Dear Readers: On ‘Face the Nation’, today, Bob Schieffer had Colin Powell as his guest. Such a show and such guests can’t be allowed in a viable democracy. That most necessary prohibition isn’t about ideology, nor skin color, but about avoiding creating the notion in the minds of viewers that the opinions of any celebrity—or past or present public figure—are more important than those of the man-on-the- street.
Schieffer asked Powell how he rated Obama as President, thus far. You’ll recall that late in the 2008 campaign, Powell endorsed Obama amid much fanfare. Powell’s reasoning, then, was obviously flawed, since Obama had no executive experience nor a worthy character. Hearing Powell repeat essentially the same lies about Obama’s non- existent attributes, was like having inadvertently feasted on poison. Where is the Oil of Ipecac when I need it? Lest any of you suppose, wrongly, that I am opposed to Blacks, for the past two weeks, I have enjoyed watching the TV show of Professor Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. who is investigating the genealogy of a diversity of Americans. Gates has such dignity and aplomb! I was wholly supportive of Gates when that never-should-have-become-one policeman arrested Gates on his own property for being rightfully incensed because of being asked to show I. D. My New Constitution contains the following: “… 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.” “… Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies shall not be organizationally affiliated, and persons or groups, therein, shall not be presumed by law enforcement to be acting lawfully solely because of such auspices.” “… There shall be no discrimination against any law abiding Citizen, business or organization due to arbitrary categorization. No public nor private regulation shall require disclosure of a person’s stand or vote on any issue which might cause them discrimination. Laws shall respect the People’s diverse mores without setting arbitrary social standards. No government shall criminalize behavior that the Public considers to be innocuous, or is macro-typical, or where government isn’t being deferential to the Public; nor shall they: prosecute victimless crimes other than gross reckless endangerment; restrict the freedoms of Citizens through oppressive laws and procedures; enact laws too broad in scope to address narrow issues; pass laws disallowing any reasonable criminal defense, or solely at a bureau’s request; selectively or inequitably enforce any laws; impose unfair, drastically different punishments due to one’s sex, race, color, creed or age; nor sentence someone differently due to their having a prior criminal record. An arresting officer may reverse such with impunity at any time, regardless of the forms, procedures or processes begun. The arrested person shall be freed and the record expunged. Agreeable restitution to crime victims may, at their option, substitute for the apt trial.” “… 2nd & 3rd Amendments: Law-abiding, peaceable Citizens shall have the right to keep and bear arms for sport or protection. Such may use appropriate action—by degrees—to counter unlawful, forced or threatening intrusion onto or into their private property, including: verbal warning; the threat of; and then the use of, deadly force, if necessary. Soldiers shall not be quartered in private residences not their own unless the House assents.” “… 4th Amendment: People, their motor vehicles, boats, possessions, clothes, phones, computers and other personal or private effects shall be secure in their houses, or other abodes, or on the associated owned or rented property, or at their place of work against unreasonable searches and seizures. Warrants may be issued only with just, probable cause, supported by a recent eye witness’s oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. No warrant shall be issued based on supposition, chance or a presumed likelihood of finding evidence. The obtaining or issuing of a warrant without just, probable cause is a felony, as is the serving of a wrongful warrant by an armed officer(s). Law enforcement shall not presume that a major crime may have occurred or might be in progress because of a petty crime; nor shall arrests be allowed that are due mainly to a person’s propinquity to a crime. A person arrested without resistance who is not a suspect in a provable crime of violence, may be searched, but not shackled, if they voluntarily agree to transport themselves, or to be transported; nor shall shackles nor prison clothes be used during the voluntary transport of such person to or from a public proceeding or court. Anyone who is arrested, detained, searched or has property seized because of a warrant shall have a public warrant hearing within 24 hours. Such hearing, with competent counsel, shall be before the judge issuing the warrant; the basis for issuing the warrant shall be explained; all parties causing the warrant to be issued, including the judge, shall be available for cross examination. The rationale and constitutionality for the issuing of a warrant can, by right, be appealed to a higher court(s). Evidence from unreasonable