General Welfare Clause
No Welfare Power in the Constitution
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James Madison vs. Joe Biden
Joe Biden is rolling out a massive federal infrastructure bill featuring another $2 or $3 trillion in federal spending and tax increases to boot. Did you know James Madison vetoed an infrastructure bill? He said there was no constitutional authorization for such...
Thomas Jefferson on the General Welfare Clause
TAC membershipsย help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and readย the full transcript here. Thomas Jefferson rejected todayโs version of the general welfare clause of the constitution, saying it would enable congress to โtake...
Madison and Hamilton on “general Welfare” under the Constitution
TAC membershipsย help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and readย the full transcript here. The โgeneral welfareโ clause does not give the federal government the power to do anything it wants FOLLOW TAC: YouTube:...