The Death of a Nation - Part 2

Last week I discussed the usurpation of the general welfare clause in the Constitution to the point where it’s now being used to the benefit of elected officials. The benefit could be for their campaigns to keep them in office, for the profit of their constituents so they can be reelected, and sometimes for personal profit. In any event, the general welfare clause is no longer being used in the manner it was intended by the Founders. The Commerce Clause, Article 1.8.3, is another enumerated power of the federal government that has been misused and abused by Congress to the detriment of the cou...