Re: Act forces Congress' return to limited government
Congress uses the RE/AD method.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Keith In Tampa keithinta...@gmail.comwrote:
You're probably right Travis, but this is an excellent idea by Congressman
Shadegg, and I was unaware of this proposed piece of legislation prior to
Mark's post. (Thanks for sharing this Mark!!)
It will be interesting to see whether this measure passes, and whether any
other legislator attempts to attach other measures on to the Bill, in order
to kill it. For the life of me, I can't fathom any Congressman opposing
such legislation, (well, actually I can envision that, but I can't envision
what reasoning that he or she will use!!!)
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Travis baconl...@gmail.com wrote:
Never get the democommiecrats to go along.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Ohio mark
marsupialm...@sbcglobal.netwrote:
As a reminder of the federal government's limited powers, 20
representatives want to ensure that every single piece of legislation
passing through Congress includes a statement citing specific
constitutional authority for enacting it.
Sponsored by Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., H.R. 450, or the Enumerated
Powers Act, 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. The failure to comply with this
section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of
Congress. …
When he introduced the proposal Jan. 9, Shadegg gave a House floor
speech reminding his colleagues of limited authority granted in the
10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
It states, The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people.
What that means is that the Founding Fathers intended our national
government to be a limited government, a government of limited powers
that cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to
the states or to the people, Shadegg said. As the final amendment in
the 10 Bill of Rights, it is clear that the Constitution establishes a
Federal Government of specifically enumerated and limited powers.
For that reason, Shadegg said he has introduced the Enumerated Powers
Act each year that he's been in Congress.
This measure would enforce a constant and ongoing re-examination of
the role of our national government, he said. … It is simply
intended to require a scrutiny that we should look at what we enact
and that, by doing so, we can slow the growth and reach of the Federal
Government, and leave to the states or the people, those functions
that were reserved to them by the Constitution.
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Re: Act forces Congress' return to limited government
Never get the democommiecrats to go along.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Ohio mark marsupialm...@sbcglobal.netwrote:
As a reminder of the federal government's limited powers, 20
representatives want to ensure that every single piece of legislation
passing through Congress includes a statement citing specific
constitutional authority for enacting it.
Sponsored by Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., H.R. 450, or the Enumerated
Powers Act, 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. The failure to comply with this
section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of
Congress. …
When he introduced the proposal Jan. 9, Shadegg gave a House floor
speech reminding his colleagues of limited authority granted in the
10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
It states, The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people.
What that means is that the Founding Fathers intended our national
government to be a limited government, a government of limited powers
that cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to
the states or to the people, Shadegg said. As the final amendment in
the 10 Bill of Rights, it is clear that the Constitution establishes a
Federal Government of specifically enumerated and limited powers.
For that reason, Shadegg said he has introduced the Enumerated Powers
Act each year that he's been in Congress.
This measure would enforce a constant and ongoing re-examination of
the role of our national government, he said. … It is simply
intended to require a scrutiny that we should look at what we enact
and that, by doing so, we can slow the growth and reach of the Federal
Government, and leave to the states or the people, those functions
that were reserved to them by the Constitution.
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.viewpageId=94418
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Act forces Congress' return to limited government
As a reminder of the federal government's limited powers, 20 representatives want to ensure that every single piece of legislation passing through Congress includes a statement citing specific constitutional authority for enacting it. Sponsored by Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., H.R. 450, or the Enumerated Powers Act, 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. The failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. … When he introduced the proposal Jan. 9, Shadegg gave a House floor speech reminding his colleagues of limited authority granted in the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution. It states, The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. What that means is that the Founding Fathers intended our national government to be a limited government, a government of limited powers that cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to the states or to the people, Shadegg said. As the final amendment in the 10 Bill of Rights, it is clear that the Constitution establishes a Federal Government of specifically enumerated and limited powers. For that reason, Shadegg said he has introduced the Enumerated Powers Act each year that he's been in Congress. This measure would enforce a constant and ongoing re-examination of the role of our national government, he said. … It is simply intended to require a scrutiny that we should look at what we enact and that, by doing so, we can slow the growth and reach of the Federal Government, and leave to the states or the people, those functions that were reserved to them by the Constitution. http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.viewpageId=94418 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Thanks for being part of PoliticalForum at Google Groups. For options help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Act forces Congress' return to limited government
You're probably right Travis, but this is an excellent idea by Congressman Shadegg, and I was unaware of this proposed piece of legislation prior to Mark's post. (Thanks for sharing this Mark!!) It will be interesting to see whether this measure passes, and whether any other legislator attempts to attach other measures on to the Bill, in order to kill it. For the life of me, I can't fathom any Congressman opposing such legislation, (well, actually I can envision that, but I can't envision what reasoning that he or she will use!!!) On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Travis baconl...@gmail.com wrote: Never get the democommiecrats to go along. On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Ohio mark marsupialm...@sbcglobal.netwrote: As a reminder of the federal government's limited powers, 20 representatives want to ensure that every single piece of legislation passing through Congress includes a statement citing specific constitutional authority for enacting it. Sponsored by Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., H.R. 450, or the Enumerated Powers Act, 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. The failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. … When he introduced the proposal Jan. 9, Shadegg gave a House floor speech reminding his colleagues of limited authority granted in the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution. It states, The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. What that means is that the Founding Fathers intended our national government to be a limited government, a government of limited powers that cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to the states or to the people, Shadegg said. As the final amendment in the 10 Bill of Rights, it is clear that the Constitution establishes a Federal Government of specifically enumerated and limited powers. For that reason, Shadegg said he has introduced the Enumerated Powers Act each year that he's been in Congress. This measure would enforce a constant and ongoing re-examination of the role of our national government, he said. … It is simply intended to require a scrutiny that we should look at what we enact and that, by doing so, we can slow the growth and reach of the Federal Government, and leave to the states or the people, those functions that were reserved to them by the Constitution. http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.viewpageId=94418 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Thanks for being part of PoliticalForum at Google Groups. For options help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
