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- inactive, on 12/28/2007, -12/+123Relax guys, "the Constitution is just a piece of paper.."
- PATSCRU, on 12/28/2007, -9/+109An US President? Submitter should become an hero.
- tsopranos, on 12/28/2007, -12/+95"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Sir Isaac Newton
Thank you Ron Paul, for allowing us to take a step back and critically look at our history. We are standing on your shoulders sir, this Revolution will not end with you. - inactive, on 12/28/2007, -11/+81Ron Paul once-again tells us the politically-incorrect truth, as verified by the Judge here.
- wlmh65, on 12/28/2007, -4/+69Perhaps Princeton and Notre Dame Law School grad Andrew Napolitano knows more about US law, politics and history than a fill-in morning talkshow host? Just a thought….
- RonPaul08, on 12/28/2007, -16/+77If anybody wants to know the "Real Lincoln", I would recommend reading Thomas DiLorenzo's book called "The Real Lincoln". Ron Paul and the Judge are 100% correct on this one. It's amazing how the worst presidents of all time, Lincoln and FDR, go down in the "books" as two of the greatest. Than you have the man that destroyed capitalism on the $10 FRN. Though hey it makes sense for the bankers to pay homage for the guy who made their existence possible.
- quadforce, on 12/28/2007, -8/+69Can't believe this guy is a frequent guest on Fox news..
- AARTARTHUR, on 12/28/2007, -12/+72Every time they sling ***** at Ron Paul it blows right back in their face. I love it the dumb asses just handed Paul the Southern vote thanks!
- Minarchian, on 12/28/2007, -28/+87Paul/Napolitano 2008!
- Ragecloak, on 12/28/2007, -2/+40Someone show this video to david shuster
- Corrosionx, on 12/28/2007, -5/+34Honest Abe's words:
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. "
There you go, Lincoln didn't give a ***** about the slaves, he was only interested in saving the Union
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sp ... - blapierre, on 12/28/2007, -2/+30You can watch the entire speech at: http://www.reason.tv/video/show/178.html
- Corrosionx, on 12/28/2007, -10/+37That's what government schools will do to people. Propaganda FTW!
- IvanAndreevich, on 12/28/2007, -5/+28This Kristol guy is not even TRYING to get his facts straight. Twisting little weasel.
- Hangly, on 12/28/2007, -2/+25More Napolitano.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKA67ODgvI4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SU0zuUzrSg
I like this guy. - Xevec, on 12/28/2007, -5/+27First off, even though I am a supporter of Dr. Paul, he made no appearance in the video. About Andrew P Napolitano(the speaker in the video), he is by far one of my favorite lawyers to hear from. This guy truly knows about constitutional law.
Just to note about Dilorenzo's book "the real lincoln" it is one of the few books that is actually critical of lincoln. You can not find another book that is critical of him. It goes to show you where historians are biased in the sense of abraham lincoln. I am personally shocked about the digg comments, and how people are actually becoming critical of lincoln.
Fox news should act more like this judge. - dictum, on 12/28/2007, -3/+25I must admit I was a little put off by Paul's comment's about Lincoln, but it appears my distaste was founded in ignorance. Thank you for posting this speech.
- MWeather, on 12/28/2007, -5/+26"So, having Medicaid program is "definitely unconstitutional"?"
Where does the Constitution give the government power to implement a Medicare program? - SamAdamsTparty, on 12/28/2007, -2/+23Hey? What are all you people doing here talking about Ron Paul, the Constitution, and true history? Don't you know you're supposed to be watching the news. Something blew up. And that's supposed to make Rudy, Hillary and McCain good. When something blows up, that makes
enemies of the Constitution like Rudy and Hillary good. Didn't you know that? [GO RON PAUL!] - TheEducated, on 12/28/2007, -3/+24Not only that, he's their senior analyst!
Amazing, I agree. - diffraction, on 12/28/2007, -1/+21The fact that people do not read their own damn Constitution is why we are in the situation we are in now. The Constitution tells the Congress what it is allowed to do, not what it cannot do. Everything else is under jurisdiction of the States.
- rudyghouliani, on 12/28/2007, -1/+19Awesome video, Napolitano is brilliant, I suggest everyone watch the whole video.
