I was sent a cartoon made in 1948. It was considered very far fetched then. But if you view it today and substitute Obama for Dr. Ism, I think the parallels are obvious.

I do not know whether you can link this from your newsletter, but if you can, it hopefully could wake some people up.

Here's the URL http://nationaljuggernaut.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-cartoon-seemed-far-fetched-in-1948.html

Keep up the good work. Hopefully this nation will awaken before it's too late.

Excellent essay on "Nobody Questions That." Your liberty project is an excellent start to stress the importance of the U.S. Constitution. I believe it may be wise to send copies of the Constitution to our Congressmen and President, they seem to be unfamiliar with it and perhaps have not read it. I keep a copy in my purse and on more than one occasion have taken it out.

Keep up the good work!!!

Excellent. I wish everyone in America could read.

This needs to be looked at...think about the idea that we have been invaded by a foreign agency and taken over

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28

Great article and very well written... now, who will do anything about it... who will stand up and defend our constitution from this leftist assult? You make great points... where's the lawyers, where's the law suit against our goverment, who's got the guts to challange for us...?

I would like to know, when does the Supreme Court of the United States act on a piece of legislation and rule on its Constitutionality? How is a bill investigated by the Supremem Court?

When Congress passed the stimulus bill without a final copy of the bill on the podium, how is it possible that it can be made into a law when it was against Congress's own rules of protocol?

I must have missed something somewhere.

Too bad for Obama that the average citizen has that pesky Constitution in writing. If only they could keep the one copy in the museum in Washington so no one could see it.

God bless our Christian/Federalist culture that believes in the propagation of knowledge to all who seek it. As long as the Constitution can be passed by booklet to every citizen, its power can never be extinguished or far from return to its intended glory.

Why is this concept so easy for me to understand and yet so foreign to the left? Unfortunately it is both Republicans and Democrats that have slowly eroded our freedoms over the years. I truly hope that we as a country can survive. I am beginning to wonder if we can but that concern started long ago when I was young and seems to be accelerating.

How did Obama swear to support our constitution.

If what he says in the speech in the video is true.

If you have doubts this may change your mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28

Excellent article Mark! So often though you (and some few others)sound like a voice in the wilderness & I fear not enough are listening. That's why I (& many others) joined OATH KEEPERS.

It's non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution; Our motto is "Not on our watch!" http://oathkeepers.org

I felt like standing up and cheering after reading Mark's piece. This gang of carpetbaggers we now have in this administration are going to destroy what we have long giving our Blood and Treasure for. Wake up America before it's too late. This is another fight that we must win. I just hope its not too late already. We yet may have to defend our founders legacy.

Once again, OUTSTANDING piece !!!! The elected lunatics do not see that every day they are walking closer to that invisible "straw that will break the camel's back", for it certainly can not go on much longer and the people idly sit back wondering when it will stop... the straw will fall soon and the people will make it stop. It is obscene what these elected buffoons have done to what may be the greatest written document mankind has ever offered up. They think they have our hands tied behind our backs from the Supreme Court down into the Congressional halls that reek of the stench of payoffs, lies and corruption. One day... one day... I pray it does not have to happen, but I don't have much hope that it won't. We need change alright, but the change we need is in who is being elected... WAKE UP !!!!

Excellent article! The problem is, the question is being asked too late. This question should have been asked back in FDR's day. Can you say "NEW DEAL"? So we have a usurper sitting in the White House, propped up by the Illuminati, the Freemasons, et al. This has been going on for many dacades and we now know this because they have spoken it out loud, to the masses! We are too late.

I believe I have a better question: When will Americans turn back to the God of our founders, repent of their sins, and pray to Him to heal our nation? Only when we do this will we have any chance to save our republic. I fear, at this late hour, 50 million aborted children, homosexuality as the "in thing", etc that God's judgement will no longer be averted.

I guess myself, Mark Alexander, Ron Paul, and Rep. Shadegg are Nobody, since we are questioning the authority of this Congress to abrogate the Constiution they took an oath to support and defend. Along with all military members who took an oath "to protect the Constitution of the United against all enemies, foreign and domestic"

They can't all possibly be that ignorant - Obama himself commented on the Constitution as consisting of primarily "negative liberties", relating to what government could not do to restrict citizen and states' rights, and lamented the "limitations on what government could do" FOR the general welfare.

A truly outstanding analysis and most appropriate usage of historical quotes from the founders - demonstrating the revisionism in crystal-clear terms. These statists are at best demonstrably ignorant and at worst despicably deceitful in their sweeping aside the Constitutional limitations on their authority. In Ayn Rand's terms, they are the "looters and moochers".

My family is above the level that would receive any help from the government (not that we want it), but still are struggling to pay our monthly bills - and we don't have health insurance. My understanding is that we would be forced to either purchase it or pay a fine. I'm sure there are others like us. Could we not fight this in court - all the way to the Supreme Court - on the grounds of it being unconstitutional?

Mark,

Excellent article. Keep up the good work. I will as always forward this to my friends and family, even those who tend to sway to the left.

Why isn't this being published far and near in any newspaper, magazine or periodical that will publish it? The Congressmen/women should be given a copy of this, each one of them deserves the option to reply or reject it. I think they all need to read it. They need to be reminded of their public oaths of office. They need to answer the question, "What country are you working for, the United States of America or the Republic of Russia or China or Iran?"

It is true that Obama & Co deserves all the scorn that we can heep on them but at the same time we must pray that the Lord will change their hearts and they will wake up to the fact that they are destroying everything that our forefathers worked and died for to make this country great.

So what are we to do?

You and many others have convinced me that our current government is operating outside the constraints od the U.S. constitution and the rules of law. Our country, as we know it, could be gone in the next couple of years (or sooner). Waiting until we find and elect true Americans who will abide by the "Protect and Defend" is too late.

What can we do? Is there no one in the government that is willing to fight this fight? Should we be, at least, thinking of taking our country back by any means necessary in cluding armed revolt?

These are just questions. I'm looking for direction.

Finally, the Patriot Post is my sanity savior. Keep up the great work.

I'm just a small town boy who knows we are in trouble but I don't know what I can do. I need some guidence here in what I can do to get these people out of office and bring our country back. Help someone, please.

Daniel Fineberg

What should be made abundantly clear is if the criminal tyrants now running our country to ruin can be removed from power, they will be relentlessly prosecuted and given the traditional punishment for traitors, speedy execution.

Excellent commentary! I'm forwarding it to all of my friends. I pray this country will wake up before it's too late! I want my grandchildren to have the same liberties I grew up with; however unless we as a nation complete a swift about face, more of our liberties will disappear! It amazes me that so many of us are willing to stand by and simply watch it happen as if we are helpless to stop it! I can't wait for the next election day!

Mark,

You are spot on. However, we must not forget that the Founders only advocated for deposing tyrants if the majority of the people were in favor of such action. We all can, and should, be appalled at what BHO and his lackey Congress are doing. But until a majority of the republic feels the same way, we are neither entitled nor authorized to take any action against them. Otherwise the minority (no matter how right we are) would be imposing its will on the majority. Our duty, therefore, is to educate the majority and to help elect Consitutionalists to Congress.

Great, great article Mark. Thank you for the information about Rep. Shadegg. I think that's something we should all support.

Mark's analysis, as always, is accurate and insightful. But truncates at the end. Many of us know and can elaborate the problems. What is needed is a clear call to action, assembling the specialist team to execute the mission. Do we not have any Constitutional Lawyers in this country who will legally challenge this attack on our Constitution, and the reset the proper Checks and Balances?

Just a question - can we not charge these people with treason or whatever else for violating their oath? Can't a ciizen do this, to the Supreme Court if necessary!

This was an excellent well written article. I hope and pray everyday that a light will finally show on Obama and his fellow democrats and show what they are really about. I am so glad I found this sight and i look foward to reading everything that is sent everyday.

How does one or why not yourself, take the President, Congressmen, or Senators to court for failing to honor the oath they took. It would seem pretty clear the took a oath and if they vote for things that are not clearly given the authority to do, that they have broken the oath and do not deserve to be in office.

I'm getting ready to send my son off to fight for "American Liberty" via the US Army. My question is "What Liberty"? I am so proud of him and all of our miltary service members (my father one of the first to receive the Army Command Sargeant Major rank and served 28 years, including in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam)but is it too much to ask that those who have pledged the same oath as my son honor it? He is my only child and I am so scared right now - for him, for myself and for our country.

Please forward this article to everyone in your address book and encourage them to subscribe to the Patriot Post and Human Events. Also look up the Continental Congress of 2009 on the web. Know who they are and what they are doing, and support their efforts.

You are doing a Great Service- Thank You!

Question: There is discussion (and belief, mine included)regarding the US Government essentially overthrowing the Constitution. Why is there almost no discussion of the US Military staging a coup to either counter, support or just take the overthrow in a different direction? Even if it's a bit off-base, I find it interesting that even the idea hasn't been put forth for discussion...

God Bless (saying just that will probably get me thrown in jail one day),

Jim

Excellent article!!! I was so moved last week after reading one article on the Patriot Post about this subject, that I sent emails to all my Senate & House representatives, all of the leadership in the House & Senate asking them where in the Constitution does it give them authority to make us purchase healthcare. So far I haven't heard from any of them.

The systematic shredding of our constitution commencing with the innauguration of Barack Hussein Obama, an obvious Marxist who has surrounded himself with dozens of other likie-minded people must be brought to a halt. I have had occasion to sign a call for impeachment and would recommend to all to search it on line, and sign it as well.

Mr. Obama and the majority of Congress willfully ignore their employment contract (except for the paycheck) and description of duties. In a corporation, there are actions which require the direct approval of shareholders. There is one word for a director of a corporation who acts outside of his legal authority on such matters: defendant. Unfortunately, that same contract protects members of Congress from lawsuits.

We can, however, start demanding they immediately resign. In the meantime, given the level of criminality we have in our government, we should start lining up international observers to oversee our next election. I suggest we ask Honduras to provide them.

My question is how can we change it? Are we going to go to the extents of civil war to change our government? When do we draw the lines for war? Not saying it should lead there, but the beginning of our country started there.

I know the proper way is to contact my reps in my district, but sometimes that seems counterproductive.

You should have a list or a link to a list of those who are running for congress that are not for a 'living constitution,' but for the Constitution.

I have been readaing your essays for a couple of years and liking them with occasional points of difference.

THIS ONE needs to be published as widely as possible. AND, I assume, you are taking steps to energize FOX and whatever other outlets you can!

Get Rush to read it on the airand Ann to repeat it.

I am a professor teaching US History and Government to Russian college students. They, unfortunately, won't get to vote (except the ones who immigrate, of which there are a couple every year, usually pretty girls who come over and get married to wise and perspicacious young american men!)

Just were are you, all who are sworn to protect and defend the Constitution of these United States? When you raised your hand on your solemn oath to give yourself to the most moral idea on this planet, should it have instead been held out on the horizontal to receive only for your benefit?

This disregard for the Constitution is probably the main reason that led Stewart Rhoades to form Oathkeepers.

As a veteran and afraid for the country I served, I have become a member of this group.

www.oathkeepers.org

Mr. Obama and his minions are clearly ignoring our Constitution. When are Americans going to wake up and demand impeachment proceedings to begin for this administration. We still live in the United States of America and not in the united socialist states. Wake up America!

