Obama, Dodd, Frank, Rangel, and Holder: Why Don’t We Hold Those in Violation of the Constitution Responsible?
By Robert Ringer - Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Well-meaning conservatives talk a lot about the need for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. But the fact is that we don’t need a balanced budget amendment. Why? Because it would just encourage Congress to increase taxes to make up any shortfall. What we do need is a constitutional amendment that reaffirms, in hard-hitting, direct, modern language, that the Ninth and Tenth Amendments mean what they say.
And to put even more teeth into it, we need another amendment that would hold elected officials, bureaucrats, and judges criminally liable for violating the Constitution. Why are Congress, the administration, unelected czars, and regulatory bureaucrats allowed to violate the Constitution with impunity?
Why was Chris Dodd never indicted? Why have Barney Frank or Charlie Rangel not been indicted? Why is Eric Holder not being indicted? Why is Barack Obama, who violates the Constitution every day of his life, not under indictment?
One of the things that attracted me to Michele Bachmann prior to the 2010 midterm elections was that she said, “I think that all we should do is issue subpoenas and have one hearing after another, and expose all the nonsense that has gone on.” I assume that by nonsense, she meant blatant criminal activity.
Regardless, once the Republicans gained control of the House, I never heard another word about subpoenas. The reason the subpoenas, indictments, and convictions almost never happen is because both sides have dirty hands and therefore find it practical to protect each other. Which leaves it to private citizens to take action. But, unfortunately, most of them are too disinterested, too busy enjoying life — or making a living — or too apathetic.
In this vein, I was surprised and disappointed when Ben Shapiro, editor-at–large at Breitbart.com, said, in reference to the mounting evidence that Barack Obama does not have a legal U.S. birth certificate, “I think it’s a waste of resources. Number one, I don’t think it’s true. Number two, even if it were true, it would have no impact on the political debate, because nobody can do anything about it.”
Just think about those words for a second: Even if the president of the United States committed fraud and gained office illegally, he can sign economy-crushing laws, spend Americans into oblivion, support America’s enemies abroad, and fundamentally transform America — and nothing can be done about it?
Now you can appreciate why, when I was taking a political science course, I asked my teacher, “What’s to stop a president or Congress from simply ignoring the Constitution?” The teacher condescendingly chuckled at my question and made some wisecrack, after which the class broke into boisterous laughter.
For some reason, I thought about all those faded faces today and wondered how many of them are still laughing.
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Robert, I think it is "You can't fight city hall" syndrome. The people have been subjected to this baloney for so long, that they just accept it. Like those people in Idaho up against the EPA, you are powerless against the government. John Singer found out what happens if you do try & stop them. I would love to see these government officails held accountable, however I doubt it will ever happen. Keep up the good work. I admire your courage.
I remember a quote from Al Gore that went something like "no prevailing legal or moral authority" when describing his take on the Florida vote issue. He was describing the situation where there was no one to appeal to who had the morality to see what was right and the legal autority to do something about it. That's what happens when you step out from under the authority of God. Too bad it has happened in the US. That is the very situation you describe. God will find someone else to honor and glorify Him.
Rubbish! Pinning the blame on an imaginary supernatural being is so typical of the utter nonsense regurgitated by people who substitute superstition and whim worship for rationality.
Donald,
No – that's what pinning your hopes on a worthless politician buys you.
Simply put, if more people had faith in anything besides govt, they wouldn't be after other people's property.
1. They would believe their needs will be covered.
2. They would believe they will be punished for stealing even if they are not caught – or if their crimes are "legalized."
It is foolish to worship the "rationality" of a man and believe in the superstitions of political religions – and thinking it's somehow working better than more traditional religions is living in a glass house.
Our forebears took great pains in great faith to make the sacrifices necessary for us. Dissing their efforts in the face of enemies…
Our entire civilization depends on the culture you dissed in one word.
Such senseless reaction is Rash, Reckless, and Retarded – as well as irresponsible, short-sighted, and selfish.
I was shocked when Ben Shapiro said that. I mean what did Breitbart mean by "vetting" Obama, if not showing his ineligibility for the job? Up until that statement, I had a lot of respect for Shapiro.
the reason for laughter is there was a political coup in the 1960's that transferred power in the US government to a group representing the Multiculturalist interest.
