The first three words of the Constitution clearly identifies who is in charge: “We the people…”. The Constitution is the underlying authority for the existence of all three branches of the federal government and spells out what they can — and cannot — do.
It appears now that a new congressional /executive branch ”Axis of Evil” is attempting to compromise the constitutional checks-and-balances of our established system of government to promote their own socialistic agenda. For years congressional liberals have attempted to find a way to get around the restrictions of that pesky old document without having to answer to the American people at election time. Now it seems they don’t really care. In their twisted little minds “We the people” has been replaced by “We the Congress.”
In spite of overwhelming opposition to the Democratic Party’s health care “overhaul” by the American people, arm-twisting by the president and speaker Pelosi resulted in the passage of the measure last night under the cover of darkness by a party line vote of 220 votes “for” and 215 votes “against.” This in spite of intense lobbying in the House office building most of the week by ordinary concerned citizens.
Citizens who are both politically active and — more importantly — who vote!
With the exception of Barney Frank, one can only guess what incriminating evidence against the bulk of Democrats this Axis of Evil has locked away in it’s vault that is powerful enough to cause them to turn their backs on the will of we the people and commit what will certainly be political suicide next November. But maybe the Democratic party loyalists are being given too much credit. Maybe they just don’t give a damn about the will of the American people if it goes against their socialist agenda. Maybe they expect two-party elections to be a “thing of the past” by next November!
Having passed the House, now the matter now goes to the Senate for its approval. Senators, with their six-year terms of office, generally have balls, and are more independent than their colleagues in the House of Representatives. Each state has two senators. Be sure to write to yours (by U.S. Mail…not email…because real mail has mass, occupies visible space, and cannot be invalidated by a simple “delete” command) and let them know how what you think and feel about this issue.
Former soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, appearing on national television tonight from Berlin, cautioned the US to learn from the mistakes and experiences of his government. In referencing last night’s House vote, he pointed out that America is now undergoing it’s own Perestroika. The ideology of Perestroika (or “change“) is generally credited with the collapse of the Soviet Union, leaving their enemy — in this case the United States – to win the cold war by default.
The same ideology that the Democrats in congress are now trying to force upon each of us may very well be the Perestroika that brings about the similar collapse of this country. If that happens, the winner by default will not be the US, but will be China, Korea, or possibly the Russian Federation!
If we don’t learn from the events of history, we are doomed to repeat them.
