Congress Necessary Clause

Often referred as the “necessary and proper clause” Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution states that Congress has the power to “make laws which shall be necessary and proper for the carrying into execution the forgoing powers. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution basically specifies the power that congress can have in detail. It also states that the power of law making and tax imposing must be uniform through the whole United State. Congress shall have “the power to collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States,” (Cooter, R., & Siegel, N. pp 121). Chief Justice Marshall stated in court in 1790 that “the power to tax involves the power to destroy,” (Schwelkart & Allen,2004, pp.182). This is important in today’s society because there is a plan for insurance called Obama Care. This mandates that every person in the United States should have insurance coverage or else they will be fined up to $350.00. This cause an outrage because not only are more taxes taken out of a weekly, biweekly, or monthly paycheck, but it also means that for those that cannot afford they are having to pay a fine for every year they …show more content…
Clause 1 in the Constitution gives congress the power to lay and collect taxes after the Article of Confederation failed to do so. All of the duties, impost and excises must be uniform throughout the United States. Congress cannot charge more on a good that is imported from state to state. The ruling of 1790 by Chief Justice Marshall is used by Congress to require the Obamacare for all people who are not yet covered under medical insurance. This is controversial since not everybody can afford it. There are promising benefits to it but it is just another way for the government to make money. Things that were establish by the Founding Fathers affect what people do today and the future generation in one way or