Tag Archives: history

Is Power More Important than the Constitution?

9 Jan

It is hard to believe we are in a county that takes away our freedom. We are at a place in history that might suggest another Magna Carta like the English had King John to sign. King John just gave more power to the nobleman, but it was a start.

Just according to our internet, h

ere are three main things it did:

1. It Established the Rule of Law:

Note;The rule of law could not be more necessary than now. It is constantly abused by this administration.

2. Protected Individual Rights & Due Process:

Note: Due Process is constantly being abused. By the time the problem is heard, it is often too late to have a positive effect.

3. Limited Taxation & Controlled Royal Power: It prevented the king from imposing new taxes without the consent of a council (barons) and established a council of barons to ensure the king followed the charter.

Note: That is of course what we need. The barons had the right to stop abuse of power. We have a congress that has that right. As the barons had to protect themselves and their subjects, Our representatives have an obligation to protect their constituents.

When our country was formed we took the constitution to a new lever. At least we thought we did. The Constitution of the United States was written by a few men but ratified by every person by vote over the next few years. We established a Supreme Court to keep us in line with the constitution, but some times rather than ruling with the words in the Constitution the members go by a writing of one or more of the signers instead of the words written therein.

We can fix this, but we are listening to a man that says he wants representatives reigned in by restrict term limits and other thing while the president wants to run for a third term and take away or limit the protection of former presidents.

If you can’t see these things developing, I think you may not be paying attention.

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A divided nation cannot stand

14 Jul

I wrote the following a few days ago, and then yesterday the event of the possible assignation of former president Trump became real.

I am an independent going to church praying for Trump because we are a divided nation. Again I say what Jesus said and Lincoln said. “A divided nation cannot stand. “

Our country is divided. It is not going to be divided. It is divided. Do we want to united this nation or continue to fight the ideas of our neighbor.

We agreed on a constitution 250 years ago to be governed by a republic which to the world was considered an experiment.

The wealthy became more wealthy through the work of the common folks that did the work. The government was and still is controlled by the wealthy, but the unions were formed that put some degree of restraint on those that were taking advantage of this free republic.

Power and money was still the key to controlling there wealth, and though the money, power earned the wealthy maintained control of the government with some exceptions. As part of the middle class became a sub wealthy class the country began its division. The wealth and the sub-wealth began to attempt to shrink the size of the government.

As our government grew the management of the government became a night mare of expense which had to be met by the tax payer. Beginning in the 50s after WWII, we elect people the thought the social security lock box had to be unlocked to begin building our wonderful interstate highway system. This money was borrowed and never repaid. Our military expense grew to enormous proportions because after WWI we cut back too far. The powerful didn’t want to pay for the upkeep of face the problem of claimant change, so they let it and other things grow to their extreme condition which will have to be solved by the rich, sub-rich,what left of the middle class, and the rest of us also.

This is the problem and divided nation faces. Division is standing in the way due to the stubbornness of the far right and the far left. While the far left and far right are not wrong. They are not alone. Only together can we reunite.

The media keeps asking are you better off than you were four years ago. While that is a good question to ask yourself, but it is that wrong question to ask. You are casting a vote to improve the country. If the country improves you will improve. Quit listening to the media and politians that are only interested in their rating. Ask yourself how can I improve this country, by reinstalling a seasoned leader that cares about this country or reelecting a man that sent a mob to the capital because he lost the election.

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