[kesg]

Here's a dumb question: what provision of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass this kind of legislation?

[rocksblues]

Zero, Zip, Nada, 0, nothing etc!

[itsahoot]

what provision of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass this kind of legislation?

I think it is called the RINO provision.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Here's a dumb question: what provision of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass this kind of legislation?

Isn't it in the Roe v. Wade Amendment? (/sarcasm)

[JSteff]

"Here's a dumb question: what provision of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass this kind of legislation?"

Actually several things about this are CONTRARY to the Constitution.

[Tarkin]

Well, duh...Commerce Clause of course. Didn't you know that hate crimes are part of "Commerce among of the several states" (no, really, that's the basis!)

[montag813]

Here's a dumb question: what provision of the Constitution authorizes Congress to pass this kind of legislation?

Did you hear Specters rant over the Violence Against Women SCOTUS strike-down yesterday? He was furious that Rehnquist (rightly) stopped these jerks from using the Commerce Clause to Federally prosecute discrimination and/or physical or verbal assaults against women. They criticize the SCOTUS for legislating from the bench, but this little Napoleons are happy to make a mockery of the Constitution through outrageous abuse of the Commerce Clause and 14th Amendment. Both Congress and the Judicary are the problem. It is up the President to restrain the excesses of each by refusing to enforce the laws and rulings that are clearly unconstitutional. The President has this power. It is well past time he used it.

[chrispycsuf]

what provision in the constitution allows congress to pass much of the legislation that is passed

[nonliberal]

What is this "Constitution" of which you speak?