All Legislative Powers Herein Granted
is the Congress the only institution of the federal government currently exercising legislative powers as required by the Constitution?
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The Time to Rein in Spending is Now!
The debate in Congress over the extension of the Bush tax cuts has obscured the issue of government spending. After all, it is because members of Congress love to spend money that isn’t theirs that we “need” an income tax to begin with.
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Trading freedom for safety’s illusion
Modern American’s seem to have lost sight of essential truths clear to the country’s founders more than 200 years ago.
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More Republican Pledge Hypocrisy
Republicans are such hypocrites that even while they preach smaller and less intrusive government they pass legislation to increase the size and scope of government.
DetailsBeware the Stealth RINOS!
We voters have been suckers for too long. Federal politicians of today are, for the most part, intelligent, but disingenuous. They are great at dishing out rhetoric and spin, and they are most acutely skilled at avoiding substance as much as possible. It is marketing over substance.
DetailsHad Enough?
The unseemly legislative conduct (the Founders would have called it “corruptionâ€) leading up to the vote have communicated even to those previously not paying attention that federal politicians are now absolutely, utterly out of control. The majority in Congress has rendered it perfectly clear that there is no constitutional or legal restriction they will not violate.
DetailsBread And Circuses: America’s Insatiable Desire for Socialism
Americans want socialism. And Americans are getting socialism as quickly as Washington can deliver it.
DetailsAbout the 2010 Elections: Principles vs Shallow Rhetoric
This time, we need to set the stage right, and we need to demand specific answers to specific questions. “I’m not a lawyer,†“Let me get back to you,†and changing the subject will not cut it this time around.
DetailsConstitutional Avoidance: Then and Now
In 1783, the Constitution had not yet been written, and Congress was operating under the Articles of Confederation. Congress had no ability to enforce its laws, no power to tax, and could not even meet its obligations to the newly-victorious Continental Army.
DetailsStealth Expansion of Government Power
We’re experiencing a fundamental shift in national priorities – in the form of a rapid and pervasive expansion of government power over the private sector of the economy.
DetailsCongress: A Wealth-Eating Virus
With the nation in the midst of an economic crisis, many groups and individuals are questioning the massive spending and so-called economic stimulus bills recently passed by Congress. This includes bailouts and appropriations known as earmarks and pork-barrel spending. Since the constitutionality of federal spending is never part of the debate, we need to re-visit Congress’ power to tax and spend.
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