Comments on: Senator Lincoln claims the constitution “charges congress with the health and well-being of the people” http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/18/senator-lincoln-claims-the-constitution-charges-congress-with-the-health-and-well-being-of-the-people/ I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations- James Madison Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/18/senator-lincoln-claims-the-constitution-charges-congress-with-the-health-and-well-being-of-the-people/#comment-31956 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:33:28 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=11520#comment-31956 Ron, I am sad to say that I agree with you on the Constitution.It really has very little meaning any more. Nobody ever stops to ask the question of whether a bill is constitutional or not anymore and there are very few bills that are even challenged any more. The healthcare reform bill is just the latest, and most expensive, example of this.

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]]> By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/18/senator-lincoln-claims-the-constitution-charges-congress-with-the-health-and-well-being-of-the-people/#comment-31938 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:58:58 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=11520#comment-31938 I don’t think that she, or many of the others, have even bothered to read the constitution.

]]> By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/18/senator-lincoln-claims-the-constitution-charges-congress-with-the-health-and-well-being-of-the-people/#comment-31937 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:58:18 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=11520#comment-31937 The constitution gave congress SPECIFIC rights, as you pointed out, these rights were purposely spelled out right after the “general welfare” clause so that there could be no misinterpretation of the clause. That hasn’t stopped them from misinterpretting it anyway.
If the founders could have looked into the future and changed any one thing about the constitution I think they would eliminate the term “general welfare.”

]]> By: rjjrdq http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/18/senator-lincoln-claims-the-constitution-charges-congress-with-the-health-and-well-being-of-the-people/#comment-31935 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:13:37 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=11520#comment-31935 She just made it up! Dominique, maybe you should send that list over to Blanche. She obviously hasn’t seen it.

]]> By: Dominique http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/12/18/senator-lincoln-claims-the-constitution-charges-congress-with-the-health-and-well-being-of-the-people/#comment-31933 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:56:44 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=11520#comment-31933 This is what I would say to her if I could.

According to Judge Napolitano (pg 11) in his book, The Constitution in Exile,

“The Founder’s limited Congress (and thus the progressives or Positivists as they used to be called) to eighteen specific, enumerated, and delegated powers. Those THREE WORDS are important .They are SPECIFIC, ENUMERATED, AND DELEGATED. Specific means something that is definite or explicitly set forth. Enumerated refers to things that are listed individually by their identifying characteristics. Delegated refers to a power that has been ASSIGNED by one party to another.”

Here is a list of the powers:
1. …to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense.
2. …To borrow money on the Credit of the U.S.
3. …To regulate commerce with foreign nations.
4. …To establish a uniform rule of naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcy.
5. …To coin money
6. …To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current coin.
7. …To establish the Post Office.
8. …To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.
9. …To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court.
10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on sea( not really applicable much anymore).
11. To declare war, grant letters of Marquee and Reprisal.
12-14 To raise and support armies/maintain a Navy/make rules for the gov and regulation of land and naval forces/ regulate military.
15. To provide the calling forth of the military
16. To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining of military.
17. To exercise exclusive Legislation in all cases.
18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.

I know you know these Mr. Pink Eyes but I think the list really shows how far out of whack with the Constitution these people really are!

The only “thing” giving Congress any power to do anything at all is THEMSELVES. Really!

As you rightly state, no where in the Constitution is this power specified, enumerated or delegated! No where.

Her response is nothing more than a loose interpretation to justify her really bad decision to support this stupidity!

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