Wednesday, January 26, 2011

THE CONSITUTION CALLED IT THE "STATE OF THE UNION" AND NOT THE "STATE OF THE NATION"

THE PRESIDENT IS THE CHIEF OF THE UNION OF THE STATES AND HIS ADDRESS SHOULD JUST BE ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE UNION:
U.S. Constitution - Article 2 Section 3
Article 2 - The Executive Branch
Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; ...

OBAMA'S PLAGIARIZED ADDRESS IMPLICITLY PRESUMED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EQUALS THE NATION, AND HE PROCEEDED TO TALK ABOUT THE NATION AS IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD RUN THE WHOLE DANG THING.

IT'S SHOULDN'T - AND IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRIES TO.

THE CONSTITUTION SET UP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS A LIMITED GOVERNMENT WHICH GOT IT'S LIMITED POWERS FROM THE STATES AND THE PEOPLE.

OBAMA AND THE LIBERALS CONFLATE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE NATION AS A WHOLE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF A LOT OF THE LEFT'S AWFUL STATIST POLICIES AND WHY THEY THINK THE POTUS SHOULD USE THE SOTU TO TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN NEARLY ALL FACETS OF OUR LIVES.

IT'S BS.

IT'S BS WHEN FOLKS SAY "OUR NATION IS IN DEBT"; IN FACT IT AIN'T THE NATION, IT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE LIMITED AND LESS EXPENSIVE.

THAT WILL MAKE OUR NATION MORE PROSPEROUS AND FREER.
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3 comments:

  1. Pastorius8:08 AM

    Wow. Good catch.

    I bet everyone will be talking about this within two days.

    They ought to be.

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  2. Always On Watch12:58 PM

    Reliapundit,
    Excellent!

    I shall bring this to the attention of my students in my American Government class!

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  3. (((Thought Criminal)))2:35 AM

    Spot on analysis.

    I'd go further. Not only is it that the federal government, not the nation is in debt, they're largely in debt to the American people.

    And, it's all our fault for allowing them access to the "full faith and credit" card in WE THE PEOPLE'S wallets.

    All we can do is cut them off from access to it.

    We can have the federal government totally void of officeholders from one or both major political parties by 2017.

    Just like the Congress assumed the national debt after the Articles of Confederation were ditched for our current Constitution, we too would still be obligated to pay at least the debts to other, foreign governments whether or not we violently overthrew the government or merely completely altered its composition with officeholders who are not Republican or Democrat.

    The Constitution is a beautifully crafted uniting document. But, it is NOT a suicide pact.

    The Constitution isn't the problem. The ideologies of those elected to support and defend it against all enemies foreign AND DOMESTIC are.

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