Read this on the Web at http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/07/28/what-power-to-tax-and-spend/ Alexander's Essay – July 28, 2011 What Power to Tax and Spend? The Question Americans Should Be Asking "The Constitution, which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all." --George Washington Redacted Barack Hussein Obama's refusal to send a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) to the states as condition of House Speaker John Boehner's support for raising the national debt ceiling has pushed federal funding negotiations to the precipice of the Treasury Department's 2 August default deadline. Boehner has retreated on the House's " cut, cap and bal...