Force Congress to Cite Constitutional Authority for Bills

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Click below to send your email. Uphold Our Founding Fathers' Intent -- Click Below to Force Congress to Cite Constitutional Authority for Bills:http://capwiz.com/sicminc/issues/alert/?alertid=11240251 & type=COALERT: It's time to hold Congress accountable for its actions…Don't you agree?John Shadegg (R-AZ) has reintroduced H.R. 1359, the "Enumerated Powers Act", a bill that highlights the importance of the Tenth Amendment and forces a continual reexamination of the role of the federal government.The Enumerated Powers Act would require Members of Congress to include an explicit statement of Constitutional authority into each bill that is introduced. It would hold Congress accountable for its actions.The Tenth Amendment states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."According to the Tenth Amendment, the national government cannot expand its legislative authority into areas reserved to the States or the people. It is a well-known fact that the size and scope of the federal government has exploded since the New Deal. Congress continues to operate without Constitutional restraint, creating costly and ineffective programs and blatantly ignoring the principles of federalism.The language is simple: "Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act."It's just SIMPLE COMMON SENSE -- but we have to MAKE Congress do it!TAKE ACTION: As Barry Goldwater wrote in The Conscience of a Conservative:"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is ‘needed' before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can."Shadegg concluded, "There is no better way that Congress can uphold Mr. Goldwater's words than by respecting the Tenth Amendment and the Constitution of the United States."Rep. Shadegg's bill has been stuck in committee since he introduced it last year -- it's up to US to force it out. Please click below NOW to send a FREE message directly to your Representative, asking him or her to SUPPORT H.R. 1359, the "Enumerated Powers Act":http://capwiz.com/sicminc/issues/alert/?alertid=11240251 & type=COSincerely,William Greene, PresidentRightMarch.comP.S.: Be sure to send this Alert to EVERYONE you know who wants to help FORCE Congress to cite Constitutional authority for bills they introduce. Thank you!The work of RightMarch.com is funded entirely by voluntary contributions. Help us spread the word with a donation to RightMarch.com!https://secure.responseenterprises.com/rightmarch/?a=7If you prefer not to donate online, you can call us with your credit card ready at 1-800-379-6630.If you prefer to donate by check, please send to:RightMarch.comDept Code 7PO Box 20275Washington, DC 20041-2275FREE Issues/Action Alert RSS feed:www.Capwiz.com/sicminc/RSSPut a "Write-to-Congress" web sticker on YOUR website:www.Capwiz.com/sicminc/dbq/stickers/?command=fedstickersPut an "Action Alerts" web sticker on YOUR website:www.Capwiz.com/sicminc/remotecontent/remotestickerJoin the discussion at the Active Faith blog:www.ActiveFaith.uswww.ConservativeAlerts.com4850 Golden Pkwy., Ste. B #325, Buford GA 30518-1712Paid for by RightMarch.comWould you like to send this email to a friend? Click Here to be removed from this list