My friend said we are not hiding anymore when Obama won election. The Media proved that it is possibe to take a low level community activist who is not a citizen and make him president of the most powerful country in the world. Getting Obama elected is unprecidented in history…. a total media event.
It is no wonder that Obama has come out with his communist agenda, the party is over. If the media can get Obama elected with all his racist baggage, the media can create and accomplish anything. Example: the super pacs manipulating the Republican Primaries, they wanted to make sure that Ron Paul was not heard or understood. Millions spent to keep the only qualified candidate from having a chance.
Secondly, we have one party with two agendas and they will not stop the others agenda. The Republican Party has done nothing to stop the social communist agenda of the Democrats and the Democrats have done nothing to stop the War Mongers in the Republican Party. It is all an orchastrated dance.
We need a third party.
I think more accurate is that we have two parties with the same agenda. This is proven by the simple fact that the candidate being shoved up our butts to save us from kommiekare is the same person what is guilty of imposing socialist medicine on the state he guvernated.
In answer to Mr. Ringer's question posed by his title, I humbly offer a two word reply: "Harry Reid".
Gill
Gill,
LOL
dear right again robert:
your description of the reaction of others(amusement) when it is suggested that politicians be held accountable
for illegal unconstitutional behavior,legislation etc…(ignoring the constitution) reminded me of the reaction i get by stubbornly insisting that the very basis of the us gov't is LIMITED government……and that the founders of the us gov't were REVOLUTIONARIES…not bureaucrats or socialists….and that this REQUIRES
massive cuts in spending and DISMANTLING the welfare statde,eliminating the interstate commerce commission and many other departments completely,etc…
the tendency is for people to laugh in agreement which translates into the idea of nothing will or can happen….
because the naqnny state is so beloved…
in this regard the present republican leadership should be held accountable and replaced if they do not propose the total elimination of many departments and massive cuts…even in the sacred gop dod….and how about
enforcing bill clinton's limits on collecting welfare to two years with NO EXCEPTIONS….? this would certainly wipe away the smug grins and jokes…
When the fool learns the Way, He laughs at it.
Yet if the fool did not laugh at it,
It would not be the Way.
Indeed, if you are seeking the Way,
Listen for the laughter of fools.
Lao Tzu
Dear Robert Ringer, no, actually very,very dear Robert Ringer!! You are a true national treasure, a man so honest, so brilliant, and so right-to-the-point that I'm urging you to lead the way and I will follow (as will most of your readers!). Please tell me (us) what to do to make these ignorant and dangerous people stop playing with the Constitution like it's a toy they can toss, ignore, stomp on, shred, and just do anything they want with. Please tell us what would work (besides voting these stupid people out) to stop the damage they're doing. Can we sign a petition to let them know how we feel — if not, what?
I've been a regular fascinated visitor to these shores, Robert since 1971 and a devotee of your unique and exceptional Constitution. I am dismayed not only that it is ignored by all who swear a vow to uphold it and protect it, with the sole exception of your military but that no one is held to his or her sworn oath. Worse still, the one proven keeper of his sworn oath, Dr Ron Paul is berated by many of your self-styled constitutional conservatives and all of your Republican establishment as some kind of deranged loony. Beats me.
While Ron Paul SEEMS to get it when it comes to most domestic policies and sound money, Dr. Paul is an extremist when it come to HATE AMERICA assigning blame to our country and government for TERRORISTS learning to fly planes but not land them and taking those planes and innocent passengers and SLAMMING them into the World Trade Center Buildings. Dr. Paul seems NOT to get the parts of the Constitution that emphasizes personal RESPONSIBILTY for individual actions. AMERICA could not be responsible for 9/11 just for THAT reason and THAT reason ALONE. For that, most REAL Americans would entirely JUSTIFIED in CONDEMMING Dr. Paul for his WRONG views and not voting to install him as our president. Then we must scrutinize the RACISM of his newsletters….. need I say more?
Dagney,
I do not believe that Ron Paul said any of that and if he did I am positive that he had evidence. Ron Paul is the only real candidate that is worthy to be President. I base this on his honesty and consistency.