I agree, they are making a mockery of our Constitution - but what can I do as a citizen? Can we arrest Congress for betraying their oaths of office and the Constitution, can we sue them to stop this unconstitutional activity? What means of redress do we have? Writing letters, blogs, attending protests, making phone calls; none of this is helping - they are simply calling us names and ignoring what we say. What can we do? Please advise. I am ready to do whatever I can but I'm stymied. Thank you.

Hope

Cheryl,

I am sorry about your son. He is not fighting for "American Liberty". That battle was won over 200 years ago. Our liberty is not under attack by any foreign military power. Yes, a group of men attacked us, mostly men from Saudi Arabia, but those men are dead. We cannot blame those attacks on one nation, if we could we could declare war on that nation. But no "nation" attacked us. We have troops in 130 different countries, but they are not defending us, they are not here to defend us. We have men fighting in Iraq. A country that never attacked us. We are the aggressors, we are not defending American soil. I would like to see some consistent conservatives. Yes, most conservatives believe that our nations problems can't be solved by more government intervention, but they also believe that the world's problems CAN be solved by more government intervention. I believe both at home and abroad that our government intervention has caused more harm than good. It is time to bring our troops home from every nation, defend our land, and our borders. We can't afford to police the world. We are broke, and the constitution doesn't give us the authority to do it.

I email my Republican congressman about once a week to ask him to lead the charge to file a suit challenging the constitutionality of the health care bill. He has never answered me. Is anyone forming a group to file suit?

Let us pray that our Supreme Court takes some cases that verify the basic tenants of the Constitution!

Certainly this would slow down Obama's destruction of the nation's laws. Or would it?

I tried to ask these very questions, even through a call screener, during the town hall conference calls held by my "esteemed" Congressional representative. Never got through.

Mark

As usual,another great essay.I noticed some comments following the essay questioning what to do to get compliance with the constitution. My answer to that is write to your congressmen and let them know your views on their performance, and pay attention to who you vote for during elections.

Are we going to have to start another war? This time in our own country on American soil. For way too long we have been the silent majority while the minority do anything they please but I think this time they are going too far. We must contact our congress men & representatives & let them know how we feel about this take over by so few.

Mr. Obama and the majority of Congress willfully ignore their employment contract (except for the paycheck) and description of duties. In a corporation, there are actions which require the direct approval of shareholders. There is one word for a director of a corporation who acts outside of his legal authority on such matters: defendant. Unfortunately, that same contract protects members of Congress from lawsuits.

We can, however, start demanding they immediately resign. In the meantime, given the level of criminality we have in our government, we should start lining up international observers to oversee our next election. I suggest we ask Honduras to provide them.

Certainly I agree with your case as presented, but be careful what you say, you'll be branded, catalogued, and observed as a domestic terrorist to this administration. Are we ready to fight that battle? I'm not quite there yet, but soon.

It seems to me that some are trying to do to our Constitution what many are trying to do to our Bible - that is make it a "living" document, one that can be shaped and molded to fit a personal agenda, and in the process, deny its original intent and meaning. Where do we turn for "authority" on any subject when these two masterpieces are gone? I am afraid for my grandchildren and their children when we no longer have either. Thank you for an excellent essay.

Excellent article. You are so correct in that the President does not have the right or authority to change our great nation. What he is doing is illegal. But then, ask yourself, does he even have the legal authority to be President? He refuses to produce a bonafide birth certificate, and has spend millions on this issue. Something is wrong. Why would we as a people allow an "outsider" to destroy what our founding fathers gave their life to build?

Create an organization for a congressional army in name only. Maybe then they will understand the ramifications of their actions. It could come in handy later if things get worst.

This is precisely the issue: our Constitution, the bedrock of our existence as a Nation has been subverted more and more rapidly for decades, and now is being completely ignored by the Statist Democrat majority in Washington.

The Constitution of the United States of America was not written to empower the federal government, but to restrict it, to prevent it from doing exactly what it is now doing.

Excellent article. It should be sent to every senator,representative and the president, not that they would read it of course. We are in a perilous situation and it is getting worse by the day.

I am constantly reminded just how few Americans really understand the United States and what it is today.

Yes, there is contempt for the Constitution but not because they have to follow it. On the contrary, they do not have to even look at it.

And so said the Supreme Court. I will need to look up the cite but they said: "when a Sovereign nation uses debt money (ie. Fed. Notes) they cease to be Sovereign and revert to a mere Corporation." And further on they tell us that a debt note (ie. Fed. Note) can not extinguish a debt.

Get the idea? We allowed our nation to be sold to the highest bidders. We are debtors and debtors are subject to the Lenders. That is LAW. We surrender all our rights for the privedge of living beyond our means and spending what we hope we can make in the future. Notice how so many fell into the trap and went out and leveraged everything to buy houses at a "good deal price" with hopes to sell them in a few months for a profit. Then the bottom fell out and they lose everything.

The United States (Sovereign) went bankrupt around the time of the depression or 1933, and we have been in a type of recievership ever since. We have been sold off piece by piece. We even have allowed our southern boarders to remain like a sive as illegals stream in because we think we do not need to do hard work ourselves so we hire the "mexican to do it" for us.

What we once held dear was our hard work and integrity. Now "we hold these truths to be self evident that no american should be required to work because we deserve the proverbial silver spoon."

I support the idea of individual liberty but the anti-thesis to liberty responsibilty. Responsibilty required personal accountabilty and that may cause us to look in the mirror. God forbid, I think i used to ahve a mirror but I covered it up so as not to need to be accountable to myself and God.

Steve

Mark,

It looks as if the only way we are going to restore the constitutional limits on our federal government is through another "civil" war.

Bill

I Believe that "Nobody Questions That" - Originally, our Presidents & Congress spoke the truth and it was unnecessary "TO QUESTION". Now the simple "Trying the President (OBAMA) for his various lies to date for Treason and removing him from office. This would scare all but Pelosi and Reid from "doing their own thing" and ignoring the constituency!

Re: Constitutional Authority of Health care

Dear Mark,

Love your work, just a quick comment on today's email.

While you are correct, there is NO Constitutional authority for health care, you have to look at reality and see there is much previous case law to use as precedent.

The biggest example I can think of are our ridiculous drug laws. What part of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to tell a citizen that they cannot pursue happiness through an herb that they can grow on their own property?

We have sat back and allowed Congress to grow in both gall and voracity, to the point where they now feel 100% comfortable in forcing me send a(nother) huge percentage of my income to a third party.

This is our own fault. Republican, as well as, Democrat.

Forgetting the reality that we, as a people, have ran to DC for "help" and to punish everyone, for everything, has created this monster.

And we asked for it. We continue to ask for it.

Warm regards,

Teresa Edmonson

Let's be VERY careful about talk of armed revolt. We do NOT want to give the Chicago gangsters an excuse to impose martial law. By all means, let them know we are prepared to defend ourselves if they attack us, but let us not be attacked for doing wrong!

What we can do is work to eliminate federal handouts from our lives. When they try to force them on us, as they plan to do with the Unhealthy Care bill, refuse them with conscientious objections to receiving stolen property. We can help our neighbors to do the same, so they learn that they don't need socialism either.

Keep objecting to your Congressman's illegal actions, and do it loudly enough so everybody knows it. Remind your neighbors that they have a fundamental right to a limited federal government.

The legal way to stop an out-of-control federal government is through the states. Campaign for state officials who will stand up to the federal government and who will protect us from its thugs. If your state elects its Attorney General and Secretary of State, make sure you elect candidates who will actively support the restoration of the U. S. Constitution. There is nothing worse than an A. G. who will deliberately blow a case for political reasons, or a S. of S. who looks the other way while an election is stolen.

Campaign for state laws making it a felony for anyone to violate your constitutional rights under color of law, no matter what the reason (excepting reasonable emergency powers which are most likely already defined in state laws), and make sure the laws specifically include federal employees under their requirements. While the Constitution gives Federal law priority over state law, that only applies to lawful statutes, and does not protect federal officials acting outside of their constitutional authority. Make certain your state asserts this in writing.

AMEN!!!

Have arms, will travel!

Very well put Mr. Alexander , I think it is about time to push this and get out freedom back. We are being illegally taxed and made to pay for things we don't want and I am sick of it.

I personally think it is time to impeach BHO, but who out of the whole bunch would even bring it up let alone get enough of those ******** to do the job. Most of them are as bad as he is. I vote for term limits on the whole bunch -- one term for life and no lawyers

I read, read, and re-read this article. I hear this from the various Fox shows I watch everyday. I hear this on conservative radio shows everyday, especially Mark Levin, and all of this is absolutely true. I ask the following question all the time: Why, Why, why is there not someone in power shouting this from the floor of the Congress, Hse. of Reps., on the whitehouse lawn, holding press conferences, anything, anywhere, to draw attention to this. If someone does not step in soon with a Superman outfit on (maybe THAT would draw attention), this country is going to disappear. We can read about it, hear about, shake our heads saying this is just awful, etc., but until somebody breaks a plate over Obama's head and his gang of czars, Pelosi and Reid, et al., our country will be just a memory we will be telling our children and grandchildren about one day - if we are still allowed to have children!

I can only whole-heartedly agree with Mr. Alexander's arguments. We, as a nation, have strayed far from the Constitution and what the Founding Fathers instituted. My question is, how come patriots have not questioned this for decades? From the civil war, to FDR, to the Great Society of LBJ, Congress and the federal government have abused their authority. Where did it begin and how do we stop it now (short of armed rebellion)? Do we break up this wonderul country that I love into indididual region states each having their own government? Do we weaken this country by dividing the people? How can we once again have a united, patriotic America?

I am in agreement with your article and your sentiments.

http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2009/09/03/the-legacy-of-american-l...

the above site really opened my eyes to Our Founding Father's belief in "God" and brief historical note on the Divine Birth

of Our Great Nation...

the following is a comment piece I submitted to the Cincinnati Enquire comment section:

What happened to a Free American's Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?

At, 47 years old, I have lived the life of a daughter with all of the rebellions and turmoil which comes with growing up.

Having lived the life as a wife, twice removed, to the same man,-don't mess with me, I know insanity and enough was enough.

I solemnly swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America and defend my/Our Country from all enemies both foreign and domestic. Serving from sea to shining sea-until I was physically unable to serve-was that enough?

Nothing could have prepared me to fight more voraciously for any person or any thing than being a "mom". For almost 18 years, nearly long enough for my oldest to serve in the military- is that Enough?

The current "p"resident and "crooked 111th congress have in just ten short months contracted, reacted, illegally, tyrannically violated their sworn Oaths of Office.

IS THAT ENOUGH?

These "public servants" who all took an Oath of Office have Violated hundreds of millions of American's Constitutional Rights, Freedoms, Liberties by passing legislations which are fiscally irresponsible, massively expand the useless bureaucratic machine.

Special interest groups, anti-American organizations have been and are fueling the agenda of Washington's bureaucrats.

Enough is Enough!

"No Taxation without Representation", has been thrown under the bus by Mr. Obama, and his Illegal czars and the "crooked 111th congress". Government health care and Hijack and Ransom aka cap and tax are just two of the illegal legislations being rammed down the throats of Americans.

My sons and your sons and daughters who have not even begun to live their lives will have their "lives", "rights" and "Freedoms" stolen from them and they have to recourse against these illegal "government takeovers."

Enough is Enough!

I had the liberty of deciding who I would marry, and I was responsible for thoe decisions.

