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Why not put everything they meant into the Constitution?

Posted on: March 14, 2018 at 09:31:21 CT

cnk MU

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Each individual was looking to protect their own interests. Disagreements were due to that. The Constitution is a compromise from those disagreements. It's one of the reasons it is a flawed document.

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Macgrantt, what is "the greater good" and who decides it - pickle MU

- 3/14 08:57:53

what is a democracy and why have it? - Macgrantt MU - 3/14 09:21:27

the founders didn't create a democracy. Answer the question - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:23:07

VVVVV ANSWER THE QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VVVVV - Tigrrrr! MU

- 3/14 09:04:39

Who cares? - Ferg STL - 3/14 09:02:20

those who care about individualism, rights, and liberty - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:06:13

Promote the general welfare Pickle - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:12:18

Glad you asked. - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:16:19

Lol. An opinion piece from a Mises guy - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:18:29

what's wrong with it? (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 3/14 09:28:33

why does the source matter? did you read it? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:19:41

It matters because Pickle posts an opinion piece from - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:20:16

why don't you argue the position if it's wrong? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:31:02

Promoting the welfare of citizens is a clearly stated - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:40:42

so your position is based on a court interpretation some 160 - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:51:55

I have. One of the first stated goals in the preamble - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:54:06

As usual, you've brought nothing (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:57:20

Oh, I'm sorry you only know how to post things that support - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:01:58

you have yet to address Adams and Sherman - pickle MU

- 3/14 10:07:53

If there interpretations were supposed to be marked by - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:09:37

willful ignorance. Also, you brought up the Constitution - pickle MU

- 3/14 10:13:24

And as someone who rejects the constitution, your - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:16:02

he provided opinions of those responsible for it (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 10:24:37

And they wrote the constitution purposely vague - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:26:01

not for the reasons you think(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/14 10:33:22

there is nothing vague in the quotes given - pickle MU

- 3/14 10:30:51

Then why did you bring it up and ask me about it? - pickle MU

- 3/14 10:17:57

That's not what it says at all - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:44:35

I'd ignore it too, if I were you (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:19:15

I read it. - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:19:45

then explain why, it should be easy, right? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:31:25

i doubt you did - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:21:53

I read the whole article, pickle. It's an opinion piece - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:23:23

you couldn't have read it in two minutes - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:25:28

It's intentionally vague(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:16:13

No (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:16:32

of course it is - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:19:18

no (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:20:03

yes, it is - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:22:39

No. If that's the case, then why have one at all? (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:26:09

Why not put everything they meant into the Constitution? - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:31:21

there are records of debates and conventions - pickle MU

- 3/14 09:41:20

we know the intentions, but those intentions didn't - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:47:32

Wrong board(nm) - Danny Whizzbang USA - 3/14 09:00:16