On January 29, 2009 Congressman John Shadegg introduced H.R. 450, The Enumerated Powers Act, in Congress. This bill would require Congress to show Constitutional authority for each piece of legislation introduced both houses of Congress. By requiring Congress to show lawful authority for spending. The out of control monster, that is Washington D.C., could be put back into it’s box.

The Enumerated Powers Act states as follows:

Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. The failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. The availability of this point of order does not affect any other available relief.’

Politicians take and oath to uphold and defend the Constitution; the law of our land. We live, however, in a world ,of criminal thuggery, where the people who make the laws need to be forced to uphold the law.

Rep. Shadegg is quoted by World Net Dailey;

When he introduced the proposal Jan. 9, Shadegg gave a House floor speech reminding his colleagues of limited authority granted in the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.

It 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."

"What that means is that the Founding Fathers intended our national government to be a limited government, a government of limited powers that cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to the states or to the people," Shadegg said. "As the final amendment in the 10 Bill of Rights, it is clear that the Constitution establishes a Federal Government of specifically enumerated and limited powers."

For that reason, Shadegg said he has introduced the Enumerated Powers Act each year that he’s been in Congress.

 

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