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What does it mean?
Paul refuses to support legislation that exceeds enumerated federal powers, according to lobbyists.
In plain terms
He won't back laws beyond the Constitution's listed powers.
What can you take from it?
Constitutional limits guide his legislative choices.

Where it applies

  • policy analysis
  • lawmaking

Putting it to work

  • voting against overreaching bills

Questions to consider

  • How strict should constitutional interpretation be?
  • What counts as an enumerated power?

Another view

Interpretations of enumerated powers vary among scholars.

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