Constitutional Showdown

A Freedom21 initiative to force Congressmen to support HR450 - the Enumerated Powers Act - which requires citing Constitutional authority for all new legislation.

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• Constitution
• Showdown

[samadamscw]

This will then provide evidence to set a SCOTUS precedent that the courts don't need to review constitutionality because it is obviously a "political" question that has already been settled by Congress. The Courts will use this as an excuse to not intervene in the business of Congress or the rules it has set for itself to conduct business. The Constitution will even back that position up since the power to set such rules is granted to each chamber alone.

This is dangerous.

[henryzeke]

samadamscw - you have vivid and strange imagination. No doubt Congress will try to get around the requrement, but it will give us a powerful drum to beat in their face.

[RoySC1]

I'll bet that ninety percent of the acts in Congress are authorized by Article I, Section 8: "To borrow money on the credit of the United States". It is by this power that your "trusted" politicians have partnered up with those New York bankers to steal money from the citizenry to the tune of $14 Trillion National debt, and annual deficits in the trillions now. People should demand that this power be abolished by an amendment.

[TheJoker7682]

You would also be destroying the ability of vigilance in the part of the population from being able to continually fight for their freedom in congress. Term limits for executives make sense, but not for reps. Senators should be treated as ambassadors of the states in the federal congress without the aid of the 17th amendment that allows them to be bought and sold. Also, I think they should have 4 year term limits like presidents, but on a different rotating schedule.

[kkymm1]

Could you explain this further to me, don't understand fully understand but interested?

[HolyHolcomb]

It might be a good idea?

[JoeSchmuckatello]

There's an easier way. Vote all the scumbags out and DEMAND term limits for EVERY Congressional office, Representative or Senator. That way, there won't be "career" politicians thinking they have the right to do whatever they want and ignore their constituents. If there happens to be some asshole elected, he'll be out of office in 6 years and someone else will be elected...hopefully someone who listens to those who elected him.

[samadamscw]

Thanks I guess, but it isn't my imagination. The Courts have refused to hear many cases based on the "political" question test. This will give them the excuse to do it again. It won't be a powerful drumbeat in their face, they will use it to IGNORE you. Read my posts again. This will backfire.

[samadamscw]

This will not stop unconstitutional laws. It will merely result in Congress stating, "See, this is why we have the authority to enslave you, now stfu already and lick our boots."

[samadamscw]

This will actually backfire.

Congress will simply contrive some twisted explanation of how this authority is granted under the commerce, necessary and proper, or general welfare clauses.

This will be an unmitigated disaster.