How can anybody possibly think the Tea Party is defending the Constitution?

Question

The Constitution is meant to promote the common defense and general welfare of our country. It's meant to ensure our government meets the needs of the people.

The Tea Party shutdown has actually subverted the intent of the Constitution. It has caused America to lose power and America's people to lose income.

And some people have the gall to claim this is "defending" the constitution?!?

BS.

The Tea Party is ATTACKING the constitution. They are engaging in terrorist-style tactics and Obama is absolutely correct not to negotiate with them.

Answer 1

Well, you get the government you vote for.



My very conservative wife went so far yesterday as to write a letter to our representative, arguing that using the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip subverts the oath of office he took (not defending the full faith and credit clause).



We have met him and staffers before, a couple times in our town's successful fight to save our post office; assuming it comes to his attention he can't simply throw her letter on his "liberal hate mail" heap. Her last letter (on the Post Office) was read on the Senate floor.

Answer 2

"Have you ever actually read the constitution? You are way off of what it actually says.



Here are some quotes from some of our Founding Fathers. Try reading the Constitution some time...no where in it does it say the government should meet the needs of the people. If that were the case we would have started out as a socialistic country.



We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

Abraham Lincoln



Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.



Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

George Washington



Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

John Adams



The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 3

The tea party was never about the Consitution. It was about stopping Obama. The tea party picks and chooses which parts of the Constitution they support based on current ideology; not original intent or meaning.



Obamacare was found by the SCOTUS to be Constitutional. Same with abortion.



And while the Constitution does mention the "common defense"; there is NOTHING in it about having military bases in 160 countries around the world. How does having 55,000 troops in Germany provide for OUR defense?

Answer 4

Is your life devoted to attacking the Tea Party patriots?



Of course, the Constitution is meant to constitute the federal government, including specifying its structure, membership, operation, limited powers, interaction with states, and its subordinate relationship to the people (Preamble and Amendments 9 & 10).



The common defense is one important aspect of the Constitution: A defense against both foreign and domestic threats. However, the people can never be a threat since they are the masters of government, and not the other way around.



Regarding "general welfare": The term general welfare is meant as a limitation. It means the opposite of "specific welfare" -- that is, a prohibition on special-interest legislation, or legislation designed to benefit only certain parts of America. That is why, even to this day, the granting of benefits to limited groups is derisively referred to as "welfare". Opponents of welfare schemes ask: "Where in the Constitution is this power granted?" Proponents said: "Ah, 'general welfare'".



It is clear that the Tea Party movement seeks to defend the Constitution, especially against the encroachments of Progressives and the putative ruling class.

Answer 5

I realize that you have the right to your opinion but it would help if you posted some real examples rather than generalizations.Yes, the primary purpose the government is to promote the general welfare and provide a commom defense. It isn't meant to meet the NEEDS of the people. Did you deliberately misquote the constitution?

Edit

You have also accused the t party people of using terrorist style tactics. I have seen terrorists attack and murder women and children. I have seen terrorists strap bombs onto themselves and detonate it in a public place. Other terrorists have flown airplanes into public buildings. Are you trying to say that William Ayers is a right wing nut Tea Party terrorist?

Answer 6

"...The Constitution is meant to promote the common defense and general welfare of our country..."



That is a true statement, and nothing has changed that prevent that from happening.



"...It's meant to ensure our government meets the needs of the people..."



There's where you are totally screwed up. The government is NOT supposed to "meet the needs of the people." It is supposed to get out of the way and let the people pursue what they need.



It's Obama that is subverting the Constitution at every turn.

Answer 7

The TEA-party is not attacking the Constution, that's Obama's doing. Obama has been inept and stupid about this whole situation. His blaming and not wanting to negotiate makes him out to be the cry baby everyone thinks he is. There's always the seven year old who gets upset and takes his ball home. Obama is a grown man who acts the same way.

Answer 8

God help us if you are an example of the average American!!! Have you even read the Constitution or is your reading comprehension just atrocious? Please please please, if you have not read the Constitution, read it, If you have read it, read it again and again and again. If that doesn't work, get someone to read it to you.



Thank God for the Tea Party. Barack Obama has convinced me to do two things - Join the Tea Party and join the National Rifle Association.

Answer 9

Constitution lists what Federal Government can do.

This is enumerated list and whatever is not in that list should be left to states and local communities.



Firefighting is not in that list. I am sure that your city takes care of this hazard just fine.



Healthcare is not in this list either.

Answer 10

Hello,the country won't have anything to save if we keep taking it away from the middle-class who are the back bone of the country. This present Presidential administration is shrinking the middle class.

Answer 11

It isn't just "anybody" that thinks the Tea Party is defending the Constitution, it is just people with a brain in their head. Sorry if that disqualifies your kind.

Answer 12

Easily.



& the Consitution was never meant to see govt "meets the needs of the people". Thats bogus.

Answer 13

Forcing insurance premiums to increase on American tax payers is forcing people to lose income. Income is made from employment, you know that thing you don't like?

Answer 14

NO it's job is NOT to "meet the needs".. It's to not get in the way of us meeting our OWN needs!

Answer 15

Let's all glorify fiscal irresponsibility, and vilify fiscal responsibility.

Answer 16

That's easy, because they are.