CHANGING THE RULES IN WASHINGTON CAN CONTROL THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME. Glenn Beck had a large group of 9/12 mothers on his show, Friday. They were a vocal cross-section of the races and included individuals from both the Democratic and the Republican parties. The major topic was the decline in parental say-so regarding how, and with what information, one’s children can be taught. A big majority of those women were dissatisfied at being made to defer to the wishes of school boards and teachers. And they felt virtually powerless to sanction what textbooks and other sometimes controversial books in school libraries say—especially as relates to events in history. There was general unhappiness regarding the legitimizing of alternative lifestyles, when such ideas run counter to parents’ religious upbringing and mores.
Beck asked the mothers if their own senators and representatives in Washington are adequately pushing for the needed reforms. Only one woman raised her hand. She said, “… not my representative. But Rep. Ron Paul is doing a marvelous job.” Many of you will recall that Ron Paul, a physician, ran for President in 2008 using sensible, no- nonsense ideas about the role of government and the wise management of our tax dollars. Last year, I contacted Paul about my having written a New Constitution that would accomplish most of Paul’s objectives in the least amount of time. I urged him to run as an independent and to have the enactment of a New Constitution as the major plank in his platform. But Paul chose, I think wrongly, to stay with the Republican Party. He preferred to continue fighting… within the system. In effect, Paul prefers to fight loosing battles rather than to address the crux issues affecting our dysfunctional government(s). As I explained recently, Glenn Beck is a master at exposing anything corrupt about our government. He weaves the circumstantial cases that left-wing activist groups like Acorn are bent on turning the USA into a government-controlled, socialist nation. With much zeal, Beck keeps stuffing more new revelations of corruption and non-sensibility into his bursting files, fully expecting that when some undefined threshold of total corruption is reached, that the concerted Will of the People will magically kick-out the corrupt politicians and cleanup our dysfunctional governmental processes. He seems to be hanging-his-hat on his notion that finding 56 patriotic and committed re founders (as of the Constitution) will be the ultimate catalyst to having the People take back the control of government from the politicians. Today, I heard former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, say, “… government should be the ‘servant of the People’.” He said that with a smile, I hope, because he has read some of what I’ve been writing for the past two years, like these words from my New Constitution: “… The federal government shall not be considered to be synonymous with the USA, and those therein are not a ruling class nor are they dictators; rather they are the *** servants of the USA *** and shall be answerable to it and to any law-abiding Citizen or Citizens thereof." Michael Moore—who picks and chooses documentary proofs of his own eclectic political agendas—said today, “Democracy should be more than a once every two year occurrence.” And … “There should be fairness in business.” Those two issues are the foundation of both our present Constitution and my New Constitution. To wit: “The Will of the People is the foundation of government. So, Citizens’ votes shall have parity without compromise. *** Principles of democracy and fair play shall reign supreme in the USA. *** Any public office holder who actively or tacitly disavows the latter shall be guilty of treason. And any media figure or private person(s) who uses the authority or influence of their job, or their celebrity, to actively or tacitly argue against democracy and fair play shall be guilty of a felony. Any person so acting, beginning with the 2008 Democratic Party primaries, shall be held culpable, retroactively. Those found guilty can be punished up to and including the death penalty.” If Glenn Beck, instead of seeking out and calling attention to the minutiae of corruption in America, would just keep asking the following five simple questions, then, the resolve of the American People to… Change the Rules of the Game will quickly CORRECT our present failed governmental system—for the benefit of us all: (1.) Is government responsive to the Will of the People? (2.) Is government honest and trustworthy? (3.) Does government consider who must pay the costs? (4.) Do lobbyists have more influence on government than… the People? (5.) Can the needed changes be made by voting in better congressmen? The obvious ‘answer’ to each of those questions is: NO! Every few years, the voters—very full of hope—will send a new congressman to Washington. But the present seniority system causes those new congressmen to be repressed, while their motives for change get diluted. My district’s representative while I lived in Charlotte was Alex McMillan. With dedication, he served one or two terms. Then, he announced that though he had tried, diligently, that the possibility of his causing any needed changes was nil. So, he decided not to seek re election. McMillan was the only representative of mine who regularly mailed out questionnaires asking my opinion on the many issues before congress. Clearly, Alex McMillan wished to represent his constituents. But most