Tag: 17th Amendment
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The Games Politicians Play
TO THE NATION’S DETRIMENT by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col., USA (Ret.), ©2017 (Feb. 2, 2017) — A moment ago, I came upon this statement in this morning’s issue of The Hill: “Democrats plot protest for Trump’s speech to Congress.” That single sentence alone illustrates a key ingredient in that quagmire known as Party Politics.…
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A New Start
“DELIGHTED TO BE OF SERVICE” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col., USA (Ret.), ©2016 (Nov. 9, 2016) — The Founders almost had it right all along! They failed to see the abysmal failure that party politics would presage. When Thomas Jefferson and James Madison differed with Alexander Hamilton over a few, at the time, major…
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More Garbage from Soetoro-Obama
SINCE WHEN DOES THE PRESIDENT INVOLVE HIM/HERSELF IN MORTGAGES? by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col., USA (Ret), ©2016 (Jul. 9, 2016) — What sort of garbage is this? “Use Obama’s “once in a lifetime mortgage relief program.” If Soetoro-Obama has his filthy fingers in anything “Washington,” you can bet it is a “scam” or a…
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The Tyranny of Good Intentions
IS TRYING TO “FIX” GOVERNMENT THE ANSWER? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Jun. 9, 2016) — To paraphrase an ancient Greek, society will often survive the evil that men do for evil purposes, but a society’s downfall can often be attributed to the evil done in the name of good intentions.…
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Do U.S. Elections Reflect the Will of U.S. Citizens?
CENSUS, REDISTRICTING BASED ON NUMBER OF “RESIDENTS,” NOT “CITIZENS” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 18, 2015) — A report prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau explains that the apportionment of congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives, the number of which is set at 435, occurs following each census by the provision found in Article 1,…
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Constitution Class 9/19/15
“WE IN AMERICA DO NOT HAVE GOVERNMENT BY THE MAJORITY. WE HAVE GOVERNMENT BY THE MAJORITY WHO PARTICIPATE.” – THOMAS JEFFERSON by Michael Gaddy, ©2015 (Aug. 31, 2015) — We will continue our discussion of our Constitution and Bill of Rights on Saturday 19 September from 10am until 2pm at Shiloh Steakhouse in Cortez, Colorado.…
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Conclusion: The Post & Email’s Interview of Montgomery Blair Sibley on His Article V Convention Lawsuit
“THEY HAVE TO RESPOND” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 14, 2015) — On Friday, The Post & Email conducted an interview with Montgomery Blair Sibley, who called upon Congress to make arrangements for a convention of states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Article V stipulates that in order for a convention to take place,…
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Voting Hasn’t Worked, So Now What?
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2014, Founder and President, NARLO (Oct. 19, 2014) — Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one’s government is not necessarily to secure one’s freedom. — Friedrich August von Hayek,…
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Does Any Incumbent Deserve Re-Election?
CONGRESSMEN CAMPAIGN WHILE OBAMA CONTINUES HIS DECEPTION by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 7, 2014) — Four weeks from today, on November 4, Americans registered to vote will go to the polls to elect a new U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate. Constitutionally, the House of Representatives presently comprises 435 members based on…
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The Liberty Amendments
IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE SOLUTION? by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2013 (Aug. 23, 2013) — In his first inaugural address as Governor of California, on January 5, 1967, Ronald Reagan said: Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for…
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Are the Democrats Orchestrating Their Own Watergate?
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OPENED AGAINST DEMOCRAT OPERATIVES WHO RECORDED REPUBLICAN STRATEGY MEETING by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 11, 2013) — A recording of a campaign strategy session made by opponents of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has become the subject of an FBI criminal investigation. McConnell is the minority leader of the U.S. Senate and began to meet…
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The Declaration of Consent Revocation pb
A DECLARATION, BY WE THE FREE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE STATES UNITED by A Patriot, ©2013 (Jan. 11, 2013) —[Editor’s Note: According to the author, the following Declaration, posted at several other like-minded websites, was written with the purpose of its becoming “our new Declaration of Independence against this ever encroaching tyrannical government.” He told…
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Real Electoral College Reform
IS “APPORTIONMENT” A SOLUTION? by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2012 (Dec. 7, 2012) — In a recent column titled The National Popular Vote Fallacy, I attempted to demonstrate how the progressives who are behind the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) may, in fact, be shooting themselves in the foot. As the NPVIC rule is designed, when…
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Beware the National Popular Vote
THE FRAMERS INSTITUTED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE FOR SOUND REASON by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2012 (May 25, 2012) — In his introduction to the book, Every Vote Counts: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote, former Republican congressman and presidential candidate John B. Anderson had this to say: “I believe the occupant of…
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Why is the U.S. Senate not Functioning as was Intended by the Framers?
STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND OUR CONSTITUTIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT HAVE SUFFERED SINCE 1861 Dear Editor: The following letter was sent to the following elected representatives last month: December 2, 2010 Representatives Beardon, Byrd, Casas, Clark, J., Collins, D., Davis, S., Franklin, Harden, B., Hatfield, Hill, Ca., Horne, Jerguson, Maxwell, McBrayer, Neal, Peake, Ralston, Sheldon, Williamson by…
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Press Release: State Nullification Act
U.S. PATRIOTS UNION AND STAND UP AMERICA ANNOUNCE STATE NULLIFICATION ACT submitted by JB Williams, Co-Founder, USPU (Jan. 13, 2011) — The United States Patriots Union, in strategic partnership with Stand Up America and our joint 2011 Call to Action, have launched a nationwide initiative to introduce and pass broad-based state nullification legislation in all…