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Welcome aboard YoungGun. It aint no rant if its true.

seamusTX wrote: The Declaration of Independence is not a law; but it is a statement of political philosophy which we deviate from at our peril.

- Jim

Excellent. So true.

- Jim[/quote]



But back to the topic on this thread, it's really very simple:

Legally binding documents aren't changeable depending on the political climate.

Absolutely.

The problem is that the language and usage of the language in which the document was written has changed from when the document was written, so we have to look outside that document to clarify what is meant by some of the words and phrases.[/quote]

Gotta disagree. When politicians start "going outside the Constitution" to decide what it means one of the places they "went" was to international law. Can't have that!!!

Very good reminder: The DoI has no court authority. Correct. What really torques me about that is a "personal letter" making a statement about a wall of seperation has huge authority in courts today. Yet the DoI has none.

good job again.

I do a lot of talking to people about the political issues of today. I have learned that the best way to move average, honest, decent, people from the bad thinking of left wing politicians (which is usually all they have heard on the news media) is with logical truth of camparison. To be honest w/ you many of those logical truths have come from many of you, & the vast majority of them have come from folks like you. Example: the last one that came from the board was during the back & forth posts on open carry. The short, correct, & to the point statement of logical truth that summed it all up was, "the states w/ open carry don't have all the problems we were putting forth." (Forgot now who but GOOD JOB.)
Every time you have seen me post an: "OOOH I am gonna use that" you can know you have given me one of those irrefutable logical truths. I am not infinately wise. I do not have the right answer on the tip of my tongue as some do. I really do practice my answers, argument, & reasoning for the Qs that come up in public conversation.
So!! Lets get some logical truths concerning Strict interpretation of the Constitution. It has been said by the left that the Constitution is a "living, evolving, interpretable document." When I have been told this, here are a few irrefutable reasons of logical truth that I use. Give me some more & use mine. I don't copy write anything
1. No other written document in the US is considered alive, evolving, changing, or interpretable.
2. Your Morgage contract is not evolving. It is static & says what means & means what it says. Payments cannot change w/o written amendment. Due dates cannot change w/o written amendment. They cannot repo w/o stated cause....
3. Your union contract w/ management is not evolving. Neither side can offer some new mutation of meaning. Change must be by amendment & in writing.
4. Your written contract w/ a builder is not an evolving document. It means what is says & is binding to both sides.
5. The reason man started "writing down" agreements is so they WOULD be static & every one could go back & verify what was agreed on.
Offer some more & use these.
LT