The Founders vs. ObamaCare Don Wilkie The Founding Fathers would not be condemning House Republicans for their effort to defund ObamaCare. THEY WOULD BE APPLAUDING THEM. On the subject of who authorizes spending, the Constitution could not be more clear. According to Article 1, Section. 7, All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. It is the job of the House of Representatives to spend, or not spend, the peoples money. Based solely on the huge deficits our nation now faces, they have been up to this point derelict in their duty. Refusing to fund ObamaCare, whose exorbitant costs and incredible waste are now becoming apparent, would reassert the fiscal function the Great Compromise entrusted them with and demonstrate their care for how the peoples money is disposed of. It is instructive to see how that compromise came about. In late June of 1787, the Constitutional Convention was hopelessly deadlocked. Benjamin Franklin, in his inimitable way, explained the problem: The diversity of opinions turns on two points. If a proportional representation takes place, both sides must part with some of their demands, in order that they may join in some accommodating proposition. By July 2, Roger Sherman, delegate from Connecticut, noted that the Convention was at a full stop. He then suggested a committee be formed consisting of one delegate from each state to find a compromise. Franklin was appointed as the member from Pennsylvania. The result became solidified in our Constitution as...That all bills for raising or apportioning money, and for fixing salaries for the officers of government of the United States, shall originate in the first branch of the legislature, and shall not be altered or amended by the second branch; and that no money shall be drawn from the public treasury, but in pursuance of appropriations to be originated in the first branch. That in the second branch of the legislature, each state shall have an equal vote. Franklins Great Compromise is the lynchpin of the Constitution. Without it, there would be no United States. In this period of fiscal irresponsibility, it is time to remind each and every member of the House the burden and responsibility that was placed on them at the Convention. They are the ones, the peoples representatives, who are charged with spending and disposing the peoples money. Our country is broke; those who oppose more spending on wasteful programs such as ObamaCare should not be condemned, but rather applauded. THEY ARE FINALLY DOING THE JOB THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO. Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:20:33 +0000
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