Good One, Boortz
From www.boortz.com
One of the ideas I present in that chapter is a 10th Amendment Commission.
You are aware of what the 10th Amendment to our U.S. Constitution says, aren't you? Maybe that's a bit of a stretch, considering the fact that over 50% of Americans cannot name a single cabinet department.
Here you go ... the entire text of the 10th Amendment:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people.
Isn't that beautiful? This is the Amendment our founding fathers placed in the Constitution to limit the centralization of power in a federal government. The Constitution grants specific powers to the federal government, and then reserves the rest of those powers for us and our local governments.
Do any of you actually believe that our politicians have paid any attention whatsoever to the 10th Amendment over the course of the last fifty years? You're right. They haven't. We are approaching the point where virtually all government power is concentrated in Washington D.C. State and local governments must constantly consult with the federal government and plow through federal rules and regulations before they can so much as set a speed limit or build a sidewalk. This is not as it was supposed to be.
So ... how about someone out there campaigning on the idea of a 10th Amendment Commission. Tell the voters that as soon as you are in power you'll appoint a panel of local and federal elected officials, along with representatives from the business community and private civic groups, to form this commission for the purpose of studying and making recommendations on ways to return the power of governance to the local level, where our founding fathers wanted it to be.
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*applause*
And don't forget Robert Bork's famous "inkblot", the 9th Amendment:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Oh, clearly, the framers were intent on limiting the powers of government in all areas. It's a shame that we're not living up to it.
How many different ways can we think of to abuse the Interstate Commerce clause _this_ year? :-(
When you look at it that way, there are many laws and policies that violate virtually every clause of the Constitution.
I know you're more or less a strict constructionist on Constitutional issues, like me. So you have to be faced with the same dilemma I am ... there are policies I like that are clearly skirting the Constitution...it kinda means you have to hold two ideas in your head about what America is at the same time.
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