This is what the regular folk, all of us, must understand about the fight: that everything the Progressives–Leftists want to do destroys the Constitution, the magnificent blueprint that gave us “freedom and liberty as individuals.”

Vassar, the more you write and explain these things, the more understanding and challenge I have to learn more, and for the first time, I really am beginning to see not only the connection, but the incredible danger we are in as a people. I think for so long it has been rhetoric alarms sounding…and then sort of, “oh, just a false alarm, we’re fine.” We are not fine, and the blaze is calling for all fire engines, 3 alarm fire!

excellent post Vassar

we don’t just see all the disparate details, we have the big picture. I’ve listened to my parents, both in their 80′s, being so confused about why the country has lurched as far off course as it has. While they are appalled to learn that it’s all deliberate, at least it makes some kind of sense to them now.

What doesn’t make sense is that our side has allowed it to happen and so often has enabled it out of guilt, political correctness, or just good old backroom deals. Wow, we’ve really got a lot of mental underbrush to clear out before we can even get to the tall timber, don’t we?

Yesterday I had the chance to ask Sen. Jon Kyl a question at a luncheon. It was something like, “Sen. Kyl, have you read Quin Hillyer’s recent article at The American Spectator about the lack of full employment of the Senate Standing Rules by you and the rest of the Republican senators [during the question he indicated he had not read the article (I had faxed it to him several days earlier)] or the letter Sen. Judd Gregg had sent on December 1 to all of his Republican colleagues in the Senate to essentially argue for the same thing and, since you did not follow this strategy thus far to slow down the debate on the pending health control legislation, can you tell us whether, when you get back to the Senate to resume debate, you will employ every possible Senate rule to drag out the debate as long as possible in hopes of killing it?”

Sen. Kyl did not seem to like the question and disagreed with its premise. Sen. Kyl gave us a long, drawn out explanation, arguing and stating that they DID employ every possible Senate rule (which is not true), all the while admitting, without overtly saying so, that they did not employ the rules for the reading of the bills, they did not filibuster (he said in an aside that the lack of filibustering was because the public “didn’t understand it and it has some negatives with the public” or something like that). So, they DID employ all the rules but they DIDN’T. I’m glad I got that cleared up. I didn’t argue with him as it was not the appropriate place to do so, and I assume he snowed many of the people in the audience.

Later, in response to a question about the individual mandate and the fact that the IRS will be the “enforcer” of the mandate, and that, ultimately, those who fight the imposition of the individual tax penalties and refuse to pay the fines would go to jail, he opined that he wasn’t sure whether the Constitution forbids Congress from requiring all Americans to buy a product. He thought it was an “interesting” question.

This is an example of the kind of thinking that has caused us to be losing the war of ideas.

Vassar has it exactly right: “But as I see it, ‘political victory’ means that the Constitution shall once again be the centerpiece of governance in America, and that the playing field, the rules, the goals and ambitions of all political parties shall be carried out within the four corners of the constitutional promises and protections as envisioned by the Founders.”

We have to read and study the Constitution so we can demand that our elected servants follow it.

You can read the Declaration and the Constitution here:

http://archives.gov/exhibits/charters/

I also like to re-read the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=8&page=transcript

The Northwest Ordinance contains this gem in Art. 3: “Art. 3. Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”

I like the pocket-sized “Citizens Rule Book” published by a WWII Marine Corps vet. It contains the Decl. and the Constitution and can be purchased in bulk. It also contains many good quotes by our Founders and Framers and a guide for how to conduct yourself when called for jury duty. You can order here:

http://www.knowledgehouse.info/whitten.html

Thank you.
ColdWarrior
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I mean, that fits.

When I went to school in the 60′s we learned about our founding fathers and the reasons for the wording of our Constitution. Today there have been many generations who have been indoctrinated with Progressive (in name only) thinking that is far left liberal. Sure, there are those that quote the freedoms we Americans have, as if they will be forever! Most don’t know who Carl Marx was and even believe some of his sayings make perfect sense! America has been ‘dumbed down’ over the past 50 years and today we are paying the price for that with our current administration. People cant differentiate between what is a right of birth and what the government says it can give us all as a right. People also are too busy to even want to contemplate on the subject as it seems just another ‘task’ that they have to fit into their already busy day. It is a sad commentary on the state of things in this country.

Mr. B., thank you. You’re of the stature where people will listen and it is well appreciated by me and many others, even though some of us have been shouting from the rooftops about something like this literally for years and being called insane, inciting, tin-foil-hat-wearers, etc.

I was going to comment here earlier today, however, I waited to see if Ms. Veronica Estrada would weigh in, as she is much further in than I am on researching the following entity: The International Coalition For The Responsibility To Protect (In The US, it’s simply called “R2P.).

If you can find the time, please check into this organization and I’d also suggest contacting Ms. Estrada through her website as she has unearthed massive amounts of documentation on their work..

Cheers !

the negative rights of its populace (particularly the Bill of Rights), as well as the functions of the various parts of our divided government.

Progressive philosophy, by and large, critiques negative rights and espouses positive rights. Moreover, the statist desire to implement legislation quickly runs counter to the procedures outline by the Constitution, which are designed to facilitate deliberative legislation. Therefore, progressives find themselves at odds with the Constitution.

It does go a lot farther than most would be willing to go.

The total logical end is using your last gas filled breath to plead for life and having a wild-eyed Nancy look you in the eye and with a hint of hysteria respond, “Are you serious?”

When it comes to evil, the thought, “It can’t happen here.” is the most expeditious way to bring it about.

we should beat them at their own game and then rub their noses in it.

I am no longer interested in friendliness, and lively discussions with progressives. I would rather urinate on them. figuratively and actually.

“But as I see it, “political victory” means that the Constitution shall once again be the centerpiece of governance in America, and that the playing field, the rules, the goals and ambitions of all political parties shall be carried out within the four corners of the constitutional promises and protections as envisioned by the Founders.”

Can I use this quote?