DGDevin wrote:

First, commercial viability is not necessary or even desirable for
everything. Privatized law enforcement would result in the wealthy
side of town getting a cop on every corner while the poor side of
town would be on its own. The original national motto was not Dog
Eat Dog.

In my town (and probably yours), there are FAR more private security guards
than cops.


Second, left up to some folks what is of vital interest would be
whatever benefits them and to hell with everyone else. It's
refreshing when occasionally a law is passed based on what is good
for the whole nation rather than some segment that can afford
lobbyists and fat campaign fund donations.

Adam Smith settled this hash over 200 years ago when he postulated the
theory of "The Invisible Hand." It's essence is that when every person does
what's best for himself, the entire community prospers.


Third, the Constitution says whatever the Supreme Court says it does,
that's why a couple of recent cases have recognized that the 2nd
Amendment protects an individual right to own firearms to the dismay
of all those folks who disagree. So until the court rules there
shouldn't be a federal Dept. of Education, there will be one, and
anyone who disagrees is welcome to vote for the party that is
currently trying to strip funding from any government agency that has
inconvenienced the corporate sponsors of that party.

Exactly right. The Constitution, like the Bible, often doesn't mean what it
says or doesn't say what it means. It's up to the Court (or Biblical
scholars), to tell us the straight skinny.