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Was the GW clause meant to supply the public largess to one and all?? Was it meant to fund all these entitlements that we now have?? If so. Why wasn't it used before the 30's??
I also wonder if todays SC will interpret it differently from the SC in FDR's day. The same SC that at first found parts of FDR's proposals Unconstitutional. They then caved under threats from FDR.
Should be interesting because the SC will be surely have to render a decision.
While I will not argue that the subject is open to debate, it is important to note that 80 years of precedent supports the Hamiltonian interpretation.
Unless a Supreme court reverses prior decisions, or unless a Constitutional Amendment happens, adding specific conditions under which the GW clause applies, the point is moot.
Right now, under current law, the use of the GW clause to provide for social safety net programs is, in fact, Constitutional.
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