In response to:
For those who have not read this:
Article 1 - The Legislative Branch
Section 8 - Powers of Congress
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Mea
For the record, count me among the opponents of the fiscal cliff-averting measure that passed the House and Senate this week.
But please do not count me among those for whom this was a do-or-die litmus test for conservative veracity.
There are things members of Congress could do that would explode their reputations with me-- endorse Obamacare, back Roe v. Wade, cozy up to terrorists-- but when all is said and done, these days of intra-party angst are about differences in strategy, not goals.
From my North Texas base, I watched our area’s Republican contingent vote no, with opposition extending even...
The most effective criminals are those who learn the rules and work within the system.