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Comment Re:Constitution? (Score 0) 135

I don't disagree. Personally I think the Federal government got too powerful after the civil war & we really don't even have the same type of government that the founders envisioned.

I'd be somewhat in favor of an Article 5 convention so long as any changes had to be subject to a vote like the President is elected. The Electoral Collage system is absolutely brilliant & gives the individual vote maximum power because a handful of voters can change the outcome of an entire election. If people really want something they need to get out and vote. If you stay home you can't complain if the other side doesn't.

Anyway, good luck to us all.

Comment Re:Constitution? (Score 4, Informative) 135

Well you're not wrong. Most people forget the 9th & 10th amendments and what they actually say.

9. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
        - Basically saying, "just because we listed a few specific Rights here, that doesn't mean those are the only ones The People have."

10. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
        - The Federal Government is not permitted to just assume new powers because we didn't specifically restrict it here. If it's not specifically listed in this document the government cannot do it.

How far afield of these rules has the Federal strayed? How much longer will The People tolerate it?

Comment Re:Constitution? (Score 1) 135

Wait, what?

The Constitution is a restriction on the powers of the Federal Government, not on Anthropic. The Federal Government does have the ability to "regulate commerce" under what is called the Commerce Clause in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.

I'm not sure what particular law(s) c/would apply here - if any - however I'm certain various courts might have to render a judgement.

Comment Re: Why is anyone surprised? (Score 1) 557

by myowntrueself (#64257592) Attached to: Frozen Embryos Are 'Children,' According To Alabama's Supreme Court

The center right is economic, really a difference of macroeconomic philosophy while still holding classically liberal ideas like democracy and the holding elected officials accountable. Taxing and spending with agreeable returns, such as having roads or an educated workforce.

The far right is obsessed with control and heirarchy to the point of overlapping with theocracy. And don't have any long term plans that could be described as rational. Most of them want to wait around for Judgement Day, many start it a little early.

The far left wants to tear down the current mainstream economic system and rebuild a different kind of society.

The center left, like the center right, has a variant of macroeconomic philosophy. And support democracy, classical liberalism, and capitalism. Generally a flavor capitalism that can be described as Western welfare capitalism. Frequently agrees to compromises with the center right in order to keep day to day business going. Like hammering out a budget to keep the government funded.

So, by 'far right' you mean Republicans and by 'far left' you mean Democrats?

Comment Re: Weird how... (Score 1) 78

Yes, we don't want nuclear war. We also don't like wars to occur in the continental United States, which explains some of the aggressive "regime change" invasion policies. Both of these aspects explains our reaction during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The US is obviously not anti-war. But they do choose the wars they participate in, usually by being the one that initiates them.

Seemingly, especially when it involves bombing brown people.

Despite not wanting a war on their own continent there seems to be a view that Mexico is the USA's back yard and that there should be a military intervention there...

Theres also China which, despite being many of the USA's allies main trading partner, the USA is desperately trying to provoke a war with.

Comment Re:Fear mongering and conditioning (Score 1) 78

"The US has been tracking Chinese pre-positioning operations for well over a decade, but Wray told the security conference that they had reached "fever pitch." He said China was increasingly inserting "offensive weapons within our critical infrastructure poised to attack whenever Beijing decides the time is right." "

So they've been tracking 'prepositioning' and just leaving the 'offensive weapons' in place for Beijing to... yeah fucking right.

And so has the US in China. Big deal, you're both as bad as each other.

Comment Re: Weird how... (Score 1) 78

The United States will respond in the time and place and manner of our own choosing. And not be drawn into a war it does not want. This is pretty much warfare and geopolitics 101.

If you want to produce an exciting action film, then of course pick the more dramatic but improbable route.

There are wars the USA doesn't want?? I'm shocked. This is hardly what the experience of the last 70 years tells us. The USA has hardly ever not been at war.

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