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**esconsise** · 10-21-2005, 02:11 PM

What is the US government and constitution if not a philosophical experimentation?

To me, it seems obvious what the prominent authors intended even if they were compelled to compromise their esoteric ideals in order to progress.

So Michael, Dr. Goodtrips, Begle1, wphelan, I take issue with states rights in some instances. Some of the major themes of this philosophical experiment is individual liberty and another is limitation of government. Does anyone disagree with that all by itself?

If you don't disagree with those two fundamental ideals, then we can press on to states rights. As I see it, states rights were a compromise not intended to completely undermine the main theme. Afterall, our predeccesors DID choose federalism, they DID, to a large extent, agree to the premise of this whacky experiment granting individual liberty. THIS, in my opinion was THE critical factor, THE ideal that set the new government apart from others - individual liberty.

So when states rights interfere with individual liberty, individual liberty usually takes precedence. The only thing that trumps individual liberty is individual liberty. That's how I see it.

10-21-2005, 02:11 PM	#18
esconsise Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	What is the US government and constitution if not a philosophical experimentation? To me, it seems obvious what the prominent authors intended even if they were compelled to compromise their esoteric ideals in order to progress. So Michael, Dr. Goodtrips, Begle1, wphelan, I take issue with states rights in some instances. Some of the major themes of this philosophical experiment is individual liberty and another is limitation of government. Does anyone disagree with that all by itself? If you don't disagree with those two fundamental ideals, then we can press on to states rights. As I see it, states rights were a compromise not intended to completely undermine the main theme. Afterall, our predeccesors DID choose federalism, they DID, to a large extent, agree to the premise of this whacky experiment granting individual liberty. THIS, in my opinion was THE critical factor, THE ideal that set the new government apart from others - individual liberty. So when states rights interfere with individual liberty, individual liberty usually takes precedence. The only thing that trumps individual liberty is individual liberty. That's how I see it.
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