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The Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse. The president, elected officials, and military officers, to name a few, swear to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
Here's an interesting question: What happens when Congress' power of the purse ultimately threatens the Constitution itself--namely, by threatening to drive the nation into financial subservience to foreign powers like China, which already owns so much of our debt, or by driving the republic into bankruptcy?
Would the president, military officers, and others sworn to protect and defend the Constitution be right to circumvent or even ignore congressional appropriations and rightfully claim they are protecting the Constitution?
With the massive deficits Congress and the current administration are running up now and their proclivity to spend more money we don't have, I wonder about that.
This might be a good question for constitutional scholars and the Supreme Court very soon.
One thing's for sure: Our Constitution, our republic, and our way of life are under immense threat if we continue to borrow to pay for our uncontrolled spending.
At what point will China and others holding our IOUs step forward and say, "Do what I tell you or we won't buy any more of your debt"?
Bad news does not improve with age, and this is very bad news for all of us.
Gene Smith
Stafford
