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The US Constitution is no longer taught in our government (public) schools. The only mention of it comes at a grade level where children don't know and don't care or understand why they should. On purpose. So I will go through a number of relevant entries in our Constitution that everyone really should be familiar with, but because they're not, the criminals in WDC violate it with impunity. This can and should be stopped, and I will get to how we stop that.
The first thing you need to understand is that the US Constitution is NOT a framework or a suggestion, Article VI clause 2 is quite clear: "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding." That last clause confuses many people, but all it says is that if any clause in the Constitution of any State, or any law of any state violates the US Constitution that law or clause is null and void.
So we have just read that the US Constitution is the supreme Law of the Land. No law is above it. This means that any law, regardless of where it comes from, that violates the US Constitution, cannot be law here. That includes supposed religious "laws" (Sharia Law comes to mind) are null and void here. Any law that violates the Constitution, cannot stand.
Further, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay held that any law that violates the Constitution is null and void. While he did not explicitly state "ab initio" he certainly meant exactly that. No law can stand in violation of the US Constitution on US soil. No exceptions. That doesn't mean it hasn't happened, it continues today. We have unconstitutional (illegal) "laws" on the books. Those imprisoned under those "laws" are political prisoners (and you thought only Communist countries had those). If you're wondering how to avoid becoming a political prisoner in this country, keep reading.
The Constitution was written to be understandable to the average 6th grader as many early settlers only had a 6th grade education. Citizens were expected to know the Constitution. After all, how can you enforce a law you don't know?
Did I just ask how can YOU enforce the Constitution? Absolutely. It's not any one else's job. The first 3 words in the preamble of the Constitution state "We the People ...,: not "our elected SERVANTS," not "our designated government officials," or any other such nonsense. It goes on to say (after some flowery description of why we are doing this) that we "... do ordain and establish ..." -- meaning it's ours, not our servants, not the individual states, but ours to do with as we the people COLLECTIVELY decide. (On a side note, Chief Supreme Court Justice John Jay also said in one of his decisions that at the revolution, sovereignty of this country fell to the people collectively. Our forefathers knew that ALL governments, without sufficient controls or supervision, would become corrupt just as ours has. It is up to "We the People" to fix this mess.
If you're wondering how this can be accomplished, you need to learn a little about history and the two preconstitutional entities our forefathers took for granted (and they can be found in the Constitution if you know where to look and what to look for).
In 997 ad, Ethelred the Unready, was king of England. However, he was a poor, and very much disliked ruler. So much so the people deposed him, but not before taking away some of the powers he abused. The first power taken by the people was that of his ability to arbitrarily try someone for a crime. The people would decide if a crime was committed, and through a Grand Jury. This Grand Jury decided if someone would be given over to the king's court for prosecution and judgement. They did not decide the fate, merely if they felt that an individual violated a law and should go before the king for judgement. This is reflected today in our 5th Amendment to the Constitution which states in part: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury ..." It goes on to spell out the only exceptions to this. If you continue to read the amendment, it also spells out a couple of other rights our elected SERVANTS take liberty with. While you're at it, you might also want to read the 6th Amendment. These 2 amendments our servants have thrown out for those arrested on 6 Jan 2021 in WDC. And BTW, we have laws that call for the imprisonment of up to 10 years for those guilty of "deprivation of rights under color of law," legal jargon that means taking away someone's rights (as has been done with those still held captive) under another law. This deprivation of rights constitutes a felony offense for which all participants in the arrest and continued imprisonment of these US citizens should be tried (but won't be).
So, I've now told you the most powerful tool we have in our toolchest. Problem is, it's been so eviscerated, I've not seen one single grand jury that appears to have any idea what they are supposed to be doing or how much power they have to protect the people with. Quite literally, they decide if someone should even go to trial. They could and should decide if a law is illegal (unconstitutional), abusive, or if the person should be tried for the alleged crime. That's not to say they can declare a law unconstitutional, they only decide if the person who's alleged to have committed an infraction is tried. They can tell the judge they believe a law to be unconstitution, but it takes a judge to declare it so. Any judge who can hear a case can decide if the law being used in the case is unconstitutional. In fact, the Constitution demands just that. But seriously, all Grand Jurors should read or be briefed on Antonin Scalia's 1992 majority decision in US v Williams. Then, they would know what they can and should be doing.
As I've now broached the subject, let me talk a little about the legal heirarchy in our republic. The supreme Court is established by the Constitution. The number of judges is not, that's determined by Congress. Also determined by Consgress is what the supreme Court cannot hear. The legislature can restrict from hearing certain kinds of cases. The supreme Court has absolute jurisdiction in some cases (see Article III, Section 2). Congress cannot restrict those particular cases (I won't bore you with the list here). But clause 2 of Section 2 goes on to say "... the supreme Court will have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make." So much for 3 coequal branches. Nothing coequal about it when Congress has Constitutional power to restrict cases on certain subjects from being heard at all.
