Read the Constitution Mr. President

April 25, 2009 at 12:07 pm (Conservative, Economics, Enviroment, Politics, Veterans, Viet Nam)

I have read many claims that President Obama is a Constitutional Scholar. There are claims he was a “Professor” of Constitutional Law. We know both claims are lies. President Obama was a lecturer but was never a professor. Anyone who has ever gone to college knows there is a vast difference between the two. Additionally, it is obvious that neither Mr. Obama nor his cabinet either don’t know what the Constitution says or they don’t care. Personally I believe it is the latter. I can not believe those who went to law school managed to graduate without at least some knowledge of the Constitution. Mr. Obama’s Department of Homeland Security has said people who believe in States rights over the rights of the Federal Government are dangerous right wing fanatics. These people need to read the US Constitution. The 10th Amendment says ” The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved by it to the States respectively, or to the people” The language could not be plainer.

What are the powers granted to the Federal government? Read Article I, Section 8 for the powers of Congress. Note that this Section grants Congress the power to levy taxes to “Provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.” This section does not say provide for the Welfare of the People of the United States. It is specific that Congress should provide for the Welfare of the country.

This section also calls for Congress to promote the Progress of Science and the Arts. This support is limited to giving the Authors and Inventors the Exclusive Right to their Writings and Discoveries for “limited Times. The Constitution does not give the Congress the right to provide funding for either the Arts or Sciences.

Section 10 lays out what is prohibited to the States. These are; entering into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; granting Letters of Marquee and Reprisal, coin money, emit Bills of Credit, make any Thing but gold and silver Coins a Tender in Payment of Debts, pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

States also cannot, without the Consent of Congress lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except when ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for executing its inspection Laws. Any of these imposts and duties are reserved of the Treasury of the United States.

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Commander in Chief of the Navy and Army and of the Militia of the States when they are called into actual service of the United States.

Making treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate. Treaties require the consent of two-thirds of the Senate.

Nominate and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Councils, Judges of the Supreme Court and all other Officers of the United States whose appointments are not otherwise provided for.

NOTE: The Constitution DOES NOT give the President any domestic powers. Therefore it is a violation of the Constitution when the President and by default, his cabinet make any rules that are Domestic in Nature. I believe any rules made by any Cabinet Department except the Departments of Defense, Commerce, State and Homeland Security UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

 

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