Comments on: Democrats Evading Constitutionality Questions on Mandates http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/ The Pop Culture Revolution Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:01:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: john k. http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 john k. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:36:05 +0000 http://www.parcbench.com/?p=10411#comment-1230 haha! maybe my credit card agreements have clauses like that. haha! maybe my credit card agreements have clauses like that.

]]> By: Nick Rizzuto http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Nick Rizzuto Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:31:14 +0000 http://www.parcbench.com/?p=10411#comment-1229 Oh noooz! You're right! I guess there's no such thing as enumerated powers Tom. Obviously what the framers meant to do in Article 1 Section 8 is imbue the congress with unlimited power in the first clause, thus rendering all other clauses that follow moot. I know that that very idea is antithetical to limited governance, but hey, what'd those old dead white dudes know anyway? Oh noooz! You're right! I guess there's no such thing as enumerated powers Tom. Obviously what the framers meant to do in Article 1 Section 8 is imbue the congress with unlimited power in the first clause, thus rendering all other clauses that follow moot.

I know that that very idea is antithetical to limited governance, but hey, what'd those old dead white dudes know anyway?

]]> By: JeffStone http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 JeffStone Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:52:20 +0000 http://www.parcbench.com/?p=10411#comment-1216 Tom, you found it. It was hidden for all these years, but alas, you found it. Hurrah. Congress can tell us to do anything and everything. That is what Liberty is all about. Tom, you found it. It was hidden for all these years, but alas, you found it.

Hurrah.

Congress can tell us to do anything and everything. That is what Liberty is all about.

]]> By: Regina http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Regina Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:46:35 +0000 http://www.parcbench.com/?p=10411#comment-1215 Defence refers to the military, general welfare refers back to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Where here does it say that the Congress shall have the power to force people to purchase something that they tell them to and if the people do not, fine them or put them in jail? Defence refers to the military, general welfare refers back to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Where here does it say that the Congress shall have the power to force people to purchase something that they tell them to and if the people do not, fine them or put them in jail?

]]> By: Tom http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Tom Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:29:58 +0000 http://www.parcbench.com/?p=10411#comment-1193 Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution: "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;" Oops. Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution: "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;"

Oops.

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]]> By: Samp http://www.parcbench.com/2009/11/20/democrats-evading-constitutionality-questions-on-mandates/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Samp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:22 +0000 http://www.parcbench.com/?p=10411#comment-1187 Like the idea of health care reform. Do not at all like the ideas put forth in this version of health care reform. Like the idea of health care reform. Do not at all like the ideas put forth in this version of health care reform.

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