The Constitution Needs More Than Lip Service from the House GOP | Gene Healy | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Constitution Needs More Than Lip Service from the House GOP | Gene Healy | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Boehner's new rule changes little, because since 1997, the House rules have already required a constitutional citation for every bill that leaves committee. Obamacare leaped that speed bump with a perfunctory reference to — surprise! — the Commerce clause."

"If Boehner can't imagine any unnecessary, unconstitutional federal programs, why on earth does he think it's important to insist that his colleagues review the Constitution before they legislate?"