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Out of the rather large number of post and \u201cday<\/strong> of\u201d elections I found this interesting.   I am not sure I agree with Ron Paul<\/strong> on a lot of things but this view of the Constitution and our current state of Idiot affairs in Washington is pretty spot on.  I must say I tried my best to follow through and in most cases voted for someone new\u2026 I do not believe that once a politician is elected that they need<\/strong> to stay there for eternity.  We sometimes elect good people<\/strong> that have good intentions but the vast lure or corruption, money, power and all that seems to infiltrate them all and sooner or later they all become a part of the problem and not part of the answer.  To that end we need<\/strong> to turn over the elected just like we need<\/strong> to turn over the mattress or wash out the sheets\u2026 I don\u2019t want to keep lying in that same spot on those same sheets till I can tell what it is anymore\u2026 how about you?<\/p>\n

WD0AJG<\/p>\n

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Election Day 2014: The Constitution Has Lost All Its Meaning<\/a><\/p>\n

by Ron Paul<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

Posted Nov 4, 2014.<\/p>\n

T he U.S. Constitution sadly has lost essentially all its meaning. This document was intended to keep the government<\/strong> small and the individual<\/strong> important, but today we find the opposite; the government<\/strong> is all-powerful and individual<\/strong> liberty is on the wane and poorly understood.<\/p>\n

The Constitution was intended to restrain the power of government, being nothing more than a document of \u201cThou Shalt Nots.\u201d The Founding Fathers intended to make the passage of laws and the imposition of taxes cumbersome and difficult, but today we find big government<\/strong> expands routinely with little restraint and no remorse.<\/p>\n

The Anti-Federalists, who warned of the Constitution\u2019s weaknesses, were right. The concept of the role of government<\/strong> has dramatically changed over the past 200-plus years. Instead of the government\u2019s being \u201cwe\u201d and \u201cus,\u201d it is now, \u201cthem\u201d and \u201cthey.\u201d Most people<\/strong> assume the government<\/strong> is a source of material benefit and privilege, not an instrument to guarantee freedom for the individual<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Instead of equal rights and equal justice, there now is merely competition in trying to avoid becoming a victim. The victimization is required to satisfy someone else\u2019s preconceived notion of economic equity, equal opportunity, and equal distribution of the loot confiscated by government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Anti-Federalists, who warned of the Constitution\u2019s weaknesses were right.<\/p>\n

Instead of limited government\u2019s guaranteeing our liberties, we have been given runaway government, runaway deficits, and runaway spending with great importance placed on the politicians and the power they wield in Washington and state legislatures. The ability of lobbyists is of much greater importance to the economic success of an individual<\/strong> or corporation than their ingenuity and ambition.<\/p>\n

Government is totally out of control in its expansive role in our personal and business lives. The concept of rights has been completely muddled. Deficits are no longer frowned upon and have literally become a way of life, not only for our government<\/strong> but for corporations and individuals as well. Fiat money has become an accepted institution and a tool of the wealthy elite and the political establishment.<\/p>\n

We have been following a run-a-muck foreign policy-designed to police the world, yet this policy has made us vulnerable and weak and does nothing for peace and safety for Americans. Fear of nuclear war is no longer a concern of the few. Our foreign policy is based on self-sacrifice of the American taxpayer and unrealistic idealism.<\/p>\n

The special interests of the military-industrial complex, the banking elite, and socialist dictators have controlled policy for practically the entire twentieth century. America\u2019s interests have been ignored and the citizen\u2019s rights trampled on. Wars now are being fought without declaration and without any intent to win.<\/p>\n

The ongoing crisis to preserve liberty is truly an historic struggle of great proportion and is destined to worsen. The contest<\/strong> is clearly between those who advocate individual<\/strong> liberty and those who indiscriminately use government<\/strong> power for their own benefit. Although this battle between liberty and government<\/strong> force is ages old, it is once again currently of vital importance.<\/p>\n

The competitive forces clearly show that there is an ongoing struggle between those acting in self-interest with responsibility and those who, through government<\/strong> action, would control others for reasons of personal gain, personal ego, or misdirected benevolence. It is a contest<\/strong> between self-reliance and that of dependency, security, and the use of other men\u2019s productive efforts-a battle that literally is as old as recorded history.<\/p>\n

