The Des Moines Tea Party

At the height of her campaigning for President Obama's plan to nationalize health-care decision-making, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously quipped, "Are you serious? Are you serious?" when asked about its constitutionality.

But that question won't need to be asked in the coming Congress, where Republicans will hold the majority in the House, because of a rule being proposed by Speaker-designate John Boehner and other Republicans that would require those proposing legislation to cite the constitutional authority for the plan.

"The Pledge to America released by House Republicans in September of this year included a commitment to 'require every bill to cite its specific constitutional authority.' To implement this proposal, the Transition Team and the elected Republican leadership are recommending a change to standing Rules of the House to require that each bill or joint resolution introduced in the House be accompanied by a statement citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed law," said a memo from leadership to members of the House.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I agree with you Anthony. The best individual for Speaker would have been Congressman Ron Paul. Congressman Paul has proven himself to be a Constitutionalist. I am sadden to say that the majority of the self proclaimed Republicans are no better than the Democrats. If one looks at the planks in the Republican Party it does not take long to see that many of those who claim to be of the Republican Party do not hold firm to what the Party claims to stand for.   

I agree, the Dems as well as the Repubs have been leading us down the path to big government for years. What Boehner proposes would be a wonderful thing, but alas, we are dealing with politicians. As everyone argues about the different policies between the Dems and Repubs, they don't realize that they are both selling us down the river. Ron Paul comes across as "the -man-with- plan" But the trust in our politicians has eroded to the point that one hesitates to trust any one of them.