Topic: A 10-Step Program for Constitutional Recovery

[AmericanPatriot]

http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2015/12/31/a-10-step-program-for-constitutional-recovery/

By now, you’ve likely read plenty about how the Constitution has been twisted to give the federal government power far beyond anything the Founders ever planned. You already know the dangers of an unchecked President, of a Congress that passes bills without reading them, of agencies that do what they want, and judges who believe in precedent over original meaning.

So I won’t waste your time sharing more of the same.

Is the situation hopeless?

Absolutely not.

But in order to actually turn things around, a few sacred cows need to be dealt with. Here are TEN STEPS you should take right now to set the stage for a dramatic Constitutional recovery.
1.Recognize that massive change will only come through a revolution in thought. John Adams forcefully asserted that the American Revolution was not, in fact, the war for independence. The “real American Revolution,” Adams wrote, was a “radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people.”
2.Take an honest and fearless inventory of the current situation. It’s not just Obamacare that violates the Constitution. It’s almost everything these people do, from telling you what size toilet you can have, to what kind of light bulb you can buy or what kind of plant you can grow and consume in your own backyard. It’s their federal reserve, their wars, their executive orders, their regulations, their “national security,” and everything in between. Entire agencies – ATF, DEA, TSA, and many others – shouldn’t even exist, much less do what they do. Even programs you like, or feel entitled to because they’ve forced you to pay for them for years, are constitutional violations.
3.Understand that the federal courts are part of the federal government. If a company was suing you, would you hire one of that company’s lawyers to represent you? If you and I had a dispute, would you want my girlfriend Sarah to decide who’s right and who’s wrong? No, federal judges absolutely cannot be impartial when it comes to federal power. Think “rubber stamp.”
4.Accept that our problems started well before the president took office. Massive violations of the Constitution have been happening under every president in modern times. Replacing one president with another has happened every 4-8 years for a long enough time to know that the next president is going to be really bad too. Guaranteed. And if that guarantee fails, the one after will be awful. Putting your constitutional eggs into one person’s basket only ensures that the Constitution will end up totally smashed.
5.View both major political parties as an enemy of liberty. No one in their right mind would see Lucky Luciano as a savior to the evils of Al Capone, or vice versa. Maybe you could convince one of your friends to do all the dirty work needed to rise up the ladder of the organization, so one day they would be in a place to reduce the harm it does to you personally. Maybe, but very unlikely. And even if you could, at the end of the day, a mob boss would still run the organization and would have you killed if needed.
6.Humbly admit that you’ve never cast a vote for federal office that has reduced the power of the federal government. When you “vote the bums out,” you just get new bums. No further explanation necessary.
7.Admit that the feds will never stop the feds. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison both recognized that if the federal government ever became the sole and exclusive arbiter of the extent of its own power, that power would always grow, regardless of protests, lawsuits, or elections. They were right.
8.Be ready for the long haul. Liberty is not a spectator sport. It takes action, sustained and persistent. It’s time we all get out of our comfort zone, even if that means we risk something. It’s for the future, and it’s worth it. We all need to be ready to do far more than what we are doing today. That includes committing to doing so incessantly until the job is done.
9.One step at a time. Without being fully on board with these first nine steps, the tenth will almost certainly end in failure. You might find yourself distracted by the same old tricks they’ve played on all of us for decades (think Bush vs Clinton).
10.Be entirely ready to take a new approach to stopping the federal government. You are facing a federal government that lies to you, spies on you, and claims the power to lock you up “indefinitely” (that means forever) without any due process. They rip you off at every turn and give your money to the politically connected. They make up the rules as they go, and change them on a whim. They have absolutely no respect for the constitution or your liberty.

They mean business. And that means you need to mean business too.

These people only get away with this stuff as long as you to use their approved methods to stop them from oppressing you.

James Madison, known as the “Father of the Constitution,” told us just what to do. There isn’t a person alive today who knows more about the Constitution than he did, so his advice needs to be followed. Now.

When enough people put Madison’s advice into practice, there’s not much that the federal government can do to force their unconstitutional acts, regulations and mandates down our throats.

[warpmine]

SOOO, where's the recommendations?

Looking for Madison's advice.

Firmly believe nothing will come of anything unless you kill the bastards. Can't ask them to just leave peacefully and with respect we've asked them nicely to stop their unconstitutional antics and get F-off in response. If the revolt would start already, we could see if the actual Liberty minded in the military would  in fact desert the ranks of the tyrannical government. Will it ever happen...in my lifetime? Do we need a spark to get it going?

[AmericanPatriot]

If you click the link, there's links to Madison's recommendation.

This guy is a nullification advocate by the states

[warpmine]

If you click the link, there's links to Madison's recommendation.

