President Calvin Coolidge did say that the business of America is business and the American political class seems to have adopted this view, but the Constitution cannot be used to justify it. The word “business” in the sense of “commercial firm” occurs nowhere in it. Nowhere does the Constitution direct the government to even promote commerce or even defend private property. The Constitution is clear. It was established to promote just six goals: (1) form a more perfect union, (2) establish justice, (3) insure domestic tranquility, (4) provide for the common defense, (5) promote the general welfare, and (6) secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Of course, the...

President Calvin Coolidge did say that the business of America is business and the American political class seems to have adopted this view, but the Constitution cannot be used to justify it. The word “business” in the sense of “commercial firm” occurs nowhere in it. Nowhere does the Constitution direct the government to even promote commerce or even defend private property. The Constitution is clear. It was established to promote just six goals: (1) form a more perfect union, (2) establish justice, (3) insure domestic tranquility, (4) provide for the common defense, (5) promote the general welfare, and (6) secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Of course, the Constitution does not prohibit the government from promoting commerce or defending private property, but what happens when doing so conflicts with one or more of its six purposes? Shouldn’t any law that does that be unconstitutional?

For instance, wouldn’t it be difficult the claim that a bankruptcy procedure that protects business and subordinates or dismisses the claims of workers and injured plaintiffs establishes justice? How can spending trillions of dollars to save financial institutions and other businesses whose very own actions brought down the global economy be construed as establishing justice or even promoting the general welfare when people are losing their incomes, their pensions, their health care, and even their homes? These actions clearly conflict with the Constitution’s stated goals. Shouldn’t they have been declared unconstitutional? Although the Constitution does provide people with the right ...

For instance, wouldn’t it be difficult the claim that a bankruptcy procedure that protects business and subordinates or dismisses the claims of workers and injured plaintiffs establishes justice? How can spending trillions of dollars to save financial institutions and other businesses whose very own actions brought down the global economy be construed as establishing justice or even promoting the general welfare when people are losing their incomes, their pensions, their health care, and even their homes? These actions clearly conflict with the Constitution’s stated goals. Shouldn’t they have been declared unconstitutional? Although the Constitution does provide people with the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances, it does not clearly provide that right to organizations or corporations and it certainly does not provide to anyone the right to petition the government for special advantages. Yet that is what the Congress, even after its members swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, allows special interest groups to do. Where in the Constitution is there a justification for putting the people last?

Willhelm, the Chickenhearted, you are living in a delusion. What I described are the goals of a leftist party. You're deranged if you think that a right party actually cares about protecting the people and their interests. Leftists are defenders of the constitution, while the right wing is constantly picking and choosing, promoting just the parts of the constitution that they like and trying to destroy the parts that they don't.

Willhelm, the Chickenhearted, you have no idea about political sciences, or any sense of history other than the rewritten nonsense that America spoonfeeds its people. You are ignorant in the extreme, and worst of all, you're proud of your ignorance an...

Willhelm, the Chickenhearted, you are living in a delusion. What I described are the goals of a leftist party. You're deranged if you think that a right party actually cares about protecting the people and their interests. Leftists are defenders of the constitution, while the right wing is constantly picking and choosing, promoting just the parts of the constitution that they like and trying to destroy the parts that they don't.

Willhelm, the Chickenhearted, you have no idea about political sciences, or any sense of history other than the rewritten nonsense that America spoonfeeds its people. You are ignorant in the extreme, and worst of all, you're proud of your ignorance and deluusions.

Do yourself a favour; read a book not published in America, or watch a news show that isn't in the pocket of the Corporate Right-Wing Media. Get some clue about the world before you regret it. You've already made a complete fool of yourself, so any more of this neo-fascist tripe that you're pushing is just self-indulgence at this point.