Posted on 07/07/2012 2:10:46 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Herein lies the REAL obstacle that the Feds have erected. It's WHY it is so critical to abolish the 16th Amendment which authorizes the Feds to bring the full force of the Federal government upon the individual Citizen, and to strip them of an ever increasing portion of their labor.
So that now, on average, a citizen must give of a third of their bounty annually to the Federal overlords who utilize these resource in furtherance of their own self interest; to the continuing detriment of the States and productive Citizens and enslavement of the poor.
But the States have the numbers and the power to call a Constitutional Convention for the sole purpose of repealing this tyrannical law and free the people and their treasure; a portion better utilized by the States under closer scrutiny of the people.
The courage to do so must be found, if our great endeavor to self-govern is to succeed. For then our future and our treasure rests not in unknown hands in a far away district, but with our neighbors whom we know.
Bill Clinton's behavior during his presidency certainly is a testament to that.
To their own ends, the Obama's of the world cater to and encourage baseness and selfishness.
Once socialists control, they will command the masses to a standard that they will not place on themselves.
In the end, all the division to create "rights" interest groups (that the Left cultivates and nurtures) will have done the trick and these "interest" groups will see every last vestige of their liberty stripped away to accommodate social order that benefits the state.
Errant, you mention the 16th amendment and the power it gives Washington.
You mention a constitutional convention. I don’t think that’s in the cards, just my opinion. But think about this...
The states actually collect the tax money and send it to Washington.
If I understand correctly, then the states, if push comes to shove, could refuse to send that money they collect to Washinton in order to rebel against the oppressive, dictatorial, unconstitutional power Washington is wielding over the states.
Cincinatus’wife, this is a good article by Barnes. He buys at least a clue what’s happening in the nation, not bad for an inside-the-beltway type himself. It doesn’t go far enough to explain the deep anger out here in America. The fear, the loathing, the hurt that broken Washington is causing, while they ramp up their DC and Virginia/Maryland economies while killing the rest of America.
It doesn’t explain the Communist Obama’s reasons for doing all the wrong things, it just points out all the wrong things he’s done. And he has now unleashed the fascist Axelrod...a Communist, too, but an evil propagandist like Joseph Goebbels under Hitler...to equate Romney’s so called secretiveness with Nixon. Who as we all know is supposed to be despised.
Yet Obama himself is the most false, secretive, and mean President we could possibly have. That’s why Axelrod is accusing Romney of what Obama is guilty as sin of himself. It is base, vile, naked propaganda worthy of the Third Reich and it is frightening.
None of Obama and his minions is politics as usual.
Politics as usual is bad enough...this is something entirely different. Not sure Barnes quite captures that truth, but otherwise a good piece.
You pegged my thinking. Barnes is part of this mentality. You can feel how he struggles to be blunt but his natural instincts can be felt. Is he just now beginning to understand how truly awful things are - how divided the country is from the government powerbase in D.C?
"Tea Party" rumblings, though dismissed by the MSM, must be causing tremors on Capital Hill.
This is what the people representing us MUST WRAP THEIR BRAINS AROUND!
Every time there is a major disaster it seems the president has done something against Israel. What did he do this time behind the scenes.
If I hear one more time that he’s a nice man but in over his head, I think I’ll.......oh, never mind!!!
Now of course he IS in over his head, but that isn’t identifying the correct disease that has so sickened America.
He is power mad and anti American. He hates our nation as founded and he wants to become our version of Hugo Chavez and America to become Venezuela or some other third world nation run by a tyrant.
He wants our precious individual liberties GONE, forever. To control and brainwash our children and grandchildren from birth.
If there were justice, Obama would be impeached and removed from office for careening around America shouting one lie after another to the braindead and the bought crowds.
We need a "Just Read the Damn Constitution!" party.
Yep
Liberals especially are always harping on the right to privacy but think it is alright for the government to have access to all your financial data
If I understand correctly, then the states, if push comes to shove, could refuse to send that money they collect to Washinton in order to rebel against the oppressive, dictatorial, unconstitutional power Washington is wielding over the states.
Unfortunately, that's not case...
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