"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
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"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

In that case, Ed, you certainly should be able to disearn what entities
are
in the Constitution and which is not. Take for example the department of
Education, which is alternatively praised and then threatened with
disbandment. Limiting Federal powers to those entities that are
Constitutional in nature is at the heart of libertarian thought. Wheras
through republican thinking, one might come to the conclusion that
Federal
power should be limited to those things the States are unable to deal
with;
under a civil free society. Then there is the democratic idea that
Federal
power should be unlimited and seek to satisfy the desires of the masses.
I
don't see how you can convey the meaning of this experiment in democracy
without understanding the differences in the basic ideas of our Republic.

Please educate us, educated one.

In discerning "what entities are in the Constitution" you will find
upon searching for the Cabinet--and all of the agencies included--that
not a single one of them is mentioned.

I think you are on to something, Ed.

Whenever I am dealing with Congressional staff, or high ups in USDOT, it is
always a good laugh to compare academia's abstract view of the system and
how things really work. All that America's children are taught in primary
school civics is a big joke. Some universities are capable of giving some
insight, but the majority of such programs are only testimng to see how well
the students can parrot the professor.

John P. Tarver, MS/PE