Why has the media, both left and right, ignored Hillary and her problem with the Bill of Rights?

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Hillary Clinton has promised to violate the Bill of Rights.  I'm not making it up, its right in her own open question here on Y! Answers.  

There's also video on youtube where she says "I want to take those profits and..."  Go watch it.

Hillary is promising to "take" (not tax, take) the "excess" profits of oil companies to fund a strategic energy program.

Article 5 of the Bill of Rights, last sentence is "Nor shall the property of private citizens be taken for the public good"

If she's promising to ignore the Bill of Rights while she's campaigning, what will she do to our Constitution and the American way of life if she's actually elected?

Read for yourself and make your own informed decision.

truthspeaker10 · Accepted Answer

How would government take these profits?

By Taxing them!

Its the same thing, nothing in the bill of rights about that.

kennethbyrd98 · Answer

I think you need to check your sources first off.  You are quoting the 5th amendment completely wrong, simply because the 5th amendment allows the government to seize control over anything as long as they pay you "fair value" for it.  If you do not believe me it is called eminent domain and you can look it up and law dictionary.  So the idea that she is "changing" the bill of rights is not true because she has the ability to do it because of the bill of rights.

Another point is that when discussing funds "take" is often used as "tax" because often they speak of "taking" out money when what they are really saying is "we are taking your TAX dollars and spending it here."  

On top of that notice how it is from oil companies.  The truth of the matter is Oil companies already have to give off certain excess funds because of their environmental degradation of the earth.  This happens in places such as Alaska where they have to pay every citizen and certain amount of money.  It is the same concept as the Indian casino's paying out to tribe members.  

So is short she is not violating the bill of rights technically that is what gives her the power to do so, which is why we do not have a true form of capitalism in this country.  Also no one is going to speak out for an oil company right now getting ready for an election that would just be suicide because currently not many people are fans of the oil companies and they need to get eleceted.

BekindtoAnimals22 · Answer

One thing she could do is stop subsidizing them.  Next thing she could do is tax them.  She could also encourage them to build and upgrade their refineries which would go far in lowering our prices at the pump.  This is something I am interested in seeing whether the environmentalists will allow this.  It seems our politics are at odds on this issue and at some point, somebody is going to have to give in.  She would never get away with seizing profits of oil companies.

Then again we can wait a couple of years on this car that is going into production in France:

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/30/spark.air.car/index.html

wolf · Answer

The News Media and the Rich Ruling Class Democrats decided in 1993 that Hillary would become president.
Hillary is a Communist, but she's not anymore Communist than the Muslim Obama, or the shyster lawyer, John Edwards.

Anonymous · Answer

I wonder how Al Gore, Pelosi, and the Kennedys feel about this considering they all have huge investments in the oil companies they claim to despise.

yupchagee · Answer

Left media because they love her.
Right media because she isn't running against any Republican, at least not yet. Should she win the Dem nomination, expect this to become an issue.

wyllow · Answer

Would you mind providing a link please?

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Why has the media, both left and right, ignored Hillary and her problem with the Bill of Rights?

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