It is high time Americans heard an argument that might turn a vague national uneasiness into a vivid awareness of something going very wrong. The argument is that the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) is unconstitutional. [...]The Vesting Clause of Article I says, “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in” Congress. All. Therefore, none shall be vested elsewhere. Gary Lawson of Boston University’s School of Law suggests a thought experiment:
Suppose Congress passes the Goodness and Niceness Act. Section 1 outlaws all transactions involving, no matter how tangentially, interstate commerce that do not promote goodness and niceness. Section 2 says the president shall define the statute’s meaning with regulations that define and promote goodness and niceness and specify penalties for violations.
Surely this would be incompatible with the Vesting Clause. Where would the Goodness and Niceness Act really be written? In Congress? No, in the executive branch. Lawson says that nothing in the Constitution’s enumeration of powers authorizes Congress to enact such a statute. The only power conferred on Congress by the Commerce Clause is to regulate. The Goodness and Niceness Act does not itself regulate, it just identifies a regulator.
For good or ill, GM CEO Wagoner has tendered his resignation; however that resignation did not come about due to Congressional legislation, but directly from the White House.
With EESA, Congress forces the country to ponder the paradox of sovereignty: If sovereign people freely choose to surrender their sovereignty, is this willed subordination really subordination?
UPDATE Obama, the epitome of personal restraint, austerity and sacrifice
Britain will get its first chance to see Barack Obama this week when a White House cavalcade – complete with armoured limousines, helicopters, 200 US secret service staff and a six-doctor medical team – sweeps into the UK. [...]
More than 500 officials and staff will accompany the president on his tour this week – along with a mass of high-tech security equipment, including the $300,000 presidential limousine, known as The Beast. Fitted with night-vision camera, reinforced steel plating, tear- gas cannon and oxygen tanks, the vehicle is the ultimate in heavy armoured transport.
In addition, a team from the White House kitchen will travel with the president to prepare his food. As one official put it: “When the president travels, the White House travels with him, right down to the car he drives, the water he drinks, the gasoline he uses, the food he eats. America is still the sole superpower and the president must have the ability to handle any crisis, anywhere, any time.”
Comment by cranky-d on 3/29 @ 7:48 pm #
I think the phrase “Drunk with power” is apropos. It’s like the Obamessiah thinks anyone can be the CEO of a giant multi-national company, and those geniuses in Congress think they’re up to the task as well.
Remember the lesson from Nevada; the government cannot even run a whore house profitably.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 8:01 pm #
so sad…
my teardrops are my …dna sign-up..
do these tear… make me look,,,weak?
Comment by Jeff G. on 3/29 @ 8:02 pm #
Hopefully Obama can seat a couple of the “right kind” of SCOTUS justices in time to have this power ticked out of the Living Constitution.
Comment by Seth on 3/29 @ 8:02 pm #
The problem with that paradox, of course, is that many of us did not surrender our sovereignty. I damn sure didn’t.We’re not talking about mere policy disagreements here, we’re talking about founding notions of the state being assulted.
Comment by Jeffersonian on 3/29 @ 8:05 pm #
We need to welcome Obamao as our Supreme Law Giver. It’s only right that Congress cede its power to the righteous cheiftan.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 8:07 pm #
kill a coupla cops
cuddle a pervert
press narrative
narrate the idol judges
Comment by Phil on 3/29 @ 8:09 pm #
The rule of law is very old fashioned. Borderline reactionary really.
It’s the rule of O! now.
Comment by happyfeet on 3/29 @ 8:09 pm #
give crack whore Ashley some space says Roger
there’s a goddamn anti-American misery pimp in our White House bent on destroying our economy and Roger is worried about “celebrity culture.” Fuck him gently with a chainsaw I think.
Comment by happyfeet on 3/29 @ 8:12 pm #
oh. Roger forgotted to mention the crack whore’s name. It’s Ashley Biden! You may know Ashley already for her efforts to pitch our little country into a dirty socialist abyss by campaigning for Joey Hairplugs and his George Soros butt-boy running mate.
And that’s your Happyfeet Hollywood Minute! Back to you Roger.
Comment by serr8d on 3/29 @ 8:14 pm #
Darn it, hf, I had to look at that damned fedora again.
NEVERMORE!
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 8:16 pm #
space is a race
say ching chong ashley face
bing bong biden [as they kindly exit stage w/ tiny feet]
bing bong biden
bing,,,,
Comment by happyfeet on 3/29 @ 8:18 pm #
sorry, serr8d. Here. musical interlude brought to you by the letter C
and can we think of a word that starts with C boys and girls?
