Walter E. Williams, syndicated columnist and economics professor at George Mason University has a great piece on what Congress can and cannot do constitutionally regarding the economy. First let me give a pertinent quotation, then I'll link the whole editorial. It is worth the read."The Constitution provides, through Article V, a means by which the Constitution can be altered. My question to my fellow Americans whether they are liberal or conservative: Has the Constitution been amended to permit Congress to manage the economy? I'd also ask that question to members of the U.S. Supreme Court. I personally know of no such amendment. What we're witnessing today is nothing less than a massive escalation in White House and congressional thuggery. Secure in the knowledge that the American people are compliant and willing to cast off the limitations imposed on Washington by the nation's founders, future administrations are probably going to be even more emboldened than Obama and the current Congress."
Now go read the whole article. Click here.
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My favorite factoid, from a Heritage lecture I listened to this week: The Constitution and Declaration, taken together, amount to about 7,600 words and 45 pages, amendments and all.
Federal and state legislators should be beaten over the head with a vellum copy of the documents, regularly, until they can produce legislation that, per bill, is less than or equal to that volume. ;o/
Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;
(Defence AND welfare are not the same thing BTW)
Article 1, Section 10: No State shall ...coin Money
(Which means the money supply is the responsibility of the Federal Government).
Did our Aussie eyeball friend read the whole editorial, or just the closing paragraph which I provided here?
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