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I already address the wrong interpretation of General Welfare here [1] it is a common tactic by Authoritarians to expand the scope of the federal government to
by phpisthebest 3y ago
I already address the wrong interpretation of General Welfare here [1] it is a common tactic by Authoritarians to expand the scope of the federal government to be unlimited, when clearly the purpose of the constitution was to limit the government, If your understanding of that clause is correct then there is no reason to go on and list other powers as literally everything is included in "General Welfare" and the US Federal Governments power is unlimited. That is not the case
>>"General welfare" is a much wider term, that can encompass more and more, as minimum humanity standards increase.
Ahh your a living document believer, that we should reinterpret the constitution under the lens of how words are used in common usage today, not the original intent of the provisions. I am an orginalist so no I do not agree that General Welfare powers expand as humanities standards increase
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36620213 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36620213
- pierat 3y agoYou were also quoting what amounts to 1700's blog articles (Federalist) as evidence of an originalist thought. And I plainly read what was said in the constitution. You seem to be the one re-interpreting the document based on your own world-view.