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Republicans versus the Constitution

djinwa

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We know that Jesus railed against the hypocrites and the wolves in sheep's clothing. The Republican party is dangerous because they make it seem they care about limited government, while they pick us clean. Forget principles and promote the party and big money interests.

http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/republicans-versus-the-constitution/

Although all members of Congress — of every party — take the same oath, it is the Republicans who talk the most about following the Constitution, obeying the Constitution, revering the Constitution, and discovering the original intent or original meaning of the Constitution.

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But in spite of all their talk about it, Republicans are not only not the party of the Constitution, they spent the last two years as part of the 112th Congress ignoring the Constitution and violating it by voting for appropriations that have no constitutional authority. I will mention just four examples. [see article]

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In retiring Rep. Ron Paul’s “New Year’s Resolution for Congress,” he implored members of Congress to “consider the strict libertarian constitutional approach to government in 2013.” In the next paragraph he said,

In just a few days, Congress will solemnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, foreign and domestic. They should reread Article 1 Section 8 and the Bill of Rights before taking such a serious oath. Most legislation violates key provisions of the Constitution in very basic ways, and if members can’t bring themselves to say no in the face of pressure from special interests, they have broken trust with their constituents and violated their oaths. Congress does not exist to serve special interests; it exists to protect the rule of law.

Congress didn’t listen.

The first piece of legislation passed by the 113th Congress, which was supported 161-67 by the Republican majority in the House, was a bill (H.R.41) to “temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.”

There is, of course, no constitutional authority for the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the National Flood Insurance Program. Just as there is no constitutional authority for 95 percent of the legislation passed by the Republican majority in the House during the 112th Congress.
 

djinwa

Well-known member
This reminds me of a classic article I read in 1995 chastising Newt Gingrich and the Republican majority for not following the Constitution. Things don't change.

http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/6956

To win the epic battle over the budget that is now looming on Capitol Hill, this is precisely the type of question that fiscal conservatives need to start asking. It is instructive that during the entire debate over the controversial 1994 Crime Bill, not a single Republican rose up on the House or Senate floor and attacked the $10 billion in social spending on the grounds, not that it was wasteful, but that most, if not all, of it is simply not the proper responsibility of the federal government. Conservatives should have been asking the question: Where is the authority under the Constitution for Congress to spend money on midnight basketball, modern-dance classes, self-esteem training, and the construction of swimming pools?

In other words, fiscal conservatives need to go beyond making the case that government wastes money--which it surely does--and start making the case that most federal spending today is illegitimate because it lies outside Congress's spending powers under the Constitution.

The idea is not radical, nor is the strategy futile. For the first 150 years of this nation's history, proponents of limited government in Congress and the White House routinely argued--with great success--a philosophical case against the creation and expansion of federal social-welfare programs.
 

hypocritexposer

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It truly is a shame that establishment Rebublicans have moved left, on the political spectrum, towards moderate liberalism. Money is the motivator, for sure.

The Tea Party is trying to change this. Instead of the Republican party being "liberal", the Tea Party wants to get rid of establishment Republicans and "Neocons", and replace them with "true conservatives".
 

smalltime

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The republican party is like a car.It was good when it was new but with wear and tear and use it wore out.After many overhauls on the motor and transmission,tire changes that are too numerous to mention the whole thing is just hopeless junk.As much as you loved that old car the time comes to scrap it and walk away.Time for a new car!Lets all of us republicans go to the court house and change our affiliation to the libertarian car.It's a simple car with few frills but it gets you where you want to go without all the cost.
 

Steve

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The republican party is like a car.It was good when it was new

yep politicians are about the same.. but instead of wearing out, they just become more liberal..

so vote as far right as you can,.. and vote them out often...
 

Larrry

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The problem is the shade tree mechanics keep telling the people the car need to turn easier to the left. Then you have ignorant people who believe everything they are told
 
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Anonymous

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Steve said:
The republican party is like a car.It was good when it was new

yep politicians are about the same.. but instead of wearing out, they just become more liberal..

so vote as far right as you can,.. and vote them out often...

Or in the case of when the TeaBoys put up nutcases like Akin and Mourdock-- you end up with a Democrat in office...

Bobby Jindal: "GOP needs to 'stop being the stupid party' "

"involves Republicans learning to "stop insulting the intelligence of voters.”
 

Steve

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Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
The republican party is like a car.It was good when it was new

yep politicians are about the same.. but instead of wearing out, they just become more liberal..

so vote as far right as you can,.. and vote them out often...

Or in the case of when the TeaBoys put up nutcases like Akin and Mourdock-- you end up with a Democrat in office...

Bobby Jindal: "GOP needs to 'stop being the stupid party' "

"involves Republicans learning to "stop insulting the intelligence of voters.”

Todd Akins was put up by the DNC pack money,.. over a million in the primaries alone..
and in some cases getting an old rino out and putting a liberal in may be good in the long run..

but the fact is we have put up and elected alot of good new candidates...
 
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