noone1
join:2004-06-04
Nashua, NH
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Re: Disgusting
said by Titus Pullo  :On the contrary: the social good is part of the social contract. If you don't know what that concept is, you should want to know. No disrespect intended at all - I just think it's very important. Who defines "Social Good"? You, Teddy Kennedy? Karl Marx? Pat Roberts? Sounds like legislating morality. |
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Titus Pullo
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| I think it predates those folks.
It read it as common sense humanism. Google "Social Contract" for yourself and see you can decide for yourself.
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noone1
join:2004-06-04
Nashua, NH
| said by Titus Pullo :I think it predates those folks. It read it as common sense humanism. Google "Social Contract" for yourself and see you can decide for yourself. If you want to know what our countries "Social Contract" is then read the Constitution. Here are a few interesting facts you might not know.
There is no phrase "Separation of Church and State" in the Constitution. The constitution only outlines that the government shall establish no religion; a far cry from the "separation" movement.
Under the original Constitution, it was illegal for the federal government to have an income tax or social security, etc.
The only role for the Federal Government was to support a limited military that could be bolstered, if needed, by its armed citizenry (2nd amendment).
The individual states were left to decide how they would run their own governments.
There was no "Social Good" considered unless you consider the fact that the government was NOT supposed to be a "safety net" responsible for the "social good." The government was supposed to get OUT of your way.
Good is a subjective.
The US Constitution does not outlay and "Social Contract" for free Wifi like the Mayor in this article states is a "civil right" |
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Titus Pullo
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| What I'm talking about goes back to Socrates; and, in more modern times, I believe in so far as the social contract, John Locke.
FWIW, to promote the general welfare and provide for the common good is part of the preamble, but what I'm actually alluding to goes to basic humanism -- not a document. It springs from philosophy, not political doctrine.
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