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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (37850)	9/19/2000 2:03:30 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Flapjack, it appears to me, you would have no problem if the federal government took over every industry in America, as long as you got your pension plan, and had everyone else pay for your drugs when you get a sneeze.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (37850)	9/19/2000 2:18:33 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Some problems are better handled by states and municipalities, by churches and charitable organizations, by family and friends. Some may become federal issues. Not everything is amenable to government action, and there are often unintended consequences. Reflexively turning to the federal government to solve one's problems is dopey. It is a big country with a lot of people, and most of them have responsibility to pull their own weight and solve their own problems, individually or in their families or in their communities. That is not "elitist Republican conservatism", that is the American culture in which most of us were raised, of immigrants who wanted a chance to make a better life for themselves and their descendants, of pioneers who pushed West and faced all kinds of hazards to homestead, of unionists who took it upon themselves to organize for better wages and conditions, of mutual aid societies that would help the immigrant with citizenship studies and find him a flat, of churches that became the center of community life in many a small town, of schools built by cities and counties and states to take care of the needs of children, of land grant universities and teacher's colleges....The federal government helped in some of this, to be sure, but it was not the major agent carrying history forward..........

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (37850)	9/19/2000 8:27:47 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Beyond the fact that's fundamentally NOT the reason you pay taxes, there is no record of the Federal Government ever solving a problem. also have no problem with looking to the federal government to solve many of society's problems. That's why I pay taxes.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (37850)	9/19/2000 10:57:20 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

You may want to refresh your memory with the Preamble of the US Constitution .....It is quite clear as to the duties of the Federal Government... KLP law.emory.edu CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Adopted by convention of States, September 17, 1787; Ratification completed, June 21, 1788<1> (Current Through 1995) PREAMBLE. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I: The Legislative Branch Section 1: "All legislative Powers herein granted..." Section 2: "The House of Representatives shall be composed..." Section 3: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed..." Section 4: "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections..." Section 5: "Each House shall be the Judge..." Section 6: "The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation..." Section 7: "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate..." Section 8: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes..." Section 9: "The Migration or Importation of such Persons..." Section 10: "No State shall enter into any Treaty..." ARTICLE II: The Executive Branch Section 1: "The executive Power shall be vested in a President..." Section 2: "The President shall be Commander in Chief..." Section 3: "He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information..." Section 4: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States..." ARTICLE III: The Judicial Branch Section 1: "The judicial Power of the United States..." Section 2: "The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases..." Section 3: "Treason against the United States..." ARTICLE IV: Relations Between the States Section 1: "Full Faith and Credit shall be given..." Section 2: "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities..." Section 3: "New States may be admitted by the Congress..." Section 4: "The United States shall guarantee to every State..." ARTICLE V: The Amendment Process ARTICLE VI: General Provisions, Supremacy of the Constitution ARTICLE VII: Ratification Process AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION: The Bill of Rights Article I: Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly. Article II: Right to bear arms and militia. Article III: Quartering of soldiers. Article IV: Warrants and searches. Article V: Individual debt and double jeopardy. Article VI: Speedy trial, witnesses and accusations. Article VII: Right for a jury trial. Article VIII: Bail and fines. Article IX: Existence of other rights for the people. Article X: Power reserved to the states and people. End of The Bill of Rights Article XI: Suits against states. Article XII: Election of executive branch. Article XIII: Prohibition of slavery. Section 1: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude..." Section 2: "Congress shall have power to enforce..." Article XIV: Privileges or immunities, due process, elections and debt. Section 1: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States..." Section 2: "Representatives shall be apportioned..." Section 3: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative..." Section 4: "The validity of the public debt of the United States..." Section 5: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..." Article XV: Race and the right to vote. Section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote..." Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..." Article XVI: Income tax. Article XVII: Senator election and number. Article XVIII: Prohibition on sale of alcohol. Section 1: "After one year from the ratification of this article..." Section 2: "The Congress and the several States..." Section 3: "This article shall be inoperative unless..." Article XIX: Sex and the right to vote. Article XX: "Lame duck" session of Congress eliminated. Section 1: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end..." Section 2: "The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year..." Section 3: "If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President..." Section 4: "The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death..." Section 5: "Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day..." Section 6: "This article shall be inoperative unless..." Article XXI: Repeal of Article XVIII. Section 1: "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution..." Section 2: "The transportation or importation into any State..." Section 3: "This article shall be inoperative unless..." Article XXII: Limit of Presidential terms. Section 1: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President..." Section 2: "This article shall be inoperative unless..." Article XXIII: Election rules for the District of Columbia. Section 1: "The District constituting the seat of Government..." Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..." Article XXIV: Taxes and the right to vote. Section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote..." Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..." Article XXV: Rules of Presidential succession. Section 1: "In case of the removal of the President from office..." Section 2: "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President..." Section 3: "Whenever the President transmits..." Section 4: "Whenever the Vice President..." Article XXVI: Age and the right to vote. Section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States..." Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..." Article XXVII: Pay raises and Congress. AMENDMENTS NEVER RATIFIED.