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08-19-2011, 09:20 PM
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Super-Committee Violates Constitution
'Super-Committee' Violates Constitution'
"....In short, tax hikes or dangerous defense cuts.
That’s a perversion of the U.S. Constitution, trampling the American
commitment to “no taxation without representation.” Article 1, Sec. 7 of the Constitution says “all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.” Only the 435 members of the House can do it.
To protect us from excessive taxation, the framers decided that tax increases have to originate in the most representative branch of government. House members are elected every two years from small districts, and the framers reasoned, would be closest to the people and safeguard their freedom. Not even the 100 members of the U.S. Senate were given that authority. Delegating it to 12 people is a travesty......."
http://www.newsmax.com/McCaughey/sup...8/19/id/407957
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