Comments on: Why Has Congress Failed Americans?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:38:01 +0000

When do you think the Feds will implement the Amero currency?
Do you think the Amero will be just as worthless as the current dollar? Do you think things will be far worse if they do bring in the Amero?

What things can we expect to see (economy, society, housing, food, energy, foreign relations ect..) when they do bring in the Amero?

If I were you I would start buying gold and silver coins which I am.
Because those coins will be worth more than the dollar and the Amero.

By: Congress « The Van Der Galiën Gazette

Congress « The Van Der Galiën Gazette — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:01:21 +0000

[...] 24th, 2007 by Michael van der Galiën Justin Gardner has an interesting guest post up by Joel Hirschhorn, former senior staffer in the U.S. Congress for 12 years and author of [...]

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:26:06 +0000

The USA is becoming a police state

http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/PoliceState.html

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:52:59 +0000

Look, all you have to do is just return to what laws are ALREADY written and it will fix this country. We don’t need Article V - we need to return to articles I,II,III,IV, and protect the rights and freedoms of Americans.

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:51:18 +0000

Governing through direct democracy is not a good idea. Look at California. Through its initiative process, special interest groups are able to spin their special interest legislation and get a majority of uninterested voters to believe they are voting on something entirely different than what is proposed. Morover, the initiative measures are usually poorly drafted and overly stringent and do not provide for the necessary contingencies and flexibility that legislation needs to work in our convoluted society. I also agree that the Article V convention is too risky, but getting rid of our two party system may be just the ticket. After all, many of our founding fathers were against a two party system for fear of the reality we live today.

By: Longhorn420

Longhorn420 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:19:24 +0000

If you want to stop the erosion of our constitutional rights, Vote Ron Paul in 2008!

http://www.RonPaul2008.com

By: aggieben

aggieben — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:08:12 +0000

This is all so hysterical. An Article V convention wouldn’t destroy anything, and the fact that states have applied for such conventions means nothing unless 66% of the states all apply for such a convention to address the same issue (as DosPeros said).

Article V just gives a controlled way to modify the constitution. As there should be.

And it is very difficult to do. As it should be.

There’s no story here, and the NAU isn’t going to happen.

By: Dee Ann Guzman

Dee Ann Guzman — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:55:00 +0000

Many people proposing an article five convention do not understand what it means. Article five means that the whole Constitution can be junked in one fatal swoop. Once an article five convention is called, the door is open to the complete destruction of the Bill of Rights by those who wish to destroy her. For instance, on the issue of immigration, article five is an avenue that allows Canada, Mexico, and the US to become the North American Union in no time flat, and without having to deal with the Constitution preventing it from happening. Pick your poison to liberty and article five guarantees that it can happen. THAT is why Ron Paul is against an article five convention. So am I, and so should every liberty loving American be.

By: DosPeros

DosPeros — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:10:48 +0000

The issue here Justin is whether or not the states have to propose the SAME amendment to the Constitution. Sure 2/3 of the states may call for a convention, but if New Jersey is calling for a convention to over turn the 2nd Amendment and Wyoming is calling for a convention to ban same-sex marriage — it does not really count. Article 5 can’t be a cummulative remedy for a variety of constitutional grievances.

By: JL Wallace

JL Wallace — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:09:26 +0000

Our Constitutional Republic has been destroyed. The foundation of American Liberty has been either distorted, erased or forgotten. Our entire planet is ruled by an oligarchy of established bankers, oilmen and global corporations. We the People find ourselves enslaved and intoxicated by an economic system that by design, destroys the prosperity, development and education of the Worlds Citizenry. The Federal Reserve and its fiat monetary policy need to be abolished. The unconstitutional (and enslaving) 16th Amendment need to be repealed. Congress needs to listen to the people and convene an Article V Convention so we may work towards restoring the Constitutional Republic that our “elected” officials have stolen from us and sold to the highest bidder within the corporatocracy. Our government is allowing the corporate elite to successfully merge Canada, Mexico and the United States into a single supra-national entity, the North American Union - complete with its new currency the “Amero”, which will be ushered in just after the fabricated collapse of our economy. The fascist Torries within our government are working towards another false-flag attack similar to 9/11 to “justify” an attack on Iran and the further erosion of our civil liberties in America. A Halliburton subsidiary, KBR has already been awarded a $385 million contract to construct “detention centers” in the United States. Any puppet President of the United States now has the power to enact martial law and fully transform America into a police state. The conditioned-complacent public in this country and all the Worlds Citizenry need to act now to save what few liberties we have left. The time has come to ascend upon Washington and RESTORE THE REPUBLIC! “One if by Land and the Lantern is Lit…”

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:49:13 +0000

This article affirms my belief that we have been collectively ignoring the 10th amendment:

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.

I believe that the Federal Government should be as small as possible, providing essential services needed by the entire country. Otherwise, it should be up to the states, just like the Constitution says.

By: Quote of the Day at Waking Ideas

Quote of the Day at Waking Ideas — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:34:48 +0000

[...] Gardner, a writer from Donklephant, nails it perfectly in describing congress and the United States political party system. In the end, Democrats may have [...]

By: Jason V

Jason V — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:25:20 +0000

The reason why is because do you know what would happen if the people en-masse decided to go amending the Constitution? Article V would destory the constitution as we know it. Why don’t we do it? Because the few of us who DO understand the Constitution (admit it - 9 our of 10 - or less do NOT have a friggin clue about constitutional law) know that an Article V would be a disaster! We the People foundation agrees (they now are going to have the Supreme Court hear for the first time in history what ‘right to petition for redress’ means in the First Amendment for the governments, and IRS, unconstitutional behavior.