Restore The Articles of Confederation
Feb 20, 2013 21:47:52 GMT -5
Post by Michael Downing on Feb 20, 2013 21:47:52 GMT -5
First Link from NC Renegade...
A Blueprint To Restore The Articles of Confederation
Restoring the Articles of Confederation Must Begin at the State Level
The centralization of government power not only leads to the looting and plundering of the taxpaying class by the parasitic class; it also slowly destroys freedom of speech and the free exchange of ideas. One of the first things every tyrannical government does is to monopolize the educational system in order to brainwash the youth and bolster its political power. "As soon as Lee surrendered at Appomattox the federal government began revising history to teach that secession was illegitimate. This was all part of Lincoln's 'Revolution' which overthrew the federal system of government created by the founding fathers and put into motion the forces of centralized governmental power". -Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Our founding fathers didn't think of themselves as citizens of the United States; rather, most correctly considered themselves citizens of their individual states first and of "these united States" second. This is why at the founding of the republic, "united" was not capitalized.
www.thedailybell.com/28726/Ron-Holland-Axiom-4-A-Blueprint-To-Restore-The-Articles-of-Confederation
Henry and Mason argued against the ratification of the Constitution and many of what they warned against has come to past and more than even they could foresee...
If at first you don't secede; try, try again.
Mason's primary concerns about government, both Virginia's and the new nation's, were aimed at preserving the rights and liberties of individuals above all else. While he wanted a strong nation, he feared giving the government too much power, and for this reason, had become a strict constructionist of the Articles of Confederation. Mason was particularly alarmed by the Continental Congress's appeal for the states to levy more taxes to support the army and to retire the public debt. He felt the central government was overstepping its bounds in not adhering to the specific powers delegated by the Articles of Confederation. On May 30, 1783, Mason drafted a letter of instructions to the Virginia General Assembly delegates on behalf of the Fairfax County Freeholders. He wrote:
We desire and instruct you strenuously to oppose all encroachments of the American Congress upon the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the separate States; and every assumption of power, not expressly vested in them, by the Articles of Confederation. . . . And in particular we desire and instruct you to oppose any attempts which may be made by Congress to obtain a perpetual revenue, or the appointment of revenue officers. Were these powers superadded to those they already possess, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitutions of Government in the different States would prove mere parchment bulwarks to American Liberty
www.gunstonhall.org/georgemason/essays/constitution.html
A Blueprint To Restore The Articles of Confederation
Restoring the Articles of Confederation Must Begin at the State Level
The centralization of government power not only leads to the looting and plundering of the taxpaying class by the parasitic class; it also slowly destroys freedom of speech and the free exchange of ideas. One of the first things every tyrannical government does is to monopolize the educational system in order to brainwash the youth and bolster its political power. "As soon as Lee surrendered at Appomattox the federal government began revising history to teach that secession was illegitimate. This was all part of Lincoln's 'Revolution' which overthrew the federal system of government created by the founding fathers and put into motion the forces of centralized governmental power". -Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Our founding fathers didn't think of themselves as citizens of the United States; rather, most correctly considered themselves citizens of their individual states first and of "these united States" second. This is why at the founding of the republic, "united" was not capitalized.
www.thedailybell.com/28726/Ron-Holland-Axiom-4-A-Blueprint-To-Restore-The-Articles-of-Confederation
Henry and Mason argued against the ratification of the Constitution and many of what they warned against has come to past and more than even they could foresee...
If at first you don't secede; try, try again.
Mason's primary concerns about government, both Virginia's and the new nation's, were aimed at preserving the rights and liberties of individuals above all else. While he wanted a strong nation, he feared giving the government too much power, and for this reason, had become a strict constructionist of the Articles of Confederation. Mason was particularly alarmed by the Continental Congress's appeal for the states to levy more taxes to support the army and to retire the public debt. He felt the central government was overstepping its bounds in not adhering to the specific powers delegated by the Articles of Confederation. On May 30, 1783, Mason drafted a letter of instructions to the Virginia General Assembly delegates on behalf of the Fairfax County Freeholders. He wrote:
We desire and instruct you strenuously to oppose all encroachments of the American Congress upon the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the separate States; and every assumption of power, not expressly vested in them, by the Articles of Confederation. . . . And in particular we desire and instruct you to oppose any attempts which may be made by Congress to obtain a perpetual revenue, or the appointment of revenue officers. Were these powers superadded to those they already possess, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitutions of Government in the different States would prove mere parchment bulwarks to American Liberty
www.gunstonhall.org/georgemason/essays/constitution.html