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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Does your Congressman Know the Constitution?

From Hot Air:
Video: GOP congressman fails tea partier’s pop quiz on the Constitution


The article goes on to discuss this:
The point here, of course, is to demonstrate what an afterthought the Constitution has become for members of Congress. No surprise, then, that the item that’s currently getting the most votes for the proposed tea party “Contract from America” is the one demanding that each new bill cite the section of the Constitution that empowers Congress to act. Although how useful would that be, really? No matter what the purpose of the bill is, the citation will always, always be to the Commerce Clause. It entitles Congress to do anything it wants, don’tcha know.

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