We must end the Nanny State!
We
recently saw the passage of a federal takeover of the health care and
health insurance industries. Part of this action included a federal
mandate that individuals purchase health insurance. This is both
unconstitutional ( see my book "A Call for Action" ) and part of a
pattern of our government passing nanny state laws, because politicians and bureaucrats want to decide what is best for the
citizens of our country instead of allowing people the freedom to
choose for themselves. My book is about Social Security, but the
constitutional problems listed will all apply to Obamacare.
I
ask that you consider an action which is needed to stop congressional
busybodies from trying to micromanage our lives. I ask that you consider amending our Constitution. Such an
action will not be easy and should be the subject of a vigorous
national debate.
The
language of such an amendment could be as simple as the following:
Congress shall make no law requiring the purchase of any good or
service, or make any law which has a primary purpose of protecting people
from themselves.
The Constitution provides the procedures for amendment.Article. V.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses
shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution,
or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several
States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in
either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this
Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the
several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one
or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress;
Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One
thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first
and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that
no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage
in the Senate.
l
have included the entire section to how the Constitution can be
amended. The requirement for a two thirds vote in both houses and then
for ratification by 75 percent of the states is a very steep hill to
climb. We need to consider this action because the authoritarians in our
midst are trying to destroy this country and the individual liberty
that is supposed to be guaranteed by the Constitution.
If
the courts rule Obamacare unconstitutional, The proposed amendment
shown above would not be necessary. The problem with the courts is that
history shows we can not rely on the court to protect us. There have
been many occasions when the courts have ignored clear language in the
Constitution. In the absence of a Supreme Court decision throwing out
Obamacare, we need to move forward to amend the Constitution.
A
less draconian option would be for Congress to use the powers in
Article III, Section 2 discussed in the essay on Obamacare. You the
voter must decide between electing people who will make needed changes
or becoming a slave of the nanny state.
First, I will need
your votes, and the votes of everyone you know. Neither of the actions
listed above will occur unless you elect people to Congress who will
act. You must vote against the two major parties and for individuals who will make a
commitment to honor the oath of office. The oath is not a mere
procedural requirement for assuming office. It is a solemn vow which
must be accorded as much or more deference as a person's wedding vows.
A spouse can be replaced, our Constitution can not.
To get this proposal
considered by Congress, I need to get elected or at the very least, get
enough votes to get the issue noticed.
The
proposed amendment listed above addressed one major problem. The
reality we face is that there are many problems which need to be
addressed. A proposed amendment to the Constitution could cover several
items. If the combined amendment does not get the needed support then we could propose individual amendments. I will still need your votes
and support if you would like to see an amendment, stopping the types
of abuses to our economy and way of life, that we have recently
witnessed.
Without your support and votes, I can do nothing.
You can help by copying the
URL ( Internet address ) for this page, from the navigator bar in your
browser, to the body of an email message which you send to everyone you
know who wants to see end the oppressive Nanny State. Everyone
needs to know that we can fix the problem. Please spread the word. Ask everyone you know to read
the message on this page.
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