search or seizure isn’t admissible in court.” … *** VERY IMPORTANT: “… It shall be unlawful for law enforcement to endanger the Public in the reckless pursuit of a real or supposed wrongdoer, or to batter anyone already apprehended, or to allow another to batter such person without restraint. No Citizen can be stopped, detained, forced to show ID, nor required to explain any activity—including running—without there being substantial proof of their involvement in a felony. Petty crime commitment does not give law enforcement license to make unreasonable searches nor seizures.” Note: Blacks, in particular, have too often been battered, unfairly, as well as forced to show I. D. Under my New Constitution, all Prof. Gates would need to do is to calmly say: “Officer, this is my private residence. I accidentally locked myself out. Please leave, or you are in violation of my constitutional rights.” If the officer did not leave, or he asked to show I. D., he would be guilty of a felony carrying a minimum 3 yr. sentence. In his first press conference following the (wrongful) arrest of Professor Gates, Barack Obama said—most properly—that the police had acted inappropriately. But Obama slipped-up by saying he didn’t have all of the facts. The press cut-him-to-pieces for supporting the property rights of a Black above those of a (dumb) policeman in a “risky” profession. Rare, for me, I defended Obama’s correct ‘gut reaction’. If Obama has done any other thing RIGHT in his lifetime, I would be supportive of that act, as well. It was very sad to see how he bent to pressure, as though police can do no wrong. No beer drinking around a table could ever correct the unjust arrest of Gates. At the end of ‘Face the Nation’, Bob Schieffer did an excellent job of pointing out numbers of reasons why members of Congress aren’t responsive to the Public Will. About six billion dollars was wasted during the last election (mostly paid to consultants, pollsters, and the media). That included 8 to 20 million dollars per senator. Most of that money is “party” related, meaning: Those in office have effectively been BRIBED to do their party’s bidding before they even get a chance to consider… representing their electorates. None of the Founding Fathers, nor anyone else alive today, has spent more man-hours than me trying to put the USA on the right footing. Please, People. If you love your country, tell your friends, relatives and associates about a SC man who has penned and polished a New Constitution that will—once-and-for-all—make government be subordinate to the public. The FASTEST way to correct this country’s problems, and to begin removing the financial burdens on our grandchildren, is to ratify my New Constitution. Sending more good people to Washington simply cannot get the job done... — John A. Armistead — Patriot > On Feb 19, 7:02 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > Glenn Beck is rightfully critical of both the Republicans and the > Democrats in Congress. The Republicans, supposedly, want smaller and > more fiscally responsible government. But no matter how many well- > meaning Republicans get elected, our government, just like a CANCER, > keeps growing. There’s so much talk about government—and so much that > is being said that isn’t true—that its becoming increasingly clear > that few people, nor any group(s), have a handle on correcting the > problems that threaten us all. But if the USA is to survive, the > problems must be corrected! > > One way to assess the problems in the government status quo is to > realize that most of what transpires during congressional processes is > simply wasted TALK. To get elected, the candidates who can make the > best speeches seem to be showing the ‘potential’ of having the most > power. But the very notion that it’s desirable to have… powerful > representatives is a slap-in-the-face to the high standards of > DEMOCRACY. The latter should be the benchmark of what gets done in > and by government! > > Counter to the will of the Founding Fathers, Congress is now a > battleground where factions are pitted against factions—and > particularly, party against party. By the time anything useful (or > not so useful) gets done, the brain-drain on members of Congress will > have been so high, that those members quickly close their minds to > even the possibility that what has transpired probably wasn’t ideal. > The effect is that this country is saddled with too many laws that > don’t make the USA a better place. Rather than realize the failures > of government, or even the causes of the failures, members of Congress > will, mainly, remember their own wasted rhetoric, or the LOSS of the > party ideals to which most of them too willingly defer. > > Those with big egos, like most in Congress have, don’t take lightly > any losses in their political… games. Apparently, it’s more important > to win internal political battles than it is to be responsive to the > provable Will of the People. The first sentence in my New > Constitution says: “The Will of the People is the foundation of > government.” Our present run-away and out-of-control government has > no foundation