tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post5447823209798431683..comments2023-10-18T05:06:49.026-05:00Comments on Missouri Education Watchdog: The General Welfare Clause..."Don't Worry, Be Happy"...According to Clayton & Parkway School Districtsdsmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501964533388756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-77124676804196983252010-10-18T07:55:58.637-05:002010-10-18T07:55:58.637-05:00"...she learned that the General Welfare clau..."...she learned that the General Welfare clause of the Constitution is synonymous with "being happy..." <br /><br />Unconscionable... and just how they present it in relation to "the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence.<br /><br />"I recommend that you read Allan Bloom's critique of John Dewey. Mr. Dewey was instrumental in setting up the teacher's union, was a socialist, and directly stated that they would change America through education. Whatever victory conservatives may score this election, the trajectory of these United States is set by the angle of our youth, who carry our principles forward."<br /><br />Exactly so. It is also worth it to keep in mind that Dewey was one of the originators of 'Pragmatism', which unfortunately many Americans think is synonymous with making 'common sense' decisions. It is not. It is the philosophical method aimed at destroying and discarding Principles. You cannot have an American understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, or anything else American if you discard thinking in Principles.<br /><br />And Dewey well knew it.<br /><br />Here's Joseph Story commenting on the lefties favorite clauses of the Constitution to twist out of shape, the<br /><br /><a href="http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/preambles21.html" rel="nofollow">Preamble</a><br /><br />and,<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_8_1s28.html" rel="nofollow">Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1</a><br /><br />To really load up on ammunition to defend the Constitution, see this site's Table of Contents for a clause by clause view of what the Founder's themselves had in mind when they wrote it, what ideas they used to do that, and how early Supreme Court Justices ruled on them:<br /><br /><a href="http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/index_beta.html" rel="nofollow">The Founder's Constitution</a>Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com