Appeal to the Constitution

James Madison is probably rolling over in his grave. The Federal government has long slipped the leash of his finely crafted Constitution. Obamascare is only the latest usurpation of powers by the Federal government. So much that they do is not Constitutional. Rather than discuss the health care reform proposals on their merits, which gives the Left a tacit reason to continue with them, we should be asking by what authority do they propose to do anything at all. Today, at the American Thinker, Andrew Sumereau has an article entitled Introducing the Tenth Amendment. The tenth is the one that says powers not delegated to the Federal government are reserved to the States or to the people. It's an important point, and one often overlooked. The States may impose a health care system, or they may not. But the Federal government is not empowered to do so. The Constitution was a delegation of certain enumerated duties to the new Federal government by the States. The States, in turn, derive their powers from the People. So, the People ultimately have the power, and the Rights described in these various Constitutions. Several States have passed resolutions asserting their Tenth Amendment rights. We should applaud these, and insist our own state passes a similar resolution. If enough States do so, it may even get through the incredibly thick heads of our "representatives."

Meanwhile, if we want to recommend something to our Congresscitters, who keep insisting that the "system" is broken, we could recommend they do something that is actually within the enumerated powers granted to Congress. They could force the States to recognize health insurance from any other State. That would be "regulating commerce between the States," and I suspect Madison would approve.