Why Sage May Be Right About the Tea Party

This in on Yahoo today ...

What's telling about this are a few things that are not too well-known about prominent "Tea Partiers". Check this out:

Start with the movement's financial backing. The Tea Party Express, a group formed by a longtime California GOP consultant, has raised more than $5 million and financed about $2 million in advertising to help candidates.

The organization was an offshoot of a political action committee created to support John McCain's Republican presidential run in 2008, and its chief strategist is Sal Russo, a Sacramento Republican operative who has worked for nearly 50 years helping run party campaigns, including those of Govs. George Deukmejian of California and George Pataki of New York.

Still loving that "Tea Party Express"??

How about this:

Tea party candidates have also received a boost from FreedomWorks, a conservative group led by former House Republican leader Richard Armey. Its political action committee, formed last April, has raised only a fraction of what the Tea Party Express has amassed in its PAC. But Armey's group has its own influential network, and it has weighed in to support tea party candidates that did not get Tea Party Express support, such as Rand Paul in Kentucky.

OK ... So they hooked up Rand Paul. Does anyone believe Dick Armey would have supported him for any reason other than political gain?

Now I don't know enough about Meckler at this point, and work keeps me from really getting down and dirty for the time being, but she's right on the money with what she says about these two organizations. Armey is a party hack, and who in his right mind would support an organization built on a foundation of supporting McShithead?

Sage is constantly hitting the Tea Party between the eyes, not because he doesn't believe in the movement or the idea or the concept, but because those who wish to lead it are frauds.

The aforementioned information should be evidence enough, and I'd be careful about trusting Meckler as well. This is, after all, a nation built on the distrust of those who wish to lead it.

It's what America is all about.

RWR

Cross-posted at RightWingRocker.com.

Tea Party - Irrelevant as Always ...

... or not.

O'Donnell wins in Delaware.

LaMontagne Wins in New Hampshire.

Here's the rundown from the primaries.

TWENTY STATES going to court against Oblahmacare.

GOP political elites are pissed.

First off, as pertains to O'Donnell and LaMontagne, I will reserve comment on what I think of their victories until I have reviewed their respective records. However, I can't see many scenarios in which O'Donnell wouldn't have been, at a minimum, a significant improvement over Castle, who makes John McCain look like, well, John McCain. Strangely, if Castle were to look in the mirror, he might see McCain himself staring back at him, so just about anyone should have been able to beat Castle in today's climate - even Bozo the Clown.

LaMontagne? Well, I would hope our favorite New Hampshirite would be willing to comment. How about it, Sage?

Twenty states going to court over the ripoff that is Obamacare? Folks, the problem with this is that this number isn't closer to fifty. Americans really need to wise up to this fraud and what he is trying to do. Wake up soon, America, or you may wake up one day in the Union of American Socialist States (UASS). If it's not obvious by now, the the stupid people Sage speaks of are winning the day.

Probably the most telling thing about the current level of success about the Tea Party, however, is that the Republican Party elites are not happy. The only reason this would be the case is that they see their grasp on power slipping away. Sadly, they probably are subscribing to the illusion that they are losing to the Democrats because of the Tea Party, when in reality it is the Tea Party to which they are losing. Soon the communists in the Democratic Party will see the effect of the Tea Party, as they will be forced to watch as their own power base dwindles away.

Face it, folks. The Tea Party is a pretty big tent. Even Sage finds the tent too big, and he may be right. But the one thing that unites ALL Tea Party activists, regardless of their other agendas, is the reverence towards the Founding Fathers and the Constitution. Returning power to those in the Tea Party movement will bring the debate back to what it should be: whether or not the Constitution and/or the Founders' intent provide for the implementation of any specific plan or issue. THAT is what America is SUPPOSED to be about, and any move in that direction must be looked at as good.

So you Republicrats and LOTE guys out there can go right ahead and call the Tea Party irrelevant all you want. Not only does the current evidence say you are probably wrong, but that fact can only be a good thing for this country. After all, the Constitution is what the Tea Party is fighting for. All a LOTE voter is fighting for is keeping the Democrat out, regardless of the similar damage the Republican would do. That's no way to run a country.

