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To: An.American.Expatriate

You’re combing 2 seperate ideas. I said there’s no limit on congressional spending power. Not in the constitution. The congress itself sets those.

By abuses I mean things that are unconstitutional like if they tried to impose slavery again or something.


114 posted on 07/20/2010 5:55:49 AM PDT by Tolsti2
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To: Tolsti2
I said there’s no limit on congressional spending power. Not in the constitution. The congress itself sets those.

Okay - Art 1. Section 8 limits powers of the congress - EXCEPT the power to raise and spend money, which they can do "as they please". Does that mean that the congress can pass a law which states that all persons who are or have ever been republicans must pay a 95% tax on all earnings, savings, profits etc ... failure to pay is a felony and results in loss of voting rights? Exactly what is meant by "general welfare"? Robbing the rich to help the poor?

120 posted on 07/20/2010 6:17:28 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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