Title: "An act of the Congress of the United States ... which assumes powers ... not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void and of no force." - Thomas Jefferson Source:
Draft Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. ME 17:383 URL Source:http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46588 Published:Sep 30, 2005 Author:Thomas Jefferson Post Date:2005-09-30 02:34:44 by Uncle Bill Keywords:Constitution,, altogether, delegated Views:327 Comments:11
"An act of the Congress of the United States ... which assumes powers ... not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void and of no force." Thomas Jefferson: Draft Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. ME 17:383.
Oh what the hell does this old geezer Jefferson know anyway about the Constitution?
Jesus Christ... It's because of kooks like him we didn't get the totalitarian police state when they wanted it in 1800. Talk about stopping progress...
All kidding aside, Jefferson today would be laughed out of office, and publicly peed on.