I had the right of choice to serve as a Navy sailor.

I made the decision to raise my sons with morals and values and give them the best I could without the encumberments of "UNConstitutional Laws or governce."

When did the Constitution of the United States become obsolete?

Enough is Enough!

We must stand up and take OUR Country back! Enough is Enough!

Pursuing life, liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is not negotiable and WE the People, must order the "public servants" who are dictating how we will live our lives, to STOP obilterating the United States Constitution and OUR FREEDOMS!

Because ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

thanks for reading.. God Bless all of YOU and YOUR Familys! God Help us Save the USA!

In your article of October 29, 2009 you list the Executive and Legilative branches of the gov't as disregarding the constitution. I agree that they quite often do that. There are times, in my opinion that even the Judicial branch disregards our constitution. Don Hutton

Why have we not started legal action on the items mentioned in the Alexanders Essay on Thursday Oct 29th? Seems to me if there is this much disregard for the law and out constitution that suits must be filed.

I guess it says as much about us as citizens as it does about those who lead us, we voted this band of overbearing tyrants into office. One would think after years of observing how these people, as individuals, become more and more self-important and independent from the wishes of their constituents, we would approach voting with more skepticism. We currently elect based on celebrity appeal, not so different than American Idol, and no one seems to question the quality of their candidate, just so he or she is glib and telegenic. George W. Bush was an exception and the media resented that with an intensity that was unbelievable, there was nothing he could say or do that wasn't mocked. The media much prefers a president that plays at being president as opposed to one taking the position seriously, i.e., they hoped that Obama would be another and more entertaining president, ala Bill Clinton. They were wrong, he brought an agenda that is utterly foreign, although the media adopted that readily, like no previous president. I say he brought it but it was brewing long before he rose to prominence, it's roots are in Marxism, socialism, communism with an offshoot of Islamism. It is a sorry state of affairs.

Thank you, Mr. Alexander, for concising and stating so clearly what many of us know to be true, and fear, and detest - the federal government's violation of our sacred Constitution and move toward tyranny.

Gary B Hulsey

EXCELLENT Essay!! I think that this major crisis which threatens to destroy our Republic won't be won in any courtroom at all. Let me ask you, what had to happen after the original Tea Parties back in the 1700's? Did we send lawyers to England to lock horns with the King in a court?

Dear Sirs:

It has come to my attention that we are represented by a an over whelming majority of irresponsible narcisists that have little if no loyalty to God and Country.

I fear that we have allowed the CFR and their Obama appointees to seize control of the Constitution and

and interpret all ammendments to their own grandizement.

It is totally unacceptible that Nancy Pelosi should

fly back anf forth from California to Washington D.C. at taxpayers expense. Further that Mechille

should have 32 personal servants at her beckon call

and that Obama should be permitted hire Czars,of questionable alligance, to do his dirty work.

It is incomprehensible that, we the taxpayers, should be expected to allow our elected representatives to pass legislation that has not been presented to the voters.

Sincerely: Russ Sletmoen

Unfortunately, this is another indication of the direction our beloved country is heading---toward second class. I'll bet many of our enemies are laughing their rear ends off at this modern version of the keystone cops who have taken over Washington. How do we justify voting for them? I can only conclude that the political mentality of the voters is rapidly diminishing. Its too bad that my grandkids will be paying for this debacle.

AMEN! Superbly stated.

I like the concept of this "Oath Keepers" group. I am not of this "Elite" group, but I salute you as a Patriotic American and pray the Lord uses your valiant endeavors to save our Beloved Country.

May the Lord increase your ranks and give you all you need to fulfill your calling.

For God & Country

Ruth Ann Wilson

So Mark.. What the hell do we do .. can we make a citizens arrest of the Bozos, since no one else in authority can or will or has the guts to bring charges against them... They're breaking the law.. Can I lawfully go up tp Pelosi and say "citizen's arrest, you're under arrest for violating the constitution"...would I be arrested for doing that? . How can they be un accountable like this ???

It is encouraging that these undertakings in D.C. at this time are being questioned as to the constitutional authority of such actions. I hope there are enough smart litigators out there that are courageous enough to bring action against them should these unauthorized bills on health care, etc come to pass. If legal action cannot be brought against the perpetrators, then what?

So there are a pack of criminals, liars, and spineless dangerous buffoons maning the halls of our national government huh? Gee what a revelation. Since they won't impeach themselves how do we get rid of them ? Voting is NOT the answer ! These CRIMINALS deserve prosecution so let's saddle up, arm up and move out and take back what the idiots are destroying at such a rapid pace. An ultimate outcome of 6 to 8 public hangings of the convicted fellons out on the Mall till they are all gone would be nice and, make an unmistakeable point too, I think . . .

Has anyone but me noticed the present happenings with the current president closely resembles an old movie. The movie where the mob takes a young man, especially with a silver tongue, grooms him, sends him to the best schools,especially law school and slowly pushes him up thru the system to fame so he can become the successful mouthpiece for that mob. In this case it looks like militant muslums have done it to us. They have the money and the will and so far seems to be living up to their wishes to ruin our country thru any means possible. Spending money we dont have, importing known militants, cowtowing to our enemies and the list goes on. I get more pissed the more I think of it. Buy can goods and ammo. C.L. Greene

The last time a group of Americans decided to take up arms against tyrannical government, that same government suppressed dissenting newspapers, closed state legislatures, suspended habeas corpus, and waged total war against those who dared question the authority of the Federal government. That same government occupied their territory, expropriated their property, disfranchised their leaders (and required "ironclad" oaths from the rest as a condition of franchise), installed puppet state governments, and imposed martial law run by military governors. It then rewrote history to demonize their former enemies, misrepresent the causes of the war, and make themselves appear to be noble heroes. The precedent set was clear: the Federal government (and its financial backers) would henceforth determine the ambit of liberty, not the people; and woe betide any who might dare to disagree.

One hundred and fifty years later, we are seeing a repeat of history. An increasingly tyrannical and arrogant government is causing many citizens to question its motives and purposes, which are increasingly at odds with those of ordered liberty and self-reliance. If the trend continues unabated, history may well repeat itself. The question is, are there enough Americans left who still care about living as free men and women, or are they content to label their servitude as freedom in order to enjoy the few creature comforts the government still allows them to possess?

Food for thought...

An exceptional point that has been made on several occasions by this publication. But it still leaves one question remaining. What are the remedies for a Congress acting outside of their jurisdiction? Just voting certain members out every 2 to 6 years has not helped our situation. Is there some other remedy that would force Congress to comply with the Constitution?

Our elected officials are acting like they ARE monarchs & royalty. They live a lavish lifestyle that most of us, who pay for it,cannot afford.

I can't afford to financial support organizations, such as the Patriot Post, but would gladly sacrifice the little I have to oust these criminals. And I do feel they are criminals. They want to dedistribute the wealth, but not THEIRS!!

Actually, there is a solution to the majority of the problems now being caused by the self-serving politicos bent on 'transforming' our country. It's called the mid-term elections ocurring in 2010. If every patriot gets off their duff, goes to the polls, and votes these scurrilous windbags out of office it will have a marked effect on how much further down the path of self-destruction osamabama can take us. If we don't, and this nightmare of 'socializing' America continues for an additional two years, we will be well on the way to becoming just anoter 3rd world cesspool!

I am in complete agreement that our "so-called" leaders are a gang of "outlaws" and have repeatedly confirmed through their arrogance and actions that they do not believe in "sacred" oaths of any kind. Through their actions, bill proposals and stifling efforts they have also confirmed either their ignorance or contempt for constitutional law and most especially their contempt for the people that elected them. They need, no, they should be required to quote/provide the appropriate "constitutional" authority for every action/bill proposal/tax law that they want passed. Any bill or proposal brought to the floor without the stated text of "Constitutional Authority" for that proposal or bill should not be allowed to come to the floor for review. This would help to refresh their own knowledge of the Constitution or at least impose an initial introduction to what they are supposed to be upholding and defending!

I am descended from true patriots that fought for this nation under God, patriots that fought against the likes of Benedict Arnold at the burning of the New London, Connecticut, and the redcoats. My familial ancestry includes some of those that first stepped upon the shores of this continent and almost every male member and most female members have done their military and/or civilian part for this country to keep it Free and maintain our rights and liberty for all posterity.

I am appalled at the majority of our leaders today and their lack of respect for this country, it's peoples and our military personnel and their families. In reality, I am ashamed of most of them and I pray that they are held completely and publically accountable for all of their "unconstitutional work" as soon as possible and I pray to see as complete a clean slate of their offices as soon as possible with all new and "constitutionally mindful" people taking control of their offices and positions. I want leaders that are distrustful of big government and Want to act on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I want leaders that seek not to keep their hands in the pocket of the people and seek not to require people to have anything that big government insists they need to have. I want leaders willing to work with government but always aware of keeping in check overgrowth of government authority, keeping government aware of the source of its power..the Constitution. I want leaders that know they are accountable and accept that responsibility. I want to see leaders with honesty, willingness to work hard for the American People, wanting to protect and secure our borders in it's entirety. I want our leaders to have and bring back some old-fashioned dignity to the offices they hold. I personally would love to see the majority of our leaders bring to their offices some experience based in time served in the military as well. Currently, we have a good many of our leaders lacking military experience of any kind. Never before have I ever seen so many unknown individuals all of a sudden taking high public offices! I am extremely suspicious of the majority of our current administration. I am more afraid of this administration than I ever was of any of my wartime experiences!

I apologize for all my ramblings on but I also feel that I have earned the right to be vocal once in a while even if it is only over the internet or emails to my elected representatives which are many.

Thankyou.

Thanks, Mark, not only for this message, but also the others you have done. I am an older man, who has spent much of my time in the Constitution itself or political matters. For about three years of my life, my school sent me every day to talk about the Constitution to various clubs, class rooms, or other groups.

I also was fortunate to have a personal friend, Louise, who contacted many in Congress to establish Constitution Day. She taught the Constitution also. She is deceased for several years. I wish I had her wisdom in composing this message. With your wisdom and dedication, you may be able to improve on my suggestions.

There is a lot of wisdom in your article but also in some of the comments posted. Teaching the Constitution and convincing those who are taught is probably key to better success. Louise did some of her part. She taught a church full of people the Constitution and they reacted in support of her.

We need to teach our families and friends basic Constitutional principles. You have hit today on one of the major principles. The Constitution outlines a list of powers for the Government and gives all other powers to the States and the People. Using this idea and studying the Government itself, one will discover that a great many powers that Government allows are not on the list of powers permitted by the Constitution. Many concepts concerning the Constitution need to be taught, but this is a very big concept.

Your site provides a means of communication for you and others who support you. Those individuals who can, which should be most, need to commuunicate Constitutional principles to as many as possible. They need to emphasize those who are taught need to do the same with others. That should greatly expand those who understand the principles.

However, we are in the midst of Tea Parties where attenders can spread the word very effectively. They will be going on for at least the next few days and perhaps much longer.

Many thanks for your efforts. Keep challenging others to study, decide, and act on their Constitutional beliefs.

I believe the legal case should be made publicly that passing any kind of a governmental mandate passed by Congress for citizens to purchase governmental health care is in direct controvention of the Constitution and, therefore, in direct controvention of their oath to "Protect and Defend' that Constitution. Therefore, impeachment and/or recall proceedings against each and every enabling Congressperson would be immediately filed.

I would invest funds to such an endeavor.

