» Tuesday Open Thread: Bill of Rights Edition

Acorn Housing - December 15th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

Reporters are asking Congress "Where does it state In the Constitution you have force healthcare on Americians?

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Ask your Congressmam / women and what the "deer in the headlight look"

So Funny – http://video.foxnews.com/12527594/unconstitutiona... (Please Watch)

Merry Christmas everyone !

ElvisP - December 15th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

Dear Mr. XXXXX (Part I)

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office about your concerns regarding certain advisors to President Obama. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts.

I also have concerns with some of the individuals that President Obama has chosen to advise him as well as certain statements they have made. While I would not have selected many of these individuals, it is within the President's discretion to hire those he wants to work in the White House. These individuals, who work simply as advisers to the President, hold little authority to direct or enforce policy and are therefore far less accountable to Congressional inquiry.

ElvisP - December 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

(Part II)

However, the Constitution requires that any presidential appointee exercising significant legal authority be confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate. Congress also has significant oversight authority over such individuals and the work directed by their office. I will continue to monitor the actions of these individuals and will work with my colleagues in the Senate to ensure that they do not perform the responsibilities of confirmed office holders.

Thank you again for your letter. I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with me.

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

Professor Turgeson - December 15th, 2009 at 1:24 pm

I've been paying into Medicare for nigh on 40 or so years. Now, it appears that the democrats, with a few strokes of their pens, plan to alter that contract fundamentally and from what I can tell, substantially reduce or alter my benefits when I'm forced into the system in a few years.

In business law, I think that is called a breach of contract. Where do I go to sue for damages and on what basis?

I'm becoming increasingly convinced that a 28th Amendment is necessary and perhaps a 29th – when Congress authorizes war, all their able-bodied children must enlist. That might prevent some wars and when we do go to war, it might prevent Congressional subversion of war efforts.

TheRightSide - December 15th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Whose muddies footprints are those I see on the Bill of Rights ? Looks like, Obama's, Reid's, Pelosi's, Schumer's, Waxman's et. al. If the shoe fits…..

We The People will enforce the provisions of the Bill of Rights very soon. The Executive Branch and nearly all of Congress are seditious traitors to the people of this country. It is too much to expect they might be tried in the court system at some future point. They WILL be tried in the COURT OF FREEDOM LOVING AMERICA next November. Makes you giddy with the prospect of seeing their sorry asses packing up their offices !

underarock - December 15th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

KUDOs – another proper usage of the word 'traitor'. One of my biggest disappointments in current events is that this word is not used nearly enough.

underarock - December 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

The Bill of Rights and the Constitution is our rally issue. They take the oath of office to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Not doing so is breach of contract at minimum but to purposefully subvert it is treasonous. I hear there is an empty prison in Montana that would hold about 600 traitors.

StlDan - December 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

The halls of Congress should have the Bill of Rights and the Constitution inscribed on the wall paper.

Imjohngalt - December 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pm

I would like to take this moment that to thank God and the Founding Fathers for these "negative" liberties. What our President is ignorant to is that, first, "negative" liberties is an oxy-moronic phrase. If he is indeed the Constitutional professor that he claims, then he'd realize that these liberties are a natural occurence, granted to people by God and something governemnts are powerless to grant. It is our heritage as spiritual creatures made in the image of God.
Secondly, if government should have an obligation to its citizens, then there would be a required responsibility, watering down the rights that were God given. His rights would make "all things good" come down from a human government, a flawed authority.
Where the Bill Of Rights are liberty, Barack Obama's "positive" rights are tyranny. I won't bow.

TheRightSide - December 15th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Dead on ! +1000 for you and all other freedom loving Americans who subscribe to the principles of the Bill of Rights. Now is the time folks to start preparing for the return of the United States to its' RIGHTFUL OWNERS !

Obama and his cohorts in Congress HAVE breached that which they SWORE TO UPHOLD ! Sadly..just words to them. But NOT to us… It is their political deathknoll.

