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Humble Janitor · 12-14-2008, 05:32 AM

I think that it would be a good thing to have a con con. I'm skeptical of the idea of revolutionary changes to the constitution and again, I see that obama is once again a target. While I do not agree with re-distribution of wealth, I do believe that people who have a large amount of wealth, have a responsibility to contribute their fair share of taxes since those underneath them cannot do the same. In fact, though I'm a liberal, I don't mind the idea of abolishing the Federal Reserve or federal income tax. We've got to have balance somewhere and I concede that even Dr.Paul has a few good points.

My view on the constitution is that when the USA Patriot Act was passed, it basically scrapped the US Constitution and it has been violated ever since that. If we are going to have a constitution, it needs to be able to keep up with the times and it needs to be the most powerful document in this country.

I can understand why some have such little faith in Barack Obama. However, we need to be careful about jumping to conclusions and also we need to hold his feet to the fire when he screws up. I'm ready to criticize him should he screw up because I know he is not perfect and he wasn't even my first choice to begin with (that was the now-adulterer John Edwards).

12-14-2008, 05:32 AM	#2
Humble Janitor Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,201	Re: Constitution rewrite only 2 states away I think that it would be a good thing to have a con con. I'm skeptical of the idea of revolutionary changes to the constitution and again, I see that obama is once again a target. While I do not agree with re-distribution of wealth, I do believe that people who have a large amount of wealth, have a responsibility to contribute their fair share of taxes since those underneath them cannot do the same. In fact, though I'm a liberal, I don't mind the idea of abolishing the Federal Reserve or federal income tax. We've got to have balance somewhere and I concede that even Dr.Paul has a few good points. My view on the constitution is that when the USA Patriot Act was passed, it basically scrapped the US Constitution and it has been violated ever since that. If we are going to have a constitution, it needs to be able to keep up with the times and it needs to be the most powerful document in this country. I can understand why some have such little faith in Barack Obama. However, we need to be careful about jumping to conclusions and also we need to hold his feet to the fire when he screws up. I'm ready to criticize him should he screw up because I know he is not perfect and he wasn't even my first choice to begin with (that was the now-adulterer John Edwards).