"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must,
like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."

Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

April 2, 2011

LIBYA AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION


Our Founding Documents are the greatest governing documents ever given to mankind; they guarantee the unalienable Rights of the People; by their terms the People have instituted, enabled and restricted the power of government, whose sole purpose is to secure the Rights of the People; they and the People’s will to defend them are all that stand between the People and oppression; they are not a menu from which to pick and choose; they cannot defend themselves; they will not be defended unless the People defend them.

Our position is simple: Any act by elected officials that is repugnant to the Constitution is not to be tolerated by the People. We are a Nation ruled by Law, not man or whim. If we do not like what our Constitutions require, there are provisions in them for amending their principles, prohibitions, restrictions or mandates. The process of changing our Constitutions by having our elected officials ignore their provisions, usurp the power of the People and abuse their power must be reversed. Those wielding governmental power must be constantly watched and made to obey our Founding documents, for each and every violation has a devastating impact on our States, the Nation, our People, our economy and our reputation.

Among the greatest powers We the People have given our government is the power to declare and administer war. Last week, with the approval of the United Nations, not Congress, President Obama made the decision to apply the armed forces of the United States in hostilities against Libya.

What does the Constitution say about presidential war powers?

It is the duty of every citizen to ask if the President has stepped outside the boundaries drawn around his power by the terms of our Constitution, notwithstanding his Oath of Office.

David Adler, a Professor at Idaho State University, is one of America’s foremost experts on presidential war powers. Please take the time to listen to one of the best speeches I have ever heard on this subject. The message is timeless and all Americans would do well to take it to heart.


Adler: War Power Clauses of the Constitution.


David Adler: History, Meaning, Effect, Significance and Violations of the War Powers Clauses of the Constitution. Friday November 15, 2009.
David Adler Short Bio

Video here: about on hour and half long...Nov 11, 2009

http://www.cc2009.us/archives/46-nov15/ ... nstitution



We believe the First Amendment is the most important single sentence in the entire Constitution because it guarantees the Right of the People to think freely and to hold the government accountable to the rest of the Charter, ensuring that the ultimate power rests with the People, where it was meant to reside in the first place. Within the First Amendment lays the ‘accountability clause,’ stated in the last ten words: ‘and to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances.

The primary mission of this Foundation is to restore the First Amendment Right to Petition the Government to remedy any unconstitutional or illegal behavior, no matter the issue or how close the issue is to the heart of the channels of money and power.

Ponder this:

In 1999, this Foundation Petitioned the federal Judicial Branch challenging the constitutionality of America’s bombing of Yugoslavia with the approval of NATO, but not Congress. (The Defendants were President Clinton, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). The Court dismissed the case for “lack of standingâ€