Constitutional Freedom

“He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.”

In the above section it is clear that the President does have the authority per the Constitution to “recommend to their Consideration such Measures..”.  Ultimately this becomes a judgment call as to what the definition of recommend is.  Recent administrations have “recommended” entire bills that they have written or crafted.  It seems that the President should encourage congress to consider serious issues and to seek a solution that best serves the interest of the American people.  Oddly enough it might seem that the current administration took this tack with the Health Care overhaul.  The author feels that while the tack may have been technically appropriate, the failure is more in the conclusion reached than in the recommendation.

Other items in this section seem fairly standard and are practices with which the average American is familiar.  The annual state of the union is something that is analyzed and reviewed, where the President list’s his agenda for a year just after saying that the “state of the nation is ’strong’”.  I find that statement ironic considering the list of items they feel need to be corrected.

Freedom is a God given right, and the oppressive evil which is becoming our government is of the devil. The government today is here to tell you what to do, when to do it, and there should be no questions asked. The history of the world and the history of our beautiful country proves that we the PEOPLE are meant to be free. We need to WAKE-UP!!! We are missing out on great opportunities to spot our loss of rights and freedom, and the time is NOW to get up and fight for the God given liberties that we were born with. As the Prophet John had said, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) God wants us to wake up, he wants us to learn all we can, so that we can further the power of truth. We all must under stand the great importance of education, we need to spend time talking to our friends and our neighbors. Spread the word, help other people wake up and realized what this terrible act of tyranny is commencing on our own soil. A true American hero once said,”the constitutions of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that is it their right and duty to be at all times armed; that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property and freedom of the press.” (Thomas Jefferson) Please read that three of four times if you really need to… Now reflect on the United States now. What do you think?

Obama is making a change yes a change to communism. This is not a conspiracy, this is a fact. The powers of the government these days has grown out of our hands. The federal government is now controlling the economy, our health, our minds. We are subject to these evils because we allow ourselves to be consumed with the heard of sheeple. Sheeple go home turn on the TV and tune out, while billions of dollars are being flashed in front of our eyes and eventually we began to strive to be like our favorite Television shows. We lose ourselves and our minds and, eventually forget our GOD given freedoms. Now believe me it is hard to believe that Television is controlling you, but it is your duty to go and find the REAL answer. I would rather you do not believe me and do research on these things. Statistics show that “the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube.” (www.csun.edu) That is a scary fact.

So its not just the scholars duty to wake up and realize these things, it is our duty as individual human beings to expand our mind to learn and to read. Stay informed! Do not waver in disbelief, sit down and find your own truths. Listen to the truths of our past, our heritage, there is a reason why the government wants you to be distracted. Those should be our main focuses especially since they blind us with profit, and hide the facts of the loss of rights. Obama is turning our country upside down. We cannot just sit and watch it happen, we cannot just sit at home while we become enslaved! A very dear hero of mine recorded, “And under this head ye are made free, and there is no other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no other  name given whereby salvation cometh; therefore, I would that ye should take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenant with God that ye should be obedient unto the end of your lives.” (Mosiah 5:8) Stop letting the news tell you who is good, or bad. Listen to yourselves God gave you a brain to think. Not to let other people think for you.

Now let us make a promise today that we will go and find the truths. Find out your real freedoms, read the constitution. (THAT IS WHAT THIS WEBSITE IS FOR!!!) As Morpheus said, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path.” (the matrix) Now it is our turns to Walk the path.

Tyler C

“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.”

Much of what is laid out above is familiar to most Americans.  We recognize the President as the Commander in Chief, as one having the ability to pardon, and as one who nominates ambassadors and supreme court justices.  One of the more controversial issues today is the President’s ability to appoint “inferior Officers”, which we now know as Czars.  President Obama has decided to name his inferior appointments Czars.  This name seems counter to the spirit of Americanism.  It is the opinion of the author that the President should not use this title for these appointments.  Additionally, the constitution does allow the President to make inferior appointments without consent of congress; however, President Obama has taken this privilege to a new level.

For example the President has at least 32 Czars; many of which have responsibilities that could be managed by departments already in existence, with leaders who are approved by the Senate.  It almost appears that President Obama is attempting to operate within the technical writing of the constitution, but is ignoring the spirit of the writing in the constitution.

“The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows:

Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed an elector.”

Article II is about the executive branch of the the U.S. Government.  At the time of this writing, Barack Obama is currently the President and has been duly elected in the manner set forth in the Section 1.  There has been much debate with regards to the system known as the “Electoral College”.  For example, in 2000 the popular vote was in favor of Al Gore, but the Electoral College vote favored George W. Bush.  This was due primarly to a “winner take all” assumption in each state. 

It is the feeling of the author that ultimately there are some significant advantages to the electoral college that make it preferential over any other system.  Let me use a game of numbers to explain:

Let’s suppose the U.S. did not have the electoral college and that the President was determined by a series of run-off elections.  Meaning that there were multiple rounds of elections and ultimately when a majority of the country voted for 1 candidate then that candidate was the president.  Let’s begin with 10 candidates 4 from “majority parties” such as the Democratic Party or Republican Party and 6 from alternative parties, such as the Communisty Party, Independent Party, Socialist Party, Constitutional Party, Green party, etc.  Now let us assume that the 4 from the “majority parties” split their voters and that the Communist Party acquires 15% of the vote and that this is the most votes for one candidate.  Followed by 12% for the Socialist party, 10% for the green party and 4 or 5% for all the remaining candidates.  The field is eliminated to the top 4 candidates and we are left with no single candidate from a “majority party”.  The country elects a candidate that is ultimately only representing 10% or less of the population.  This is not majority rule as intended but rather minority rule. 

Now let’s review this scenario from the perspective of the current system.  First, no party presents more than 1 candidate, thus eliminating a party split.  Second, the winner of a state is awarded the entire states electoral votes, thus encouraging a focus on winning a majority in each state.  As such it is very unlikely for a party’s candidate that represents only a small portion of the general population to actually win the election, thus preserving the rule of the majority.

“No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility.

No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it’s inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the treasury of the United States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress.

No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.”

The above section of Article 1 is actually quite fascinating considering what occurred this year in California.  California paid debts not with gold or silver, and not with Federal Reserve notes, also known as Dollars.  Could it be argued that the State of California violated the Constitution of the United States when they satisfied their debts with I.O.U’s?

Also it is important to understand that the founders were interested in trying to maintain a careful balance between State’s rights and Federal rights.  The founders were weary of totally independent states, which was the case leading up to the formation of the Constitution.  However, it is important to understand that the best kind of government is local government, where the people who make the decisions are close to those for whom they make the rules.