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And beside that point, government has no RIGHT to do half the things it does. It powers are clearly enumerated in the Constitution, and exceeding those powers — regardless of how attractive the outcome — is not an option we can permit.

The Supreme Court has disagreed with your interpretation for awhile now.

Doing so is what got us to the obamaphone government we have now!

See? This is what makes conservatives sound silly. 5 seconds of digging would show you that the "Obamaphone" program's enabling legislation passed under Reagan and that the first "Obamaphone" was issued before Obama was even president.

[IronJack]

Do you see anywhere where I said that Obama started the program? I intentionally used lower case to elevate “obamaphone” to a metaphor for the “gimme” culture that pervades America today. Even a president as conservative as Reagan succumbed to the giveaway mentality.

Contrary to your implication, the Supreme Court is not the ultimate arbiter of American law; the People are. And if they say a certain behavior or standard is not acceptable, all the writs in the world won’t change that.

Besides, if we don’t contain governmental sprawl within constitutional boundaries, where will it stop? What limits ARE there on government if not those imposed by our founding charter?