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Introduction -
10 Amendments for Freedom
Over the last forty years, like the erosion of sand
from the shore, little by little, many of our individual freedoms have
been gradually taken from us. Since it has been occurring slowly, tax
by tax, law by law, it was not noticed by many.
During this time, the federal government, through the
actions of the Congress and the courts, has significantly expanded its
powers, interfering with state and local governments and limiting our
ability to control our own government.
To restore control over our government, the 10
Amendments for Freedom need to be added to the Constitution of the
United States.
Why do we need to amend the Constitution?
For more than forty years, the Congress of the United
States has borrowed money to fund its programs, assuring the
re-election of its members. It has looted all its trust funds and
amassed a crushing debt, which it does not intend to repay, leaving
this responsibility to future generations.
In Chapter One and Chapter Two, you will learn how this
massive debt is consuming the wealth of America and has placed our
country in financial jeopardy. In addition, by borrowing from foreign
entities, we have become commercially and politically dependent upon
other nations. Amendments are needed to prevent the federal government
from continuing to borrow money and to force it to begin repayment of
its debt, not burdening your great, great, grandchildren with this
obligation.
Congress has hidden from view the content of proposed legislation
containing onerous new regulations and massive appropriations,
preventing the people from commenting on legislation which otherwise
would never have become law. Buried within bills containing more than
1,000 pages are new taxes, spending programs, and regulations that are
concealed from not only the people but also most members of Congress.
In Chapter Three you will see how it has become the
practice of Congress to vote on major pieces of legislation in great
haste, purposely preventing the people from commenting. As an example,
between September of 2008 and September of 2009, the Congress
appropriated more than $1.4 trillion of new spending with fewer than
48 hours of public review of the legislation. A constitutional
amendment to limit all bills to one topic and to allow for public
review of legislation prior to passage will prevent much of this
abuse.
To help prevent Congress from spending money in a
frivolous manner, the president needs to have the ability to
selectively challenge
the Congress on special interest appropriations. Chapter
Four explains the need to provide the president with “line-item” veto
authority, similar to that of forty-three governors, which will force
Congress to be more responsible in its spending practices.
Much of the abuse of the legislative process is caused
by the extreme difficultly of changing the members of Congress.
Because of the trappings of office, the distance from
their voters, and the ability to raise money to fund their
re-election, senators and representatives not only seek continuous
re-election, but are virtually assured of it. Two current members of
Congress first took office during Dwight Eisenhower’s first term as
president. The seniority system within the Congress enables those who
have served the longest to have the most power. Today, a small group
of legislators controls the Congress.
Chapter Five explains why it is so easy for members of
Congress to be re-elected and why a constitutional amendment to limit
the terms of office is necessary.
Congress has failed to protect our borders, willingly
enabling millions of poorly educated illegal immigrants to enter our
country, causing the quality of our economy to decline, and draining
many state and local governments of their financial resources.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was supposed to halt
illegal immigration. It had the opposite effect. Between 12,000,000
and 20,000,000 illegal immigrants have entered our country since.
Both political parties are pandering to this group in
hopes of garnering their support in future elections. As a result, the
government is not enforcing immigration laws.
Chapter Six describes the significant cost to us,
economically, fiscally, and culturally, of the inaction by our
government. The amendment will compel government to protect our
country from massive illegal immigration.
As a nation of immigrants, we were joined together
culturally by the use of a common language, English. A common language
was the fuel that heated the “melting pot.”
Mainly because of illegal immigration, the federal
government has enabled and many times encouraged the use of languages
other than English. There are elected officials in Washington who
believe we should become a dual-language nation.
Large non-English speaking cultural enclaves are
developing in the United States, encouraged to grow by federal law.
Chapter Seven provides an amendment that will make English our
national language, preventing us from becoming a “split” nation.
Treaties enacted in the past and those proposed for the
future are giving foreign organizations direct authority over the
American people. There is an international effort, with the
cooperation of many of our elected officials, to cause the United
States to fall under the authority of foreign organizations and
courts. We will have no voice in the election or appointment of any of
these international groups.
Chapter Eight describes how the world court located in
The Hague, Netherlands, has on several occasions, attempted to force
its rulings upon not only our Congress, but also our state
governments. Several U.S. Supreme Court Justices believe this court
has the authority to do so. As a result, a constitutional amendment is
necessary to prevent our government from delegating any authority to
international groups.
Chapter Nine exposes in detail how, assisted by the
federal courts, the federal government has expanded well beyond the
borders of the authority granted in the Constitution. It has invaded
our daily lives and with its treasury is usurping the power of state
and local governments.
Through legislation and decree, the federal government
is gradually taking ownership of more and more private entities,
causing what is known as "socialism," which is the absence of economic
freedom, to become more prevalent. The amendment will restrain the
federal government, prevent it from nationalizing private businesses,
and restore local control of our state, county, and city governments.
Throughout the history of mankind, government has
looked upon the people’s belief in God as an obstacle, preventing it
from taking complete control over the people. As long as the people
believed in a higher being, the government could not have total
authority.
Both the Congress and the Courts have embarked on a
path to disassociate government from God Almighty, forgetting from
whom we derive our freedom and moral compass.
Chapter Ten explains how the federal courts, teaming
with atheists, are systematically removing all references to God in
the public. As a result, a constitutional amendment is necessary, not
to allow religion in government, but to acknowledge that God has given
us our rights and freedoms, not government.
In order for the Constitution to be amended,
three-fourths of the states must ratify a proposed amendment. There
are two ways to propose an amendment: 1) by Congress, via a vote of
two-thirds of its members and 2) by way of an Amendments Convention
called by the state legislatures.
The Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times.
Congress proposed each of these amendments. Since the 10 Amendments
for Freedom will restrict the federal government, it is not likely
Congress will take any action to propose them.
Chapter Eleven explains how we, through our state
legislatures, will cause an Amendments Convention to be convened,
which will propose the 10 Amendments for Freedom to the states for
ratification.
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