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Vatic Note: It sounds like the aging judge got worn down badly. He looks very tired and beaten mentally and emotionally. That could just be me reflecting my own condition. LOL Seriously, this author, Political Velcraft, has got it right about the repetitive argument and Napolitano does not. Having watched the video, I would say he was not happy about having to say what he did. He looks like he might have been brow beatened, threatened or something similar to do what he did.
The states have the right under so many different areas in the documents, to nullify Federal intrusion into their areas, as do the Sheriffs in their counties and that has been upheld by the Supreme court, but even if it had not been, we would be right to stand with the words written in that document that some appointees try to pretend do not exist, well, they are wrong.
Now you know why MSM has lost over 60% of its readership/subscribers. Now you know why Glenn Beck left as well.
Deadly Deception Of Andrew Napolitano: Out Of The Closet For NWO!
That takes our deficit down to $290, and and still some time before the first which gives us some breathing room to spare. As we mentioned before, you maybe aware, all expenses have gone up, so there is a need this month to make our goal or else we must either take on ads, (thats if the advertisers would deign to grace us with their ads) which I abhor, or suspend our work, leaving the blog up as a reference board for all to read if need be.
If you have benefited in anyway from our blog and our work, we hope you will contribute, by clicking on the pay pal button off to the right of the blog. We appreciate very much the support you have given in so many ways, and pray that you will continue in every way, including commenting and passing this around to others. Bless you all for your support over these almost 4 years. No matter how it turns out, I truly believe we have all made a difference. Bless you all, this holiday season.
Vatic Note: It sounds like the aging judge got worn down badly. He looks very tired and beaten mentally and emotionally. That could just be me reflecting my own condition. LOL Seriously, this author, Political Velcraft, has got it right about the repetitive argument and Napolitano does not. Having watched the video, I would say he was not happy about having to say what he did. He looks like he might have been brow beatened, threatened or something similar to do what he did.
The states have the right under so many different areas in the documents, to nullify Federal intrusion into their areas, as do the Sheriffs in their counties and that has been upheld by the Supreme court, but even if it had not been, we would be right to stand with the words written in that document that some appointees try to pretend do not exist, well, they are wrong.
Now you know why MSM has lost over 60% of its readership/subscribers. Now you know why Glenn Beck left as well.
Deadly Deception Of Andrew Napolitano: Out Of The Closet For NWO!
by Political Velcraft, December 11, 2013
EDUCATING US ON IGNORANCE !
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
- President Thomas Jefferson 1816
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.” - President Abraham Lincoln
- Obama Mentor Called For 25 Million Americans to be Killed in Re-Education Camps
- FEMA => Re-Education Camps For Corrupt Politicians: Mitigating The Buffoonery Of The World Gang Association’s Propaganda!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3jsENU_R6nI
Dumbing Down Edu-Discourse!
Saddest video I have watched to date by Andy Napolitano!
Highly Paid And Always In The Lime Light Andy Appears To Be Gaunt & Tired.
He’s Already Owned!
Is He Wrong? Yes, He Is Wrong In Conclusion.
Megan Kelley At The End Of The Video, Re-emphasizes The False Syllogistic Argument Trap That:
[1] Repetitive Usurpation Of The Commerce Clause Gave Congress Ipso Facto Power To Dictate.
[this is a major false premise based upon 'repetition' which violates INS v. Chada, 462 U.S. 919 (1982). Even Judge Napolitano Concluded the 'commerce clause' has been a distorted repetition of usurpation by congress and presidents, he ultimately concedes to it though.
[2] State Law Pre-emption ‘where none is needed by The States for nullification’ Will Not Stand Against Congressional Rules.
[this above statement [2] is actually an incomplete argument, because The States through this process, are simply warning the feds to stop trying to over-ride the Bill Of Rights – they do not need [a law] to stop the feds, because we all already have The Bill Of Rights – Second Amendment] which is The Premise For The Constitution. The Watch [Constitution] Cannot Make The Watch Maker [Bill Of Rights] as The Bill Of Rights Preceded/Premise For The Constitution! The Bill Of Rights Were Added To The Constitution To Make Known These Unalienable Rights.
[3] Judge Napolitano Agrees that the feds have the upper hand, based upon these two false syllogistic premises in the interview. His conclusion was simply made via the confusion principle.This is why we do not receive our rights from the collective state’s formation of the federal corporation – we receive our rights from God and the federal corporation ‘government’ does our bidding.
