Comments for Subsidiarity: A Primer at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 15 out of 15 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-4286 small numbers create excellence - elle Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:55:24 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2261 In identifying yourself as a "lay Catholic who is faithful to our church" and claiming your fidelity to traditional Catholic thought does nothing to negate the partisan political overtones of your comment at #7. - Dust Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:19:29 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2257 Indeed, The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic Commentary, Their article on Subsidiarity is to be praised. It was frightening to read, but true and even backed by the 17th Amendent as they quote! I wonder, does the Present Presidential Regime, know how close they are getting to actually violating the Constitution of the United States of America?? - Carol E. Dodd Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:29:43 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2256 I would suggest a subsequent article about the demands of subsidiarity on the individual, the family, the extended family, the neighborhood, and the community. Often (it seems) I and others wield the notion of subsidiarity as a corrective to government overreach. But if this be the case, then such a principle requires much of me, my family, my business, my neighborhood, etc. Subsidiarity is not individualism, rather it calls us fulfill real moral obligations. Keep up the excellent work! - Adam Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:28:57 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2255 I am not a Democratic operative. I am a lay Catholic who is faithful to our church. If I appear to be one-sided in my commentary, it is to remind my brothers and sisters in Christ that a robust exchange of ideas is an integral part of Catholic tradition and that, apart from a few issues like abortion, most issues are not easily boiled down to black-and-white. Please highlight any of my comments that are outside of the boundaries of traditional Catholic thought. - Bradley Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:28:28 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2251 Last Fall, Bishop Murphy (USCCB) wrote: "Subsidiarity places a responsibility on the private actors and institutions to accept their own obligations. If they do not do so, then the larger entities, including the government, will have to step in to do what private institutions will have failed to do." The failure occurred under the watch/policies of POTUS43, who also brought us AIG, Fannie/Freddie, TALF, TARP, loans to the Big 3, government ownership of banks, prescription drugs, etc. - Bradley Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:23:48 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2254 Apologies to the author if my comment appeared to be directed at you, sir. Great column today. - Dust Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:17:06 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2253 I doubt there's any confusion, but just to be sure: the Bradley of the comments is not the author of the column, who in any case is a Bradford. - Brad Miner Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:30:51 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2252 Are you a Democrat Party operative assigned to this site? The more I read your comments, the more convinced I am that you are. - Dust Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:28:20 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2249 The 9th is an empty proviso; or perhaps better, one too full. It points to a residue, or reservoir of the public will not yet exercised or made lawful. Specify some portion of it and it becomes a matter for legal draftsmen and the legislature, presumably Congress, since the ninth is a caution to Congress, not the local jurisdictions. - Bob Bollini Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:01:35 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2248 Chris-Nice to see you on TCT. Will's Dad - Willie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:02 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2247 It is both sinful and stupid to idolize markets: they are not self-correcting, by nature prone to excess, and often don't deliver the Catholic "goods" (eg, health care). In this case, massive federal intervention, begun under Bush's regime, prevented the total collapse of the global economy, so subsidiarity was not violated (ie, only the federal gov had the power to prevent financial catastrophe). As bad as things are now, a global tidal wave of human suffering was probably avoided. - Pio Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:59:01 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2246 For the US, this interpretation encourages mischief. Subsidiarity aside, The 9th and 10th Amendments deny the federal government all powers not expressly given it in the Constitution. Only a state may address issues like health, education, and family - these are outside the federal government's **limited** power -- period. Problems have solutions. Conditions don't. Confusion there constitutes the most powerful temptation -- and excuse -- for the feds to invade. Please don't encourage them! - Chris Manion Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:59:30 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2245 The principle of subsidiarity was better incarnated in the US Constitution in the original organization of the Senate as representatives of the respective state governments, as the House were representatives of the states' people. This was overthrown by the 17th amendment to the Constitution, and with senators approving all appointments to the Federal judiciary, and with senators no longer beholden to their state governments, we have judges who no longer respect the laws of lower jurisdictions. - Richard A Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:58:42 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/subsidiarity-a-primer.html#comment-2244 Great article! An accurate picture of the present regime, which has interjected its control into areas that ought to be controlled by the American citiizen. It is no coincidence that most of this presidents picks for public office are very much pro-abortion people. Anyone who thinks this man is ready for compromise on life issues is blinded by lofty rhetoric. Cars, banks and health care are one thing, but I would worry about control in the moral arena. Wiil the next appointee be a moral czar? - Willie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:58:22 +0100