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US House candidate, MI-3

I defend #liberty and explain every vote at http://facebook.com/justinamash  • 'Laws must be general, equal, and certain.' —F.A. Hayek

Third District of Michigan
Joined January 2011

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    1. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 23
      US House candidate, MI-3

      Justin Amash Retweeted Paul Kane

      It’s another good idea without a constitutional basis. I swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and I take that oath seriously. Constitutional limits are meaningless if we ignore them whenever we like the policy outcome.https://twitter.com/pkcapitol/status/1021534179190812672 …

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      Paul KaneVerified account @pkcapitol
      On a 379-1 roll call, House passes National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act. The one vote against? @justinamash http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll366.xml …
      222 replies 461 retweets 2,049 likes
    2. Jim Higdon‏Verified account @jimhigdon Jul 23
      Replying to @justinamash

      What are the Article I prohibitions against preventing suicide by hotline?

      3 replies 0 retweets 24 likes
    3. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 23
      US House candidate, MI-3
      Replying to @jimhigdon

      The correct question under our Constitution is: What is the authority for the legislation? We live under a Constitution that grants Congress limited, enumerated powers.

      24 replies 20 retweets 206 likes
    4. Jim Higdon‏Verified account @jimhigdon Jul 23
      Replying to @justinamash

      I appreciate you responding and your POV here is necessary. But, is the Constitution a living document or not? I get that it grants limited powers to the state, the Army & Navy, e.g., but not an Air Force. Is the Air Force constitutional?

      4 replies 1 retweet 26 likes
      Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 23
      US House candidate, MI-3
      Replying to @jimhigdon

      Article V provides for the amendment process. Many people today believe the Constitution is “living” and seek to “amend” the Constitution outside of this process. I clearly do not subscribe to that. The Air Force was founded as part of the Army.

      8:07 PM - 23 Jul 2018
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        2. Jim Higdon‏Verified account @jimhigdon Jul 23
          Replying to @justinamash

          OK, what about the Space Force?

          2 replies 0 retweets 24 likes
        3. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 23
          US House candidate, MI-3
          Replying to @jimhigdon

          I’ll let you know when I see the legislation! 🙂

          2 replies 0 retweets 115 likes
        4. Jules32566 #FBR #Resist 🌊 🌊 ❄ ❄‏ @julez32566 Jul 23
          Replying to @justinamash @jimhigdon

          It's idiocy. One thing comes to mind, NASA.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        5. Nemo‏ @vgha_CCEP Jul 23
          Replying to @julez32566 @justinamash @jimhigdon

          opposition at all costs helps no one but your blue banner. creating a new wing, or a mostly autonomous one like the marines, of the military would allow space exploration sciences to dip into massive military funds. it's logical to move military power to space for the future.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. SJSP‏ @changereel2real Jul 23
          Replying to @vgha_CCEP @julez32566 and

          Or simply move those funds to NASA....

          1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
        7. Nemo‏ @vgha_CCEP Jul 23
          Replying to @changereel2real @julez32566 and

          expanding the military is a much easier goal to achieve, politically speaking

          1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
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        2. jeff-o'-lantern‏ @Jeffdanherrera Jul 24
          Replying to @justinamash @jimhigdon

          Under your philosophy it seems like USAF being founded under Army would justify its continued operation under Army, but not its own independent branch of military w/ its own operational bureaucracy. Also, suicide hotline seems like a pretty good candidate for... (1/2)

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. jeff-o'-lantern‏ @Jeffdanherrera Jul 24
          Replying to @Jeffdanherrera @justinamash @jimhigdon

          “Lay and collect taxes... to... provide for the... general welfare.” As well as “necessary and proper.”

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Nintendo VX Claw‏ @Nintendo_VX Jul 25
          Replying to @Jeffdanherrera @justinamash @jimhigdon

          In the context of the constitution & the time at which it was ratified, "general welfare" is meant literally, as in "to the benefit of everyone". Roads, for example, could be argued to benefit everyone directly or indirectly via facilitation of transportation. (Cont.)

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Nintendo VX Claw‏ @Nintendo_VX Jul 25
          Replying to @Nintendo_VX @Jeffdanherrera and

          Arguments to the efficacy of such policy aside, that IS a constitutionally authorized power as a result. A suicide hotline would primarily benefit those at risk of suicide. That's more "specific welfare". Thus, it's more clearly "reserved to the states" per the 10th amendment.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Nintendo VX Claw‏ @Nintendo_VX Jul 25
          Replying to @Nintendo_VX @Jeffdanherrera and

          So, basically, do it at the state level, start a charitable organization to operate at the national level, or both. Or amend the constitution to grant Congress the power to establish such things. It might seem inconvenient, but it's preferable to having a the government...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. Nintendo VX Claw‏ @Nintendo_VX Jul 25
          Replying to @Nintendo_VX @Jeffdanherrera and

          ... equivalent of the Silver Age Superman, able to make up powers for itself on the fly. You can't be sure it will always act in the best interests of the citizens when it can do so. Power corrupts.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. jeff-o'-lantern‏ @Jeffdanherrera Jul 25
          Replying to @Nintendo_VX @justinamash @jimhigdon

          If you’re going to say that people indirectly benefitting from, but not themselves using, publicly funded transportation constitutes general welfare, then it seems like non-suicidal people indirectly benefitting from suicidal friends not dying also constitutes general welfare.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. jeff-o'-lantern‏ @Jeffdanherrera Jul 25
          Replying to @Jeffdanherrera @Nintendo_VX and

          Also, if you want to get really cynical about benefits, there’s a national economic cost of suicide and self-harm behavior. Reducing that also benefits everyone.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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        1. Andy Craig‏ @AndrewRCraig Jul 24
          Replying to @justinamash @jimhigdon

          The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise "armies" plural. The Air Force is still a lowercase-a army.

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        1. Andre Kenji de Sousa 🇧🇷 🌐‏ @andkenbr Jul 24
          Replying to @justinamash @jimhigdon

          If you are going to have to amend the Constitution to create a National Suicide Hotline Number then the Constitution is just another piece of federal legislation.

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        1. Chase Nye‏ @chasenye Jul 24
          Replying to @justinamash @jimhigdon

          Can the army create a suicide prevention hotline?

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