it and see the musical again.






I thought, good lord, the propaganda has been total.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

The Constitution does not mention the word "abortion" so it does not prohibit abortion.

10th Amendment.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

I am in favor of free abortion on demand. A single government financed abortion would save a small fortune in welfare expense, criminal justice expense, crimes not committed, and the cost of trying to educate someone who is too stupid to learn, and who violently interferes with those who are trying to learn.

If the State you live in wants to tax the shit out of you to provide free abortions that's on you. I do not want my tax money used for a hideous method of birth control.

 

[Hector12]

The Constitution does not mention the word "abortion" so it does not prohibit abortion.

I meant to write, "dos not allow abortion."

After Roe v Wade people were talking about "a Constitutional right to an abortion." There never was a Constitutional right to an abortion..

 

[frigidweirdo]

Regarding that, James Madison dealt with it by way of the 9th and 10th Amendments. 9th deals with rights, 10th deals with powers.

Because certain rights are enumerated in the document, and because all the rights of man cannot be enumerated, he made it clear in the 9th. "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

10th "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."

Do you distinguish between rights and powers?

Rights are powers. They are the same thing. That's the problem.

However the 9th allows the feds to take power off themselves and give it to the people, in terms or rights, but powers it does not have are not theirs.