Posted on 04/10/2018 9:00:07 AM PDT by fwdude
That map shows that when population density increases, intellectual capability and morality decrease. Notice that almost all of the blue areas are those big, overpopulated cities.
Matthew 12:22 "Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw."
If Lincoln said he lifted his "house divided" line from Matthew 22 then he was an infidel. Fortunately he was neither.
"The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the States are independent as to everything within themselves [emphasis added], and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." --Thomas Jefferson to Gideon Granger, 1800.
"Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States."Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
”... the care of the property, the liberty, and the life of the citizen, under the solemn sanction of an oath imposed by your Federal Constitution, is in the States, and not in the Federal Government [emphases added].” —Rep. John Bingham, Congressional Globe, 1866. (See about middle of 3rd column.)
From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added]." —United States v. Butler, 1936.
The 16th Amendment can disappear too.
They have me surrounded, that makes things more simple.
Don’t forget Indiana and Ohio. IN is reliably Right while Ohio is mostly right.
That would require one hell of a wall...
Montana keeps electing a Demonic-rat governor and has one ‘rat senator. How conservative is that?
Really, just loosen the bleeder screws.
Shhheeeesh
That line in Illinois needs to move half the State north. Roughly south of I-80 across Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
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It will only happen peacefully if conservatives project unwavering power with their demands. If they do, the left will slouch down and scurry away. If not, we have violence on our hands.
Can I move to Ocala first?
Your plan sounds like the book “The Nine Nations of North America”. Fun book.
Sure, as long as all the lefties have to move out of New York City and Boston.
Well that ends that before it even begins. Other than our president I have no faith in our system or the people who exploit our freedoms calling themselves our “representatives.”
This has been a very revealing two years. I used to defend the Bush family against any criticism until their collective mask dropped and they were exposed as quite vile and nasty people.
I used to respect and admire Trey Gowdy, Mitt Romney and Jeff Sessions, how wrong can one person be and miss their lack of character?
I used to think that America and our American government was noble. It is depressing how naïve I am.
Day after day every thing that I held dear having to do with my country has been destroyed.
There are some major problems with the U.S. as it currently stands:
1: The 17th Amendment eradicated participation of the states in the Federal government. States themselves could work out their problems through their “ambassadors” in the U.S. Senate, and there was an added chance of stopping bad legislation passed by a misinformed majority in the House. Such an arrangement is needed more than ever, given the conflicts between, say, Kalifornia and other border states, re: immigration, National Guard on the border, etc.
2: A Supreme Court ruling called Reynods v. Sims enforced proportional representation in all state legislative houses. That is, every state legislative house had to have roughly the same number of people in each of its districts. This forever ended other arrangements, such as eqaul representation by county in a state Senate, for example. In states where libs and/or GOP-e rule, therefore, the majoritarian composition of all legislative houses means there is an unacceptable concentration of power for the dominant political faction. Therefore, you see all these movements in parts of states such as California and Maryland to secede from the remainders of these states.
3: Filibuster abuse is rampant in the U.S. Senate. Thanks to the two-track rule, it now effectively takes a 60-vote supermajority to pass most legislation. The Senate has become a bottleneck for the majority party. If we want sanity restored to the U.S. Senate, the two-track rule should be eliminated.
4: Weak GOP and strong, Marxist-dominated Democrats. Both need reform: more strong conservatives in the GOP and Marxists booted out of the Democrat party. Progressivism must be eliminated from both parties.
I agree. In the state of Washington, where I reside, the eastern part of the state is far more conservative (they are agricultural) than the western part of the state. The demographics also make it difficult for a Republican to get elected in the western part of the state. Three counties in western Washington (King, Pierce, Snohomish), all around the Puget Sound, are densely populated and very progressive. They simply outnumber the rest of the state.
I think Oregon has a similar problem with a more conservative agricultural portion of the state in the eastern part of the state, versus the progressive/liberal part in the western part of the state.
One County 1 Congressional Representative, and repeal the 17th.
NYC produces virtually nothing of value. People would flee that City State in short order.
Cutting the brake lines. Hmmm... is that recommended BEFORE or AFTER the divorce?
Most folks around here wouldn’t go near big cities.
What is interesting (and sad) is that big cities can be wonderful places—if people of strong moral character live there.
I can dream, right? :-(
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