Constitutional Freedom

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

“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.

“The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

(No capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.) (Section in parentheses clarified by the 16th Amendment.)

No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.

No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.”

Interestingly enough this section is called the limits on congress. The congress was setup as the true representative body of the people of the United States. The idea was that with regular elections and proximity of relationship, members in congress would be subject to the wishes of the people. As such; however, the people and the congress need limits. It is clear today that the congress has decided to pursue its own course. Why does congress believe that their agenda is better than that desired by the silent majority.

So let’s break down some of the language defined in this article. First and foremost is the mentioning of habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is the right of individual to a trial. To not just be locked up forever. Also interestingly enough it may be suspended under the constitution if there is a concern for public safety or the concern over rebellion. We currently face the question with the prisoners at Guantanamo, as to whether or not they deserve the right to appear before a judge. The argument may be made that as we are in a time of war, and they are considered the adversary, they do not deserve to receive time before a judge. As a counter argument, you may consider that many of these individuals were picked up haphazardly in the early days of the war in Afghanistan, when it was truly unclear who was an enemy and who was not. I personally believe that these individuals should not be brought into the United States to appear before our justice system, but rather they should be subject to a military trial in accordance with the Geneva Convention.

The next set of limitations primarily focus on interstate commerce. There was a lot of concern during the formation of the constitution that state’s rights be preserved. However, the members of the constitutional convention also recognized the need to have unity among the states. By requiring states to engage in commerce freely between each other, this forced them to also remember to stay united. Obviously the states faced serious challenges in the 1800’s at staying united, and I believe that there will continue to be challenges. One particular challenge is the concern that some of the more fiscally conservative states face when looking at their more liberal counterparts. For example, California is suffering from significant budget short-falls, and has pleaded for federal assistance. However, when carefully considered, federal assistance is truly assistance from other states, who have been more careful with the tax dollars received and spent. I believe that Californians must accept the hard reality that is inadequate funds. Our nation must also recognize that money doesn’t grow on trees and if we are not careful we will soon find ourselves in a place we never wanted to be.

I will continue this discussion in the next post.

“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States;

To establish post offices and post roads;

To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;–And

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.”

It is impressive the rights that the constitution gave to congress.  I believe that it is because the founders recognized that congress was attached to the people.  Congress would be established by the people within a state, and therefore would more easily follow the demands of their state.  By granting this power to congress the founders were effectively saying, “We Believe in the American People”.

The author believes in the American people too!  I believe that the normal American is freedom loving, loves their family, and has a desire to make the world around them a better place.  I think we all fall into the fallacies of human kind but that does not mean that we aren’t good people.  That is why I think we need to stick to the intent and word of the constitution, which ensures that the power of government is wrested on the people of the country.  Granted this does not mean that majority should always rule as discussed in a previous post, but rather that the laws should allow good people to have their freedom, and that laws should protect the people not inhibit them.

Section 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.

Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.”

This is imperative that every American know and understand as our spend-happy government is leading us to complete and utter destruction. Legally all bills that raise taxes or revenue need to come from the House of Representatives. Why do you think the founders felt that this was necessary? Because the House of Representatives are up for election every two years and because they come from districts that are relatively small. This means that if you don’t like the taxes you have to pay, talk to your representative. Hopefully he lives relatively close to you.

We like to pretend that the government has infinite amount of money, it can just keep selling treasuries to the Chinese and they can just pay for everything we need. This is not realistic, logical or true. The government will eventually have to either repay the money or default on the debt. I hate to think how the Chinese would feel if we defaulted on the debt. What does a bank do when you default on your mortgage? They take your house! Can the Chinese take our Country? Maybe…