NUTN2SAY - December 15th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

ARTICLE 2 SECTION 1OF THE U.S. Constitution….No person except a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President. Natural Born Citizen is defined as being born in the U.S. to a mother and Father whom both are U.S. citizens! Barack Obama's father was never a U.S. citizen! Barack Obama is an ILLEGAL PRESIDENT! Any law Barack Obama signs is an illegal law! This is the CRIME OF THE CENTURY and is ongoing. This is the the BIGGEST NEWS STORY OF THE CENTURY and yet no one from the news media will report it! WHY? There is a CODE of SILENCE in play here that is covering up this MASS CONSPIRACY which prevents this violation of the U.S. Constitution from being brought to the attention of the American People!

victor barney - December 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Alert: This so-called "We the people" really is about a "Mason" inspired Government called the "New World Order!" under Lucifer. We (weak willed people) voted "in" this coming "Dictator," didn't we? What are we going to do when he (Obama), using Bush domestic terrorist policy, declares a "state of emergency" and stops the next election? Go to the Congress? Go to the Senate? to the US Surpreme Court, which the congress and senate will not allow? I guess, we just die in the streets, right? We got want we wanted, didn't we? Don't know how many of you out there know about Dr. Julian Rodder's (Social Psychologist) External – Internal personality profile, but we started as a "Internal" society feeling IN CONTROL of are own destiny and then FDR turned us into an "External Society", believing in "fate" is the hunter, or the GOVERNMENT IS IN CONTROL! Since FDR, only "Externals" could become citizens! So, say goodbye to America as we know it! The Bible calls it Jacob's trouble, or tribulation!

pazzi - December 15th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Can we just send them to Gitmo, I hear it is going to be empty!

pazzi - December 15th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

You know Obama set out to fundamentally change America. The dictator is now in power, but I think he miscalculated. I think that there will be riots and we will fundamentally change America, we will make it back to the constitution as it was intended. I think that people are starting to realize what is going on. Look at his rating dropping all the time. I think people do love freedom in this country and many are ready to fight for it. We might not have gotten there had it not been for Obie's extremism.

StanH - December 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

“The Constitution/Bill of Rights!” A binding contract from the Founders to the future. Our challenge is to leave it as we found it, so our children and grandchildren can grow and prosper in the greatest country since the dawning of civilization, the USA!

underarock - December 15th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

we all seem to agree. – so, since I probably won't find a more appropriate audience….
we all probably have encountered the problem of during debate/discussion of the importance of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, we find the other person to have no depth of understanding these documents. Many will say they are based a Christian based freedoms, many others will not have given the topic even that much thought. How do you get through to these folks?? I have had a few occasions where first asking if they know what 'Natural Law' is (the answer is usually a bad guess) and afterwards challenging them to research JOHN LOCKE – NATURAL LAW and how it is associated with our founders has had possitive results. WE MUST GET THROUGH TO THEM somehow !!

merlich - December 15th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

Once Obama realizes full well that his chances for reelection are disappearing, he and his Chicago mob will engineer a coup, suspend the Constitution and he will declare himself President for Life. Prepare for it.

victor barney - December 15th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

If only you are right! Can't say, "don't buy until you see our blood in the streets", as the Jews did under Hitler, because then it's too late! Ever hear of Jacob's trouble?

Benevelous - December 15th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

Wonder if Sen Mary Landrieu (aka the $300 Million Prostitute) has ever heard of this document?

Oh well, she can defer to her "Bill of Rights' experts" to read it for her. :/

underarock - December 15th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

merlich – the coup is already underway.. what you describe is one of the future options within the plan, no doubt. Have no doubt at all though that there has been decades of planning what seems to be unorganized and shooting from the hip. This in every way is very organized with a predetermined outcome.. the ONLY weapon we have to change that outcome is the CONSTITUTION and the BILL OF RIGHTS. If we allow them to be competely discarded, as is the plan, the war is lost from our perspective. But if we rally behind them as the central issue, we WILL NOT LOSE and the integrity of those documents will have been restored.

kasteer - December 15th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

Our Bill of rights is a hand fuill of precious pages!

Our health care reform being considered, is thousands of pages of crap.

cardon - December 15th, 2009 at 5:05 pm

The Bill of Rights and the Constitution have slowly been
on the road to destruction by politicians, and we sat back
and let it happen..Now, we have the ultimate destroyers
in power, and I hope it's not too late to save our
freedoms!

pazzi - December 15th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

I pray we do not see the blood of our citizens in the streets, but I fear we might. Obama did not flinch when Iranian protesters were shot in the streets, he has not condemned any country lack of civil rights, he has refused to meet with the Dalai Lama, he is turning his back on Israel's plight, too many signs that are scaring me. As a Jew who did not vote for Obama I fear of what is to come. I am only too familiar with our history, but I also have to believe in this principle of freedom that was not present in Hitler's Germany. It is alive in the US.

zebo - December 15th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

The 9th and 10th Amendments are going to play a huge role in future events.

