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To: struggle
It was Constitutionally unauthorized. Does one violation of the Constitution justify another - even if the first one turned out well?

The power to increase the size of America is not addressed in the Constitution

Therefore the federal government does not have that power; read the Tenth Amendment.

- who says America can’t own part of the moon as well?

The Constitution.

You think refraining from spending taxpayer money is “destroying entrepreneurial spirit”? Have the decency to not call yourself a conservative.

Fine, let’s fire everyone in the military. Smart.

The military is authorized by the Constitution. Have you ever read it?

151 posted on 01/26/2012 10:17:07 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: JustSayNoToNannies

>Therefore the federal government does not have that power; read the Tenth Amendment.

Read Article II Section 2 Clause 2. The Louisiana Purchase was also a treaty.

>The military is authorized by the Constitution. Have you ever read it?

Sorry, due to the vacuousness of your statement, I assumed you meant refraining from all spending.


164 posted on 01/26/2012 10:29:38 AM PST by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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