Quotes
This government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers.
- Chief Justice Marshall in McCulloch v. Maryland
We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers.
- Chief Justice William Rehnquist in United States v. Lopez
Government authority comes from the Constitution. With no respect for the Constitution, the government doesn't have more authority; it has none. It is not encumbant upon the Constitution to specify what the government cannot do, but rather what it can.
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