Unconstitutional Acts

Congress, the President and the Supreme Court each are to use the Constitution of the United States of America as their premier governing document.  At times, one or more of these bodies have overstepped their authority and gone beyond the powers given them by the Constitution - committing thereby an "unconstitutional" action.

In our modern society, there has been a lot of talk about Obamacare as an unconstitutional act - the 10th Amendment states  

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Therefore, some hold that healthcare is not within the powers of the federal government.  The Supreme Court held that it could be, due to the power of Congress to levy taxes and the authority of Congress to regulate the market - thus the health insurance market as well.

Executive orders have been another hot topic - when are they appropriate and when do they step out of the Executive branch's line of power?

During war times, these lines become even more unclear.

The following article provides interesting insight into some of the decisions Lincoln made and how controversial they were - at the time and still today.

https://www.civilwarhome.com/pulito.html

Try to discuss with your family what, if any, Unconstitutional Acts do you (or would you) support?  If there are any, why?  What reasons might someone choose to support or deviate from the Constitution?