The Budget Control Act Of 2011 Violates Constitutional Order
In a Constitutional Republic of the sort that we thought we had, the process by which laws are made is at least as important as the laws that are enacted. Our Constitution prescribes that law-making process in some detail, but those who voted for the "Budget Control Act of 2011" ("BCA 2011") were wholly unconcerned about trampling upon required constitutional processes on the way to the nirvana of "bi-partisan consensus "to avert a supposed crisis. At least two titles of the bill now being rushed through Congress are unconstitutional. read the rest
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Thanks for the heads up, Adrienne.
This is the state of our once-great Republic: take a couple days off to attend to some personal business and return to find out the Gubmint's carved another big slice out of the Republic.
Constitution? What Constitution?
Thanks for the link Adrienne. These are scary times for the republic. Ben Franklin was asked by a citizen after he emerged from the constitutional convention, what have you given us? He replied, a republic if you can keep it. It appears we do not want to keep it.
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