The convictions of our Founding Fathers were strong enough for them to take on the British, while today the abuse of power by our own government, although far worse than that of the King, prompts little action. History has given us periods of stability with both relative freedom and relative slavery. When conditions exist where there is more slavery than freedom, we have experienced stagnation. When there has been relative freedom, as certainly there has been during the existence of the United States, there has been moderate growth and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Although agitation and discontent can smolder for long periods, eventually the contest<\/strong> between those who are enslaved and those who would enslave others explodes as does a dormant volcano. The conditions for violent revolution vary from generation to generation.<\/p>\n

Failure to regain respect and understanding for individual<\/strong> rights will lead to violence.<\/p>\n

Many ingredients other than the length of time of calmness determine when events lead to more violent and radical changes. They include prevailing ideas, determination of the leaders, the nature of the enemy, the ruthlessness of those in power, the ability to mobilize large numbers of people, and the emotional appeal of the leaders.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s oppression is entrenched and a great threat, but is nevertheless tolerated by most Americans. The numbers of those who are resentful of government\u2019s abuse are growing, and this is a positive sign. The country\u2019s wealth is being consumed, and when it is clear that we are once again a poor nation, general resentment will emerge among the people<\/strong>. A recent study has predicted a million homeless by the year 2000. Failure to regain respect and understanding for individual<\/strong> rights will lead to violence.<\/p>\n

Although the kettle of agitation is simmering, it is not yet boiling. The fires of discontent are not going to be turned off, but are destined to be fueled by compounding political and economic errors. Freedom itself is at stake.<\/p>\n

In spite of the crisis, there are great opportunities for the friends of freedom to change things for the better. There are great dangers if we are not organized; there is a great risk if plans are not laid. We cannot succeed without a philosophical commitment to freedom and we cannot organize without dynamic leadership. People must have hope, and this hope must outweigh the feeling of desperation. It must be understood that the need<\/strong> for revolutionary change need<\/strong> not be violent.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s simmering economic, social, and political problems will eventually boil over. The contest<\/strong> will eventually be clear to everyone. Big government<\/strong> advocates will spare no abuse, no resources, no cost, no tricks, no force in order to maintain the status quo of state power.<\/p>\n

Statism itself will be at stake and those in power will feel threatened. They will easily win unless the determination of we who love freedom is superior to the desires of those in charge to cling to their power.<\/p>\n

Once one<\/strong> is committed and has chosen a side, the obligation to act is clear.<\/p>\n

Everyone has a role to play. The segment of society that is philosophically committed to big government<\/strong> will be tenacious in their endeavors as they see themselves in a death struggle.<\/p>\n

The many who are complacent about conditions around them will be the largest group and will be the bellwether of the apparent success of the two major factions. Some of these will go with the winners, some will go with the most vocal leaders, and some will go with the group they think will best provide for what they see is in their best interest in the nature of security.<\/p>\n

Complete complacency is an act in itself in that it is the absence of action that will permit one<\/strong> or the other faction to win. The masses are important, but never lead, and they need<\/strong> only to be convinced and guided.<\/p>\n

Friends of freedom must quickly assemble and plan strategy. Everyone has a vital interest in the outcome. Broad agreements are crucial; arguing minute details of solutions to difficult problems can undermine the movement and become purely negative. Perfection by man in the struggle for freedom is not achievable. Denial of personality differences and legitimate differences of opinion are a mistake. Refusing to agree on generalized and precise principles guarantees failure.<\/p>\n

Demanding that everyone agree on every single cent in the defense budget is nonproductive. Human beings are imperfect, and no one<\/strong> person or collective wisdom of anybody or body of persons can produce perfect solutions. Intellectual collectivism should not replace a single person\u2019s individuality to think for himself and defend freedom while agreeing on broad principles.<\/p>\n

Once one<\/strong> is committed and has chosen a side, the obligation to act is clear. Efforts must be educational, political, organizational, and financial. Each of us can use one<\/strong> or all of these tools to promote the cause of freedom.<\/p>\n

Clearly the fundamental flaw has been our loss of love for freedom and self-reliance while accepting the use of government<\/strong> to promote special interest in the name of individual<\/strong> rights. This low regard for the principles of freedom has promoted the political economic crisis in which we find ourselves.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

Ron Paul<\/p>\n

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Out of the rather large number of post and \u201cday of\u201d elections I found this interesting.   I am not sure I agree with Ron Paul on a lot of things but this view of the Constitution and our current state of Idiot affairs in Washington is pretty spot on.  I must say I tried my best to follow through and in most cases voted for someone new\u2026 I do not believe that once a politician is elected that they need to stay there for eternity.  We sometimes elect good people that have good intentions but the vast lure or corruption, money, power and all that seems to infiltrate them all and sooner or later they all become a part of the problem and not part <\/p>\n

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