Thread: Constitutional Law: "To Provide for the Common Defense and General Welfare"
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Old 07-03-2009
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Re: Constitutional Law: "To Provide for the Common Defense and General Welfare"
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Originally Posted by CharlesDavenport View Post
The tipping point is in this debate. If the enumeration of powers is not adhered to, then democracy will run amok, and turn into socialism.
Democracy can't "turn into" socialism. Democracy is a political system. Socialism is an economic system. The two can very easily coexist.
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