Keeping The Constitution Working

What does it mean to keep the Constitution working? As stated in the Declaration of Independence, governments are instituted among men, to secure for all Americans certain unalienable rights, among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This IS the government’s main job! It is in the second paragraph of the Declaration. The government gets its power to govern from our consent. If it does not secure these unalienable rights for all of us, then we must do something about it. It is our duty as Americans. The rights of all future generations are depending on it! [Read more...]

First, every American must be thoroughly familiar with the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. If we are not, then we won’t know whether  our politicians are doing their jobs or not. (Children should be included in this, as well, since they are the future.) [Read more...]

Second, we must demand that our politicians also read and apply the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Start up or join groups which study and discuss these documents and then, as a group, demand politicians do the same. Applying enough pressure will push our elected officials into actually doing their jobs. [Read more...]

Third, do not accept excuses or reasons why these documents can’t be read, understood and applied. It is a totally false idea that only a judge or a constitutional professor can know and understand what is in these docments. Each one of us can be a constituional expert and should be. [Read more...]

Fourth, in order to ensure the government does not overstep its limits, we must participate in choosing our elected officials and maybe even become one of them ourselves. Actually take part in the process, and don’t ”let it go on automatic”. This is the key to a free and prosperous nation.

Fifth, never take the freedom and liberty we have for granted. A lot was given and lost so that we as individuals could choose for ourselves without the threat of loss of life, property or freedom and more importantly keep a sharp eye on those who are chosen to govern. [Read more...]

Sixth, don’t forget to let all of the elected officials who represent you know when they are doing a good job securing these unalienable rights for you and your loved ones. You will get more of the same.

Seventh, never stop letting government officials know that these unalienable rights come from our Creator and not from them. When holding office for too long a period of time some confusion in this area can occur!

Eighth, use the Constitution as your guide to decide whether a proposed law secures everyone’s rights (Limited government) or not (Big government), whether a judge will be impartial or biased, or whether someone is worthy of being elected or should be passed over. What does this person think of the Constitution, and if they’ve applied it how have they applied it. [Read more...]

Ninth, it is up to you and I and every American to enforce the Constitution. If the elected officials who represent us are not securing our rights but instead are taking them away through slick legislation and legalese then it’s time to step up and force them to abide by the Constituion through recall votes when possible, mountains of letters, calls, e-mails and personal visits. These things can be done and won. [Read more...]

Tenth, never lose sight of what the  Founding Fathers wanted to accomplish. A country where every man, woman and child has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Where no one group trumps the rights of another or the individual and where everyone can strive for exellence. [Read more...]

Finally this is a guide and not meant to usurp your own ideas on securing these rights for everyone. Apply these points vigorously and not only will we get limited government but we will secure these rights for all future generations!

Tom

Balance Of Power & Our Freedom

In our government today we have a congress that is giving to the executive branch more and more power over each and every individual American and in so doing it is creating an imbalance between the three equal branches of government. Of course this has been going on for decades but is much more noticeable now since the abuse by the executive branch has been so flagrant. Just take a look at the stimulus bill, the healthcare bill and the banking bill and the methods used to pass them. [There are links to these bills in an earlier article, "Liberty & Enforcing The Constitution".] A media, sometimes referred to as the “fourth branch of government’, also provides no checks to any branch of government since most of the media’s goals are the same goals as those running it, control over the people. The abuses by these groups are too numerous to mention here but if you just follow the political news and the money I believe you will come to the same conclusion.

Since the balance of power within our government is so skewed the real “fourth branch” must take charge. That is us the American people. In just a few days we will be able to “fire” every congressman and a portion of the senators who have voted to take freedom & liberty from all of us, our children and our grandchildren. To say this is a very important election is a supreme understatement.

I am going to do everything in my power to encourage people to get out and vote. I hope you will too. If all of us who believe in our Constitution vote, we will have a resounding victory, not only for ourselves, but for all Americans. And our country will continue to be the last best hope for Freedom & Liberty.

Tom

Liberty & Enforcing The Constitution

I don’t know about you but I believe that I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself, my family(and extended family) and our business, of helping our church, helping our community, and in so doing by extension helping our state and our country. I’m fairly certain that most of you feel this way too.

The idea that a politician via the government has the job of taking care of all Americans and all their problems besides being impossible is also utterly absurd since the government cannot even run the post office without being “way in the red”.

In going over the Constitution one will find that there is, “not a darn thing in there”, that gives the government that power. If someone thinks there is then we must first get their agreement to check out what the Constitution actually says and secondly we must make sure there are no misunderstanding of words and if so get the dictionary out to get the actual meaning. There is more than one definition for many words and confusion can result if we have an incorrect one. Many of you know this already but some do not.

The definitons for enforce are as follows; 1 obedience by threat and 2 to execute effectively. This is according to Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. Now, I’d prefer to use only definition 2 but since we have strayed so far from the Constitution I believe we have to use definition 1 as well. Helping individuals(even politicians) understand the Constitution is the goal. The Constitution is our reality, our agreement as far as our government is concerned. Without it there is no agreement. As Americans we know what the government can do and more importantly what it can’t do. All a person need do is look around at what our government is doing right this moment by passing laws that are: 1. Against the will of the people.  2. Nationalizing whole industries (the healthacare bill, banking bill, auto bailout). 3. So large, twisted and convoluted that the politicians themselves don’t know what’s in them. 4. Changing our Constitution bypassing Article V (which tells us how to change it giving the individual the utmost protection). These are serious matters and our individual rights as stated in the Declaration of Independence are going to vanish if this continues much longer. Some may say this could never happen. If you think this then I ask you to take another good look at it before you dismiss these assertions.

