Posted on 12/11/2009 6:28:41 AM PST by rhema
Sarah Palin is an authentic American phenomenon. She resonates with a majority of the American people as authentic -- because she is authentic. She is a no-BS, stand-for-the-truth, take-a-licking-and-keep-on-ticking kind of gal. In other words, she is not like the ordinary, everyday, go-along-to-get-along professional politicians who control our national political parties. And it is precisely for that reason that she can now spearhead an American political renaissance.
Our nation has been buried for decades under political pabulum. The Democrats pretend to represent average Americans, but they are controlled by wealthy elitists who pay lip service to American values while propagating cultural Marxism in every corner of the land. The Republicans pretend to be the party of fiscal responsibility, but they are more comfortable outsourcing the sinews of American power than strengthening the fabric of American society.
The American people have been held in thrall for decades to the two major political parties because there isn't a viable "none-of-the-above" option on our ballots. Worse yet, people have grown cynical about the prospects of honest and honorable government because they see that the people in power, whatever their political party, seem to have more solicitude for their own power than they have for the people.
The framers of the Constitution knew that government seats would attract people willing to trade their votes to remain in power. The framers therefore crafted a Constitution to create a limited government in order to curtail the power of such people. But government of the people, by the people, and for the people requires people to be vigilant about keeping the power of government limited. Unfortunately, the people have failed to do that, and now it is time to rectify the failure.
It would be comforting if an authentic American political phenomenon like Sarah Palin could spearhead a successful third-party movement. But that is wishful thinking. Were she to attempt such a thing, it would almost certainly fragment the huge centrist American vote and result in further radical left victories in the national polls. That would compound the present disaster and tilt America inexorably toward third-world status and misery.
Better to heed the words of Shakespeare, who wrote that "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." For America, that means Sarah Palin and the Republican Party. Here's why and here's how:
The Republican Party is out, and wants in. That means it needs a champion who can generate popular enthusiasm. Sarah Palin is such a champion. Put aside the blithe criticisms of the pundits and naysayers. If an election were held today, Sarah Palin would generate a popular majority greater than the one that swept Ronald Reagan into the White House.
The Republican Party is chastened. Its failure under Bush to pare back the scope of federal interference in people's lives resulted in the Devil's bargain with the Democrats to expand federal involvement in mortgage lending, and that led directly to the collapse of the real estate market and then the stock market. That has taken the Republican Party down a couple of pegs, and it is now far more amenable to the common-sense values that Sarah Palin embodies.
The Republican Party has an existing political infrastructure that can be used to facilitate a national campaign by Sarah Palin, whereas a third party candidacy would need to reinvent the wheel. Time is short, the issues are vital, and the 90% rule applies to the choice of political vehicle.
National campaigns require huge amounts of money. Sarah Palin can raise that money directly from the American people by way of the World Wide Web, in exactly the way Obama is alleged to have done. Millions of Americans will donate $5, $10, $20 or $100 to a political renaissance spearheaded by Sarah Palin. They will be glad to do it because they trust her.
The time to begin the political renaissance is now, not in 2011 or 2012. The reason is that Sarah Palin must spearhead more than a personal political campaign. She must spearhead a political renaissance, and that means taking over the Republican Party. To do that, she will need time and allies and money. She can raise the money, and the allies are ready to hand. But time is remorseless, and assuming power in the Republican Party will be time-consuming, so she must begin that task today.
A palimpsest is a manuscript written over a partly erased older manuscript in such a way that the old words can be read beneath the new. It is time for Sarah Palin to write over the American political landscape so that the words of our Founders will resonate across this land again. She can do it, because like the Founders of this nation, she is an authentic American phenomenon.
The great thing about Palin is that she is polarizing.
It’s impossible, as far as I can tell, for someone to NOT choose sides, as far as she is concerned.
So, we just oust any “anti-Palin” folks from the GOP, and we’ll be sure to have gotten rid of all the RINO elitists.
Nope. Congress can have the last word when it exercises its Article III Section 2 powers, "with such exceptions and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make."
