----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The valid role of the government (and it does have a valid role) > includes protecting AND REGULATING commerce. But in case you haven't > actually read the U.S. Constitution, you may want to read Article 1, > Section 8, clause 3 which grants Congress the legitimate power to... > > "To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several > states, and with the Indian tribes"
Libertarians are NOT necessarily constitutionalists. Many libertarians consider the US Constitution to be a repudiation of the Declaration of Independence, which IS a (divinely inspired??) libertarian document. Many of us consider the US Constitution to be our contract with our government. When our government fails to live up to it's end of the contract, though, it becomes null and void. Keep in mind that the US is on it's second constitution. The first was "The Articles of Confederation". It did have it's faults, primarily that it didn't give warmongers and powermongers what they wanted. Most of us don't have a problem arguing the constitutionality of any particular issue. But whether something is "Constitutional" or "Libertarian" can easily be two different things. PEACE Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer Franklin County Libertarian Party (614) 891-8841 P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable" John F. Kennedy ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
