[Dead Corpse]

The language of that bill included using the US military to prosecute the drug war. Where in the Constitution does it give the FedGov the power to wage such a war? Can you point to the clause? Or do you need to pull out the tired old tactic of "penumbras" and "emanations"?

Never mind, I suppose you were all for ANY legislation no matter what "poison pill" amendments or wording are added to them...

[mnehring]

The language of that bill included using the US military to prosecute the drug war. Where in the Constitution does it give the FedGov the power to wage such a war?

Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 1 (provide for the common defense )

Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 3 (To regulate commerce with foreign nations)

Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 10 (To define and punish offenses against the law of nations)

Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 14 (To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces)

Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 15 (To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions)

....want to keep going? Now, unless you don't consider drugs entering the country as commerce (if you believe it should be legal) or invasion (if you believe entering is illegal) than you may have something..