Rational Nation USA

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.... ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 1 The general welfare clause of the constitution has been been debated since before ratification and continues to this day. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were notable advocates of a strict interpretation and Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John Adams advocated a broader implied powers interpretation. Liberals today hold with the implied powers interpretation and conservatives and libertarians with the strict construction interpretation. Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated. They are not to do anything they please to provide for the general welfare, but only to lay taxes for that purpose. To consider the latter phrase not as describing the purpo...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Look no further than the following statements and it is easy to understand in part what is wrong with our broken politics and present government. Political rhetoric has always been cantankerous and at times extremely heated. But until recently elected representatives of the people (from both parties) have held the interest of the people of this nation as a priority. It now seems the only thing of importance these days is wining elections because it enables the victorious party to push through the agenda(s) of special interest groups that have bought them and expect results from their expenditures. "Frankly, I intend to win with our candidate for the presidency in 2016, and we will give them a taste of their own medicine, ..." "And we're going to win. We're going to win. These next two years are extremely important. Maybe the most important two years in our history." "We should not return to the old rule...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny President Obama has nominated Chuck Hagel (R-Neb) for Secretary of Defense. As expected in a typical knee jerk reaction conservatives have come out in opposition to Hagel. Qualifications be damned as the only reason given are 1) his prior support for negotiation with Iran, and 2) Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) supports his nomination. The Hill - The conservative American Future Fund group is questioning Sen. Charles Schumer's (D-N.Y.) decision to back former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) for secretary of Defense. The group, which launched a media campaign earlier in the week, released a new ad Friday focusing on Schumer's decision to back Hagel. On Tuesday, after meeting privately with Hagel a day earlier, Schumer said he supported Hagel for secretary of Defense. Schumer had previously refrained from saying whether he would support or oppose Hagel's nomination. The American Future Fund ad, "How Bad...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Libe rty -vs- Tyra nny Steve Benen I have rarely seen such a pandering load of excrement as Benen's analysis of Romney's statement regarding when one should decide to serve in public office. Benen's commentary is the epitome of unethical and divisive class warfare. Following is Benen's irrational analysis of Romney s remarks. Washington Monthly - About 10 hours after last night’s debate, the six Republican presidential candidates met again this morning for another debate, this time sponsored by NBC and Facebook. This one was far livelier than its predecessor — maybe the GOP field is made up for morning people? — and one line in particular jumped out early on: Mitt Romney made the case that electoral politics is for wealthy people. “I happened to see my dad run for governor when he was 54 years old,” Romney said. “He had good advice to me. He said never get involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a m...

By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA Barrack Hussein Obama was elected President on a platform of hopey changey feel good stuff. The kind of emotionalism the left thrives on. Like taking big business to task and redistributing wealth so everyone has a fair chance. The promise that Washington would be less partisan and therefor more effective in getting the peoples business done. Well, eighteen months later we have seen very little of the promised bipartisanship and a lot of forcing the Obamanation's agenda down the throats of the people. For all the mushy talk the President has effected little change in the tone in Washington politics. Why this should come as a surprise to anyone escapes me. For one Obama is a product of the Chicago democrat political machine, perhaps one of the most partisan and corrupt in the nation. Second is the fact that Obama is a true statist that believe govern...