03-09-2018, 06:56 PM
(03-09-2018, 06:43 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You mean go back to counting black people as three fifths of a human?
The intent of the framers is not very important anymore because the world has changed so much. In 1787 "smaller government" meant more freedom for citizens. But after the industrial revolution and the rise in power of corporations (two things the framers never imagined) "smaller government" means more citizens being oppressed and exploited by powerful corporations.
Just remember, it's on;y judicial activism if you disagree with it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