Yes! Crack! Crack does start with C. Can you use crack in a sentence?
Ashley Biden is a skeezey crack whore?
Very good!
Comment by serr8d on 3/29 @ 8:19 pm #
I had expected someone of the weaker Republirino sort to tell everyone to lay off of Bimbo McCainnette. That’ll be next, you watch.
Unless I’ve missed it already.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 8:19 pm #
there is absolutely nothing…i mean nothing..
going on here in that crabby city of quincy-mass
a choo=setts
zicam…zicam…
back to u,,,ten toes!
Comment by serr8d on 3/29 @ 8:22 pm #
Ahhhh, yes, the inventor of rap music. But don’t tell anyone.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 8:23 pm #
floods?-ha- my flood pants are
so in…
coconut radios?
‘got the per fesser on it
but what’s to do
with protien wisdom?
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/29 @ 9:07 pm #
High crimes and good times. Impeach, impeach, impeach.
This Mugabe monster needs his own lil country. Maybe Soros could buy him one.
Comment by geoffb on 3/29 @ 9:14 pm #
I liked Blondie, but I liked Debbie best in Videodrome.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 9:23 pm #
i like blondies riddim sect:/
i like iggy taut body insults/
i’m queer for,,,
ivan kral,,,
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Comment by Joe on 3/29 @ 10:03 pm #
Of course, beggers can’t be choosers.
Comment by geoffb on 3/29 @ 10:06 pm #
So who would have standing?
It was a shotgun wedding.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/29 @ 10:26 pm #
‘wot’s ur fave
cave song
?
complete these lyrics
outlaws
LENNY
baby was a black sheep
baby was a whore
u know she got big..
but she’s gonna get bigger..
baby/baby/ was a r’n'rnigger…
outside is insanity
that’s were i want to be
hey-i wrote a sentence!
kinda
Comment by geoffb on 3/29 @ 10:41 pm #
First Iggy and now Patti. U Detroit much?
Comment by geoffb on 3/29 @ 10:51 pm #
That would be nice, maybe next time.
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/29 @ 10:51 pm #
What, Barry’s not sampling local cuisine prepared by the palace? Rude, no? Travelling with his own chef… sounds paranoid. Also sounds like we’ll be hearing more about official food tasters and bodyguards over the next 4 years.
Love the photoshop.
Comment by The Monster on 3/29 @ 11:11 pm #
Hardly. It’s only paranoia if they aren’t really out to get you. Consider that there are a million and a half Muslims living in England/Wales. Let’s say that only one percent of them are hard-core enough to agree with these three statements:
1) Someone whose father and step-father was Muslim, and was listed in the official records at his Indonesian school as a Muslim, was therefore a Muslim.
2) Someone who is a Muslim, who then joins a Christian church and expresses his faith in Jesus as his Savior, is an apostate Muslim.
3) It is the will of Allah that His Faithful kill apostate Muslims.
That very very low-ball estimate means that there are 1,500 people in England or Wales who believe it is the will of Allah that they kill Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., President of The United States of America (Great Satan).
He would be stupid not to have his own cooks and his own food brought in.
Comment by The Monster on 3/29 @ 11:13 pm #
Dammit, need preview! That was one tenth of one percent.
Comment by geoffb on 3/29 @ 11:13 pm #
You got it. (bold mine)
Comment by Swen Swenson on 3/29 @ 11:24 pm #
I agree! Eventually a real crisis will arise, one we need real leadership to deal with. At that point we are so screwed..
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/29 @ 11:31 pm #
Monster, I agree and also understand the religious and political aspects of getting Obama overseas. I’ve asked before if he’s an apostate or a Christian. Farrakhan and the gang love him to pieces.
My sarc tag was missing. Main point being, we really need to retire the whole unity and change nonsense. A private chef and Obama’s megalomaniac streak will not win friends. While I agree with you, it’s still ironic that past leaders included sampling local culture & food as part of U.S. diplomacy.
Otherwise, Buck Ofama . )
Comment by Molon Labe on 3/29 @ 11:47 pm #
I think we should stay out of Ashley Biden’s nose.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/30 @ 12:53 am #
sure..
point at something shinywhile looking at my nose!
don’t you dare
oh… y’gonna f’ckin’ double dare me?
oh—
they just capped me carbon…
i’m gonna marry me a lighthouse keeper!
Comment by kim on 3/30 @ 4:01 am #
A royal taster.
