Comments on: General Welfare Clause: Without Limited Federal Powers, the Constitution Would Likely Never Have Been Ratified http://www.politicselevated.com/2009/11/general-welfare-clause-without-limited-federal-powers-the-constitution-would-likely-never-have-been-ratified/ The catalyst for timely political and social discussion. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Scott Hinrichs http://www.politicselevated.com/2009/11/general-welfare-clause-without-limited-federal-powers-the-constitution-would-likely-never-have-been-ratified/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Scott Hinrichs Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:25:07 +0000 http://www.politicselevated.com/2009/11/general-welfare-clause-without-limited-federal-powers-the-constitution-would-likely-never-have-been-ratified/#comment-405 No charter or government, however auspicious its beginnings and heritage, can ever withstand the pressures a citizenry determined to ignore its provisions. It is only through the vigilance of the people that government can be restrained. Vigilance of this nature only exists as a product of what is in the hearts and minds of the people. If the people no longer value the principles defined in the charter, government will track a course that leads elsewhere with only a marginalized few calling for a return to the agreements of yore. No charter or government, however auspicious its beginnings and heritage, can ever withstand the pressures a citizenry determined to ignore its provisions. It is only through the vigilance of the people that government can be restrained.

Vigilance of this nature only exists as a product of what is in the hearts and minds of the people. If the people no longer value the principles defined in the charter, government will track a course that leads elsewhere with only a marginalized few calling for a return to the agreements of yore.

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