I know that Massachusetts is Liberal Democrat territory, but a very important election is coming up due to the death of Senator Ted Kennedy.  There is an opportunity here to put conservative Scott Brown (R) in that seat.  I haven't heard much in the news about this election which suprises me.  The Kennedy-Kerry liberal tagteam has been an entrenched force in the U.S. Senate and the Democratic candidates promise more "Progressive Big Government Thinking".  We can't give up on liberal states like MA and CA.  This could be huge for true Conservatives.

Nov. 17, 2009

To:  RPREW,


Very clever (and oh, so "multicultural") ...


You are really on a roll today!

The following is an award winning essay by David Ellis, a high school student from Clairemont High School in San Diego County, California. It was entered into the Congressional Record on June 7, 1965 by the Honorable James B. Utt of California.

OUR CONSTITUTION: SAFEGUARD FROM TYRANNY

Tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to; and this making use of the power anyone has in his hands, not for the good of those who are under it, but for his own separate advantage.

It is a mistake to think this fault is proper only to monarchies. Other forms of government are liable to it as well as that; for whenever the power that is put in any hands for the government of the people and the preservation of their properties is applied to other ends, and made use of to impoverish, harass, or subdue them to the arbitrary and irregular commands of those that have it, there it presently becomes tyranny, whether those that use it are one or many.

As early as the ninth century, B.C., farsighted citizens realized the need for protection from tyranny, either from a single ruler, or mobocracy, tyranny from the masses. According to Plutarch’s “Lives” Lycurgus, a legendary king of Sparta, set up a senate which produced the desirable condition of 28 (the senate) always adhering to the kings as far as to resist democracy., and on the other hand, supporting the people against the establishment of absolute monarchy. However, the mere formation of a counterbalance to a king is enough protection. Therefore, the ancient Athenians, under the guidance of Solon in 496 B.C. made a constitution, the formation of which is described by Aristotle. John Locke, whose works were an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, wrote in 1690, “Whatever form the commonwealth is under, the ruling power ought to govern by declared and received laws, and not by extemporary dictates and undetermined resolutions,” so that “the rulers, too, (be) kept within their due bounds, and not to be tempted by the power they have in their hands to employ it to [their] purposes.”

The difficulties of forming a constitutional government were expounded upon by Baron de Montesquieu in 1747 when he wrote “To form a moderate government it is necessary to combine the several powers; to regulate, temper, and set them in motion; to give, asit were a ballast to one, in order to counterpoise the other. This is the masterpiece of legislation; rarely produced by hazard, and seldom attained by prudence.”

He clearly recognized the merits of a republican form of government. “Liberty is generally said to reside in republics * * * while democratic states are not in their own nature free.” He saw the complete and eternal antithesis of republican and totalitarian governments; since “In republican governments men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments; in the former because they have everything; in the latter because they are nothing.” Finally, in 1785, only 2 years before the Constitutional Convention, Immanuel Kant wrote “the only rightful constitution is that of a pure republic.” Our farseeing forefathers were very cognizant of the words of these great philosophers of the past. They knew as did Aristotle that “That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it” and its corollary, expressed by Locke: “The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent. For the preservation of property being the end of government, and that for which men into society, it necessarily supposes and requires that the people should have property * * *.” Desiring to protect individual; freedom and liberty, they realized that “A government may be so constituted, as no man shall be compelled to do things which the law does not oblige him, nor forced to abstain from things which the law permits.” Therefore the United States of America was created as a constitutional republic. The creators of the Constitution produced a document uniquely adaptable to the exigencies of our complex changing nation. It cannot become outmoded as some charged.

To suggest this would be to say that the entire range of man’s experience from Plato to Aristotle, to Locke and Montesquieu, and to Jefferson and Madison, is not applicable to modern times. It is to arrogate oneself above the wisdom of the combined philosophies of the last 25 centuries. The Constitution, through separation of powers, and a system of checks and balances, protects all citizens against a cumulation of power in one person or group of persons. Edward Gibbon wrote in “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” “The principles of a free constitution are irrevocably lost when the legislative power is dominated by the executive.” Also being aware of Montesquieu’s dictum warning, “When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, there can be no liberty,” the Convention established the Presidential veto, and congressional overriding of this by a two-thirds majority. Provision for impeachment of the President by Congress was also included.

Montesquieu and Gibbon were also worried about judicial excesses. “There is no liberty if the judiciary power be not separated from the legislative and executive * * * for the judges would then be the legislator.” Gibbon believed, “The discretion of the judge is the first engine of tyranny.” However, “In republics, the very nature of the constitution requires the judge to follow the letter of the law; otherwise the law might be explained to the prejudice of every citizen, in cases where their honor, property, or life is concerned.” To ameliorate this, the delegates provided for the impeachment of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and also for amendments nullifying Supreme Court decisions.