To make it simpler, Guns are based within The Bill Of Rights, They Are Not Based Within A ‘commerce clause’ nor can they be regulated by such.False Authorities associate two totally unrelated statements and claim they support the asserted conclusion.
Dont Tread On Me
The Bill of Rights – Full Text 1791.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.Talk to McCain on this one: McCain And The List Of The Other Belligerent 54 Corrupt Senators ~ Who Blocked Removal Of Language Detaining Americans In The NDAA Bill.
Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
At 1:10 on the video timeline:
Judge Napolitano fails to state that ‘repetition is Unconstitutional’ and leads the viewer into believing Congress can do anything they want! By design or innocent omission by Andy Napolitano, be careful of what [you as an observer] accept as truth! In INS v. Chada, 462 U.S. 919 (1982) reaffirms and establishes well that repetition is no excuse!
In leaving the viewer with this perception, Judge Napolitano has summarily suggested ‘people are without unalienable rights' and that even codified in Our Declaration, it is meaningless through repetition of usurpation of the commerce clause! Where was his backbone in addressing this most egregious attack upon The U.S. Constitution?
The Crux For A Revolution. Not Amongst Ourselves But With The Head Of The Snake!
USURPATION BY REPETITION RENDERED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Unconstitutional usurpations by one branch of government of powers entrusted to a coequal branch are not rendered constitutional by repetition.
The United States Supreme Court held unconstitutional hundreds of laws enacted by Congress over the course of five decades that included a legislative veto of executive actions in INS v. Chada, 462 U.S. 919 (1982).
At 2:00 on the video timeline:
The [Edu-Discourse] continues suggesting federal rules will tell the States what to do! Again Judge Napolitano reverts to ‘repetition’ of the abused ‘commerce clause’ leaving the viewing to believe that what The States are doing through The Tenth Amendment is useless!
This is an egregious abnegation of Constitutional Jurisprudence in rendering his opinion. This leads me to believe that all the pomp of bolstering Judge Napolitano at Fox News as a Libertarian, then firing him, then calling him back with ‘watered down’ opinions is by design for The NWO scheme.
Tin foil hat stuff or is he now a turn coat? Truth cannot contradict truth and what he is talking about is directly countered by President Jefferson, President Jackson, President Madison and The Very Constitution Itself, & not to mention INS v. Chada, 462 U.S. 919 (1982).
The propaganda argument that the States are teeing up for a Federal challenge is just that ‘propaganda’. The Tenth Amendment is a declaration of Unalienable Rights and it is The States themselves through the 10th. Amendment for and by the ‘citizens,’ who have already affirmatively ‘nullified’ any unconstitutional federal rules on gun control. This Precludes And Nullifies SCOUTUS. The ‘Commerce Clause’ is a big red herring and this is where another revolution will occur.
St. George’s Cross has been recognized as the flag of England since the time of the Crusades. It became the official flag of England and Wales in 1277 and can still be seen today hanging in windows of English nationalists or being waved at sporting events. This is the flag that fluttered over Jamestown, Plymouth, and other early English settlements in America.
The Corrupt Puritan Parliament Was Dealt A Swift Blow For Treason & Regicide By King Charles II.
When Charles II returned to become king of England in 1660, those men who had signed his father’s death warrant (and were still alive) were tried as regicides (the murderer of a king) and executed.
Anyone associated with the execution of Charles was put on trial. The only people to escape were the executioners, as no-one knew who they were as they wore masks during the execution.
Maryland, USA was named after King Charles’s I wife (Henrietta Maria), when King Charles I was decapitated she entered a Convent in France. She returned several times to England in 1660, to see her eldest son crowned King Charles II and her younger son crowned as King James II who ruled from 1685 to 1688.
The bill will be heard again on Wednesday, 02-27. Tennessee residents are urged to support the bill.
(urgent action items at this link)
The following is a detailed response to Kelsey’s many distortions, misstatements, and historical inaccuracies. Whether you live in Tennessee or not, this article will be extremely valuable to you. Virtually every state has a “Brian Kelsey” of their own – someone who holds a position of power, who speaks and acts authoritatively about a subject they know very little about.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on SB0250 earlier this week, Tennessee state Senator Brian Kelsey played the role of historian and constitutional expert. He lectured bill sponsor Sen. Mae Beavers, fellow committee members and the large crowd gathered in the chamber on the history of nullification and the structure of the Constitution itself.
