I Brought You Into This World...

This question of who is responsible for enforcing the Constitution upon the federal government and how to do it continues to be a vexing one. At this point the federal government basically polices itself and decides if it is obeying the Supreme Law. The Supreme Court essentially provides cover for the Congress and President to do whatever they darn well please. Let's admit it, Supreme Court appointments are political appointments. Period. So we have the fox guarding the hen house, the inmates running the asylum. Eighty percent of the time (my conservative guess) federal legislation or regulation is in direct violation of the Constitution and they tell us that the three branches have checked and are in agreement that everything is kosher. Now butt out, leave us alone. The commerce clause has become one big joke that they use to justify doing whatever in tarnation they please. (speaking of tar...and feathers) If the commerce clause is all that is necessary to justify the federal government doing anything at all, then why the very specific enumerated powers in Article 1, Section 8? And why the Tenth Amendment? Does anyone, or everyone else smell a rat? In fact, the commerce clause really should only empower the federal government to regulate tariffs placed by one state on goods passing through it from one adjoining state to another so as to prevent outrageous tariffs that would be prohibitive to commerce between the various states. That's it. It does not authorize the federal government to enact such things as a federal minimum wage, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, complete regulation of our energy industry or a socialized health care system. The answer is right there in the Tenth Amendment. The people acting through their states must stand up to the federal government and yell 'Whoa!' Governors must inform the federal government that such idiocies as nationalized federal health care will not happen in their states. Period. And governors must be prepared to use their National Guard and any other resources at their disposal to enforce their decisions, if necessary. The states may need to get together and pass further constitutional amendments to clarify the role of and reign in the federal government. Hopefully we will never need to call a constitutional convention, but that is ultimately up to the states, not the feds. The states giveth the Constitution and only the states can taketh away or replace it. The fight to save our Constitution and nation is not in Washington, D.C., but in the state capitals. Now get crackin' governors!