When those newletters were written we still had a small margin of freedom of speech.
Call me racist, I believe the civil rights laws are unconstitutinal. We are a nation of individual with individual rights, the constitution says nothing about group rights.
Whtes do not enjoy the rights of our fellow multiculturalist. We do not have civil rights groups to protect us againt the powerful civil rights groups. We are living in a vacuum with powerful civil rights groups pushing against us with no way to fight back.
If we are going to have freedom of speech we must be racist to discuss this issue.
Who is standing for white Americans who are being pushed out of jobs, institutions, ets. Who stands for the white American who are being brutally murdered by Blacks on White crime.
Presently a white boy was covered with alcohol and set on fire by 3 blacks and 2 hispanics for $40.00. No media coverage. Yet the black boy who was shot by the white has taken over the media. NPR is beatin the race drums.
Who stands for White America. Where was the Republican party when all these unconstitutional laws were passed.
If we are to stop this insanity and if speaking the truth is racist and anti semitic, then bring it on. let talk about what is so
Apparently, you did not watch Ron Paul at the debates, huh? He CLEARLY assigned blame for 9/11 to America. As to the poor white boy attacked and set afire by the three black boys, if there were no news coverage of it, how do you or I know about it? Hmmmm? The racial preference of the media has nothing to do with Ron Paul, so I don't get your argument here. Yes, the Civil Rights law is imperfect because it is STILL not race-neutral. Giving preference over skin-color is still a racist policy. However, the racism in Ron Paul's newsletters with his NAME on them can be assigned to him whether he wrote the articles or not. He green-lighted the printing of them, they are HIS responsibility.
Daffney,
the only coverage I found on the internet, a CBS report with his mother talking about the incident no race related. Igoogled a local paper and it told the story of the 5 boys.
The media is fueling the black boy story and totally ignoring the horrific racial implications of the black on white crime. If the boy shot by the guard had been white the story would
If Ron said it, then it is true. If you do research or contact his campaign I am sure he will give you the facts.
The Democrats have pushed for liberal immigration, bringing millions of muslims into this country and the Republican Zionist say Mulslim are dangerous and we must blow them up. This is the insanity of our country.
In this respect and I do not know what Ron Pauls reasons for saying this, but just looking at the insanity of what is happening in the mid east and all the wars the Republicans have gotten us into, I would have to absolutely say that 911 is the fault of us meddling into something that is none of our business.
and please do not got next to we must protect Israel. the creation of Israel started this mess. If God wnated the Jews to have Isreal, he would not have done it in this fashion..
I watched the first debate, it was a farce, a manipulation to choose the candidate. If ron paul had the opportunity to develope his message, there would be no contest.
Ron paul was to be stopped, because he is the voice of reason. Millions of dollars have been spent to manipulate the Republican primarie
Biff: "If Ron Paul says it, it must be true"?????? Really? Wow, you really must fit the descriptive term, "Paul-Bot" with that statement. Do you own research! Personal Responsibility is CODIFIED in the Constitution! Blame for 9/11 is on the PERPETRATORS!!!! NOT America. Jeez. No sense arguing with someone with a ROBOTIC mentality, I see……
The constttution became irrelevant in the 1960s, the constituion is a huge MYTH. there is no constituion in effect when one's country has been taken over from within.
Our govt is personally reponsible for 911. we are not innocent. the things we have done in the name of freedom in the middle is beyong comprehension.
what does BIFF mean.
… say more? …. NOT AT ALL!!!! … That’s about the most completely revealing, and consummate DISPLAY OF ABJECT IGNORANCE POSSIBLE!!!! … Thank's; We NEEDED that!!!!
You are welcome.
Bill … My "… say more?" comment was for "Prof. Dagney" opening shot, about 10-comments up and in fact is sarcasm, but with your "the constituion [sic] is a huge MYTH" I'll simply say you're correct, as long as We the People THINK SUCH is the case, since IT IS WE, by whom that Document was constructed TO BE ENFORCED!!! …
Unfortunately, We see it as "a line in the sand" government is not to cross, but totally WITHOUT THE FIRST NOTION OF WHAT TO DO, WHEN IT DOES!!!