Judging by his delivery, with his occasional condescending chuckles while “educating” people during the hearing, you’d think that Kelsey had spent years studying these important subjects and was some kind of expert. But based on the substance of his arguments and the endless litany of historical errors in his statements, it’s seems he might as well have learned about the Constitution in Chicago…from a certain lecturer named Obama.
I actually have to give the guy some credit for his ability to stuff so many misstatements and historical untruths into such a short amount of time.
Further, Andrew Napolitano is far too intelligent to make such a sophomoric statement such as the one in the following link. For Napolitano to render such a cursory conclusion in light of his education and social prowess is to lead one to conclude that it was an abuse of his education further leading me to conclude it was willful deception an attack upon the Pope without merit. This is NWO stuff, very sad indeed!
JACKSON WASN’T A FOUNDING FATHER
To start, our expert chose President Andrew Jackson as his historical mouthpiece to imply that states cannot make determinations about the constitutionality of a federal act. Why he would choose Jackson over James Madison, the man considered “the father of the Constitution,” or Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, remains a mystery.
Probably because both Jefferson and Madison insisted state legislatures DO have the authority to determine the constitutionality of a federal act, and that inconveniently undermines his position.
Or perhaps Kelsey simply doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
TRUTH 1. Brian Kelsey 0.
NULLIFICATION HAD A LONG HISTORY BEFORE 1832
Things start to clear up a bit the moment he opens his mouth and claims, “When this issue first came to a head in the United States…..in 1832 it was over the tariff.”
This represents a common viewpoint held by lawyers who simply never learned the history. And it’s dead wrong.
The issue first came to head in 1798 when John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison responded by drafting resolutions that were passed by the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures respectively.
Jefferson’s draft asserted that when the federal government exercises undelegated powers, a state has the right to “nullify of their own authority all assumptions of power.”
Madison asserted that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the Constitution, states “have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil.”
Time limitations prevent me from covering in any detail the nullification efforts that resisted military conscription in the early 19th century, or the Ohio effort to use nullification against the Central Bank.
TRUTH 2. Brian Kelsey 0.
SOUTH CAROLINA NULLIFIED VIA A POPULAR CONVENTION
Kelsey pressed on and further demonstrated his loose grip on historical facts.
He claimed the South Carolina legislature passed a resolution nullifying the “tariff of abominations.” It did no such thing. A convention of special delegates of the people passed the Ordinance of Nullification. Sure, this is nitpicking a bit, but when you’re dealing with a guy who acts like an expert, he better expect to be hammered on every little error he makes.
TRUTH 3. Brian Kelsey 0.
THE SUPREME COURT NEVER RULED ON THE “TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS”
Kelsey then asserted that the Supreme Court ruled the tariff constitutional. It did no such thing. There’s no such case. It never happened. Generally, lawyers are pretty good at citing cases. In fact, that’s all they do. Most lawyers never even study anything before 1803. They don’t know a thing about the framing of the Constitution or the state ratifying conventions which gave it legal force. They only know case law. So for Kelsey, a lawyer, to just make up a supreme court case like this is such a big error on his part that I’m going to dock him an extra point.
But if he’s got a case that I don’t know about, I’m happy to give him a point.
TRUTH 5. Brian Kelsey 0.
SOUTH CAROLINA DIDN’T SIMPLY BACK DOWN
Kelsey would have you believe that this is how the nullification crisis was resolved.
After South Carolina attempted to nullify, Andrew Jackson convinced congress to pass a force bill, threatening to attack South Carolina if they didn’t give in. Then, South Carolina caved.
This is so wrong that it’s hard to chalk it up as ignorance. It’s totally made up.
Here’s what really happened (the short version). After South Carolina passed the nullification ordinance, Jackson first responded by saying that existing laws would be enough to put down the nullification. But South Carolina did not relent. So then, Jackson wanted to turn it up a notch. Jackson did in fact work with congress to introduce a force bill regarding South Carolina. But that bill was stalling in DC, and South Carolina wasn’t backing down.
Influential people were helping create a negotiation between Jackson’s supporters and the Nullifiers. Congress finally passed the Force Bill, but a reduced tariff, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, which was acceptable to both South Carolina and the Federal Government, was also passed.
It was only after a reduced tariff was passed by congress, that South Carolina finally reconvened their convention and repealed the Nullification Ordinance. At the same time, though, the convention also nullified Jackson’s force bill – to make clear that they felt that the reduced tariff was caused by the resistance of a single state.
