tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post4705486046586506527..comments2024-02-26T17:13:18.702-06:00Comments on DemoCurmudgeon: The Tenth Amendment TwistDemocurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-69775615372889673322010-04-12T11:39:07.607-05:002010-04-12T11:39:07.607-05:00Now we're getting somewhere. I posted an artic...Now we're getting somewhere. I posted an article titled, <i>"The Triumph and Tragedy of Fred Thompson,"</i> which begins with some tongue-in-cheek fiction, but hits very hard later on. <br /><br />Confusion is winning the day among conservatives. They see what they want to see. You could mention Section 8, Clause 18 (The Necessary and Proper Clause) which I researched just as you did, and their eyes simply glaze over. Hamilton fought FOR it because without the clause, taxation would be impossible, and without federal taxation we might as well remain colonies.<br /><br />Here's the point as regards today's debate over healthcare. Without everyone "in the pool" when it comes to private sector health insurance, any sort of <i>omni-care,</i> if you will, simply will not work. So it is absolutely "necessary and proper" for the government to ensure that the program works, just as taxation makes for a unified nation that works. If challenged, the courts will be forced to uphold based on Art. 8, Sect. 18.<br /><br />It all goes back to the original fight between the federalists (Hamilton) and the Democratic Republican <i>anti-federalists</i> (Jefferson) The conservatives today haven't a clue as to their own heritage.<br /><br />Here's my article, by the way, on lit.org (handle: fritzwilliam) You can email me through the site if you'd like.<br /><br />http://www.lit.org/view.php?viewid=47830<br /><br />I love your website. I'm trying to come up with something like it (under construction: The Ventura News-Commenter).fritzwilliamhttp://www.lit.org/author/fritzwilliamnoreply@blogger.com