Here is the text of Article 1, section 8 if you care to peruse: http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec8.html
The Commerce clause is the 3rd line. It amazes me sometimes how much law can hinge on 16 words. Judah On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Sisk, Kris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah. Perhaps I need to reread some things then. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judah McAuley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 3:40 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Need help understanding a current talking point > > > By and large this discussion doesn't interest me much, but the > Commerce Clause applies to the Legislative branch, not the Executive. > Congress certainly has power regarding interstate commerce, the > President, however, only has the power to enforce legislation enacted > by Congress. > > Whether you think that Congress has given the President the authority > to do such things is another matter, however, the Constitution does > not provide that authority to the President directly. > > Judah > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Sisk, Kris <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> An appeal. The federal government has massive Constitutional power > when >> it comes to interstate commerce, which oil drilling falls under. > Whether >> it's right or not, they do have the legal power to put a moratorium on >> it. I'd be surprised if a judge without a vested interest in the > matter >> would uphold the ruling. >> >> I was under the impression that the moratorium was motivated by fear > of >> another Deepwater Horizon. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sam [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 2:34 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Need help understanding a current talking point >> >> >> Are you talking about an appeal or a power grab. >> Not sure if he can take over the oil companies for fun. As for the >> appeal, the decision for the blanket moratorium was based on a bogus >> claim by Salazar. >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:321876 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
