Amazing Exchange Between Constitutionalist/Libertarian Student & Demeaning Professor

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http://www.yaliberty.org/node/13578


I am an editorial writer for my school newspaper at Ole Miss, and I wrote this article about a week ago. It discusses how the Democrat and Republican Parties are disregarding the express constitutional limits placed on them by Article I Section 8 of the Constitution. My article focused primarily on the current debate over the public option for healthcare.

Evidently, what I had to say angered a certain professor of modern languages at Ole Miss. He soon emailed me expressing his discontent.

http://www.yaliberty.org/node/13578

[squarepusher]

interesting, but I don't think he addressed the professors concerns about the 18th legislative powers.

[angelatc]

My comment:
So, he points out the commerce clause, you counter with the 9th and 10th, he calls you names, you point out that name calling isn't really debating, then he accuses you of not addressing his point.

That's intelligent discourse from a self-proclaimed intellectual? God help us all.

[PBrady]

Pardon my ignorance, but haven't all of the "latest" SCOTUS cases ruled that congress can lay and collect taxes on things outside of the enumerated powers (provided that they are general in nature, etc., etc.)?

I know this is kind of a broad question that goes outside the realm of just this particular question, but I hadn't really gotten a response before. Again, pardon my ignorance.