I would disagree. Where in the Constitution and the 10th Amendment, does it say the Federal Government can do most of the things they do? Such as be involved in education, health care, regulating guns, ETC. It is not there.
The 10th Amendment : "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.". The constitution provides a limited number of things the Federal Government can be involved in. It is the state and the people that have all the authority. Even though law has been passed does not make it lawful. ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Sun, 8/30/09, Jason Spatafore <jason_onl...@spatafore.net> wrote: > From: Jason Spatafore <jason_onl...@spatafore.net> > Subject: Re: Politics/Ethics: Operation PinWale - Obama Administration Seeks > Emergency Control of the Internet > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 3:11 PM > On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 13:53 -0700, > keith smith wrote: > > Jason you say "Ultimately, there is nothing to fear > really.". There > > is everything to fear and it is illegal. > > > > Our founding fathers wanted to make sure we were > protected from this > > type of thing by giving us the Bill of Rights. > > As a government for the people, by the people, things do > change. Our > forefather's gave us rights but we, the people, have > changed those > rights over the years. Please do not be too focused on a > 200 year old > Bill of Rights...things changed, and they were changed in > the presence > of the people and were changed by the people. The > government is *passing > a bill* for this...that is the proper procedure to make > this happen. > Just because it's proposed doesn't mean it is already > happening. > > The president is asking for permission...it is up to us to > grant it. > > Much of what the government is doing is *perfectly legal* > according to > the laws. We, the people, just wonder how those laws got in > place > sometimes because, well, we have jobs and lives to live. > > And I'll tell you now...until I have the ability to > directly vote on > every law directly (not representative), I will not rally, > testify, or > otherwise engage in our system. I vote. That's the only > thing I can > really do. I do not want to sell people on ideas and I do > not care to > engage in politics as they are now. > > Give me my right to directly vote on EVERY SINGLE BILL that > is going > through the Congress and I will engage. Until then, I snuff > my nose at > the layers of bureaucracy and crap in our system. Give me > my direct > say. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
