I’ve said this before we need to get back too the basic tenets of our United States Constitution which granted very limited enumerated powers to the federal government. Nowhere in the Constitution does it enumerate any power for health, heath care, health oversight, health funding, etc. to the federal government. As “I am not your Other”…
I’ve said this before we need to get back too the basic tenets of our United States Constitution which granted very limited enumerated powers to the federal government. Nowhere in the Constitution does it enumerate any power for health, heath care, health oversight, health funding, etc. to the federal government. As “I am not your Other” wrote “they all need to be disbanded. Start over. Dead serious.” I agree wholeheartedly. Not just HHS, but just about every alphabet agency over which the federal government has no enumerated power. One of the immediate effects would be a drastically huge reduction in the federal budget and the need for federal tax revenue (except maybe for a time to eliminate the federal debt). The individual states with the consent of their respective citizens could exercise power over such areas of concern, such as health, education and whatever. What I’m suggesting could be quickly accomplished by Congress by simply eliminating the funding for these agencies. The Supreme Court, like Congress and the Executive have failed their responsibility, their oath of office, to abide by the Constitution.
What might help is,something I heard a pretty bright guy say re the Supreme Court, i.e. that if only some 1/2 dozen of their decisions were reversed (I particularly have the bizarre interpretation of the commerce clause of the Constitution in mind) a great mending of our ship of state could be effected.
Just because someone made an error in judgment in the past doesn’t mean the error should be carried on into perpetuity. SC justices should ALWAYS base their judgment upon the Constitution and not some prior past interpretation and decision. The wording of the Constitution is not ambiguous, but simple and clear.
The Court should never balk at reversing prior decisions, decisions that are not based in the Constitution. Many believe the Constitution is a “living” document evolving over time by decisions from the Courts. This is dangerous. Just as it is would be dangerous to give the power to amend the Constitution to the President or by simple majority vote of the Congress. The Constitution can be amended, but not by the Courts nor by the President. The process for amending the Constitution is clearly written in the Constitution itself. Congress can initiate the process and so can the States. The integrity of the Constitution and its amendments as written must be defended and preserved if we are to remain as a Republic with “We the People” as the ultimate authority.
I’ve said this before we need to get back too the basic tenets of our United States Constitution which granted very limited enumerated powers to the federal government. Nowhere in the Constitution does it enumerate any power for health, heath care, health oversight, health funding, etc. to the federal government. As “I am not your Other” wrote “they all need to be disbanded. Start over. Dead serious.” I agree wholeheartedly. Not just HHS, but just about every alphabet agency over which the federal government has no enumerated power. One of the immediate effects would be a drastically huge reduction in the federal budget and the need for federal tax revenue (except maybe for a time to eliminate the federal debt). The individual states with the consent of their respective citizens could exercise power over such areas of concern, such as health, education and whatever. What I’m suggesting could be quickly accomplished by Congress by simply eliminating the funding for these agencies. The Supreme Court, like Congress and the Executive have failed their responsibility, their oath of office, to abide by the Constitution.
What might help is,something I heard a pretty bright guy say re the Supreme Court, i.e. that if only some 1/2 dozen of their decisions were reversed (I particularly have the bizarre interpretation of the commerce clause of the Constitution in mind) a great mending of our ship of state could be effected.
Just because someone made an error in judgment in the past doesn’t mean the error should be carried on into perpetuity. SC justices should ALWAYS base their judgment upon the Constitution and not some prior past interpretation and decision. The wording of the Constitution is not ambiguous, but simple and clear.
The Court should never balk at reversing prior decisions, decisions that are not based in the Constitution. Many believe the Constitution is a “living” document evolving over time by decisions from the Courts. This is dangerous. Just as it is would be dangerous to give the power to amend the Constitution to the President or by simple majority vote of the Congress. The Constitution can be amended, but not by the Courts nor by the President. The process for amending the Constitution is clearly written in the Constitution itself. Congress can initiate the process and so can the States. The integrity of the Constitution and its amendments as written must be defended and preserved if we are to remain as a Republic with “We the People” as the ultimate authority.
You mean like by reversing earlier bad decisions?