What is one modern American governmental practice that has no clear Constitutional warrant?

Question

Is there anything the government does today that is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

Answer 1

While income tax is mentioned in the constitution, it was never ratified by the proper number of states so it is an unconstitutionally ratified amendment.

Answer 2

The Constitution specifically denies the government the right to directly tax the general public, the 16th Amendment which was supposed to change that was not in fact ratified (read the law that never was), AND struck down in a later Supreme Court ruling (Brubasher v Union Pacific) but the congress continues to posture that the tax is legal, and illegally prosecute those who disagree and boycott the "voluntary" system. Some with enough money for a GOOD atty are winning their phony prosecutions (see U.S. v Lloyd Long, Lawrence Becraft Atty)

Answer 3

Yes the constition mostly says what the government cannot do. So of course many of the things the government does are not specifically mentioned. There is no mention of the regulation of radio waves, or nuclear power plants, for example in the constitution.

Answer 4

Many things. The Commerce Clause, the Necessary and Proper Clause and other provisions have been used to justify wage controls, Social Security, anti-discrimination laws, Medicare, etc. to name a few.

Congress also makes funds available to the states, but with strings attached - like raising the drinking age to 21. So it gets done indirectly what it can't do directly.

This is just a thumbnail sketch, from memory.

Answer 5

The government does alot of things that are not mentioned specifically in the constitution. Social security, education, medicare and medicaid etc.

Answer 6

it seems no one has read the constitution ,as it specifically states that every state is a independent country and responsible for passing its own laws and enforcing them etc,
the gov, constitutionally has only jurisdiction over three things 1 Espionage, 2 counterfeiting , 3 interstate commerce, yet they have given them selves the authority to have jurisdiction over every aspect of our lives, they have illegally placed a income tax on the populace , and used Federal troops against the people several times all against our constitution, but it doesn't stop there it is in every thing we do ,say , or think

Answer 7

Yes.
The "government" today spies on its citizens, taps their phones, opens their mail, tortures people who have not been accused of a crime, holds people for years and years and years without EVER HAVING BEEN ACCUSED OF A CRIME, lies to the American people about what happened on 9/11, fabricates excuses to wage war on an entire sovereign nation which never did a single thing to them, gone into business with ChoicePoint to invalidate almost 200,000 valid votes in Florida in a National Election, was illegally "awarded" the Presidency by the Supreme Court (illegal under the Florida Constitution), conspired with Diebold to illegally switch votes electronically in a National Election, has abused the power of office for personal financial gain (rumsfeld's 24 million worth of tamiflu stocks and cheney/halliburton no-bid contracts), and *whew* much much more, I'm just tired of typing.

Answer 8

Rights that for the time of basic terms word while handy are not rights in any respect, they're non everlasting privileges. the government isn't meant to wreck out with asserting "have confidence us", there must be a equipment of tests and balances in place so potential isn't abused. Heck whilst we are at it if we actually settle for Obama's "have confidence us" argument why have democracy in any respect? Why no longer in basic terms supply him endless potential considering the fact that we "have confidence him" and go with him chief for all times? the reason we draw back from such techniques is as a results of the fact we don't in fact have confidence the president nor any man or woman with that plenty potential. Givernment potential continually must be checked by employing safeguards and transperency and at present the U. S. has unquestionably none. do no longer tell me the ridiculous in a distinctive way named "gangs" count huge style as oversight, they do no longer even remotely.

Answer 9

Jess,

There may be a few, but a biggie for me is the collection of Income Tax.

Answer 10

taxation