Is Social Security Constitutional?
the Court re-wrote the Constitution from the bench and handed Congress almost unlimited power to tax and spend so long as it cites the general welfare provision as the constitutional authority for the legislation.
Aug 13, 2010 | Categories:Constitution, Featured, Federalism | Tags: New Deal, Social Security, Welfare | 9 Comments »
Government and Fraud
by Rep Ron Paul Billions of dollars were recently lost in the collapse of Bernie Madoff’s self-described Ponzi scheme, in which too-good-to-be-true returns on investments were not really returns at all, but the funds of defrauded new investors. The pyramid scheme collapsed dramatically when too many clients called in their accounts, and not enough new [...]
Dec 24, 2008 | Categories:Government | Tags: Government, madoff, ponzi scheme, Ron Paul, Social Security | 6 Comments »
Constitutional Hypocrisy
by Pudge Today in the same breath someone, to me, attacked Bush for violating the Constitution, and not supporting Social Security enough. Apart from the fact that the “raiding” of Social Security actually makes the S.S. Trust Fund more solvent and is a good investment (as it is guaranteed safe by the Constitution, and earns [...]
Aug 18, 2008 | Categories:Constitution | Tags: 10th Amendment, bush, Constitution, Social Security | 2 Comments »
Federalism: The Great Lost Concept
A “must-read” over at RonPaul2008.com on the principles of state’s rights; the 10th Amendment. Here’s an excerpt: We are working to overcome a hundred years of indoctrination and increased dependency. The Founders would be appalled that, almost 221 years since our Constitution was written, we are now having to re-explain what a Republic is and [...]
Feb 22, 2008 | Categories:Federalism | Tags: 10th Amendment, Congress, Constitution, delegated-powers, Enumerated Powers, Federalism, implied-powers, Limited Government, Medicare, Ron Paul, Social Security, State Sovereignty, tenth-amendment | Leave A Comment »
Social Security and the 10th Amendment
Guest Commentary by David Smith Let me ask you a couple of questions. First, which demographic segment has the best voting record? Meaning, of any age group, which group votes more regularly than any other? Old people, right? Retirees, seniors…old people. No offense intended. So if you wanted to propose a government entitlement program and [...]
Jan 14, 2008 | Categories:Enumerated Powers | Tags: 10th Amendment, Constitution, David Smith, Enumerated Powers, enumerated-power, Guest Commentary, Limited Government, Social Security, Welfare | 6 Comments »