Congress passed a stimulus bill which includes $43 billion, for unemployment benefits; $12 billion, for mass transit; and $325 million, for STD prevention. The 10th Amendment, of the U.S. Constitution, states that all powers that aren’t reserved for the federal government, in the Constitution, are reserved for the states. I read every word of the Constitution, and I didn’t see the words “unemployment,” “transit,” or “disease.” Therefore, the stimulus bill is unconstitutional.
I hope that, in 2010, all of the congressmen, who voted for the expensive, unconstitutional bill, will lose. Our country needs more congressmen who obey the Constitution.
In 2010, conservative candidates, for the U.S. Senate and House, should campaign together, similarly to the Contract with America. They should promise that, if Republicans regain control of both houses of Congress, they’ll pass a set of about five bills, including cutting tax rates to the 1988 rates, obeying the 10th Amendment (which includes repealing all federal laws that mention abortion and spending that isn’t mentioned in the Constitution), and building a brick wall along the Mexican border. This week, many people will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. That would be the perfect time to recruit more conservative candidates, into the republican party.
Thanks for the ping. Good post/idea. I’d like to see it happen.
I am very concerned about the burdens these 535 and their antecedents have placed on you, me, our children and grandchildren...this country.