THE POWERS OF CONGRESS

By Michael LeMieux
March 13, 2010
NewsWithViews.com

What are the powers of Congress? Can they do anything they want or are they supposed to be constrained in what they do?

We have all aware of the oaths that our legislators take to support and defend the Constitution. And logic would tell us that if the federal government was created by a Constitution and that constitution establishes powers and limitations on that government then that is what they should be guided by. But is that really happening?

Let’s take a look at one specific area of the constitution that most of you know as the interstate commerce clause. It is found in Article 1, Section 8, clause 4:
“To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; “

If you notice there is not one mention of “interstate commerceâ€