08-16-2015, 03:53 PM
(08-16-2015, 03:47 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: There are couple of things listed before the common defense. Also, there is that bit about promoting the general welfare. Seems to be it was an important thing to the Founders.
But that's just me, reading what the Constitution has on the matter.
Even though the SCOTUS was stupid enough to interpret that "promoting the general welfare" meant handing out free shit until the end of time, if you read the writings of any of the FF you will see that it was clearly not what they were referring to at all.
