Here is an excellent article discussing the current "Debt Panic" in Washington and why we should be extremely thankful to Scott Walker and the Republicans in Madison for straightening out the Wisconsin mess and turning Wisconsin around. Read it and pass it on to others.
CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE - THANK YOU, SCOTT WALKER
Friday, July 29, 2011
ROBO CALL UPDATE!
Well, well, more robo calls with a FAKE election date. This article doesn't know where the calls originated, but in the 10th and 18th, the calls originated from the Democrat National Committee, and the caller identified the organization as the DNC. Don't Be Fooled! The recall elections are on August 9 except for two districts in the extreme southern part of WI. And every vote will count. Be sure you get to the polls on AUGUST 9. Going to be gone on August 9? Vote absentee. It's very simple. Go to your municipal building. They ask for an ID, give you a ballot, and you vote on the spot. As simple as simple can be. Be Sure To Vote No Matter What.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST ON ROBO CALL DECEPTION IN WI RECALL ELECTIONS
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST ON ROBO CALL DECEPTION IN WI RECALL ELECTIONS
Monday, July 25, 2011
POLITIFACT.COM SAYS LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE!
SHELLY MOORE SENT A MAILER TO VOTERS IN THE 10TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT CLAIMING THAT SHEILA HARSDORF WANTS TO "ELIMINATE MEDICARE AS WE KNOW IT." DO YOU KNOW WHAT POLITIFACT.COM SAYS ABOUT THAT?? LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE. POLITIFACT IS A GREAT SITE USED FOR FACT CHECKING STATEMENTS MADE BY POLITICIANS OF BOTH PARTIES. THEY APPLY RATINGS TO CLAIMS MADE. IT'S A VERY USEFUL SITE. CHECK OUT MOORE'S LATEST FALSE CLAIM. THEN BOOKMARK POLITIFACT.COM.
CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE
MICHELLE BACHMANN ANTI-CATHOLIC?? NOT EXACTLY!
Check it out here. Find out why the Left is claiming that Michelle Bachmann is anti-Catholic and is a religious nut. It's all a falacy and a smear attempt, of course, and here's the proof.
CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE
SOCIALISM WOLF IS KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR
Watch Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin explain why the Socialism wolf is snapping at our heels. The information on the U.N./Obama/Clinton Small Arms Treaty is accurate. Google it and check it out for yourselves. Do your own homework and then decide if the direction the country is going is where you thought it would go under the Obama Regime.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
NATIONAL DEBT APOCALYPSE
Guess What??
All of the Geithner/Obama Armageddon predictions about raising the national debt level?
Here are some sobering facts for you.
Under Clinton the national debt went up 547 million dollars per day.
Under Bush the national debt went up 1.6 billion dollars per day.
Under Obama the national debt has gone up 4.1 billion dollars per day.
Obama can make all the excuses he wants, but the facts don't lie.
The deficit is 10 times bigger than when Obama took office. And now he wants Congress to raise the debt level so he can waste more, spend more, on pet pork projects that do nothing to create jobs, but continue to grease the palms of his cronies. And he is DEMANDING an increase in taxes instead of SLASHING his spending habits. Give The Pretender President more, and he will spend more. Sure as heck.
Sure hope the Conservatives we elected in 2010 stand firm until we can send them back up troops in 2012.
All of the Geithner/Obama Armageddon predictions about raising the national debt level?
Here are some sobering facts for you.
Under Clinton the national debt went up 547 million dollars per day.
Under Bush the national debt went up 1.6 billion dollars per day.
Under Obama the national debt has gone up 4.1 billion dollars per day.
Obama can make all the excuses he wants, but the facts don't lie.
The deficit is 10 times bigger than when Obama took office. And now he wants Congress to raise the debt level so he can waste more, spend more, on pet pork projects that do nothing to create jobs, but continue to grease the palms of his cronies. And he is DEMANDING an increase in taxes instead of SLASHING his spending habits. Give The Pretender President more, and he will spend more. Sure as heck.
Sure hope the Conservatives we elected in 2010 stand firm until we can send them back up troops in 2012.
LOW DOWN DIRTY, SLEAZY, SMELLY POLITICS
Top 5 items to know before the August 9 Recall elections.
#1, Obama’s Organizing for America PAC has poured millions into WI to buy The Badger State. OFA is hiring alleged Moore supporters to knock on doors throughout the districts. OFA was largely involved with helping protesters in Madison in February.