IF EVER a valid CAUSE WAS EXTANT
… IF EVER a valid CAUSE WAS EXTANT for a military coup: WE HAVE ONE NOW!!! … THIS ILLEGAL ALIEN MISCREANT HAS USURPED THE OFFICE OF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF Our American MILITARY FORCES, AND IN THAT CAPACITY issued orders to war IN BLATANT DISREGARD FOR & REPUGNANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS ANY & ALL LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY EXTANT!!!!
< IT IS WE, by whom that Document was constructed TO BE ENFORCED!!! …
no (that's part of the mythology).
the con-stitution was a rabbit pulled from a hat. it's not what the foundlings were tasked to do (they were supposed to amend the articles).
that unilateral-ness should sound very familiar; it is not new.
Dagney, I've seen all but the latest (late Feb. – March) "debates," and Dr. Paul does nothing but tell the bald honest truth. You can research everything he ACTUALLY writes about and says on the Internet; it's not something he made up, and he has no "hatred" of this country; he LOVES and is the sole candidate supporting it and its original message of individual FREEDOM.
He is outraged at the abuses against the Constitution this country's GOVERNMENT has committed for the last 150+ years. If you know American history outside of "free," government public school textbooks, and that offends you, perhaps it's you who has the problem.
As to his responsibility for what was written in his newsletters, most of what's alleged to be racist is nothing of the kind, and for the rest that could be, he has apologized. Isn't that "taking personal responsibility" for it? Would you rather he simply went away? Even though you CAN go back through everything HE HIMSELF has written and said — and done; check out his voting record! — and find NOTHING even HINTING at racism? Even though he's the ONLY candidate who is educated, experienced, and TRULY GETS IT ALL?
Rather than take personal responsibility for your own prejudices and ignorance, and do your own honest research, you are content to smear a man and a political philosophy of absolute fairness and freedom you KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
Why?
Is it possibel that Shapiro might be afraid for his life.
I just read an article in the Washington Times Monday stating that Attorney General Eric Holder has informed the Pentagon that he will not defend it's stance on same sex marriage benefits, where the Pentagon is required by law (DOMA) to deny these benefits to allegedly "married" homosexual couples. The AG has sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and all of its laws enacted by Congress. Where is the ammendment or anything else for that matter that gives this person the authority to pick and choose which he will defend and which he won't. This is becoming epidemic throughout this entire adminstration from the Obama on down and it is borderline treasonous. I wrote both of our Senators Mikulski and Cardin yesterday decrying this behavior but the Majority in the Senate is complicit in this criminal activity, and both the Minority Leader in the senate and t he Majority Leader in the House do not posess the courage to take these people to task for thier criminal behavior.
Now we can understand how Hitler got power. He just took it and no one stood up to stop him.
How can the American people win the game if Obama doesn't observe the rules? He just does what he wants and no one does a thing to stop him.
Do you not understand what the election of Obama means????
the media was able to elect a man whose claim to fame was a low level community organizer who taught community organizing in a college classrom. So you really think he wrote those books????
Anyway the media said can we get a community organizer who is not a citizen elected President. and they did. No matter what came up the media did the dance and it went away. It was genius the way the Rev. Wright episode was handled.
So the communist see this as the second great coup. So why would they play by our constitution. They are drunk with power. And Obama will win a second term.
Change occurs only when individuals take the responsibility to do what each is able to do. If you write, write to everyone you can reach, and send your words as far and wide as you can. Use social media available to you, and YOU become the MEDIA for the truth, as Robert has, We cannot wait for the ANSWER or SOLUTION. It is not coming. It is up to you, and to me to be the voice of the CONSTITUTION. It is up to US to speak out, loudly and clearly, when we see abuse of it. Bob Schulz is on the right path with GiveMeLiberty.org.
< voice of the CONSTITUTION
"you're mine, now, sucker!", says the voice…..
(all nice & legal)
We don't need any more amendments. Every one of them have already violated their oaths they took when sworn in to office. They can't prosecute one another because they are all , except Ron Paul, guilty.