We must be totally unreasonable about this. That is why we must let politicians know they will be voted out of office if they refuse, by their actions not their words, to comply with reading and applying the Constitution. Being reasonable (accepting excuses, reasons etc.) has gotten us into the mess we are in at this moment in history (The Great Society etc.).  

So, let’s get back to our fundamentals and drag our politicians along with us. On second thought we should fire any politician that voted for the stimulus bill, the healthcare bill, the banking bill or the cap & trade bill (energy bill).

Enforce the Constitution and we will keep our Liberty.

Tom

The Constitution & The Ruling Class

Hats off to all Missourians for being the first state in the Union to pass the Healthcare Freedom Act by a huge margin! A  burning salvo fired across the bow of the statists that control our government today. We’ll deliver “shock & awe” in November when forty-one other states vote on similar legislation. I expect similar resulsts in all of them.

Most Americans are realizing that our individual right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is hanging by a thin thread which is about to break under the increasing number of violations by our government. Since the constitution was designed to secure these rights for all individuals let’s find every candidate across our great country who agrees with them and support these candidates financially. We can bypass the ruling class in both parties and the media and a real revolution will begin. And why not? What gives politicians the right to run our lives? Nothing in any founding document does. We have the ability to run our lives a million times better and more efficiently than any ruling class. We can do something about it and we will! Let’s take our country back.

Tom

Legal Challenge To Missouri’s Healthcare Freedom Act Rejected

A great win for all Missourians and for all Americans. The Healthcare Freedom Act remains on the ballot for us to vote on. Read the article at KansasCity.com. This means that Missouri will still be the first state in the country to vote yes and protect our freedom from Washington regulation. We will also secure our right to choose the insurance plan we want.

What can you do to make sure this statute is passed? You can go to  Missourians for Health Care Freedom and support the movement. You can also forward this article to everyone you know so that they have the data and can make an informed decision. Last but not least convince people to get out and vote.

It’s up to us to take back our state and our country. No one else is going to do it. It’s you and me and anyone else we can convince to help. So let’s get going and get the job done.

Thanks for your help.

Tom

Liberty & Missouri’s Healthcare Freedom Act

The Healthcare Freedom Act will come up for a vote on Tuesday, August 3rd 2010. It will be listed as Proposition C on the ballot. (A lawsuit claiming the Healthcare Freedom Act is unconstitutional was filed in late June by two Mo. voters. A judge says the  ruling will be quick.) Check your calendars and set aside enough time to vote yes for this statute securing our freedom to choose  in Missouri.

This statute is brief, to the point, and secures our right to choose our own health insurance plan if we want one. Some people prefer to pay for most services in cash and purchase a catastrophic plan with a high deductible. This saves money for those that take good care of their bodies but provides a cushion for a catastrophe. (Under the healthcare bill this will not be approved by the administration and you will be fined/taxed.) Others can participate in the federal plan if they wish or any private plan of their choice without penalty.  These are choices which any free society would secure for its people with no questions asked. Forty one other states have introduced similar legislation which basically protects the individual, employers and state governments from federal mandates on healthcare.

The federal government is trying through the congress and judicial activism to amend our constitution. This is not the procedure laid out in Article V of the constitution and should be stopped now. Repeal of the healthcare bill is essential to all Americans and especially to our children and grandchildren. Any congressman or senator who voted for the healthcare bill should be voted out of office. Remember November!

Keep communicating to everyone you know and don’t know about the Constitution and how it applies to legislation, executive orders and states rights. Theses ideas and principles are too important to allow someone to insist that they are too controversial to talk about. So, don’t let them.

The future of our country hangs in the balance on what we do right here, right now.

Tom

Take A Stand For Our Constitution

So, we lost the vote in the house last night. We knew that the majority would use every trick in the book, dirty or otherwise, to pass this anti-constitutional legislation. We did win a victory on restricting tax dollars for abortion, which I’m grateful for but it was allowed in the end because the bill would not have passed if it remained.

The democrats who voted for this bill and the lone republican will have their reckoning with the electorate next November. I believe the democrats will be devastated in that election.

The way to look at this is that these anti-constitutionalists almost didn’t get their bill passed. We as constitutionalists cannot even for a second consider the thought of giving up or letting someone else take up the cause. There is no one else. We are it. So, buck up and let’s get this show on the road. There are battles to be fought in the weeks to come in the senate. I think we all knew that this was where the real battle would take place.

Here are a few ideas to start with on the actions we can take to win in the senate. And I do mean win. No second place for our cause. We stand for our constitution which guarantees our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Let’s start abolishing this government right here and now by stopping this bill cold in the Senate. First visit your senators office and tell the representative there in no uncertain terms how you feel about this bill and your reasoning behind it. Second write a letter, handwritten if possible, and get it off as quickly as possible. Call and let them know again. If you can’t do any of these then e-mail them.

I know most of you have already done this many times before and I thank you but we’re starting a whole new battle. Take a brief pause maybe to recharge but let’s get back in this fully energized. Think of it this way the house battle was just a warm-up and now we are ready to hit back twice as hard.

Finally we need to contact as many of our friends and aquaintances through all means possible. You can walk through your neighborhoods and talk to your neighbors getting to know them and telling them your concerns about this legislation. Word of mouth, e-mail, blogs, articles, twitter and even snail mail. Contact people you don’t know personally and talk to them. You can influence people. Persuade them to also do the same and we will have an army or an even bigger army of constitutionalists to confront our senators with the truth.

The fate of the next generation of Americans is in our hands. Don’t let them down.

Tom