Constitution e-course

[followerofJesus]

Michael Badnarik's constitution course
He was a former libertarian runner for president

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOMbfsgZ9s part 1 of 42 , it is 8 hours in total length


Please sticky if you can find it in your heart to do so

[Kabloosh]

8 hours just isn't enough. One of my required courses in college was the introduction to the constitution and it was a whole semester and we still only got the basics of it.

It was really quite interesting to hear how over time essentially the federal government has managed to expand their powers despite if you read Article 1 Section 8 you'll noticed their powers are VERY limited. Congress however has managed to use those particular powers given by the constitution to involve all sorts of issues most of us can't even fathom such as federal banks.

While we are fighting for the 2nd amendment right now the one that got pooped on a long time ago was the 10th which essentially says that everything else that isn't mentioned in the constitution is up to the states. So technically, subjects such as healthcare and gay marriage really is up to the states on how it should be governed.

However that isn't the most disturbing part of our government. The biggest problem is this. Checks and balances. Well all these checks and balances end up at the Supreme Court. While yes the president does appoint the judges well these judges have no term limits so they have very little to worry about save for the president opening up more seats and "watering down the votes". Well in our current court we have 9 judges. Of those 9 4 are hardcore Republicans and 4 others are hardcore Democrats so we can generally assume how 8 of the 9 judges are going to vote on issues. Well we have 1 while he is conservative leaning is actually rather moderate so he ends up being the deciding factor. This means if you really think about it when it comes to deciding what is law and what is not this man has all the power in the world. He is after all the one that really decided whether the "Affordable Healthcare Act" was going to get passed. They by the way ruled that on the one power of congress to tax again expanding federal power over states.

[JasonPACC]

8 hours just isn't enough.

But it's more than most of us have.

Thanks for the link!

[TaePo]

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While we are fighting for the 2nd amendment right now the one that got pooped on a long time ago was the 10th which essentially says that everything else that isn't mentioned in the constitution is up to the states. So technically, subjects such as healthcare and gay marriage really is up to the states on how it should be governed.

...Edited for content.

I think it is important to note that the Tenth Amendment actually says:

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.

It states that powers not spelled out in the Constitution belong to the states OR the people. It does not say which is which. So, there may be many other rights or powers that belong to the people and not any government at all. (Such an example is the Bill of Rights. The 2A is an individual right so no governmental authority can abridge or infringe on it. It clearly belongs to the people and not for States or local governments to curtail.)

[Kabloosh]

I think it is important to note that the Tenth Amendment actually says:



It states that powers not spelled out in the Constitution belong to the states OR the people. It does not say which is which. So, there may be many other rights or powers that belong to the people and not any government at all. (Such an example is the Bill of Rights. The 2A is an individual right so no governmental authority can abridge or infringe on it. It clearly belongs to the people and not for States or local governments to curtail.)

Yeah except the 10th amendment has been completely disregarded many times and still is. It is probably the most violated amendment of them all.

[TaePo]

Yeah except the 10th amendment has been completely disregarded many times and still is. It is probably the most violated amendment of them all.

I whole heartedly agree. Unfortunately.