Monday, August 23, 2010

Fix the Constitutional Falsehoods Congress Carved Into the Capitol’s Marble

From CNS News.com (Aug. 18):

The Exhibition Hall at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, which opened at the end of 2008, has enshrined in marble a false interpretation of the Constitution that opens the door to an ever-expanding federal government.
The full text of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 says: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.”
One marble exhibit case, however, is inscribed with these selected words: “The Congress shall have Power To ... provide for the common Defence.” Another bears these selected words: “The Congress shall have Power To ... provide for the ... general Welfare.” [read more]
Yea, it's pretty sad when the Capitol's marble does not represent the Constitution very well. Then again Congress hasn't been doing a good of that either.

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