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A1 S8 Overview

Let’s pause in our study of the Constitution to review. There are 7 Articles. Article 1 covers the Legislative, 2 the Executive, 3 the Judicial branches of government. God says that He IS government. Isaiah 33:22 says, “For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us!” The Framers were fine with God Almighty having Supreme authority, but knew when delegating this power to man, it must be divided with checks and balances. As Lord Acton said, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

This is why the first Article takes up over one half of the Constitution. Anyone with law making power has incredible power that can be abused. In fact, most Americans want term limits for our Congressmen. They have not limited their power with term limits, but they did limit the president’s through the 22nd amendment. 

So the next section we will be studying is Article I, Section 8. This is where the fledgling states enumerated 20 powers to Congress. You will be fascinated and terrified, maybe at how far we have strayed from the original intent of the Constitution. We will talk about this AND how we get back to the original intent in the days and years ahead. Hope you stay with us!

To give an overview, before we get back into our clause by clause analysis, the enumerated powers of Congress are to: “tax, spend, borrow, regulate commerce, establish rules for citizenship, establish bankruptcy laws, coin and regulate the value of money, standardize weights and measures, punish counterfeiting, establish a postal system, pass copyright and patent laws, establish federal courts, punish crimes on the high seas, declare war, raise and finance armed forces, establish rules for the armed services, call up state militias, administer the seat of government, administer federal lands and pass laws to implement” these specific enumerated powers.(1)

Father God, return us to You and Your prerogative to establish Justice! In Jesus’ Name, amen.

(1) Cleon Skousen, The Making of America, p. 370.

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“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 NIV

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