This guy is a nullification advocate by the states

I did click the link but guess I missed Madison's link. Nullification kind of requires that state governments aren't pussies(forgive me) and thus far , we discovered them all to be just that short of Texas. This again leaves us with, when can we begin shooting at, sabotaging all things US Government. It's just ridiculous to think it's going to happen any other way with the wuss mentality in state government.

At this rate, we'll have one world government with technocrats keeping us working around the clock.

[AmericanPatriot]

Until that time, when enough have crossed their line in the sand, it, theoretically, is easier to influence at the state level.

I don't disagree with you but it's a long, long way until there is ant meaningful armed resistance.
It may never happen

[Weisshaupt]

Until that time, when enough have crossed their line in the sand, it, theoretically, is easier to influence at the state level.

I don't disagree with you but it's a long, long way until there is ant meaningful armed resistance.
It may never happen

I don't know that its " a long way" away at this point.  If NY or CT decide to enforce the gun laws they have on  the books in any meaningful way this war starts.
If  the Fed tries to enact similar bans and enforce them they will ALSO get violent resistance.   I don't think the calculus has changed. The economic collapse is coming. They will either try to disarm us starting a war before then,  or they will be rendered irrelevant by their inability to enforce anything because of lack of funds.

[AmericanPatriot]

Maybe.

I don't see more than a handful of doers.
Lots of talkers on the internet.
Half of those could be guv stooges trying to incite.

Also, Americans are so dumbed down they have no idea of liberty or freedom.

I saw pictures of those lines in CT to hand in their guns

[Pandora]

You did??  Where?

[AmericanPatriot]

I think it was last year when the hand in started

[Septugenarian]

For what its worth, this was in callthecops.net in March, 2014,

Connecticut has been making news due to their hastily passed gun registration laws. According to some sources as few as 15% of gun owners have actually registered their firearms. News Blogs have been warning state officials are talking about mass confiscations of the unregistered firearms.
Plans for these confiscations hit a snag when a legislative intern dared to ask a question. “Who will be going door to door to take all the guns away?” asked the 21-year-old college senior.
Reportedly multiple people in the room in the most sarcastic voices they could muster said “the police”.
The unnamed intern then pointed at the list and said, “my dad’s name is on the list, and he is the police chief. I see three other names on this list of family members, all cops.”
Within hours a print off of all sworn Law Enforcement officers in the state was obtained. Comparisons of the list of gun owners who failed to comply with registration requirements and sworn LEOs showed a startling figure. Just over 68% of Connecticut cops had failed to register firearms according to the new law.
An anonymous source in the Governor’s office said lawmakers were dumbfounded. “Someone suggest firing all the cops who failed to register. But the reality of hiring and training that many new police officers is not practical.” The source goes on to say “Senator [redacted to protect our source] said maybe we should issue an official order to all cops to comply with registration or face termination. I mean seriously these people are a special kind of stupid to think that gun-loving cops are going to go along with this blatant violation of the 2nd Amendment.”
So now Connecticut is in little quagmire. The powers that be are making all kinds of threats, but there is no one to follow through on the threats.
No police officers or police administrators were willing to go on record for this story. Emails to members of the Connecticut legislator and Governors office were not returned by the time of publication.

[warpmine]

For what its worth, this was in callthecops.net in March, 2014,

Connecticut has been making news due to their hastily passed gun registration laws. According to some sources as few as 15% of gun owners have actually registered their firearms. News Blogs have been warning state officials are talking about mass confiscations of the unregistered firearms.
Plans for these confiscations hit a snag when a legislative intern dared to ask a question. “Who will be going door to door to take all the guns away?” asked the 21-year-old college senior.
Reportedly multiple people in the room in the most sarcastic voices they could muster said “the police”.
The unnamed intern then pointed at the list and said, “my dad’s name is on the list, and he is the police chief. I see three other names on this list of family members, all cops.”
Within hours a print off of all sworn Law Enforcement officers in the state was obtained. Comparisons of the list of gun owners who failed to comply with registration requirements and sworn LEOs showed a startling figure. Just over 68% of Connecticut cops had failed to register firearms according to the new law.
An anonymous source in the Governor’s office said lawmakers were dumbfounded. “Someone suggest firing all the cops who failed to register. But the reality of hiring and training that many new police officers is not practical.” The source goes on to say “Senator [redacted to protect our source] said maybe we should issue an official order to all cops to comply with registration or face termination. I mean seriously these people are a special kind of stupid to think that gun-loving cops are going to go along with this blatant violation of the 2nd Amendment.”
So now Connecticut is in little quagmire. The powers that be are making all kinds of threats, but there is no one to follow through on the threats.
No police officers or police administrators were willing to go on record for this story. Emails to members of the Connecticut legislator and Governors office were not returned by the time of publication.

He-he. The libtards sure are a special kind of stupid. Mus tbe the same type that went along the Gen Custer into the Little Big Horn.

[Libertas]

The can register my &%$#!