ACA and the gutting of the Commerce Clause

[ChangoLanzao 0]

Always beware when right-wingers invoke dead men and phony quotes to bolster their arguments

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It is ironic indeed that Hamilton’s words, countering alarmist warnings from his era’s conservatives, would be distorted by this era’s conservatives to spread new alarms about the powers of the Constitution.

Scalia’s distortion also underscores a larger tendency on the Right to fabricate a false founding narrative that transforms key advocates for a strong central government – the likes of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison – into their opposites, all the better to fit with the Tea Party’s fictional storyline.

Of course, Scalia’s deception would be an easy sell to typical Tea Party advocates, whose certainty about their made-up history would be reinforced as they stand this Independence Day with the Framers, complete with tri-corner hats from costume shops and bright-yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flags.

There's a lot more HERE.

[davjohns 1]

Sorry. Had to stop reading as soon as the author called three Justices 'right wing'. They might be conservative. But lately I've noticed anyone right of the speaker is called 'right wing'. It appears to be an attempt to marginalize the voice of another without actual intelligent discussion. I've just started shutting those people out.

He might have had some good points or information, but lost me when he started out attacking Justices wantonly.

I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

[ChangoLanzao 0]

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Sorry. Had to stop reading as soon as the author called three Justices 'right wing'. They might be conservative. But lately I've noticed anyone right of the speaker is called 'right wing'. It appears to be an attempt to marginalize the voice of another without actual intelligent discussion. I've just started shutting those people out.

He might have had some good points or information, but lost me when he started out attacking Justices wantonly.

That's too bad. You might have learned something valuable from reading and thinking about the article.

Oh well.

[rushmc 23]

I did not spend much time reading what you posted

But know this

The commerce clause was not affected in any way in this ruling

I wish I was wrong

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[matthewcline 0]

I did read it, it caused me to re-upload the papers, and start reading.

And that reading showed me that both sides are the same selective spin writers they accuse the others of being.

The Counselor is right though, it was a very biased article, as are the replies below it.

Matt

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