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Most know how those of the left detest the U.S. Constitution. Obama wants to
go around it and a liberal
pundit<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/12/30/wapos_ezra_klein_constitution_confusing_because_it_is_old.html>
believes
it's outdated and too hard to understand.
Paul Skousen reports, via The Daily
Caller<http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/27/the-top-10-violations-of-the-constitution-by-obama-and-the-111th-congress/>
:
At the close of the 111th
Congress<http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/27/the-top-10-violations-of-the-constitution-by-obama-and-the-111th-congress/#>,
America is deeply in the bog of Thomas Jefferson’s prophetic warning: “The
two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the
second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not
become the legalized version of the first.” Unfortunately, the broken chains
of the Constitution have failed to contain the federal government.
By way of review, let’s take a stroll through the junkyard of constitutional
violations that have been painted fresh by President Obama and the 111th
Congress. Here’s my top-ten list, highly abbreviated for length.
*#10. — 9/11 Responders Relief Fund:* We love and honor those who put
themselves in harm’s way for our security. However, giving the 9/11 first
responders money after the fact violates the Constitution. Article 1.8 gives
Congress<http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/27/the-top-10-violations-of-the-constitution-by-obama-and-the-111th-congress/#>
the
right to expend funds for all the purposes itemized, provided it is done for
the general welfare, NOT for individuals or preferred groups. The states may
reward heroes if they so choose.
*#9. — Checks and Balances Failure: The Chairmanship of the UN Security
Council:* Where was Congress when President Obama became the chairman of the
powerful UN Security Council in 2009? The normal monthly rotation for that
chair goes to the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. because Article 1.9 of the
Constitution forbids the president (and all other office-holders) from
accepting any present, foreign office or title from a foreign country or a
foreign potentate unless it is specifically authorized by Congress. The
Founders wanted to prevent deal-making, corruption, and foreign influence
from affecting America’s internal affairs.
*#8. — Net Neutrality:* The
government<http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/27/the-top-10-violations-of-the-constitution-by-obama-and-the-111th-congress/#>is
trying to stop Internet providers from blocking or slowing some web
traffic and prevent providers from showing favoritism. *The FCC thinks it
should be able to regulate the Internet like it regulates utility companies.
* This violates the property rights of Internet providers and interferes in
the market’s free choice of which services receive funding. Article 1.8
makes it clear that the FCC is not constitutionally authorized to pass laws,
especially those disguised as regulations.
*#7. – Czars:* The moniker for appointees who report to no one but the
president has taken on a new and eerie resemblance to the dusty Russian
tsars of old. *Article 2.2 grants the president leeway to appoint managers,
but those managers may not have any regulatory, legislative or law-making
powers — such powers are reserved to the legislative branch*. Today’s
“czars” have the power of cabinet members without having to go through a
vetting process or the confirmation process prescribed for cabinet members.
Czars are unelected and untouchable political decision-makers — *in
violation of Article 1.1*.
**
*#6. — Cap and
Trade<http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/27/the-top-10-violations-of-the-constitution-by-obama-and-the-111th-congress/#>:
*The Clean Energy and Security Act mandates greenhouse gas emissions be
reduced to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, 42 percent below 2005
levels by 2030, and 84 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. By 2020, this tax
will extract an estimated $160 billion from the economy, or an average
$1,870 per family. Once again, had the chains of Article 1.8 not been
broken, America would be spared such tomfoolery. Cap and trade masked in any
disguise whatsoever cannot be justified as a general welfare activity.
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