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Necessary and Proper Clause - Where Congress' Power Comes From

en.wikipedia.org — The necessary and proper clause (aka: elastic clause, basket clause, coefficient clause, and sweeping clause) refers to a provision, in Article 1 of the United States Constitution at section 8, clause 18, and says: "The Congress shall have power …To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.."

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  • NoOneButMe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Just to get it in here, the full clause is:

    "The Congress shall have power …To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof."
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