- chlyon, on 12/28/2007, -3/+21I'm not American so I'm not to emotional to give you an accurate picture of Bushes Presidency , He and his admin are corrupt evil persons . Guess that makes me a Terrorist now ?
- andrew1193, on 12/28/2007, -2/+19"Look into Kucinich. The only argument I hear from Paul supporters is that Kucinich does not support the 2nd amendment. He does support it but by degrees. No one thinks people should be able to own nuclear weapons. Down the scale a little more, no one thinks it is a good idea for people to have bazookas. Kucinich won't take away your hunting rifles. Kucinich won't even take away your hand guns."
The Second Amendment is not about the right to own hunting rifles. It is about the right to own arms commonly used by the military, which includes fully automatic rifles.
Furthermore, Kucinich has proposed banning handguns. - Hangly, on 12/28/2007, -6/+22When it comes down to Lincoln vs. Ron Paul, Ron Paul comes out on top!
Man there's been a lot of truth coming out in the past 2 months, more than in the past 200 years! - spyd3rweb, on 12/28/2007, -0/+16Fox would be stupid not to let him be VP for 4 years then come back to finish his contract, He'd be a way more valuable presence on whatever show if he's served as VP. But then again, this is FOX.
- bslade, on 12/28/2007, -4/+19Massive violations of the English language by "an" Digg submitter.
- Berkana, on 12/28/2007, -7/+22If Paul and Kucinich were on one ticket, that would make for a very interesting election.
- inactive, on 12/28/2007, -2/+17Socialism (in a nutshell) = A group of rulers gaining the inherent power to take your property for what they SAY is the 'Greater Good'. It centralizes power, and therefore invites collusion. Period.
- spucky, on 12/28/2007, -27/+42Look into Kucinich. The only argument I hear from Paul supporters is that Kucinich does not support the 2nd amendment. He does support it but by degrees. No one thinks people should be able to own nuclear weapons. Down the scale a little more, no one thinks it is a good idea for people to have bazookas. Kucinich won't take away your hunting rifles. Kucinich won't even take away your hand guns. Even if he did try, the Supreme Court won't allow it. Kucinich and Paul have very similar foreign policy, but Kucinich is more in line with what Americans want for domestic policy.
Don't listen to me. Educate yourself and vote your conscience. - DucoNihilum, on 12/28/2007, -7/+22" Massive violations of the Constitution by an US President"
That can't be correct grammar.... - Minarchian, on 12/28/2007, -2/+16Sorry, but the Constitution is meant to be a restraint on Government power. Therefore if it is NOT in the Constitution the Government has no authority to do it.
Most ALL other Constitutions in the world have been set up to empower their governments and America's Constitution stands out as the one that empowers the People and therein lies the beauty and precedence of it.
So all this Medicare, Medicaid, FCC, FDA, DOE and other alphabet soup bureaucracies are inherently unconstitutional. Including any National health care. - cranium, on 12/28/2007, -1/+14The exposure of Americans to a more realistic version of history will have a very positive effect on us in the long run.
- fuzzynyanko, on 12/28/2007, -0/+13Napolitano is one of the better guys at Fox. He also bashed the Patriot Act
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvu12z832Xc - CorpT, on 12/28/2007, -5/+18That and him being a socialist. Socialism/communism are not just bad in practice. They are evil in theory. Any one who supports these ideals will never, ever get a vote from me. I will oppose them because collectivism is evil. When people realize that Paul and Kucinich could not be further apart, they'll stop talking about them together. Paul believes in the individual. Kucinich believes in the collective.
- falstaff, on 12/28/2007, -1/+1310th Amendment. Look it up. The Commerce Clause is used to justify most federal spending, since without it, the federal government would consist of a military and a post office. How does Medicaid relate to interstate commerce again?
- emjaymj, on 12/28/2007, -0/+12"Judeo-liberals like Colmes"
You realize Colmes is just there to be a punching bag for Hannity, right? - Minarchian, on 12/28/2007, -1/+13"10th Amendment. Look it up. The Commerce Clause is used to justify most federal spending, since without it, the federal government would consist of a military and a post office. How does Medicaid relate to interstate commerce again?"
