GLENN BECK’S ‘REFOUNDERS’ ARE A DEAD-END. Does anyone seriously think that an assemblage of 56 anonymous congressional insiders willing to—as Glenn Beck says—“rat” on their political parties, has any chance of uniting the American People to correct our errant government? I, for one, think not! For hours a day, Beck himself ‘rats’ on Obama et al, and on congressional Democrats and Republicans who are clearly out-of-touch and out-of- control. Yet, the talk-on-the-street is more about having the American People be listened to and respected by Congress, rather than ignored as… Astroturf, or a bunch of radicals. At long last, the People are becoming sufficiently riled up to insist that the deficiencies in our government be corrected. Most people don’t want to waste their time listening to the latest… “dirt” to be revealed on those in Obama’s administration, or in Congress. All they want to see happen is for our government to be CHANGED for the better from its present course. Spare them the boring details of newly discovered corruption. Most Americans already know that our government is corrupt. That is a given.
Michael Moore, in his naïveté, refers to America as “Our great democracy.” In actuality, this country is a dysfunctional representative republic. Every two years we get to vote on our ‘elected dictators’ who subsequently ignore our wishes at every turn. Of course there is constant impetus to… KICK the RASCLES OUT! But doing so at various times over the past century hasn’t produced the positive changes needed. The unwritten rule is: “Government evolves to be worse, never better.” The new people who get voted into office are quickly neutered by the status quo political bosses and majority leaders, and by the congressional rules. To ever get “Change you can believe in.” we must stop doing business as usual in Washington. From day one my New Constitution will correct the myriad deficiencies in our government. No revolutions will be required, nor bloodshed—just the RESOLVE of the American People to use their collective power to right our course as a nation! Glenn Beck has yet to post these five questions on his famous chalk board: (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.) Should lobbyists have more influence on government than… the People? (5.) Can the needed changes be made by voting-in better congressmen? When most Americans can answer each of those questions with a NO, then the resolve will have been reached to ratify my New Constitution of the United States of America. This week the Supreme Court began a new session. Because of that the American People should be saying personal prayers of… “God help us.” Those nine judicial misfits chose to have prayer at a Catholic Church. And they posed for the obligatory group photos, all robed in black. Because of those robe ‘uniforms’ and periodic group meetings “the court” has a persona of its own that is more influential than the nine separate voices that the founding fathers had intended to be heard. Instead of voicing their individual personal opinions, frequently, the justices research to find “the court’s” decisions on similar issues in the past. For good or for bad, decisions, already made, are having far too much influence on matters before the court, today. “… Judges and justices shall not anthropomorphize “the Court”, nor seek out “historical” court positions on which to base decisions; rather, decisions shall be theirs alone.” TV Judge Andrew Napolitano gave a capsule description of why he believes that illegal aliens will not be denied medical care, even though the majority of Americans don’t wish that they get such. Napolitano said: “The Supreme Court has ruled that you can’t punish people for ‘where they were born’ (and thus discriminate against them for something… beyond their control).” Wow! Is having people come into this country, illegally, an issue of where they chanced to be born? Coming into this country, illegally, was a voluntary act, NOT a happening over which those people had no control! The rationale in the former decision well justifies my demoting the judiciary to be a “lesser branch of government”! “… Article III: Section 1: The lesser Judicial Branch consists of a Supreme Court and such inferior courts as the House establishes. Its major duty is to interpret laws. It has no power to command enforcement of any of its rulings unless so mandated in prior, formally stipulated and apt laws. Judges and justices are technicians of the law and of this New Constitution. They shall perform their duties as individuals, never as part of any perceived culture of the lesser Judicial Branch, nor from any consultation whatsoever with past or present members of such. Additionally, they shall not have held state or federal executive or legislative office. The President shall nominate new justices who are between the ages of 50 and 60 years old, and may on good behavior, serve a single term of up to 10 years. Judges and justices shall be selected for their intellect, high moral character, compassion, knowledge of the law, likable