From wiki:
"Frank Bourgin's 1989 study of the
Constitutional Convention shows that direct government involvement in the economy was intended by the Founders.[SUP]
[19][/SUP] The reason for this was the economic and financial chaos the nation suffered under the
Articles of Confederation. The goal was to ensure that dearly won political independence was not lost by being economically and financially dependent on the powers and princes of Europe. The creation of a strong central government able to promote science, invention, industry and commerce, was seen as an essential means of promoting the general welfare and making the economy of the United States strong enough for them to determine their own destiny.In his 1973 study of the economic principles established at the foundation of the United States, E.A.J. Johnson wrote:
The general view, discernible in contemporaneous literature, was that the responsibility of government should involve enough surveillance over the enterprise system to ensure the social usefulness of all economic activity. It is quite proper, said Bordley, for individuals to choose for themselves how they will apply their labor and their intelligence in production. But it does not follow from this that legislators and men of influence are freed from all responsibility for giving direction to the course of national economic development. They must, for instance, discountenance the production of unnecessary commodities of luxury when common sense indicates the need for food and other essentials. Lawmakers can fulfill their functions properly only when they become benefactors to the public; in new countries they must safeguard agriculture and commerce, encourage immigration, and promote manufactures. Admittedly, liberty is one of the most important blessings which men possess, but the idea that liberty is synonymous with complete freedom from restraint is a most unwise, mistaken apprehension. True liberty demands a system of legislation that will lead all members of society to unite their exertions for the public welfare. It should therefore be the policy of government to aid and foster certain activities or kinds of business that strengthen a nation, even as it should be the duty of government to repress those fashions, habits, and practices, which tend to weaken, impoverish, and corrupt the people. [SUP]
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I call Ron "the bigot" Paul a bigot because that's what he is, like many of his supporters.
Oh, you're a God-hating bigot, now I understand...
Freedom of speech is something all of us Vets served to protect for EVERYONE, not just for liberals. Grow up and quit pretending that you know anything about the founding fathers...
