Constitution’s “Good & Plenty” Clause Cited

A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 27 March 2010 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Contentions that the recently passed Obamacare law might be unconstitutional were met with disdain by House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Representative John Conyers (D-Mich).

According to Conyers, “the government is empowered to do anything it deems necessary or useful under the ‘good and plenty’ clause. The Founding Fathers were wise enough to realize they couldn’t foresee the kinds of powers that would be needed in the future. So, they created language in that pretty much says we can do whatever we want if we think it’s for the benefit of the people. Forcing people to buy health insurance surely falls within this broad grant of authority.”

[John Semmens]

ping

[mlocher]

According to Conyers, “the government is empowered to do anything it deems necessary or useful under the ‘good and plenty’ clause.

And Choo Choo Charlie will railroad it through congress.

[GeronL]

lol.

That’s no clause!

I am pretty sure that would be the very definition of “over reaching”.

[ClearCase_guy]

Satire grows tiresome when it is indistinguishable from the daily news.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’m waiting for someone to quote the “equal protection under JuJuBe’s” clause.

[KeyLargo]

Yum.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[PLMerite]

You get me every time.

[annieokie]

I bought it again, Got mad as heck, and was going to post this is just BS. Keep having fun and I will keep falling for it. rofl.

[Bernard Marx]

It’s popularly known as the Santa Clause.

[andy58-in-nh]

John, the sad and inescapable truth is that these “Democrats” believe that the Constitution grants them a blank check to draw on the accounts of all Americans to serve whatever they define as the “General Welfare”. Freedom and property rights are now subordinate to enforced equality of outcome, as they were in France in the Year One. Wake me up when it’s Thermidor.

[mainepatsfan]

I’d love to hear him square that line of reasoning with the 10th amendment.

[Grut]

It should be the "good and hard" clause (vide Mencken), anyway.

[Slings and Arrows]

There may be a “Good and Plenty” clause, but there ain’t no Sanity Clause.

[raybbr]

And Choo Choo Charlie will railroad it through congress.

The WH uses the "Whopper" clause all the time.

[tophat9000]

More like Santa Claws is coming to town

[mlocher]

LOL

[fatnotlazy]

Thanks John. :)

[fatnotlazy]

I’ll bet you’re one of those meanies who shows that pic to all the little boys and girls. Gives them nightmares. LOL