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To: Lurker
"There is nothing in the Constitution which authorizes such 'giving'."

Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

While there may be no specific mention of such "giving" as you say, there are very specific instructions on how to constitutionally appropriate public monies for unspecified reasons.

I can guarantee you, that at the bottom of the idea of foreign aid, the proper constitutional steps were taken.

339 posted on 12/31/2004 6:48:10 AM PST by Luis Gonzalez (Some people see the world as they would want it to be, effective people see the world as it is.)
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To: Luis Gonzalez
I can guarantee you, that at the bottom of the idea of foreign aid, the proper constitutional steps were taken.

I can guarantee you that they were not.

352 posted on 12/31/2004 8:27:35 AM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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