Congress
Good Ideas vs the Constitution
by Walter E. Williams Let me run through a few good ideas. I think it’s a good idea for children to eat healthful, wholesome foods. In the raising of our daughter, before-dinner treats were fresh vegetables, and after-dinner treats were mostly fruits. I arrive...
Congress passes too many laws.
That statement sums it all up pretty nicely – if you care about the constitution, that is. Those who want to “enforce all laws” – are insane. Or just criminals. Or...
Power corrupts. Congress proves it.
“Power corrupts” is a principle proven every day by the imperial congress of the United States.D.C. Fails to Rein In Its Own Power. Again.
Yet more evidence that we cannot count on the federal government to rein in its own power. Ever. Just before Thanksgiving, the Republican controlled House Intelligence Committee said no to telling Americans how many people drone strikes kill overseas every year. It...