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What can I do???
What power do the States have left??
These questions are often asked by concerned citizens. Things seem hopeless to people who want our Constitutional form of government to be restored where We the People reassert our sovereignty through our local and State government. Things are not hopeless.
Take time to read the Constitution. It is still the valid law of the land here, despite the theft of power by the Federal government for the last 80 years. Slowly, but surely, they have stepped out of their power box defined in our Constitution. Do not forget that the Federal Government is a creation of the States’ Governments, not the other way around. The Constitution can be amended, and any amendments MUST go through the States’ legislatures. The final authority lies with the States.
The political progressives have redefined the Constitution through interpretation and through amendment. Amendments such as the sixteenth and the seventeenth were direct results of progressive political philosophy. This is the proper method to change government, despite my opinions of those amendments themselves. Altering the Constitution through interpretation is not proper, no matter the particular circumstances. Expanding Federal power through interpretation of the Commerce clause, the General Welfare clause, or the Necessary and Proper clause is NOT PROPER.
The Supreme Court is intended to bind the Legislative and Executive Branches to the Constitution. However, the Court has participated in the usurpation of Federal power, through misinterpretation of particular clauses (LIKE HERE ) or allowing expansion of power or redefining law itself from the bench (LIKE HERE ).
The expansion of Federal power outside of its intended boundaries is the most important issue. We must restore the balance by restating particular clauses within the Constitution through amending the Constitution itself. It is likely the ONLY manner that will stand the test of time. Specific Federal legislation to correct these issues would die with next political wind or through reinterpretation by the Supreme Court. Clarity in Constitutional intent will come only by stating clearly what disputed clauses mean.
Clarification Amendments should be initiated by the States, they should be managed by the States, and they should be implemented by the States. Article V allows for this, but it has never been used in American history. But, the Federal Government has never been this far out of its box.
I have included a sample resolution (CLICK HERE) for States’ Legislators to use. It is just a start. But, get started. Contact your State Senators and State Representatives to get it started in all fifty States. Tell your Governor to support it. Set a goal of Independence Day 2010 ahead of the next election. Force new Candidates to take a stand on this issue.
Feedback is appreciated and I’ll try to facilitate communication as well.
I have received many questions about the risks of calling for an Article V Convention. I gave a speech at my local TEA Party and the John Birch Society was present and they have been directed from their leadership to fear an Article V Convention. If you fear this, then please READ HERE. I think that there is simply no alternative. Doing nothing is NOT an option.