Enforcement of the constitution is supposed to derive from the triumvirate of checks and balances. I think the root of the current problem is that the authors of the Constitution did not anticipate partisan politics trumping the assigned role of government to the various branches. Congressmen *should* be concerned about a President who acts beyond the authority given him. However, that concern is diluted by partisanship and populist vote purchasing. We the People are to blame for continuing to elect the oligarchy which is trampling our rights.
except that the authors themselves immediately violated the constitution. the triumvirate was always sales pitch. the tri was never truly competitive (with each other); the tri is allied, a cartel. a good cop, a bad cop, and an understudy. 3 card monte… 3 cards is all it takes to amaze & confuse & sucker lots of people…3 deified cards, well, that's even more effective.
3 taro card monte…lol
AU CONTRAIRE!!! … TAKE 30-MINUTES AND DIGEST President Washington’s “Farewell Address” where he spends 5-pages of single-spaced 12-pt print-out WARNING AGAINST PARTISAN POLITICS, with the SAME ADMONITIONS WE EXIST IN THIS VERY MOMENT!!! … Was he a “Prophet”?!?! … NOT AT ALL: Just a very learned, astute man!!!
assume george was perfect, in terms of the spoon fed mythology (he wasn’t, but just go ahead & assume). are you prepared to make that assumption about the rest of the gang, too?
did you know hamilton’s – who pushed for 7 years to amend the articles – original proposal was that the pres term be for life? that the pres would appoint the state governors thru whom the pres would have veto power over all state legislation? sounds pretty much like a king by a different name, doesn’t it?
negotiate for "all" right out of the gate. take whatever lesser amount you can from that negotiation. then continue perforating, reinterpreting, amending until you’ve got it all. that’s what was done. it is done.
and hamilton, handful of others who were out front, did not do this all by themselves. they had followers/supporters too, same as those here bent on following the oh so revered founders and their con-stitutuion. one has said, “if we can get back to the con, we can go beyond it”. nonsense. it was a lie, always. face it. man up. drop it. that’s not a carrot dangling in front of your nose – it’s a hologram, projected from your own mind.
compare contrast geo's farewell with ike's (the "warning" about the military industrial complex – that he'd made his career within).
compare these farewells with greg smith's "expose"/farewell of goldman sachs.
soldiers and the fronted brass never, or practically never, fight for the same motives. soldiers, mostly, never learn, & if they do learn, usually it’s the hard, slow way…and it does not stick, from generation to generation.
Oh, and the part of the constitution that truly needs amending is the commerce clause, the greatest loophole which has been abused to expand federal power.
That and the "general welfare" clause.
I'm with reunion: the framers knew what they were doing, and before the ink had dried, had already nullified and "expanded" the "limited" Constitutional government.
But rolling this Leviathan government back to its original limits (yeah, like that can be agreed on!) is the first baby steps to going all the way with a society based on SELF-ownership and SELF-government, with NO rulers, "elected" or otherwise.
That should be the goal of every true FREEDOM lover.
I don't care what new rules that someone would like to put in place when you have people who would simply ignore.
Tell me, do you have that empty feeling in your heart that we are missing something like FREEDOM and how long have you felt that way.
Do you really believe the record gun purchases are because we have this new group of sportsman or maybe the average freedom loving American has this vision of whats to come.
Your job is to get the message out by any means possible to expose the crimes of this government and help your family and friends prepare .
Yes.
If we open our minds to the possibility that since the 1960s we have been manilpulated and start really looking at who controls us in the manipulation of the media, we would have a good start.
A lady wrote to me in an email that when a black union was formed in the fire department in Cincinnati whites attempted to form a union for whites and was denied the opportunity by the state and federal government.
Realtors were harrassed and mistreated by HOME and organization funded by HUD. At a recent Civil Rights continuing Education, the facilator told all of us the stories we heard about what went on the 70 and 80s were myths, I lived through that time and we were told " if a black perceives it as discriminatory behavior, then it is". We were told if we did not do as we were told we would be destroyed. We would be humiliated in the press, we would be sued, we would lose our homes and our money.
The Multicultural Mob is so powerful now that there is no hope of stopping what is happening.