Ranking in importance with other areas of the Constitution is the Bill of Rights. These first 10 amendments provide guarantees of freedom and liberty for all citizens in all spheres of life. They include freedom of speech, religion, and press, the right to bear arms, the right to a jury trial in civil cases. However, the 10^th amendment which reserves the powers to the States no delegated the Federal Government, has been practically usurped by clause 18 of section 8, article 1. This, the so-called elastic clause, has been used by the Federal Government to take over many States rights and functions. Moreover, while the fifth amendment is being greatly abused by Communists and fellow travelers who do not wish to answer questions of congressional investigators, organizations of American citizens exercising their right to keep and bear arms are bing harassed.

The American people should awake to the gradual disintegration of their freedoms resulting from the concomitant destruction of the Constitution by unconstitutional laws and practices, as well as de facto legislation by the Supreme Court. While telling of Coriolanus, Plutarch wrote, “For it was well and truly said that the first destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who first gave them bounties and largesses.” Reiterating this in 1762, Jean Jacques Rousseau prophesied, “Make gifts of money and you will not be long without chains.” All Americans know that welfare comes from income tax, but how many know that Rousseau also wrote, “I hold enforced labor to be less opposed to liberty than taxes”?

Apparently, the apathy of Americans has sunk to the depth described by Plato when he said, “The greatest ignorance is when a man hates that which he nevertheless thinks to be good and noble, and loves and embraces that which he knows to be unrighteous and evil.” America must escape the prophecy of Rousseau: “As soon as any man says of the affairs of state: What does it matter to me? The state may be given up for lost.” Shall it be written in 1984 perhaps that, “Truly there is no great wisdom in knowing, and no great difficulty in telling after the evil has happened; but to have foreseen the remedy at the time would have taken aq much wiser head than ours”? However, there is one clear and evident remedy, of which all informed and patriotic Americans are aware. The remedy is a return to the principles of our Republic’s Constitution, the greatest safeguard ever devised against tyranny.

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Have a great day

The late H.R. Gross, Representative from Iowa, once came across the following testimony of an official of the Business and Defense Services Administration.

The official said:

"Because of our industry knowledge and working relationships, BDS can and must be in the position of providing valid criteria directed to the consideration that unless the standards, programs, laws and regulations that are being generated by our government as they apply to business and industry, in its multiple role to perhaps being a polluter at the same time being a supplier of equipment and systems to correct pollution, are clearly prepared and interpreted and in fact within a time frame that can actually be implemented by industry, they serve no useful purpose."

Far from over, but at least we have been provided a bit of time...

From the guardian.co.uk web site on 11/15:

Copenhagen climate summit hopes fade as Obama backs postponement

Barack Obama acknowledged today that time has run out to secure a binding climate deal at Copenhagen and began moving towards a two-stage process that would delay a legal pact until next year at the earliest.

During a hastily convened breakfast meeting in Singapore, the US president supported a Danish plan to salvage something from the moribund negotiations by aiming for a broad political agreement and postponing contentious decisions on emissions targets, financing and technology transfer.

While this falls short of hopes that Copenhagen would lock in place a new action plan for the world, it recognises the lack of progress in recent preparatory talks and the hold-ups of climate legislation in the US Senate. "There was a realistic assessment … by the leaders that it was unrealistic to expect a full internationally legally binding agreement to be negotiated between now and when Copenhagen starts in 22 days," said Michael Froman, deputy national security adviser for economic affairs.

Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.

The news media swoons in admiration -- one simpering anchorman even shouts at a reporter who asks a tough question: "Why don't you show some respect?!" The public is likewise smitten, except for a few nut cases who circulate batty rumors on the Internet about the leader's origins and intentions. The leader, undismayed, offers assurances that are soothing, if also just a tiny bit condescending: "Embracing change is never easy."

So, does that sound like anyone you know? Oh, wait -- did I mention the leader is secretly a totalitarian space lizard who's come here to eat us? ...

Nominally a rousing sci-fi space opera about alien invaders bent on the conquest (and digestion) of all humanity, it's also a barbed commentary on Obamamania that will infuriate the president's supporters and delight his detractors.

"We're all so quick to jump on the bandwagon," observes one character. "A ride on the bandwagon, it sounds like fun. But before we get on, let us at least make sure it is sturdy."

Does anyone know of a good retailer of mre's (meals ready to eat.)? There are a lot of suppliers on the Internet but I don't know who is reputable.

Thanks in advance,

Kevin