Shadegg-Coburn Plan Has Merit but Falls Short

• By Mickey Edwards
• Special to Roll Call
• June 26, 2008, Midnight

As a conservative who has often thought liberals had too little concern about constitutional limits on government action, I was pleased to see that Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) has finally persuaded a Senator, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), to join him in supporting legislation requiring a bill’s sponsors to specify which of the Constitution’s “enumerated powers” justifies the proposed action.