congressmen, today, couldn’t care less. After all, they are our… elected dictators. Ron Paul must surely know that the chances of his making needed changes in Washington are nil. Yet, he has been so seduced by the pomp and circumstances of Capital doings, that he and his high ideals just wither-away. All that would have been required of him would be to acknowledge that our present government has evolved to be unworkable. His supporters, who gladly paid cash to finance his run for President are still out there needing a leader. But Paul is far too comfortable being in the company of those with ‘high status’… When you—the readers of what I write—realize that our dysfunctional government can’t be corrected by sending more ‘good people’ to serve therein, then and only then will you know, instinctively, that our government simply needs to be cleansed and strengthened. Essentially, we have PERSONNEL problems in Washington. With dedication over the past fourteen years, I have penned a New Constitution that will absolutely make our government be like Mike Huckabee says it should be: “…the servants of the People.” Tell your friends, relatives and associates that a South Carolina man has penned and polished a New Constitution of the United States of America—for the benefit of the vast majority of Americans. Your grandchildren, and theirs, will thank you! John A. Armistead > On Aug 31, 12:13 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > I, like millions of Americans, was glued in front of the TV > listening to, and watching, the many tributes to the life and legacy > of Edward M. Kennedy, the senior senator from Massachusetts. I was > especially moved by the scene on the Capital steps where many of his > former and present staff waited patiently for hours just so they could > say a final goodbye. His wife, Vickie, showed a nobility and a > graciousness worthy of her being a First Lady. > By Friday night it was probably obvious to most viewers that they > themselves—at least for a while—had been witnesses to Teddy Kennedy’s > life of public service. Such had been so exceptional as to call forth > glowing tribute after tribute, often highlighting Kennedy’s honesty > and his big heart—in both his personal and professional lives. > Because the sentiments of admiration and thanks to Teddy Kennedy were > so National in scope, it’s easy to understand why those people who > could, decided to line the route from Washington, DC to Arlington > National Cemetery so that they, too, could pay personal tributes to > that exceptional man. Once I realized the length and breadth of the > appreciation for Teddy, it’s easy for me to state, with conviction, > that Edward M. Kennedy was probably THE best liked person to have ever > served as a US Senator! > It was oft-repeated that Teddy had been a senator for nearly 47 > years. He was the third longest serving senator behind J. Strom > Thurmond of South Carolina, and Robert C. Bird of West Virginia. > Bird, age 92 and looking frail, was waiting at the Capital steps in a > wheelchair to bid goodbye to his friend and colleague, Teddy. > However, the glories of those friendships can’t negate the collective > damaging effects that the US Senate has had on this country from day > one. The anti-democracy senate never should have been brought into > existence, nor allowed to continue to exist, when our Constitution has > as its founding spirit: “The supremacy of democracy and fair play.” > The three gravest errors by the Founding Fathers in writing the > Constitution were: (1.) Having a US Senate at all; (2.) Their > making the impeachment process so complicated as to be practically > useless; and (3.) Their making the processes for amending the > Constitution too restrictive to have allowed such to correct, early > on, some of its fundamental flaws. > All of his life, Teddy Kennedy enjoyed the sport of sailing. > During one of Friday’s tributes, it was humorously related how Kennedy > had also liked to race. Win or loose, he was a game-player. In the > Senate he lost more than he won. But he was good natured about > either. Probably, more than any other person, Teddy had the > personality and the temperament to be outstanding in the Senate. > Caroline Kennedy, on the other hand, was more of a shy introvert. She > lacked her uncle’s love of person-to-person contacts and didn’t have > the wrangling spirit that’s so necessary to be an ‘effective’ Senator. > Where she not Secretary of State, former senator Hillary Rodham > Clinton has been mentioned as a strong-personality, consensus-builder > type who might could have filled Teddy’s shoes—figuratively, of > course. For far too long, their has been this notion that electing > strong and powerful representatives and senators is what people need > to do. That erroneous notion, unneeded in a democracy, has kept-in- > place the anti-democracy ‘seniority’ system. Since those with prior > governmental experience seem better equipped to go to Washington and > FIGHT for the voters, this country is largely “represented” by CAREER > politicians, who are out-of-touch with the common man. > There are a dozen or so US Senators whom any person would feel > privileged to know. Republican Orrin Hatch is certainly one. He’s > also serious-minded enough that his political ideas should be valued, > highly. In contrast with Kennedy, Hatch admitted having had a modest > background. He graduated from the ‘Harvard of the West,’ Brigham > Young University. > Senator Robert C. Byrd, already mentioned, was an entertaining, > perhaps