Why the Federal Government's Power Should be Limited

"Unfortunately, for the future of our nation, Congress has successfully exploited American constitutional ignorance or contempt." Walter E. Williams

Why should the federal government's power be limited?

Because The U.S. Constitution says so! The Tenth Amendment states: "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."

In case you are wondering, The U.S. Constitution does NOT enumerate: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, war on poverty, highway funding, education, healthcare, bailing out private businesses, taxing targeted citizens 90%, cap-and-trade, CAFE standards or light bulbs.

What does the federal government do well besides waste our money? NOTHING! Even national defense, which is one of the enumerated powers, is full of wasteful spending.

Social Security - if you were outraged at the Bernie Madoff ponzie scheme, your mind will be blown if you knew the truth about this abomination. Never forget who tried to save it by privatizing part of it and who stood in the way (Answer: George W. Bush. Democrats.)

There is so much waste in our governments at all levels yet, even in times like these, you very rarely hear them (local, state or federal) talk about cutting their budgets and/or wasteful programs. That's what happens when you are playing with other people's money.

Washington uses federal money as an extortion racket against the states. Look at how the Obama Administration is treating Governors Sanford, Gindall, Perry and Palin as they try to reject the non-Stimulus bill money or try to use it for purposes found unacceptable by our omnipotent federal government.

The fed's favorite tool is the highway funding money which they use to blackmail the states into forcing seatbelt laws and speed limit regulations among other things.

Education spending comes next. The per pupil spending in America is outrageous. The return on our "investment" is sagging graduation rates and substandard academic performance versus the rest of the world. Why do we keep pouring good money after bad? Teachers unions!

The whole point our Founding Fathers made with the enumerated powers clause was to allow the states to do as they pleased knowing that "the people" could flee if things got out of hand. Examples of this would be the liberal utopia of California, which is bankrupt, or New York, where they are raising taxes. Another example is Oregon with their continuous experiments on social programs. If you don't like it, get the hell out. Flee and take your tax dollars with you.

Where can I flee to avoid Obama's unprecedented power grab and avoid the unprecedented levels of inflation that will inevitably be coming down the pike?

Here's a great piece by Walter E. Williams about democracy versus majority rule.

Check out this editorial cartoon from the March 30 edition of Investor's Business Daily.