Machiavelli was his own man, the boy is somebodies hand puppet...
Posted on 01/08/2012 6:55:50 AM PST by IbJensen
The Founding Fathers, authors of the Constitution, were obsessed with any form of government that could become too powerful, too willing to use force to oppress citizens. They had cause. They had fought a long war against the greatest power of their age, ruled by a king with nearly absolute power. They fashioned an instrument designed to ensure that the President could not rule by edict and defused power among three branches of government.
We have a President currently running for reelection against Congress, Wall Street, Republicans, and the right of citizens to be free of an overly intrusive government.
Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution says: All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in the Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
All appointments of the President must be approved by the Senate while it is in session and the Senate, even over the Christmas and New Year’s vacation has remained in session, if only in a pro forma, technical manner. Every three days it has been convened to assert its powers.
Even so, President Obama has announced several “recess” appointments, all clearly a challenge to the Senate and all clearly a tyrannical power grab. He appointed Richard Cordray as the first director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new function that puts government between the lender and the citizen. In theory, all loans in the future will be subject to government approval. This is Communism, not Capitalism.
In addition, he appointed three members to the National Labor Relations Board, intended to arbitrate disputes between unions and corporations. None of them have appeared before a Senate committee for vetting. It was this board that demanded Boeing shut down its new factory in South Carolina, one of many “right to work” states that empower workers with the right to determine whether they want to join a union or not.
Neither Obama, nor any president who preceded him can make appointments without the “advice and consent” of the Senate. (Article II, Section 2). As recently as the first week of the year, referring to the Senate, Obama asserted that “I have an obligation as President to do what I can without them.” He has no such obligation. Those are the words of an incipient tyrant.
These actions put me in mind of Niccolo Machiavelli, famed as the author of “The Prince”, a book of advice to Lorenzo de Medici who was the ruler of the former republic of Florence, one of many city states in Italy. Born in 1469 and died in 1527, Machiavelli living during the early years of the Renaissance, a period that saw the flowering of literature, science, art, religion and politics. Historians consider it a bridge between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
The renaissance was a period of social and political upheaval, one in which the various princes ruled so long as they could protect their principalities against wars by others seeking to expand their powers. “The Prince” is largely seen as advice on how a prince may have to resort to the methodical use of brute force and deceit to hold onto power, but it was more than that. It was a guide to ruling people with a minimum of oppression.
“It should be borne in mind,” Machiavelli wrote, “that there is nothing more difficult to handle, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to carry through than initiating changes in a state’s constitution.” Obama is engaged in an attack on the U.S. Constitution.
Of princely power, Machiavelli wrote, “The people are everywhere anxious not be dominated or oppressed by the nobles, and the nobles are out to dominate and oppress the people. These opposed ambitions bring about one of three results; a principality, a free city, or anarchy.” The Constitution ensures a free nation with limited federal powers and is a guard against anarchy.
Evidence of Obama’s narcissism and drive for complete power is ample. He is on record as saying the Constitution is composed of “negative” limits on power. Others regard the Constitution as the ultimate protection against the unlawful use of power. This is particularly evident in the Bill of Rights which was appended to the Constitution because several of the first States would not ratify without it.
In his advice to Lorenzo de Medici, Machiavelli raised the question of “whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the reverse. Within the context of the time, he said, “it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.” In the run up to Christmas, Americans bought guns in record numbers which suggests there is considerable fear of Obama and the results of his policies over the past three years.
We have witnessed and been victimized by a Democrat-controlled Congress that forced Obamacare on an unwilling public. We have seen the rise of Islamic fanaticism as the result of his failed policies toward Iran and the Middle East. We have had record breaking debt imposed on us by his failed “stimulus” policies. We have seen continued efforts to reduce our military power and to thwart access to our ample energy resources of oil, natural gas, and coal.
It is a long list of usurpations of power that endanger the nation domestically and internationally. Whether it was done out of stupidity or a deliberate effort to harm the nation can be debated, but the most outstanding attribute of Obama has been his continual lying and Machiavelli notes that “the deceiver will always find someone ready to be deceived.”
In this effort, Obama has been greatly aided by the mainstream media with a few notable exceptions. The trust that once reposed in the nation’s print and broadcast media has been eroded and will be hard to regain. The trust given Obama is long gone by all but a few ignorant and lazy citizens content to have their lives ruled by an over-reaching executive branch of government.
The election process will rid us of Obama and likely many of those Democrat legislators who have supported his policies. The House is controlled by the Republicans and the Senate is likely to follow.
Meanwhile, we must guard against the present occupant of the White House. Americans waged a war against oppression in the past and will, if necessary, do so again.
"Pass me a spear, Wookie; I'm going to hurl it into the Constitution again!"
‘It is a long list of usurpations of power that endanger the nation domestically and internationally. Whether it was done out of stupidity or a deliberate effort to harm the nation can be debated’
No. It is being done intentionally. He will destroy this once powerful country before he can be removed in the next election. It has been his plan all along.
