Each of them takes an oath to defend the Constitution, but many House lawmakers either don’t understand the founding document or don’t take its precepts seriously, according to an analysis by The Washington Times that studied the constitutional backing that representatives submitted for each of the more than 3,000 bills they introduced in 2011.
Under rules that the new Republican majority put into place, each House member introducing a bill must cite specific parts of the Constitution that they think grant Congress the authority to take the action they are proposing.
The first year’s worth of action was less than inspiring for adherents of the founding document: Many lawmakers ignored the rule, while others sliced and diced the clauses to justify what they were trying to do. One thumbed his nose at the exercise altogether, saying it’s up to the courts, not Congress, to determine what is constitutional.
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"up to the courts, not Congress"???? This is exactly what's wrong with our country and specifically our so called leaders.
ReplyDeleteA House of crooks, a House of liars, a House of thieves, a House of law breakers!
ReplyDeleteTo Prison with all of them!
How ridiculous to not know the constitution. Heck there's an app for that
ReplyDeleteThe whole book including the declaration of Independence AND the Bill of Rights is less than a quarter inch thick in pocket sized version. There is no reason after passing 2,500 pages 8 1/2 x 11 of obamamurder that these crooks can defend themselves from this.
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