By Darrel Mulloy
“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.” -Tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights
Now, here’s the problem. I am part of “the people” and as a part of the people I should be able to tell the federal government that I am not going to pay attention to those mandates that they pass on to us that are not their authority under the Constitution. The only problem with that, well make it a couple of problems, is that if the federal government passes Cap and Trade, for example, I will have to pay the same increases as someone who agrees with it, whether I want to or not. I won’t be able to heat or air condition my home, fuel my car or pickup, or pay for the everyday things we all need, without paying as well for those increases that will be brought on by Cap and Trade.
Suppose I don’t want the proposed mandatory health care that Obama and his gang of thugs are trying to force on us? I am on Social Security, being over seventy, but quite healthy and don’t feel the need for insurance. My Social Security check, for as long as the system lasts, will have the necessary amount deducted in order to pay my share of a program that I don’t want anything to do with. When Social Security is finally insolvent enough that I, and those others now on the plan, no longer can contribute, we will probably be forced into “end of life counseling”. Soylent Green anyone?
I want to exercise my right under the tenth amendment, but as an individual I can’t. You and I are part of the people that are mentioned in that amendment, but we have no choice but to go along with the unconstitutional mandates that Washington DC is forcing on us. The state governments can, and some have, tell Washington DC that they will no longer accept any legislation that is passed by them that is not authorized by the Constitution; which is just about every bit of legislation they have passed in my lifetime.
We can either tell our state officials that we want them to uphold the tenth amendment, or if they refuse, to call for the people to throw out the existing government and form a new one through a secession process. I prefer secession, but would be happy with enforcement of the tenth amendment.
The only problem I have with the tenth amendment enforcement, well, again make that more than one problem, is that in time, Washington would find some way to circumvent it, and even if we did enforce it and the majority of the other states didn’t, we would still feel the effects of something like Cap and Trade. It would be almost impossible not to have to use some of the services and products from other states that would be affected by Cap and Trade or forced medical insurance.
Secession would at least allow us to keep the premise of the tenth amendment from being rescinded, although we would still have the problem of dealing to some degree with the other states. I don’t think it is the first choice of the majority of Texas voters, but I could be wrong. I know I would be wrong if and when we see the passage of Cap and Trade and Obamacare. By then, it may be too late.
Darrel is currently a resident of Oregon in the process of moving back to Texas. He is married to his wife of forty-two years, Marilyn. They have raised seven children have 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Okay, I may have mistakenly interpreted “end of life counseling” to be a more polite way of saying Death Panel. I would apologize, except that you used the phrase in the same context, and made a soylent green comment. So you clearly did intend it that manner, and trying to reverse yourself in the comments, while a commendable piece of verbal jujitsu, is intellectually dishonest.
“I don’t think I am getting funneled anything over what I contributed”
Well as I don’t know all of the details of your entire financial history, I’d have to concede that this is possible, but highly unlikely. Between inflation, and increased lifespan, almost everyone who receives social security get’s more than they put it. It’ part of why the system is collapsing.
If you think I misunderstood cap and trade or the limits of Federal power under the Constitution, please correct me.
For instance, the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause, allow the Federal Government rather broad power to regulate nation economics. Please explain how this doesn’t apply here. For the record I’m not defending cap and trade as a good idea. I’m just pointing out that the Government does have the legal right to do it.
As far as where I am, I am a Texan. And I love my state. And I love my country.
But I don’t think that there is:
1) Enough popular support for the state to secede without internal violence. Too many people are loyal to the US over the state.
2) Any chance in hell that the rest of the US would let an economy the size of Canada just walk away. It didn’t work out so well the last time Texas tried to leave.
3) Sufficient reason to even consider succession at this point. Nothing proposed by the current administration will destroy us utterly in three and a half years. That’s like saying that you got gum on your shoe, so now it’s time to amputate your foot.
We have, literally, one of the best systems for replacing our Government in the world. We also have the oldest, most successful, and most stable Constitutional Democracies. Why would we need to leave it to form a new nation, when we can just elect a new government more to our liking?
If you don’t like what they are doing, vote against them, and write your Congress-people to encourage them to vote your way. Become politically active in a capacity beyond the “Give me my way or I don’t want to play anymore” mentality.
Darrel Mulloy, just another cafeteria conservative hypocrite. Stop accepting your social security check, and using Medicare, and THEN we’ll talk.
I don’t think I mentioned a death panel. I used Comrade Obama’s own words; end of life counciling. If it is a death panel, as you suggest, those are your tems, not mine.
As far as Social Security is concerned, I began putting into that plan at twelve years old when I took my first paying job, and I don’t think I am getting funneled anything over what I contributed with the promise that it was being put in our individual acounts, which we have seen was another government lie.
As far as cap and trade, I don’t think you understand it or the Constitutions limit on the federal government.
And finally, I don’t know where your state is, but I don’t foresee Texas having the problems you imagine.
If you do it, we will come.
Not at your age Darrel
1. Cap & Trade Like it or not, the Federal Government has the right to regulate interstate trade.
2. The author argues that national health care programs will drain social security.
So in other words, socialism is good as long as the money is funneled your way. But screw everyone else.
Then the author goes on to quote the already disproven “death panel” BS.
Do you have any evidence to back that claim? Seriously, anything you can show to demonstrate that theses death panels are a realistic threat?
Or are you just repeating what you heard someone else say without any proof?
I personally don’t want to see my all of the problems my state will have to go through if we were to attempt to secede.
“I’m taking my toys and moving to Canada” is how immature liberals through a temper tantrum after an election that didn’t go their way.
“I want to secede!” is how immature conservatives do it.
Grown ups discuss their problems and use the freedom to change our government without resorting to violence and threats.