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sinkingfeeling

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4. Funny, it says as much about general welfare as it does about defense.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 03:30 PM

Apr 2012

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

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Mike Conway (R-Tex): The Costitution says we have to spend money on defense, not food stamps. [View all] Scuba Apr 2012 OP

As I understand it CJCRANE Apr 2012 #1

Exactly right. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #3

"the Founding Fathers were mostly against having a standing army" 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #21

In Guns vs. Butter, Guns win again! gratuitous Apr 2012 #2

Funny, it says as much about general welfare as it does about defense. sinkingfeeling Apr 2012 #4

Yeah but defense is first! hootinholler Apr 2012 #11

But it doesn't specify that we need to spend more then the next 10 countries combined Fresh_Start Apr 2012 #5

the constitution requires what? atheous Apr 2012 #6

BS. Health and Education are Defense. A starving or undernourished Downwinder Apr 2012 #7

I think the Founding Fathers would be aghast if they saw our country today Hugabear Apr 2012 #8

Too broad a brush, Hamilton would have welcomed it. Downwinder Apr 2012 #10

Correction - MOST of the Founding Fathers would have been aghast Hugabear Apr 2012 #14

Hamilton was an ass. white_wolf Apr 2012 #23

If Hamilton hadn't supplied pistols with rigged sights, Downwinder Apr 2012 #24

the constitution also says you have to spend money on post offices. unblock Apr 2012 #9

Hah! Good one. Beat me to it - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #17

All it takes CJCRANE Apr 2012 #12

If you don't spend money on food stamps all the poor kids will starve tularetom Apr 2012 #13

Blockhead -a reason for food stamps and school lunches was to improve the health of the military haele Apr 2012 #15

Is that an actual quote of a statement made by Conway onenote Apr 2012 #16

No, the title of my OP does not have an actual quote. The actual quote is in the text. Scuba Apr 2012 #19

Then why not take the quotations off of your OP title? onenote Apr 2012 #22

Done, thanks. Scuba Apr 2012 #27

It is kinda misleading 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #25

Done, thanks. Scuba Apr 2012 #28

+1 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #33

Have these idiots even READ the constitution or what our founding fathers said? Initech Apr 2012 #18

Remember that's the first thing Boner had them do in 2010? savalez Apr 2012 #20

That was a truly arrogant epic fail. Apparently it didn't sink in. Initech Apr 2012 #26

Welfare is in the Constitution. Alexander Apr 2012 #29

I don't think the Constitution says anything about "spending money"... kentuck Apr 2012 #30

The Constitution states that I am entitled to $4 billion dollars. chrisa Apr 2012 #31

Does the constitution say anything about paying this douchebag a salary? randome Apr 2012 #32