Posted on 01/03/2015 6:57:17 AM PST by Jacquerie
Back to basics. Is the US government republican? If not, what is it? What is the purpose of government? What should be done? What made our plan of government unique? What is the purpose of elections in our existing system? Which body should decide the constitutionality of law? Can the two-party system lead to restoration of liberty?
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - The Law; Bastiat
http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html#SECTION_G022
DEPOPULATE Rats/progressives/socialists/criminals/deceivers/RINOS/totalitarians/scumbags/etc., etc. from the body politic and your life.
DEFUND/DISMANTLE their collectives/agencies, foreign and domestic.
It’s easy to
live free republic (in a constitutionally limited one)
C’mon 2016
You can drop the “guaranteed” word from that statement. The commies and RINOs in Sodom on the Potomac have already taken it out and the US Constitution as written no longer exists. The Courts have effectively erased the true meaning of the Constitution and put in what they wanted it to say. What they did to the language of the Separation of Church and State clause is the largest lie perpetrated on the nation. Their so called belief of what that meant is not what the wording of the First Amendment said. But, they got away with that lie and opened the flood gates to get what they wanted. I am a retired US Army soldier. I fought in Vietnam. I bled on ground for this Republic. I carry the scars of that war on my body today. I served to preserve the Constitution and the Republic. To keep us FREE. I am telling you this, I am over 60+ years old. I NO LONGER feel FREE! I feel as if we are in the stages of a complete dismantling of the United States as founded. I pray my God come for His Church before the end of the nation. It sickens me to see what this nation has turned into. A homosexual perverted bunch of child murdering communist thugs. I pray for the youth who are being blinded by these homo preverters. They are going to suffer eternal damnation because they will believe the lie.
Excellent question.
I suspect, if 99% of the elected officials asked, “What form of government does the United States have?” would answer, “A democracy”
It started out as a Republic. But as Ben Franklin kinda predicated, it has devolved into a oligarchy, descending into a monarchy or dictatorship. Similar to the old Soviet Union. One man running the show with a politburo to give him cover.
—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
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In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.
Beautiful :)
IMHO, there are a few parts that is sorely missing:
The Individual (aka We the People), are the only entities whom posses inherent Rights. We the People whom are the final arbiters of what is, and what is NOT, Constitutional (as We gave the gov’t only certain authorities and powers).
Law created and based/supported on the powers bequeathed by We the People (IE: the Constitution); any/all laws otherwise are null and void.
Among the unique features of our Framers’ constitution was the confederal republic it created, a republic of republics. The nation foolishly created another popular legislative body in 1913. IMO, it is the source of our woes.
Federalist #62-66 pertains.
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“Republic” is from the Latin “res publica,” meaning “public thing.” It refers to what’s in the interest of the public, the common weal. Republics don’t have to be democratic, though they usually are in some way. All it truly means is that the state isn’t owned by nor run in the interests of a group narrower than the generality, at least in principle, as opposed, for instance, to tyrants and despots.
A reading of the entire address reveals Adams's breadth and depth of understanding of world views, of previous governments, and of the ideas essential to liberty for members of a free society--ideas which today's politicians either do not understand, or are determined to censor from public dialogue.
That is nonsense, pure and utter nonsense and I can prove it is nonsense by reading the words in Article. IV. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.
Why would I give up something as beautiful as Americas Constitution? Why would you ask me to give it up?
the US Constitution as written no longer exists
More nonsense. Of course it exists and of course it exists as written. The true beauty of the Constitution is the words and the words are intact. No elements that work against the Constitution have been able to change the words.
Every court decision at any level is constantly subject to constitutional review because the words mean something and until the words are changed, they stand as ratified.
What they did to the language of the Separation of Church and State clause is the largest lie perpetrated on the nation
There is a great deal of truth in that. However, the truth that exposes the lie is the words in the Constitution or in this case, the lack of words proves there is no such thing as a separation of church and state in the Constitution. People can learn that the First Amendment was included to keep government out of religion, not religion out of government. Jeffersons response to the Danbury Baptists is fact.
You have given much for America, dont give up yet.
America is at that awkward stage. Its too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. --- opening lines of 101 Things To Do Til The Revolution by Claire Wolfe
They have plenty of balls, they just have different goals than you do, which might make you think they are stupid but we the voters are the stupid ones.
Therein lies the rub.
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." --October 11, 1798 John Adams
You apparently do not have the knowledge of the real Moses who knew. What you are believing in is a America that is dying. Almost DOA at this time. If you would read that Bible that you use a name from, you would KNOW that the end is coming. For the One World Government of the AntiChrist to come, America must disappear. The Patriots that would fight to keep this America, most will be gone. The Rapture will take many. I suspect for this nation to die, a truly devastating event will happen. A massive financial fall that would crush the country. Or, in my opinion, some type of nuke attack. Either by dirty bombs, or EMS blast over the country that would knock out all power grids, or just a Russian or Red China nuke attack. This nation is going down sir. You can find that in several books of your Bible if you will read and study it. Daniel and Revelation will inform you what is coming. It is clear. And, the Scriptures make it abundantly clear that ALL nations will come to the Valley of Meddigo, that would be Armageddon, for the final battle of history. Christ will destroy all those armies. And, yes, America, or whatever America exists of then, part of the EU, whatever, it will be destroyed at Armageddon. Soldiers born, raised in America, will be in the army of the AntiChrist.
You sure didn’t get many replies.
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