-Caveat Lector- anybody agree with thew?
Remember:More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died in United States Commercial Nuclear Power plant operations visit my web site at http://www.info-quest.org My ICQ# is 79071904 See the Pledge of alleginace to the flag that the 9th circuit court of appeals doesn't want you to say. for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.info-quest.org/Enumerated.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:09:56 -0400 From: thew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ctrl] September 17th a day to remember...... Isn't that the document that is sacred unless you want to discriminate against gays or make the terminator play Ronald Reagan at the white house? On 9/17/04 8:06 PM, "William Bacon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pay No Attention to This Day > > by Harry Browne > > September 17, 2003 > > This day isn't important. > > There are far more significant days in the year: > > > Labor Day, when we pretend to care about other people's jobs while > frolicking at the beach. > > > Election Day, when we pretend we're making a difference by voting. > > > Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Susan B. Anthony Day, when we pretend to > be politically correct. > > > Memorial Day, when we pretend that we live in a free country because of > all the people who were killed in the government's senseless wars. > > > Flag Day, when we pretend the government is America. > > > Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day, when we pretended that World War I > made the world safe for democracy). > > > National Teachers Day, when we pretend our children are getting an > education. > > > Earth Day, when we pretend that making the government more powerful will > make the environment cleaner. > > > United Nations Day, when we pretend to believe all those inane statements > about world peace. > > > Today doesn't seem to come anywhere near those days in importance. > > You see, today is supposed to be Constitution Day. And no one really > cares about the Constitution anymore. > > What It Was > > The Constitution was supposed to spell out what government can do and > what it can't do. The government's few legal functions are listed in > Article 1, Section 8. It was a revolutionary document, in that no > government in history had ever had its duties and restrictions so > carefully defined. > > Despite frequent violations of the Constitution by the government, the > document did its job reasonably well for the first hundred years - making > America the freest country in history. > > As late as 1887, when Congress passed a bill providing federal relief to > drought-stricken Texas farmers, Grover Cleveland vetoed it, saying, "I can > find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution." > > But that was about the last gasp for limited, Constitutional government. > Because the Constitution wasn't self-enforcing, it depended on the good > intentions of politicians - something Thomas Jefferson specifically warned > against in 1798 when he said, "In questions of power, then, let no more be > heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains > of the Constitution." > > Michael Cloud put it more succinctly in recent years: "The problem isn't > the abuse of power, it's the power to abuse." So long as the politicians > have the power, they'll abuse it. And the Constitution was intended to > prevent the politicians from getting the power to abuse. > > The Transformation > > But by the end of the 1800s, too many Americans had lost their fear of > government and politicians. The introduction of government schools had > made it almost certain that most children would never learn the importance > of binding down government with the chains of the Constitution. > > And so government was transformed in the public mind from a > necessary-but-dangerous evil into "the great fiction, through which > everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else," as Frdric > Bastiat described it. > > More and more, the Constitution became a political toy, to be tossed > about, invoked, ignored, or misrepresented - whatever suited a given > politician's agenda at any given moment. > > The income tax amendment in 1913 hammered the final nail into the coffin > of limited, constitutional government. Now the politicians had not only > the authority, but also the unlimited revenue, to do whatever they wanted. > It seems very, very unlikely, for example, that Americans would have been > dragged into World War I if the government hadn't had the unlimited > revenue to finance it. > > Even the Bill of Rights - which eliminates all ambiguity by spelling out > specific things the government may not do - was relegated to second place > behind the needs of politicians. By the first World War, the Supreme Court > had decided that the words "Congress shall make no law..." don't really > mean that "Congress shall make no law..." They mean only that the > government must have a "compelling interest" in doing something. Not > surprisingly, the government employees on the Court almost always decide > that the government does have a compelling interest. > > Where Do We Go from Here? > > Those conservatives who still care about the Constitution say that it > should be taught in the schools. As though government employees will > emphasize the original purpose of the Constitution in restraining > government. Instead, they'll give snap quizes on such weighty questions as > "How many years in a Senator's term?" or "Who appoints the Supreme Court > justices?" > > If the American people are to learn the importance of limited, > Constitutional government, we have to teach them ourselves. > > But people aren't interested in academic lectures on constitutional > government. They're far more interested in their own lives - and rightly > so. > > That's why repealing the federal income tax is our best tool. We can offer > them the reward of never paying income tax again in exchange for giving up > any unconstitutional federal programs. > > The next time you want someone to understand the importance of the > Constitution, try approaching him this way... > > > If we repeal the federal income tax and yours is an average American > family, you'll have at least $10,000 a year more to spend or invest. What > will you do with that money? > > > Will you put your children in a private school, where they can get > whatever kind of education you want for them? > > > Will you help your favorite cause or charity in a way you've never been > able to do before? > > > Will you start that business you've always wanted, plan a better > retirement, send your children to college? > > All you have to do in return is to restrict the government to the > Constitution - giving up whatever pittance unconstitutional government > provides to you personally. > > If you try this, you may be surprised to find that the Constitution isn't > such a hard sell after all. > > And maybe someday Constitution Day will mean something again. > > > > > > > > > > > > You can download Harry Browne's Why Government Doesn't Work at > www.LibertyFree.com. > You can read more of his articles at www.HarryBrowne.org. > He is the Director of Public Policy for the DownsizeDC Foundation > He was the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000. > > | Home | Article Index | Harry's Journal | Radio Show | Radio Archives | > Radio Links | Investment Advice | HB Books | Audio Files | > | Have Harry Speak | FreedomWire | 2000 Campaign Report | DownsizeDC > Foundation | Libertarian Party | About Harry | > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Remember:More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died in > United States Commercial Nuclear Power plant operations > > visit my web site at > http://www.info-quest.org My ICQ# is 79071904 > See the Pledge of alleginace to the flag that the 9th circuit court of > appeals doesn't want you to say. > for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: > http://www.info-quest.org/Enumerated.html > > > > www.ctrl.org > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER > ========== > ctrl is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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