Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States:
The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform laws on the subjects of bankruptcies throughout the United States;
We’ll include a portion of Art. I, Sec. 8 each Saturday for the next few weeks so that readers can become very familiar with the enumerated powers.
The enumerated powers were listed so that the reach and scope of the federal government would be confined to a clearly defined group of tasks, responsibilities and powers. As we share these over the next few weeks, consider how many unconstitutional functions the government has undertaken. They’ve invaded the prerogatives of individuals, taken over many roles of the states, and generally exceeded their authority in every facet of life in the United States.
Monday, I’ll be meeting and speaking with the UA 912 Group in Upper Arlington. We’ll be at MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, UA, OH, 43221. We begin at 6:00pm and will be discussing the Principles of Libertarianism. I hope that you can stop by.
Next weekend, February 5th and 6th, we’ll be in Flint, Michigan to be the dinner speaker for the Michigan Libertarian Party LibertyFest. On Sunday, the 6th, we hustle back to Ohio to attend the 40th Wedding Anniversary party for my sister, Karen, and her husband, David Stombaugh. Pat will leave from there to go to Butler County where she’ll be staying with Kelly’s family for a few days.
On February 9th through 13th, I’ll be in Washington, D.C., for the CPAC convention with 10,000 of my closest friends.
Following Valentine’s Day, I’ll be starting my garden seeds indoors.
Even though we have snow all over the place, and temperatures continue to hover in the 20’s, I’m beginning to get “the itch” for spring.
When we look around at the federal and state political class, I am so amazed by their seeming indifference to our precarious financial circumstances. They must be so self-focused and dishonest in order to treat our situation so cavalierly. I suspect that they are tone deaf ….and brain dead.
When I become discouraged, I recall that life still goes on. Babies are born (congrats to Evelyn Kolb, Mom, Dad and sibs), anniversaries are celebrated (kudos to Sis and Dave), little victories are won, and hope continues to sprout in the most unlikely places.
The little redhead has the word for today:
The next month or so will be critical for determining the direction and efficacy of the new Congress. Hearings will be called, bills will be introduced, and we’ll get a strong sense about their intentions for dealing with our fiscal situation. By May we should begin to see results as the products of the committees move to the floor. August and September will also be critical times as they prepare the budget for the next Fiscal Year beginning in October. They have no slack. Weakness and timidity should not be tolerated. I fear that even if the House steps up, the Senate (D’s and R’s) will blow it. Of course His Majesty, the Obamination, will probably veto any effort to place our fiscal house in order.
Have a wonderful weekend. I plan to attend an auction today if everything works out. I’ll be back on Monday.
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