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To: Roscoe
Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Hello, Roscoe....the first portion--'laws which shall be necessary and property for carrying into execution the foregoing powers' relates to the powers given in the previous 17 clauses; the 'and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or any Dept or Officer' covers the powers that are sprinkled throughout the Constitution--it does not give them the power and authority over every aspect of our lives.

805 posted on 12/30/2001 1:27:07 PM PST by Rowdee
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To: Rowdee
...it does not give them the power and authority over every aspect of our lives.

In a nation as free and prosperous as ours, that comes across as petulant whining.

812 posted on 12/30/2001 1:46:32 PM PST by Roscoe
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