… ALSO STOP AVOIDING JURY-DUTY – LIKE IT WAS THE PLAGUE!!! … THIS IS IN FACT THE LAST VOTE WE HAVE LEFT, THAT COUNTS — YET, IT IS THE MOST LETHAL WEAPON AGAINST TYRANNICAL LAW WE HAVE LEFT!!! …
WHERE THE LAW AT ISSUE IS IN THE LEAST BIT NOT CONSTITUTIONAL IN ITS APPLICABILITY – e.g. there IS NO DULY SIGNED COMPLAINT OF INJURED BODY; AND/OR DAMAGED PROPERTY; OR there is NO VALID BILATERAL CONTRACT, PRESENTED IN EVIDENCE WITHIN THE COURT RECORD, THEN: THERE IS NO VALID LAW UPON WHICH A CONVICTION of A LIVING-SOUL CAN STAND!!!! … THUS; YOUR SACRED JURY-NULLIFICATION DUTY IS TO ACQUIT!!! … AND REGARDLESS OF WHO MAY ASK "why?": YOU HAVE NO ONE BUT YOU & ALMIGHTY GOD, TO ANSWER TO FOR YOUR VOTE!!!
The COURT is “The person and suit of the sovereign; the place where the sovereign sojourns with his regal retinue, wherever that may be.” [Blk’s Law Dict. 5th Ed., p318b2; West Publishing 1979] and such sovereign IS THE LAW within his/her venue & jurisdiction! … Within these 1776 DULY DECLARED "… united States of America", and by incorporation within that Preamble to the 1791 “Constitution for the United States of America” – wherein THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS SO CREATED:
We the People of the United States of America ARE THOSE POLITICAL POWERS POLYGARCHY SOVEREIGN[S]!!! … And if YOU'RE NOT SOVEREIGN within that Republic, then YOU ARE A SLAVE WITHIN THE 14TH PSEUDO-AMENDMENT CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST, by operation of ROMAN ECCLESIASTICAL CIVIL LAW – THE “DEMOCRACY” USURPATION OF OUR Triune God-given unalienable Rights!!! …
Your CHOICE; Your MOVE, Mr. / Mrs. /Ms. American?!
So, exactly how many jury trials would have these types of issues to nullify?
And how many people actually get to serve on juries, let alone these types of trials?
Yeah.
Thanks.
you'll have to get past voir dire (so be good at playing dumb)…..
I thought you’d never ask! … But GLAD YOU DID!!!
The quick answer to Q. 1st is: ALL OF THEM!!! … You see; their dirty-little secret IS THIS:
Since FDR got his stuffed-SCOTUS to render the 1938 Erie R.R. v. Tompkins decision, creating a legal myth called, “combining law and equity in one form of action” in order to facilitate his New Deal, corporate-fascism state; thus due process trials, with unalienable rights within presumed innocence in a Court at Law under Common Law, were surreptitiously converted into legal Administrative law hearings for rule[s] infraction based upon GRANTED license & privilege ONLY, ergo: We NO LONGER HAVE COURTS, but TRIBUNALS; NOR “trials,” but “Administrative law hearings” wherein ONLY FICTITIOUS ENTITIES can litigate, so now; “Bodily Injury” or “Property damage” claim in insurance, and rather we have CONTRACTUAL NEXUS between an “Accused” and “Plaintiff” – which in 9 of 10 cases shall be styled: THE STATE OF * * *, Plaintiff vs. (the capitalized) SURNAME, FIRST MIDDLE, (see your D/L) Accused or Defendant! Such skullduggery, in fact & law connotes a fictitious entity adaptation of the Living Soul Person’s NAME, being prosecuted within an unlawful, BUT LEGAL, unconscionable, unilateral contract within his/her ignorance of the law, then – like that isn’t enough;
Ultimately the “Judge” prejudices the jury, by stipulating the law to the jury thus directing the verdict – all of which is in & of itself, gross violation of Amend. Artl. V “…, nor be deprived of life; liberty, or property, without due process of law:” and Amend. Artl. VI “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a … trial, by an impartial jury”!!! … SO PLEASE remember, just mentioning “Nullification” is you’re quickest way out of the pool, so DON’T DO IT, rather:
Cherish that Jury Duty, and FEEL FREE TO “NULLIFY” We the People OUT of this “Democracy” slavery, BACK INTO Our republican (generic) form of INDIVIDUAL Majority of One, Rule of Law governance!!!!
