General Welfare Clause
Not “Whatever They Want”
General welfare does not mean “do whatever in the hell you want.” The general welfare clause is limited – even big-government-loving Alexander Hamilton agreed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center...
Mr. Madison’s War on the General Welfare Clause?
David S. Schwartz (University of Wisconsin Law School) has posted Mr. Madison’s War on the General Welfare Clause (57 pages) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The General Welfare Clause of Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution (“Clause...
The general Welfare Clause: An Introduction
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that the general Welfare clause in the Constitution gives the federal government the power to do pretty much anything and everything. And since the federal courts have adopted the Hamiltonian view over the Madisonian...
No Welfare Power in the Constitution
A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times demonstrates the lack of understanding of the Constitution that unfortunately characterizes many, if not most, Americans. The letter writer states: “We should demand that all elected officials commit to fighting to end...When it comes to #infrastructure spending and the Constitution - we'll side with James Madison over @JoeBiden every single time.#10thAmendment #founders @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/GJeXnMkimu
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