RWR

Cross-posted at www.RightWingRocker.com.

"Teeth" for the Tea Party Nation Part 1

The Tenth Amendment Resolutions from State Legislatures, the Tea Parties, the Town Hall Meetings, the Articles of Freedom have all been some of the most enlightening, encouraging, and energizing developments that American patriots have witnessed in a long time. The people that have been responsible for this national outpouring of Constitutional patriotism are unified on the front that "WE THE PEOPLE" do not want any more interference in their freedoms from rogue government officials acting outside of the confines of the Constitution.

The problem, as I see it, is that these events notwithstanding, too many among this venerable group will begin, and end their complaint with "we don't want you", and that is simply not enough for the matters at hand. Without moving their complaint to the next level, "we won't have you", which involves resolve, nothing further can take place. And to make this resolve effective, WE THE PEOPLE must design, and put into effect remedial action, so that we can say with a certain finality that "we don't need you!" If WE THE PEOPLE can give their desires some "teeth", they can take the necessary steps of action to accomplish their goals.

But the question is begged: "what will all of this require?"
First, WE THE PEOPLE will need to create workable institutions that take advantage of the political, and legal positions that are held by them as being the ultimate sovereigns of these positions. WE THE PEOPLE will need to create actual workable institutions that take advantage of the economic resources that THE PEOPLE actually command, which are in fact most of the true sources of "real" wealth in this country. True enough, the "establishment" holds bundles of "paper" claims to the wealth of this nation, most of them generated through the unconstitutional Federal Reserve System. But the overwhelming problem for them will be how to collect on those claims if WE THE PEOPLE simply refuse to honor them. Anyone who has knowledge of the fraudulous paper currency racket who doubts the unenforceability of these claims need only read the Supreme Court's decision in Craig vs. Missouri (1830). Then, WE THE PEOPLE will need to create actual workable institutions that are politically, economically, and LEGALLY independent of the federal government. These must need be institutions that can compete with the fraudulent mechanisms that the rogue officials in the government have been foisting on this country in the key areas of money, and banking, and what has been called "homeland security". They must be institutions that can replace these fraudulent control mechanisms with the proper means to "establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves, and our posterity", and in addition be institutions that will enable WE THE PEOPLE to defend themselves against retaliation from rogue officials in the federal government, and from the private centers of multinational economic power from around the world.

In summation, WE THE PEOPLE must combine their resources, and abilities with political, and legal authority in the large scale organizations that will reflect the true democratic power inherent in the superiority of numbers.

This cannot be done through the general government at the present time because the general government is the main problem, and thus, cannot be part of any solution. It cannot be done through activities by any of the mainstream political parties because they are merely control mechanisms in the "divide and conquer" strategy that has been successfully implemented by the Establishment to keep WE THE PEOPLE from asserting their political clout in their own behalf. It cannot be done by individuals, or private groups alone because these groups have no independent legal authority, and there is no way to create a large, and effective operation in any state, let alone through the entire country. Witness the recent attempt by a so-called "Christian" pseudo-militia group to make biblical warfare on the "beast"(police) in Michigan as an example of the futility of this kind of activity. The only thing achieved by this type of action is the demonizing of the terms "Christian", and "militia" by the lamestream news media.
The only way, as I see it, to achieve the desired results will be the combined participation of the state governments, because they have the legal authority, and the will of WE THE PEOPLE mobilizing together into mass action.

The only existing establishment that combines these two elements is "the Militia of the several states" that the second amendment tells us is "necessary to the security of a free state".
And where is this true constitutional "well regulated Militia" today? No where. It does not exist in even one state in this union! Not even in the land of "Live Free or Die"! Petitions, and pleas to the existing governor by myself as to why this is so have fallen on deaf ears, or have been ignored altogether. Some have responded with the claim that the National Guard has superseded the Militia so as to render it to be unnessary in the present era. This is simply a poorly disguised attempt to belittle the dictates of the Constitution... one more time in an age of universal disregard of the foundational document.

I do not believe that we can succeed in the restoration of this republic without the revitalization of "the Militia of the several states" as an establishment institution to regain, and retain control over the state governments, and the two basic powers of sovereignty: the powers of the purse(currency) and the power of the sword(community self defense against all forms of terrorism both foreign, and domestic). Americans need to combine together NOW in a united front to first, understand the enemy we all face, and then to begin to implement these two basic powers into a single plan for mass action. The revitilization of the Militia will enable WE THE PEOPLE to exercise community based self reliance, and ultimately true self government in a truly "free state" with all of the blessings thereof bestowed upon its residents.



So, why is not revitalization of the Militia "job one" on the agenda of every constitutionalist immediately if not sooner? How can contemporary patriots continue to deny in their actions what the Constitution tells them is "necessary to the security of a free state"? One may say that they have faith in the Constitution, but faith without works is dead; and the document is not self-executing. The purpose of revitalizing the Militia is to combine all of the elements of each state's "homeland security" including police, emergency responses, and so on- under the auspices of the Militia to eliminate the "top down" control apparatus set up by the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC, and its various co-conspirators, and fellow travelers around the country. This act will return control for the needs of local defense to the rightful recipients of this necessary service, WE THE PEOPLE, to whom it was intended to belong from its outset.



Thus, WE THE PEOPLE will be charged directly with the total organization, arming, and discipline of THE PEOPLE to handle any emergency that may arise. The state production, and provision of arms, ammunition, and accessories for the Militia with all of the necessaries to be obtained from the source chosen by each state for this purpose thus ending any, and all attempts by the Federal government to impose illegal "gun control" measures in violation of the 2nd Amendment. That is my reasoning in choosing the revitalization of the Militia as priority one in the establishment of "teeth" for the Tea Party Nation.



My plan for arming the Militia would, I feel, need to be one that would provide approximate parity with a modern light army unit, and would be divided into the four basic units that follow:



1. Regular Militia armed with: Semi-Automatic Rifle

Semi-Automatic Pistol

4 grenades



2. Sniper Unit armed with: Sniper Rifle with infared scope, and laser

Semi-Automatic Pistol

2 grenades

1 Remote Controlled Surveying Bomb Tank



3. Vanguard Heavy Unit with: Rocket Launcher and 7 rounds

Semi-Automatic Pistol

2 grenades

4 land mines



4. Engineer Unit with: 12 Gauge Shotgun

Semi-Automatic Pistol

4 Remote detonating Bombs

Assortment of health, and medical supplies, food, and tools, with heavy

construction equipment for building, and repair of ordnance along with

additional supplies of ammunition to re-arm all field units.



Each of these four basic units would be under the command of an officer chosen from among the men of the local community, who would then be resonsible to a regional commander for the field preparedness of his units. The regional commanders would report directly to the governor of the state, who would, according to the dictates of the Constitution, be the Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of that state.



The Revolution will be televised.



An organization such as this would satisfy the requirements of law, and would be both transparent, and adequate for the task at hand. The choosing of volunteers for the staffing of these units would be from among all able-bodied men of sound mind from the ages of 16-68 that could be trained in field deployment of the unit of their assignment.

Republicans: A Move in the Right Direction

When the right thing is done, we give credit where it's due.

Utah Senator Bob Bennett has been DENIED, and rightly so. A yea vote on TARP? You have got to be kidding me. No educated voter anywhere would allow this scumbag another term.

Good f***ing riddance!

RWR

Cross-posted at RightWingRocker.com.

April Fools Day

Sage emailed me today asking to re-post his April Fools Day Post from last year over here. It's spot on. enjoy! - RWR

April Fools Day. Today is April first. As I pondered the origins of this normally harmless day of foolishness, I got to thinking about another day that will soon be on the horizon, April 15th!
As the great day-of-pay approaches, I have been asking the people that I know why we have federal income tax? Almost without exception they have answered: "to pay the expenses of government". Of course, nothing could be farther from the truth. Income tax has nothing to do with paying the expenses of the government.

