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Tafkam Hokie

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Now the question makes sense...no, I don't think the forefathers


put anything in the Constitution to head this off, nor do I think they could have reasonably foreseen the need for it.

Remember, they envisioned an extremely limited federal government, with most of the power reserved for the states. The ONLY things the federal government have any business being involved in are those items expressly outlined in the Constitution.

Heck, the idea of the federal government shutting down for a bit every now and then would probably have sounded like a good idea to them.

But over a couple of centuries, things like the Interstate Commerce Clause have been generously reinterpreted to make the gov't the bloated mess it is today.

(In response to this post by thankbud)

Posted: 01/17/2018 at 12:03AM


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  How many are difficient enough to believe about the gov't shutdown? -- thankbud 01/16/2018 11:22PM
  Some people want to do away with the debt ceiling. -- lchoro 01/17/2018 12:26PM
  The forefathers wrote the Constitution to be a living document -- VTHokie2000 01/17/2018 10:48AM
  We wrote it in later -- Hokie Chris 01/17/2018 09:43AM
  I always find the talk of shutdown and the blame game amusing. -- HortHokie 01/17/2018 09:38AM
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  / -- `lag 01/17/2018 08:32AM
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  Deficiently difficult? ** -- TomTurkey 01/17/2018 10:01AM
  This should go well** -- capitals1 01/17/2018 12:33AM
  Damn, I wish I typed that sober. ** -- thankbud 01/16/2018 11:34PM
  Understood it perfectly** -- capitals1 01/17/2018 12:35AM
  LOL. I rewrote it. ** -- thankbud 01/18/2018 10:52AM
  (1) UWS. and (2) -- Tafkam Hokie 01/16/2018 11:33PM
  It's not UWS, it's comprehending how our system works, not that we're -- thankbud 01/16/2018 11:38PM
  Now the question makes sense...no, I don't think the forefathers -- Tafkam Hokie 01/17/2018 12:03AM
  Hamilton rolls over in his grave ** -- TomTurkey 01/17/2018 10:03AM
  Well, they did "shut down" eg all go home for the summer to tend crops... -- `lag 01/17/2018 08:14AM
  Not all politicians were farmers though -- VTHokie2000 01/17/2018 10:11AM
  Fixed** -- thankbud 01/16/2018 11:35PM
  Maybe I'll have a drink, see if it makes more sense then. ** -- Tafkam Hokie 01/16/2018 11:38PM
  Fixed** -- thankbud 01/16/2018 11:36PM

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