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The amendment was intended to keep members of Congress from adding overly broad, “boilerplate” language that could cover practically any type of legislation.
But it attracted some guffaws from Democrats who privately mocked the amendment.
“Why would one part of the Constitution not be acceptable?” said a Democratic House aide, “If the Republicans disagree with a part of the Constitution, they should change it. Maybe Rep. Garrett should channel his inner Scalia.”
The reasoning behind the proposed rule is that the Founding Fathers intended these broad clauses of the Constitution to be qualified by the specific enumerated powers of Congress.
Though Garrett’s push failed, it’s not the end of the battle for him. He’s founder and chair of the Congressional Constitution Caucus and plans to watch closely which specific authorities are cited by lawmakers going forward.
Originally posted by bluemirage5
reply to post by jibeho
No, it's time to completely clean out Congress and the White House and put in GOOD men who have only the nation's best interests at heart.....except whoever gets in becomes one of them behind the black curtain.
Originally posted by alonzo730
They only control the House of Representatives. If they controlled the Senate and the White House too, then we'd probably see some real change in this country. They only control one house, it's going to be business as usual. And from what I've seen, neither side of the aisle cares much for the Constitution.
Originally posted by bluemirage5
Whether you vote for the republicans or the democrats makes no difference. Now what would happen if a large majority of the vote goes to an independant? I'd love to see the look on the faces of the 2 main parties if both loose the next presidential election....
Originally posted by sputniksteve
I am just curious, what does a "New Years beating" of someone in a gas station parking lot have to do with republicans?
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
Remember this so next time you don't waste a vote on a (D) thinking it'll be different only to waste another years later on an (R).
A politician is a politician and government is government. It very existence is contrary to the spirit of liberty.
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