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The founders were hesitant to form a national government because they did not wish to replace one tyrant with another. Therefore, the necessity and form of a federal government was hotly debated in the colonies for years by some of the very best minds this nation has ever known. It was finally conceded that a national government was necessary, to perform a few of the tasks that the individual states could not accomplish separately. To ensure that the national government would never grow beyond those few enumerated duties and powers, the founders peppered the founding documents with limitations, assuring the states and the public that the federal government would never become the voracious monster it has in fact become. Specifically, the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution, th...
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... the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports .. " To the 20th-c...
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...'s prohibition against States laying "any Imposts or Duties on Imports." Low v. Austin, 13 Wall. 29,...
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With the priority of focusing on a preferential option for the poor, including an allegedly "unprecedented rural development project," he proclaimed, "we intend to correct intolerance, discrimination, inequality and the absence of solidarity." A few months ago, his attempts to eliminate corporate tax loopholes, as well as now repudiated accusations Unking him to the murder of prominent lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, provoked thousands of angry members of the middle and upper classes to the streets demanding his resignation.
... self-serving argument that in paying such imposts they are only supporting a corrupt government. Cor...
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In America this view of equality is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence ("all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights") and the Constitution ("imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States" and "equal protection of the laws"). In 1935 President Franklin Roosevelt confirmed Ely's beliefs by turning the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which he had established, into a gigantic political machine to transfer money to key states and congressional districts to secure votes.
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Far too many congressmen underestimate the political ramifications of passing a health care bill that may be unconstitutional. Far too few of them seem to understand why Obamacare's constitutionality is seriously in doubt. Consider the special Medicaid deal the Senate bill provided for Nebraska in order to buy the vote of Ben Nelson, that state's senior senator. At least 13 state attorneys general last week announced plans to challenge the provision, which effectively would exempt Nebraska from paying for Medicaid expansions that the other 49 states must finance. Democrats should not scoff at this threat. The provision is patently unfair to the other 49 states. Worse, it seems to run afoul of Article I, Section 8, which gives Congress the power to "provide for the .. general welfare of ...
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Ask the average person which is the correct answer to the following question: Which president gave the biggest tax cuts for the rich -- Reagan or Bush? I would bet the rent money that you would not get the correct response, which is: Presidents have no taxing authority. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution says: "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises." I know that many politicians and news media people read my column. How do we characterize them if they continue to speak of presidents cutting or raising taxes?
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... their pastures, resulting in heavy imposts for reclamation and dike repair. (43) In 1542, the...
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The indignation on the part of some members of Congress over the bonuses for American International Group Inc. employees has been significant. As pointed out in a previous editorial ("How to get back the AIG bonuses," Opinion, March 18) many of the loudest complainers have received a great deal from those same AIG employees. Their complaints obviously do not ring true. Additionally, many of these senators and representatives seem to think they can simply legislate confiscation of the bonuses. Even the president seems to think he or Congress can stop the payment of the bonuses or recoup the money. For supposedly intelligent people, these politicians don't seem to know much about the U.S. Constitution. President Obama likes to say that he taught constitutional law for 10 years. If he did,...