either in the original Constitution nor in my New > Constitution. The latter is based upon the former. And such > clarifies and is expanded beyond the former. > > Effectively, the majority of what Congress does, or ever has done, is > UNCONSTITUTIONAL. From day one, the anti-democracy US Senate was in > violation of the SPIRIT of the Constitution (because the members don’t > represent equal-size electorates). Since the US Constitution is now, > and has always been, the primary Law of the Land, then the MAJORITY of > those in Congress are criminals—mostly due to fraud, bribery and > malfeasance. When members of Congress don’t respond to the will of > their electorates, that’s malfeasance. Numerous polls show that about > 61% of American People don’t want government controlling health care— > which would be about 16% of the US economy. So, all of those in > Congress, and especially Barack Obama, who have wasted any time > pushing for the “political” objectives of national health care reform, > are guilty of malfeasance, fraud (having promised to uphold and defend > the Constitution, then not doing so), and bribery (bowing to political > pressure to do things that the PEOPLE simply do not want!! > > It’s apparent, following the fraudulent election of Barack Obama, and > the accompanying majority held in both houses of Congress by the > Democratic Party, that our government is little more than an anti- > democracy GAME. Effectively, those on the winning side in any > election believe that they have been granted license to lord-it-over > the sad losers. But be it known: “NO DEMOCRACY NOR REPRESENTATIVE > REPUBLIC can exist where any groups—especially political parties—have, > or aspire to have, power that is greater than one-person-one-vote!” > > Recently, I chanced to be channel-flipping near CNN. I heard > newscaster Tony Harris lamenting: (I paraphrase) “It looks like the > Republicans will make gains in 2010. After that, the Democrats will > probably swing back into power. How can we stop those things from > happening?” I exclaimed, out-loud, to the TV: “Ratify my New > Constitution!” > > From day one, political parties have been UNCONSTITUTIONAL! The > original Constitution makes no allowance for there being pseudo- > governmental clearing houses for determining whom our representatives > can be. And the Founding Fathers never intended that Congress be > allowed to make… RULES that are diametrically opposed to the > principles expressed in the Constitution, itself. The later > restriction surely relates to NOT allowing party affiliation to affect > the chairmanships of committees, nor whom the “leadership” of Congress > can be. In a DEMOCRACY, there shall be no ‘leadership’ beyond the > Will of the People! > > As long as our government remained small—as during its first century > and a half—few would have cause to criticize it. But government, or > more particularly, the culture of government, started evolving away > from the ideals of the Founding Fathers. That was due, primarily, to > the unjustified media coverage of our elected officials in Washington, > because of the power of those on the national stage. But the Founding > Fathers never intended that members of Congress be ‘powerful’, or even > be ‘leaders’! Members of Congress were intended to respond to, and to > represent, ONLY their electorates in each home district. From day > one, any particular representative shall be on a ‘power parity’ with > each of the other representatives. So, any rule, procedure, or > cultural aspect of government that says otherwise is unconstitutional! > > Over the past century, the MEDIA has absolutely screwed-up our > government. It does so by causing government to be controlled by an > elitist group of high-talking, CAREER politicians. The latter remain > in office, largely, due to having their names and images being > constantly displayed by the media. Unfortunately, the poor, innocent > voters tend to associate media exposure with… POWER. It’s the > unjustified notion that there be POWER in our elected officials that > will bring down this country… unless corrected! And correct that my > New Constitution will! > > ** The media shall be prevented from assessing any news relative to > governmental processes.** The media can, however, COVER the news, but > without comment or interpretation. All 24-7 news shows where the > newscasters or moderators get to give their biased comments concerning > what is transpiring in or concerning government, will be outlawed. > Never again will “panels of experts” be allowed to pick apart whatever > is happening in our governing processes. And never again shall there > be any polling regarding elections or referenda. The 24-7 coverage; > those unending assessments; and the usually questionable polling, have > effectively turned this country’s electoral processes into SPORTING > EVENTS or GAMES. And never again shall our governing processes be > allowed to be subject material for comedians or commentators. Shows > like that of “progressive” Bill Maher will become unconstitutional. > And allowing any supposed celebrity to express their personal > political opinions