On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:59:28 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:31:36 +0000, Steve wrote:


Nothing needs clarification. That cute phrase is to explain the purpose
of the constitution. It has ZERO weight.

The Preamble is a "cute phrase"? Interesting.

In fact, if any imbiciles think the intro to the constitution is
meaningful, they probably read the ramblings on the walls of outhouses
with serious introspection also.

Seeing the Preamble has "ZERO weight", I guess that's why our Founding
Fathers specifically repeated parts of it when enumerating the Powers of
Congress.

Sec. 8
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; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises
shall be uniform throughout the United States;

There's that pesky "general Welfare" again.

The fact that the FF saw the necessity of repeating parts of the
Preamble would lend credence to the lack of weight given the Preamble.

Of course, having Harry supporting you tends to increase the credence
of your comments.
--
John H

All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking.