Wednesday, August 19, 2015

New US Congress Needed

Posted on Georgians for Constitutional Government by Field Searcy, Preserve & Defend the US Constitution 8/18/15
"Changing out the occupant of the White House is NOT going to change anything. But changing 469 seats in Congress to real Constitutionally minded representatives...well, that could change the WORLD." As George Washington said, ' the power under the Constitution will always be in the people'. If only the people knew their power.
From KrisAnne Hall Today's Point To Ponder:
I have taken a lot of flack for stating that this presidential election doesn't matter & there are much more important things to be concerned with. So let's look at this from a logical, practical, & Constitutional perspective:
Constitutional Fact: the President is NOT the leader of America. He is only the leader of the military WHEN there is a formal declaration of war. Without a formal declaration of war Congress holds all the power over the military.
Constitutional Fact: the President cannot make "deals" with foreign nations. His only power is to negotiate treaties that are only ratified with the consent of 2/3 of the Senate.
Constitutional Fact: the President is not allowed to make law, overturn law, or set aside law, that is a power reserved to Congress.
Constitutional Fact: the President can do nothing, can fund nothing without the permission of Congress.
Constitutional Fact: the Congress is infinitely more powerful than the President and has the actual and legal authority to do much more, including limiting the President to the power delegated by the Constitution.
Yet, here we are. Completely obsessed to the point of blindness over a Presidential election. Even worse, the entire Presidential election discussion has been limited, lately, to two candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Just 2 people, 15 months away from the election and that's all we can talk about?
Think about this: The President isn't the only office in that election of November 2016. No. There are 469 seats in Congress also involved in that election. Let me repeat. 469!!!! seats in Congress. Do you realize what we could do, the changes that could be made, if we were actually trying to make those changes where they REALLY count?? What could we do if we started fighting for 469 seats???
In 15 months there are 65 weeks. That means if we were to start talking about these Congressional seats we would have to cover at least 7 seats every week, never repeating, one seat everyday, for the next 15 months. That is a monumental task! But THIS is what is important. This is where the REAL power lies. This is where the REAL changes can be made.
Sigh. But all we can talk about is Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Once again I say, this Presidential election is irrelevant. Changing out the occupant of the White House is NOT going to change anything. But changing 469 seats in Congress to real Constitutionally minded representatives...well, that could change the WORLD. And, perhaps, that is why we must be consumed with presidential elections. That silly Pied Piper, he plays such a lovely tune, only this time he is calling the sheep into order
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