Dear MJ: When the time (i. e., the political and social climate) is right for publishing my entire New Constitution, I will decide when that will happen, not you. Lose your "bossy" attitude, before I consider you more a pest than a supporter. I would like to hear from other people, too. — John A. Armistead — Patriot
On Feb 10, 10:16 pm, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > >(4.) Our Constitution allows the House and Senate to make their own… > > rules. But the SPIRIT of the Constitution DEMANDS that its most > > fundamental objectives NOT be negated by whatever rules have been > > made! To wit: (A.) Allowing seniority to determine who has power on > > committees or in legislative processes. (B.) Allowing the majority > > party to have powerful chairmanships of committees and sub- > > committees. (C.) Allowing straw votes, or test votes, to identify > > who will need to be pressured to… pass or to defeat a bill. (D.) > > Allowing role call votes which let under-the-table deals be made while > > the votes are being cast. (F.) Allowing filibustering to give > > individuals more power than their one vote. (G.) Allowing caucuses > > of any kind for gaining unfair influence over the outcome of votes. > > (H.) Allowing disparate items to be ‘attached’ to bills, so that the > > passage of the desired portions must also entail the passage of the > > undesired portions. Etc., etc… > > Heretofore, any person taking an oath to support the Constitution > >has > > in fact been taking an oath the support the failed TRADITIONS which > > violate the SPIRIT of the Constitution, itself! > > Again, the Constitution provides LIMITED Powers, It is usurpations > > and conditioning of the citizenry that has created the power-mongering > > and the pull-peddling. This will not go away by merely installing some > > other set of rules for the legislature. > [F] > [F] Ha! The corruption in Washington will go away ONE day after my > New Constitution is ratified! Those working for government will be > going to prison, or to the gallows, for assenting to, then > disregarding this requirement: “Fair play and democracy shall have > supremacy in the USA!” That one sentence will assure the survival of > this country! > Your delusions notwithstanding, you keep talking about some magical, > mythical constitution that has not been seen. > History is clearly not on your side. > The Corruption exists -- as noted -- precisely because the Government > has power (usurped, primarily) over others; to take from some and give > to their favored under the guise of 'common good' and similar nonsense. > Regard$, > --MJThose who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to > repeat them. -- George Santayana -- 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.
