Where in the Constitution?

[SkiDoobyDoo]

What part(s) of the Constitution of the United States of America grants the power to Congress and the President the power to control the healthcare of the People?

If the power is not granted there, then why is there any discussion of it in the first place?


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[vmax600]

hmm...

The 10th Amendment specifically prohibits the Federal Govenrment from being involved in anything not granted to them. This amendment is there to protect us from the government, much the same as the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and so on. 10th also prohibits the government from being involved in education, corporate welfare, and the list of abuses goes on and on...the Constitution is there to protect us from them, and it is no living document as some try to say, it forms a contractural agreement on the part of government to function, within its limits.

 

[spring snow hero]

obama is just getting it through spell check now.

 

[Ollie]

What ^^^he^^^ said.
The problem is libs use emergencies such as the great depression and the obama depression to force thru legislation that "sounds" good and is passed with "limited" authority. Then once the feds get that limited authority they then expand on it a little at a time and we end up with welfare, medicaid, medicare, social security, school funding, highway funds (which could be argued is in the powers of the feds thru the commerce clause) and the lousy state of the federal forest systems.

So what is the libs solution?
Even MORE power and authority.
The abuse of power by the feds is the root cause of the anger out there and the feds are hoping to get thru even more power grabs before the chit hits the fan in 2010.

 

[swampwater]

What part(s) of the Constitution of the United States of America grants the power to Congress and the President the power to control the healthcare of the People?

If the power is not granted there, then why is there any discussion of it in the first place?


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At the townhall meeting Rick Larson after finally being cornered and forced to answer said he wasn't sure but that there was also no power to create the Air Force in the constitution but we sure don't want to be without it. I could not get selected to ask a question so I could challenge him and show him for the either ignorant or deceitful whackjob that he is. Article 1 section 8 sets the power of the congress to raise and support armies, the air force was originally part of the army signal corp and then under the army air corp so the power is quite clear if he knew the constitution. Als sec 8 gives congress the power to erection of forts magazines and arsenals, aircraft are weapons and congress has the power to provide for them.
I guess Larson thinks th efounding fathers should have had the ability to see into the future and list all developing weaponry.
There is no power in the constitution for congress to legislate any healthcare authority. Swampy

 

[SkiDoobyDoo]

BBBWWWWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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"When we call role in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not Guilty" Thomas Jefferson






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[Yamahamod]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution

# Amendments Proposal date Enactment date Full text
1st Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

2nd The Right to Bear Arms September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

3rd No quartering of soldiers in private houses during times of peace.
In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

4th Interdiction of unreasonable Searches and seizures; warrants September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

5th Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

6th Right to a fair and speedy public trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one's accuser, Subpoenas, Right to counsel September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

7th Right to trial by jury in civil cases September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

8th No excessive bail & fines or cruel & unusual punishment September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

9th Unenumerated rights September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

10th Limits the power of the Federal government September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 Full text

11th Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. March 4, 1794 February 7, 1795 Full text

12th Revision of presidential election procedures December 9, 1803 June 15, 1804 Full text

13th Abolition of slavery, except as punishment for a crime. January 31, 1865 December 6, 1865 Full text

14th Citizenship, state due process, applies Bill of Rights to the states, revision to apportionment of Representatives, Denies public office to anyone who has rebelled against the United States June 13, 1866 July 9, 1868 Full text
15th Suffrage no longer restricted by race February 26, 1869 February 3, 1870 Full text

16th Allows federal income tax July 12, 1909 February 3, 1913 Full text

17th Direct election to the United States Senate May 13, 1912 April 8, 1913 Full text

18th Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment) December 18, 1917 January 16, 1919 Full text

19th Women's suffrage June 4, 1919 August 18, 1920 Full text

20th Term Commencement for congress (January 3) and president (January 20.) (This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment".) March 2, 1932 January 23, 1933 Full text

21st Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition no longer required by law. February 20, 1933 December 5, 1933 Full text

22nd Limits the president to two terms March 24, 1947 February 27, 1951 Full text

23rd Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College June 16, 1960 March 29, 1961 Full text

24th Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes September 14, 1962 January 23, 1964 Full text

25th Presidential Succession July 6, 1965 February 10, 1967 Full text

26th Voting age nationally established as age 18 (see suffrage) March 23, 1971 July 1, 1971 Full text

27th Variance of congressional compensation September 25, 1789 May 7, 1992 Full text


Good question it must be a new revision we have not seen yet?

 

[manowar]

Well the south had it right states that govern them selvs with less fed power . But in 1850's we thought that was dumb so we fought a war with our self and said it was about slaves so the big goverment could rain over all with no checks .