tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post5638581475950862845..comments2023-09-11T02:30:21.736-07:00Comments on Just a Man with his Thoughts: The Values of the ConstitutionThe Griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-14153102569945934022009-02-18T16:25:00.000-08:002009-02-18T16:25:00.000-08:00i thank you for the compliment, tweety and i'm sur...i thank you for the compliment, tweety and i'm sure Gayle would too.<BR/><BR/>as for following the Constitution that is one of the problems with power. certain people cannot be satisfied with the power that the Constitution affords them and they feel they deserve greater power.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-86673735602304007152009-02-17T21:31:00.000-08:002009-02-17T21:31:00.000-08:00You know Griper sometimes these posts go right ove...You know Griper sometimes these posts go right over my head but I read to learn anyway.. I have learned lots on here and over at Gayles place.. <BR/><BR/>The Constitution is real bad of late but not gettinb any better. They dont want to follow what there forbearers have done for them to follow. They want to do there own things...tweetey30https://www.blogger.com/profile/04780963604845788306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-72069286415554209582009-02-15T22:12:00.000-08:002009-02-15T22:12:00.000-08:00but those charts reveal one thing BB. it shows jus...but those charts reveal one thing BB. it shows just how dependent the states have become on the central government now. this is exactly just the opposite of how the government was set up by the founding fathers and it is contrary to what the Constitution declares that relationship be also. <BR/><BR/>it was suppose to be the central government that was to be dependent upon the state governments. The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-31638367671229122662009-02-15T21:31:00.000-08:002009-02-15T21:31:00.000-08:00the reasoning behind it is strictly population. it...the reasoning behind it is strictly population. it depends upon the population in relation to the issue that the states receive aid. another factor is the representative and how good he is in getting earmarks. another factor is the industry of the states and how good their lobbyists are.<BR/><BR/>a state like california or new<BR/>york may get more medicaid funds because of the number of persons The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-26291659810471786832009-02-15T19:04:00.000-08:002009-02-15T19:04:00.000-08:00Actually, Federal dollars going to states is nothi...Actually, Federal dollars going to states is <A HREF="http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/fas-07.pdf" REL="nofollow">nothing new</A> , the practice has been growing (see esp fig 5 & 6)..for all kinds of stuff, although welfare does not appear to be a major recipient, medicaid does. Since I am no constitutional scholar, I have no expertise on the relation between federal/state<BR/>BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-91589203332300833302009-02-15T17:32:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:32:00.000-08:00as my post read, BB, it was meant for the economic...as my post read, BB, it was meant for the economic conditions now not sex education. but i will give this one to you. my gist would be inclusive.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-73833664640452217032009-02-15T17:18:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:18:00.000-08:00" Show me one state that would be willing to tell ..." Show me one state that would be willing to tell the federal government that this was their problem and that they needed no help to solve it?" Depends on what else the Fed is shoveling in with the $$. <A HREF="http://blog-aauw.org/2008/03/12/list-of-states-rejecting-abstinence-only-funding-grows/" REL="nofollow">recently</A> a number of states refused funding.....BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-24344899746472838192009-02-15T09:22:00.001-08:002009-02-15T09:22:00.001-08:00excellent job on this blogexcellent job on this blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-64819228607108633172009-02-15T09:22:00.000-08:002009-02-15T09:22:00.000-08:00excellent job on this blogexcellent job on this blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-12931313391533674602009-02-11T22:58:00.000-08:002009-02-11T22:58:00.000-08:00you just gave greater reason for a convention, BB....you just gave greater reason for a convention, BB. at least there would be an honest debate over those issues at a convention. right now we only have both sides trying to impose their will on each other.<BR/><BR/>and it would have a side effect that would be beneficial also. it would stir up the people to have a greater interest in what the Constitution is and means to a nation.<BR/><BR/>as for The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-63393905480035584282009-02-11T21:44:00.000-08:002009-02-11T21:44:00.000-08:00....Political ideology should always be subordinat.......Political ideology should always be subordinate to and conform to the Constitution, any constitution....<BR/><BR/>You got that right Griper! If one party does something new, grabs a new power, they better expect the other party to use that same power when it's their turn. This is one reason that the government doesn't look at all like the constitution envisioned.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-9563538216907322632009-02-11T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:50:00.000-08:00Thomas Jefferson observed that the constitution sh...Thomas Jefferson observed that the constitution should be rewritten every 20 years or so, that "the living should not have to follow the rules of the dead". As was noted in previous discussions, the amendment process was designed to do this to some extent. One problem is that there are as many<BR/><A HREF="http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_newc.html#Net" REL="nofollow">proposals</A> to BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com