“H.R. 3590 was not originally a bill for raising revenue,” Staver said. “This is the first time that the gut-and-amend practice has been used by the Senate to impose new taxes. Our Founding Fathers wrote the Origination Clause because they wanted to keep the power to tax as close to the people as possible. Even after the 17th Amendment passed, allowing for the direct election of senators, the Origination Clause was preserved to keep the ‘power of the purse’ closer to the people, through their elected representatives. “Obamacare cannot originate in the Senate and is therefore invalid.” Read more at wnd/2013/07/court-bats-obamacare-back-to-supremes/#qsD41BBvxtyfhXtC.99
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:57:29 +0000
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