Left and Right Parameters

I've been thinking lately that I wish America would return back to the good ol' conservative days of JFK. Sounds funny doesn't it? If you examine JFK's policies he would be to the right of the rightest of major presidential candidates as of late. This thought led me to the realization that even liberals can be constitutional, that there exists left and right parameters of the U.S. Constitution, not just one correct interpretation. Don't confuse what I'm saying with the theory of a "living" U.S. Constitution. However, within correct constitutional thought there can be a genuine productive discussion amongst those, left and right thinking, that love and believe in the primacy of the U.S. Constitution amongst the governing documents of the world.

I would like, if and when readers show at this humble blog, to begin a discussion amongst liberals and conservatives to define the left and right parameters on an issue basis. For example, the commerce clause; I think any honest constitutional historian would admit that the commerce clause has been stretched beyond all legitimacy in order to justify certain governmental actions. Forget Republican and Democrat, I don't want this to be a political discussion but instead to be a issue-based, constitutional history based and most of all, logically based discussion of the legitimate actions of a U.S. Constitution founded governement.

As most of you would guess when you read this and notice the date on which it was posted, I believe that almost all of the provisions of TARP I, (W's bank bailout), Obama's Stimulus Package, the Auto Industry Bailout, Mortgage Foreclosure assistance, and any such proposals in the future are ALL unconstitutional. I know, I know, I know that if taken to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) these bills would probably be upheld almost certainly based upon the commerce clause and the contortions it has been put through, purely based upon stare decisis.

There are legitimate ways to stretch the Constitution to fit the particulars of modern day events, however, this is not it.

Let's talk,
Tom