In article , (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , "J. Clarke"
wrote:

The power to tax is granted to the government by the Constitution. So
is the power to establish a budget. By the reasoning above both of
those powers may be used to secure the general welfare. As can
others.

Well, yes, but the point is that "to secure the general welfare" is *not* a
blanket authorization for the Congress to exercise powers that are *not*
granted to it.

Sadly, it seems that securing the general warefare has become
*exactly* that kind of blanket authorization. I do agree with
you; this was almost certainly NOT the intent of the framers.

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Yup!

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