Thank you for continuing publication of the U.S. Constitution without adding personal bias or agenda. So many disagreements arise from lack of understanding the foundation of our Country. I am only one person, but I am one person and I can acquire copies of the U. S. Constitution and share them, thanks to you.
Simply the most brilliant concept of a free people to govern themselves ever conceived by humankind. Living updatable language to fit the advancing societal order. Described by its authors thusly:
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Why did we not get this kind of background information while going to grade and high school??? This is truly amazing information that will enlighten and encourage you to love our founding generation and constitution!
Nice to have print of Independence Hall on the cover versus a Founding Father's mug shot ever reminding us to "place principles before personalities."
"I hope we shall... crush in it's birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." - Thomas Jefferson
Mercy Otis Warren wrote in Observations on the New Constitution:
“...[G]government is instituted for the protection, safety, and happiness of the people, and not for the profit, honour or private interest of any man, family, or class of men...the origin of all power is in the people, and they have an incontestable right to check the creatures of their own creation, vested with certain powers to guard the life, liberty and property of the community."
We tend to accept that people in authority must be right. It's this assumption that Socrates wanted us to challenge by urging us to think logically about the nonsense they often come out with, rather than being struck dumb by their aura of importance and air of suave certainty.
“We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.” ― Derrick Bell, Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth
I buy 100 at a time and give them away to anyone that will take one.
5 comments
Richard Tast
Most of the federal laws in existence are not enforceable within the Union/50 states.
Few people realize, nor understand that the Congress passes laws for two regions. One is the Union, the other are all the regions like DC, and territories over which Congress has per, Article II, Section 8, Clause 17, “exclusive legislative jurisdiction”,(authority) to make and enforce laws. These areas could be referred to as the Federal Zone(FZ).
When making laws for the FZ Congress is not limited/restricted to constitutional limitations as they are for the Union.
Unfortunately many of the laws passed for the FZ are unconstitutionally enforced in the Union, but since few, if any average person knows/understands this matter the 800 pound federal gorilla comes stomping into our world to enforce law upon the ignorant.
This lack of authority(jurisdiction) obviously applies to the many ABC agencies. Consider Congresses limited powers(authority) granted them under Article II, Section 8, Clauses 1 through 16. If a federal agency is not acting to exercise one of those granted powers they have, literally, NO authority to act.
Unfortunately the respective state we live in should be protecting us against this federal intrusion, and therein lies a good part of the problem, and that problem at state level is greed. That greed having to do with the federal bribes offered the states, those bribes being commonly referred to as “grants”.
When a state accepts those federal bribes it now agrees to follow whatever rules/mandates/guidelines the granting agency requires.
Following is the federal government’s own law stipulates where the federal agencies are limited to exercise power(s)/authority.
4 USC 72
“All offices of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.”
If more people had the knowledge, and then the brass to challenge the feds. jurisdiction that 800 pound gorilla would dramatically shrink.
Richard Tast
Most of the federal laws in existence are not enforceable within the Union/50 states.
Few people realize, nor understand that the Congress passes laws for two regions. One is the Union, the other are all the regions like DC, and territories over which Congress has per, Article II, Section 8, Clause 17, “exclusive legislative jurisdiction”,(authority) to make and enforce laws. These areas could be referred to as the Federal Zone(FZ).
When making laws for the FZ Congress is not limited/restricted to constitutional limitations as they are for the Union.
Unfortunately many of the laws passed for the FZ are unconstitutionally enforced in the Union, but since few, if any average person knows/understands this matter the 800 pound federal gorilla comes stomping into our world to enforce law upon the ignorant.
This lack of authority(jurisdiction) obviously applies to the many ABC agencies. Consider Congresses limited powers(authority) granted them under Article II, Section 8, Clauses 1 through 16. If a federal agency is not acting to exercise one of those granted powers they have, literally, NO authority to act.
Unfortunately the respective state we live in should be protecting us against this federal intrusion, and therein lies a good part of the problem, and that problem at state level is greed. That greed having to do with the federal bribes offered the states, those bribes being commonly referred to as “grants”.
When a state accepts those federal bribes it now agrees to follow whatever rules/mandates/guidelines the granting agency requires.
Following is the federal government’s own law stipulates where the federal agencies are limited to exercise power(s)/authority.
4 USC 72
“All offices of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.”
If more people had the knowledge, and then the brass to challenge the feds. jurisdiction that 800 pound gorilla would dramatically shrink.
Tex Bender
You were doing great until the final paragraph. we should not be thankful that our government has only slowly eroded inalienable rights. as a nation, we should be forcing our representative government to uphold, defend, and enforce our constitution without hesitation to the letter. Biden said his comments before he signed an unconstitutional executive order that the second amendment was not absolute. That’s what we get when we are thankful that the government is slowly eroding our inalienable rights.
Monte
Scott, sadly I believe you are right. Unfortunately, it is probably well over half. We all need to be doing everything we can to help spread the knowledge of our Founding Principles and the Constitution and system of government they helped create. Pocket Constitutions are a great giveaway at various opportunities. Also, the 5000 Year Leap makes a great textbook or resource for grade school and even high school students. You may want to visit a few private schools to see if they might have an interest in adding to their curriculum.
Scott Root
It’s sad that most of our Congress knows nothing about this. I dare guess that over half don’t even know how many articles and amendments within our founding document.