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To: sheltonmac

Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

There's your precious "Constituitional enumeration."

Okay, so which provision in that particular article allows for a national ID card?

Ah, yes, the "If those exact words aren't in there, it's not authorized" scam.

Amendment 14, section 1 states that States may not "abridge the priviliges or immunities of citizens of the United States". It follows, then, that States must be capable of distinguishing between citizens and non-citizens. Section 5 states that Congress may legislate regarding this issue. Therefore, Congress may legislatively provide for citizenship documents - a.k.a. "National I.D." - if Congress deems that "appropriate". QED.

162 posted on 10/20/2004 10:33:51 AM PDT by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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To: Chemist_Geek

Ah, yes! The "living, breathing document" interpretation of the Constitution. So why didn't Congress implement a national ID system when the 14th Amendment was ratified?


163 posted on 10/20/2004 10:58:14 AM PDT by sheltonmac ("Duty is ours; consequences are God's." -Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson)
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To: Chemist_Geek
Amendment 14, section 1 states that States may not "abridge the priviliges or immunities of citizens of the United States". It follows, then, that States must be capable of distinguishing between citizens and non-citizens.

Birth certificates, naturalization documents. What more do you need? Have the states been having trouble complying with this section because of inability to make this "distinction"?

Section 5 states that Congress may legislate regarding this issue.

No, it states that Congress can enforce the amendment. Enforcement means to impose consequences for failure to comply. It doesn't mean anything else.

QED.

Not even close. Stick to chemical proofs.

168 posted on 10/20/2004 11:25:47 AM PDT by inquest (We have more people patrolling Bosnia's borders than we have patrolling our own borders)
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