Posted on 04/20/2007 4:51:54 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
The House of Representatives yesterday voted for legislation that would require anyone who makes more than $5 million per year to pay taxes earlier than April 15.
Why is this? There is a need to pay for a $2.5 million dollar exercise by the Communists to violate the following provisions of the Constitution:
1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States
2. and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature
3. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen
4. Representatives ... shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers [aka one man one vote]
5. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof
The proximate cause to which the Communists have attached the ripping up of these five sections (which includes one from their allegedly sacred 14th Amendment) deals with the granting of the District of Columbia full representation within the House of Representatives. This was accomplished by throwing Utah a sop of an additional represenative (which caused the current Utah Republican to vote "yay" for the measure).
Neither is Consitutional. The District of Columbia is not a state. This is clear from the same Constitution: "To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States..."
From this it is clear the District is not a state. The land comprising it had to be ceded to Congress as the black letter wording so indicates. The territory explicitly left states. The territory had to be accepted by Congress before it could become the seat of Government. Obviously this was done--the seat of Government was established, therefore a cession from states to the Federal Government must have occurred. Since that must have occurred, the District is, ipso facto, NOT a state.
If it is not a state, then it is clearly not entitled to the prerogatives of the several states, it is not entitled to a Representative, not for the least of which that there are not qualified (from a Constitutional point of view, though it could be argued this is also true in other regards...) electors insofar the there is clearly no state legislature. Even the city acknowledges this--it is called a "CITY council".
There's also the status of Eleanor Holmes Norton. She is not an inhabitant of a state, she lives in the District. So how is it now possible that she can meet the Constitutional requirement of being an inhabitant of a state?
Then the question of apportionment. This again is reserved to states, which has already been established for the District it is not. Then there's Utah--nice sop to the Republicans, and a Republican fell for it, for shame. Utah would now be DISPROPORTIONALLY represented. It cannot get another Representative, because the apportionment called for by Article I Section 2 does not support it. This again should be evident on its face, but since the Communists don't see it, they will be enlightened. If Utah deserved another Representative as a result of apportionment, they would already have that Representative.
The Act is clearly unconstitutional, and Republicans in the Senate have a duty to prevent the Communists from adding to their numbers through extra-constitutional means.
The White House staff has signalled the President will veto it if it ever makes it to his desk. Let's hope so--otherwise our federated constitutional representative republic is in jeopardy.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
One of my company’s main offices is located in Waxhaw, and one of our supporting churches is in Smyrna.
lovely day here too lysie. I need to mow & do some yard clean up. Josy does not pick up her sticks. She goes into forest behind home & finds nice sticks. There are about 50 “nice sticks” in the front yard.. and many of them big!
I need to do something I dislike. Cutting back severely wild rose bushes that I use as hedge. they are about 6’ * wild.. I need to go back to 3 foot & compact. My arms will be like road maps when done.
I love this weather to start on “FULL BODY TAN”.. have some good descret places. I do this if I need a nap. I have never been one who could just lay out there in the sun when alert
oh I bet that is cute! can you take some short videos with the digital camera? that would be a hoot
Morning!
Does Zay have a little toy vacuum that he pushes? I remember the little girls having those & the boys having little toy lawn mowers..
He does but prefers the grown up one.
I know Kay’s family is now surrounded by a lot of support & that is good. It will be hard for poppyseed to go home... a long, difficult trip.
Well, as usual this was a varied thread.. pet food prep,Toby’s chicks, people recipes, RIP Kay; hot flashes, Cho-the-Creep, NBC pix, martinis, Yankees/Indians,outdoor grills, Toby the stud-muffin; Raven on a pool table?, grits, GOP 2008, Reid’s Rant, gardening, trash trucks, poly sci majors — whew
ATRW is truly an eclectic thread!
and it always seems easier to continue conversations on old thread than take them up on the new one
good. I believe one must let them work/play before they understand it is not fun & no longer want to do it!
Ha.. I let Jeff do all the fun jobs he wanted (that were safe)
Kay and her family will be on mind all day again. So sad. I have you covered on the THON thread and have pinged you so you can see your name — not in lights, sorry -— but listed. :0)
I forget how old we are -— toaster count -—
Have a wonderful day. Lovely weather here and I’m looking forward to being outside in it, once the THON is a wrap.
>>What breakfast are you cooking for the Mrs. or she/you?
i’M FLYING TO sWEDEN LATER TODAY
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Sarah had to go to work at 7 , so I took over some of her chores. I went out to the barn, let PB and Bentley out, talked to the chickens, gathered the eggs in my pocket AND on the way out walked a tad to close to the barn door. Yup!! Broke on in my pocket....Waaaaaaa!
Ha!!!
I'm going back outside. It's beautiful outside.
If I wasn't a gentleman...I would comment.
We real women DETEST (IG’s word) that commercial. Nutri System also has an equally detestable one for men. Check it out and let us hear from you on that one!
It’s a good thing I dropped in when I did.......what are you talking about ??
BTW...this is yesterdays thread...:-)
Good morning. I ain’t mad at nobody.
Except.... and.... and then...... also.
But aside from them, I love you all. ;)
It’s today’s thread too, ain’t it, ‘cause its the weekend.
I oughta start supper. But our favorite mooch is here and I’m going to see if I can outwait him.
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