The Constitution Line By Line: Article I, Section 1

In the first episode of The Constitution Line By Line, U.S. Senator Mike Lee discusses Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution, wherein the Framers granted Congress all legislative powers and explains why the Founders designed the lawmaking powers to be nondelegable. The Senator also reflects on the modern growth of regulation and offers his views on how to properly address it.

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[MarkScott-cg]

This is outstanding and I will spread this to my friends and family. In my high school government classes back in the 70s, we studied more government than they cover today in high school, but Mike Lee's "The Constitution Line by Line" is outstanding if the rest of the series is like this. Thank you for producing this educational series.

[magavelli]

Thanks for making this series! Ive only watched this video, but im gonna watch the whole series later. Thank You 🇺🇲💜

[gezefreitas]

Hello, I'm Gezer from Brazil.
I wish we had the same kind of Constitution here in Brazil, thank you, Senator Lee. I've been following you and other Republican senators like Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton for a couple of weeks now, I appreciate your commitment to the truth. I can say this series on the Constitution is an answer to my prayers since I've been looking for something like that for a while, God bless you and God bless the United States of America. God bless Brazil.

[JAMESATAMAN]

I learned a lot. As a free thinker. Thank you.

[francischic]

My intro to government class was great, but this surpassed my greatest expectations. Thank you!

[northernstar]

Thank you Senator Lee for putting this together.

[judycostales]

GREAT TO LEARN FROM YOU SENATOR LEE !

[mikeashleigh]

Awesome! Very solid. Very much needed.

[cdgboy]

CONGRESS NEED TO DO THEIR JOB AND QUIT BEING LAZY!!

[thelz]

Excellent introduction.
If a majority of Congress would simply adhere to the oath of office they took, they would all endeavor to undo these bureaucratic systems that do great harm to the American people while bypassing the Constitutional limitations on government.

The sometimes 100, 000 page annual monstrosity known as the Federal Register documents changes that will effect the Code of Federal Regulations. It has long been a problem in our nation that unelected bureaucrats have been able to create and change policies that can deprive the American people of their constitutional rights, including even the right to a jury trial and the right to an appeal (via administrative courts outside the judicial branch, etc.).

The Supreme Court decisions from 1935, 1989 and 2001 described within seem incongruent with the fact that
court allowed FDR to create an administrative state with regulatory power that has since grown into the monstrosity we face today...

[blahblahblah]

i really appreciate the content. Thank you. I have a copy of the constitution but it's hard to understand what exactly it means as well as its implications

[walelegnewassie]

Thank you dear LawMaker . I learnt a lot from Ethiopia

[christyschaar]

Glory be to Jesus who makes us FREE, indeed.

[MoonChildMedia]

I recently listened to an audio version of the was surprised at how many times the word "insurrection" was used.

[patkelley]

I always understood that the Constitution served as a prohibition on the Legislature when they make laws.

[FinneasJedidiah]

Weird how Mike Lee is fully supporting Executive Lawmaking now

[thNebula]

In WI districts are gerrymandered by the Republican Party to make sure that they maintain legislative power over Democrats and all others in both the State Assembly and State Senate. That provides only the Governor who can balance by vetoing but he cannot make laws. Also in WI gerrymandering has made sure that the federal House of Representatives is dominated in number by at least 6-3 Republicans over Democrats so they can have legislative dominance. It is possible to balance this dominance by election of 2 U.S. Senators from the same Party. Gerrymandering in WI causes some problem in this in that the Republicans have so much dominance that people that differ from their views are kept from voting in that they know they have no chance of being heard so stay home from voting.

[Mallorieshawn]

Hmm, I think you need to rewatch this video Mike. If not, then just take it down cause it’s embarrassing as hell for your Utahn constituents, like me.

[crazysquirrel]

I withdraw consent to be governed.
Without prejudice, all rights reserved.

[briancross]

And we the people realize the breach of contract for we the people reserved never consents 🇺🇸