Article One - Ask your Congressman

I often ramble on and on about the United States Constitution and specifically about the First Amendment of the Constitution. This entry isn't about Amendment One. Rather it is about Article One. And it isn't my work. Below is a copy of an email received from my favorite Congressional PR guy, Stuart Perelmuter, in the office of Congressman John Yarmuth, Democrat of Kentucky's Third District.

As our country - meaning "We the People" who make us up - has allowed the Executive and the Judicial branches to overstep bounds not conceived by the Founding Fathers, nor written into policy as part of our Constitution - and have by their overstepping in fact violated Article One of the Constitution, Congressman Yarmuth and the other Majority Makers, those elected in 2006 and by doing so relegating Dennis Hastert to the back bench and promoting Nancy Pelosi to the Speaker's Chair, will be announcing a new initiative aimed at educating the public about Article One and reaffirming the role of the United States Congress in the governance of our great Republic.

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Here is the Press Release --

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MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, October 15, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT

Stuart Perelmuter 202.225.5401

Rep. John Yarmuth(KY-3)



House Freshmen to Announce Article 1 Initiative

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States,

which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

–U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 1

(Washington, DC) Tomorrow, members of the Freshmen class of the 110th Congress will hold a press conference to announce their Article 1 initiative, a campaign to reaffirm Congressional authority as outlined in the Constitution.



WHO: Members of the Freshman Class, including:

Rep. Tim Walz (MN-1)

Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3)

Rep. Paul Hodes (NH-2)

Rep. Tim Mahoney (FL-16)

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1)

Others.

WHAT: Article 1 Press Conference

WHEN: Tuesday, October 15th, 9:00 AM

WHERE: Cannon Terrace

Washington, DC


United States House of Representatives
319 Cannon House Office Building • Washington, DC 20515

202.225-5401 phone • 202.225.5776 fax