[thecavemaster]

The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee should not need to consult with his staff to accurately cite the "promote the general welfare" language in the US Constitution. Nor does it take a constitutional scholar to understand that "general welfare" does not give Democrats carte blanche to pass any legislation that they deem good for their Americans.

None of the enumerated rights gives the federal government the right to dictate the purchase of goods and purchases by American citizens. The "Good and Welfare" [sic] clause is not an enumerated power, so it cannot be used as the basis to trample the rights of states or the citizens of those states.

Conyers is an undeclared communist. An admirer of Chavez, Castro, and other left wing dictators far and near. He has no love for the US Constitution and the fact that he is Nancy Pelosi's pick to chair the Judiciary Committee demonstrates her "love" for the document.

Can I ask you this: the idea that resources ought not be exploited by foreign corporations while the native peoples struggle to have drinkable water... is that a communistic idea? In other words, while I may not "like" Chavez or Castro in terms of essential liberties infringement, the fact that I might find certain of their ideas interesting, if not just, that doesn't make me an "undeclared" communist, except in some sort of Bizarro either/or intellectual world that voids balance and true reason.