"We the People," once America's sovereigns are now her subjects

The Coach's Team ^ | 5/26/16 | Doug Book

[Oldpuppymax]

"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." Thomas Jefferson

For more than a century, members of Washington DC's political ruling class have treated the American people--the true sovereigns of this nation--like subjects, useful only on Election Day and for the payment of unsustainable obligations. These self-anointed patricians have abused the authority of their office while dramatically expanding the size of a government whose power the Founders had sought to define and constrain. Unfortunately, our elected representatives have discovered that as the power of government grows, so does their own.

Two hundred years ago it was America's political leaders who demanded a manageable central government based upon a Constitution--a legal document—designed to prevent that government running roughshod over the governed. During the debates on ratifying that Constitution, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee said: "It goes on the principle that all power is in the people, and that rulers have no powers but what are enumerated in that paper [the Constitution]." "Is it enumerated in the Constitution? If it be, it is legal and just. It is otherwise arbitrary and unconstitutional."

In the ratifying instrument itself, the People of Virginia said they must "...declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution...

[Zionist Conspirator]

The idea of the sovereignty of "the people" is one of the errors of traditional American ideology. There is only One Sovereign, and that is A-mighty G-d.

If "the people" are sovereign, it's just a hop, skip, and jump to some people or even one person being sovereign.

[zeestephen]

Re: “For more than a century, members of Washington DC’s political ruling class have treated the American people - the true sovereigns of this nation - like subjects.”

I disagree.

For more than a century, a solid majority of the American people have eagerly surrendered their sovereignty in exchange for government benefits.

[Lurkinanloomin]

I’m withdrawing my consent.

[heterosupremacist]

Post #1 >>>”The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.”<<<

~ Thomas Jefferson ~

Great quote from a great visionary ...

[PanzerKardinal]

The only reason the government hasn’t turned us all entirely into slaves is the 350 million firearms in the hands of Americans.

Without the Second Amendment, The Constitution is nothing but pretty words.

[Little Ray]

That has been the case since 1861, so what is the big deal?