I frequently hear otherwise freedom-loving people saying I should respect the US Constitution. Why give it respect it does not deserve? I never agreed to it; I did not sign it; and since I am not employed by the federal government, it was never even meant to apply to me anyway.
I would argue that the Constitution is irrelevant. I agree with Lysander Spooner: "The Constitution has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it". (No Treason- 1870)
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were this country's highest written law: they outranked all others. Yet, they placed no obligation on you and me, but only on those who would rule. Even the irredeemably corrupt Supreme Court has declared that no one is under any obligation to obey any "law" which is prohibited by these documents. Of course, they will almost never say that a "law" is unconstitutional; especially when it would bring down a whole sector of the government and leave their tyrant-brethren open to consequences. This is why they uphold most victim disarmament "laws" in spite of the clear meaning of "shall not be infringed". And even when they overrule a particular "law" they make sure their ruling can make no real difference for liberty.
The Constitution's only utility at this point is as a yard-stick to show how completely illegal and illegitimate the US federal government has become; an occupying force of criminals. This is why those who still bother to write the congresscritters (and other public servants serpents) must constantly remind these Rulers that they do not even obey their own laws. Government can not be allowed to continue ignoring the laws that apply to them, while insisting that we, "the people", abide by the "laws" they inflict on us.
Government must be reminded and shown that since it operates outside its authority and did not honor the Constitution, then it is no longer upholding its end of the bargain. It was a contract which one party, the government, has seen fit to break. That means "the deal" is over- done- finished. Remind them when they confront you. Or better yet, ignore them and get on with your life. Don't support the tyrants, nor fear them. Obey them only at your whim. And fight back if they attack you. A life of slavery is no life, after all. Patrick Henry was half right: "Give me liberty..." or I'll take a few tyrants with me.
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Bravo! Kent, bravo! As you know from my blog I have long supported the lynching of public servants that violate their constitutional oath. The Constitution does not grant me anything, only God and natural rights can do that, it only keeps the government from infringing on those rights. Keep up the excellent work on you Examiner pieces.
Superb.
Nailed it shut, I'd say.
Spooner was a master at weaving words. I absolutely love it and once I discovered No Treason I realized we've been bamboozled for ages into thinking we're chained to this long dead contract that isn't binding upon anyone unless you take the view that you're a slave.
I am by no means an intellectual, but it seems to me when I watched Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington, that even during that time period, the congresscritters were ignoring the constitution, so it's apparently been going wrong for some time now...only now, it's a little more published, and ready for public viewing as opposed to that time period, where we had to watch it in a movie and wonder...is that how it really is up there? Seriously? That poor young senator. Not that he is perfect, or was perfect by any means, but he was idealistic. How many of those do we still have in Washington DC or even in our own State Senate? Makes me wish that I was able to time travel back to a simpler time, but then I would miss all the fun tech stuff in this time, and would miss the chance to see what my kids do with what they have been given. That will be interesting.
Couldn't have said it better. Well done.
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