[tpaine]

Please elaborate on your claim that there are "appropriate and legitimate (Constitutional) justifications for this kind of aid." -- Where are they to be found in the document? 335

You are far, far too literal and constraining in your understanding of the Constitution. All implied powers necessary and proper to carrying out express powers are legitimate.

Funny how you find no such 'implied powers' when penumbras are mentioned, kevin. - in effect, you have just admitted your socialistic, democratic views about legitimate power. Thanks. this is a keeper.

The President is charged with defending the United States and pursuing its foreign policy to the benefit of the people of the United States. If the efficient pursuit of those goals requires the expenditure of money via foreign aid, then foreign aid is fully constitutional.

Simple absolutist 'statist' argument kevin. The prez has no such 'foreign aid' power granted to him. Show me where this 'penumbra' you see, -- is located in the document.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Ya know, even though Thomas Jefferson knew the US Constitution contained nothing authorizing him to purchase foreign land, he had no problems setting aside his strict constructionalist views and shelling out a major amount of taxpayer's money for the Louisiana Purchase... which, he got congress to authorize...

Nice try though, Pain.