frigidweirdo
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Again...not true at all. That's not how "government works". The U.S. Constitution dictates how government works and it is the law. Every time it's violated, the people doing it are violating the law. Jimmy Carter violated the law when he created the Department of Education out of thin air. And even if Congress had created it, it would still be illegal since it is not permitted by the U.S. Constitution. You want it? Jimmy Carter wants it? Then amend the Constitution. That's the law. That is how "it works".In theory your right. And they should stop it. But there are too many liberals in the Republican Party. And even if they did, Obama was just veto it anyway. That was on thing I loved about Ron Paul. While I never would have voted for him based on his national security policies, his domestic policies were spot on. He would have gotten the federal government out of everything they have no business being in. I think his son Rand would give us the best of both world's.The problem is with your argument is that the federal govt was given the legislative powers.
That's not true at all. The legislative branch was given legislative powers. But it is the executive branch that is involving itself in education. Furthermore, even if Congress was to pass a law making it the business of the executive branch to involve itself in education, it still wouldn't matter. The only way that would be legal would be to amend the Constitution. Anything short of an amendment is irrelevant because the federal government is restricted to 18 enumerated powers and education is not one of them.
Well, what limits are there on the executive dealing with education? The thing is that all money raised must go through Congress, and the power to raise taxes is through Congress, so... Congress could stop this at any time.
Well that's how government works. The govt does what it likes within the separation of powers, after that it's up to the voters, and the voters don't seem to care for your view, so it doesn't happen.
Basically, what you and all of your pals on the left are saying is "we can't get the votes to legally get what we want so we will just break the law achieve everything illegally". Not acceptable. Sorry. And only an unethical sleaze bag would find it acceptable.
But then again government is fluid, changes with time, and changes with the will of the people, right? Or supposed to.