in any media will close down the show. Larry King > and David Letterman will be out of jobs. Let there be Power to the > People! > > I have mixed feelings that Gov. Sarah Palin is now a contributor on > FOX. Her staying on-the-fence for too long regarding saving the USA > won’t help things. Palin recently ’slipped’ and called the USA a… > democracy. The latter was the IDEAL of the Founding Fathers which was > never realized. My New Constitution will guarantee that the PEOPLE > will be at the top of the pecking order in this country! There will > be democracy-on-demand for every issue of great controversy—like > national health care. > > * I summarize, below, some of the changes necessary to correct our > broken government. All patriots among us are urged to tell friends, > relatives and associates about a South Carolina man who has penned and > polished a New Constitution of the United States of America. Where > there is talk, there can be victory for America! > > Respectfully submitted, > > — John A. Armistead — > > * The New Constitution will: > > 1. Limit those who represent us in the House to people who have never > held public office before, nor (except for time spent in the military) > ever worked full-time for the government. > > 2. Ban the US Senate from existence, because such body has always > been the height of anti fairness and anti democracy. (The cost of > government will go down, and its efficiency will go up!) > > 3. Outlaw all political parties! Never again will this country be > split… down-the-aisle. > > 4 Criminalize lobbying by professionals, or amateurs, who represent a > particular faction or group. Any person who systematically contacts > representatives to influence their votes, other than their own home > district representative, shall be guilty of a felony. > > 5. Ban the media, and its many parts, from commenting on or assessing > anything regarding pending elections or referenda. News can be > “covered”, i.e., played back as real time audio or video recordings, > but no person employed by any medium; invited onto shows by a medium; > nor any celebrity shown via the media shall assess or comment on > elections or referenda issues—at risk of committing a felony. > > 6. Ban the media from having access to the US Capital. And ban > representatives from talking to any medium whose viewing audience or > readers is outside of that representative’s home district or state. > > 7. Remove the authority of the House to raise taxes above set, pre- > defined limits, without a national vote of the People. And allow > having public votes on any issue of great controversy. > > 8. Increase the ‘provisional’ vote for passage of a bill to 55%. And > require that all bills passing by less than 60% be re voted every four > years. > > 9. Strip all formerly abused powers from the Judiciary, which shall > become a LESSER branch of government. > > 10. Spell out dozens of offenses by government officials and > employees which shall get them fired and/or imprisoned. Such firings > can be instigated by any law abiding citizen observing the > infraction(s). > > 11. Require that all government officials and employees take a > loyalty oath to serve the PEOPLE (rather than some perceived ’boss’ in > government). > > 12. Completely revamp the ‘cultures’ and processes in law enforcement > which have, effectively, let the USA become a police state. No more > can law enforcement have immunity from prosecution because such is > acting as an arm of government. Any person working for government, > including public officials, can be sued in civil court, or charged in > criminal court just like those outside of government. > > 13. Stripping the requirement that jury verdicts be unanimous both > for guilt or for innocence. The latter… ‘for innocence’ neutralized > the Founding Father’s fervent hope that no person go to prison, nor be > put-to-death, for a crime or offense which they didn’t commit. My New > Constitution will come close to guaranteeing that no innocent person > will ever go to jail! > > 14. Require that companies based in the USA that do business in other > countries, shall not damage the public health nor the natural > environment either here nor abroad. (For example: No more selling of > cigarettes to other countries as though the eventual killing of those > people is somehow an acceptable business practice.) > > 15. Require that every ‘law’ on the books be reviewed and revoted— > with full citizen input. No law shall exist that isn’t agreeable to > at least 55% of the voters. > > _____ > > Government ‘As You Like > It’http://groups.google.com/group/politicalforum/browse_thread/thread/ae... > > THE FOUNDING FATHERS WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE OUR GOVERNMENT, > TODAY.http://groups.google.com/group/politicalforum/browse_thread/thread/f3... > > PLAYING THE GAME TO BRING DOWN > AMERICAhttp://groups.google.com/group/politicalforum/browse_thread/thread/35... > > There’s Only One Way for the Tea Party Movement to > WIN.http://groups.google.com/group/politicalforum/browse_thread/thread/8e... > > __________ -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
