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We empowered federal government in Constitution to do a limited list of things, with everything else explicitly reserved to the States and the people. Space Jan
by landemva 4y ago
We empowered federal government in Constitution to do a limited list of things, with everything else explicitly reserved to the States and the people. Space Janitor can be put in Constitution via an amendment.
- azinman2 4y agoThe federal government can do what it likes with the legislative process, as long as it’s not unconstitutional. As this isn’t unconstitutional and is voted in by both houses, it then becomes law.
- Dylan16807 4y agoThat list is for making laws about what people can do. They can fund basically whatever they want.
- landemva 4y ago
- Dylan16807 4y agoUnless a lot of people have serious religious objections to janitoring, there's nothing to stop it. Even if you had standing, what would you sue for? The government is spending its own money on the program. If it didn't spend that money, it would just sit around in the treasury. Not go through some kind of reverse tax process. > Can federal government force me Government spending doesn't mandate that you or anyone else has to do anything.
- azinman2 4y agoIt seems to me you have some major misunderstandings about how the government works, and misattributing things left and right. The government funds all kinds of things none of which are written in the constitution. That’s the entire point of congress and taxes. None of this has anything to do with abortions and body scanners. Also, there are no “abortion shops,” and that kind of rhetoric is inflammatory and has no place here on HN.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoIANAL but keeping orbit clear could pretty easily be spun as a Postal Clause/Commerce Clause (Article 1, Section 8) power.