WHAT?!?! You’re kidding, right?!?! Who would have thunk it?!?! That would be…
SWEET!!!!
This month Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) introduced the “Enumerated Powers Act” (H.R. 1359) in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill highlights the importance of the Tenth Amendment and forces a continual reexamination of the role of the federal government.
“The Enumerated Powers Act” would require Members of Congress to include an explicit statement of Constitutional authority into each bill that is introduced. If passed, it would finally hold Congress accountable for its actions.
The Tenth Amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
“According to the Tenth Amendment, the national government cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to the States or the people,” said Shadegg. “It is a well-known fact that the size and scope of the federal government has exploded since the New Deal. Congress continues to operate without Constitutional restraint, creating costly and ineffective programs and blatantly ignoring the principles of federalism.”
Rep. Shadegg is absolutely right — and there is no better way that Congress can uphold Mr. Goldwater’s words than by respecting the Tenth Amendment and the Constitution of the United States. We NEED this bill passed!
TAKE ACTION: The fact is, Congress is out of control. It doesn’t matter whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge, it seems almost all of them “drank the kool-aid” and pass bill after bill without bothering to look and see if the U.S. Constitution even gives them the authority to legislate in all of these areas.
Congress needs to be held accountable for all of its actions, and they can start by supporting Rep. Shadegg’s bill. Click below NOW to send a FREE message to your Congressman, asking him or her to SUPPORT H.R. 1359, the “Enumerated Powers Act”:
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