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The constitution does not give the government the power to appropriate funds for infrastructure. But hey, that never stopped power hungry megalonmaniacs from wa
by archie2 7y ago
The constitution does not give the government the power to appropriate funds for infrastructure. But hey, that never stopped power hungry megalonmaniacs from wasting tax payer dollars.
- youdontknowtho 7y agoSpecifically mentions the post office. I've always thought that they (the USPS) have a constitutional mandate to handle interstate communication.
- archie2 7y agoNo. The Supreme Court has ruled that the postal clause applies narrowly only to the post office.
- LarryDarrell 7y agoThe Constitution literally has a Postal Clause for the expressed purpose of creating interstate communication through "Postal Roads". Despite their small-government bona-fides, a reliable communication network was something so important they thought fit to put it right in there from the very beginning.
- archie2 7y agoThe Supreme Court has ruled that the postal clause is applies only to the post office.
- LarryDarrell 7y agoSo we'll just have the Post Office run a national ISP then.
- archie2 7y agoThe constitution ONLY enumerates the power to the federal government to establish post offices and post roads. Period. Thomas Jefferson didn't even want a postal clause in the constitution to begin with because he thought it would be a massive waste of money. Spoiler: he was right. If Bernie Sanders wants to make such a vast proposal he should do it the legal way and propose a constitutional amendment. Of course, he knows that will never happen so he'll just unconstitutionally let congress force it through if he wants. Of course, it's all talk now because he's not the president. If people want government high speed internet so bad they should be lobbying their STATE government because that is where the power in the constitution lies.