#2, In June there were 18,000 new jobs created nationwide. 9,500 of those jobs were in WI. That’s more than half. With 15 million Americans unemployed and the unemployment rate at 9.2%, I’d say Walker/Harsdorf and the rest of the Republican Senators are doing something right.
#3, Moore’s claim that Harsdorf wants to “end Medicare as we know it” is gibberish. It’s such a stupid statement that it earned Moore the rating of “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” from the Milwaukee Journal. The Moore mailing was an outright lie. Anybody with an ounce of brains knows that Harsdorf is a STATE SENATOR, who has no control over what happens with Medicare, it being a national program. Moore and the Dems should note that Harsdorf sits in Madison, not in Washington.
#4, Hudson school district saved $800,000 on health insurance premiums because, thanks to Walker/Harsdorf, the school district is now able to bid out the insurance instead of being forced to use the union’s insurance company. And most important?
#5, people throughout the 10th (Harsdorf) and 18th (Hopper) districts have reported receiving “robo” calls. The robot identifies the call as coming from Democrat National Committee Services. The robot asks “are you likely to vote in the Senate Recall election being held on August 16.” The August 16 date is repeated several times. I believe this is a deliberate, calculated attempt to confuse the electorate regarding the REAL date of the election in both of these districts. Talk about low down, dirty, sleazy, smelly politics, this is a prime example.
Yes, there are some recall elections on August 16, BUT the 10th and 18th districts are on AUGUST 9! The DNC knows exactly what they are doing by their lame attempt to confuse voters. Do not be fooled by these calls or anything else you get in the mail or are told about the date of the election. The Harsdorf election in the 10th Senatorial District is August 9. And every single vote will count. Please support Harsdorf if you want to continue to turn back the union stranglehold in Madison.
#1, Obama’s Organizing for America PAC has poured millions into WI to buy The Badger State. OFA is hiring alleged Moore supporters to knock on doors throughout the districts. OFA was largely involved with helping protesters in Madison in February.
#2, In June there were 18,000 new jobs created nationwide. 9,500 of those jobs were in WI. That’s more than half. With 15 million Americans unemployed and the unemployment rate at 9.2%, I’d say Walker/Harsdorf and the rest of the Republican Senators are doing something right.
#3, Moore’s claim that Harsdorf wants to “end Medicare as we know it” is gibberish. It’s such a stupid statement that it earned Moore the rating of “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” from the Milwaukee Journal. The Moore mailing was an outright lie. Anybody with an ounce of brains knows that Harsdorf is a STATE SENATOR, who has no control over what happens with Medicare, it being a national program. Moore and the Dems should note that Harsdorf sits in Madison, not in Washington.
#4, Hudson school district saved $800,000 on health insurance premiums because, thanks to Walker/Harsdorf, the school district is now able to bid out the insurance instead of being forced to use the union’s insurance company. And most important?
#5, people throughout the 10th (Harsdorf) and 18th (Hopper) districts have reported receiving “robo” calls. The robot identifies the call as coming from Democrat National Committee Services. The robot asks “are you likely to vote in the Senate Recall election being held on August 16.” The August 16 date is repeated several times. I believe this is a deliberate, calculated attempt to confuse the electorate regarding the REAL date of the election in both of these districts. Talk about low down, dirty, sleazy, smelly politics, this is a prime example.
Yes, there are some recall elections on August 16, BUT the 10th and 18th districts are on AUGUST 9! The DNC knows exactly what they are doing by their lame attempt to confuse voters. Do not be fooled by these calls or anything else you get in the mail or are told about the date of the election. The Harsdorf election in the 10th Senatorial District is August 9. And every single vote will count. Please support Harsdorf if you want to continue to turn back the union stranglehold in Madison.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
LIMOUSINE LIBERALS AND THE "EAT YOUR PEAS" PRESIDENT
Double Dip Recession? Not according to the Limousine Liberals in the Beltway (that's Washington, D.C. for those of you in Toten Creek). Nationwide home prices have declined another 5% in the last year. Bankruptcies, foreclosures and short sales are rampant. Food, clothing and energy prices are soaring. Unemployment and under-employment are at levels unseen in decades, around 15-17%. Americans are in a world of hurt.
But what's happening in The Beltway? Home prices have increased 4.3% in the past year while bankruptcies and foreclosures are scarce. Wonder why? Well, the federal workforce in Washington has increased by a quarter of a million employees since 2008. (Queen Bee Obamama knows how to hire). All those worker bees purchasing homes, that keeps the beehive movin' and shakin'. Thank you, Mr. I'm-Paying-My-Political-Debts Obama. And according to USA Today, 1/5 of federal workers now earn $100,000 or more. That kind of helps you pay the bills, wouldn't you say? Hey, I just thought of a question for ya'll. How many of you make $100,000 a year? Not so many??
