The Romeo Area Tea Party, one of the most active tea
party groups in the state, has thrown down the gauntlet and called for a strict
set of principles – a doctrine, of sorts – for all tea party supporters to
follow.
party groups in the state, has thrown down the gauntlet and called for a strict
set of principles – a doctrine, of sorts – for all tea party supporters to
follow.
The doctrine and the preamble, both written by the RATP’s
communications director, Phil Dyer, demonstrates a growing allegiance with the
10thers – those conservatives who believe the 10th Amendment to the
Constitution gives the states the right to create exemptions or outright nullification regarding federal laws and programs within their state
boundaries.
communications director, Phil Dyer, demonstrates a growing allegiance with the
10thers – those conservatives who believe the 10th Amendment to the
Constitution gives the states the right to create exemptions or outright nullification regarding federal laws and programs within their state
boundaries.
Here’s what the RATP sent out to its members over the
weekend:
weekend:
Hello Romeo Area
Tea Party:
Tea Party:
I was just
reflecting on the Medicaid expansion and … it is so frustrating because this is
another example of the state simply doing something stupid to get the federal
money tied to it. The money that flows from D.C. makes states do things
that they would otherwise not even think about. Medicaid and Common Core
(via “Race to the Top”) are current examples.
reflecting on the Medicaid expansion and … it is so frustrating because this is
another example of the state simply doing something stupid to get the federal
money tied to it. The money that flows from D.C. makes states do things
that they would otherwise not even think about. Medicaid and Common Core
(via “Race to the Top”) are current examples.
With all the
tumult happening in the world, the gridlock in DC and federal debt
spiraling out of control, I am wondering if now may be the time that the states
can wake up and reclaim their proper role and begin to push back on the out of
control federal bureaucracy.
tumult happening in the world, the gridlock in DC and federal debt
spiraling out of control, I am wondering if now may be the time that the states
can wake up and reclaim their proper role and begin to push back on the out of
control federal bureaucracy.
The bubbling
frustration gave me the energy and motivation to write an open letter to those
people in our state government, who took oaths to defend the constitution and
to represent the best interests of Michigan citizens. I will be (sending)
this to my representatives and I will post it on the RATP website.
Feel free to use all, or none of it for your own quest to restore sanity
to our beloved country.
P.S.: This topic relates to goal No. 6 of the 100 year Tea Party Plan:
“Use the Constitution to restore
a constitutional republic” http://romeoareateaparty.org/wordpress/
frustration gave me the energy and motivation to write an open letter to those
people in our state government, who took oaths to defend the constitution and
to represent the best interests of Michigan citizens. I will be (sending)
this to my representatives and I will post it on the RATP website.
Feel free to use all, or none of it for your own quest to restore sanity
to our beloved country.
P.S.: This topic relates to goal No. 6 of the 100 year Tea Party Plan:
“Use the Constitution to restore
a constitutional republic” http://romeoareateaparty.org/wordpress/
*****
Dear Gov. Snyder, Attorney General Bill
Schuette and elected officials in Lansing:
Schuette and elected officials in Lansing:
Enough is enough!
Stop cozying up with DC and start defending Michigan citizens from
the federal government. You have all sworn oaths to uphold the
Constitution and have promised to faithfully represent your constituents, yet
you continue to let the out-of-control federal behemoth trample us.
Not only are you not defending us, you are a big part of the problem.
Stop cozying up with DC and start defending Michigan citizens from
the federal government. You have all sworn oaths to uphold the
Constitution and have promised to faithfully represent your constituents, yet
you continue to let the out-of-control federal behemoth trample us.
Not only are you not defending us, you are a big part of the problem.
I can hear your
plea back to me, “We are just humble state government civil servants.
What can we do?” The fact of the matter is you can do a lot,
but because you are dependent on the money coming from Washington, you don’t
want to stop the gravy train. The states are not subservient to the federal
government.
plea back to me, “We are just humble state government civil servants.
What can we do?” The fact of the matter is you can do a lot,
but because you are dependent on the money coming from Washington, you don’t
want to stop the gravy train. The states are not subservient to the federal
government.
Since the founding,
the states were equal to the federal government. This has been lost in
recent times but the time has come for balance to be restored.
Allow me to give a list of offenses that exceed what our founders complained
against with King George. Here is just a short list of
the bad legislation, scandals, federal overreach and mismanagement that
has come from the federal government:
the states were equal to the federal government. This has been lost in
recent times but the time has come for balance to be restored.