David Telles

Well stated, Brother Mark. The $64,000 question, or is it now the $64,000,000,000 question is: What

can we about it right now? Our only hope is to pray that God will save us from the tyrants. We have brought this upon ourselves by repeatedly re-electing

ungodly men and women to represent us. The Year 2010

election just might be too late unless God chooses

to bail us out beforehand. He is able!!

Roebuck, SC

Wake up America. Do you not see what your elected officials are doing to this country. I want all our elected officials to adhere to the Constitution of the United States of America not become some socialist state; because of lack of interest in what's going on in your own back yard. Use the power of your vote and kick out these left wing screw ups.

Election day is approaching - use your votes to let these officials know we (the silent majority) are sick and tired of your bail outs and pay outs to undeserving major companies and individuals. Do your job or get fired just like us little people would be!

I, too, loved the article and printed it out before I read it. As I was reading it, I thought I would reprint it for several others without internet access. However, in the fifth from last paragraph, there is an error that made me wince. "In doing so, they have inflicted grievous injury upon our Constitution, thereby placing our Essential Liberty in eminent peril." The second last word should be "imminent" not eminent. The meaning is totally different. I know, I know. It's nit-picky, but it bugs me when people on my side make those kinds of boo-boos! ;-)

What's the solution?

I hope our representatives in the Congress do not expect our military members to behave in an equally disdainful fashion of the Constitution. We as a country expect of others what we do not hold ourselves to. When I discuss Constitutional authority and the intent behind the legal document it is, many people believe the intent can be gleaned through public opinions of the current political climate. I find it much simpler to read what the authors of the Constitution wrote and gain insight into their intent at the expense of brain-stem only opinions.

Accepting the premise in the "Nobody Questions That?" essay, what recourse, other than wait until next year's elections when more damage will already be done, do we as citizans have?

Check this video out it goes right in line!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMZGGQ0ERk&feature=related

I am a retired senior citizen, and I can remember my parents and their peers saying that America would be taken over by the communists, without a shot being fired! It has never felt so much like that till now! Is it happening? and how can we stop it?

Too important , Must hear video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMe5dOgbu40

That video was sent to me as a forwarded forward so i cut & pasted it for brevity. Tell me ? What if anything do you think GENUINE Christians (see 1st John 4:2 and 4. Also Colosians 1:26,27) should or could do about these constitution law breakers considering that the genuine are not being listened too in all their peaceful protests and are commanded to be peaceful, turn the other cheek, do harm to no man people ???

Let me tell you this tho, The question posed by WWJD is answered with JWOF-- Jesus would obey Father......

Since the Administration and Congress are not abiding by the Constitution when is an Organization of Citizens going to Court to Stop the unconstitutional actions? Soon I hope.

I am near despair at the state of our nation today, and I wonder if next year's elections will come too late to reverse the damage that is being done by the current administration and Congress. But when I think of the sacrifices made by my parents, both veterans of World War II (my father received both a bronze star and a purple heart), and the 20 years honorable service my husband put in with the Air Force during the Cold War defending the Constitution for which this President has shown such disdain, not to mention all those who fought and died for liberty before us, I know that what we had is still worth praying for, still worth fighting for, still worth dying for. I only pray that my grandchildren (the eldest of whom are now 14) will have the intestinal fortitude and the knowledge to carry on the fight.

Thank you Mr. Alexander for the "Nobody questions that?" post.

I have been asking about constitutional authority since Queen Nancy and Prince Harry were coronated three years ago.

Now that we have Emperor O, I have become almost shrill.

Again, thank you.

Glenn Hobe

Phoenix, Arizona

I have been a loyal reader for over 10 years. Everything you've been saying regarding our government's blatant disregard of the bounding parameters of the U.S. Constitution is correct. It's been going on for decades, and the infractions have increased steadily. We are now, in 2009, in a dire situation. Are we past the theoretical "point of no return"? What can we, as a people do? Your "Essential Liberty Project", noble and desperately needed, should be pushed with all our might. But I fear it may be too late and not enough. What else can we do?

Very depressing except--The first 3 words of Psalm 93 and the tireless minority like the Patriot give us great hope.

I agree that neither the President of the United States nor the Congress has authority to "reform" health care by requiring everybody to have it, but my question is How do we stop it now? I want to know how we can force the issue or declare that their very actions are unconstitutional? I do appreciate all the information you are providing, but we need to know what the next step should be.

One day in the near future Americans all over our great land will wake up to find that these unAmrican politicians have finally turned our great land over to some unknwn authority. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Since the end of WWll we have paid for almost communist regimes rise to power. We have taken the prideout of being an American. We do not teach our children the Declaration of Independence and what led up to our Freedom from the British Crown. We do not teach the Constitution and how important this document is to the liberties we enjoy. We have allowed our halls of government to be filled with whoremongers and profiteers. They only concerns how I can stay in power and reap the most benefit financially. The crucial times in the past many chanted rally around the flag boys rally around the flag. The chant today should be wrap yourself in the Constitution and make these professiona; politcians adhere to it's tenet and return this Great Republic to it's glory. A nation of people united for cause of personal liberty and justice for all. Next election is the time to remove all incumbents from office. Let's start from a fresh perspective. Our halls should be filled with citizen civil servants not the whoremongers, tax cheats and liberty rapist we have now.

I have asked several times where the Constitutional Authority was for several actions of this Administration but have received NO reply.

I have pointed out that the Constitution gives no authority to the federal government to meddle with Health, Education, and/or Welfare. It is, I believe, expressly forbidden to meddle with Commerical companies, as in competition (Think TVA) much less to take control of a commercial company.

I have also asked several times WHERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK A SACRED OATH TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. If I am not mistaken every person in the military took that oath in addition to every congressman, senator, judge and, I don't know this but I suspect that, every civil servent and appointee in Legislative, Exceutive and Judical branch took, or should have taken, that oath.

WHERE ARE THEY? NOTHING DONE OR ATTEMPTED SINCE JAN. 20 IS CONSTITUTIONAL...IN FACT, EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE ELECTION OF MR OBAMA TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. BUT NO ONE HAS THE GUTS TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT - OATH OR NO OATH.

what is being legally done behind the scenes (definitely nothing being done outfront) to challenge the present crooks in office to prove to the world and to the citizens of this great nation that they are doing their best to uphold the constitution which they swore to do....very scary times and many are talking about their concerns, like me, but is anyone actually doing anything other than still trying to get the ACTING president to show his birth certificate...i can't believe that i have witness the coup attempt to destroy our constitution by these chicago hoods...nothing but a replay of the clinton days but at least we were intelligent enough to stop the health care issue and clinton's diddling around with the girls put him on hold, but now we have this so-called president who has done nothing more than hire all the clinton crooks to dust off the pages of the clinton failure and try it again with our black president...by the way he keeps calling himself a black president but if his mother was white he could equally be called our white president every thing is a spin thing with these one world order bunch...

thanks for your news, one of the few choices that are available today...maybe changed quickly after they take over the health care, nancy, harry and obamba can then concentrate more on silencing the conservatives media...

This is a wonderful essay. I looked up sect

section 1:8. Enjoyed the history

lesson. Keep up the great work!

Best article yet!

Mark,

Just as our nation needed your newsltters and now web-site, we need you to run for President. You are the Libertarian that the people might follow. Today it seems "we the people" want a valid third party. Your love for our constitution, as well as the reverence to our Lord and Savior, I feel would strike a nerve of Patriots and God fearing people. I wrote, as I have promised here, Mark Alexander's name in under all of the parties for President.

As a Glenn Beck 912er, your name is dropped on many occasions. Since I have been a subscriber for years, I make it a point to tout your many values and positions that you have shared with your readers.

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU! God Bless You.

Absolutely brilliant. I've been reading The Patriot Post for many years and this has to be one of the best issues by far. Thanks for the great work and keep it up!

You are SO right. The Tenth Amendment specifically states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." As you said, Congress cannot require people to buy insurance, because that power is not granted to them by the Constitution and any powers not granted are prohibited by the Tenth Amendment. Bucking the tide, with the liberal mass media refusing to do their due diligence by questioningthe actions of Obama, Reid, and Pelosi, will be most difficult, but it is critical to the survival of the Constitution and, thus, the survival of our Republic. Keep up the good work!

Thank you... very well put. We all know who WE are... and we all know what it is WE believe in... OUR Constitution and OUR Country. But, when will the Fouth Estate, our NOT so illustrious "press", get the message and expose this charlatan (Obama) for what he is - a liar, along with his cadre of deceivers? WHEN? Even PRAVDA see's the truth and is printing it Russia... but where is our, excuse me, Obama's Press Corp.? I guess I answered my own question. There are plenty of good conservative people working to make a difference for all of us... but I believe WE also have to begin to PRESSURE the News Media to do their job and do so responsibly. Our country is headed for the abyss and the news media is complicit in it's silence. WE have to ask them WHY? WE have to get in the face of the "NOT so main stream" MEDIA and ask THEM the tough questions ... why they're not doing their job? OR, show them our disdain by walking away from them with a purpose in our step. WE need a louder voice and if the "NOT" so main street MEDIA won't do their job, then pox on them.

As a side note - Thank you Mr. Murdoch for sharing with us FOX News and for getting it right. I won't watch another station except to laugh and poke fun.

I have been preaching for years what Mark so neatly put in writing. I would like to be "Righteous Dictator". I would send all those agencies, bureaus, commissions, departments, etc. at the federal level to the states to operate if they are Constitutional. If not, shut them down. I would fire many judges and the whole congress and replace them with people who understand and support the Constitution. I would place the dollar back on a gold standard. I would recall all those monies due this country from other nations.

That would be the first half day of my dictatorship. As you can tell there would be much more done to restore the nation to the Republic it is supposed to be. After one week I would establish an election with candidates only that have a working knowledge of the Constitution and would absolutely support it.

Boy would I have fun!!!!!

Amen!

Mark,

You continue to be the heartbeat of our constitution- Keep beating strong. We need that very strong heartbeat in these oh so tumultuous times. Oh how it appears the burden to repair our sacred country is falling squarely into our laps today and, that the day is coming soon that may very well require a new constitutional convention be convened to "Demand" that the constitution of our forefathers be adhered to; or else.

Keep up the good work of building the army that we will most assuredly need to succeed.

Mark,

You continue to be the heartbeat of our constitution- Keep beating strong. We need that very strong heartbeat in these oh so tumultuous times. Oh how it appears the burden to repair our sacred country is falling squarely into our laps today and, that the day is coming soon that may very well require a new constitutional convention be convened to "Demand" that the constitution of our forefathers be adhered to; or else.

Keep up the good work of building the army that we will most assuredly need to succeed.

Why are you complaining now? You got your "hope and change." It was such a "historic moment!" White people, black people, illegals, young, old, all voted for the Messiah. Well, you got your Messiah -he is busy putting the final nails in the coffin of the U.S.A.

You have no recourse because the communists have total control of your country, as a matter of fact, you have already lost your country, you just don't know it yet.

Ignorant voting and laziness have dire consequences.

Now that you have lost your country, you finally appreciate the freedom and wealth you had?

One might as well quote the laws of Hamurabi as the Founding Fathers and the Constitution.

As a young man, I used to look at the "old" men who had served in WW11 and think what real warriers they were. Now I'm one of the "old" men who fought in the Vietnam war. Of course our "war" was a "police Action" and "we" lost the war.

