Why does every Conservative think that everything the government does has to be written in the Constitution?
Because that's what the Constitution says?
Because there's no point in having a written Constitution if its not going to be obeyed?
Because deviating from the Constitution is the cause of all the problems this nation has had in the last 100 years?
No.
All of the above, those were rethorical questions.
This document gives Congress the authority to write laws
Oh! LOOK AT THAT! You forgot to say that the Constitution places limits on the laws Congress is allowed to write, it places limits on the aspects of the country Congress can write laws about, and it makes it perfectly clear that if the Constitution does not specifically grant Congress the authority to do something, Congress does not, in fact, have the authority to do it.
Some of the things the Constitution does not give Congress permission to do is create a national pension scheme, a national health care scheme, a national education scheme, or a national radio corporation.
and the law that they wrote authorizing public broadcasting is the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.
So? They wrote a law they lacked the authority to enact. That's all there is to that.
It's the same stupid argument Conservatives used in their attempt to condemn the President's authority to establish the trust fund for BP to pay for lost income and repair damanges caused by the oil spill. "Where in the Constitution does it give Obama the authority to do that," the talking heads kept asking. Well, it's not there. But...
Well, since you yourself just admitted the authority isn't in the Constitution but you don't care, when can we expect you to throw in your support for hereditary monarchy in the US? That's not allowed in the Constitution either, but you just said that doesn't matter.
Under one of their enumerated powers, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act which gives the President the aforementioned authority.
So, first you say the Constitution does not grant the Congress the power to do something, then you turn around and claim it does.
Can you figure out which position you wish to take? No one else can do that for you.
Everytime I heard that stupid question being asked and heard callers agree with the likes of Rush, Hannity, Levin, Borks and Coulter, I just shook my head and asked, "Sure their 'educated listeners' aren't that stupid? But your repeat of this same foolish question makes me think maybe some of you are.
Hmmm...it doesn't look like anyone has flagged your post for ad hominem nastiness. But I'm not going to bother, you've already demonsrated your inability to support your position.