Posted on 08/26/2009 2:04:43 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is audio of New Hampshire Democrat Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter telling a caller on a radio program, "The Constitution does not cover everything." She made the statement in answer to a caller who questioned where Congress thinks they have the authority to propose legislation like ObamaCare.
Shea-Porter rattled off a litany of things she said were "not in the Constitution," and then made the summary statement, "The Constitution does not cover everything."
Actually, it does provide clear principles to cover everything, the most basic of all principles that people ought to be free, and government is to be limited in what it does.
Members of Congress like Shea-Porter have lost the big picture principles that are in the Constitution, and they are instead all about reinterpreting it to support the radical leftist agenda they seek to impose on the nation. The caller's sentiments are reflecting the mood of a growing and fed-up number of Americans. . . . . (Listen to Audio)
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What is the purpose of the Constitution?
From where do our Rights originate?
What is the principle of Marxism?
How did this Rep get elected?
Like that 4th-Amendment-covering-abortion thingie?
“Members of Congress like Shea-Porter have lost the big picture principles that are in the Constitution...”
Well, not quite. Actually, these imbeciles actively CHOOSE TO IGNORE the principles contained in the US Constitution. They simply avoid them when they are in conflict with their mad march to marxism.
It’s time to take back the country.
Wow. Retardedness and rationalizating revisionism goes to MiddleEast levels.
Actually, the Constitution DOES cover everything. It says “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
I meant rationalizing (typo)
BINGO! You get a cigar!
Now they don’t bother to read the Constitution either? I guess that will be my new sign for the Tea Party. If you won’t read the bills, at least read the Constitution!
If not then get ready for anarchy AKA the law of the jungle.
As I recall we granted them tasks and reserved unstated items.. She is bass ackwards.
Actually, it does:
The 10th Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
If a power is not explicitly granted to the federal government in the Constitution, it doesn't belong to the federal government.
Bzzzzzt. The Constitution doesn't provide "clear principles." It provides specific delegated powers, separated into specific branches. Principles may be inferred from the Constitution, but its purpose is not to provide principles about freedom. It is supposed to describe, in the finest detail, those powers which are delegated to the national gubmint.
The Constitution is not a vision statement. It's the actual blueprint. It's the finished product.
>>If you won’t read the bills, at least read the Constitution!
That’s good!! You won’t mind if I use it too?
Be my guest!
I was going to say 9th and 10th, but even just the 10th will do.
WHO KILLED BECK THREAD?
You beat me to it.
Bingo.
And the Constitution is not taught in school anymore for exactly this reason.
Fool all the people all of the time.
The Constitution covers everything the Federal and State governments do. Who is this woman?
That’s correct, it does not. And anything not specifically identified as being the responsibility of the federal government is reserved to the states. This dolt should be voted out of office by virtue of her stupidity.
What I found even more disturbing is that she has no idea what actually is in the constitution. She gave a list of things that "aren't in the constitution." But one of the examples she gives is actually something that is covered in Article 1 Section 8.
Freeper Constitutional Quiz. Which of the examples given by CongressCritter Shea-Porter is actually a power that is delegated to the Congress in Article 1 Section 8?
***** “Actually, the Constitution DOES cover everything. It says “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people” ******
“to the people”
I can’t wait for the ACORN folks to show up at my door Census time
TT
The Massachusetts Madness has metastasized north.
Two words: Re-Call
NH Bump. Sadly: she belongs to us....
Excellent!
The constitution covers everything the government is authorized to do. Everything. No wonder we are in the mess we are in.
Excellent point.
Yes actually it does ...
Oops. Sorry for the dupes.
Someone please direct Democrat Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter to facepalm.org.
How the heck can this idiot defend the Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance to it if she doesn’t even know what it means? Treasonous words. Things like this could spark real problems.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
Yet there are those of the coffee klatch crowd in Portsmouth who hang (drool?) on her every word. It embarasses me more each day to have to admit there are 50 percent of the electorate in this district that voted for her in 2006 AND 2008.
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