government = leaders of a population. if it's not part of the government's job to ensure that its people can reasonably access basic needs (safety, food, water, healthcare) then what the FUCK is the point of a government? this is a stupid ass argument https://twitter.com/Political_Imani/status/928711263479201797 …
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Not written into the constitution specifically =/= not constitutional to do.
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Read the 9th and 10th amendment on that point. Gov't can't just do whatever it wants.
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Not only do these sevices cost extra, each new "right" risks infringing on current rights ex. right to privacy/choice balanced against potential right to life.
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Sounds like she needs a primer on Negative Liberty and the Enlightenment philosophy that inspired the revolution and Constitution itself. Hint: the pursuit of happiness is not a guarantee, and I can't imagine a greater tyranny than a government that tries to guarantee happiness.
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So in your view a government should look after corporate interests but looking after it's citizens is a constitutional overreach???
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This is exactly the shit de Tocqueville was talking about. Long live monarchy, long live the Queen!
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