The free thinking herd. Those of you feeding off the Federal Government's revenue?"teet" better be very concerned about a Constitutional oriented Supreme Court.? You might have to compete in the free market world based on you ability, not tenure. J South -----Original Message----- From: John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 9:59 pm Subject: Re: 10232316Z08 The Public Trust And The Private Trust U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 - The Legislative Branch Section 8 - Powers of Congress The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations; To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. I don't see the original Constitution 1776 issue to say anything about this funding of the arts or any of these excesses. The reason the Constitution is what it is, because it is the ROCK that this country was built on the rubber ball to see how far it can bounce or be changed. If you like this form of government moved to France. My family did not run around the swamps of South Carolina fighting Tarleton and the mosquitoes to have it stolen from us by a bunch of lawyers and activist shouting 'presentism'. John Philip Adams Texas -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Walter Waddell Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:19 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 10232316Z08 The Public Trust And The Private Trust Taxpayer Money Entrusted To Our Government - Attempting to Read the thoughts of past Great Virginians I find it useful to my understanding of the great work of our James Madison, the Constitution, to review its literal wording when issues such as how should the Congress expend our treasury are discussed from different viewpoints. Article I, Section 8: "The Congress shall have the power... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;" "... to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards and other needful Buildings;.." From what I have learned of the Founding Fathers, I would suggest, ever so mildly, that they had no inclination that their work would lead to the public funding of either the "un-useful" arts or the preservation of "un-needed" buildings. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html