  Chevrolet Volt         Comments     Threshold   RE: socialism
at its finest By Fritzr on 12/18/2008 9:25:06 PM , Rating: 2 On
the constitution reference. You are correct and many of the
things that are done by the Federal Government would be
unconstitutional except for two major types of arguments.  1)
Failure to do would affect the general welfare of the citizens
When you hear "Too big to be allowed to fail" this argument is
being invoked. The Big 3 invoked this when asking for a bailout.
They also failed to mention that while their suppliers would
lose a lot of revenue, many of the other auto manufactories in
the US use the same suppliers.  2) Since the House of
Representatives is seated to voice the opinion of the people,
when a Congressional Representative proposes a Bill, this is
considered a request by the People.  While the Senate was
originally selected by the State Legislatures they have been
allowed to originate Bills which are legally requests of the
People.  Since it is Congress that will allow