Posted on 04/12/2012 7:14:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
Then it is our perrogative to reject the government...
“What if”? Obama has all but verbally denounced the Constitution already.
What do you mean "if", Andy?
Our government rejected our Constitution long ago. Now it’s trying to figure out how to reject the wishes of people while still squeezing every penny out of them.
We have the right and the DUTY to abolish any government that no longer serves the people.
Game on.
consent of the governed
Amendment II
The COTUS is the only thing that legally allows the government to exist.
The minute they do that (not like they haven’t already), then they are no longer legitimate.
If you were an alien from another planet trying to catch up on Earth history, I think a reasonable question would be:
"An amendment? The fundamental check on the government power was the second afterthought?"
Meeting in the middle sounds good to me.
“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember it or overthrow it.” - Abraham Lincoln
The only question is, how long until the “free expression” of your thought is squelched on “Free Republic” due to self censorship?
It cuts both ways: what if enough States voted to reject the present Federal Government?
Indeed with ObamaCare (tm) we have arrived the point where the present government with presently enacted laws is on the verge of being more dangerous to liberty and prosperity than anything that could be ratified by the States following a Constitutional Convention.
Exactly. At that point, the Government has lost all legitimacy and is properly considered outlaw and must be dealt with. We’re fast approaching that point now. It’s truly sad that people desire power so much that they are willing to destroy the greatest nation on Earth to achieve it.
The Romans ended up with an Emperor. But our 'leaders' seem predisposed to surrender US sovereignty to foreign (multinational) interests.
Either way, the number of 'subjects' is growing.
CW-II, here we come.
That has been tried. It didn’t work out very well.
It cuts even another way. What if enough morons exist now to embrace this Nanny Federal Government?
Modern candidates must mirror the electorate to gain a majority. That's why we are getting such awful candidates, I'm afraid.
BCR226: It’s truly sad that people desire power so much that they are willing to destroy the greatest nation on Earth to achieve it.
You mean like the Soviets were willing to destroy us, etc? While it's sad that there are so many AMERICANS who are willing to destroy this country, it's not surprising since so many of them have been taught this country is evil and this is not "their country" but the "1%'s country."
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