Our Framers set up a terrific system of divided and limited government.
Didn't each of the thirteen original states have a judicial branch?
The three branches are separate and co-equal. Each has its own duties. The duty of the Judicial branch is to interpret the meaning of laws, including the Constitution:
If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the construction they put upon them is conclusive upon the other departments, it may be answered, that this cannot be the natural presumption, where it is not to be collected from any particular provisions in the Constitution. It is not otherwise to be supposed, that the Constitution could intend to enable the representatives of the people to substitute their will to that of their constituents. It is far more rational to suppose, that the courts were designed to be an intermediate body between the people and the legislature, in order, among other things, to keep the latter within the limits assigned to their authority. The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or, in other words, the Constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents.Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 78
So it is clear that Congress cannot have the last word as to the interpretation of the law or the Constitution. In fact, according to Hamilton, they can have NO say whatsoever.
What they can do, as you alluded to, is regulate the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. But that would merely mean replacing one court for another. If they decide that the SCOTUS is NOT the final appeal in a particular set of cases, some other court, presumably a lower federal court, WOULD be.
Congress is not set up to be the interpreter of its own power and scope.
And I would respond, "Thanks for the warning, if that should happen, the police will have my statement regarding what you said and your LP number".
they need to break out the golden pince-nez and have another look.
LOL! Is that like MSWord Auto-Correct?
Palin ping!
I can’t imagine Palin asking Huck to be the VP.
To "write over" the principles and ideas of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution so that they become as revolutionary for today's citizens as they were in 1776 and 1787, Palin (or any authentic candidate) must do what Ronald Reagan did. She/he must be immersed in those ideas until they become a part of a simple narrative that is consistent and principles-based.
The authentic candidate who can do this will stand out in stark contrast to the others of both Parties.
A reading of John Quincy Adams "Jubilee" address, tracing those ideas and principles after 50 years under the Constitution would help to equip any candidate and to spur that person to restore America's foundations in liberty.
After his careful principles-based analysis of the history of the nation to that day, he concluded with these words:
"Lay up these principles, then, in your hearts, and in your souls - bind them for signs upon your hands, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes - teach them to your children, speaking of them when sitting in your houses, when walking by the way, when lying down and when rising up - write them upon the doorplates of your houses, and upon your gates - cling to them as to the issues of life - adhere to them as to the cords of your eternal salvation. So may your children's children at the next return of this day of jubilee, after a full century of experience under your national Constitution, celebrate it again in the full enjoyment of all the blessings recognized by you in the commemoration of this day. . . ."
This historical analysis and warning from one who was the nine-year-old son of John Adams when the Declaration was adopted, 20 in the year 1787, a Secretary of State, President, and Congressman until his death, should be heeded by those who, today, pretend great knowledge of our nation's noble Constiution.
How does one so ignorant of history come to be writing an article such as this? Fortunately Sarah Palin is way too smart to try such a foolish stunt.
Amen!
Have they figured out that a dictionary is what they need?
I think Sarah is great, I love her message, but first things first. Get organized for 2010, get good candidates lined up, try to defeat every RINO in the primaries. Sarah will have a go in 1212 but now we need to try to regain seats in the Congress.
Congress can pass a law and deny jurisdiction to the courts.
Thank God for our Constitution!
Thanks for recommending “The Rise of The Republic.” The author’s reference to vast amounts of original source material is incredible.
Sarah ain’t taken’ advice from no Geraldo. (That’s my atrocious grammar response.) Hahahahaha.
SArah Palin is our best hope to get conservatives elected to those seats. Without her draw, most candidates will not be able to overcome the RINOs that the county committees will be pushing.
The only practical course for pro-family, pro-Americans is to unite for taking over the Republican party.
He replied, "What makes you think there's a dimes worth of difference between the two Parties".
A few years later GHWB ran the worlds worst reelection campaign and guess who became POTUS?
Thou shalt speak no ill of Sarah Palin
Strictly enforced by banishment.
Without Sarah, the Republican party is finished, the Rats will show the RINOs no mercy, Sarah should offer the same deal.
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