Powers Not Delegated Do Not Exist

[Keith Broaders]

According to the words of Thomas Jefferson the government of the United States was created to be the servant of the states and the people. The authority of the government comes from the consent of the governed, not the consent of bankers. The power of the national government was limited and well defined in order to prevent its abuse of power. Any power or authority not specifically granted in the Constitution was to be prohibited.

The authors of the Constitution knew that a strong central government would be potentially very dangerous if it had the power to regulate and discipline itself. They understood that unless the government was restrained, the government would become our master and we would become its slaves.

Many of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were afraid that granting too much power to Congress would render the states and the people powerless to prevent the abuse of power by those elected to be our servants.

The Constitution was written to constrain the government. If it had the power to write the rules to govern their own behavior it would like allowing Al Capone to determine the fate of Bonnie and Clyde.

The Constitution is like a recipe that needs to be followed exactly. If you add or subtract from it you will reap tyranny instead of liberty.

When making a batch of chocolate cookies, would you allow the baker to replace the sugar with garlic and the eggs with vinegar?

When we allow Congress to assume powers not delegated to them in the Constitution, we give them the power to abuse us. Remember that powers not specifically granted to the government of the United States are reserved to the states and to the people.

A liberal or loose interpretation of the Constitution paves the way for bankers and the financial institutions to usurp the power that rightfully belongs to the people.

As the creator of our government our founders wrote a rule book for our governmental employees. This rule book known as the Constitution defines what the employees of the government can do. Any action taken by Congress that is not enumerated is unconstitutional.

Congress has crossed the line on many occasions and done things that they felt were necessary and proper. This progressive mindset has brought us the National Bank, the progressive Income Tax, the Federal Reserve and the IRS and undeclared wars. 

[Native Born Citizen]

Then the successor of the idiot that got us the patriot act expanded it after he said that he wanted to repeal it or allow it to sunset. 

He signed the extension which had been passed by congress. 

[Native Born Citizen]

Ohhhhh, he is just a blind fool that signs anything that is put in front of him?

Nope, you suggested that he expanded the powers. It's trying to correct as to who makes laws and who signs laws.

That's all. As I explained more than once I believe the Patriot Act to be horrible legislation in which we allowed our government to take away our own rights, just because we were afraid of some people who want to undermine our way of life. 

We did exactly what they wanted us to do.

Did President Obama do the right thing? I do not believe he did. But he did not expand it, he extended it, and with that the extension involved certain provisions which have been argued to be important for our national security. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-strives-for-pragmatic-...