Flocks of Marine whirlybirds.
High steppin’ hubris.
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Comment by kim on 3/30 @ 4:05 am #
Asian markets crash.
Two hundred Raybanned men pick
One from Column A.
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Comment by kim on 3/30 @ 4:12 am #
Nothing much ado.
Czech and China, Turkey too.
Get in their faces.
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Comment by kim on 3/30 @ 4:16 am #
So what does he care?
George Soros warns of bad times.
Puppet jerked around.
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Comment by kim on 3/30 @ 4:20 am #
Good for USA,
Good for General Motors;
101k Ranch.
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Comment by donald on 3/30 @ 5:22 am #
Hi Kim.
Comment by Carin on 3/30 @ 5:30 am #
Looks like we had an overnight visit from the haiku fairy. #34 is my favorite.
Comment by Carin on 3/30 @ 5:48 am #
King Obama says, Let them drive hybrids…
This is going to turn out well.
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 5:57 am #
I hope you’re not borrowing from our frothing anti-Bush opponents on this, Darleen. There is some standard size motorcade/personnel entourage that accompanies the President overseas, or in fact anywhere in the US. Is this any larger than that? Do you even know?
The personal chef thing is a little funny, though. It is England, though, and they don’t have anything resembling “cuisine”.
Oh, but back to the equal-but-opposite stupidity thing: stupidity doesn’t cancel, it adds.
Comment by easyliving1 on 3/30 @ 7:27 am #
levi johnson mom drugs roger l. simon
Comment by BumperStickerist on 3/30 @ 7:35 am #
My deepest, deepest hope is that
Gordon Brown gives Barack a nice, first edition Cliff’s Notes Guide to Shakespeare’s Plays.
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Comment by Darleen on 3/30 @ 7:41 am #
Slart
I certainly want my President safe wherever he goes. AirForce One should always be state of the art. And if he needs 200 secret service people, so be it. But an Entourage of 500? Who are those other 300 people? And that doesn’t count all M’chelle’s own entourage.
And how much of this huge traveling show does he take with him each week as he trips across the United States?
Did you know that about 40% of conventions have been cancelled in Las Vegas? Most of it because of White House rhetoric about how businesses should be tightening their belts? How dare businesses DO business in nice surroundings!! But then, the President can talk about belt tightening while hauling private chefs around the country with him and keeping the thermostat to orchid level in the White House.
Hell’s bells, even the Gorical didn’t participate in Earth Hour!
What kind of entourage did GW travel with? That’s the rub because you can’t tell me Obama is at more risk than GW was.
Comment by Joe on 3/30 @ 7:46 am #
Can’t you just let him finish his waffle?
Comment by B Moe on 3/30 @ 7:48 am #
Brown should have something unexpected come up and have Obama meet with George Galloway instead.
Comment by alppuccino on 3/30 @ 7:49 am #
Those people always travel in huge groups. They’re called posses.
Far left liberals. What did you think I meant?
Comment by Joe on 3/30 @ 7:51 am #
And that whole President fail criticism, that was a misunderstanding, I love Rush!
Comment by Jeffersonian on 3/30 @ 8:09 am #
And Carin (#41), we also need to remember that hybrids are hardly the salvation of the US auto industry. Toyota loses money on every Prius sold.
Comment by Joe on 3/30 @ 8:09 am #
Well maybe he meant he might like Rush, or he might not. It could be interpreted either way. It could even be a death threat. Perhaps he should ban himself to be safe.
Comment by Freedom Carin on 3/30 @ 8:14 am #
Jeffersonian – In Baracky’s brave new world, gas taxes will insure that an overpriced Prius is the car we want.
Except, of course, for the poor folks who will simply have to take a bus.
Comment by Joe on 3/30 @ 8:14 am #
The reason the big three did not do minis well, is because they make very little money on them. Even when gasoline went above $4, hybrids still were a loss leader (even for the Japanese). It is worse for the electric cars GM is planning to unveil.
What made money? Trucks and SUVS. What these companies need is some union concessions on early retirement and benefit packages. Carin’s right, retirees are going to kill the golden geese, but they don’t seem to care because that will just mean the feds picking up the pension obligations?
Comment by Freedom Carin on 3/30 @ 8:15 am #
You know, I’m really beginning to think that Baracky really doesn’t care about the UAW workers …
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 8:21 am #
Quick Google, and this was first hit for Bush secret service entourage.
Sure: boingboing.
But there’s this. And this.