If I were to ask you when the country was created, most of you would give me a date somewhere around the fourth of July in 1776, so let's use that date for our point of reference. When the country began in 1776 there was no income tax. In fact, there was no machinery for collecting any such tax; even after the ratification of the Constitution in 1787-88 there was still no provision for any tax on the people's income. Except for the "temporary" income tax illegally administered during Lincoln's War to destroy the Union, there was no income tax in this country until 1913, when the Supreme Court upheld its validity in Brushaber, 240 US 1, and the passage of the 16th Amendment in "the dark of the night". And even then, it did not affect more than a few people. Until 1942, only 3% of the people paid income tax. Up to then, most people had heard of it, but they didn't pay it, and had never seen the form. The reason for this was that it did not apply to them. For the record, in 1941 the Federal government collected more money from alcohol, and tobacco than it did in income taxes. Remember the "moonshine", and "infernal revenooers" of the old comic "Snuffy Smith"?

The income tax as we know it today did not find its way into the pocketbooks of the people until 1942, and then only because we were in the middle of the war that FDR "arranged" to end the Depression. Even then, the money grabbers could only get away with it by calling it the "Victory Tax" which was to be repealed at the end of the war.

Question for you: Name for me one year between 1776 and 1942 when the nation could not function without income tax?; can't find one?; Neither could I, amazing isn't it? In all of those years, through all of the wars that we fought, and won, including WWII which we won by American might, and willpower more than any "Victory Tax", we were able to accomplish all of this without an income tax.

So, if we didn't have an income tax for all of this time, where did the federal government get the money to pay for itself? Why alcohol, and tobacco taxes, of course! These taxes, along with the tariffs that used to be in place that made foreigners pay for the privilege of selling their products here, were enough to pay for the few powers that the Constitution grants to the Federal government. As a matter of fact, there was so much money pouring into the Treasury that Congress didn't know what to do with it.

So, if we don't need an income tax to pay for the federal government, why do we have one? In 1942, a man named Meyer Jacobstein, of the Brookings Institute, testified to a Senate subcomittee of the "need to mop up the excess purchasing power of the nation" because of its effect on the price situation in the country. In other words, the people are producing too much wealth, which, with the lack of a metal-based currency equates to hyper-inflation, and the destruction of the dollar, so we have to remove this "excess" in order to preserve the economy. When there was "real" money(gold&silver) behind our currency, the government had to deposit the appropriate amount of "metal" in the Treasury to support the paper whenever any of it was printed in the same way you put money into your account before you write a check. This is the reason that you find the words "pay to the bearer on demand one silver dollar" on the old silver certificate money that used to be in circulation. Even the early Federal Reserve notes said that.The bank would pay to the bearer on demand the amount of the bill in "silver" if requested. The only difference between a personal check, and government currency is that the check names the person to be paid, and the currency does not.

So, this being the case, why doesn't the government just print the money that it needs, bigger numbers, on bigger pieces of paper? The answer brings us back to Meyer Jacobstein's testimony to the subcomitee which is "that doing so would bring on hyper-inflation" send the prices of goods to the moon, and destroy the purchasing power of the dollar. That is what happened to the Weimar Republic in post-WWI Germany, and is now happening in the African nation of Zimbabwe. It is also happening right here in the good ole USA, only it has taken so long for it to manifest because of the "shadow government" running the unbacked printing through the un-Federal Reserve System, which is , of course, un-Constitutional. This system, which has been brilliantly conveived to confuse, and conceal its intention, is being implemented by the "New World Order"(Novus Ordo Seclorum) to achieve its envisioned world government.

So, basically what we have here is the redistribution of the wealth of the people which has been ongoing since 1942. This is the "change" that Comrade Obama is talking about. It is also communism on a world level. So too is the subsidizing, and penalizing of various industries by the government which is to be seen most lately in the alleged take over of Ford Motors, which would have old Henry rolling over in his grave. The real issue here is controlling the purchasing power of the dollar. If the people have too much of it, the prices will rise. Simply put, the dollars taken by government cannot be spent by the people, and thereby cannot be used to acquire the things that are for sale. This is what Meyer Jacobstein meant by "mopping up purchasing power".