The commerce clause is meant to keep the dealing between the States fair and equatable. It has NOTHING to do with most of what Congress has been using it for. In their interpretation Congress has complete and absolute authority to do anything it pleases...Your assessment is correct. Congress has no authority for it. - Minarchian, on 12/28/2007, -2/+14pintomp3
Article 1 section 8 is probably the closest:
"The Congress shall have power to... To establish post offices and post roads"
The rest are not specifically called out in the Constitution, other than the military. - inactive, on 12/28/2007, -3/+15By taxing us, they are forcing us to pay for these "services" that we don't support. The Constitution recognizes our unalienable rights. The Constitution doesn't spell out everything. Any thinking person can tell what those are. What forbids the government from charging you a poll tax? The fact that all men are created equal. By taxing me to pay for your public services by the federal government, is pure and simply wrong. Other than the defense of this country, and the courts, our tax dollars are doing the work of the socialists.
- dmm219, on 12/28/2007, -5/+17This is true...Lincoln was the worst violator of the constitution...this is well known...just unilaterally throwing out habeas corpus on american citizens...far worse than what bush has done. Lincoln decided the US experiment was worth extremes to save, and in the end the country ended up the better for it...
...the real question from the civil war that historians and politicians are too scared to ever address is this...Is it ever worth it to destroy our own constitution in order to save it? because in the 1860's, our constitution officially failed.
that being said, Lincoln was presented the worst problem in our history and held us together in the end...We can and should debate what he did, but no president in History, save perhaps Washington himself, ever had such thankless weight put on his shoulders...
...as everything in life...history is never black and white... - bumb1ebee, on 12/28/2007, -0/+11The power to suspend Habeas Corpus is not granted to the President. Lincoln blatantly violated the Constitution when he single handedly suspended it himself when congress was out of session. He also violated the 1st amendment by arresting peaceful protesters who spoke out against Lincoln's contempt for the Constitution.
- inactive, on 12/28/2007, -2/+13I do wish you closet homosexuals would quit lusting after Ron Paul. It is sickening. My gosh, he is 72 years old!
- bratpack8, on 12/28/2007, -3/+14That's what he says now, but you think he can't get out of an agreement?
- SouthsideIrish, on 12/28/2007, -1/+12Most people don't know it. People in my state, Illinois, still believe slavery was the main cause of the War of Northern Aggression and that Lincoln had fried them.
BTW, my son did a AP US History on Lincoln. I suggested he do it on Lincoln being the worst president in US History. The class and teacher finally came to the conclusion the Lincoln, even though he trambled the Constitution was still the best President because he had done it to keep the Union together.
Sickos. - Corrosionx, on 12/28/2007, -7/+18Ah, so that must be why his numbers are rising.
Scroll up to RonPaul08's comment replies for more quotes from Lincoln. - NightVortez, on 12/28/2007, -2/+13Bush has done this too, just not directly, shows what more then a hundred years of progression would do.
- Smoove, on 12/28/2007, -0/+10That's like saying, "I had to chain the bitch in the basement, but in the end we stayed married. Which can't be said for most couples that go through the same thing."
- TheSwashbuckler, on 12/28/2007, -0/+10Whether he said or not, Bush has clearly demonstrated that's how he feels about the Constitution...
- spooky47, on 12/28/2007, -0/+10Study the debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists over a Bill of Rights and the compromise over the 9th Amendment for the answer. Important to understand: The Federalists supported a national government. The Anti-Federalists supported a federal government. Compromises created a hybrid Constitution. According to James Madison:
"The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both."
The Federalists argued against a Bill of Rights on the grounds it was not necessary, that any powers not specifically enumerated in the proposed Constitution were inherently denied. The Anti-Federalists agreed on enumerated powers, however the Anti-Federalists did not trust the Federalist's argument. The Federalists favored an active bigger government - a national government and the Anti-Federalists believed the Federalists would eventually attempt to expand the central governments powers beyond enumeration and reject limitations on power without a BOR. Additionally, future generations may not understand that any power not specifically granted was inherently denied without a BOR.
The Federalists countered with the argument: if we list certain Rights in a Bill of Rights, then it would appear only those Rights, instead of all Rights, were protected. Non-enumerated Rights could eventually be assumed and destroyed by government. So, an eventual compromise was reached with the 9th Amendment to protect non-enumerated Rights:
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
And the 10th Amendment closed the loop on enumerated powers:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." -
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