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Old 09-30-2009, 08:33 PM
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Some more things that are "not in the Constitution".

http://www.usconstitution.net/constnot.html
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Old 09-30-2009, 10:24 PM
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Posts #9 to #17 are getting down to it. Please carry on. This is good stuff, at last!
You happy with how it worked out?
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:55 AM
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Some more things that are "not in the Constitution".

http://www.usconstitution.net/constnot.html
"From each, according to his ability, to each, according to his needs." isn't in the Constitution? Not even the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights?

Well, you could have fooled me.

But you have made your point. The United State of America has become no more than an exercise in gang warfare, The West Side Story run amok. Mao was right.

I'll never understand why people so love to have a Master.

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Old 10-01-2009, 07:23 AM
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I'll never understand why people so love to have a Master.

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It gives one a feeling of security which translates to survival for us and our off spring. It's all good, if indeed our "Master" has the good of the entire sociaty as his goal.

If he uses the group for his own tribe or personal gain, then it ain't so good.

We all have the instinct to band together behind the most powerful it's a matter of how we reason who or what is best for us.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:37 AM
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It gives one a feeling of security which translates to survival for us and our off spring. It's all good, if indeed our "Master" has the good of the entire sociaty as his goal.

If he uses the group for his own tribe or personal gain, then it ain't so good.

We all have the instinct to band together behind the most powerful it's a matter of how we reason who or what is best for us.
I guess that's one of those "instincts" that never fully developed for me. Might be because when I look at my Masters, they look like they've been bought off, or worse.

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Old 10-01-2009, 07:51 AM
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I guess that's one of those "instincts" that never fully developed for me. Might be because when I look at my Masters, they look like they've been bought off, or worse.

Chas
It's developed in you. Look at the comfort you find in carrying a firearm and the support you have for those that continue to champion this against those who would change that.

Yeah you are cynical about our leaders but that's just because you have a keen reasoning mind and lots of life experience.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:57 AM
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When did health care become a "right"?
It is not necessarily a "right" but universal health care is simply good sense. Our greatest natural resource is our citizens, does it not simply make good sense to conserve that resource? We maintain our bridges and roads (well we used to until the GOP made us a third world country). Should we not also maintain our citizens.

It made good sense to the Conservative party in Canada, that is why they instituted the Single Payer plan.
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Old 10-01-2009, 09:01 AM
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I'll never understand why people so love to have a Master.
What? Weren't we talking about health care reform? What master? The Insurance company? Or are you just saying "I can't think of anything to say so I'll change the subject"? Didn't we vote for every member of Congress and the President? Master? Call them what you like, but I love America. Is our system of government perfect? Far from it. But as they say, it's the worst system except for all the others.
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Old 10-01-2009, 09:28 AM
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You happy with how it worked out?
I'm happy with the lively exchange of ideas. I/we can all learn by being exposed to different viewpoints. Sometimes I see things that I haven't taken into account. Sometimes it changes my mind and sometimes it re-enforces what I already thought. So I guess you could say that I am happy with the way it is working out.
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Old 10-01-2009, 10:09 AM
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It is not necessarily a "right" but universal health care is simply good sense. .
This is a decent argument, and I would agree whole heartedly agree but for the fact that our government is a sick, twisted collection of power hungry, lieing, incompetent, fools. If I was foolish enough to think for one second that our government as it is could do a better job than the private sector, I'd say go for it. There is too much proof in the history that says otherwise (IMO).
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