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To: average joe who wrote (587478)9/25/2010 5:30:56 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Respond to of 1577143
 
The constitution is a model of altruism if certain elements didn't try and game it...



To: average joe who wrote (587478)10/4/2010 7:53:25 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577143
 
"Your government elects people that swear to uphold the constitution that makes no mention of altruism."

By name? No. Concepts? Of course. Such phrases as "provide for the common defense" and "promote the general welfare" are very altruistic concepts.

To no great surprise, you are apparently yet another wingnut who doesn't understand the Constitution you claim you love. You probably have never read The Federalist Papers either.