You must not have friends in high places.
The unemployment rate in the five counties closest to the Beltway? It averages less than half of the almost 10% the rest of the nation is dealing with, ranging from 3.9% to 6.8%. Isn't that just peachy keen? 10% of you are out of work, and Washington rides the Gravy Train -- literally!
In the last 2 years there has been a 73% increase in the size of the federal limousine fleet. I call that riding a Big Gravy Train. The State Department, that'd be Hillary and her friends (such as Anthony Weiner's wife), added 194 limos since 2008, increasing its fleet to 259. And this at a time when we have no money and are going broke.
But Homeland Security, including the Secret Service, has only 118 limos, 4 fewer than it owned in 2008. During Bush's last year in office the GSA reported the feds employed a minimal fleet of 238 limos. That's 238 limos TOTAL, for the entire government. By 2010 that number had jumped to 412 luxury limos. Oh, Mr. O., you sure are doing your part to stimulate the economy, thank you very much.
You wonder why The King is always golfing or vamoosing out of town on yet another vacation?
Because he's on a whooper-dooper of a spending orgy with your money. He thinks he's got a forever-green-money-tree, and he wants to raise the federal debt limit to keep you planting more seeds so the money-tree continues to grow green.
Here's a suggestion, Your Highness. Let your czars and potentates car pool. That's what you've asked us to do. Or better yet, sell the limos, take a cab, or a bus, or a train. Washington has a train system, in case you didn't know. BUT DON'T RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!
The Reality? You voted against "raising the debt limit" when you were in the Senate, yet this week you said we "ought to take off our band aids and eat our peas" and raise the debt limit. Seriously? It's hard to take your buffoonery seriously.
One other thing, Mr. Obaffoon, you said you have hundreds of thousands of dollars that you don't need. May I suggest that you give it to charity? Or maybe give it to the government? They really need it. Or hey, I'd like to start a business so I can put some people to work. How about giving it to me? If you don't like any of these ideas, then just go away and shut up.
But what's happening in The Beltway? Home prices have increased 4.3% in the past year while bankruptcies and foreclosures are scarce. Wonder why? Well, the federal workforce in Washington has increased by a quarter of a million employees since 2008. (Queen Bee Obamama knows how to hire). All those worker bees purchasing homes, that keeps the beehive movin' and shakin'. Thank you, Mr. I'm-Paying-My-Political-Debts Obama. And according to USA Today, 1/5 of federal workers now earn $100,000 or more. That kind of helps you pay the bills, wouldn't you say? Hey, I just thought of a question for ya'll. How many of you make $100,000 a year? Not so many??
You must not have friends in high places.
The unemployment rate in the five counties closest to the Beltway? It averages less than half of the almost 10% the rest of the nation is dealing with, ranging from 3.9% to 6.8%. Isn't that just peachy keen? 10% of you are out of work, and Washington rides the Gravy Train -- literally!
In the last 2 years there has been a 73% increase in the size of the federal limousine fleet. I call that riding a Big Gravy Train. The State Department, that'd be Hillary and her friends (such as Anthony Weiner's wife), added 194 limos since 2008, increasing its fleet to 259. And this at a time when we have no money and are going broke.
But Homeland Security, including the Secret Service, has only 118 limos, 4 fewer than it owned in 2008. During Bush's last year in office the GSA reported the feds employed a minimal fleet of 238 limos. That's 238 limos TOTAL, for the entire government. By 2010 that number had jumped to 412 luxury limos. Oh, Mr. O., you sure are doing your part to stimulate the economy, thank you very much.
You wonder why The King is always golfing or vamoosing out of town on yet another vacation?
Because he's on a whooper-dooper of a spending orgy with your money. He thinks he's got a forever-green-money-tree, and he wants to raise the federal debt limit to keep you planting more seeds so the money-tree continues to grow green.
Here's a suggestion, Your Highness. Let your czars and potentates car pool. That's what you've asked us to do. Or better yet, sell the limos, take a cab, or a bus, or a train. Washington has a train system, in case you didn't know. BUT DON'T RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!
The Reality? You voted against "raising the debt limit" when you were in the Senate, yet this week you said we "ought to take off our band aids and eat our peas" and raise the debt limit. Seriously? It's hard to take your buffoonery seriously.
