Unlimited Government
By Dr. Kermit Staggers
Most Americans would probably agree that the 6,700 words in the U.S. Constitution provide for a limited national government. After all, the Tenth Amendment explicitly declares that all power not given to the national government is reserved for the state governments or to the people. By taking this amendment seriously, it becomes obvious that the amendment give the states an enormous amount of power while greatly restricting the power of the national government.Unfortunately, the Supreme Court and the lower courts by their rulings have generally ignored the Tenth Amendment while consciously allowing more and more power to be centralized in Washington, D.C. Instead of having a limited government, the country continues moving in the direction of having an unlimited national government. The most recent example of this trend is the passage of the so-called Health Care Reform Bill which further centralizes decision making power in the federal bureaucracy. Many people, including judges, do not realize that the purpose of the U.S. Constitution is simply to serve as the rule book for how our national government is to operate. In establishing the rules, the Constitution delegates eighteen powers to the national government and establishes the structure of the national government with its legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. This is what our Constitution (rule book) is all about. The Constitution establishes limited government.During the process of ratifying the Constitution, critics of the Constitution argued that there were no protections for the people in the event the national government violated the rule book. In an attempt to remedy this problem, the remaining nine amendments were added to the Constitution to protect the American people from an oppressive and arbitrary national government, plus the Tenth Amendment to protect the powers of the fifty states.Unfortunately, these protections were not enough because over the course of 221 years judges, presidents, legislators, and bureaucrats have been very creative in their fudging on the Constitution (rule book). As a result, some people have concluded that for all intents and purposes we have unlimited government in the United States of America by asking the question: Is there any area of life that is beyond the reach of the federal government?
FROME PROUD TEABAGGER’S PUBLICATION.
AND HIS INFAMOUS BLOG.
I was reading through the budget amendments tonight (item 14) that will be proposed on Monday night at the city council meeting. Yawn. Besides funding more monkey crappers and shifting money around, there really isn’t any thing of importance.
It seems are councilors think amendments are for SPENDING MORE MONEY instead of saving taxpayer money.
Also I see councilor Harley-Davidson Monopoly wants to increase the room tax even though it would not have a purpose, accept to throw more money at a failing Convention Center.
Next week, the Sioux Falls City Council will consider a proposal that would add a $2Â fee on every hotel room in the city.
“In my opinion, it’s the best thing to do,” city councilman Jim Entenmen said. “Dollars are hard to come by and we’ve got to continue to promote Sioux Falls and it’s getting tougher because there’s more competition for that business.”
Right now, the city spends about a million dollars a year to help fund the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
My suggestion? Make people buying Harley’s pay the same sales tax rate as people buying food. Maybe that would raise some money? Looks like Jim is becoming a regular ole patsy for the mayor.
I have been very impressed by councilor Rolfing. While I don’t agree with him 50% of the time, I do admire him. He asks great questions and does it in a layman way, so citizens understand. You can tell he enjoys serving the citizens. That was one of the things I admired about Kermit, whether you agreed or disagreed with him, you could tell he had your best interest at heart, and I think Rex does to. Rex is a regular at the restaurant I work at, and from all accounts, he is the same kind of guy in person, this isn’t an act.
If there ever was a surprise on the new council, it is Rex. Trust me, I’m not the only one who has chattered about it, many other politicos in our community have taken notice.
Keep up the good work.
Is Vernon defending Kermit over the bogus ethics investigation because he feels Kermit was wronged? Or is afraid it may be his hide next? Makes you wonder if the ethics committee was trying to dig up dirt on Vernon to?
Staggers is concerned that the investigation went beyond the scope of the original complaint. Something that also concerns city councilman Vernon Brown.
“Probably, the most disturbing part for us is the complaint was filed but the investigation went beyond what the complaint was,” Brown said.
And let’s hear the bullshit response . . .
Mike McKnight, the chair of the Board of Ethics, says local laws give them the ability to go where the evidence takes them, and if any changes were made to that part of the law, it would limit their work.
LMAO! You mean the same ‘unconstitutional’ laws that tell people when they are in violation of city code? A city can’t just make up laws that are in violation of the US Constitution and the State Constitution and then use those bogus laws to assert power. Kermit nails it with this comment;
“In making it public then they’re going to be held accountable. When you have a situation where things are done in secret, accountability goes by the wayside,” Staggers said.
