Ron Paul in Saving Freedom

On Principles & Values: Just about everything Congress does is unconstitutional

[After swearing tp uphold support the Constitution in the oath of office], I rarely heard the Constitution spoken of again--not when considering legislation, not when considering any new government program. It was never used as justification for legislation because there was little we did that fit within the limited powers of the federal government specified by the Constitution. Congressman Ron Paul from Texas, a physician and former presidential candidate, was known as "Dr. No" because he voted no on almost every piece of legislation. He argued that just about everything Congress did was unconstitutional. He was usually right.

It doesn't take a legal scholar to see that the main purpose of the Constitution is to limit the role, scope, and power of the federal government. It does this by dividing and specifying the duties and powers of the federal government and by reserving all other powers to individuals or the states.

Source: Saving Freedom, by Jim DeMint, p. 88 Jul 4, 2009

The above quotations are from Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism, by Sen. Jim DeMint. Click here for other excerpts from Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism, by Sen. Jim DeMint. Click here for other excerpts by Ron Paul. Click here for a profile of Ron Paul.
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