disunion, secession, nullification...
Jul 30, 2012 11:24:07 GMT -5
Post by Michael Downing on Jul 30, 2012 11:24:07 GMT -5
A great read... As discussed on the Mike Church Show this morning...
What's a Little Disunion Among Friends: A Modest Proposal
I think, however, it would be even more true to state that the nationalists have violated the spirit of the American republic, in its form as well as in its essence. I would go so far as to state that it is impossible to have a nation and a republic simultaneously. A nation demands just as much centralization as republicanism demands decentralization.
For now, of course, all of this is just fantasy.
But, it’s worth considering, and it’s worth considering sooner rather than later. If the dignity of the human person (male, female, black, white, Asian, gentile, Jew. . .) is to be respected, preserved, and augmented, it will not be so under the existing American federal government. In terms of support of the wealthy (stimuli packages), the growth of the secretive security state, and the decline of American civil liberties, look to the federal government. In every single way, it has become increasingly oppressive. Each political party is guilty--either from sins of omission or commission--and, from the perspective of a constitutionalist, there really is no constitution left.
There is also little (but hope is still not vain) possibility of revival of the one we have--at least not within the existing geographical structure of the U.S. And, if there is a revival, it will come probably not from politics or political science or think tanks or any of the other ephemera of the world. It will come from literature, liberal education, and a proper understanding of man.
There’s probably no stopping Leviathan from within any longer. But if we could simply walk away from the oppression that continues to engulf us and emasculate us, life might just be a bit freer and more humane for our children and their children. There’s almost no chance of secession to succeed, but it’s probably worth the effort.
It's a terrible and telling comment on America that we can not imagine a state or region or city or area leaving the U.S. without a massive reaction of American military forces. When Quebec almost left Canada over a decade ago, no one expected violence. The same could never be said of a similar movement in the U.S.
But I will conclude with this thought. If the soul was once the Constitution, America's body is nearly corrupt beyond redemption, would it not be best to find a healthy body for the soul to thrive?
www.imaginativeconservative.org/2012/07/whats-little-disunion-among-friends.html
What's a Little Disunion Among Friends: A Modest Proposal
I think, however, it would be even more true to state that the nationalists have violated the spirit of the American republic, in its form as well as in its essence. I would go so far as to state that it is impossible to have a nation and a republic simultaneously. A nation demands just as much centralization as republicanism demands decentralization.
For now, of course, all of this is just fantasy.
But, it’s worth considering, and it’s worth considering sooner rather than later. If the dignity of the human person (male, female, black, white, Asian, gentile, Jew. . .) is to be respected, preserved, and augmented, it will not be so under the existing American federal government. In terms of support of the wealthy (stimuli packages), the growth of the secretive security state, and the decline of American civil liberties, look to the federal government. In every single way, it has become increasingly oppressive. Each political party is guilty--either from sins of omission or commission--and, from the perspective of a constitutionalist, there really is no constitution left.
There is also little (but hope is still not vain) possibility of revival of the one we have--at least not within the existing geographical structure of the U.S. And, if there is a revival, it will come probably not from politics or political science or think tanks or any of the other ephemera of the world. It will come from literature, liberal education, and a proper understanding of man.
There’s probably no stopping Leviathan from within any longer. But if we could simply walk away from the oppression that continues to engulf us and emasculate us, life might just be a bit freer and more humane for our children and their children. There’s almost no chance of secession to succeed, but it’s probably worth the effort.
It's a terrible and telling comment on America that we can not imagine a state or region or city or area leaving the U.S. without a massive reaction of American military forces. When Quebec almost left Canada over a decade ago, no one expected violence. The same could never be said of a similar movement in the U.S.
But I will conclude with this thought. If the soul was once the Constitution, America's body is nearly corrupt beyond redemption, would it not be best to find a healthy body for the soul to thrive?
www.imaginativeconservative.org/2012/07/whats-little-disunion-among-friends.html