Ping to Article V supporters and opponents alike.
Patriots have to wake up state lawmakers, lawmakers who are evidently as constitutionally clueless as the voters who elected them are, to the reality that the corrupt feds are stealing state revenues via constitutionally indefensible federal taxes, taxes which Congress cannot justify under its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers.
I fully support the repeal of 17A. But even that’s going to be ineffective, imo, until voters and state lawmakers are brought up to speed with the federal government’s constitutionally limited powers.
At least start teaching homeschoolers about the fed’s constitutionally limited powers.
I personally believe that 17A has been the most destructive thing that has ever happened to the Republic. Close second place goes to 19A.
The framers studied history, and were wary of what’s going on before our very eyes.
The restoration of our Republic depends on something much larger than politics. Period.
They’re bribed out into human trafficking, trafficking of MBS human body Mortgages by “insurance-banking” companies. Selling these off as the new MBS. Trafficking.
Its a good essay, even though I disagree with its conclusions.
A premise you might want to re-examine, though. You indicate that our confederal form of government was a gift. I suspect those who opposed the Federal constitution such as Patrick Henry would have had a different view.
As for article V. I make no secret of my disagreement with it. I just don’t see 3/4 of the states agreeing to anything that would materially change the status quo. So why bother with it? I guess its fairly harmless, but to think that great things are going to come out the process is to set yourself up for disappointment.
Yes, they're scared.
History shows that a strong republic has been the most powerful form of government-ever. I am not advocating world wide conquests but the Greek Republic conquered the known world up to the Indian border, a huge area and the Roman Republic conquered most of Europe and the middle east.
Very well written. You are the author, I presume.
Thank you. I’m a supporter of Article V and still learning. Great article.
BTTT
President George Washington:
“No country upon Earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings…Much to be regretted indeed would it be, were to neglect the means and depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to, so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass. The Great Governor of the Universe has led us too long and too far…to forsake us in the midst of it…We may now and then, get bewildered; but I hope and trust that there is good sense and virtue enough left to recover the right path.”
In Washington’s letter to General Benjamin Lincoln, his deputy in the War, who accepted British General Cornwallis’ sword at his surrender.
“It shall still be my endeavor to manifest, by overt acts, the purity of my inclination for promoting the happiness of mankind, as well as the sincerity of my desires to contribute whatever may be in my power towards the preservation of the civil and religious liberties of the American people.”
In his letter to the Methodist Episcopal Bishop of New York, 1789
“I am sure that never was a people, who had more reason to acknowledge a Divine interposition in their affairs, than those of the United States; and I should be pained to believe that they have forgotten that agency, which was so often manifested during our Revolution, or that they failed to consider the omnipotence of that God who is alone able to protect them.”
In his letter written to John Armstrong, 1792
“While just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government its surest support.”
In his letter to the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Churches in North America
“Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”
“Purity of morals is the only sure foundation of public happiness in any country.”
The Writings of George Washington, October 21, 1778
“The federal government …can never be in danger of degenerating…so long as there shall remain any virtue in the body of the people.”
Writings, February 7, 1778
“Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.”
Writings, March 3, 1797
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morals are indispensable supports…Let it simply be asked, ‘Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice?’ ...”