What did our founders really mean when they said “general welfare”?

[HikerGuy83]

There's no such thing. The minority can't pass laws and force its will on the majority. Liberals like to scream "minority rule" whenever the majority isn't allowed to force its will on the rest of us. Especially when the Constitution prevents them from doing so. They hate that shit.

They conflate the term with the idea that a minority of people can elect someone.

They have no clue as to why the Constitution was set up the way it was.

 

[HikerGuy83]

There's no such thing. The minority can't pass laws and force its will on the majority. Liberals like to scream "minority rule" whenever the majority isn't allowed to force its will on the rest of us. Especially when the Constitution prevents them from doing so. They hate that shit.

BTW: Big thank you's to Kristen Sinnema and Joe Manchin

 

[rightwinger]

There's no such thing. The minority can't pass laws and force its will on the majority. Liberals like to scream "minority rule" whenever the majority isn't allowed to force its will on the rest of us. Especially when the Constitution prevents them from doing so. They hate that shit.

They can block legislation until their demands are met.

Minority rule

 

[dblack]

They can block legislation until their demands are met.

That's not "ruling". That's saying you need real consensus before you can force your will on others. We need more of that.

 

[rightwinger]

That's not "ruling". That's saying you need real consensus before you can force your will on others. We need more of that.

What it actually means is gridlock

 

[dblack]

What it actually means is gridlock

If you want to call it that. But we shouldn't pass federal legislation unless there's broad agreement on the matter. Slamming contentious laws through with a slim partisan majority is bad for the country.

 

[Dante]

What did our founders really mean when they said “general welfare”?​

D'Oh!