Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

Where does the Constitution give the government the power to create
the USDA?

As with other branches of the Executive, Congress didn't create the USDA -
they just fund it. In this case, Lincoln created the USDA in 1862.

The part I find myself scratching my head over is this (from
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navtype=MA&navid=ABOUT_USDA):

"USDA brings housing, modern telecommunications, and safe drinking water to
rural America."

What do housing, telecommunications and drinking water have to do with
agriculture??

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