By Kelly O'Connell ——Bio and Archives--March 21, 2010
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All power exercised over a nation, must have some beginning. It must either be delegated or assumed. There are no other sources. All delegated power is trust, and all assumed power is usurpation. Time does not alter the nature and quality of either. 6Paine also stated that constitutions are "to liberty, what a grammar is to language." Elsewhere he claimed, "A constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is power without right." He added, "A constitution is a thing antecedent to a government; and a government is only the creature of a constitution." Paine eloquently summed up in Rights of Man, Book II, what a constitution really is:
Here we see a regular process- a government issuing out of a constitution, formed by the people in their original character; and that constitution serving, not only as an authority, but as a law of control to the government. It was the political bible of the state. Scarcely a family was without it. Every member of the government had a copy; and nothing was more common, when any debate arose on the principle of a bill, or on the extent of any species of authority, than for the members to take the printed constitution out of their pocket, and read the chapter with which such matter in debate was connected.Barack Obama What is Obama's attitude towards our Constitution? Even before Obama went to law school he had a serious disagreement with America's secular bible. In his undergraduate college thesis, according to Liberal columnist Joe Klein, Barack complained:
The Constitution allows for many things, but what it does not allow is the most revealing. The so-called Founders did not allow for economic freedom. While political freedom is supposedly a cornerstone of the document, the distribution of wealth is not even mentioned. While many believed that the new Constitution gave them liberty, it instead fitted them with the shackles of hypocrisy. 7Obama is not a fan of the Constitution. But why not? As good a guess as any, based upon a background soaked in socialism and communist influence, and his many comments to this effect, is that the main flaw of the document is it does not focus upon Barack's chief aim -- "justice" via redistribution of wealth. After he became a lawyer, Barack did admit in a 2001 radio interview that the courts could not supply the abortion, expanded health care, and wealth "redistributive" changes he fought for as a community organizer, which explains why he originally ran for office. Obama said,
Typically, the court can be more or less generous in interpreting actions and initiatives taken, but in terms of funding of abortions and Medicare and Medicaid, the court it not initiating those funding streams. Essentially, what the court is saying is at some point this is a legitimate prohibition or this is not, and I think those are very important battles that need to be fought and I think they have a redistributive aspect to them. 8
TREASON, proditio, in its very name (which is borrowed from the French) imports a betraying, treachery, or breach of faith... As this is the highest civil crime, which (considered as a member of the community) any man can possibly commit... 12Generally speaking, the House frames the Articles of Impeachment, and then the Senate votes upon them. The House acts like a prosecutor, while the Senate sits as a judge. But is there enough latitude in the impeachment definitions and rules to allow Congress to act? Specifically, if the two bodies believed a president were making socialist or communist machinations, based simply on this, could they remove him or her from office? Absolutely.
One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It's very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project, most people are a little reluctant to oppose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly can't afford it. Now, the American people, if you put it to them about socialized medicine and gave them a chance to choose, would unhesitatingly vote against it. (audio: youtube.com)Obviously, fifty years ago, Ronald Reagan nailed the entire logic behind the insatiable desire for leftists demanding socialized medicine. Reagan added, "James Madison in 1788 speaking to the Virginia convention said, "Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." Reagan believed if the mere outline of such a program were enacted, over the next decades, the government would slowly fill it in and take increasingly more freedoms away from the people until their liberty was extirpated like a python slowly suffocating its victim. Second, if Obama can break the Constitution on the health care reform battle, he knows he will be too hard to stop his Machiavellian machinations to develop a junior tyranny. He will then use the same method to relentlessly drive his entire agenda.
THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph....Barack Obama took the presidential oath, did he not? He repeated: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Was Barack telling the truth when he did this? Has he followed this promise and supported our Constitution, whether he agreed with the outcome? In defying the Declaration of Independence's demand the government listen to the will of the people, or act as a tyrant -- Does not Obama desecrates our core democratic principle? And in laying an ax at the root of the mighty oak of the Constitution, does Obama not menaces the very source of America's 250 years of unfettered vitality, and the very wellspring of our perennial genius? Barack should heed Paine's statement, "The Rights of Man are the rights of all generations of men, and cannot be monopolised by any. " Has Obama not presented the profile of an indefatigable socialist rebel, admitted by his own mouth? Does he not battle against America's history, ideals and standards, whenever possible? Doesn't Obama seem to strain like Atlas to erect a socialist kingdom over America and against the people's will? Much as Satan likewise sought to erect his throne over the Lord's? 16 If so, Barack must be impeached, according to the Constitution itself. Post Script: Constitution Article I. Section. 7. Clause 1: 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. Clause 2: 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. Clause 3: 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. 1 According to Jack Rakove in "James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic." 2 THE REVIVAL OF NATURAL LAW CONCEPTS: A Study of the Establishment and of the Interpretation of Limits on Legislatures with special reference to the Development of certain phases of American Constitutional Law. BY CHARLES GROVE HAINES. 3 . Natural Law and the Constitution, First Things, Robert Borkhttp://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/01/001-natural-law-and-the-constitution-21 4 Covenant and the American Founding, Daniel J. Elazar. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. See also the Impact of Theologico-Political Federalism on Constitutional Theory, by Shaun A. de Freitas. 5 Thomas Paine's Common Sense. 6 Rights of Man, Book II, Chapter 4th. Thomas Paine. 7 Obama and the Constitution; He Has His Doubts. Pajamas Media, October 21st, 2009 6:46 pm 8 Obama's 2001 "Redistribution Of Wealth" Radio Interview. 9 The Federalist No. 65. The Powers of the Senate (continued). New York Packet. Friday, March 7, 1788 [Alexander Hamilton] 10 US Constitution. 11 dictionary.reference.com 12 Commentaries on the Laws of England BOOK 4, CHAPTER 6 Of High Treason, by William Blackstone. 13 Text of Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine 14 Fox News Exclusive: President Obama Discusses health care Reform 15 The Slaughter Rule: Yet Another Reason Obamacare Would Be Unconstitutional, Heritage Foundation. 16 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. Isaiah 14:13
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Kelly O’Connell is an author and attorney. He was born on the West Coast, raised in Las Vegas, and matriculated from the University of Oregon. After laboring for the Reformed Church in Galway, Ireland, he returned to America and attended law school in Virginia, where he earned a JD and a Master’s degree in Government. He spent a stint working as a researcher and writer of academic articles at a Miami law school, focusing on ancient law and society. He has also been employed as a university Speech & Debate professor. He then returned West and worked as an assistant district attorney. Kelly is now is a private practitioner with a small law practice in New Mexico.