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Quotes of the Day:
NINTH AMENDMENT: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
TENTH AMENDMENT: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Subject: More progress on the “Enumerated Powers Act”
The “Enumerated Powers Act” would force Congress to cite its Constitutional authority for every law it passes. When we last reported to you on this bill in mid-March it had 44 co-sponsors. Since then the bill has gained 3 more co-sponsors. Perhaps the 12,534 messages sent by DC Downsizers (up from 8,328 in our last report) helped generate this progress.
Let’s keep pushing.
If you think Congress should have to quote “chapter and verse” from the Constitution before it creates a new law or program, please ask Congress to pass the “Enumerated Powers Act.”
If your representative is in the list of co-sponsors beneath my signature, you can use your personal comments to thank him or her for supporting this bill, and encourage your Senators, who will also receive the message, to follow your representative’s lead.
You can send your message here.
Pressure on Congress does work. We just need more of it. You can help us grow by contributing just a few dollars a month: $5, $10, $15, $20, or $25. All of those amounts equal less than a dollar a day. Please start a monthly credit card pledge to make us grow. You can do so here.
Or, you can make a one-time contribution to help us make budget for April. A $100 contribution would help us win a $1,000 matching donation from Jack Mullen. You can contribute here.
Thank you for being a part of the growing Downsize DC Army.
Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.
Here’s the list of co-sponsors . . .
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] – 3/6/2007
Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] – 12/5/2007
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] – 3/6/2007
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] – 3/5/2008
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] – 3/6/2007
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] – 4/24/2007
Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] – 2/13/2008
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] – 3/6/2007
Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] – 2/25/2008
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] – 3/6/2007
Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] – 3/5/2008
Rep Davis, David [TN-1] – 3/27/2007
Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] – 3/5/2008
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] – 3/7/2007
Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] – 4/24/2007
Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] – 3/6/2007
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] – 3/6/2007
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] – 3/14/2007
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] – 3/6/2007
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] – 3/6/2007
Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] – 3/6/2007
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] – 9/7/2007
Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] – 8/1/2007
Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] – 12/12/2007
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] – 3/6/2007
Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] – 12/4/2007
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] – 12/4/2007
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] – 3/31/2008
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] – 12/12/2007
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] – 3/6/2007
Rep Mack, Connie [FL-14] – 12/12/2007
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] – 3/6/2007
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] – 3/6/2007
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] – 3/6/2007
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] – 12/12/2007
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] – 3/6/2007
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] – 3/6/2007
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] – 10/25/2007
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] – 3/12/2007
Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] – 3/5/2008
Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] – 12/5/2007
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] – 4/9/2008
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] – 5/23/2007
Rep Walberg, Timothy [MI-7] – 3/9/2007
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] – 4/4/2008
Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] – 5/1/2007
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] – 3/6/2007