Thus, the true purpose of the income tax is to inhibit the inflationary effect of out of control government spending. The income tax allows our elitist rulers to "live off the fat of the land" by transferring the power of purchase from the people to the government, which has absolutely nothing to do with paying for the cost of government.

So, now that I got that off my chest and into your reservoirs of knowledge, maybe its time to re-think just which day of April is really "April Fools Day". The Revolution must be televised.

Self Preservation Legislation

Is there really any debate that Congress writes and passes legislation simply to prove that they have a job to do and therefore can keep the job they have? We have been overladen with so much legislation which was written just for the purpose of showing that Congress has something to do. The reality is that we as a nation would be much better off if Congress focused less on justifying their own position and more on what their job actually is.

The legislation of Congress has two main goals. To preserve the safety and security of the union, and to ensure the rights and liberties of the citizens. That's it.

The founding fathers and drafters of the Constitution recognized this and knew that there should be little for Congress to do. Article I, Section 4, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution states that Congress has to meet once a year. Once. That's it. Only one time each year. That it was specified that they had to meet at all shows just how little the drafters believed that Congress would really be needed. We would all be better of if Congress really did only meet once a year.

Instead of passing only the legislation needed to preserve the union and the liberties of her people, Congress has passed so much legislation that they passed legislation to delegate some of the legislating responsibilities. And hasn't that served us all well. They passed legislation to fix the problems caused by other legislation which was a result of even more legislation.

Consider all the legislation that has been passed in the last 75 years and think about how much of that was actually critical to the preservation of the union and the liberties of the people. There's not much of it. There is some, but probably less than 1% of the total legislation written. Now imagine if all of that legislation which did NOT have it's basis in those two categories were wiped from the books by a wave of Harry Potter's wand. How much better off would we all be? Especially considering that the vast majority of the legislation written not only does not serve the true purpose of Congress but actually defies it by intruding further and further into the personal liberties of the people.

We could disband Congress all together and it wouldn't make much difference in anybody's daily life. That is if it weren't for the impending bankruptcy the government is facing as the result of Congressional self-preservation legislation. If only I had Harry Potter's wand.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a politician run on a platform of removing any legislation on the books which does not directly and primarily preserve the union and the liberties of the people. Now there's a fantasy.

The 2010 Platform

I've been able now to finally get a few minutes to incorporate the suggestions we got with regard to the platform. There really wasn't much to change, as the thing was really amazing the first time around. Why change something that was done right the first time?

There were some excellent suggestions, though, and they've been put in. Please put any further suggestions in the comment area. Should you wish to email me about the platform, please use americanfederalistparty at gmail dot com.

I wonder if those trying to rescue the Republican Party have considered this platform for their efforts ...

Proposed Platform for the American Federalist Party
2010

Preamble

The members of the American Federalist Party have come together in the spirit of freedom and fellowship to acknowledge several truths about our great Nation as it exists today. These truths have forced us to set aside our differences as patriotic Americans with regard to many issues for which we hold differing yet passionate positions, such as regards abortion, war, vice, and even crime, in order to stand together in defense of the very basic law, designed to protect the unalienable rights with which we are endowed by our Creator, that has been abused and usurped to such an extent that the wise men who gave us such would be embarrassed at what has become of their cherished creation.

Political campaigns are funded by the federal government, and people who wish to publicly support a candidate are often restricted from doing so in violation of the First Amendment.

Congress has passed legislation regulating which kinds of weapons the people may own, and many States require government permission to secure arms and registration thereof, in violation of the Second Amendment.

In violation of the Fourth Amendment, private property has been taken from the people for the sole purpose of increasing tax revenues to local and State governments.

The list goes on, and in many cases the problem is so severe that the people of America often either do not know that their rights are being violated, or do not care. This is the source of the problems that overwhelm our country today. Virtually every major problem that affects Americans nationwide is the result, either directly or indirectly, of some abridgement of Constitutional rights or of some usurpation or abdication of power by those in federal, state, and/or local governments.

