On Jul 8, 2011, at 7:06 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > know it's a part of the constitution you conservatives deeply dislike but:
No, you don't know that. > > Article 1, Section 8: > > "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and > Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general > Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be > uniform throughout the United States;" > > > That phrase "and general Welfare of the United States; " is the > Constitutional authority that Congress derives it's power to do things like > WIC; it is long-settled law Congress can do this. This is where progressives skew the clear meaning of the Constitution to advance their evil policies. Specifically, they skew the meaning of "...shall be uniform throughout the United States;" To progressives, that means they can steal the property of one citizen and give it to another. That was never the intent of the founders or framers. In fact, they worked hard to prevent the federal government from doing so -- it's the main distinction between a Democracy and a Republic, which is what the framers created. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
