well, that sits in the preamble and is laying out a rationale for having a constitution and enshrining rights therein.
it seems more an indictment of top down imposition of power than an endorsement.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, 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
There is also Section 8 which begins "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States..." still not carte blanche but easy for an activist judiciary to take and run with, like a child and a pair of scissors. Or like an entrenched bureaucrat and a gain of function research grant.
In both cases, the Constitution is careful to *define* what may be done by Congress toward the "general Welfare" — as opposed to modern-style delegated bureaucracy which says "anything the agency director thinks may be necessary, and he'll suffer not the peasants to place limits upon him."
NOT that I have any faith in the justice system in the current strangling atmosphere, but a tiny ray of hope recently on WV v EPA? Tiny. Hardly decisive across the breadth of executive per agency directors. Plus seems slightly counterintuitive blithely going about litigating a long list of lesser (?) issues in this hour of, dare I use the word being it is wielded so callously against us, crisis, for the very existence of our country. But hey, what is intuitive anymore? Might be my trauma and heightened anxiety talking. Is business as usual a cover, theater like the show in legislative? I don’t have answers but I sure see the battering ram at every front door. ...I’m all over the place. Need some sleep. Wonder if I made any sense. Apologies if my tangle is too tangled.
well, that sits in the preamble and is laying out a rationale for having a constitution and enshrining rights therein.
it seems more an indictment of top down imposition of power than an endorsement.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, 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
There is also Section 8 which begins "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States..." still not carte blanche but easy for an activist judiciary to take and run with, like a child and a pair of scissors. Or like an entrenched bureaucrat and a gain of function research grant.
In both cases, the Constitution is careful to *define* what may be done by Congress toward the "general Welfare" — as opposed to modern-style delegated bureaucracy which says "anything the agency director thinks may be necessary, and he'll suffer not the peasants to place limits upon him."
NOT that I have any faith in the justice system in the current strangling atmosphere, but a tiny ray of hope recently on WV v EPA? Tiny. Hardly decisive across the breadth of executive per agency directors. Plus seems slightly counterintuitive blithely going about litigating a long list of lesser (?) issues in this hour of, dare I use the word being it is wielded so callously against us, crisis, for the very existence of our country. But hey, what is intuitive anymore? Might be my trauma and heightened anxiety talking. Is business as usual a cover, theater like the show in legislative? I don’t have answers but I sure see the battering ram at every front door. ...I’m all over the place. Need some sleep. Wonder if I made any sense. Apologies if my tangle is too tangled.
You know I sang this. Miss those Saturday Schoolhouse Rock shows
Please continue. It needs to be defined and not the way the courts ruled.