It goes without saying that with rights comes responsibility. We will therefore not, as part of our platform, explain how the people of this great Nation should take responsibility for those aspects of life that we expect the government to vacate. Americans are a creative people, and all have the ability to learn for themselves how to succeed in the free world.

It goes without saying that with actions come consequences. We will therefore not, as part of our platform, explain how those who, experiencing negative consequences for their actions, bring themselves most readily into the ranks of the successful. The freedom to overcome adversity and succeed on one’s own has its own natural rewards for success.

It also goes without saying that not everyone will be responsible and/or successful. We reject, however, that it is within the power of government to involve itself in matters of providing for those less fortunate. We further reject that governments are in any way properly equipped to take on responsibilities such as these.

As Federalists, we believe in the separation and delegation of powers as provided in the US Constitution, with the proper delegation of the weakest powers to the federal government, and the strongest powers to the people, as provided in the bill of Rights. We acknowledge that the concerns voiced by the Anti-Federalists in the infancy of our Nation have largely come true, and wish to place restrictions upon government that will protect our unalienable rights from such abuses in future generations.

The Constitution was written in simple language so that any layman could understand it. Its plain language itself makes it a proper platform for a party trying to rescue it from the current abuses, as it stands as a clear statement of the people granting limited authority to the government, not the other way around. Therefore, we believe that every American should read the Constitution thoroughly and come to a clear understanding of its meaning by reading the writings of the Founding Fathers and of those who opposed its initial ratification.

We wish our own platform to be so simple. We, however, claim none of the genius of the Founders in their wisdom; we only seek to follow their example in seeking the best way to secure the unalienable rights of the citizens of this great Nation.

Diversity and Common Ground within the Federalist Party

As a party, we seek only a few simple things. We rally around the concept of "originalist" interpretation of the Constitution, and allow all other issues to be resolved by the individual for himself. Each member or candidate will be free to hold whatever position he wishes, without interference from anyone in the party, for as Federalists we develop these positions with the Constitution in mind and reverence.

However, as Federalists, we cling to several simple concepts, and each of us freely affirms:

• That the unalienable rights as enumerated in the Bill of Rights exist to protect the rights of individual Americans.
• That government infringement of those rights should be vigorously opposed.
• That government is by its very nature evil and must be watched closely by the people lest it enter into areas where it should not be allowed.
• That the concept of limited government requires that government officials work within the boundaries set forth in the Constitution, and that these limitations include lateral boundaries within the various levels of government as well as boundaries between the levels themselves.
• That compulsory government service is incompatible with the concept of individual liberty.
• That a government that does not function within its means is worse than an individual who does the same, and that using terms like "balanced budget" and "surplus" in misleading ways merely intensifies the evil under which the people must function.
• That a vibrant and superior military with state-of-the-art weapons systems is necessary to defend the unalienable rights of Americans from those who would do them harm; and American soldiers must never be subservient to non-American commanders or serve under a foreign flag.
• That America is a sovereign nation with no obligations to any international organization.
• That the Right to Keep and Bear Arms includes the right to use deadly force in self-defense, as well as the right to organize into militias for defense against oppressive people and governments.
• That federal domestic and foreign aid programs are both illegal and immoral.
• That parents, not any government, are responsible for the education of their children, including manner, choice of facility, and the bearing of cost.
• That the federal government has no power to influence elections through regulation, finance, or control of the media.
• That the federal government does not possess the power to set forth an "energy policy".
• That government programs aimed at reducing poverty are neither legal nor beneficial to those they are designed to help, and
• That under a properly instituted federalist system, the federal government is at the weakest level, with local governments and the people being at the most powerful.

