Posted by
Tom L. on Sunday, September 26, 2010 1:27:11 PM
We, who are elected to represent, seek to represent, or who are appointed to represent, the People in the Federal government do hereby affirm:
Our first and most important duty is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.[1]
Our responsibility is to establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.[2]
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.[3]
The powers granted to Congress and thus the Federal government is clearly limited by Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Certain specific limitations are placed on Congress and thus the Federal government and are clearly stated by Article 1, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.
While Congress and thus the Federal government shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, it also shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise thereof.[4] Further that Constitution clearly acknowledges faith in God in the postamble with the words “in the Year of our Lord”.
[1] See Article 2, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
[2] See the preamble to the United States Constitution
[4] First Amendment to the United States Constitution