That sure doesn’t sound like Kelsey’s version – a scared people backing down under threat. Sounds to me like they were giving a little Molon Labe message of their own. That’s what most people would call victory for nullification.
Instead, Kelsey wants you to believe something completely different.
TRUTH 6. Brian Kelsey 0.
NULLIFICATION WAS USED PROMINENTLY TO RESIST FEDERAL SLAVE-CATCHING LAWS
Then Kelsey claimed, “The issue has not really been raised again since then, to my knowledge, to the extent of actually arresting federal officers and/or having confrontation between the federal and state officers…obviously other than the United States Civil War.”
Apparently our armchair historian has no knowledge of northern states passing Personal Liberty Laws to resist federal agents intent on capturing black people and shipping them back south into slavery during the 1840s and 1850s. In fact, many of these laws were passed in direct defiance of an actual Supreme Court ruling. He never learned that abolitionists used the arguments of South Carolina nullification architect John C. Calhoun to support their actions. And he has no clue that the Massachusetts Personal Liberty Act of 1855 did indeed include provisions for arresting federal officers.
Or, maybe he just doesn’t want you to know about it. Because if you did, he’d have a hard time arguing on the same side as the slave owners.
TRUTH 7. Brian Kelsey 0.
DANIEL WEBSTER SUPPORTED, THEN OPPOSED, THESE PRINCIPLES
The litany of errors continues. Kelsey said: “It was Daniel Webster who was leading the effort to nullify the tariff…you know one of the leading orators and members in United States Senate history who was pushing the issue at the time.”
Actually, Webster was a leading opponent of nullification. So, did Kelsey make an honest mistake and just get one word wrong? Who knows, but at this point he’s made so many errors; he doesn’t get any more gimmes.
TRUTH 8. Brian Kelsey 0.
There is no person in this room whose basic rights
While we’re on the subject of Webster, here’s another historical tidbit that Kelsey probably doesn’t know – or doesn’t want you to know. The revered Massachusetts senator supported states using interposition to resist unconstitutional acts when the feds tried to conscript soldiers during the War of 1812. (this is one of those times where nullification came up prominently prior to 1832)
“The operation of measures thus unconstitutional and illegal ought to be prevented by a resort to other measures which are both constitutional and legal. It will be the solemn duty of the State governments to protect their own authority over their own militia, and to interpose between their citizens and arbitrary power. These are among the objects for which the State governments exist.” [emphasis added]
TRUTH 9. Brian Kelsey 0.
Having demonstrated Kelsey’s utter ineptitude as a historian, how can we depend on him to tell us whether Tennessee has the authority to nullify an unconstitutional federal act today? Well, you might argue, perhaps he has a tighter grasp on constitutional issues than he does history.
He doesn’t.
THE 10TH AMENDMENT IS A RULE OF CONSTRUCTION
Kelsey offered up one of the most bizarre and convoluted constitutional constructions ever. And I’ve heard some pretty weird ones.
“The Tenth Amendment does not apply to the supremacy clause. The supremacy clause overrides the Tenth Amendment.”
Clearly, Kelsey doesn’t have a clue. The Tenth Amendment doesn’t override any part of the Constitution, and no constitutional clause or provision overrides it either. The Tenth Amendment is actually a “rule of construction.” As a lawyer, you’d think that Kelsey would understand that. A legal rule of construction simply tells us how to view the document. The Tenth Amendment, along with the Ninth, defines the Constitution as in instrument delegating specific, enumerated powers to the federal government, leaving the bulk of authority to the people of the states, where it was already vested prior to ratification. It makes it clear that the federal government may not exercise powers it was not delegated.
During the hearing, Beavers pointed out that only those laws made in pursuance of the constitution stand supreme. It seemed to go right past Kelsey. Either he actually believes that the federal government can do whatever it wants, no matter what; no limitations, no questions asked, or he’s intentionally ignoring the truth.
TRUTH 10. Brian Kelsey 0.
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED….UNLESS WE SAY SO?
Kelsey claims he supports the Second Amendment. But his comments in the hearing make it clear he does not. He said the supremacy clause “seems to override the particular issues that may or may not be brought up.”
Again our Obama-style expert doesn’t understand the most basic constitutional construction. The Bill of Rights was ratified to further limit the power of the federal government. The preamble to the Bill states clearly that it existed:
“in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of [the federal government's] powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.”
