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The Law of Causality presupposes existence- it's a description of the nature of the universe. Cause and effect wouldn't exist without existence. Nothing "caused" the universe- matter cannot be created or destroyed. It's a contradiction to say that existence as a whole requires a cause and then conclude that the first cause must, by definition, be something non-existant. Does God exist or not?

The Constitution is laid out quite clearly. It doesn't require a historian or some other special knowledge to understand. It is there plain as day for any man with a basic level of reading comprehension to understand, and that was on purpose, regardless of what Constitutional revisionists would lead you to believe: http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec8.html The general welfare and the other aforementioned powers of Congress are clearly defined right below that statement in what you would call the enumerated powers. As such, nothing can be done with the excuse that it is for the purpose of the "general welfare" if it is not one of these specifically listed powers. This was done to avoid abuse and to restrain government power, just as is the purpose of the Constitution in general. "The enumerated powers are a list of items found in Article I, section 8 of the US Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of the United States Congress.[1] In summary, Congress may exercise the powers to which it is granted by the Constitution, and subject to explicit restrictions in the Bill of Rights and other protections found in the Constitutional text. The 10th Amendment states that all prerogatives not vested in the federal government nor prohibited of the states are reserved to the states and to the people, which means that the only prerogatives of the Congress (as well as the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch) are limited to those explicitly stated in the Constitution. Historically these powers have often been expanded to include other matters through broad interpretation of the enumerated powers by Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States.[2" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumerated_powers Notice how it says nothing about health care or social security, which otherwise would have had to be amended into the Constitution if it were not for the loose interpretations. That is one of several reasons why the amendment process is quite difficult to successfully complete and requires a large amount of agreement, along with the prerequisite that it may not violate the bill of rights or Constitution in the process.

So, as I said, the rationale is entirely altruistic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_emotion

Two sources I found: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/167814.html http://mondoweiss.net/2011/03/report-israel-company-recruiting-gadhafi-mercenaries.html The original source I was originally linked to, which I believed to have a biased writer, since it didn't bother to mention that a contracting company was involved, and what prompted me to look up other links: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/03/03/gordon-duff-israel-intervenes-in-libya-for-gaddafi/ I hope to find some more renowned news sites posting information on this to ensure this is completely accurate, I will post any that I find, if nothing else, my post contains some good information on other events in Libya if this isn't further substantiated. ------------------------------ Other relevant, related, recent news for those that have been busy and haven't been able to keep up to date: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/28/many-libyans-oppose-us-invasion/ The following Google Map is tracking significant events in Libya as they happen: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&aq=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=215454646984933465708.00049c59184ae1136341a&t=h&ll=28.539164,17.464045&spn=8.711661,12.994689 Who owns what territory in Libya (Revolutionaries vs. Govt.) MAP http://imgur.com/gallery/jAyWo "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, one of the top advocates of the military occupation, insisted that Libya could “become a peaceful democracy, or it could face protracted civil war” depending on whether or not the US chose to intervene militarily." http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/March/international_March59.xml§ion=international Most discussion has been about enforcing a no-fly zone through NATO, and if there is an invasion in the future, that it will likely be spearheaded by the United States. The US has been bringing its warships ever closer to the Libyan coast while announcing a broad asset freeze against Gadhafi, including demands that he immediately resign. The reality of Gadhafi’s already tenuous position, however, makes the threats have very little impact. "Top Pentagon official Gen. James Mattis also told the Senate the military was preparing to bomb Libya’s air defense systems to set the stage for a “no-fly” zone. This would be particularly problematic as the indications are virtually all of the air defense systems, outside of the capital city of Tripoli, are under the control of the rebels, and have been used against Gadhafi’s warplanes." Today: Rebels successfully repel attack in eastern Libya http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/687456 This post edited at poster's request