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To: TimF who wrote (5057)11/7/2005 5:35:13 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541536
 
Obviously if there was no way it could be possible for the government to exercise its constitutionally defined areas of responsibility without X, you would have a good argument that X was allowed under the necessary and proper cause.

That is exactly the case!
(Well, except that in this case the action is required, not just permitted)

The President cannot convey the state of the union if he is permitted to lie about it. That makes it part of his sworn duty to try and be accurate. That makes a deliberate lie an unconstitutional act and grounds for impeachment.

TP