The Bill of Rights further restricts federal powers. In essence, the Second Amendment says, “Hey federal government – even while exercising legitimate powers, such as regulating interstate commerce, you still may not infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.”
TRUTH 11. Brian Kelsey 0.
AN INTERESTING HISTORY AND CONCLUSION
Ironically, at one time Kelsey supported a bill defying federal power on firearms. In fact, he bragged about it during the hearing.
“I was a supporter of the bill, the original bill that you passed in here a couple of years ago that upheld the Second Amendment rights of Tennesseans for firearms and ammunition that were produced in the state of Tennessee and did not leave the borders of Tennessee. So I am on record as having supported that,” he said.
Yes indeed. And the 2009 Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act clearly defies the 2005 Gonzales v. Raich decision broadly defining federal power to “regulate commerce between the states,” certainly to the extent that it would allow for regulating firearms within the borders of Tennessee. So, doesn’t that mean Kelsey’s OK with the state conflicting with the feds? What’s his issue with SB0250?
When you boil it all down, it seems Kelsey simply wants an excuse to avoid moving forward with the bill. He said he wants to “receive an Attorney General opinion on that issue so we would have clarity, or perhaps not clarity, so that we could have a better idea as to what the law has been throughout the history of the United States regarding the interplay of the supremacy clause and any Second Amendment issues.”
Well, we already know that Attorney General Bob Cooper is the kind of guy that will omit three words from the Constitution when issuing a constitutional opinion, completely distorting the truth. He already did this in his opinion on the Tennessee Health Care Freedom Act. Which, by the way, the Tennessee legislature passed anyway.
Michael Boldin [send him email] is the founder of the Tenth Amendment Center. He was raised in Milwaukee, WI, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on twitter - @michaelboldin, on LinkedIn, and onFacebook.
The United States Supreme Court held unconstitutional hundreds of laws enacted by Congress over the course of five decades that included a legislative veto of executive actions in INS v. Chada, 462 U.S. 919 (1982).
The 50 States Who Own The National Cathedral & Not The Corporate federal government.
States Are The Final Arbiters To Any Rule Or So Called Law ~ The States Can Make And Have Made Determinations About The Constitutionality Of A federal act And Have Nullified SCOTUS.
Both President Thomas Jefferson and President James Madison Insisted That State Legislatures Have The Authority To Determine The Constitutionality Of A federal act. This Safety Mechanism Is To Overturn A Corrupted Supreme Court And Precludes Any Further Need For ‘Teeing’ Off A Challenge! The Tenth Amendment Is Unilateral The States Are The Final Arbiters!
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At 2:00 on the video timeline:
The [Edu-Discourse] continues suggesting federal rules will tell the States what to do! Again Judge Napolitano reverts to ‘repetition’ of the abused ‘commerce clause’ leaving the viewing to believe that what The States are doing through The Tenth Amendment is useless!
This is an egregious abnegation of Constitutional Jurisprudence in rendering his opinion. This leads me to believe that all the pomp of bolstering Judge Napolitano at Fox News as a Libertarian, then firing him, then calling him back with ‘watered down’ opinions is by design for The NWO scheme.
Tin foil hat stuff or is he now a turn coat? Truth cannot contradict truth and what he is talking about is directly countered by President Jefferson, President Jackson, President Madison and The Very Constitution Itself, & not to mention INS v. Chada, 462 U.S. 919 (1982).
The propaganda argument that the States are teeing up for a Federal challenge is just that ‘propaganda’. The Tenth Amendment is a declaration of Unalienable Rights and it is The States themselves through the 10th. Amendment for and by the ‘citizens,’ who have already affirmatively ‘nullified’ any unconstitutional federal rules on gun control. This Precludes And Nullifies SCOUTUS. The ‘Commerce Clause’ is a big red herring and this is where another revolution will occur.
St. George’s Cross has been recognized as the flag of England since the time of the Crusades. It became the official flag of England and Wales in 1277 and can still be seen today hanging in windows of English nationalists or being waved at sporting events. This is the flag that fluttered over Jamestown, Plymouth, and other early English settlements in America.
How did England deal with a corrupt puritan government/parliament?
The Severe Persecution Of Roman Catholics In England due to King Henry The VIII, Allowed Them Dispensation Granted By King Charles 1st., To Leave England And Settle In What Was To Become Maryland In 1634. This Was 98 Years Before The Birth Of George Washington And 142 Years before The Declaration Of Independence In 1776.
