By A. Dru Kristenev ——Bio and Archives--February 19, 2020
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The United States cannot, & will not, become such a difficult place to deal with in terms of foreign countries buying our product, including for the always used National Security excuse, that our companies will be forced to leave in order to remain competitive. We want to sell... ....product and goods to China and other countries. That’s what trade is all about. We don’t want to make it impossible to do business with us. That will only mean that orders will go to someplace else. As an example, I want China to buy our jet engines, the best in the World.... ....THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! @realDonaldTrump (February 18, 2020)The question is why the idea of a prosperous America is such a trigger point for liberals. The answer can be found in the fundamental misunderstanding (de-educating) of the last two to three generations regarding the function of the union. Few who have flipped the tassel on their mortarboards upon receiving their college diplomas are able to recite the reason this nation was birthed. The Declaration of Independence plainly describes what colonists desired that was refused by the British Crown – "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."
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That we may form a correct judgment on this subject, it will be proper to review the several powers conferred on the government of the Union; and that this may be the more conveniently done they may be reduced into different classes as they relate to the following different objects: 1. Security against foreign danger; 2. Regulation of the intercourse with foreign nations; 3. Maintenance of harmony and proper intercourse among the States; 4. Certain miscellaneous objects of general utility; 5. Restraint of the States from certain injurious acts; 6. Provisions for giving due efficacy to all these powers. … Security against foreign danger is one of the primitive objects of civil society. It is an avowed and essential object of the American Union. The powers requisite for attaining it must be effectually confided to the federal councils… The existing Confederation establishes this power in the most ample form. Is the power of raising armies and equipping fleets necessary? This is involved in the foregoing power. It is involved in the power of self-defense.All of the foregoing is related to protecting commerce that creates individual wealth. [Another side note: The Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal" but nowhere in that document or the Constitution is there a guarantee that all individuals have equal possessions.] Securing safe travel across the territories or to and from foreign nations has everything to do with keeping traders and their goods safe from highwaymen on the roads and pirates on the high seas. Enmity between nations most often arose from quest for land and the fruits of those lands. The Colonies were subjects, paying taxes to the British monarch just as Persia, Rome, Ottoman, Mughal and other empires levied tribute upon vanquished nations.
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Former newspaper publisher, A. Dru Kristenev, grew up in the publishing industry working every angle of a paper, from ad composition and sales, to personnel management, copy writing, and overseeing all editorial content. During her tenure as a news professional, Kristenev traveled internationally as a representative of the paper and, on separate occasions, non-profit organizations. Since 2007, Kristenev has authored five fact-filled political suspense novels, the Baron Series, and two non-fiction books, all available on Amazon. Carrying an M.S. degree and having taught at premier northwest universities, she is the trustee of Scribes’ College of Journalism, which mission is to train a new generation of journalists in biblical standards of reporting. More information about the college and how to support it can be obtained by contacting Kristenev at cw.o@earthlink.net.
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