re: #211 jamesfirecat

Just for reference, which items do you feel the constitutions requires and which do you feel it doesn’t that we currently spend money on?

see comment 212 to start.

Do you want a specific list or can I generalize?

Seriously, that is such a poor argument, how about you find the constitutional requirement for everything the government spends money on?

Have you ever noticed the fact that many ‘bills’, NCLB for example, are merely suggestions? In other words, if the sate wants the money (and I blame the states for this) they follow the rules. Why does Congress not simply make NCLB a law? Because it wouldn’t pass constitutional muster.