Further, Congress creates all lower federal courts. These courts are beholden to Congress. If you read carefully and think about it, you'll realize that state courts are higher in the pecking order than all but the supreme Court, which may be enjoined by Congress from even hearing a case. Yes, state courts are more powerful. Reading the Constitution, it becomes clear that except for those limited areas the federal government has been given jurisdiction, the states reign supreme. As it should be. And the people always have the power over the state. I realize most people today believe (incorrectly) that the federal government is at the apex, the states below that, and the people count for nothing. But that is an upside down view propagated by our government school indoctrination. It is even likely the Marxist teachers themselves believe that to be the case. But now you know better. Please don't take my word for it. Read the Constitution. At approx 4,400 words, it is the shortest Constitution in the world today. The Texas Constitution weighs in in the vicinity of 80,000 words. A literal tome. Gone with the Wind looks more appealing in comparison.
But I digress. And I did say there were 2 preconstitutional entities. The first was the Grand Jury. The second one we're told to fear. Going back to 997 ad and the dooms of Ethelred, the Grand Jury would turn over an indictment to the Shire Reeve (Sheriff) and he would pick up the person or persons charged and present him or them to the king. Now it happened that while the Shire Reeve was the king's local tax collector and sometimes law enforcer, the people found that as the king's representative, he didn't always have the people's best interests at heart. Like the Sheriff of Nottingham in the Robin Hood tale, the Shire Reeve might decide someone who was indicted didn't need to go before the king. Or perhaps the indictment was against the Sheriff himself. A sticky situation at best. So around 1012, the people decided to form a militia. In part to protect the town, and in part to be able to take action when the Shire Reeve's interests weren't aligned with the people's will. There, I said it. Militia is a necessary and vital function for the protection of the town as well as, on occasion, enforcement of the law. Grand Jury investigating the sheriff? Might want to call in the Militia to make the arrest. Prior to 1860, every town in the all the states had a militia. You will find Militia spoken to 3 times in the Constitution, twice in Article I, Section 8, clauses 15 and 16, and once in the 2d amendment. The 2A organizations overlook the initial introductory phrase in the second amendment that says "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State ..." part because, well, they don't want to do their civic duty. Both Grand Jury and Militia are our civic duties. While voting once every 2 years is also a civic duty, it is the least of them.
So why don't we have Militia today? The main reason is because politicians cannot control it, so they decided best to destroy it. Unfortunately, they've had a lot of help from hobbyists who run around in the woods telling folks how they're training to take down the government when the time comes. So of course they've gotten the wrong kind of attention from everyone including the Elite Protection Service (often referred to as the FBI). This disgrace of an agency keeps an eye on these so-called "militia" units (they're not) and are ready to go to war against them. These hobbyists don't trust "the government" and the feeling is mutual.
So let me tell you what real Constitutional Militia is: you, me, our friends, neighbors, relatives, all part of a trained group to protect and defend what is ours. Please read Article I, Section 8, clauses 15 and 16. Clause 15 describes what real Militia is all about. And the local Militia unit picks its own leaders. While they coordinate and sometimes train with neighboring Militia, and "report" to the governor of the state, they are autonomous and can tell the governor "no sir" if he decides to try to send them to a neighboring state to quell violence there. But we have the "National Guard" to do this. Right. Find me that in the Constitution. Totally illegal. The 56 men who wrote our present Constituion in Philadelphia in 1787 must be spinning in their graves. We've allowed politicians to make a mockery of our supreme Law. But it's our fault. Only we can correct it. Until we do, this republic will continue to veer further and further off the rails.
This is not new. It started in 1861, accelerated c. 1870. Our parents, our grandparents going back 6 generations have been inculcated in our government indoctrination centers (public schools). It's all part of the "dumbing down" of America.
The American public needs to be kept dumb, distracted, and believing our politicians can save us. But our politicians are the problem, not the solution. The "sheeple" will always just be going along for the ride. That's my pet name for all the folks who don't know what's going on, don't care, and won't do anything but complain. If that describes you, own it. It's 99% of the people.
So how did this happen? On 12 Feb 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born. The same day, Charles Darwin was also born. One killed the Constitution, the other killed God. On 5 May 1818, Karl Marx was born, and shortly thereafter Frederick Engels was born (the intellectual author of Communism). Lincoln and Marx (the salesman for communism) were pen pals and fan boys. They sent each other congratulatory notes some of which may be found on the Internet.History fans may or may not know of Marx's 10 planks. They go as follows (from the Communist Manifesto followed by the US agency that now administers them):
(to be continued ...)