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We the people...
That phrase is so overused nowadays even outside of politics, but especially politics. At the risk of repeating previous posts, former President Reagan said it best in his farewell address:
"Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.' 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us. 'We the people' are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which 'We the people' tell the government what it is allowed to do. 'We the people' are free."
Over the course of the past few months many Americans have realized that government has expanded way too far beyond it's control. It's as if Democrats/Liberals (I use the term interchangeably) just take the Constitution and tear it up, never to be seen or used ever again.
The U.S. Supreme Court, technically, is supposed to intervene on issues like this. The highest court in the land hasn't voluntarily intervened since the mid 1800's. Instead is sits by and hears cases, and rightly so, they're doing their job. So why can't we do something about it?
The high court has concluded that a regular citizen such as you or I has no standing to sue. The reasoning that they give is that no one particular person is put out; that so long as the law is equally applied, we are not out anything. In a way they have a point, their logic is common sense, but it's not fair. Yes, that's right, I said it "Not fair!" Take for example this "Cap and Trade" garbage. I have to fork out money to have my doors and windows redone, meanwhile the extra $20 bucks the stimulus bill gives me does absolutely nothing. Not to mention the fact that I'll have to pay it back next year because we borrowed too much!!! Going back on point....if I can't afford these new windows and doors, what do I do? Doesn't the Constitution protect me from certain intrusions?? Of course it does, but we haven't seen this argued yet, so we have to wait. What happens if my neighbor can't afford the windows and doors? Guess that's coming out of my pocket too.
Where does that leave us if we're unhappy with the way things are going? Most of us invoke our right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances." A lot of us have participated in Tea Parties (I was at one in NYC back on "tax day") or written to our representatives or Senators. We have to change our government, and we have to do it civilly.
"Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.' 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us. 'We the people' are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which 'We the people' tell the government what it is allowed to do. 'We the people' are free."
Over the course of the past few months many Americans have realized that government has expanded way too far beyond it's control. It's as if Democrats/Liberals (I use the term interchangeably) just take the Constitution and tear it up, never to be seen or used ever again.
The U.S. Supreme Court, technically, is supposed to intervene on issues like this. The highest court in the land hasn't voluntarily intervened since the mid 1800's. Instead is sits by and hears cases, and rightly so, they're doing their job. So why can't we do something about it?
The high court has concluded that a regular citizen such as you or I has no standing to sue. The reasoning that they give is that no one particular person is put out; that so long as the law is equally applied, we are not out anything. In a way they have a point, their logic is common sense, but it's not fair. Yes, that's right, I said it "Not fair!" Take for example this "Cap and Trade" garbage. I have to fork out money to have my doors and windows redone, meanwhile the extra $20 bucks the stimulus bill gives me does absolutely nothing. Not to mention the fact that I'll have to pay it back next year because we borrowed too much!!! Going back on point....if I can't afford these new windows and doors, what do I do? Doesn't the Constitution protect me from certain intrusions?? Of course it does, but we haven't seen this argued yet, so we have to wait. What happens if my neighbor can't afford the windows and doors? Guess that's coming out of my pocket too.
Where does that leave us if we're unhappy with the way things are going? Most of us invoke our right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances." A lot of us have participated in Tea Parties (I was at one in NYC back on "tax day") or written to our representatives or Senators. We have to change our government, and we have to do it civilly.
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