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2010-08-17 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-08-17 01:41|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

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To get their way, the elites must erode or dismantle the Constitution, bit by bit, in one way or another. What that means is that they must dismantle America. This has been going on piecemeal over the years but now we have an administration in Washington that circumvents the Constitution wholesale, with its laws passed so fast that the public cannot know what is in them, its appointment of "czars" wielding greater power than Cabinet members, without having to be exposed to pubic scrutiny by going through the confirmation process prescribed by the Constitution for Cabinet members.

Now there is leaked news of plans to change the immigration laws by administrative fiat, rather than Congressional legislation, presumably because Congress might be unduly influenced by those pesky voters-- with their Constitutional rights-- who have shown clearly that they do not want amnesty and open borders, despite however much our betters do. If the Obama administration gets away with this, and can add a few million illegals to the voting rolls in time for the 2012 elections, that can mean reelection, and with it a continuing and accelerating dismantling of America.

Posted by Parabellum 2010-08-17 07:28|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-08-17 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 All they see is power at the end of the process. However, all institutions erode over time. They have no concept of end state other than power. So, what's going to protect them the day it all falls? The reply to 'I have rights' is 'What rights? You killed those protections and guarantees.' Or to paraphrase another text - He who lives by power, dies by power.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-08-17 08:27|| 2010-08-17 08:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Once again, let me advocate the constitutional convention to reform the system. This is because the fundamental imbalance in America right now is between the federal government, the States, and the people. Only the States have the power to reduce the federal government, because not even the federal government can do so, no matter who is in charge.

The single prerogative of the States is to defend *their* power, with respect to the federal government. This is the *only* thing they agree on, but in itself, it is a huge blanket of things.

The constitutional convention will not be radical, except in radically reducing the size, scope and power of the federal government--back towards what was originally intended.

Justice Thomas brilliantly revived the 14th Amendment in his concurring opinion in MacDonald. This is what allows the federal government to protect the people from abuses of the States.

But the people need the protection of the States as well, from the abusive federal government. So with the increase in State power, and the decrease of federal power, this will be achieved as well. And this is what takes place at a constitutional convention.

I have listed many of the essential parts of this, from the perspective of the States, as well as adding to the constitution new limitations based on some of the great laws that have been made in the past, such as Posse Comitatus and the War Powers Act, which need to be enshrined in the constitution.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-17 10:26|| 2010-08-17 10:26|| Front Page Top

#4 You understand Moose that Posse Comitatus was pushed through by Democrats from the South in the post-Civil War period specifically to remove the Army providing protection to blacks at the voting places. What PC did was to destroy the civil rights of blacks for nearly a hundred years.

You can free the states and realign the power relationship by Constitutionally banning federal mandates whether by the executive, legislative, or judicial branch upon the states. The raising and levying of taxes at the state level for only states purposes and not fulfilling a federal action or program would cripple a lot of direct and indirect power that emanates from the Beltway. If the feds want to 'chip in' that's fine, but no strings. If they want strings then they can fund and run the program themselves without the states simply a sockpuppet to cover their play.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-08-17 11:46|| 2010-08-17 11:46|| Front Page Top

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