Anybody ever wonder how the Federal Government is able to inject itself so far into our lives? I have, so I went looking. This will be a fairly short post, but let’s look at it for just a moment.
The Constitution of the United States is very clear about the powers vested in both the federal government, and the state. It states, in part:
The President shall…have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;
The Congress shall have Power To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
OK, clearly not the entire Constitution, but the important parts for this discussion. To sum up the foregoing: The President, with the consent of congress can make treaties, and the congress can ONLY make laws pertaining to the District of Columbia, federal enclaves ceded by states and US help territories that are not states. Congress can ALSO make any laws needed for carrying out all the powers granted by the Constitution.
At first glance, we see that within a given state, the federal government has little or no power to make laws governing the citizens of that state. So how can the federal government have laws pertaining to things like wetlands, wildlife, fish and game and all the other federal laws that restrict our freedoms and liberties? It’s simple, but not obvious (this is what happens when lawyers run the government). Since the President can make treaties that are ratified by the Congress, and Congress can make laws to carry out the treaties, then all the government needs to do is make a treaty with some nation concerning, for example, some environmental issue, and suddenly the federal government has jurisdiction, and can make and enforce laws within a state, concerning that environmental issue.
If you weren’t worried about a gun control treaty with the members of the United Nations before, now might be a good time to worry. If a treaty is signed by the President and ratified by Congress concerning the ownership, sale or transportation of fire arms, suddenly the federal government will be empowered to make federal laws concerning just those things.
Where there is a will, there is a way…and when a group of people seeks absolute power, they will find a way to do it. In this underhanded way the United States is headed toward a “one world order” type of government through a back door method of treaties with other nations.
Gary, you just pounded the nail deep into the heart of the problem. We the people have allowed the three powers to obtain and exercise far too many powers not mandated by the Constitution nor it Amendments. Far too many people over the course of our history have become so dependent upon the Federal gov't that it has become pandemic to the point of possible Tyranny for this Nation. An area our Founding fathers not only tried to distance us from but strongly warned us about. Thanks for the post. Keep researching and please keep posting.
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