One other thing, Mr. Obaffoon, you said you have hundreds of thousands of dollars that you don't need. May I suggest that you give it to charity? Or maybe give it to the government? They really need it. Or hey, I'd like to start a business so I can put some people to work. How about giving it to me? If you don't like any of these ideas, then just go away and shut up.
Friday, July 8, 2011
THE ENEMY WITHIN!
CHECK OUT THIS INFORMATION AT THE LINK BELOW THE STORY! This info came to me in an email. I confirmed that it's true.
Huma Abedin Weiner
Through all the talk about Anthony Weiner, jokes about his private parts and jokes about his name, his wife was often mentioned as a victim to his online tomfoolery. And though she did not invite the roof caving in on her, there is some very interesting information about Huma Abedin Weiner.
In 1996, while Bill Clinton was president, he and Hillary met Huma while on a trip to Saudi Arabia . It’s unclear what transpired, but she ended up in Washington DC with close ties to the Clintons . We now know she is Secretary State Hillary Clinton’s deputy Chief of Staff. This is a very sensitive position so we would think Huma was well vetted.
Huma Abedin Weiner is a devout Muslim. Her brother, Hassan, works at the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies (OCIS) at Oxford University . He has close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptian Al-Azhar University is well known for a curriculum that encourages extremism and terrorism, and is active in establishing links with OCIS.
Huma’s mother is co-founder of the Dar El-Hekma women’s college in Saudi Arabia, which has close ties to the Muslim Sisterhood, the female version of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Sisterhood is also known as International Women’s Organization ( IWO ).
We watched in Egypt as the left sided with the Muslim Brotherhood to take over the country. We are watching the same thing in Libya , only this time we have sent American forces to help the very same people we are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq .
The left, whether it’s from America or Europe, defends the Muslims at all cost, while consistently portraying Israel as the bad guy. "the occupier." We are fighting Islamic extremists, and their biggest allies are sitting inside our own government, the Democratic Party. With Huma Abedin Weiner having access to so much classified material, the radicals know our every move.
Wonder why there have been no major attacks since 9/11? The radicals have no need to destroy or attack what they are taking over from within. They learned from history when Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, the former head of the Soviet Union, said that the communists would take over the USA from within, not with weapons. The left is using our schools, our churches, the press, television and the Internet to slowly, methodically relinquish our country to radical Islamists.
You can’t turn on the television without hearing how bad Christianity is, while Islam is defended. The Left won't use the word Islam or Muslim Extremist because it might be offensive. The war on terrorism can't be called a war on terrorism. Terrorists are being brought within our borders to stand trial in American courts affording them every right American citizens have. The Left refuses to close our borders and protect this country from terrorist marauders. Wouldn't be politically correct to do that. And it might cost the Left a vote or two.
In the meantime, America, we are at war, and the enemy is not across an ocean. The enemy has hunkered down in Washington.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Huma Abedin Weiner
Through all the talk about Anthony Weiner, jokes about his private parts and jokes about his name, his wife was often mentioned as a victim to his online tomfoolery. And though she did not invite the roof caving in on her, there is some very interesting information about Huma Abedin Weiner.
In 1996, while Bill Clinton was president, he and Hillary met Huma while on a trip to Saudi Arabia . It’s unclear what transpired, but she ended up in Washington DC with close ties to the Clintons . We now know she is Secretary State Hillary Clinton’s deputy Chief of Staff. This is a very sensitive position so we would think Huma was well vetted.
Huma Abedin Weiner is a devout Muslim. Her brother, Hassan, works at the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies (OCIS) at Oxford University . He has close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptian Al-Azhar University
Huma’s mother is co-founder of the Dar El-Hekma women’s college in Saudi Arabia, which has close ties to the Muslim Sisterhood, the female version of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Sisterhood is also known as International Women’s Organization ( IWO ).
We watched in Egypt as the left sided with the Muslim Brotherhood to take over the country. We are watching the same thing in Libya , only this time we have sent American forces to help the very same people we are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq .
The left, whether it’s from America or Europe, defends the Muslims at all cost, while consistently portraying Israel as the bad guy. "the occupier." We are fighting Islamic extremists, and their biggest allies are sitting inside our own government, the Democratic Party. With Huma Abedin Weiner having access to so much classified material, the radicals know our every move.
Wonder why there have been no major attacks since 9/11? The radicals have no need to destroy or attack what they are taking over from within. They learned from history when Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, the former head of the Soviet Union, said that the communists would take over the USA from within, not with weapons. The left is using our schools, our churches, the press, television and the Internet to slowly, methodically relinquish our country to radical Islamists.