God Speed,
YoOle Me
Our superior, Common Law Rule of Law is simple:
Harm no man; Damage no one's property; give every man his due: You have violated NO Law!!!!
ENJOY!!!
If I may be so bold as to interject myself into the “Prof. Dagney” vs. “Prof. Bill” debate above, I believe that ya’ll are missin’ the point that Dr. Ron was makin’. Dr. Ron says that when the government of Country A (note, the government of the country not the country or its citizens), sends troops and warships and planes with bombs and cruise missiles and other fun stuff into a region, occupies what is considered “holy ground” with its soldiers, kills people’s wives, husbands and children, supports ruthless dictators and otherwise acts like a big ol’ bully (no matter how justified the big ol’ bully might believe itself to be), that maybe, just maybe you might piss somebody off. Maybe piss ‘em off enough to lash out in an act of vengeance. I have listened to Dr. Ron a’while and read his writings (Have ya’ll done that Prof. Dagney?). Dr. Ron says that the government policies of Country A might maybe be a little bit to blame for acts of terrorism under these circumstances. Does he think acts of terrorism are justified? Nope. Does he think that all the good ol’ boys in Country A are to blame for the terrorist acts that resulted? Nope. What Dr. Ron says is, instead of bombin’, occupyin’, killin, sendin’ lot’s o’ money we ain’t got to dictators, etc., maybe we ought leave ‘em alone, be friends and trade with ‘em economical-like instead. Does anybody really think that bein’ a good tradin’ partner will piss people off enuff to what to kill us? Maybe because they “hate our freedom”??? Before ya’ll make stoopid remarks about sumpin, ya’ll might want to think it through just a bit.
AMEN.
Seems a lot of people can't look themselves in the mirror.
"Personal responsibility" isn't all the Constitution is about; it's ALSO about the GOVERNMENT minding OUR business and NOT anyone else's!
When you intrude into someone else's business you MUST be prepared to take the consequences.
Our government DID intrude, DOES intrude, and INTENDS to CONTINUE intruding into every other country it possibly can. And people like Dagney just can't seem to grasp that fact and that IT HAS CONSEQUENCES — what the CIA dubbed "blowback."
You don't spit into the wind and not expect to get gob-smacked!
Yet "patriots" like Dagney somehow believe we can but won't.
Irrational. And hate the rational man for being rational.
Perfectly said, thank you
"damn those swiss & their chocolate," mutters al qaeda, "let's terrorize 'em"…lol
(leaving aside those buildings were controlled demolitions)…..
Dr. Smith,
I have been following Paul since 76. And I am not surprised either by him, nor by your comment.
Apparently, the world began with Desert Storm?
Actually, if you check your facts, you will realize the first terrorist attack against America occurred in the 18th Century. After years of attending to other business, Thomas Jefferson belatedly sent the Navy to sort matters out.
I am sure that's what caused 9/11. (eye roll…)
When A Liberal claims that the Commerce Clause of the Constitution allows the Federal Government to regulate commerce outside of the parameters of the written text of the Constitution they are using an old, outdated version of the Constitution which was valid between 224 and 221 years ago-specifically between June 21, 1788 and December 15, 1791. That is the period after the original text of the Constitution was ratified & before the Bill of Rights was ratified (the Bill of Rights contains the Tenth Amendment).
Each amendment to the Constitution effectively "updates" the previous version and invalidates the government's ability to do anything outside of the parameters of the new amendment following its ratification. In this instance, prior to the writing of the Bill of Rights, there was a short period of time for about 3 years a long time ago that a lawmaker could probably have interpreted the commerce clause to mean just about anything he wanted. The Tenth Amendment fixed that potential loophole and created a new version of the Constitution in which the commerce clause was limited only to regulating commerce which is specifically mentioned in the Constitution. And health care IS NOT mentioned in the Constitution.
The Ninth Amendment might help explain why such unconstitutional laws as Social Security exist. Simply put, people are allowed to pursue or not pursue their rights as they choose without prejudicing remaining rights and people merely chose not to fight them.