Now, by "center", I mean the federal government must be limited to a small number of things it's allowed to do.... an NO other. Do these things ONLY, and do them VERY well... we cannot trust you with one morsel more than that and risk that you do not do things "well". This is no more right-wing than John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, or George Washington were "right-wing".
States can depart from this "center" at their will - they can be left wing or right wing, as long as they present a republican form of state government to their citizens.
Nothing radical here... just common sense.
he is going to do his greatest damage to this nation in 2012. He fears not being re-elected so he is going to step-up his plans.
My prayer is that he is impeached before he can do his damage. Lord PLEASE save us from this monster.
I agree. He will do whatever he can to lay waste to this country, its culture and its future this year.
After all, he is a ‘Constitutional lawyer’ who obviously loves the US enough to want to serve as our President.
Now, by "center", I mean the federal government must be limited to a small number of things it's allowed to do.... an NO other. Do these things ONLY, and do them VERY well... we cannot trust you with one morsel more than that and risk that you do not do things "well". This is no more right-wing than John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, or George Washington were "right-wing".
You are correct, but the "center" has been replaced by a black hole. My fear is that if Obama and his minions will so openly defy the Constitution and the laws of the land while running for re-election, how bad will it get if he does manage a second term and has nothing to lose? I doubt our Democratic Republic will survive another 4 years of him and his.
my greatest concern is why congress hasn’t already impeached the marxist criminal. He has spit on the constitution many times and continues to do so. If they fear the color of his skin they had better remember he is half white and the color of his skin does not entitle his to destroy this nation.
Which is to say they were sane. This sanity is sorely lacking in America today. Faith in the basic goodness of man—a total crock of a belief, unsupported by all history—has replaced the Founders' "obsession". A deep realization of one's own fallenness, and others', is essential in facing life accurately.
Like Israel of old, America has instead cried "Prophesy to us illusions!"s own fallenness, and others
The Founding Fathers, authors of the Constitution, were obsessed with any form of government that could become too powerful, too willing to use force to oppress citizens.”
Which is to say they were sane. This sanity is sorely lacking in America today. Faith in the basic goodness of man—a total crock of a belief, unsupported by all history—has replaced the Founders’ “obsession”. A deep realization of one’s own fallenness, and others’, is essential in facing life accurately.
Like Israel of old, America has instead cried “Prophesy to us illusions!”
He is allowed to do what he pleases in fear of being called a racist. “White racist America impeaches first black president” the headlines read around the world This is a despicable fact. He will never be impeached and he and they know it so they allow him to loot and destroy the foundation of America
I think I have more respect for the real Machiavelli.
He underestimates the number of our ignorant and lazy, unfortunately. And they will march zombie-like to the polls chanting "gay rights" and "global warming" and "99%" and "screw me harder" in hopes of further subjugating themselves to four more years of his reign.
Machiavelli was his own man, the boy is somebodies hand puppet...
Perhaps I am splitting hairs. But, IMO, Obama does not want to destroy America; he wants to maim it, to permantly handicap it, to cut it down to size, so it can be controlled by the likes of himself.
The House can pass Articles of Impeachment, but the Democrat-dominated Senate would never even hold a trial, let alone convict.
Besides, if Obama is impeached, Joe Biden becomes President. I'm not sure that's an improvement.
Think of all the records of his "blackberry" communications, that will most likely never be recorded, let alone released to the public after he leaves office. He is conducting official business, OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC RECORD. He can signal buy or sell on stocks likely to move on his word alone. He can conspire with others, most likely Soros and his NWO church. I truly believe that is what is going on. Collapse the system, then reboot it with a plan already in place. Glenn Beck has it perfectly laid out, along with others of course. Those Republicans that either refuse to see this, or are complicit in this plan, need to be sent away to retirement. Then we need to return to the days of a Senate that is appointed by the States. Rid ourselves of retirement for public officials, allowing them to join whatever the common citizen is given. Do those two things, and we will get back much of our power that has been usurped.
Think of all the records of his "blackberry" communications, that will most likely never be recorded, let alone released to the public after he leaves office. He is conducting official business, OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC RECORD. He can signal buy or sell on stocks likely to move on his word alone. He can conspire with others, most likely Soros and his NWO church. I truly believe that is what is going on. Collapse the system, then reboot it with a plan already in place. Glenn Beck has it perfectly laid out, along with others of course. Those Republicans that either refuse to see this, or are complicit in this plan, need to be sent away to retirement. Then we need to return to the days of a Senate that is appointed by the States. Rid ourselves of retirement for public officials, allowing them to join whatever the common citizen is given. Do those two things, and we will get back much of our power that has been usurped.
if you want to put it hat way, the boy is half white and i will call the white half as is see it... a boy i only call a man a man and i don't see him as a man, just somebody's hand puppet
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