Capitol Hill Blue Forums Political Issues Politics In General Where have all the conservatives gone?

After hours of bone-wearying investigation, reading the astute and incisive opinions written herein, and even perusing Madison’s copious notes journaling the drafting of the Constitution - (did he really say that the phrase “to provide for the common defence and general welfare” was accidentally left in the text because it “went unnoticed”?) - a powerful thought came into my mind, “Why would anyone think that providing for the common defence and the general welfare of Americans is not an excellent idea?” And that it should be done at the national level makes sense, too, because, as with all forms of insurance, a larger pool works better to spread the burden of cost and lessen the overhead of management.