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Old 06-02-2025, 06:53 AM
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We would not have a spending problem if the Constitution's explicit restrictions on government power were respected. Judges have ruled that anything deemed to be "necessary and proper" can ignore those explicit restrictions without a Constitutional amendment. There was a reason the explicit restrictions existed, and the violations were never "necessary and proper."
Out of curiosity, what are the explicit restrictions and what is an example of a current Govt. program/spending which violates those explicit restrictions and is therefore unconstitutional?
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