You can’t turn on the television without hearing how bad Christianity is, while Islam is defended. The Left won't use the word Islam or Muslim Extremist because it might be offensive. The war on terrorism can't be called a war on terrorism. Terrorists are being brought within our borders to stand trial in American courts affording them every right American citizens have. The Left refuses to close our borders and protect this country from terrorist marauders. Wouldn't be politically correct to do that. And it might cost the Left a vote or two.
In the meantime, America, we are at war, and the enemy is not across an ocean. The enemy has hunkered down in Washington.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
CRUCIAL REMINDER - VOTE WEIX ON JULY 12TH!
Your vote for Isaac Weix in the July 12th primary next week
IS a vote for Sheila!
IS a vote for Sheila!
The left does not want you to know this
and they do not want you to vote next Tuesday
because if you do…
and they do not want you to vote next Tuesday
because if you do…
Sheila Harsdorf WINS…GAME OVER!
Do you want all this RECALL foolishness to be over?
Then get all of our conservative friends and family to the polls and…
Do you want all this RECALL foolishness to be over?
Then get all of our conservative friends and family to the polls and…
VOTE FOR ISAAC WEIX JULY 12TH!
Now – Send this to everyone on your contact list every day…
Email-m, Call-m, Facebook-m, Twitter-m, Smoke Signal-m,
Now – Send this to everyone on your contact list every day…
Email-m, Call-m, Facebook-m, Twitter-m, Smoke Signal-m,
but get the word out to everyone!
VOTE FOR ISAAC WEIX NEXT TUESDAY AND…
HARSDORF WINS THE PRIMARY!
Let’s end all this recall madness and enjoy our summer!
HARSDORF WINS THE PRIMARY!
Let’s end all this recall madness and enjoy our summer!
Sheila's name will not be on the ballot.
Shelly Moore and Isaac Weix are the only names on the ballot.
Anyone and everyone can vote in this primary,
no matter what party affiliation you may have,
no matter what your political positions are.
EVERY VOTE WILL COUNT!
(The Harsdorf campaign has not endorsed this.)
This is a grass roots movement of Conservatives who are fed up with the recall fiasco.
We do not need Moore Taxes and Moore union control of Madison.
We do not need Shelly Moore representing the 10th District.
VOTE WEIX ON JULY 12TH.
Monday, July 4, 2011
"DOES IT STILL MATTER"
The July 4th cover of Time Magazine references the Constitution and asks "Does It Still Matter. And now the truth is laid bare once again. The Left Wing Obama Sycophants at Time have shown their true stripes. They do not believe in our U. S. Constitution.
The Founding Fathers objective in putting together our Constitution was to protect the peoples' rights, keep central government small and limit government intrusion on the rights of the States or the Citizens. The Framers of the Constitution were guided by "natural law", which is the law that the Creator established for all men to govern themselves by.
No one says it better than Dr. Arnn, Hillsdale College. His comments are below. I think the question instead should be "Does Time Magazine Matter."
By Dr. Larry P. Arnn
President
Hillsdale College
The 4th of July cover article of Time magazine claims that the Constitution is irrelevant.
Frightening.
As proof of its irrelevance, Time lists a dozen products of modern society inconceivable to the framers, including antibiotics, "sexting," and Medicare. The Constitution's only virtue, they say, is that it has many meanings and thus leaves us able to do whatever we want to do.
But not everything has changed since 1787. When it comes to ordering society under the rule of law, what is most important? Knowledge of "collateralized debt obligations" or knowledge of human nature?
Here are a few things the framers did know something about: Religious Freedom. Education. Tyranny. Friendship. Happiness. Sovereignty of the People. Virtue.
The Constitution does not allow us to do whatever we want to do. In the words of James Madison, the Constitution was framed out of the belief that "it is the reason, alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government. The passions ought to be controlled and regulated by the government."
The genius of the Constitution lies in its having a definite meaning on the fundamentals--that every individual has rights, that the people are sovereign, and that the governmental powers must remain separated--while leaving wide latitude to local government, or the people themselves, on issues not specifically addressed in the Constitution.
The framers were no gods; the amendment procedure was included for good reason. Yet for more than two centuries the United States has flourished in a project long thought impossible: self-government.
Liberty. Equality. Self-government.
