{"id":2354,"date":"2024-02-09T19:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T03:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/?page_id=2354"},"modified":"2024-02-10T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T19:00:16","slug":"us-congressional-crisis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/index.php\/us-congressional-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"US CONGRESSIONAL CRISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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United States Congressional Crisis
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Who Are These Senators & Representatives…
\n& Who Do They Truly Represent?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Congress, Both Houses
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In a now annual display of partisan politics, our dysfunctional politically controlled National Congress is again grid-locked… which essentially paralyzes the government.\u00a0 This current paralysis clearly indicates that they have suspended our original consensus-based form of Constitutional government… but this time with a most unusual and disturbing twist… one that is being fueled by a vocal former President.<\/p>\n

While partisan feuding has become the norm within the last several sessions, the injection of this ‘off-stage’ force indicates a rapidly deteriorating divide and disgust with our current political system.\u00a0 The fact that Donald J. Trump (DJT) has a decided impact on our official Congressional functioning and proceedings is a clear indication that ‘We the People’ have no control over the Congressional membership… that we have an immediate and destructive crisis on our hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rapidly Escalating Dischord<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Generations of citizens have come to expect a Constitutionally oriented system of government.
\nWhat they currently have is a politically oriented system of government
\nthat only remotely resembles our original form of government.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Our current 2-Party Collaborative Alliance (2-PCA) has finally created an untenable political landscape for our country.\u00a0 Their non-stop manipulation of our original Constitutional processes has finally created an environment that the average citizen does not understand or recognize.<\/p>\n

A statesman places himself at the service of the nation…\u00a0 A politician places the nation at his service.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Politicians have replaced Statesmen… their current energy is focused on partisan posturing, separation, control, and bickering… not consensus-building discussions focused on producing ethical guidance and mutually beneficial legislation for their respective states… and \u2014unbelievably\u2014 the focal point of all this partisan bickering and control is a non-elected, offstage, politician who is fomenting the situation, not using his considerable influence to quell it.<\/p>\n

Our supposed Representatives \u2014both House and Senate\u2014 are acting incredibly irresponsibly… the immaturity they display is a clear violation of their oath of office.\u00a0 Their posturing, bickering, and defiance are reminiscent of college fraternity squabbles\u2026 certainly not the behavior of grown men and women of such important representative positions… especially in light of the serious global issues that our Country can help resolve… why are we condoning our elected representatives to act in this way?<\/p>\n

FYI… the founders’ infinite wisdom created a funding system that requires annual approval with no long-term provisions… so technically – every year – “We the People” get to choose how our money is spent… by choosing who represents our hightest and best value system.
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Senators, Specifically<\/span><\/h2>\n

It may surprise you to learn that a little over 100 years ago (1914), a politically manipulated amendment was passed<\/span><\/a> to \u201ccontrol\u201d the Senate\u2019s role in the government as a result of improprieties at the end of the 19th century.\u00a0 That political party-motivated amendment completely changed the purpose and character of the Senate, from a part of a Constitutionally mandated structure to a purely political position, with no direct accountability to the States they purportedly represent or the people within those States.<\/p>\n

This change covertly gave the political parties an official foothold to carry out their policies \u2014completely uninhibited.\u00a0 The States became completely helpless… they were ‘constitutionally’ barred from active participation in the bicameral process at a federal level.\u00a0 In case you were wondering… this is the reason States have no influence in balancing the Federal Budget… they are not seated at the table… they are essentially voiceless.<\/p>\n

It might also surprise you to learn that the current 17th Amendment<\/span><\/a> version of a Senator is virtually untouchable by the people of those States.\u00a0 As we\u2019ve seen in recent years, favored political operatives move wherever is convenient or necessary (according to party needs)<\/em> to posture for their party\u2019s goals.\u00a0 (Evidence the political party relocations of Bobby Kennedy, Jr. and Hilary Clinton to New York State to run for Senator)<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Original Constitutional version of Senators<\/span><\/h2>\n

The original Constitutional Senators derived their authority and power directly from the Constitution.<\/p>\n

They were directly responsible to \u2014and controlled by\u2014 the States they represented.\u00a0 They were chosen by the State legislatures and were subject to recall if they deviated from that state’s wishes.<\/p>\n

Article 1, Section 3 of the US Constitution states… ‘The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, (chosen by the Legislature thereof,) for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.<\/p>\n

The original constitutional version of Senators was essentially an 11th-hour compromise of a stalled Constitutional Convention.\u00a0 The large and small states were deadlocked\u2026 neither willing to relinquish their positions for fear of losing control over their destiny… and remained that way for several weeks, to the point where there was serious talk of dissolving the convention.<\/p>\n

One of the basic tenets of the Virginia Plan was proportional representation, which favored the larger states and put the smaller states at a decided disadvantage.\u00a0 In desperation, a proposal was made to create two houses in the Federal Congress, an upper house comprised of 2 senators, chosen by the states to represent them, and a lower house, using the proportional state representation as outlined in the Virginia Plan.\u00a0 This ‘Great Compromise’<\/span><\/a> satisfied the needs of both the large and small states and led to the successful conclusion that became our Constitution.<\/p>\n

