Shredding the Constitution

Well, it has finally happened. The Executive branch is pretty much shredding the Constitution and admitting to it. Well, the anointed one isn't exactly dancing around the west lawn of the white house ripping up a copy shouting yahoo! Pretty close though.

Last week the EPA ruled that CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) was a dangerous polutant and a threat to the population. I find that amusing because whenever I exhale a breath it means I am creating a danger to myself and my family. It's like saying, you better watch out or i'll breathe on you!They then stated that they don't have to wait for congress to pass a cap and trade law, they can just "regulate" it. This is a push by progressives to bully congress, in particular the Senate, to pass extremely damaging legislation that will produce no visible benefit.

The head of the EPA announced in Copenhagen, say it with me...Co pen hog in... that the President did not need for Congress to pass a cap and trade law or to sign off on any international agreement the President may want to sign. This goes expressly against the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution. It states that the President may enter treaties or agreements with foreign nations only with the advice of the Senate, which has to have a 2/3 majority to approve it.

In further opinion on this, progressive think tanks are stating the President doesn't need the approval of Congress to enact any changes outlined in Co pen hog in because he can issue an executive order. Hmmmmm, sounds a lot like the king making a decree. Our founding fathers did not want to be Europe or use their system of government. They intentionally set up our nation as they did to shed the old ways that hold individuals back. Now the President and several progressives in Congress are all trying to swim back to Europe and be like them.

Next on the Constitutional shredding list is Congress itself. Yep, when asked by reporters where in the Constitution it allows the goverment to mandate that you have to buy something, here are a couple responses.

Nancy Pelosi, "Are you serious, are you serious?" She really did say it two times.

Mary Landrieu from Louisiana, the $300 million dollar woman, "We have constitutional lawyers on our staff that can handle that."

Ok, the oath of office states they will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That is their sole job responsibility. You would think they could tell you what is in that simple document. After two hundred years it has gone from 13 pages to 17. That is a drop in the bucket compared to 2,000 page congressional bills.

I just wanted to close out making a mention of government math. His exaltedness stated that if we don't pass healthcare and spend the money (it's $2.5 trillion) the nation will go bankrupt. In what universe do you avoid bankruptcy by spending $2,500,000,000,000? It seriously boggles the mind. It'd be like telling your spouse the debt collectors will stop calling only if we buy 100 billion xbox 360s. Oh yeah, as of this posting the government has officially reached the debt ceiling. They even raised the ceiling with the so called stimulus bill passed at the beginning of the year. According to Congress' own rules they can't borrow any more money. I wonder if our elected representatives would stop receiving their paycheck until we brought it down. I doubt it. They are looking for some excuse to raise it again.

By the way, the debt ceiling is $12.104 trillion. The current national debt is $12.135 trillion. That is just what is on that set of books. The government engages in accounting methods that would make Enron look like the Salvation Army. The total debt that we Americans are on the hook for, including unfunded liabilities like medicare and social security, is right around $200 trillion. That is over $350,000 per citizen. If anyone has that kind of change lying around please send it my way. :-)

Remember to keep yourself informed, and don't be afraid to speak out!