King Charles 1st Reigned In England From 1625 to 1649.
King Charles 1st In 1649 Would Follow Guy Fawkes in Being Decapitated, For Allowing The Roman Catholics To Flee Religious Persecution From The Corrupt Puritan’s Parliament. Puritans Were Loyal Protestants Of Anti-Catholic King Henry VIII & Queen Elizabeth 1st.
King Charles II Son Of King Charles 1st.
When Charles II returned to become king of England in 1660, those men who had signed his father’s death warrant (and were still alive) were tried as regicides (the murderer of a king) and executed.
Anyone associated with the execution of Charles was put on trial. The only people to escape were the executioners, as no-one knew who they were as they wore masks during the execution.
Maryland, USA was named after King Charles’s I wife (Henrietta Maria), when King Charles I was decapitated she entered a Convent in France. She returned several times to England in 1660, to see her eldest son crowned King Charles II and her younger son crowned as King James II who ruled from 1685 to 1688.
The corrupt Puritan Parliament who murdered Guy Fawkes in 1606, was executed by the returning King Charles II in 1660, for usurping the laws of England The Magna Carta similar To Our U.S. Constitution and for Murdering King Charles 1st the father of King Charles II. Read much more here!
Elena Kagan ~ Socialist Handbook (VN: isn't this the most recent appt of Obama to the Supreme court? She is a dual Israeli citizen.)
A CASE IN STUDY ENJOY!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tennessee SB0250 is a bill that would declare federal violations of the 2nd Amendment to be illegal within the state. The bill also provides for criminal penalties for federal agents who attempt to carry out such violations. Earlier this week, the bill was up for a hearing in the Tennessee State Senate, where Brian Kelsey sits as chair. (you can view the entire hearing at this link)The bill will be heard again on Wednesday, 02-27. Tennessee residents are urged to support the bill.
(urgent action items at this link)
The following is a detailed response to Kelsey’s many distortions, misstatements, and historical inaccuracies. Whether you live in Tennessee or not, this article will be extremely valuable to you. Virtually every state has a “Brian Kelsey” of their own – someone who holds a position of power, who speaks and acts authoritatively about a subject they know very little about.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on SB0250 earlier this week, Tennessee state Senator Brian Kelsey played the role of historian and constitutional expert. He lectured bill sponsor Sen. Mae Beavers, fellow committee members and the large crowd gathered in the chamber on the history of nullification and the structure of the Constitution itself.
Judging by his delivery, with his occasional condescending chuckles while “educating” people during the hearing, you’d think that Kelsey had spent years studying these important subjects and was some kind of expert. But based on the substance of his arguments and the endless litany of historical errors in his statements, it’s seems he might as well have learned about the Constitution in Chicago…from a certain lecturer named Obama.
I actually have to give the guy some credit for his ability to stuff so many misstatements and historical untruths into such a short amount of time.
Further, Andrew Napolitano is far too intelligent to make such a sophomoric statement such as the one in the following link. For Napolitano to render such a cursory conclusion in light of his education and social prowess is to lead one to conclude that it was an abuse of his education further leading me to conclude it was willful deception an attack upon the Pope without merit. This is NWO stuff, very sad indeed!
JACKSON WASN’T A FOUNDING FATHER
To start, our expert chose President Andrew Jackson as his historical mouthpiece to imply that states cannot make determinations about the constitutionality of a federal act. Why he would choose Jackson over James Madison, the man considered “the father of the Constitution,” or Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, remains a mystery.
Probably because both Jefferson and Madison insisted state legislatures DO have the authority to determine the constitutionality of a federal act, and that inconveniently undermines his position.
Or perhaps Kelsey simply doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
TRUTH 1. Brian Kelsey 0.
NULLIFICATION HAD A LONG HISTORY BEFORE 1832
Things start to clear up a bit the moment he opens his mouth and claims, “When this issue first came to a head in the United States…..in 1832 it was over the tariff.”
This represents a common viewpoint held by lawyers who simply never learned the history. And it’s dead wrong.
The issue first came to head in 1798 when John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison responded by drafting resolutions that were passed by the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures respectively.
Jefferson’s draft asserted that when the federal government exercises undelegated powers, a state has the right to “nullify of their own authority all assumptions of power.”
Madison asserted that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the Constitution, states “have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil.”
Time limitations prevent me from covering in any detail the nullification efforts that resisted military conscription in the early 19th century, or the Ohio effort to use nullification against the Central Bank.
