DiogenesTheWiser
Well-Known Member
Twitter asshole: The Constitution guarantees the states the power to run their own affairs regardless of what the federal government does.
Me: Actually, the Constitution gives the federal government the power to oversee the states' powers.
Twitter asshole: You're wrong. The Constitutional Convention in 1787 decided that the states should have all the power in the government. The founders were against strong, centralized federal authority!
Me: You're wrong, and that segregationist academy that taught you history did a poor job. The founders called themselves "Federalists" because they believed in a strong, central federal authority.
Twitter asshole: You need to educate yourself on this.
Me: I have bachelor's degrees in history and philosophy and a doctorate in political science.
Twitter asshole: By throwing out your credentials, you're committing the fallacy of appeal to authority.
Me: Actually, the Constitution gives the federal government the power to oversee the states' powers.
Twitter asshole: You're wrong. The Constitutional Convention in 1787 decided that the states should have all the power in the government. The founders were against strong, centralized federal authority!
Me: You're wrong, and that segregationist academy that taught you history did a poor job. The founders called themselves "Federalists" because they believed in a strong, central federal authority.
Twitter asshole: You need to educate yourself on this.
Me: I have bachelor's degrees in history and philosophy and a doctorate in political science.
Twitter asshole: By throwing out your credentials, you're committing the fallacy of appeal to authority.