I know this will fall on deaf ears and blinded eyes. It may anger both Lefties AND patriots. But, here it is. The President appears to be prepared to violate the Constitution. Though I have been lauding him for his sterling record of faithfulness to date, I fear his likely deal with anti-constitutionalists Nancy and Chuck may jeopardize his law-abiding record.
The inconvenient truth, folks, is that the $1 - $2T infrastructure proposal is both unaffordable and unconscionably unconstitutional. I read and re-read the Constitution, specifically Articles I and II. I also consulted relevant Federalist papers by Monroe and Hamilton to tease forth at least a minimally convincing lawful justification for such a profligate project. Sorry, but an infrastructure bill, no matter how noble in intent, cannot be constitutionally justified. And even if infrastructure spending were justified and within the authority of the federal government, how in hell can a country already awash in gargantuan, unsustainable debt afford it?
So, how do the feds get around this problem? Our founders designed a solution. Congress would need to invoke Art V to amend the Constitution in a manner which would permit such expenditures. In his Farewell Address, Washington warned us that if we want the fed gov’t to have a power the Constitution doesn’t delegate to it, then we should amend the Constitution to delegate that new power – we must NOT allow the feds to exercise a power by usurpation.
Deeply disappointed. These days it requires super-human integrity and faithfulness to fully live up to one's Oath of Office. Tragic.
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