TRUTH 2. Brian Kelsey 0.
SOUTH CAROLINA NULLIFIED VIA A POPULAR CONVENTION
Kelsey pressed on and further demonstrated his loose grip on historical facts.
He claimed the South Carolina legislature passed a resolution nullifying the “tariff of abominations.” It did no such thing. A convention of special delegates of the people passed the Ordinance of Nullification. Sure, this is nitpicking a bit, but when you’re dealing with a guy who acts like an expert, he better expect to be hammered on every little error he makes.
TRUTH 3. Brian Kelsey 0.
THE SUPREME COURT NEVER RULED ON THE “TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS”
Kelsey then asserted that the Supreme Court ruled the tariff constitutional. It did no such thing. There’s no such case. It never happened. Generally, lawyers are pretty good at citing cases. In fact, that’s all they do. Most lawyers never even study anything before 1803. They don’t know a thing about the framing of the Constitution or the state ratifying conventions which gave it legal force. They only know case law. So for Kelsey, a lawyer, to just make up a supreme court case like this is such a big error on his part that I’m going to dock him an extra point.
But if he’s got a case that I don’t know about, I’m happy to give him a point.
TRUTH 5. Brian Kelsey 0.
SOUTH CAROLINA DIDN’T SIMPLY BACK DOWN
Kelsey would have you believe that this is how the nullification crisis was resolved.
After South Carolina attempted to nullify, Andrew Jackson convinced congress to pass a force bill, threatening to attack South Carolina if they didn’t give in. Then, South Carolina caved.
This is so wrong that it’s hard to chalk it up as ignorance. It’s totally made up.
Here’s what really happened (the short version). After South Carolina passed the nullification ordinance, Jackson first responded by saying that existing laws would be enough to put down the nullification. But South Carolina did not relent. So then, Jackson wanted to turn it up a notch. Jackson did in fact work with congress to introduce a force bill regarding South Carolina. But that bill was stalling in DC, and South Carolina wasn’t backing down.
Influential people were helping create a negotiation between Jackson’s supporters and the Nullifiers. Congress finally passed the Force Bill, but a reduced tariff, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, which was acceptable to both South Carolina and the Federal Government, was also passed.
It was only after a reduced tariff was passed by congress, that South Carolina finally reconvened their convention and repealed the Nullification Ordinance. At the same time, though, the convention also nullified Jackson’s force bill – to make clear that they felt that the reduced tariff was caused by the resistance of a single state.
That sure doesn’t sound like Kelsey’s version – a scared people backing down under threat. Sounds to me like they were giving a little Molon Labe message of their own. That’s what most people would call victory for nullification.
Instead, Kelsey wants you to believe something completely different.
TRUTH 6. Brian Kelsey 0.
NULLIFICATION WAS USED PROMINENTLY TO RESIST FEDERAL SLAVE-CATCHING LAWS
Then Kelsey claimed, “The issue has not really been raised again since then, to my knowledge, to the extent of actually arresting federal officers and/or having confrontation between the federal and state officers…obviously other than the United States Civil War.”
Apparently our armchair historian has no knowledge of northern states passing Personal Liberty Laws to resist federal agents intent on capturing black people and shipping them back south into slavery during the 1840s and 1850s. In fact, many of these laws were passed in direct defiance of an actual Supreme Court ruling. He never learned that abolitionists used the arguments of South Carolina nullification architect John C. Calhoun to support their actions. And he has no clue that the Massachusetts Personal Liberty Act of 1855 did indeed include provisions for arresting federal officers.
Or, maybe he just doesn’t want you to know about it. Because if you did, he’d have a hard time arguing on the same side as the slave owners.
TRUTH 7. Brian Kelsey 0.
Daniel Webster
The litany of errors continues. Kelsey said: “It was Daniel Webster who was leading the effort to nullify the tariff…you know one of the leading orators and members in United States Senate history who was pushing the issue at the time.”
Actually, Webster was a leading opponent of nullification. So, did Kelsey make an honest mistake and just get one word wrong? Who knows, but at this point he’s made so many errors; he doesn’t get any more gimmes.
TRUTH 8. Brian Kelsey 0.
There is no person in this room whose basic rights
are not involved in any successful defiance
to the carrying out of court orders.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Banker/Monarchy Controlled British Army Sets Fire To The White House 1814.
