All In….or
Not.
Charlie Earl
Readers of
these columns and the ones from my previous site, www.littlestuff-minoosha.blogspot.com
, have sometimes responded that my views regarding constitutional governance
are “too rigid” or “unrealistic.” They’re probably right…. if constitutional
fidelity is merely a lip-service rally cry. That is not the case for me. I
truly believe that STRICT constitutional adherence is our only hope for
preserving our liberty, our economic freedom and our democratic republic. You
might ask if such a move would be devastating. Yes, it would be brutal,
disruptive, chaotic and perhaps dangerous, but the only alternative that I can
see is our inexorable march toward tyranny. In my view we must either be “all in” or fold
like a cheap lawn chair. Half-measures and partial solutions are meaningless
and delusional.
Clearly our
present structure and system will not allow for an incremental approach for
restoring The Constitution of the United
States. Our political leaders have neither the will nor the incentive to
obey their oaths of office. For example, let’s assume that the entire nation
endorsed a national referendum for an incremental glide path towards an
original and literal constitutional federal government. Obviously some
programs, agencies, departments and cabinet-level bureaucracies would be
targeted for elimination. Which ones go first? How far? How quickly? Hordes of
lobbyists, interest groups, labor and business organizations and committee chairpersons
would be alley-fighting to preserve their favorite illicit unconstitutional
government intervention. Flies on garbage, vultures on carrion and Paris Hilton
on stupid would appear to be calm and orderly compared to the political
bloodletting that would occur in Washington. No…gradualism and delay will
energize the statists and the looters, and the ultimate result could be more
egregious and unmanageable than our current mess. Incremental transitioning to
constitutional government is not possible in the present environment.
The
commitment to our Constitution has to be done swiftly and abruptly. Whole
agencies, departments, bureaus and cabinet-level offices must be dismantled,
destroyed and de-funded. While there may be some constitutionally necessary
functions within the down-sized bureaucracy, they can be transferred to other
constitutional departments or passed on to the states. The process should be
designed, coordinated and implemented in detail by Congress….probably a special
bi-partisan joint committee involving both chambers. This aspect of the
transformation is the only element that is incremental in approach. The plan
must be done in a deliberate manner so that the execution of the transition can
be done as seamlessly as possible. Once the effort has been initiated, it must
be completed quickly so as to minimize disruptions.
Now that my
meds have worn off, I’m fully aware that few of our political masters have the
motivation and the will to faithfully execute their oaths of office. They
greedily seek power and influence, and when they acquire them, they are usually
reluctant to relinquish them. Some of you may believe that I am an unrealistic
absolutist because I frequently rant about faithfully following the
Constitution. Well, you’re right, but failure to limit our government’s reach
beyond its constitutional limits suggests that SOMEONE is deciding which
aspects of the law to ignore or pervert. That “someone” is not you….or me
therefore the notion that we are a democratic republic is nothing more than a
fiction. It has become a shameful scam to keep us docile and compliant as our “betters”
continually violate our supreme national law.
Isn’t it
about time that we leave the fairy tales to Aesop, Grimm and J.K. Rowling? We
are not a constitutional democratic republic. We are something else, and
however we describe it or define it, the cause of individual liberty is
suffering and severely wounded.
Charlie Earl
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