Now, my beloved country is losing the war that so many of us have died and suffer daily from, the war to give freedom to the very people who hate OUR freedom with their whole soul and being.

What have we done? My age group saw America lose her virginity in Vietnam,embrace drugs as a necessity,and father the generation of spoiled kids who fathered this generation of the "I want it, I won't work for it, You owe it to me".

DO we accept the complete abandonment of our constitutional rights or do we do what we've been trained for to take back our country by whatever means necessary? All countries are financially intermingled so there is no use in bugging out because what's going to happen will be worldwide in scope...

I really don't want to put the cami's back on but I love America as most real Americans do and can't stand to see everything we've worked for for over two centuries destroyed.

A REALLY concerned senior Patriot

Before anyone takes their representative seat they should be given a test of their understanding of the U.S. Constitution and each and every Article. If they cannot pass it they should forfeit their seat.

Thank you so much for your essay. It was extremely informative and insightful. I have allowed myself to be blinded by the world veiws of some of the news organizations out there. I had never heard that our government in and of itself was attacking our constitution on such a base level. I too have sworn to defend it against all enemies, but I had always assumed they would be more foreign and not so domestic. It seems that I will be retiring from the military at a time when my skills will be needed to fight our own people. It pains my heart tremendously to know that the people who have been voted into office by the American people are attacking my constitution. It feels like that same anger I feel toward the insurgents here in Iraq. I pray I never have a face to face confrontation with any of them as I do not think my self control would be sufficient.

All well, good, and germane. However, what do we concerned citizens do about this current travesty foisted on us by Obama? We can bleat all we want, we are going nowhere. The Constitution is under attack, so what?, sayeth Obama. The numbers are against us.

How does a person who is virtually unknown, even in his home state, with no funds, no name recognition, no experience, no high-ranking political friends , announce one day he is running for President of the United States, and within a few short weeks, is the darling of the Main Stream Media, two/thirds of the population of America, four/fifths of the world, and is able to raise a BILLION DOLLARS in campaign funds? And this without any proof he is even a NATURAL BORN American Citizen!

He said very clearly during his campaign he intended to CHANGE the US completely, taking money from those who have EARNED it, to give to those who don't have any. That pleased many who promptly quit their jobs, and signed up for all the free perks Obama promised them! (They are still waiting.)

In the first 8 months of his administration, Obama has put the US deeper in debt than the rest of all the world's leaders managed to do in ALL of history combined!

If he and his Congress of Crooks are not stopped, there will not enough of the United States left in 2012 to SAVE! And TEA PARTIES, although they do generate attention, just do not do enough to stop Obama!At the rate he is destroying America, there is only one thing that can stop him...But,are we READY for another WAR where it is BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER? And where would the loyalty of the Military lie?

Just a few things to think about.

In my entire life I have never been as worried and afraid as I am now for the future of America. I have actively fought against amensty for illegal alians by sending faxes, calling and making financial contributions to 'NumbersUSA.com' I have given funds to the NRC; called and faxed my (non) representatives! But ALAS they do not listen; so my question to you is, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THIS MADNESS?

Are the people in Congress so ignorant of the freedoms and rights clearly stated by our founding fathers and clearly stated in the Constitution that they cannot speak out??? Washington is corrupt and more corrupt with the Czars who really have no place in making policy; yet, they are doing it. Let's get rid of the entire kit and caboodle of corruption, czars, Obama, Barney Frank, Charlie Rangel, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd and take back our country. Thank you for the opportunity to express

my thoughts.

For years I have been asking my Senators the same question. Where is your authority? One a Democrat, the other a Republican. But neither one has ever attempted to answer. The Democrats are not the only ones ignoring this most important question. Just another reason why we need term limits.

I agree with your analysis of actions of the current administrastion and congress, but where is the Supreme Court in this abuse of our constitution.

I have never felt so helpless in my life. Even while protesting, calling, writing, they just seem to be steaming ahead with their blatant arrogance. I pray that the 2010 mid-term elections will make a difference in the direction my Country is being taken.

I concur with your article and would say that this Administration and Congress are Anarchists and are launching a full scale attack on our Constitution as outlined in your article. The time has come to take our country back from this tyrannical group of lawyers and elitist or our children and grandchildren will be in financial bondage as well as personal slavery.

As someone that understands the economy everything this Administration is doing is destroying it and jobs in order to create more crisis and government dependency. John R. Hanson

Bravo Mark Alexander, bravo !

I need a good speech for Veterans Day. It will be presebted by VFW group at the local High School. Can you be of assistance.

Paytiot Post is a winner.

Thak You

Our last chance to correct this mess is November 2010. Vote them ALL out of office. When 2012 arrives, vote the rest of them out. Demand term limits and put them on social security retirement plan.

Sir, I agree completely with your article, and all others who have brought this issue to light. This country has been under attack from within for years.

This part of your article.

'Though Obama swore to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," and every member of Congress has pledged "to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic," and "bear true faith and allegiance to the same," Democrats, and too many Republicans, have forsaken their sacred oaths.

In doing so, they have inflicted grievous injury upon our Constitution, thereby placing our Essential Liberty in eminent peril.'

I plan on contacting my State Representatives in both the House and Senate, and ask that Impeachment proceedings begin.

We have the right as Citizens to start this procedure, and remove those that put us in harms way.

Yes, Tom, your being as "Righteous Dictator" for a day would set this Beloved Country back on our Righteous Foundations, All Glory to God.

I can't go up there during that day because "I have to stay by the stuff" But would you mind considering while you are "up there", these Three Points.

1. REVERSE the 1963 Supreme Court Ruling that granted that Atheist O'Hare her petition to remove prayer and Bible reading from the Public Schools of this Beloved Nation.

2. REPEAL 1964 Civil Rights laws - We already have a Bill of Rights

3. REPEAL 1965 FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING laws - These are the "TEETH" to Federal rules, regulations, and mandates that have come to enslave the common, God-fearing people of this Beloved Nation.

Thanks, Tom, The one thing we need in America is leaders who respect God and LOVE THEIR PEOPLE. It is an action in the heart of men that God produces and it is commonly called, PATRIOTISM.

I Love my God and I love my People - Thank God for Patriotism.

For God & Country

Ruth Ann Wilson

He made so many promises and has not kept one. He is so set on ruining this country. He and his wife actually hate our way of life. He will go down as the "Welfare President",.....because he wanted to give everything away to the blacks. He is definitely showing how out of touch he has been most of his life with what goes on with this country. He makes Sarah Palin look like a genius. He is a ONE TERM president. I"m actually ashame to have him represent us.

Mr. Alexander is far and away the most eloquent writer today on constitutional issues, and how many of our elected and appointed officials in our government have abandoned their oath to preserve, protect and defend that same constitution. However, I am growing weary of all the talk. When is someone in the "constitutionally conservative culture" going to lay out a plan of ACTION that goes beyond grass roots political activity and "getting out the vote." The ignorance of the electorate has destroyed the liberties of the citizens of this country with seemingly reckless abandon. I believe it is long past time to "water the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

An excellent essay. I would ask however, how did we get to this point? Have these programs that you view as unconstitional been challenged in the courts and if so what was the finding? If the courts found that all this spending was legal, on what basis did they do so? Should all this be challenged again?

It is correct to complain but what is the fix? The people need guidance, leadership and a pathway back to our constitional Republic.

I see little appetite in the people or in either party for this solution.

I am 61 yrs. old and have never experienced the fear I have everyday since Obama was elected. I truly feel that our rights as Americans will be taken away by him and his "weird" administration. I do feel that if things keep going the way he is sending this nation, we will never be able to get our rights and freedoms back. To me, I feel evil all around when I listen to Pelosi or Reed or any of the people that is in power under Obama. I also feel the American people should demand a stop to the "czars" and to all the madness of this administration. Hope turned in to hopeless for a majority of Americans, even me, when Obama took office. I pray that on each election, be it congress, senator or president, Americans will show their absolute disgust, anger, hopelessness--just to say a few, by going to the polls and voting in a new congress, sentate and president. That is the only way to stop the madness.

It is wise to stick within the bounds of our Constitution and that we keep our individual liberty.

Sir, I agree completely with your article, and all others who have brought this issue to light. This country has been under attack from within for years.

This part of your article.

'Though Obama swore to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," and every member of Congress has pledged "to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic," and "bear true faith and allegiance to the same," Democrats, and too many Republicans, have forsaken their sacred oaths.

In doing so, they have inflicted grievous injury upon our Constitution, thereby placing our Essential Liberty in eminent peril.'

I plan on contacting my State Representatives in both the House and Senate, and ask that Impeachment proceedings begin.

We have the right as Citizens to start this procedure, and remove those that put us in harms way.

I have listened to enough radio, Fox News, read enough books and have heard enough rumors from many friends, neighbors and family (who are Democrats)to now believe that the White House is the enemy within and this country is under seige and in great peril. I also have recently come to believe that the current administration and all those he surrounds himself with are radical revolutionaries who seek to overthrow America. They are using taxpayer money to finance their Marxist agenda and are doing one hell of a job organizing a web that is so huge that it will take a lot of us to take it down. I also believe that it is unconstitutional for a sitting President to overthrow his own goverment after making solemn promises to govern according to our sacred trust; the Constitution. My next issue to ponder is how many of us are willing to take our country back from those who daily work on destroying it one bill at a time, one resolution at a time, one day at a time as we sit a discuss the horror before our eyes (a perfect Halloween scenario isn't it?) Most of us know enough to know the danger of the radicals in charge and want to move forward to the action part of this problem. What can we all do? When will we do it? How will we execute our plans? Who will join in and head the army of REFOUNDERS? You can not believe how many people say they are ready for action. Lead the way Patriots; we will follow. Perhaps we should bring our troops home since it looks like a bigger war is right here on American soil.

AP

You speak a great deal about the various activities of congress and/or the president not being consititional. If this is so, what are you doing about challenging the constititionality of their actions? It seems to me that all you are doing is talking. When and where will you start to act? When will you promote something to take to the Supreme Court to affect a change? Do something rather than just talking about it!

I get so angry at what Congress is doing as I read your postings, but aside from my vote and other angry citizens, is anyone, with the knowledge of law and the Constitution, taking action in putting together something we can challenge ALL politicians with AND something that will get their attention??? If we have the Law and the Constitution on our side why can't we move forward?

I am in full agreement with the document I have read by your hand! We have a den of thieves at the helm and they need to be gotten rid of completely! The Constitution must be re-established as the foundation of law for this "Promised Nation"!!!

Thank you for your wisdom and patriotism!

Ruth Ann Wilson

Part of my being the "Righteous Dictator" would be to throw out those decisions that are clearly not in keeping with the Constitution. The new SCOTUS would review many others. The way a decision is reached also would be changed. The Original Method to review would be re-established. As I said there would be a full week of work. Getting rid of the Fed, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and a lot of groups that we the average citizen have no knowledge even exists. It certainly could be the hilight of my life.

Mr. Alexander,

You've stated what has been in my heart for a long time. The Constitution is the solution to all of our political and economic woes. If the Constitution was adhered to, there would be no bailouts, no cars for clunkers, no socialized medicine, etc. The inspiration our Founders were under is evident to me and both history and the spirit confirm it. We need an awakening and a restoration of Constitutional principles. Your essay is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise suffocating atmosphere of proposed socialism.

