In his column today, Walter Williams lauds Representative John Shadegg for his bill to require Congress to point to the provision of the Constitution that authorizes it to do whatever the bill would do.
The sad fact is that the Constitution is pretty much a dead letter. It was intended to put restraints on governmental power, but now exerts about as much restraint as spider’s web on a tee shot by Tiger Woods. Nearly all politicians want it that way and few citizens get riled up over new laws and spending that are unconstitutional.
Still, thanks for bringing the subject up, Walter.
