Another superb piece, Doc. And I appreciate the carefully worded explanations that support each point. Makes it easy for us “old folks” to better understand.

Our Constitution is our hope.

We need solutions Doc. We need a new economic bill of rights that protects the people from this type of government intrusion in our private free enterprise system. If we are for the free market and if we know that retaining a free market economy is essential in keeping our republic and our personal freedoms, then we must enshrine the free market economy in our constitution.

We need a constitutional amendment that completely eliminates any government ownership of any industry or entity engaged in commerce at the national level. We need a constitutional amendment that creates a balance budget, that sets a rule for the share of the economy the government can have every ten years and that would require the government to immediately raise the revenue to meet that share (if in the ten years revenues exceed that share due to economic growth, then it must be saved. If on the contrary revenues fall short due to economic recession, the government may borrow up to that share to “stimulate” the economy.) We need a constitutional amendment that requires congress to pass laws that apply uniformly to the entire population and industries, just as taxation must apply uniformly across the entire population.

Some will say that this would be the end of politics, but I say it will be the end of a national government serving the special interest rather than the national interest as the founders intended. Local government at the state and city level is where the people can experiment and determine who they should favor and who should they should not favor. Any government set forth at the national level to create a ruling class of the favored on the basis of their ability to fund campaigns is a clear and present threat to our freedoms. I would rather that these same interests try to convince 50 or more different governments of their need to be favored over everyone else, than for that same interest to beat the short route to Washington to impose their will over all the people.

In all, the Tea Party movement must stand to reform or refound this nation behind free market principles and limited government nationally. The Tea Party needs to galvanized the nation to enshrine these principles in our constitution as this will be the only way to prevent the special interest from overrunning our nation and running roughshod over our freedoms. Otherwise, we may defeat this foe the Obama administration only to deal with 10 years down the line an even greater foe who has learned all the lessons of the failures of the Obama administration. Only our constitution can save us from this impending doom.

One of the things that amuses me, in a deeply ironic sort of way, is the people who vigorously insist that private business must be closely regulated and controlled to insure it meets its social obligations… then use fascist as an other-people label and/or slur.

The percussive sound you hear dimly in the distance is the shade of Benito Mussolini laughing his ass off.

Regards,
Ric

I mean it as a compliment to watch you accelerate, and I have gone back in your archives, in a way that reminds me of Bill Whittle penning some very fine thoughts, picking up speed and depth. I look forward to new posts.
Thanks again John
Dana

+1

Amen to all of the above!

Reading your essays is like getting a sampler box of chocolates. Can’t wait to bite into each paragraph to to discover the treasure within!