Much of the recent revival of interest in the Constitution centers around the Bill of Rights and the war on terror, a subject I discuss elsewhere in this book. I could not be more sympathetic to these concerns. However, Americans must remember that the Constitution was designed not merely to prevent the federal government from violating the rights that later appeared in the Bill of Rights. It was also intended to limit the federal government's overall scope. Article I, Section 8, lists the powers of Congress. Common law held such lists of powers to be exhaustive.
As
an object lesson to the political philosophers of the United States -
those "practical" advocates of "democracy" who do not have an
adequate knowledge of South America, just mainstream media
"information" - one need only pause and consider the recent
(and past) assumptions about Venezuela to realize the profound impact
ignorance has on human affairs. (See "
The
recent Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency was a wash. Both
candidates, who claim to be Christians, spent much of their time
pandering to the nearly 3 million television viewers who tuned in.
But in terms of what presidential candidates John McCain and Barack
Obama had to say, their responses were largely lacking in content.
Regardless
of your opinion on Iowa's smoking ban, some of the temporary
administrative rules - such as the distinction between bars and
restaurants - go beyond the intent of the law. As the end to the
commenting period approaches, the Iowa Department of Public Health
(IDPH), which is in charge of making and changing the rules, needs to
be more reasonable.
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