Post by RS Davis on Nov 14, 2003 7:27:08 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Joseph Sobran Wrote:[/glow] The Federal Government has tended to burst the seams of constitutional limits right from the beginning. But for many years, it was customary to justify any proposed law by showing that it was within the bounds of the Constitution. Today the question rarely comes up; it’s assumed, without debate, that Congress can legislate just about anything it pleases.
This makes the Constitution almost meaningless. Why does it list those few specific powers if the government may also claim and exercise thousands of others as well?
This makes the Constitution almost meaningless. Why does it list those few specific powers if the government may also claim and exercise thousands of others as well?
- Rick
