Here now, is my weekly rant:
What good is an oath to preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the united States of America if those who are elected an take that oath renege on it as soon as they step into their plush taxpayer paid office and relax in their taxpayer paid for furnishings and begin conspiring to usurp the very core of the oath, in the name of governance? That those in power today see themselves as above the law, and indeed as better than the people that elected them, is no longer a question.The question is how much longer before the people revoke their privileges to act as sovereigns and elect fellow citizens to act on their behalf on a temporary basis! Service in Congress and the Senate, or any other office, was once considered a honor, to serve at the leisure of the people, who hold all power, and from whom the government draws its authority.
" Most bad government comes from too much government"— Thomas Jefferson
We are there people, and we either return control of this government to ourselves as citizens, or we shall become its subjects.
A citizen has rights, a subject has priviliges.
If we are subjects, the government can tell us what to do, what the limits are of our activities, and how to conduct ourselves, at the whim of those who rule.
It is as citizens, participating in a free state, where we are subject to none but ourselves, but where we are citizens bound by justifiable laws, that we are most free as a people.
We are not subject to anything, or anyone but ourselves, as free sovreign citizens.
As free citizens, we have no obligation to comply with laws, or regulations that are unconstitutional.
Sure, there are situations where folks disagree(or pretend to disagree) about what the constitution says, or how it says it, or what it means. Here's the thing: Nuance and subtelty are not in the language of the constitution.
Justice
Chief Justice John Roberts at his own confirmation hearings in 2005:
“Judges are like umpires,” Roberts said. “Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire.”
Enough said...
It's too late. Too many people are reliant on the Government. The only way to stay in power is to give away more and more of the Treasury. We are heading downhill and picking up speed.
ReplyDeleteThe only sure way to get the money out of politics is to get the power out of government.
ReplyDeletetime for us to practice our own diversity
ReplyDeleteOur current system isn't set up to do that. I'd like to think it can be done with less then an armed revolution
ReplyDeletei don't see how meat..........
ReplyDeleteTerm limits couldn't hurt as a start
ReplyDeletethat i agree with 100%
ReplyDeleteReal campaign finance reform Maybe
ReplyDeletetell me how would you get the dirty scoundrels ever to produce as bills to be voted on, your suggestions?
ReplyDeleteThere's the rub
ReplyDeleteha! yep & amen even
ReplyDeleteI used to think the voters would gain some sense... As more and more rely on the Government I'm saddened to admit it'll never happen.
ReplyDeleteMy kids are 16, 13 and 10... F**k!
my kids are `16 and 21............the 16 year old is at home yet with me.the other is in the Air Force......after the 16 year old leaves home, i would gladly particpate in a revolution
ReplyDeletemight HAVE to before then..it's better then being a slave or a serf
ReplyDeleteIt's not the Revolution thing. It's that the country is going to Hell in a handbasket and no matter what happens things probably will not be better for them.
ReplyDeleteand yet there gonna be a lot worse if we don't find a way to stop it............i really would like to have and see grandchildren some day
ReplyDeletenight buddy