I wish I had read all the comments before I had submitted my comments of awhile ago (this date) and I would not have felt so alone in my questions and concerns. You know what we really ought to do...start a third party (now don't shut down yet, just let me speak, please) which would be called the Constitution Party. It's sole purpose would be to uphold the Constitution (as well as The Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence, etc.) Every person running for office under its banner would HAVE to be a supporter of these documents and know what ALL of them say and stand for. And, if anything they should support would go against the Constitution, it would be an AUTOMATIC end of their tenure (no need to yell foul or try to impeach...they would just gather up their laptop and other personal items and vacate their office). We, the ones who elected them, would send the next Constitutionalist, to fill their vacated position. Then, during the next election go-around, the new person would have to re-run for the position under the same rules of the Constitution Party, unless they want to defect (no defecting allowed during an elected period) then we would send another Constitutionalist until the term is fulfilled. I just bet you that if we did away with a lot of the side issues (all of them important to someone) and stick to what the Constitution does and does not say the side issues could be handled civily and respectfully, the outcome probably pleasing to the majority of Americans. I think this would automatically bring along many well-meaning blue-dog Democrats and Republicans, conservative and moderate. I believe many Independents would be pleased to join the ranks, as well...not sure where the Libertarians stand, but you would think their name means they would want to stand with us. I realize this has been wordy, but just where do you go to voice your opinions and suggestions, if not here? Thank you for at least reading this, before you give it the ax...maybe it will give someone an idea to follow-through with that will work. Miriam

Before you consider Orrin Hatch to be a Conservative and Great Constitutional Scholar consider his vote to confirm Cass Sunstein as a BHO czar and his bill to give D.C. a congressman. He also voted for Ginsburg to be a supreme.

While we fret over the health care bills, Obama et al. are running the debt ever deeper, and that's a worry too. There is no provision in the Constitution for Congress and/or the president to touch our health care or lack thereof. It does state clearly that anything not set forth in the Constitution as being the business of the Federal government is to be handled by the States.

Is there an iceberg's chance in hell of having a delegation representing the citizens of this nation going and speaking to the House and Senate and to the president? The delegation to tell them in no uncertain terms that they have broken their oaths to support and defend the Constitution to such a point that it may as well not exist.

We need also to stop Obama from arming civilians for a state police force -- like the SS in Germany in the 1930's. He is in effect, forming an army that will swear allegiance to him instead of to the Constitution. We cannot ignore that! He says our troops coming home from the Mid East are terrosists, verbalized by the woman in charge of Homeland Security. And he would have his own army to take the rights away from the people.

He has a good many things that he's doing, all the while floating the health care balloon to distract us. Not that it's not bad, but there are so many other things going on that it's about time to form our own army.

That's the end of my rant. Thanks for giving me the opportunity. I could be more active myself, but I'm 79 and don't have the strength any more.

Marianne Hart

Ash has just about said it all!! When will someone, strong enough to be a leader, step forward and offer to show us, John Q Public, the proper way to proceed with the project of terminating this unnecessary evil from within our ranks? I, for one, will be happy to follow the lead of this person, or persons, to alleviate this horrible predictament. Leona

Beautifully written essay! However, I have to say, after reading about another Orly case getting tossed out of a court, I have to add our judicial system is also corrupt and in need of cleaning out.

How do we start? Where do we start? Is it even possible to clean out all the festering cancers in our government, who continually make a mockery of the document they all swore to uphold?

I'm beginning to lose hope. May God help us all.

This is the most poignant article I have read describing how far our federal government has strayed from our Constitution. It is up to every American to revolt against these unconstitutional actions and use the most powerful weapon our Founding Fathers gave us . . . the vote!

I would like to say that we are put in a pecarious position when on social security as we have to buy medicare insurance in order to keep in good standing ( keep our insurance bought privately through a former employer ). If I read this article right the government must be in cahoots with the insurance company's already. My insurance will not pay until medicare does, and once I reach a certain age I have no choice but to buy medicare as it is taken directly out of my s.s. check. Thank you for listening to my thoughts.

I, am absolutely astounded at the excesses of Obama willfully breaking the law, and bending it to suit his sometimes illegal purposes.

I think the A.C.L.J. should be drafted to investigate certain documents, to challenge the President and each of the Senators who so heartily support his divisive proclivities, and his total disregard for the CONSTITUTION, and convene a special Federal Grand Jury to enquire as to a proper solution and procedures to stop 'THEM' !!!

If you really want to read a thriller, about the abuse of our constitution, then I encourage everyone to read A Time To Stand by Oliver, only because it's about a small town in America that stands up to federal tyranny & ends up starting the 2nd American Revolution. It's about all of us what we need to do if/when the time comes that we have to make a stand.

We only have our rights to protect us from tyranny. It's sightful & a must read.

www.booksbyoliver.com

It is called the necessary and proper clause, (aka the Elastic clause) you idiot.

To mr Robert Nichols,

Most of the oathtakers I know are engaged with the enemy's (singular) foreign element at the moment. Not to feed any conspiratorial notions, if what you seem to believe is true, then what would it profit said adversary to do anything but prolong the engagement?

Would you have me kill my battle if he does not agree?

Would it not serve the adversary's minions, lackeys, and unwitting slaves if we were to fight each other? What would that do to the country?

I see this as cause for other lying thugs w/AKs sending 100s of metric tons of celebratory fire into the air for days, and then moving in for the kill once the dust settles.

Iraq and a hard place indeed.

The ,typically, most unpopular and, in my belief sole answer is the same answer our founding grandfather's believed as well. (Unless you give no weight to such things as 'The Mayflower Covenant')

I know that I am not alone. I am not so arrogant as to believe that I am smarter, or better, or wiser than the entirety of my leadership in either military of which I am a part. (The US military, and the Church Militant)

The only answer is to follow Christ, to trust God and saddle up.

I, personally, am not wise enough to know the course with confidence or clarity, and I don't think anyone else, individually or collectively, has the aformention prerequisites either.

It begins and ends with a living, active faith in the only being worthy of it, and it is not a man.

That said, you may discern from my other posts that you have my sympathies.

No God, no nation, no mission, NO LIPSERVICE.

What would you have us do?

v/r Terry

I will ask you the same question I asked of the Weekly Standard, National Review, and my own Texas congressmen. If all you says is true about POTUS and Demo congress taking on unconstitional authority and powers (and I most certainly believe that they have), why am I not learning of cases wending their way through the courts to test that usurped authority?

Glad to see that some of us citizens read and understand its sage LIMITS on Elected Officials !!

MUST WE HAVE ANOTHER "CIVAL WAR" TO STOP THE ABUSES

OF POWER IN Washington,D.C. ??

Want to drive a law professor nuts? Ask him why the Constitution makes sense? James Madison never graduated law school, a minor war got in the way.

I agree with most of the views expressed here, however when will everybody lean that the Constituion says what ever 5 justices says it sez. That is the bottom line

I think that mr. obama should be impeached for breaking his oath of office and all his cronies in congress and advisors should be asked to resign.

Just as others have stated - I too am very very concerned. It's good to share these comments with one another - but what does that change? How do we actually put a stop to this unconstitutional behavior by our President and leaders in Washington??

For Miriam Kuipers, and all,

THE CONSTITUTION PARTY ALREADY EXISTS!!!

http://constitutionparty.org/

I doubt more than a handful on this site believe the current two party system works. The Republicans won't challenge the Constitutionality of healthcare or any other issue because they know very well that doing so will also impugn their own actions on myriad other issues. The system cannot be fixed by those inside it. The only way is to replace them all. Every one.

Thank you Mark for yet another great essay. I have sent e-mails to my senators and rep. asking them to read this essay

Great article. This new President and many in his administration have little regard for our Constitution. Firing a CEO of a private corporation is a perfect example to back up the health care debacle.

So why is no one calling him out on this?

Where are the patriots & protectors of our liberties? Are there none sworn to uphold the Constitution that will do so?

Welcome to the Tea Party!

God Bless America!!!!!

You are an idiot beyond measure. Your article here is so much skewing of words and phrases and actions so as to appear legitimate, but it is not.

EVERY INNOVATION has been originally funded by Government research..mostly because the innovating individuals cannot afford to lay out money for experimentation upon experimentation on their own. Government must fund this research, so that breakthroughs can be made which spawn new industry...eventually, the government recovers its money in spades through taxes on the new jobs created, the new businesses created. The Computer industry all the way back to the Industrial Revolution have started this way. All Obama meant by his "lay the foundations" statement was that...that he would fund research in green energy in order to help a new industry be born...the new industry will not be government run...it will be private enterprise run..same as every other industry.

argh...I don't know why I bother...you idiots are incredible.

For the benefit of us graduates of government schools, please include the translation of Latin quotes, perhaps in a footnote. Thanks!

Thank you so much for writing this essay. We spend way too much time debating "the issues" and this gets to the core of the problem. I have sent this on to everyone I could contact. Now is the time to preserve our Constitution....by OUR, the citizen's, authority.

I firmly believe that those in Congress and the individual in the Oval Office are performing treasonous acts and not only should be removed from office but brought up on and face charges for these acts. Theirs are blatant acts of ignoring the sworn oaths they took entering office for the purpose of self-gratification and socialistic power. Regardless of "Party" affiliation, any, and I mean any in powers of U.S. Gov't who have and continue down the road of Obama, Pelosi & Reid need be removed from those cherished positions we Americans hold dear as soon as possible.

Having read some of the comments of others, they ask, "What can I do?" First, what we cannot do is just sit back on our laurels and hope that others will know and make a stand! Next, we must get the word out, letters to the editor in local papers, call in to talk-radio local hosts, forward the above article that each of us have read via e-mail to as many others we know, talk it up among friends and associates outside the workplace, and contact your representatives in government. Remind them that elections are soon coming up and we are getting the word out! These are a few suggestions...

That's a beautiful essay ... and largely impotent without action. We've been exposing their hypocrisy for years and what good has it done?

So why are we not organizing a rebellion at the ballot box ... because that's what it's going to take to remove such entrenched and powerful people from office and to replace them with responsible patriot-statesmen. Incredibly, all three branches of government have now been usurped and profaned!

It's past the time of exposing hypocrisy ... that's been done for years and it's undeniable. It's time to move to the next step ... to remove these tyrants permanently, first through the ballot next fall; and if that fails, well ... there won't be much left to fight for if there isn't a huge turnaround next year.

My greatest fear is that the young (and the poor) of this nation have been so thoroughly re-educated that the future is already determined.

Fred Nystrom

Racine, WI

Since I make my meager living behind the wheel of a truck, I have ample opportunity to listen to the radio. While doing so this past week I repeatedly listened to Glenn Beck report exactly the same questions and answers concerning Constitutional authority that you have said no one is reporting.

The word is getting out there. Why do you think Fox news is/was under attack from the White house?

I may be speaking out of turn however since I haven't checked the dates on your publication.

It's very frustrating to listen to all that is happening to this country of ours, so at times I fall behind in my attempts to remain informed. It doesn't bode well to have an angry man behind the wheel of an 80,000 poumd vehicle when a car with Obama/Biden stickers drives by.

Many keepers of our country's founding governing tenets and laws have gone too far, they have strayed very far from what was law established with clear intent in order to avoid what is happening now.

It is close to a point of no return.

Upon passing this rubicon redress is going to take the form of outright revolt by people at the ground level. It will be the only way redress can be accomplished. There is no representation that is robust enough to adress the wrongs and redress the deep roots of corruption.

