Finally, you misquote. - Doc
We could save about 4 times that load of money if we cut off the dead-beats that are living off the federal dollar while sitting on their own pant-loads doing nothing. - Terp
I would infer from this statement that these deadbeats are probably, among other things, unemployed. I never quoted terp. (erm, um, until now). 'Helping' the unemployed might include such things as job placement programs, grants for education, etc., etc. - not simple handouts.
If you check the Constitution, you will not find government handouts in there, or monetary transfers.
Now, Doc, you know better then to use that quote, but I think you counted on me being lazy enough to remember, or, at least, cut 'n' paste the entire passage from the Preamble to the Constitution, which reads:
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, 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.
So what our founders were really doing here, when they wrote the preamble, was form an introduction of sorts. The founders were attempting to explain what their end goals were in creating the frame or structure for our government which is the United States Constitution; not define those goals at the beginning.
Let's go with what you touched on, however, yes, provide for the common defense is in there, along with establishing justice (our judicial system and legislation of law), and promoting the general welfare. I'll let you define that last one. How do you think our legislators ought to promote the general welfare? Do you believe there is an unconstitionality occuring when our government, for the people, by the people are not having their general welfare serviced?
Defense for the common good is great, in fact, I believe it is the prime excuse / need for any government in the world, but we've gone overboard. Bases in other countries decades after the war which wrought their existence? Needless spending. Continued payment for wars that were initially promised to hold to one price tag and threatening to cost more? Irresponsible.
Let us lift up Americans with American bounty, not use it (on credit basis) as frivolously as toilet paper.
