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Enumerated Powers Act picks up steam
Would require Congress to cite constitutional authority for
every bill
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By Julie Foster
� 2001 WorldNetDaily.com
Next month, a House Judiciary subcommittee is expected to
consider a simple
measure in Congress that would require all legislation to
include a
constitutional citation of authority.
Sponsored by Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., the one-paragraph
proposal's
operative sentence states, "Each Act of Congress shall contain
a concise and
definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon
for the
enactment of each portion of that Act."
Called the Enumerated Powers Act, this is the measure's fourth
introduction
into Congress. H.R. 175, this year's version of the proposal,
currently has
26 cosponsors. [Is you Representative a cosponsor?]
Shadegg said he introduced the measure "to continue the fight
against a
federal government that is too big and is involved in too many
areas which
are beyond its constitutional authority. The federal
government can no longer
ignore the 10th Amendment and run roughshod over the rights
and authority the
Constitution preserves to the states and to the people
respectively."
When the founding fathers wrote the Constitution in 1789, they
created a
national government with far-reaching, but limited, powers,
the congressman
explained. The prevailing belief at that time was that a
national government
should be given specific powers, rather than general
legislative power.
"Forcing the Congress to identify the constitutional authority
for its
actions, before it passes new laws, is an excellent way to
determine where we
should and should not be going forward. The simple
requirement, established
by H.R. 175, will encourage reflection and debate to determine
whether or not
legislation falls within the power of the states or the
people, rather than
the federal government," Shadegg concluded.
Julie Foster is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily.
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