From: "Tanj" 

As I recall, we reserved all rights not expressly granted, in the constitution.

"Randall Parker"  wrote in message
news:MPG.133791e6e50c442c98a0db{at}news.barkto.com...
38cdb2b7$1{at}w3.nls.net>, the sagacious richhong{at}hawksci.com Richard
Hong perspicated:
> > The problem is simple: just because the Constitution mandates only the
one
> > question, it does not mean that Congress cannot authorize the asking of
> > additional questions.  Just because the Constitution doesn't mandate the
> > additional questions doesn't mean that the additional questions are
> > unconstitutional.
>
> Well, then what _is_ unconstitutional? The government seems to be able to
say that this or that has some value so lets do it and where are the brakes
on its activities?
>
> > I don't see how asking the additional questions violates my
Constitutional
> > rights, given the nature of the questions.
>
> Well, where did we give the US gov't the right to do such things in the
first place?
>
>

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