Dead Letter?

ARTICLE II.  Section 1 of the United States Constitution includes:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Yes, I can understand the meaning and "Spirit" of the above oath.

No, I can not comprehend the President's oath of office.

United States Senate rules:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

Yes, I can understand the meaning and "Spirit" of the above oath.

No, I can not comprehend the Senate's oath of office.

ARTICLE X. of the United States Constitution

 The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Yes, I can understand the meaning and "Spirit" of the 10th amendment.

No, I can not comprehend the concept represented by the words in the 10th amendment.

Is there any part of these oaths that make the 10th amendment to the United States Constitution optional?

No

Yes

Is there a part of the Constitution that "Voids or Nullifies" the Bill of Rights?

No, There is not.

Yes, If you have good intentions...

Do you believe the framers of the Constitution intended for the Federal Government to control the States Legislatures by means of financial blackmail?

No, that is why there is a 9th and 10th amendment.

Yes, The 10th amendment is clear, that the States were only meant to be temporary.

Is it ok to violate the spirit of the Constitution, if someone has a "Good Idea"?

No.

Yes, Good ideas are a great thing.

Consider the fact that Clinton has just signed a bill to lower drunken driving standards. 

The Bill that Clinton approved will cut of highway funding to States that do not capitulate to Federal demands.

True, The State Legislatures must obey, if they want their fair share of highway funding.

False, Congress would never violate the spirit of the Constitution.

Why is Congress fooling around with schemes to cutoff highway funding instead of just passing a federal BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) law?

A Federal BAC law would clearly be unconstitutional.

A Federal BAC law would clearly be constitutional, the funding thing was just a pacifier for Constitutional Extremists.

If Congress and the President craft laws to violate the Spirit or Intent of the Constitution, no matter how good their intentions are, do they violate their Oaths of Office?

Yes

No, "...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." means you can ignore the spirit of the law.

Even if the President and The Congress violate their oaths of office, it is no big deal.

True, but it should be a big deal. 

True, it is no big deal and nothing to get excited over.  We must maintain the perception  that the Constitution matters, even if our actions prove otherwise. Who really cares if you violate a promise to defend a fraudulent promise? Besides their intentions were good!

Now consider this:

When a group of Homosexuals wanted to have some posters printed up, they had a problem, they had failed to pool their resources to buy a printing press, the simple fact being that they were free to of done so.

No government ever denied the Homosexuals the opportunity to purchase their own printing press.

There happened to be a man in Ypsilanti Michigan who had exercised his freedom, and invested his resources into a printing press.

The Homosexuals went to visit the man with the printing press and proposed that they trade some of their resources for some of his. 

The man declined.

The question is not the wisdom / prudence / whatever of the man's decision, but weather he had a right to make the decision.

What rights are involved?

Freedom of the Press. The Government can not prevent someone from printing, nor can the Government FORCE someone to print.  I read somewhere that "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;..."

True - The press Should be Free

False - The Government Must Control the Press

Involuntary Servitude, Can the Government force a free citizen to labor when they care not to? Consider this little tidbit " Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

True - It is a Natural right of Government

False - Slavery is wrong.

Property Rights. The Government in forcing one to operate ones equipment, against the free will of the equipment's owner, is claming ownership of the property / equipment, with out a hearing or trial. The Government can not take ownership of property.

True - Private Property should be protected

False - All Property belongs to the Government / King

Ownership Rights. The man owned his paper stock. In order for the man to own his paper stock, he has to have the right to dis-own the paper stock. If the government forces him to dis-own the paper stock against his will, the fact would then be that he never had an enforceable right of ownership.

Part of ownership is deciding how to dispose of what you own..

Ownership is a right reserved only for the Government. 

Contractual Rights. The Freedom to voluntary enter into Contracts.

The Government has the power to sign your name on a contract against your wishes.

Contracts are made when a man gives his word to fulfill his end of an agreement. 

Self Determination Rights.  The Right to be STUPID and act against one's self interest.

It is my business if I want to make a fool of myself.

I need the Government to protect me from myself. 

Equal Rights.  Everyone has the same rights.  (Ever come across the phrase "nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.")

True - The Homosexuals have the same rights as the Print Shop owner.

False - The Homosexuals Rights trump the Print Shop owners right not to enter into a contract with them. 

The Homosexuals went to the City of Ypsilanti and had them pass a GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE to trump the above listed rights of the Print Shop owner.

Now that the above rights are null and void in Ypsilanti what is left to stop the Government?

The fact that GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCES TRUMP the CONSTITUTION, proves that the US CONSTITUTION is now a DEAD LETTER, any one who tries to tell you otherwise is in denial.

I think it is time people realize the Constitution is a dead letter, unless you believe as the ACLU does that the Founding Fathers meant for every offence to be described two ways, so if the government cant get you on one definition, they can try again with their back up charges.

A quick and simple quiz for you:

I do not believe in my heart of hearts that the Founding Fathers meant for every offence to be described two ways, so if the government cant get you on one definition, they can try again with their back up charges.

I do believe in my heart of hearts that the Founding Fathers meant for every offence to be described two ways, so if the government cant get you on one definition, they can try again with their back up charges.

What do you think speaks louder?

Actions Speak louder than Words

or

Words Speak louder than Actions

What were the ACTIONS of the self-proclaimed defender of Rights, the ACLU, before the second trial of the Officers involved in the arrest of Rodney King?

Silence

They filed Lawsuits to try to defend the 5th amendment's prohibition of double jeopardy.

The truth is that the California ACLU wanted the second trial.

 Bill Raspberry of the Washington Post puts it this way "...in effect to give us another bite at the apple of punishment."

Now Just for kicks consider this quaint little quote:

 No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Must be an old obsolete relic, that even the ACLU would not defend.

Ask the officers in the Rodney King deal. When I saw on the news a group of people cheering the verdict against them, it was like watching people cheer a knife in the back of Lady Liberty.

 I knew they were not really cheering the conviction of some peace officers who had problems containing a juiced-up-crack-head-drunk-driver who by the grace of God did not kill some some one on his driving adventure.

 I knew they were cheering the demise of constitutional law.

In closing I think you have been able to see where the Constitution, the Spirit or intent behind it, and our Natural Rights, have  been pushed aside, much as Bill Clinton pushed aside his own marriage vows.

Can one be Faithful and Unfaithful to ones marriage at the same time?

Can one be Faithful and Unfaithful to the Constitution at the same time?

Can a Woman be "Just a little bit pregnant"?

Other countries have beautifully written constitutions that don't mean squat, ever wonder why?

The answer is simple.

The People do not believe in them. A Constitution's power only comes from People who WANT TO FOLLOW BY THE RULES. There are no penalties for not following the rules except for one ... There are no rules ... Thus my conclusion that the United States Constitution is merely a dead letter.

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Mark

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