Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead!

You'll have to forgive me for joyously celebrating Nancy Pelosi's (political) demise. She is an arrogant, constitutionally illiterate, power-abusing tyrant. In her position of power, that equals evil.

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. ~James Madison

When asked where she found the constitutional authority to compel citizens to purchase health insurance, Pelosi replied, "Are you serious?". Doesn't she think the Constitution applies to her? Or does she not understand it? Either way, the Constitution is the only thing standing between We the People and tyranny. We cannot depend on politicians' good behavior to protect us. Nancy Pelosi is a case-in-point.

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. ~James Madison

Nancy Pelosi said, "We have to pass the bill so you can see what's in it." Excuse me? That isn't how a democratic republic works! Especially after she promised more transparency, such as posting bills for 72 hours so we can see what's in them. Not that 72 hours is sufficient for us to see what's in a 2000-page behemoth like health care reform.

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. ~James Madison

So Nancy, good bye, and good riddance! I hope you never darken our bath towels again!

3 comments :

ElliottNovember 4, 2010 at 10:40 PM
You go Karl, I love your Kaka!

That one, eloquent, simple quote by Madison really embodies so many of our problems today: It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. ~James Madison

This really speaks directly to the heart of what We the People need to force our elected representatives to focus on, for if they do, so many of the other constitutional precepts that have fallen into disuse will be resurrected out of a newfound clarity of vision, and abundance of time reclaimed from the black hole of excessive verbiage.

Elliott
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Karl UppianoNovember 4, 2010 at 11:48 PM
I find James Madison to be particularly relevant, since he was the primary architect of the US Constitution. He, more than anyone else, understood the vision that is the American form of government.
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AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 7:46 AM
These Madison Quotes are excellent and exceptionally pertinent. Expertly done my friend!
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The Only Question You Need

"Which article of the Constitution gives government the authority to do that?"

If more and more people start asking this question, I think most of our worst political problems, in all branches and all levels of government would go away by themselves, almost overnight. When a reporter asked Nancy Pelosi that question about the healthcare bill, her deer-in-the-headlights response was, "Are you serious?" Well, we are serious, and politicians should be afraid to step out of their offices without a credible answer to that question. It is the only "litmus test" that we need.

It really takes so little effort, that it is at least worth a try. The beauty of it is, this really should appeal to honest people from anywhere on the political spectrum.

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Big government and bad policy, usurpation of authority not granted in the US Constitution is human nature. Republicans and Democrats are both guilty. We the People must realize that this is not a partisan issue, and demand that all of our politicians follow the Constitution.

The US Constitution is still the official specification for the United States of America.
It guarantees equal justice for all, and protects your life, liberty and prosperity.
Any regime that distorts or disregards its original intent is untrustworthy and dangerous.

Presidential Quotes

The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits. ~ Thomas Jefferson

With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators. ~ James Madison

I think we can say that the Constitution reflected an enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on to this day and that the Framers had that same blind spot. I don't think the two views are contradictory to say that it was a remarkable political document, that paved the way for where we are now, and to say it also reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day. ~ Barack Obama

Every word [of the Constitution] decides a question between power and liberty. ~ James Madison

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

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