“The operation of measures thus unconstitutional and illegal ought to be prevented by a resort to other measures which are both constitutional and legal. It will be the solemn duty of the State governments to protect their own authority over their own militia, and to interpose between their citizens and arbitrary power. These are among the objects for which the State governments exist.” [emphasis added]
TRUTH 9. Brian Kelsey 0.
Having demonstrated Kelsey’s utter ineptitude as a historian, how can we depend on him to tell us whether Tennessee has the authority to nullify an unconstitutional federal act today? Well, you might argue, perhaps he has a tighter grasp on constitutional issues than he does history.
He doesn’t.
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Kelsey offered up one of the most bizarre and convoluted constitutional constructions ever. And I’ve heard some pretty weird ones.
“The Tenth Amendment does not apply to the supremacy clause. The supremacy clause overrides the Tenth Amendment.”
Clearly, Kelsey doesn’t have a clue. The Tenth Amendment doesn’t override any part of the Constitution, and no constitutional clause or provision overrides it either. The Tenth Amendment is actually a “rule of construction.” As a lawyer, you’d think that Kelsey would understand that. A legal rule of construction simply tells us how to view the document. The Tenth Amendment, along with the Ninth, defines the Constitution as in instrument delegating specific, enumerated powers to the federal government, leaving the bulk of authority to the people of the states, where it was already vested prior to ratification. It makes it clear that the federal government may not exercise powers it was not delegated.
On the other hand, the supremacy clause is a “conflict-of-laws rule,” specifying that a federal act in pursuance of the Constitution take priority over any state acts that conflict with it. Laws “in pursuance” of the Constitution constitute those enacted by the federal government within the scope of its enumerated powers. Acts claiming power outside of those delegated powers are not laws at all. They are usurpations of power, by definition unauthoritative and of no force. That would be the exact opposite of “supreme.”
During the hearing, Beavers pointed out that only those laws made in pursuance of the constitution stand supreme. It seemed to go right past Kelsey. Either he actually believes that the federal government can do whatever it wants, no matter what; no limitations, no questions asked, or he’s intentionally ignoring the truth.
TRUTH 10. Brian Kelsey 0.
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED….UNLESS WE SAY SO?
Kelsey claims he supports the Second Amendment. But his comments in the hearing make it clear he does not. He said the supremacy clause “seems to override the particular issues that may or may not be brought up.”
Again our Obama-style expert doesn’t understand the most basic constitutional construction. The Bill of Rights was ratified to further limit the power of the federal government. The preamble to the Bill states clearly that it existed:
“in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of [the federal government's] powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.”
The Bill of Rights further restricts federal powers. In essence, the Second Amendment says, “Hey federal government – even while exercising legitimate powers, such as regulating interstate commerce, you still may not infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.”
TRUTH 11. Brian Kelsey 0.
AN INTERESTING HISTORY AND CONCLUSION
Ironically, at one time Kelsey supported a bill defying federal power on firearms. In fact, he bragged about it during the hearing.
“I was a supporter of the bill, the original bill that you passed in here a couple of years ago that upheld the Second Amendment rights of Tennesseans for firearms and ammunition that were produced in the state of Tennessee and did not leave the borders of Tennessee. So I am on record as having supported that,” he said.
Yes indeed. And the 2009 Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act clearly defies the 2005 Gonzales v. Raich decision broadly defining federal power to “regulate commerce between the states,” certainly to the extent that it would allow for regulating firearms within the borders of Tennessee. So, doesn’t that mean Kelsey’s OK with the state conflicting with the feds? What’s his issue with SB0250?
When you boil it all down, it seems Kelsey simply wants an excuse to avoid moving forward with the bill. He said he wants to “receive an Attorney General opinion on that issue so we would have clarity, or perhaps not clarity, so that we could have a better idea as to what the law has been throughout the history of the United States regarding the interplay of the supremacy clause and any Second Amendment issues.”
Well, we already know that Attorney General Bob Cooper is the kind of guy that will omit three words from the Constitution when issuing a constitutional opinion, completely distorting the truth. He already did this in his opinion on the Tennessee Health Care Freedom Act. Which, by the way, the Tennessee legislature passed anyway.
Michael Maharrey, Lesley Swann and Kelli Sladick contributed research for this article.
Michael Boldin [send him email] is the founder of the Tenth Amendment Center. He was raised in Milwaukee, WI, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on twitter - @michaelboldin, on LinkedIn, and onFacebook.
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