Comments on: looking backward to people looking forward… http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/looking-backward-to-people-looking-forward/ write it down before you change your mind! Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: restoring the constitution: John answers back… « thinking out loud . . . http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/looking-backward-to-people-looking-forward/#comment-44 restoring the constitution: John answers back… « thinking out loud . . . Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:47:33 +0000 http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-44 [...] a comment » My friend John doesn’t agree with what I wrote yesterday: While I assume no one can adequately anticipate the intricate look-and-feel details of society [...] [...] a comment » My friend John doesn’t agree with what I wrote yesterday: While I assume no one can adequately anticipate the intricate look-and-feel details of society [...]

]]> By: John http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/looking-backward-to-people-looking-forward/#comment-42 John Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:29:13 +0000 http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-42 Comment moved to Posts. Comment moved to Posts.

]]> By: Steve Gresh http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/looking-backward-to-people-looking-forward/#comment-32 Steve Gresh Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:43:53 +0000 http://chaspublic.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-32 In response to John's comment, I'll repeat part of what I wrote previously: The Constitution can be amended to authorize the U.S. Congress to have additional powers and to appropriate funds for other items. Just because the Constitution has been violated in the past is no reason to permit these violations to continue or to permit new violations. I'll add this thought: If the Constitution was intended by the Founders to allow the federal government to have additional powers that are not itemized by Article I, Section 8 (without first amending it), then that would imply there are no limits on the powers of the federal government. Think how absurd that would be. As an example, the federal government could enact laws to control and operate every business activity in the country. As evidence that the Father of the Constitution, James Madison, understood what he wrote, here's one of the bills that he vetoed when he was president and his reasons why: http://www.constitution.org/jm/18170303_veto.htm In response to John’s comment, I’ll repeat part of what I wrote previously:

The Constitution can be amended to authorize the U.S. Congress to have additional powers and to appropriate funds for other items. Just because the Constitution has been violated in the past is no reason to permit these violations to continue or to permit new violations.

I’ll add this thought:

If the Constitution was intended by the Founders to allow the federal government to have additional powers that are not itemized by Article I, Section 8 (without first amending it), then that would imply there are no limits on the powers of the federal government. Think how absurd that would be. As an example, the federal government could enact laws to control and operate every business activity in the country.

As evidence that the Father of the Constitution, James Madison, understood what he wrote, here’s one of the bills that he vetoed when he was president and his reasons why:

http://www.constitution.org/jm/18170303_veto.htm

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