Revive the Constitution

There are several things that we can do to bring back the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the land. The first thing we need to do is become an informed citizenry. The American people have become fat, dumb and happy and most people can't tell you which Congressional district they live in, let alone their state and county districts. Most people have stopped paying attention to politics, leaving it to the politicians and that's where we began to stray off course. They figured out we weren't watching what they were doing and took advantage of us. We must become informed about the issues and policies and the politicians who want to represent us. We must follow what they do and hold them accountable for their actions. We need to relearn our history, not the fancy smancy history that those who subvert our Constitution want us to learn, but the actual, not always popular history. We need to learn what the Constitution says and make sure the politicians live up to it. Another thing we can do to help revive the Constitution is focus on a local level. We need to elect Constitutional following candidates on the state and local level. What we must remember is that the states and the people gave the federal government power and we are responsible for keeping them in check.

One way to keep the feds in check would be an Article V convention. Article V of the US Constitution spells out how the Constitution can be amended. The first is by 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures (38 states). This has been the only method used to date but there is another, 2/3 of the states (33 states) can call an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution, which still must be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. We need to push our state legislatures to invoke an Article V convention. The Constitution has been subverted and we need to bring it back. The "necessary and proper" clause needs to be clarified, the "commerce" clause needs to be reigned in, it's for interstate commerce, not intrastate or production. "General Welfare" is not a clause, it's a two words in a clause. It's a shame when politicians stand up in front of the media and claim the "good and plenty" clause gives them power, or the "general welfare" clause allows them to steal our liberty. The "commerce" clause has been abused and now Congress uses it to justify just about anything. I was waiting for the libtards to use the "commerce" clause as justification for health care or financial reform, but they didn't. Instead they just laughed off questions about where in the Constitution they were given power to do what they want. Many even said they don't worry about what the Constitution says. Elected officials that have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution not knowing what or caring what it says, this is what we are up against. Career politicians that care only for themselves, ignoring the restraints of law imposed on them by our Constitution.

We need to repeal the 16th and 17th Amendments, they allowed for the federal government to directly tax it's citizens (which has gotten much more progressive over the years) and allowed for direct election of Senators, ignoring the fact that Senators were designed to be the states voice in the federal gov't and a check against the feds consolidating too much power. With the addition of a couple of words we could clarify the necessary and proper clause, it clearly implies that it refers to the enumerated powers, but some have even subverted it. The commerce clause is clearly defined, we just need politicians and judges that have the spine to stand up for the Constitution. We need to elect officials that believe in term limits and respect the limited power of the federal gov't.

We need to become informed and vote! Communist Russia, with only one candidate on the ballot, had nearly 98% voter turnout and we generally average about half of that on Presidential elections and around 35% for midterm elections. That's just for federal elections, generally local elections draw even less. It just goes to show how little people think about politics. It's a shame that the sheeples in the country don't pay more attention to something that can so drastically effect their lives. They sit on the sidelines and don't realize that the gov't is overstepping its role in our lives, they only notice when they it directly effects their lives and then they complain. We need to stand up at any intrusion against anyone and take our country back. Don't be a sheeple, be a patriot! Stand up for what you believe in and make sure you let your elected officials know what you think. It's never been easier, there are websites that will tell you your state and federal officials, my favorite is congress.org, you can send letters, emails and phone calls, it gives you all the info. There are also websites that will send you emails that let you know how your reps voted and upcoming bills.

"When people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson.