{"id":476,"date":"2020-09-20T05:17:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T05:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovereignhope.temp-web.net\/?page_id=476"},"modified":"2022-02-02T10:43:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T18:43:46","slug":"national-govt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/index.php\/national-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL GOVT"},"content":{"rendered":"

STOP CALLING IT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/span><\/h1>\n

We don’t have a Federal government…
\nhaven’t since 1913.
\nWe have a National government.
\n\u200bThe US started with a Federal system but changed.
\nThe following chronology will show how this happened<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Distinction & Importance<\/span><\/h2>\n

What is the difference between the two\u2026 and why does it matter?\u00a0 There are many complicated and obscure definitions that show very little difference between these two forms of participation\u2026 so I will attempt to clarify this for you.\u00a0 My simplified definition goes to the root of the intent of each word.<\/p>\n

The original term of Federal was used in the context of many acting as one.\u00a0 It is a compact or alliance between established entities, in this case the original colonies.\u00a0 These already organized groups wanted to further define themselves through this collective arrangement, voluntarily submitting some rights to this new entity, for their greater good.\u00a0 Essentially, bottom up… many speaking as one.<\/p>\n

Contrast this with the term of National, which assumes ultimate control… a top down approach.\u00a0 It highlights the misguided notion of a democracy, or majority rule.\u00a0 In this usage, the term National really means political parties assuming the role of supreme leadership as another established structure.<\/p>\n

The founders were very clear that in the form and structure that they envisioned and created, the political parties had no place, as they would only add another unnecessary layer, which would \u2013in fact\u2013 isolate the people from direct control or management of their government.<\/p>\n

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The first 100 Years<\/span><\/h2>\n

The first 100 years in America were turbulent at best.\u00a0 Uncertainty and wars kept the fledgling nation in a state of flux.\u00a0 The political party landscape was never fully settled, so after approximately 30 years (1830’s \u2013essentially one generation) \u2013despite the founder\u2019s strong warnings\u2013 the political parties emerged again, and were officially recognized and presented candidates for various offices.<\/p>\n

The exclusive nature of the political parties (us against them)\u00a0coupled with fervent and divergent beliefs regarding slavery, and England\u2019s recent abolition of slavery, created the perfect storm that became the second civil war (1861) that the country endured in less than 100 years.\u00a0 This\u00a0civil war was a disastrous event that further polarized the North and South, severely eroded\u00a0the peoples trust and confidence and helped set the stage for another significant event.<\/p>\n

After the war, tensions remained between the North and the South.\u00a0 The war left glaring differences between each region.\u00a0 The South was decimated while the North was relatively untouched with a huge industrial base still intact.\u00a0 Consequently, the North posted significant growth in production and revenues.<\/p>\n

Another major factor that would fuel future problems was the record immigration.\u00a0 The huge surplus of workers provided an opportunity for unscrupulous business owners in the North to exploit these people.\u00a0 All this, coupled with the country’s first major economic shift from an agricultural to an industrial based society led up to a third less violent revolution at the end of the nineteenth century, which was called the Populist Revolt.<\/p>\n

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The Populist Revolt<\/span><\/h2>\n

Citizens, many recent immigrants, were angry over their apparent lack of rights and lack of control over elected officials, and reacted with a focus not seen since the first civil war (1776).\u00a0 Over a period of approximately 20 years \u2013from 1894 to 1915\u2013 a backlash swept across this country.\u00a0 It took many forms, from voting out federal incumbents, to cleaning out statehouses; but the most significant and lasting impact came from the laws and amendments that were written to deal with their problems.<\/p>\n

Sadly, they missed the most important thing that should have been changed… the removal of the political parties… because IF they had studied the founders\u2026 and IF they had any understanding of what the founder\u2019s Republic was based on\u2026 they would have recognized that as the most important need to address.<\/p>\n

The Populist Revolution was the founders\u2019 worst nightmare because the constitutional amendments that were enacted directly contradicted what the founders tried so hard to warn us about… and avoid… and further strengthened the political party\u2019s hold on the country.<\/p>\n

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The Need For Change<\/span><\/h2>\n

The prime motivator for the new laws and amendments was the blatant influence and control that rich and powerful men had through the political parties, over the Senate.\u00a0 People felt that the Senate was bought off and they were suffering because of it.\u00a0 Their frustration and the events related to this indeed called for change, but not the radical & misguided type that was actualized.<\/p>\n

This was driven by a feeling of powerlessness against the wealthy industrialists.\u00a0 The people\u2019s goal was to find a way to curb their power and influence.\u00a0 The only way they saw to do that was to create a larger and stronger government, one which would be able to control these industrial giants… and why wouldn’t they? \u00a0After all, they only acted based on what they knew… because in the countries where they came from… more government seemed to solve the problem.<\/p>\n

They did not understand the founders\u2019 principles, nor their inherent power over these elected officials… thanks in great part to the influence of the political parties. \u00a0The parties saw a golden opportunity to manipulate the situation and grow their power and control. \u00a0They promised these unknowing people a better existence… sound familiar?… and sadly, not knowing any better, the went along with the desires of the political parties.<\/p>\n

While the immigrant\u2019s\u00a0motives were legitimate and their concerns sincere, it’s obvious that not\u00a0much consideration went into truly understanding the impact and ramifications that such changes would have on the foundational structure of the country, as well as their lives\u00a0and their children’s lives.<\/p>\n

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The Seventeenth Amendment<\/span><\/h2>\n

By 1913, the party controlled Congress proposed \u2013and the party controlled states ratified\u2013 this seemingly innocuous amendment in an attempt to gain more control over corrupt senators.\u00a0 The amendment language changes who elects the senators.\u00a0 Up until 1913 the senators were appointed by the states who had complete control over them and their vote… after 1913 the political parties presented their selection of candidates, and with great fanfare, senators were elected by the people who (unknowingly) had no control over them or their vote.<\/p>\n

If you take a moment and think about this, you\u2019ll realize that the new version Senator has no accountability or responsibility to the states they represent.\u00a0 The states cannot legally touch them\u2026 these Senators operate solely at the behest of the party\u2019s that put them in power, consequently all their loyalties are to the party.\u00a0 How can this benefit the States or the citizens they purportedly represent?<\/p>\n

This amendment virtually guaranteed the political parties unrestricted control over the Congress and thus the nation.\u00a0 This amendment coupled with enough buying power to control media advertising virtually guarantees their continued control\u2026 and we wonder why graft and corruption exists in party politics!<\/p>\n

This seemingly simple change dramatically altered the intent, balance, structure and consequently the stability of our originally conceived Constitutional Republic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Original Federalism Vs Nationalism<\/span><\/h2>\n

The compromise that forms our union is called bicameral representation.\u00a0 It combines Federalism (State participation) and Nationalism (Individual participation).\u00a0 In the founder’s Republic model, the functions outlined in our original constitutional structure were indirect and separate, which created a power balance.<\/p>\n

This balance was indirectly actualized by Representatives \u2013one set for Individuals (House of Representatives), one set for States (Senators).\u00a0 The founders recognized that the States were the foundation of our country.\u00a0 The States needed to be kept as the fundamental unit of citizen organization.\u00a0 Yet the States should not rule over their residents, so they were given a voice through their proportionate representation.<\/p>\n

The goal was to create equality between Individuals and State’s needs.\u00a0 The genius they conceived was our unique Republic through this bicameral form… or indirect but equal Individual’s and State’s representation.<\/p>\n

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Independence Hall – West<\/em><\/p>\n

The Result\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The 17th Amendment completely undermined the most critical debate of the constitutional convention, which was over States vs. Individual representation.\u00a0 This debate almost broke up the convention.\u00a0 \u00a0Look at what the amendment changed…<\/p>\n

The 17th Amendment essentially changed the country from a Federal Republic to a National Democracy because since 1913 there has been no direct representation of the States in the Congress.<\/p>\n

This is Critical to Understand!!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The individual States \u2013part of the original active structure of the Congress\u2013 were immediately removed from any active role in their own future or destiny.<\/p>\n

With the political parties firmly in control, the senators were now selected by the parties and presented to the people for approval. \u00a0The States’ had no say in it, so the States essentially lost their direct and active representation in the Congress… and the American people lost the benefit of that balance of their representation and power.<\/p>\n

With all of this power and one other significant and unconstitutional amendment, the 16th \u2013which allows unlimited national taxation powers\u2013 the newly empowered national government… controlled by the political parties… was poised to do exactly what it\u2019s done… overpower and subdue their creator and masters \u2014 the States… and grow into a huge, out-of-control monster, that is not accountable to the States and ignores the People’s fundamental desires for peace and stability.<\/p>\n

Instead of having a balance between States and Individuals, we have a political party-controlled National Congress that has usurped unimaginable control over both States and Individuals.\u00a0 Essentially, the servant became the master.\u00a0 All the money \u2013and consequently the power\u2013 flows to Washington, DC and is manipulated by the political parties… bypassing the People and the States where they reside and ignoring their needs.<\/p>\n

Had someone predicted this at the time, they would have been labelled as crazy\u2026 today, we are living that nightmare.<\/p>\n

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What’s Needed Now<\/span><\/h2>\n

Our United States of America \u2013by any measure…\u00a0whether religious, social, financial or political are in disarray and floundering.\u00a0 Sadly, a majority of people that make up each state are unaware of how their rights and ownership has been usurped by the two major political parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s time for another peaceful revolution; to return our FEDERAL government to its true Constitutional form and to return the STATES to an active role in that FEDERAL government; to re-establish the States’ representation within the Congress, and most importantly… to return control of this country to the We the People.\u00a0 (See Fence Menders<\/a><\/span>)<\/em><\/p>\n

This will only happen when \u2018We the People\u2019, finally hear President George Washington’s Farewell Address<\/span><\/a> to the nation and heed his strong warnings about allowing the political parties back into a position of control again.\u00a0 Ironically, his words have more impact today than when he uttered them.<\/p>\n

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“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force.<\/span><\/strong>
\nLike fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master”.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s been over 100 years since this disastrous change was implemented\u2026 and we now have irrefutable evidence of the damage it has caused to us individually and to our emasculated States.\u00a0 We are a nation enslaved by fear, all created at the hands of these two major political parties\u2026 all specifically designed to keep you controlled and subdued.<\/p>\n

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Hindsight is a reliable teacher<\/span><\/h2>\n

Is 100 years of hindsight enough for us?\u00a0 Can you see the errors that have essentially destroyed our founders\u2019 Constitutional\u00a0 Republic\u2026 and your hope to live free of fear and enormous regulation?<\/p>\n

In the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson<\/span><\/a>, \u201cI hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical\u2026\u00a0 It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The questions are\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have we finally learned our lesson?…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are we willing to summon and sustain the energy and
\nfocus to restore this grand experiment in human collaboration\u2026
\nthe only one on this earth that champion\u2019s man\u2019s right to true freedom and happiness?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Please Consider our current plight…
\nThe current void of moral leadership has taken our country to the precipice of failure.
\nOnly a focused and committed effort by all 3 current generations will save it.
\nCan YOU summon the internal fortitude expressed in the
\nlast sentence of The Declaration of Independence?
\n“…we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Because without Honor, we forfeit any semblance of civil and spiritual progress.
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