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Look at the Largest Debt Items... Pure Socialism, except for the military... which defends the Western World and is permitted by The Constitution and vital to our national security.
Thanks for nothing socialists.
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It never ceases to amaze me that conservatives can within the confines of a single sentence condemn our massive spending on social programs and defend our massive spending on the military throughout two senseless wars. If you're against government spending and the debt alarms you, I'm fine with that. That's a very valid political opinion. But if you're going to be against massive public spending at least have the decency to be against all massive public spending. Otherwise you're a hypocrite.
Why is someone a hypocrite if they have priorities?
Even our Democratic Government has priorities when it comes to what they consider to be acceptable debt and what they don't - and, thus, they aren't shoving everything through.
It's not an issue of priorities when many conservatives would eliminate social programs altogether.
Statistics on that?
I'm fiscally conservative yet I don't support eliminating any social programs - only making the current ones more efficient and require more strict standards of inclusion and qualification.
A lot of people feel the same way I do.
I, also, support culling our military expenses . . . and other things.
Overall, we need to reign in our spending which means cutting a little bit from every single thing.
That's is a perfectly reasonable viewpoint to have as far as I'm concerned. But there's a difference between that and claiming that our military is the one thing preventing the collapse of western civilization and thus valid for public spending, while the social programs which help our own citizens struggling with poverty or medical issues are totally invalid. I can't go out looking for sources right now, but I know there are people advocating the total elimination of several social programs. All you have to do is look around on this website and you'll see thread titles like "How is welfare legal" and others claiming that social security and medicare on the verge of cataclysmic collapse, seemingly happy about it.
It never ceases to amaze me that conservatives can within the confines of a single sentence condemn our massive spending on social programs and defend our massive spending on the military throughout two senseless wars. If you're against government spending and the debt alarms you, I'm fine with that. That's a very valid political opinion. But if you're going to be against massive public spending at least have the decency to be against all massive public spending. Otherwise you're a hypocrite.
As finally written and ratified, the Constitution raises military issues in five sections located in Articles I (legislative branch) and II (executive branch), mostly in the former...The heart of the Constitution's military provisions rests in the enumerated powers given to Congress in Section 8, Article I, including the key right to "provide for the common Defense." The actual wording follows rather closely on the August debates over the military clauses.
The Constitution
Can you find me the constitutional justification for the Air Force? The specific sentence, I mean.
Air Force is a Branch of the military, and extension of it to cover all our vulnerabilities.
I know, that's now what you wanted to hear. :mrgreen:
I know you're joking - but learning the history of this particular branch is fascinating
History Overview - Learn About The U.S. Air Force - AirForce.com
The US air force is not mentioned in the US constitution though now is it. Nor is Nasa
A lot of things aren't that are accepted under what is detailed out - granted powers and rights by proxy.
But because the Air Force serves as an extension of the military it's all the same thing, with just a different mission it's been assigned to see to. . . it's all part of the military in the end.
Though, with Nasa, you have more of a point. . .so, if you think it's Unconstitutional - then take it to the Supreme Court and have it challenged :thumbs: That's well within your right as a citizen.
The enumerated powers lists only land and naval forces.
Isn't Air considered naval in the first place?:doh
So you're suggesting that we shouldn't be able to fly in the sky to protect our land?
Can you find me the constitutional justification for the Air Force? The specific sentence, I mean.
Look at the Largest Debt Items... Pure Socialism, except for the military... which defends the Western World and is permitted by The Constitution and vital to our national security.
Thanks for nothing socialists.
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Y'know, I'm getting kinda tired of getting blamed for every little thing that's wrong in the country by people who couldnt define Socialism if their lives depended on it.
:doh
So you're suggesting that we shouldn't be able to fly in the sky to protect our land?
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