hypnotic presence who knew when to pull out his fiddle, or to > dance a jig, to keep himself getting re elected. He was notorious in > how he could get earmarks and grants for pet projects for his state. > And he was notorious for wielding more… ‘power’ than even the > Constitution ever intended for a single senator to get. Though he > knew how to entertain and could wow others with his speeches, Byrd was > a negative influence on this country, as a whole, though he’s probably > not thought of that way in West Virginia. > SC Senator J. Strom Thurmond—from my home state—died in 2003. > Quite candidly, he was a bombastic simpleton, nothing more. He fought > for legislation, sometimes literally. His media prominence and > constituent services kept him in office till age 100. Though he had > often touted the virtues of honesty and integrity, he lacked both of > those qualities. And he lacked a conscience as well. Strom fathered > at least five bastard children. His ‘brain’ was located closer to his > loins than beneath his orange color hair. Sadly, his children value > their family name more than they value honesty. > Teddy Kennedy had his ’Joan’, while Strom had his ‘Nancy’… by- > hook-or-by-crook. To date, history book writers have been too > impotent to reveal that man’s true nature. Though he has a bigger- > than-life bronze statue in Columbia showing him walking—briefcase in > hand—Thurmond’s greatest legacy will be that HE is the primary motive > for my having written and polished the New Constitution of the United > States of America. The insights that I gained regarding our failed > and failing State and Federal Governments is the direct result of my > having gone head-to-head with the senator. While he lived, I lost… > But when a true history of that man is written, there won’t be many > South Carolinians who will be proud to have a bronze stature(s) on > public property legitimizing that scoundrel. > Because of his advanced age, Thurmond didn’t seek re election. > Instead, he chose to… ‘endorse’ the present scoundrel, Senator Lindsey > Graham. The following excerpts from my New Constitution relate to > political endorsements: > > … “It shall be a felony for any government official or employee, or > any celebrity or media idol—past or present—to publicly endorse or > campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office or job. > Exhibiting ideological bias in a job terminates the employment. > Candidates for public office shall be disqualified for soliciting new > voter registrants; and no campaign shall aid or organize the > transportation of voters to the polls.” > > I realized that there was a fishiness to Graham when I got a > unisex letter from him signed: “Lin.” Like a Jack-in-a-Box, Graham is > always popping up in front of the media. Several of Judge Sonia > Sotomayor’s speeches, apparently, had troubled Graham. But he > endorsed her anyway, and to the great detriment of democracy and fair > play in America… Since Graham approves of those who think that … > reverse discrimination—as against those New Haven firefighters—is > acceptable, then he is guilty of treason. After getting a fair trial, > he should be “hanged by the neck until dead“, along side Barack Obama, > Sotomayor, and others. > Last Saturday on Fox News, I heard Rush Limbaugh discussing how > he doesn’t enjoy not being supportive of Barack Obama. I, too, don’t > enjoy that I can’t patriotically assent to everything Obama proposes. > Nearly two years ago, I began telling the readers that that ego > maniac, Obama, will do wrong things, deliberately. The following > quote of mine seems apt for Obama: “The lust for power favors evil- > doing, because the glory of dictating good things must always be > shared with their unspoken moral imperatives.” Congress, too, keeps > enjoying doing the wrong things… > In that lovely gothic church in Boston, I got a brief glimpse of > the former senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings. I’m glad that > he seems to be doing OK. The present Junior Senator from SC is > Senator Jim DeMint. DeMint has said the if the present health care > reform doesn’t get passed, that such will spell the downfall of > Obama’s Presidency. It’s either Obama’s downfall, or the downfall of > the USA riding on the outcome of health care reform. No amount of > pleading by one of Kennedy’s young grandsons, during a responsive > reading, should be allowed to sway the voters away from their concerns > regarding the national debt and run-away government over-control of > everything. And no… emotional naming of the bill, as a ‘tribute’ to > Kennedy, should be allowed to cause to be passed a bill which could > well break the backbone of this country. > President Obama and Congress keep pushing our country deeper and > deeper into poverty. Like Glenn Beck, I pray that things will turn > out fine. This week Beck referred to the USA as: A Democratic > Republic. But what we actually have in this country is: A > DISFUNCTIONAL Representative Republic. We ‘elect’ officials who then > go to Washington to vote their whimsy without regard for the wishes of > the tax-paying constituents who elected them. > Wake up America! Underlying our growing discontent over health > care and government over-spending, is the UNITY that’s needed to > ratify my constitution. Talk it up! The corrupt politicians in > Washington will surely frown. But your grandchildren, and theirs will > thank you! > > Respectfully submitted, > > John A. 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