To have the power, the fed would have to have it specifically enumerated.. It is not (and please, no leaving off the text after the word "welfare" from article 1 section 8)... the 10th amendment then reserves all other powers that are not specifically granted to the fed to the states and/or the people..
Now.. this is not to say that the federal government has stayed within it's assigned powers.. and it is not to say that they are not doing it currently.. but the constitution does not grant the fed the power to give entitlements for things such as welfare and/or unemployment
The wording is very clear... words have meaning.. punctuation has a purpose.. and complete context is useful when reading the constitution
Oh bullshit.
The 10th is a catchall..the Constitution is supreme.
And it's in the preamble and the first clause of the powers of congress to provide for the general welfare.
You guys want to make a case for "exact words"? Well we wouldn't have a standing army. Since the Constitution provides for a temporary one made up of militias.
Seems you went for the more "general" interpretation of that one.
It is a 'catchall' to catch the fed trying to take power it is not specifically granted.. the wording is QUITE clear
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
And perhaps you should read again on the Army
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States,
and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
To raise and support Armies, but no
Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
Militia and Army and Navy are listed as and treated as different things.. and monies are appropriated YEARLY...
Go back to school
