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It is impossible to rightly govern a nation
without God and the Bible.
~George Washington
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Legal Powers of U.S.
Government  From Article I, Section 8     
U.S. Constitution

For The General Welfare:

1.   International and interstate commerce
(trade)
2.   Naturalization
3.   Bankruptcy
4.   Coin Money, establish value
5.   Weights and Measures
6.   Punish counterfeiting
7.   Postal Service
8.   Issue patents and copyrights
9.   Establish Federal Courts
10.  Govern District of Columbia
11.  Purchase real estate for necessary
buildings

For the Common Defense:

1. Define and punish Maritime and
international Crimes
2. Declare War
3. Make rules for, and fund Military
Services

This list represents the sum total of the
functions the federal government is
constitutionally authorized to perform.

“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.”
~Amendment 10, U.S. Constitution

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Wisdom of the Founders

Selected Federalist Papers
No. 39 Makeup of Federal Government
No. 41, Standing Armies, taxes, powers

Selections from Jefferson's Papers
Abuse of Power by Supreme Court
Enumerated Powers-General Welfare
Public Debt and Banking
Final Draft, Declararation of Independence

Washington's Farewell Address
Page 1: Desire to retire
Page 2: On Unity
Page 3: On Constitution
Page 4: On Political Parties
Page 5: On religion and government, public
debt, and taxes
Page 6: International relations
Updates
Latest comments and notes
on founding documents
"Enumerated Powers"
Enumerated Powers II
Supreme Law of the Land
The Republican Outreach

There is no shortage of advice to the Republican
Party regarding the need to “reach out” to
Hispanics, Blacks, women, moderates and
younger voters.  Conventional wisdom says that
the way to do that is to moderate our position on
social issues and offer an equal or better
program to solve the problems of healthcare,
education, energy and the environment.  
However, they do not answer the two primary
questions: Why, and How?

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Obama’s Flawed Constitution

President Obama has expressed, on several
occasions, his belief that the Constitution is a
flawed document.  He has also indicated a
primary goal of his administration is to change
the way things are done in America to match the
principles on which he believes the nation was
founded.  Millions of Americans cheer his efforts,
believing they will make their lives easier and
more rewarding.  Since more than sixty percent of
Americans approve of his job performance after
four months in office, pursuing his goal to remake
America, it is important to understand just what
the founding principles of our nation really are.

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Republican Party: A Party of
Losers?

Many high profile Republicans are advising
conservatives not to put up too much resistance
to Judge Sotomayor’s nomination to the
Supreme Court.  Their argument is that
opposition to her appointment would further
alienate Hispanic and other minority voters
making future Republican gains more difficult.  
Republicans taking this position demonstrate
their inability to learn from past experience.

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Taxes And Tyranny

According to the latest polls, the American people
are not yet aware of the full extent of the creeping
tyranny that has been eroding their freedoms for
over a century.  President Obama still enjoys an
approval rating of 61% after four months of
unceasing efforts designed to diminish liberty by
transferring more control over individual choices
to the federal government.

Granted a large segment of the population does
not pay attention to politics on a daily basis and
are not up to speed on the day-to-day happenings
in Washington.  The truth is though, that most
Americans like taxes and tyranny --- as long as
they are directed toward someone else.

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An Expression of the American Mind
An Introduction to The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is a unique document in world history.  It is the Declaration
that provides the foundation for our form of government.  In it we find the primary principles
on which the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are based, natural rights and the sovereignty
of the people.  It also declares the only legitimate purpose of government.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776 by the second Continental Congress
whose initial purpose had been to explore ways to restore the relationship with Great
Britain.  Independence was not universally desired by the colonists.  Historians estimate that
only about forty percent of the people were in favor of independence at the time.  A large
number of colonists were still loyal to England, even after the outbreak of the war, and
between thirty and forty percent struggled to remain neutral.

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Blueprint for Revolution

In just four short months, President Barack
Obama has unofficially suspended the
Constitution and the rule of law.  Without the
authorization of Congress or the consent of the
people, he has nationalized America’s premier
industrial business and placed generations of
citizens yet unborn under the burden of
unsupportable debt.  In the process, he has
declared de facto war on capitalism.

Adhering to the philosophy of Saul Alinsky and
Karl Marx and following the lead of Hugo Chavez,
he seems to be on a path that will place him in
complete control of the government within a very
short time.  By appointing a series of Czars, with
unprecedented powers reporting only to him,
above the heads of Cabinet departments
authorized by Congress, he has effectively taken
control of the key government bureaucracies,
most of which are unconstitutional to begin with.
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