Some interesting words in that last link:
Boilerplate?
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/30 @ 8:36 am #
^ The middle three. 35, 36, 37
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/30 @ 8:46 am #
Okay, but come on. A radical’s radical. Why wouldn’t any reasonable person expect extra protection? If 250 is the norm, it still doesn’t protect us from the socialist-stimulus bill.
Comment by Freedom Carin on 3/30 @ 8:48 am #
I don’t understand why “he” needs the protection. Isn’t he the world’s prezzident?
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 8:57 am #
Don’t you realize how many racist Republicans there are out there, Carin?
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/30 @ 8:58 am #
Here’s an interesting quote today:
“I get preferential treatment, although I don’t want that. I very rarely have problems. Look, I’m 6-foot-4, and I don’t look like I’ll be receptive to bad behavior.”
Guess.
A) Bill O’Reilly
B) Barack Obama
C) Janet Reno
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 8:59 am #
Tim Tebow?
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 9:04 am #
Now, if Obama were truly committed to greening our planet, he might have chosen an alternative form of transportation.
Comment by Freedom Carin on 3/30 @ 9:08 am #
Well, my comment was tongue-in-cheek.
I don’t know how many racist Republicans there are out there – but I’m guessing prolly about the same number as racist democrats. Taylortucky (south of Detroit) voted for Baracky, but I bet a brother is safer in Grosse Pointe than he is there.
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 9:09 am #
As were mine.
Comment by Spam Heap on 3/30 @ 9:17 am #
Given his handling of the current crisis, I think cattle class on Delta, with a taxi to central London is just about what he needs.
Comment by mojo on 3/30 @ 9:30 am #
Handle a crisis?
This mook couldn’t handle a bowel movement.
Comment by B Moe on 3/30 @ 9:37 am #
Now, if Obama were truly committed to greening our planet, he might have chosen an alternative form of transportation.
Obama’s would probably look more like this, Slart:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/cinemaroll/2008/07/01/201449_3.jpg
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/30 @ 10:20 am #
RACIST!
Comment by ushie on 3/30 @ 11:36 am #
…I hope all this doesn’t mean Barack won’t eat the same food the Queen eats.
Say, I wonder what gift he’ll give her?
I told an Obot at work about the DVD fiasco and she immediately spun it to: Obviously, Hillary didn’t tell O Brown’s blind so it’s her fault, and “I’m sure Michelle patted him on the shoulder and told him not to worry, and they’ll give him a really good gift from Borders when they get to England.”
I almost crawled under my desk to cry.
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/30 @ 3:18 pm #
Did someone remember to take out the Manchurian Candidate from that DVD set?
Comment by ThomasD on 3/30 @ 5:38 pm #
Don’t you realize how many racist Republicans there are out there, Carin?
Am I missing the sarcasm?.
What does a royal entourage have to do with the color of his skin? Are you trying to imply that all those closeted racists are biding their time waiting for some sort of justification for unleashing their inner klansman? And that Darleen’s pic is just the sort of message to do that? As if racists feel the need for anything else to justify their opinions?
I though this was all about Obamessiah’s promise to be a different kind of President? Perhaps a commentary on the governments desperate need for a little economy of its own?
Comment by alppuccino on 3/30 @ 5:41 pm #
…I hope all this doesn’t mean Barack won’t eat the same food the Queen eats.
Say, I wonder what gift he’ll give her?
My money’s on the Slap Chop.
Comment by Vermont Neighbor on 3/30 @ 10:11 pm #
His gift will be one of Michelle’s tiaras.
Comment by meya on 3/31 @ 6:40 am #
I hope Bachmann starts citing this line of constitutional thinking… Totally stump even more financial officials.
Comment by alppuccino on 3/31 @ 6:47 am #
Just heard Slap Chop guy got arrested for beating up a hooker. There’s a nuts joke in there somewhere. It’ll turn up.
Comment by Slartibartfast on 3/31 @ 6:50 am #
Yes!.
Comment by Pablo on 3/31 @ 7:15 am #
Stop having a boring tuna. Stop having a boring life. You’re gonna have an exciting life now.
This is making you cry, it’s making me cry. Life’s hard enough as it is. You don’t want to cry any more.
Comment by alppuccino on 3/31 @ 7:33 am #
You’re supposed to leave the skin on the onion.
Comment by pdbuttons on 3/31 @ 11:00 pm #
onion/ skin
he’ll drink anything
OOOOH demon alchohol
sad memories i [he] can’t recall
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