Little-Acorn
Gold Member
And this is done under the authority granted to the Federal government by the Water Conservation and Monitoring passage in the Constitution.
Which is found next to the section authorizing the Fed govt to run retirement programs. Just below the part authorizing them to run Medical Insurance schemes, regulate wages, and restrict pollution. And the parts saying they can dictate the size of your toilet, and what kinds of light bulbs you can and can't use.
All of which is just above the passage that says the Fed govt can do only the things listed in the Constitution, and is forbidden to do all others, but the States and the people can still do the others if they want. (I've actually seen that passage, but somehow I missed the others. But I'm sure the government would not do those other things if it would violate the Constitution, so they must be in there somewhere)
Of course, the Constitution was designed expressly to prevent the Fed govt from spreading its tentacles into every aspect of people's lives. That was one of its main purposes - to keep the Fed govt small and limited, while letting the States etc. mostly do what they wanted.
Which is found next to the section authorizing the Fed govt to run retirement programs. Just below the part authorizing them to run Medical Insurance schemes, regulate wages, and restrict pollution. And the parts saying they can dictate the size of your toilet, and what kinds of light bulbs you can and can't use.
All of which is just above the passage that says the Fed govt can do only the things listed in the Constitution, and is forbidden to do all others, but the States and the people can still do the others if they want. (I've actually seen that passage, but somehow I missed the others. But I'm sure the government would not do those other things if it would violate the Constitution, so they must be in there somewhere)
Of course, the Constitution was designed expressly to prevent the Fed govt from spreading its tentacles into every aspect of people's lives. That was one of its main purposes - to keep the Fed govt small and limited, while letting the States etc. mostly do what they wanted.