Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)
by thegrimmest on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:29PM
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As mentioned in a previous comment, I'm saying "Imagine a government without broad power over general welfare". This was the US government until 1936 with United States v. Butler. I don't think it would be a catastrophe to reverse this decision again. It seems that in spite of best efforts, the US has failed to preserve the very meaning of liberty, as it was initially envisioned, from total deterioration even in its very definition.
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Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)
by wbsss4412 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @03:06PM
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The material distinction when the United States was founded wasn’t whether the state in general had broad power over the general welfare, but whether the federal government would. State government did have such power.
Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)
by bcrosby95 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @09:02PM
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Yep. The bill of rights didn't even broadly apply to the states until the 20th century. Have fun with that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_R...