Obama's health care plan

I find it interesting to note how far our country has fallen. In the early years of our republic (and we are a Constitutional republic, by the way!) Savannah, Georgia was almost completely wiped out by an "Act of God". The debate in Congress at that time was whether or not the federal government should fund a reconstruction project to rebuild the city. The debate did not focus on the demographics of the city, how much the state should be expected to contribute, or what other pork could be added into the bill. Rather, the debate centered on one single point - can the federal government even do this under our Constitution. Now here's the real kicker... The decision was a clear "NO!"

When was the last time any so-called conservative pulled out that argument and stuck to it? The 10th amendment is pretty clear that any power not expressly given to the federal government is reserved to the states or the people. If our "Conservative" leaders had stuck to their guns for the last ~140 years (read since the Civil War), we would not have any national debt, nor the host of bureaucratic programs that rely on continual deficits.

We would not have the issue of vouchers since there would be no such thing as the Department of Education or federal education mandates. We would not have the troublesome issues of how to fund Social Security and Medicare since they would not exist. We would not have an income tax since that amendment to the Constitution was only allowed by ignoring the clear wording of the main body of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We would not have inflation since fiat money is not legal under our Constitution. Without fiat money, we would not have had the booms and busts of the past several decades that have centered on the financial sector, most notably our current crisis. This would then lead to us not having TARP or the nationalization of the automotive and banking industries.

Given the plethora of evils perpetrated upon our country by those who would ignore the Constitution and its myriad of controls upon governmental power, one would think that the country is ready to say "Enough!". Yet, we must understand that it is not sufficient to simply let our dissatisfaction be known. After all, it should be abundantly clear that our elected officials do not seek to represent us in any way, nor do we have any real power to really change our government since each election is inevitably a race between two people who, at best, know nothing of our Constitution and the legal theory behind it. At worst, the choices in a given election are downright evil and openly greedy for power and all of its fringe benefits.

One of the fundamental Christian principles throughout the Bible is that God cares just as much - if not more - about the methods we use as the ends we achieve. Pragmatism is a humanist, nay demonic, philosophy! The ends never justify the means. This false doctrine has led the Church to abdicate its leadership role in what used to be a Christian nation. Whether you subscribe to Christian principles or not, it cannot be argued that our country started from a position of great strength, founded upon a wise Constitution, and have moved by gradual degrees, through pragmatic compromises, to our present state of incompetence and weakness. Since the method of our resistance matters, we cannot object to the government proposals for health care based on issues of funding, logistics, or impact of individual line items. Such an approach cedes the premise that the government has the jurisdiction and latitude to even consider such an action.

The argument that must begin taking shape within every town hall meeting, every talk show, and around every dinner table is that our government has long overstepped its Constitutional authority. We cannot simply allow this to continue, and this hot-button topic is a perfect time to raise the Constitutional standard high and finally hold the megalomaniacal leaders of this country accountable for their patently illegal actions. Please remember that legality is not determined by the vote of one or more people. Such democratic notions have historically always led to dissolution and destruction of the society. Legality cannot change on the whim of a person because that would make that person a dictator. Yet somehow the same action on the part of a two-party Congress is less tyrannical? Not at all because the method and end results are the same.

I now call all those who understand that our government has left us behind - disenfranchised and seemingly helpless - to band together to send a clear message in every forum possible:

We will not allow these dictators to rule over us!

Let us oust every incumbent, regardless of political party. There are few, if any, who have ever upheld their oath to defend the Constitution. Let us then impeach them at the voting booth. It doesn't even matter who the alternative person is at this point because there are very few choices that are any better. If you can find someone who truly stands on the literal interpretation of the Constitution and will stand on that for every vote, then elect them! Otherwise, we are just sending a message to those who believe themselves to be our rulers rather than our servants. That message is simple: We don't want you any more. We won't re-elect you, nor will we elect clones of you. Every election for the next ten years will deliver turmoil upon Washington DC. Let the new Congressmen and Senators sit uncomfortable upon their seats and vote with trepidation in their hearts. Let the lobbyists know that all their money can be spent on these temporary leaders, but in two, four, or six years they will be gone, replaced by those who owe the lobbyists nothing. Finally, let them understand that the only way to get re-elected by a free people is to fight for freedom and defend the Constitution!