[AlexM]

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Uhm, yes... they have the power to use their few and defined powers... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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I gather that it doesn’t take much to confuse you. In addition to the limited powers that are enumerated in the Constitution, the Congress also has the elastic power to do whatever is necessary to be able to exercise its enumerated powers. Theoretically the Congress does have unlimited power.

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What is your explanation for the reason that they made that big list of powers for Congress in Article 1, Section 8? You think they wanted to make a big long list for no reason?

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Congress has the power to negotiate treaties...

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It does? Where in the Constitution does “Congress” have the power to negotiate treaties? It is the President that has such power. The most the Congress can do is have the Senate refuse to give its consent as the Constitution requires;

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So what I said was completely correct and you're just picking on semantics. That says a lot about your goals here.