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June 26, 2008
Stunning Couple Of Days
Today's Heller decision and Tuesday's sweeping out the door of Congressman Cannon give me cause for hope and give incumbents heartburn.
There is still some common sense in this country despite the efforts to eliminate it.
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I've been listening to a lot of commentary on the radio and on Fox News about this decision and I think people are looking at the constitution from the wrong perspective. the Framers had just rebeled against a tyranical government and the constitution practically oozes that sentiment, especially the Bill of Rights. What they were afraid of most was the government becoming to powerful and imposing itself on the citizens rights, just like what the left. All of the limitations within the constitution are not on the people, but on the government.
In one of Tom Clancy's books that I read some years ago, he described the differences in the perception of laws between Russia and the U.S. He said, and I'm paraphrasing here: In Russia, if there isn't a sign specifically allowing something, then it's forbidden. In the U.S., if there isn't a sign specifically prohibiting something, then it's allowed.
That is the fundamental view of the constitution. If the document doesn't specifically speak to what the Government can do, then the government is forbidden from doing it. It really is that simple.
Posted by Jonathan at June 26, 2008 9:28 AM
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Posted by: joshua sabin at June 27, 2008 11:46 AM