Before I begin let
me say that I am NOT a lawyer. I am educated, I read and I think. I believe
that I am entitled to my opinions, which follow:
The first salvo of
the Civil War was fired at Washington’s first cabinet meeting when Jefferson
and Hamilton sat down at the same table. That war continues to this day. The
question that has been endlessly discussed is “What is the role of government?”
We all agree that
the government’s role is protection of its citizens. Where does that role begin
and end and who do we define as the “protected?” One point of view has it that government has
a responsibility to insure that the individual is protected in a daily manner
from, among other sources, the inroads of commercial dependence. Food quality
for a start and protection from unwelcome ideas is the common end.
I disagree – an
educated electorate can make these decisions. Who is responsible for the
education[i]?
These, as well as most other decisions, are the responsible at the state level.
The Founding Parents[ii]
established our nation as a representative republic. We are a federation of 50
independent states, each one signing over some of the responsibilities of government
to the federal government. As I
understand it those powers not specifically given to the federal government
remain the property of the states. The 10th Amendment to the
constitution specifically states:
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.
Sensitive topics
as Education and Birth Control are clearly the property of the individual
states. Therefore when I say that I disagree with Roe V. Wade I am not making a
stand against abortion but saying that the decision[iii]
resides at the state level. I think that the argument that abortion is murder
does not apply. Murder is not a federal crime, but rather a crime defined at
the state level[iv].
As far as business activities go, incorporation is controlled at the state
level.
Ah but you
disagree with me. This is fine and good. As I said we have a long and sometimes
violent history of disagreement. If we disagree and discuss it civilly we both,
perhaps, learn. Frequently the truth resides between the disparate arguments. Voltaire said, "I
disagree strongly with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right
to say it." That is what the 1st
Amendment means. If you are a thinking
adult you will probably disagree with a lot of what I say. Email[v] me and lets discuss it.
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