Monday, May 3rd, 2010
By Tom DeWeese
In December, 2008, my American Policy Center (APC) led a fight to stop Ohio from becoming the 33rd state to call for a Constitutional Convention (Con Con). In the 1980’s 32 other states had passed Con Con resolutions for the specific purpose of passing a balanced budget amendment. Had that resolution passed the Ohio legislature, we would have been just one state away from such an event. We argued then that one cannot call a Con Con to discuss just one issue. Once a Con Con is in place, there is no controlling the agenda. (more…)
Tags: 10 amendments, 1787, ALEC, american legislative exchange council, american policy center, article v, articles of confederation, balanced budget, con con, congress, Constitution, constitutional convention, corpus jurus secundum, POLICOM, warren burger, william fruth
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Introduction: Sheriff Richard Mack is promoting one of the most important and exciting efforts to rein in the power of the Federal government. Specifically he is traveling the nation, meeting with Sheriffs to teach them about the incredible power they hold over intrusive federal agents. Revolution is taking place across the nation, from the State legislatures and the growing 10 Amendment movement, to our efforts to stop Sustainable Development in the local communities, to Sheriff Mack’s efforts to empower Sheriffs. All of these efforts are local and all will help limit the power of the federal government. All of these efforts will help restore the Republic. All of these efforts confirm that “we don’t have to take it any more!” ———- Tom DeWeese (more…)
Tags: 10th amendment, Constitution, federal government, richard mack, sheriffs, state sovereignty, states rights
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
November 21, 2009
In defense of a free people, the time has come to reassert our God-given natural rights and cast off tyranny.
Let the facts reveal – the Federal Government of the United States of America, which was instituted to protect the rights of individual citizens, instead – threatens our life, liberty and property through usurpations of the Constitution; and emboldened by our own lack of responsibility and due diligence in these matters, has exceeded its mandate, and abandoned those founding principles which have made our nation exceptional (more…)
Tags: Articles of Freedom, CC2009, Constitution, Continental Congress
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
This is a letter that Glenn Beck read on his show from one of his viewers, I thought it was appropriate as we discuss the reasons for the Continental Congress:
“I am a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. Instead, we are burdened with Congressional Dukes and Duchesses who think they know better than the citizens they are supposed to represent. (more…)
Tags: ACORN, bailout, cap and trade, Constitution, contributions, czars, government control, illegal immigration, redistribution, stimulus bill, universal healthcare, we the people
Posted in #41 January 2010 | No Comments »
