All of the powers that are delegated to the Congress are contained here on less than those two small pages. It is section 8 of article I. It says. and I will summarize them. "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes." we do that. "to borrow money." and we do that in spades. "to regulate commerce with foreign nations * * * to establish a uniform rule of naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies * * * to coin money * * * and fix the standard of weights and measures. to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting * * * to establish post offices and post roads. to promote the progress of science" and the arts by establishing patents and copyrights. "to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. to define and punish piracies and felonies * * * to declare war * * to raise and support armies * ** to provide and maintain a navy. to make rules for the Government and regulation of the land and naval forces. to provide for calling forth the militia * * * to provide for organizing. arming. and disciplining the militia * * * to exercise exclusive Legislation" over the seat of government. talking about the District. "to make all Laws which shall be nucessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing." That is all that is there. Then I turned back to that part of our Constitution about 4 years after it was enacted. when they came back and wanted to make very sure that we understood what they meant. Let me read. and I will read the salient parts of the 10th amendment. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the States respectively. or to the people." So. for what the Federal Government can do we need to go back to this Constitution.
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