We will either see the states implementing the 9th and 10th Amendments or we'll see the bloodletting happen, not unlike a mix of the American Revolutionary War (against tyrannical Washington politicians) and the American Civil War (over States' Rights).

Lee Peters - December 15th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Related satire: In Recognition of Constitution Day, the Long-Lost Charter Is Printed on Milk Cartons Nationwide http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-recognitio...

TaterSalad - December 15th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Breaking News! Just in:

The United States Constitution has just been found in a dumpster behind the White House:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UZkvkLmkYVg

GOPsaver - December 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pm

Part A: As people march with signs like aging Hippies, sign petitions and make calls to DC. Has anyone figured out that those in power do not give two rips if you are upset. Every payday those who subvert our Constitution written to protect the rights of the Individual over Groups and Limit the size of the Federal Government continue to recieve your Dollars to spend ONLY as they see fit. Then April 15th will come and those who will not listen to your demands to work from with in our Constitution will reap another win fall to steal your money to buy votes to hold their power.
Remember also that Goldman Sachs, The Banks and even the entire Wall Street Establishment could not get Obama and the Democrats elected fast enough even with the Democrats getting the majority of the blame for killing our Banks. Crashing a world economy 35 days before an election and throwing the entire world into economic choes with Schemes through Freddy and Fanny, consisting of mandates to Banks like The Consumer Re-Development Act by Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.

GOPsaver - December 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pm

Part B: Solution 1. Our Government has proven if a problem is to large (30 million illegal aliens) they will have amnesty. If Millions of tax paying Americans claim Max. Deductions and DO NOT file with the IRS. Then you will have a Tea Party our Founders would be proud of.
Solution 2. All who are upside down. Stop payments on Real Estate and place the money in a escrow to motivate the Banks who invested big Dollars to put these clowns in DC to preasure Government to stop Transforming the USA and revert back to the Constitutional Mandates of Government. Stop buying anything from big donors who placed those Transforming America into a Government that would make Vladimire Lenin proud. The GE, Goldman Sachs, CITI and others on this long list. Otherwise Health Care and the scam of the Century Cap-n-Trade are done and Shamnesty is a sure deal. If the Democrats have made the rules and Groups now call the shots. Then we should have a group that will hit em where they have the most power buying votes with our money. Soon there will be nothing left for them to steal.

zebo - December 15th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

That's a fake! The U.S. Constitution was shredded about a century ago.

kadaka - December 15th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Meanwhile today's "Google doodle" is celebrating the birth of L.L. Zamenhof, the guy who gave us Esperanto.

Yay.

Slacker - December 15th, 2009 at 9:02 pm

Completely unrelated:

I love this blog, but do you have to post a picture in every post on the RSS feed? I receive the feed at work, and it makes the storage space unnecessarily large, not to mention difficult to read while I am slacking off. Is there any way to tone it down only on the feed?

Thanks

EdSki - December 15th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

It does. On the paper on the wall in the rest room stalls.

Syntax_game - December 15th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

Tater, none of you would even be able to recognize the Constitution if you were wearing it as a bib. You've been trying to burn the damn thing for the past 10 years.

007 - December 16th, 2009 at 3:53 am

Second Amendment – Bearing Arms

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

MikeD - December 16th, 2009 at 4:08 am

Surprisingly, today also is the anniversary of George Washington's leaving this mortal coil.
For a wonderful take on the, imo, greatest American, ever, check out Mike Mcneal's Impearls!
http://impearls.blogspot.com/2009_12_13_archive.h...

Syntax_game - December 15th, 2009 at 10:24 pm

Boy…this sucks for you people huh?

TaterSalad - December 16th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

Maybe you can recognize some of your friends in this video:

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Maybe you can recognize some of your friends in this video:

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Maybe you should recognize Jimmy Buffet's political views and you may realize how funny you are.

Syntax_game - December 17th, 2009 at 6:14 am

007…AWESOME!!! You are so cool!!! Didn't you take on a militia in "The Living Daylights"? Just sayin".

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