WTF is Congress Doing?
Congress must be bored. Steroids? Terri Schaivo?
I guess Iraq is OK, Sandy Berger has undone the damage he did, China is our friend and ally, and the economy is robust.
(A question for the future: Further questions - Where does the Federal Government get the power to establish a national police force, aka the FBI? If the FBI is not a branch of the military, then it's unclear where this comes from.)
What is the job of congress?
Well, according to the Constitution, the Congress is supposed to legislate; that is, pass laws.
Article 1, Section 8, lays out the powers of Congress (sections 9 and 10 seek to limit the powers granted). This section lays out a specific list of powers of Congress, and concludes with " To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."
Can anyone provide clues as to where steroids, baseball, or Terri Schaivo, fall under Congress' purvue?
From a distance, it looks like Congress (and the Federal Government) has been slowly increasing its own power, at the expense of the States, and the People. The Founding Fathers warned against a strong federal government, which is why they took such care in writing the Constitution. They understood that a central government would be useful to maintain relations between the states, and for the common defense, but outside of that, a central government could become a tyranny. No...the federal government isn't a tyranny today, but it is certainly grabbing more power as time goes on.
The funny part is, whichever political party is in power uses the federal government to grab power, while the party out of power screams to the heavens "State's Rights".
When the Democrats get back into power, you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll continue the federal government power grab.
I guess Iraq is OK, Sandy Berger has undone the damage he did, China is our friend and ally, and the economy is robust.
(A question for the future: Further questions - Where does the Federal Government get the power to establish a national police force, aka the FBI? If the FBI is not a branch of the military, then it's unclear where this comes from.)
What is the job of congress?
Well, according to the Constitution, the Congress is supposed to legislate; that is, pass laws.
Article 1, Section 8, lays out the powers of Congress (sections 9 and 10 seek to limit the powers granted). This section lays out a specific list of powers of Congress, and concludes with " To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."
Can anyone provide clues as to where steroids, baseball, or Terri Schaivo, fall under Congress' purvue?
From a distance, it looks like Congress (and the Federal Government) has been slowly increasing its own power, at the expense of the States, and the People. The Founding Fathers warned against a strong federal government, which is why they took such care in writing the Constitution. They understood that a central government would be useful to maintain relations between the states, and for the common defense, but outside of that, a central government could become a tyranny. No...the federal government isn't a tyranny today, but it is certainly grabbing more power as time goes on.
The funny part is, whichever political party is in power uses the federal government to grab power, while the party out of power screams to the heavens "State's Rights".
When the Democrats get back into power, you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll continue the federal government power grab.
posted by cookies at 8:36 AM
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