nature, and for their proficiency and expediency in office. Such shall not be aloft nor considered infallible in all their judgments, yet shall be respected if they right injustices quickly. They shall make decisions based on apt laws and this New Constitution—never on their personal ideologies. Every two years an unbiased review panel shall apprise the Citizens of the job performance grade, as herein, of seated judges and justices. With the assent of 60% of the voters nationwide, the latter can be unseated. Judges and justices aren’t royalty, nor do they have an implied moral judgment inherently superior to public macro-consensus. They shall not be chambered lavishly, sit in throne- like chairs, wear robes on the job, nor dress in a style that differentiates them from the People. They shall not socialize with, nor privately be in conference with, members of the Executive or Legislative branches of government; nor shall they attend State of the Union Addresses or similar events. The Public shall not stand for entering or exiting judges or justices who shall be addressed only as: judge or justice. Judges and justices not respecting such provisions, or who exhibit excessive arrogance or pomposity on the job shall be removed. Sessions of all trials shall begin with the judge(s) or justice(s) saying: “The justice system is on trial.” All assent five- to-four Supreme Court decisions are for one year only, or shall be invalid; and the same nine justices shall not—on their own—reconsider such issue. Courtrooms shall be devoid of gavels, seals, flags and oppressive art, and no design feature nor process shall imply that judges or justices represent government or respond patly or collectively. It is TREASON for a judge or justice to rule with disfavor on the supremacy of a fair democracy. …” Michael Moore should be impressed by the many provisions in my New Constitution requiring that “capitalists” play fair. Governments and businesses will be made to play fair. Then, Moore shouldn’t be so ‘down’ on the main reason that the USA is (or used to be…) great: Capitalism. “… Section 8: It’s a felony for any person, organization, group, or special interest—publicly or privately—to lobby judges or justices for influencing their rulings; also, for any judge or justice to accept a bribe in exchange for a judicial favor. It’s a capital offense for such to accept a bribe that directly results in a person’s death. It’s a felony to extort an innocent defendant into pleading guilty by threatening to try them for a greater crime; ipso facto, the greater crime is excused. Law enforcement and the courts shall be responsive rather than proactive, protective without being subjugative, and shall enforce the New Constitution ahead of any other laws or employment hierarchies. Racial or other statistical profiling, preemptive arrests, detention or sentencing are illegal if a person’s constitutional rights are violated. In a national emergency the President may waive the latter. It’s a felony for an attorney to acquiesce to their client’s ongoing violations of this constitution, and/or their criminal conduct, without censure; or for any reason to conspire to violate, or violate, another person’s civil rights; or to stonewall the easy resolution of justified complaints by non action, legal shenanigans or personal bias. Similarly, it’s a civil offense for an individual, group or business to require that a justified plaintiff have an attorney before moving to make agreeable amends. States shall license no attorney on the payroll or board of another type business, organization or non-judicial governmental agency; nor one who violates this constitution; nor one who because of personal bias, fails to competently defend the civil rights of any Citizen. Incorporation doesn’t protect those in such from personal responsibility for maliciousness in: harming any person; irremediably harming local or world environs; or endangering the likely health and safety of local or world Citizens. A crime’s seriousness shall be consistent with the mores of the People and the apt juries rather than with government. Judges & justices shall be well mannered, forthright and succinct; courtrooms aren’t their property nor forums for venting their feelings. A Citizen can sanction a judge or justice in court for deviating from this constitution or its spirit. Rightful behavior by any law abiding Citizen is appropriate, implicitly, and no Citizen so acting shall be subordinate in or to any court, nor be made to defer to overly drawn-out legal processes or pending rulings. …” The American People need to realize that the only way the USA can survive is for us to agree on having a FAIR (and on-demand) DEMOCRACY, without any corrupting, intervening GROUP influences. Once such new government is in place, never again will we need fear any law that might be made nor any judicial ruling. Then, at long last, the PEOPLE will be at the TOP of the pecking order! — 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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