If the Fourth of July is a celebration of these things, it is a celebration of the Constitution as much as the Declaration of Independence. No constitution in history has proven itself more deeply committed to these principles, and no nation has been more richly blessed in return.
The basic truth within the Constitution is that the government cannot have limitless power, for the simple reason that government is made up of people. A Constitution with no definite meaning gives free reign to the passions of those people within and without the government. A Constitution with a meaning honored and obeyed becomes a guardian of all people, for it sustains a government that is strong within its defined powers but limited in order to protect the liberty and equality of citizens.
Instead of scoffing at those Americans concerned that their federal government has overrun its limits in the name of energy and modernity, perhaps Time should consider what an American President said about the principles of the Declaration and the Constitution on the 150th anniversary of July 4th, 1776:
"It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that reasoning can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress. They are reactionary. Their ideas are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Revolutionary fathers."
- Calvin Coolidge
July 5, 1926
Read the entirety of President Coolidge's "Speech on the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The Founding Fathers objective in putting together our Constitution was to protect the peoples' rights, keep central government small and limit government intrusion on the rights of the States or the Citizens. The Framers of the Constitution were guided by "natural law", which is the law that the Creator established for all men to govern themselves by.
No one says it better than Dr. Arnn, Hillsdale College. His comments are below. I think the question instead should be "Does Time Magazine Matter."
By Dr. Larry P. Arnn
President
Hillsdale College
The 4th of July cover article of Time magazine claims that the Constitution is irrelevant.
Frightening.
As proof of its irrelevance, Time lists a dozen products of modern society inconceivable to the framers, including antibiotics, "sexting," and Medicare. The Constitution's only virtue, they say, is that it has many meanings and thus leaves us able to do whatever we want to do.
But not everything has changed since 1787. When it comes to ordering society under the rule of law, what is most important? Knowledge of "collateralized debt obligations" or knowledge of human nature?
Here are a few things the framers did know something about: Religious Freedom. Education. Tyranny. Friendship. Happiness. Sovereignty of the People. Virtue.
The Constitution does not allow us to do whatever we want to do. In the words of James Madison, the Constitution was framed out of the belief that "it is the reason, alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government. The passions ought to be controlled and regulated by the government."
The genius of the Constitution lies in its having a definite meaning on the fundamentals--that every individual has rights, that the people are sovereign, and that the governmental powers must remain separated--while leaving wide latitude to local government, or the people themselves, on issues not specifically addressed in the Constitution.
The framers were no gods; the amendment procedure was included for good reason. Yet for more than two centuries the United States has flourished in a project long thought impossible: self-government.
Liberty. Equality. Self-government.
If the Fourth of July is a celebration of these things, it is a celebration of the Constitution as much as the Declaration of Independence. No constitution in history has proven itself more deeply committed to these principles, and no nation has been more richly blessed in return.
The basic truth within the Constitution is that the government cannot have limitless power, for the simple reason that government is made up of people. A Constitution with no definite meaning gives free reign to the passions of those people within and without the government. A Constitution with a meaning honored and obeyed becomes a guardian of all people, for it sustains a government that is strong within its defined powers but limited in order to protect the liberty and equality of citizens.
Instead of scoffing at those Americans concerned that their federal government has overrun its limits in the name of energy and modernity, perhaps Time should consider what an American President said about the principles of the Declaration and the Constitution on the 150th anniversary of July 4th, 1776:
"It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that reasoning can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress. They are reactionary. Their ideas are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Revolutionary fathers."
- Calvin Coolidge
July 5, 1926
Read the entirety of President Coolidge's "Speech on the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Friday, July 1, 2011
TRUTH "AND" CONSEQUENCES AT MSNBC
Here's the video of MSNBC's Mark Halperin telling the truth about Obama's "Economic" speech last week. You know, the speech where Mr. O. blames everybody but himself for the miserable state of the economy, lack of job creation, fuel prices, chiding the Republicans for not "being there" while Obama has been there for "Afghanistan, Bin Laden" and a host of other things Obama came off of the golf course or back from vacation to "handle." This Pretender President is doing a more effective job of destroying America from inside the White House than any terrorist could do from outside. And it appears the Far Left is finally getting it - at least Mark Halperin. He says what he really thinks about Mr. O. on MSNBC Morning Show, thinking he's got a 7 second delay and his comments will be expunged from the broadcast, but whoops, he called Obama a very nasty name for the few viewers that MSNBC has left. The broadcast was picked up and is now everywhere. And Mark Halperin got suspended for telling the truth as he sees it. In case you haven't seen this goodie, here it is.
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