According to the words of Thomas
Jefferson the government of the United States was created to be the servant of
the states and the people. The authority of the government comes from the
consent of the governed. The power of the national government
was limited and well defined in order to prevent its abuse of power. Any
power or authority not specifically granted in the Constitution was to be
prohibited.
The authors of the Constitution knew
that a strong central government would be potentially very dangerous if it
had the power to regulate and discipline itself. They understood that unless
the government was restrained, the government would become our master and
we would become its slaves.
Many of the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention were afraid that granting too much power to
Congress would render the states and the people powerless
to prevent the abuse of power by those elected to be our servants.
The Constitution was written to govern
the government and if it had the power to write the rules to govern their
own behavior it would like allowing Al Capone to sit on the jury to
determine the guilt or innocence of Bonnie and Clyde.
The Constitution is like a recipe that
needs to be followed exactly. If you add or subtract from it you will reap
tyranny instead of liberty.
When making a batch of chocolate
cookies, would you allow the baker to replace the sugar with garlic and the
eggs with vinegar?
When we allow Congress to
assume powers not delegated to them in the Constitution we give them
the power to abuse us. Remember that powers not specifically granted to
the government of the United States are reserved to the states and to the
people.
A liberal or loose interpretation of
the Constitution paves the way for bankers and the financial institutions to
usurp the power that rightfully belongs to the people.
As the creator of our government our
founders wrote a rulebook for our governmental employees. This rulebook known
as the Constitution defines what the employees of the government can
do. Any action taken by Congress that is not enumerated is
unconstitutional.
Congress has crossed the line on many
occasions and done things that they felt were necessary
and proper, This progressive mindset has brought us the National Bank, the
Progressive Income Tax, the Federal Reserve and the IRS are
undeclared wars.
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