[Mudboy Slim]

"If Washington and Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton could come back, the first thing they’d notice would be that the federal government now routinely assumes thousands of powers never assigned to it — powers never granted, never delegated, never enumerated."

EXACTLY!! It's amazing how many folks have a problem gettin' their heads around that simple statement of fact...the Federal Guv'ment has become unaccountable to the Constitution each temporarily-elected resident swears an Oath to Protect.

Excellent post, mi amigo...MUD

[NMC EXP]

I call the present system “Post–Constitutional America.” As I sometimes put it, the U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government.
-- Joe Sobran

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That says it all.

Take care,

J.R.

[dixie sass]

Though most of us have never taken the Oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Consitution", isn't it a "understood" fact that as American citizens, it is our responsibility?

I've taken an Oath that requires that for both my state and the federal constitution four times. Each time was when I worked at the polls. Twice I administered the Oath. After the first time, no one came up to me and said that my responsilibity to the Constitution and this country and it's citizenry was over because the polls were closed. I swore the Oath once and reaffirmed it three times.