When the newly-elected Republicans take over in a few days, their first order of business will be to read the United States Constitution on the floor of the house. That’s never been done before, which might explain a few things about why we’re in the state we are. And then they want to require that the author of every new bill include a statement citing the constitutional authority to enact the legislation. That part is to assuage some of the Tea Party outrage that swept them into power again.
But it’s all meaningless because so much of the Constitution has been rendered moot by activist judges.
All any legislator need do is claim the bill – any bill – is authorized under the “necessary and proper” and/or “commerce” clause(s). Since they’ve been expanded by the Supremes to pretty much allow anything Congress wants to do, there you go.
My guess is that, after a few bills are rejected for show during the first month or two, exactly zero bills will be booted as unconstitutional.
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