This form of government is known as a bicameral form of legislature.\u00a0 A bicameral legislature simply refers to a particular body of government that consists of two legislative houses or chambers.\u00a0 The genius of this 11th-hour compromise is that it gave both the states and the citizens within those states active representation over their affairs.\u00a0 Essentially the people were represented by both houses, just in different groups. This was the ultimate form of a Republic or indirect representation of the people.<\/p>\n

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The current 17th Amendment version of Senators<\/span><\/h2>\n

The current 17th Amendment<\/span><\/a> version of Senators derives its authority from a contested and questionable amendment proposed in a tumultuous period of American history.\u00a0 Essentially the amendment changes them from Federal Senators to National Senators. (This is based on who actually controls them.)<\/em>\u00a0 Even though the current Senators are elected by citizens, the people have no control over them… they are unilaterally controlled by their respective political parties.<\/p>\n

This is one of several places where the political party’s true intent becomes abundantly clear… misleading the people into thinking they have a say in this process; where in fact, they only get to choose from whoever is provided by the parties… and once chosen, have no say or control over them.\u00a0 If a Senator acts inappropriately \u2014which has happened on several recent occasions\u2014 the people of that state cannot recall that Senator… they are literally out of reach from the very people whom they purport to represent.<\/p>\n

The Senator\u2019s role in Congress is part of an ongoing plan honed over several generations by the 2-PCA to gain a tenured foothold in our governmental process by actually controlling one of the Constitutionally derived bodies outright.\u00a0\u00a0 Their actions effectively divide and subvert the people that they supposedly represent.\u00a0 Their allegiance is strictly to their affiliated party, which creates faction politics.<\/p>\n

These factions have their particular agendas, although they do maintain a favorable visibility (by promising favors and special treatment)<\/em> so they can garner enough public support (i.e. money and votes)<\/em> to maintain control of our governmental process.\u00a0 The Senate\u2019s current role is to maintain this overreaching and hugely burdensome \u2014as well as financially irresponsible\u2014 form of control over the American people.<\/p>\n

According the Article I, Section 7, the Senate is tasked with approving the financial bills that originate in the House of Representatives… although that rule has not been properly adhered to for decades.\u00a0 This latest spectacle should be a glaring wake-up call to the American people of their true loyalties and intent.<\/p>\n

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New Covert Ruling Class<\/span><\/h2>\n
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To Reiterate… <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In the current 17th amendment version, Senators represent only the political parties, and <\/em><\/span>
\ntheir ONLY allegiance is to the political parties that groom and finance them.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Even though each state\u2019s citizens vote for them,
\nthose citizens have no control or jurisdiction over these political operatives.\u00a0<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The 17th amendment essentially created an elite political ruling class faction with seemingly no fiduciary obligations or responsibility to the very citizens that elect them\u2026 (although abdicating Fiduciary responsibility still has legal consequences… see Class Action<\/a><\/span><\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Their current role in government is to represent their party\u2019s interest, regardless of the outcome to the States and citizens that they are purportedly there to serve.\u00a0 That cannot be made any clearer than by their actions over the past several decades… and, especially the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Political Parties Are Private Organizations<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Think of it this way.\u00a0 I’m sure that most of you are familiar with the Federal Reserve<\/span><\/a>… that it is not a part of our governmental structure… that it is a private organization, with executive branch oversight.\u00a0 Well, the 2-Party Collaborative alliance is similar… it’s a network of national and state private organizations that have \u2014over several generations\u2014 deftly inserted themselves into a position of control over our governmental processes.<\/p>\n

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Political Parties have no constitutional or official position,
\nauthority, or capacity, within our government.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

They are parasitic groups whose only intent and purpose is control… by whatever means.\u00a0 Examples that immediately come to mind are… using fear in crises… using legislative intimidation…\u00a0 using the ‘color of law’ for intimidation… using exclusionary tactics to create controlled affiliations.\u00a0 This is the core problem of our current 2-PCA governmental system.\u00a0 The system is not bad… how the 2-PCA has manipulated and distorted it is bad.<\/p>\n

The critical thing to understand is that over several generations… these private groups \u2014operating under the guise of a 2-PCA\u2014 have convinced the American people that they have an official capacity within our government structure. They have willfully and forcefully excluded any other group or individual participation in our governmental landscape… and have created this combative and wasteful operating environment.<\/p>\n

The outright damage to our Constitutional Republic is currently seen in the repercussions of their actions… principally that Americans have been denied free and unfettered access to their cherished constitutional rights… namely \u2014in this particular instance\u2014 in choosing their elected officials.<\/p>\n

The best \u2014and saddest example\u2014 is the pathetic, meager selections presented by the 2-PCA this election cycle.\u00a0 Initially, the Republican side had some good-quality, Constitutionally grounded candidates… but the ‘party’ quickly eliminated them through the gauntlet of trumped-up rules and financial hurdles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Without onerous private party control, we could benefit from the vibrant electronic media and have a good selection of candidates who have the desire to support and uphold the Constitution.<\/p>\n

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The Senate\u2019s Current Role in Congress<\/span>
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From a Constitutional standpoint, the Senate’s current role and purpose is muddled… and begs the following questions…<\/p>\n

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  1. Who are they accountable to?<\/li>\n
  2. Who do they represent?<\/li>\n
  3. What are these men and women\u2019s actual roles in government?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That depends entirely on which version of the Senate you look at\u2026<\/p>\n