“Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing us to slavery.”

- Thomas Jefferson

No doubt, there are many factors, and opinions, that could be cited, as to how our country has arrived at this point in our history; but, please allow me to share a few of my general insights:

In The United States, indeed, every citizen should have the God-given right to vote; however, in our Federal Constitution, The framers gave The United States Congress 16 explicit, and Enumerated Powers, to which they could legislate; all other matters were to be left to the respective states.

Sadly, over the years, Congress has completely rejected these limitations; and, as a result, has allowed our country to be enslaved in debt; and, with trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, for so-called entitlement programs.

As a result, from their lack of prudence to our Constitution, our Congress has enabled the voters to vote for almost anything that any legislator could dream up! Therefore, while Congress has been constitutionally-elected, they have still set the stage for the voters to knowingly, or unknowingly, vote their fellow citizens out of their freedoms and property.

And, this is likely why we still have the ‘illusion’ that we have our Constitutional Republic; when, in fact, our Federal Government has been transmuted into a quasi-Socialist National Government.

‎”There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.”

- James Madison (Federalist Papers #10)

For many years, and particularly over the last few years, we hear the term Conservative, used, generally, to describe the political right, in The United States; but, can such an ambiguous word be used to accurately describe the political right? Are all said Conservatives indeed to the political right?

According to the Founders of The United States, the further left, is the addition of more Government, and the further right, was less Government. Therefore, the furthest left would be, rightly called, tyranny; with the furthest right, anarchy. (ref.) It is said that the majority of Americans are center-right, which, in my humble opinion, would accurately describe where our Founders positioned us, Constitutionally, in 1787.

If we were to sub-divide the word, Conservative, we could begin to really start breaking it into many different sub-categories; to name a few: Social Conservatives, Christian Conservatives, Political Conservatives, and Constitutional Conservatives.

Unfortunately, and perhaps, naturally, I suppose there is a general hypocrisy in most politics, in all countries; but, in The United States, it really does seem that most people, in some way or another, wants our Federal Government to be limited; in other words, less intrusive in certain areas of our lives. On the other hand, while most people want a Limited Government in some areas, they still want The Federal Government to intervene in other areas of our lives. This thinking is not only arbitrary among different groups of constituents, but, it lacks any sort of cohesion upon which we can have a Federal Government that is fair, just, limited, and operates with any sort of real continuity.

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“The constitution supposes, what the history of all governments demonstrates, that the executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. It has accordingly with studied care vested the question of war in the legislature.”

- James Madison

Well, sadly, here we go again! Last night, The United Nations approved a ‘No Fly Zone’ over Libya. Isn’t that wonderful? Has anybody, who is reading this, voted for members of The UN?

Today, I called the offices of Congressman Boehner, and Cantor; as well as my own Representative. Congress, our ‘elected officials,’ did not even have a vote as to whether or not America should be involved at all, in Libya! Therefore, we not only have ‘unelected’ officials determining our foreign policy, but we also have ‘unelected’ officials, at The Federal Reserve, who are likely funding it. But, in the long-run, of course, we will be expected to pay for it!

Regardless of what is happening in Libya, there is no apparent threat to The Continental United States! Our Constitution says that only “Congress” can provide for The Common “Defense,” and Declare War:

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Article 1, Section 8:

“The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States”

“To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces”

“To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions”

“To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress”
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