Policies of the Federalist Party

As Federalists, we seek to return our government to its proper distribution of powers as set forth in our Founding Documents. All policy positions to be advocated by Federalists, ad infinitum, shall be devised and implemented to respect and enforce these limits, thus keeping the government at its proper distance from the people. As federalists we will seek to implement policies requiring:

• That laws, programs, and policies that violate the federalist structure outlined in the Constitution be repealed.
• That laws passed in violation of the Constitutional rights of the States or the people are likewise repealed.
• That laws requiring compulsory government service or the pre-registration for the same be repealed. This includes laws that require registration for compulsory military service.
• That a Constitutional Amendment requiring the real balancing of the federal budget and the retiring of the national debt be ratified.
• That our military's superior training be continued, and development of state-of-the-art weapons systems such as SDI be expedited instead of delayed.
• That no American shall be deprived of the right to arm himself however he wishes, without interference of any kind from any level or branch of government, unless first adjudicated as insane by at least two competent courts of law.
• That membership in international organizations not clearly serving the national interest be dissolved. This includes the United Nations.
• That no group of Americans be penalized for the simple act of choosing to act as part of a militia.
• That all taxpayer-funded federal aid programs be dismantled.
• That all federal involvement in the education of children be phased out, and States rightly transfer all power and authority over education to the parents.
• That all federal laws placing limits of any kind on campaign finance or procedure be repealed.
• That the federal government remove itself from all involvement in the decisions of States and businesses with regard to energy.
• That all federal assistance programs aimed at the poor, sick, or elderly be phased out in favor of private sector entities or, where state constitutions may allow, the States.
• That provisions be made so that the federal government can never again rise to greater power than any state or local government.

Federalist Philosophy

As Federalists, we believe that government is at best a necessary evil that is prone to intolerable acts, and that it is the responsibility of the people to see through the salesmanship, half-truths, and blatant lies that those in government present in their efforts to gain acceptance for the things they advocate. We pledge, as Federalists to honor in all of our decisions the original intent of the Founding Fathers.

Legislatively:

• Federalist legislators will demand (and when in the majority, require) that all proposed legislation be accompanied by a Constitutional Authorization Report detailing how the proposed legislation is authorized under the Constitution. This report will then serve as a point of reference throughout debate and voting, as well as for executives, jurists, and the people, to assist in ensuring compliance with constitutional restraints upon government officials.
• Federalist legislators will propose, sponsor, and co-sponsor only legislation that is expressly allowed under the Constitution, and will insist upon appropriations being limited to single-subject bills.
• Federalist legislators will vote against any legislation not expressly authorized by the Constitution, and will stand against any legislation that exempts themselves or any other government entities from laws passed.
• Federalist legislators will refrain from using as examples legislation passed in other countries or international organizations.
• Federalist legislators will endeavor to legislate consistently according to the Founders' original intent.

Judicially:

• Federalist justices will demand (and when in the majority, require) that all cases brought before their courts be accompanied by a Constitutional Authorization Report detailing how the relevant case either violates or is supported by the Constitution, especially in matters of government abuse.
• Federalist justices will defer powers to the States where constitutionally appropriate.
• Federalist judges will assert the powers appropriate to their level of government (state, local, etc.) over those of the federal government.
• Federalist jurists will reference the Constitution in their opinions.
• Federalist jurists will refrain from any reference to the law of any other nation or international organization in determining the course of their decisions.
• Federalist jurists will endeavor to rule consistently according to the original intent of the Founders.

Executively:

• Federalist executives will demand that all bills passed by legislators and received for approval be accompanied by a Constitutional Authorization Report detailing how the bill in question is authorized under the Constitution.
• Federalist executives will defer to state or local governments where constitutionally appropriate.
• Federalist executives will sign into law only legislation that is expressly allowed under the Constitution.
• Federalist executives will proudly veto any legislation that is not expressly authorized under the Constitution, including legislation that contains multiple provisions, only some of which may be in violation.
• Federalist executives will respect as relevant only the laws and customs of the United States of America in their decision-making processes.
• Federalist executives will endeavor to govern consistently according to the Founders' original intent.

Summary

Not all Federalists agree on all issues. Our positions on various issues are based in our individual interpretations of the Constitution. However, we reject the progressive expansion of socialism that has plagued this country for so long as legal under the Constitution and believe that returning to our Constitutional roots will solve the majority of the problems that this evil has created and encouraged. Socialism begets hate, jealousy, and economic mediocrity in is subjects. The free people of America should stand firmly against it. The Founders made no provisions for such things in the Constitution, and we Federalists believe this to be by design.

Thanks!

RWR