“General Welfare” Does Not Include National Healthcare
Some good insight from Dr. Harold Pease of CA-TAC: here are many less well-known facts to keep in mind as you review Section 8. Convention delegates curiously placed every power in one sentence with 18 paragraphs. This strange construction was to make it even more difficult for future power grabbers to isolate and enhance a [...]
Ignorant Politicians
Seems redundant, doesn’t it? But as far as the Constitution goes, that’s just what we have in D.C. – on both sides of the political aisle. At least some of the politicos are having to pay some lip service to Constitutionality these days, as seen in this recent article in the Washington Times. Here’s what [...]
18th Century Definitions: General Welfare
I was looking through a copy of Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language“ (published in 1755), and came across a few interesting definitions: General: 1. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special. 3. Not restrained by narrow or distinctive limitations 5. Public; comprising the whole Welfare: 1. Happiness; success; prosperity Clearly, these definitions, [...]
