# What's the worst thing conservatives have to fear?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 3, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345 "2021-04-03T20:55:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345/117 "2021-04-08T16:10:14Z")

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> [@Max\_S](#):
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> I wish to re-emphasize that my legal opinions about the federal government do not necessarily reflect my ideals. While I believe the proper role of a national government includes maintaining an air force, I believe **the U.S. Air Force is unconstitutional**. (the constitution grants Congress limited powers to “raise and support _Armies_ ”, to “provide and maintain a _Navy_ ”, and to “make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the _land_ and _naval_ Forces”). Therefore the constitution is _flawed_ and should be _amended_ . How could it not be so? The Wright Brothers didn’t fly until 1903, while the Constitution was written in the eighteenth century.
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> ~Max

There were [balloons.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers) 😁

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