On May 24, 2005, at 5:21 PM, Judy Evans wrote: > Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 8:51:27 PM, Brian wrote: > > B> On 5/24/05, Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > B> To your (1) I say you're wrong. In this country > B> we've gone mad with invented rights. > > Anyway... what rights would you say have been invented > over there? The two that come to mind immediately are the right to privacy and right to abortion, supposedly found in the Constitution. > B> The U.S. is > B> constitutionally barred from using the federal government for these > B> purposes, which is why I oppose federalized health care and support > B> the abolishment of the Department of Education. > > By which part of the Constitution? Amendment X. Nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government delegated the power to regulate or fund elementary or secondary education, or health care. Brian ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html