Mark my words revolutionary redress is coming wether anyone wants to face it or not if trends by most of our elected officials continue on their current course.

There is nothing so fierce as a liberty loving people uprising to defend what matters most to them.

The fact we have come to these times is indicative in its simplicity.

People with radical agendas that forment change away from constitutional law and way of life are running wild in the halls of power. This is their revolution. We are recipients of their ideals of utopia. And we are paying for the priviledge with our wallets and our Liberty.

Well written article, and very insightful.

Thank you.

My hats off to a true patriot and brave journalist.

Bravo!

God bless you and your loved ones and the US of A too.

I am missing something, in your stating our Constitution has no method of modification. What are the amendments (some worthless, Prohibition, and others integral (Voting rights to those denied in the initial writing). Try taking a civics 101 course, and then try writing an objective article about change to the constitution. Pay close attention to how the change process works. And don't forget the challenges to the constitution that can be heard by the Supreme Court.

How much longer are we going to sit back and watch our Country and Constitution be torn apart. When we are attacked by an enemy, we fight back. The Gov. has forgotten that they work for us and that they are in a position of privalege.They have been undermining this country for a long time, with the removal of the gold standard, forcing people to live with credit. Think about it, without good credit or cash, you go no where. Is this by accident? The ACLU,ACORN and other entities have been eroding this country's Moral and Ethical fiber for years.WHEN IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH!

Read 'em and weep geniuses:

"Article I, § 8 of the Constitution, which provides that Congress may tax and spend to provide for the common defense and general welfare."

http://halfempth.blogspot.com/2009/08/health-care-is-constitutional-right.html

http://eternalhope.blog-city.com/health_care_is_a_right_contained_within_the_us_constitution.htm

Dear Mr. Alexander,

I have enjoyed The Patriot Post, and its predecessors, for many years, and I don't know of many people, in or out of government, with your level of commitment to the U.S. Constitution.

However, I'll let you in on another dirty little secret. The U.S. Constitution, as marvelous a human creation as it is, is now, and has for a long time been, a dead letter. It has no authority to compel allegiance to itself. This is the dirty little secret that Spooner exposed long ago.

I never thought I would ever say this, but it's time to admit that the game has ended and the statists and enemies of liberty have won. It's time to admit that the Grand Experiment, the experiment of self government, has failed. The Constitution proved to be no serious impediment to power-hungry, dishonest, and reprobate men. It's time to end this slavish devotion to a piece of paper and start over.

Lysander Spooner was right. The Constitution has no authority to compel men to obey it. It has no legal force, and was, in all likelihood, a naked power grab itself right from the beginning. The men who drafted it had no authority from their state legislatures do any such thing. In that respect, the Constitution itself is probably a fraudulent document. It was written largely in secret, and foisted upon a mostly unsuspecting public by men as equally ambitious as men in our day. The few true lovers of Liberty were not enough then to hold back the tide, and I suspect that the few true lovers of Liberty today are as equally unable to do so.

It's past time to admit that men cannot be trusted with any power over the lives of other men, that the founders' distrust of men with power was grossly understated, and that their fatal error, if we wish to give them the benefit of the doubt, was to imagine that a piece of paper, with no legal force behind it, could restrain the government it created.

I realize that my comments will probably anger many of your loyal readers. I happen to be one of them. But, I hope that instead of reacting viscerally, they will stop and consider my words carefully. I would hope they would read Spooner's essays entitled, "No Treason", and carefully consider his arguments and logic.

By what authority, indeed!

Dear Mr. Alexander,

I have enjoyed The Patriot Post, and its predecessors, for many years, and I don't know of many people, in or out of government, with your level of commitment to the U.S. Constitution.

However, I'll let you in on another dirty little secret. The U.S. Constitution, as marvelous a human creation as it is, is now, and has for a long time been, a dead letter. It has no authority to compel allegiance to itself. This is the dirty little secret that Spooner exposed long ago.

I never thought I would ever say this, but it's time to admit that the game has ended and the statists and enemies of liberty have won. It's time to admit that the Grand Experiment, the experiment of self government, has failed. The Constitution proved to be no serious impediment to power-hungry, dishonest, and reprobate men. It's time to end this slavish devotion to a piece of paper and start over.

Lysander Spooner was right. The Constitution has no authority to compel men to obey it. It has no legal force, and was, in all likelihood, a naked power grab itself right from the beginning. The men who drafted it had no authority from their state legislatures do any such thing. In that respect, the Constitution itself is probably a fraudulent document. It was written largely in secret, and foisted upon a mostly unsuspecting public by men as equally ambitious as men in our day. The few true lovers of Liberty were not enough then to hold back the tide, and I suspect that the few true lovers of Liberty today are as equally unable to do so.

It's past time to admit that men cannot be trusted with any power over the lives of other men, that the founders' distrust of men with power was grossly understated, and that their fatal error, if we wish to give them the benefit of the doubt, was to imagine that a piece of paper, with no legal force behind it, could restrain the government it created.

I realize that my comments will probably anger many of your loyal readers. I happen to be one of them. But, I hope that instead of reacting viscerally, they will stop and consider my words carefully. I would hope they would read Spooner's essays entitled, "No Treason", and carefully consider his arguments and logic.

By what authority, indeed!

"Robert Morris

I agree with most of the views expressed here, however when will everybody lean that the Constituion says what ever 5 justices says it sez. That is the bottom line

Posted October 31, 2009 at 7:45:49 PM"

With respects and sympathies,

If this is true, then it 'says' nothing at all. Authorial/signatorial intent? If none (an impossibility) or an admixture then effectively, again we have something which can mean anything and thus nothing again.

Did the signatories really intend the country be ruled by those most adept at wantonly wielding winsom weasel words? Weawwy, vewiwy and twuwy?

Are five kings better than one ?

No. This is an example of the postmodern critical mess left in the vaccuum of critical thinking.

Our heads have been enlightened by a brainweight.

Publik skul roolz !!! Hukked awn fonix, wurks fur mee!!!

Great essay...very informative!

Neccesarily, for the sake and ultimate defense of an institution and formerly beloved form of governemnt, forceful revolution is essential to retain and honor those tradtions, values, beliefs, foundations and spiritual moralities once held closely, in earlier times, by a great and honorable nation of people.

Looming in our nation's hegemonic mists are degenerate charlatan rulers posing as messiahs and liberators to wanting, contemptable constituencies. Time is hastily failing in our need to revive the resolute mechanisms our forefathers had envisioned as essental, through the advancement equally of our 1st, 2nd, and 10th amendment rights, to remove, and if ultimately neccesary, to marshall out of subsistence those subverting our freedoms, promoting perverse moralities, and abolishing a beloved, once flourishing, and wholesome constitution.

Stand steadfast, ready, and able leagues of rightous patriots, leaders, followers and soldiers, to return a once great country to its original principles of independent morality, personal industry and self-determination, spiritual veneration and eminence as the freest state in history, to once and for all rid us of the shackles of national and global Marxist annexation intentions.

I am a 79yrold who belives in the oath I took when I went in to the service I have weppons and ready to follow those who leads us in this war

Actually, the one example of Federal speed limit authority IS contained in the Constitution - Article 1 §8 - the authority to establish post roads. Such roads are any road the postman uses. And setting the speed limit was done with the Nat'l Max Speed Limit of 55. We got that repealed in '95, but the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices does still set the procedure for speed limit setting. It merely requires a simple engineering study, and then posting of signs that meet the federal standard. This makes sense for travelers from different states to understand common factors as they drive.

But everything else about federal usurpation in here is exactly on target. The key is to better educate the populace regarding just where the federal powers exist, so we can most accurately and emphatically deny federal intrusion into everything else.

Germano needs to review some stuff, though he has some good input.

First, he is right in saying that the writers of the Constitution worked in secret, had no authority, and produced a draft document that had no authority. Nothing more than a sample contract from Legal Zoom.

BUT THEN the People of the separate colonies, through their delegates, RATIFIED this draft. That made it, by consent, an enforceable contract.

So, while it is true that the drafters had no authority, the parties to the contract were not those fellows. It was the People, and the People, as sovereigns, had full authority to bind themselves with such a contract.

And among the terms in that contract, is a process for renewing the consent. The process is called elections. So the contract is enforceable still, at least until some new process - a convention to amend it, or usurpation to subdue it, or a restoration/revolution to restore its exact terms, occurs.

Such is up to us...

A copy of this article should be placed upon the desk of every member of congress and clearly marked, "Must Read." I am, of course, making the fairly large presumption that they all can read.

This president is not an American which explains his

disdain for the Constitution. His personal agenda

(and the agenda of his liberal co-thugs) is the only

driving force behind his (and their) actions. They

could not care less about the American people.

Proof of this is the reaction they have had to the

town hall meetings and tea parties. Our only hope

is that he won't be president much longer. If he

remains for the full 4-year term, we are in a world

of trouble!

To Hal Rounds,

I thank you for your comments, but they missed my point completely.

If you have read Spooner's "Constitution of No Authority" essay, you would know that elections prove precisely - nothing. Because they are held in secret, no one has any idea who is actually supporting the Constitution and who is voting merely to limit the damage done to him by agents of the federal government. This is simply a self-defense measure, and can, by no means, be construed to give any consent whatsoever.

http://lysanderspooner.org/node/64

The Constitution is NOT a contract that would be enforceable in any just court of law because it was not signed by anybody, nor was there any power to enforce it, except by one of the parties to the contract, which is a legal impossibility.

Please read Spooner's essay, and you will see what I mean. Please put away any romantic notions you have about the Constitution, and just use reason and logic, as Spooner does. You will agree that the U.S. Constitution is nothing more than a legal fiction, albeit a clever and noble one. Every point you make is thoroughly demolished by Spooner's unrelenting analysis. If you read it, and agree with it, it will change the way you look at the Constitution forever. It did for me.

Regards,

Antonio

To Hal Rounds,

I don't mean to be picking on you but you raise some good points for further discussion.

If reading Spooner doesn't convince you of the truth of my arguments, then please allow me to ask you a simple question. According to your last post, we of the succeeding generations give our consent to be governed by the Constitution by voting. If that is true, then can I withdraw my consent simply by not voting? Of course, you know the answer is, No! I cannot, by simply refusing to vote, withdraw my consent to be governed by the system that the Constitution puts in place.

Furthermore, simply voting, via secret ballot, does not prove that I support the Constitution. It merely means that I have availed myself of the opportunity to try to minimize the harm to myself and my property by attempting to choose men who will not injure me but may injure somebody else. Some affirmation!

You also stated that the People, as sovereigns, ratified the Constitution for themselves but you didn't say anything about future generations being bound by that ratification. Did the People have the legal right to bind future generations? I submit that they did not, which is what Spooner argued in the very first part of his "The Constitution of No Authority" essay. The Preamble to the Constitution should be seen as nothing more than a desire on the part of those who drafted and ratified the document that their posterity would avail themselves of this form of government. It is not an enforceable contract, as contracts are generally understood. Contracts must be delivered to, and signed by, the individual parties to that contract. Absent such a mechanism, there can be no enforceable contract.

As I said at the outset, I'm not trying to pick on you, but just give the matter a moment's thought, and you will see how ridiculous the whole notion of the Constitution being an enforceable contract really is. Its enforcement has always rested on naked force, and nothing else.

Regards,

Antonio

Truly value your opinion and the great job you do! Don't know if you've seen this, I belong to an extended US Military Veterans network through organizations as the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Combat Helicopter Pilots association, various unit organizations I've served in, and I am an Oath Keeper! I'm twice retired from the Army, first in 1988 with 22 years, and then being returned to retireee status after being recalled for 4 years for the first "Desert Storm". I don't know if you've seen this, but I'm with you, we have to take back our government, as much of it as we can, in 2010!

Israel Psychologists' view on Obama:

Be sure to read all the way to the end. I googgled this man and did some reading about him. He is for real. Dr. Sam Vaknin is an Israeli psychologist. Interesting view on our new president.

Dr Vaknin has written extensively about narcissism.

'narcissism' noun. exaggerated self-admiration; exaggerated self-love

Dr. Vaknin States "I must confess I was impressed by Sen. Barack Obama from the first time I saw him. At first I was excited to see a black candidate. He looked youthful, spoke well, appeared to be confident - a wholesome presidential package. I was put off soon, not just because of his shallowness but also because there was an air of haughtiness in his demeanor that was unsettling. His posture and his body language were louder than his empty words. Obama's speeches are unlike any political speech we have heard in American history. Never a politician in this land had such quasi "religious" impact on so many people. The fact that Obama is a total incognito with zero accomplishment, makes this inexplicable infatuation alarming. Obama is not an ordinary man. He is not a genius. In fact he is quite ignorant on most important subjects." Barack Obama is a narcissist.

Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the Malignant Self Love believes "Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist." Vaknin is a world authority on narcissism. He understands narcissism and describes the inner mind of a narcissist like no other person. When he talks about narcissism everyone listens. Vaknin says that Obama's language, posture and demeanor, and the testimonies of his closest, dearest and nearest suggest that the Senator is either a narcissist or he may have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Narcissists project a grandiose but false image of themselves. Jim Jones, the charismatic leader of People's Temple, the man who led over 900 of his followers to cheerfully commit mass suicide and even murder their own children was also a narcissist. David Koresh, Charles Manson, Joseph Koni, Shoko Asahara, Stalin, Saddam, Mao,Kim Jong Ill and Adolph Hitler are a few examples of narcissists of our time. All these men had a tremendous influence over their fanciers. They created a personality cult around them- selves and with their blazing speeches elevated their admirers, filled their hearts with enthusiasm and instilled in their minds a new zest for life. They gave them hope! They promised them the moon, but alas, invariably they brought them to their doom. When you are a victim of a cult of personality, you don't know it until it is too late. One determining factor in the development of NPD is childhood abuse.

His parents went through a divorce when he was an infant (two years old). Obama saw his father only once again, before he died in a car accident. Then his mother re-married and Obama had to relocate to Indonesia, a foreign land with a radically foreign culture, to be raised by a step-father. At the age of ten, he was whisked off to live with his maternal (white) grandparents. He saw his mother only intermittently in the following few years and then she vanished from his life in 1979. She died of cancer in 1995".

One must never underestimate the manipulative genius of pathological narcissists. They project such an imposing personality that it overwhelms those around them. Charmed by the charisma of the narcissist, people become like clay in his hands. They cheerfully do his bidding and delight to be at his service. The narcissist shapes the world around himself and reduces others in his own inverted image. He creates a cult of personality. His admirers become his co-dependents Narcissists have no interest in things that do not help them to reach their personal objective. They are focused on one thing alone and that is power. All other issues are meaningless to them and they do not want to waste their precious time on trivialities. Anything that does not help them is beneath them and do not deserve their attention.

If an issue raised in the Senate does not help Obama in one way or another, he has no interest in it. The "present" vote is a safe vote. No one can criticize him if things go wrong. Those issues are unworthy by their very nature because they are not about him. Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review led to a contract and advance to write a book about race relations.

The University of Chicago Law School provided him a lot longer than expected and at the end it evolved into, guess what? His own autobiography! Instead of writing a scholarly paper focusing on race relations, for which he had been paid, Obama could not resist writing about his most sublime self. He entitled the book Dreams from My Father.

Not surprisingly, Adolph Hitler also wrote his own autobiography when he was still nobody. So did Stalin. For a narcissist no subject is as important as his own self. Why would he waste his precious time and genius writing about insignificant things when he can write about such an august being as himself? Narcissists are often callous and even ruthless. As the norm, they lack conscience. This is evident from Obama's lack of interest in his own brother who lives on only one dollar per month.

A man who lives in luxury, who takes a private jet to vacation in Hawaii, and who has raised nearly half a billion dollars for his campaign (something unprecedented in history) has no interest in the plight of his own brother. Why? Because, his brother cannot be used for his ascent to power.

A narcissist cares for no one but himself. This election is like no other in the history of America. The issues are insignificant compared to what is at stake. What can be more dangerous than having a man bereft of conscience, a serial liar, and one who cannot distinguish his fantasies from reality as the leader of the free world? I hate to sound alarmist, but one is a fool if one is not alarmed. Many politicians are narcissists. They pose no threat to others...They are simply self serving and selfish.

Obama evidences symptoms of pathological narcissism, which is different from the run-of-the-mill narcissism of a Richard Nixon or a Bill Clinton for example. To him reality and fantasy are intertwined. This is a mental health issue, not just a character flaw. Pathological narcissists are dangerous because they look normal and even intelligent.

It is this disguise that makes them treacherous.

Today the Democrats have placed all their hopes in Obama. But this man could put an end to their party. The great majority of blacks have also decided to vote for Obama. Only a fool does not know that their support for him is racially driven. This is racism, pure and simple. The downside of this is that if Obama turns out to be the disaster I predict, he will cause widespread resentment among the whites.

The blacks are unlikely to give up their support of their man. Cultic mentality is pernicious and unrelenting. They will dig their heads deeper in the sand and blame Obama's detractors of racism. This will cause a backlash among the whites.

The white supremacists will take advantage of the discontent and they will receive widespread support. I predict that in less than four years, racial tensions will increase to levels never seen since the turbulent 1960's.

Obama will set the clock back decades... America is the bastion of freedom. The peace of the world depends on the strength of America, and its weakness translates into the triumph of terrorism and victory of rogue nations.

It is no wonder that Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, the Castroists, the Hezbollah, the Hamas, the lawyers of the Guantanamo terrorists and virtually all sworn enemies of America are so thrilled by the prospect of their man in the White House. America is on the verge of destruction.

There is no insanity greater than electing a pathological narcissist as president.

I couldn't agree more. My question is this: What are you going to do about it?

Who will be the first to file suit in federal court? Who will demand an injunction preventing the federal government from moving forward?

If the ACLU and Planned Parrenthood can get injunctions preventing enforcement of the partial-birth abortion ban, why can't the courts be used to uphold the Constitution?

Thomas Jefferson said it best.

We are witnessing attempted mischief, at best trying to change our constitution to support non-constitutional actions.

I truly believe no president can change the constitution, or alter the intent of our constitution.

donkelly

If we gave our president, his cabinet and our Congress a test on the Constitution, would they pass? We have a most wonderful document that is the foundation for our country. I salute The Patriot Post in doing such a great job in reminding our citizens of our great treasure. Let's remind those that have roles in one of our three branches of government of this treasure and the importance of knowing what it means.

It is becoming increasingly clear that at some point the American populist must stand up for the cause of freedom. Our fore fathers and history itself dictates that we do so if our country as we have come respect and honor is to remain as a golbal beacon of Freedom. If we allow our country to lose it's focus and position who else will step into the fore front to take our place. Even though we as American might not like the idea of the United States as the "World Police Force for Freedom" We have been put in that vain, or better yet we have put ourselves in that vain. It is now our duty to carry the torch to all corners of the world. We can not allow our freedom, or our country to be forfeited by those in power who's only goal is to change us into something that we are not, or from which we were established by those who had a vision of what we could be, and have become.

Great article, Mark! I too am in the throes of profound despair for the future of our great country. The Republicans let us down and now we have as president the most liberal Democrat in Congress. It seems as if a huge, unstoppable freight train is hurtling down the tracks, crushing everything in its way.

We have a desperate situation in America today and I don't think that we can afford to wait until the 2010 elections. The question is: What do we do? Many before me in this thread have asked the same question. I support the idea of a Constitutional Convention but I don't know when we can legally convene one. I have written and called (and called on) my elected officials but to no avail. I have protested at Tea Parties and Congressional House Call Protests. Just where have they (our elected officials) gotten the idea that they can do whatever pleases them???

Perhaps it is time again to "water the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Perhaps our next protest should not be quite so "peaceful." I believe Dan Rostenkowski got the message several years ago when a crowd of seniors menaced his motorcade after he facilitated passage of a bill that they disagreed with. (That bill was overwhelmingly repealed the following year.)

I don't advocate violence, but we are going to have to ratchet up the dissent if we are going to make any progress. And soon. Our officials are not amenable to listening to their constituents. I am willing to step up and do my part to free our country from the clutches of this hoard we presently have in Washington. How about you?

Should not the military be upholding and defending the constitution?

To address a few questions such as who is going to fight this abomination could require a book. But let me make a few politically incorrect comments and ask a few impertinent questions.

First, A number of states and groups have stated they'll begin law suits once Obama signs the bill, and I believe he will one way or another. Consistent with Chicago Mob style politics, Daley used to say, vote early and vote often.

The lawsuits will likely take years to wind thru the court system. In the meantime the Democrats hope people will become accustomed to or hooked on "free" benefits.

The supreme Court must grant standing of plaintiffs. Often they've ruled that meant only Congress people certainly not common peasants.

People have overlooked the first line in Article 1 Section 7 of the Constitution which says only the House can originate appropriation bills and as I see it this Senate bill does demand appropriations to pay for their plan. Let's see passage of the Enumerated Powers Act.

72 hours to read a bill seems generous but would any working person say that they could read 2700 pages of legalese in a month let alone 72 hours? Let's demand passage of the Read the Bills Act.

Remember, when the Constitution was written; treason, lies, and misdemeanors meant far more than what modern politicians are willing to admit. More than enough evidence exists to impeach Obama but it could never pass due to the Democratic pledge during the Clinton administration that they would never vote to impeach a Democratic President no matter the charge.

Considering that no court has allowed a challenge to Mr. Obama's eligibility to serve as president, could we expect a court to allow a challenge to this law. We need a law required public confirmation of a candidate's eligibility. And remember, the Democrats went to court and held congressional hearing to block Senators Goldwater, Romney, and McCain from running for president claiming they weren't natural born citizens.

On past "deem and pass" attempts, especially those by Republicans, I believe most were where both parties agreed to a change or correct existing law and they wanted to avoid having to take up the entire law and all previous modifications in order to change it.

I doubt the Democrats can point to a single incident where the Republicans used the "deem and pass" technique to pass a bill which all or most Democrats opposed.

As a former military officer I took an oath to uphold the Constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic. But the military has been rightfully reluctant to interfere in politics as we're taught that civilian authority over the military is important. It's not the place of the military to be the arbiter of what's constitutional or not; that the place of the supreme Court and the people.

Perhaps it's time for American Patriots to dust off the Declaration of Independence and take it to heart with a vengeance, keeping in mind the reason Jefferson said about the real reason for the Second Amendment. But remember that armed revolution often result in more than what people bargained for. Think of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror that followed.

Remember that those on the left are modern day Jacobins, not only sore losers, but also sore winners.

Considering this old curmudgeon might not be hearing things correctly, is it the deem and pass solution or is it the demon pass retribution?