Allow me to give a list of offenses that exceed what our founders complained
against with King George. Here is just a short list of
the bad legislation, scandals, federal overreach and mismanagement that
has come from the federal government:
ObamaCare,
Dodd-Frank/Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ,
FATCA, amnesty, the Federal Reserve/inflation, $17 trillion
dollar debt, 3 trillion dollar deficits, IRS bullying conservative groups,
NSA snooping on citizens, endless wars,
warrantless DNA collection, Race to the Top/Common Core, Lifeline (“ObamaPhones”), Benghazi, Illegal appointees to the NLRB, crony handouts to green energy firms and labor unions, an assault on 2nd
amendment rights, Keystone Pipeline,
EPA regulations, etc. …
Dodd-Frank/Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ,
FATCA, amnesty, the Federal Reserve/inflation, $17 trillion
dollar debt, 3 trillion dollar deficits, IRS bullying conservative groups,
NSA snooping on citizens, endless wars,
warrantless DNA collection, Race to the Top/Common Core, Lifeline (“ObamaPhones”), Benghazi, Illegal appointees to the NLRB, crony handouts to green energy firms and labor unions, an assault on 2nd
amendment rights, Keystone Pipeline,
EPA regulations, etc. …
So now you may ask
what can a state do against such a huge and powerful entity? It can be summed
up in one word: resist. For the benefit of all Michigan citizens and for
the future of the country, please … resist imbalance of power and the status
quo.
what can a state do against such a huge and powerful entity? It can be summed
up in one word: resist. For the benefit of all Michigan citizens and for
the future of the country, please … resist imbalance of power and the status
quo.
If other states do
the same, then we will see the required change happen in Washington. The
bottom line is the federal government is too drunk with power, money
and narcissism to fix itself. It must be done from the local
level up.
the same, then we will see the required change happen in Washington. The
bottom line is the federal government is too drunk with power, money
and narcissism to fix itself. It must be done from the local
level up.
Please fight
this leviathan for us and we will support you. If you choose
not to, we will need to find others who will. Employ all the tools
available to you as a state, by the Constitution. There was a time in
American history when the states had power. The founders specifically
wanted federalism to balance power and constrain the central government.
Utilize that power once again. Let Michigan lead the charge to help
restore our republic to its founding principles, by simply defending
your constituents from our own federal government.
Here are some ideas on how you can resist:
1) Stop taking money
from DC: There
are always strings attached and their spending is unsustainable, so don’t be
reliant on it (Medicaid expansion/ Common Core).
this leviathan for us and we will support you. If you choose
not to, we will need to find others who will. Employ all the tools
available to you as a state, by the Constitution. There was a time in
American history when the states had power. The founders specifically
wanted federalism to balance power and constrain the central government.
Utilize that power once again. Let Michigan lead the charge to help
restore our republic to its founding principles, by simply defending
your constituents from our own federal government.
Here are some ideas on how you can resist:
1) Stop taking money
from DC: There
are always strings attached and their spending is unsustainable, so don’t be
reliant on it (Medicaid expansion/ Common Core).
2) Write legislation to specifically counteract federal
law: You
did this (with the) gun law. This will force a showdown with the feds in court
and bring awareness to the public.
law: You
did this (with the) gun law. This will force a showdown with the feds in court
and bring awareness to the public.
3) Sue: Our attorney general must use the
full power of the office to fight federal government overreach and
unconstitutional mandates.
full power of the office to fight federal government overreach and
unconstitutional mandates.
4) Nullify: If
the federal government, or the (U.S.) Supreme Court approve a clearly
unconstitutional law or edict, we expect you utilize the power granted to you
in the 10th Amendment and simply do not comply. Ignore it and work
with other states to do the same.
the federal government, or the (U.S.) Supreme Court approve a clearly
unconstitutional law or edict, we expect you utilize the power granted to you
in the 10th Amendment and simply do not comply. Ignore it and work
with other states to do the same.
5) Use the Constitution to save the Constitution and restore a constitutional republic: The
federal government has reached the point of unbridled power. The founders
knew that this day would likely happen, so they placed Article V in the
Constitution, which gives the states the power to have a convention of the
states, to write new amendments to the Constitution. (The federal
government would have very little involvement in this process.) The
purpose of any convention of the states, and new amendments, should be to reset
the balance of power and once again have healthy constraints upon all three branches
of the federal government.
federal government has reached the point of unbridled power. The founders
knew that this day would likely happen, so they placed Article V in the
Constitution, which gives the states the power to have a convention of the
states, to write new amendments to the Constitution. (The federal
government would have very little involvement in this process.) The
purpose of any convention of the states, and new amendments, should be to reset
the balance of power and once again have healthy constraints upon all three branches
of the federal government.
Support the convention of the states: http://www.conventionofstates.com. Refer to Mark Levin’s book, “The Liberty
Amendments” for ideas on what amendments to consider.
Amendments” for ideas on what amendments to consider.
Sincerely,
Michigan citizens
*****
Btw: A clarification – Of the 27 amendments to the U.S.
Constitution, only one — and certainly not a profound one — was adopted through an
Article V convention of the states, as allowed by the Fifth Amendment. That was
the 21st Amendment, adopted 80 years ago, to repeal Prohibition. The
rest were adopted through gradual, individual votes by state legislatures until
three-fourths of the states were in agreement.
Constitution, only one — and certainly not a profound one — was adopted through an
Article V convention of the states, as allowed by the Fifth Amendment. That was
the 21st Amendment, adopted 80 years ago, to repeal Prohibition. The
rest were adopted through gradual, individual votes by state legislatures until
three-fourths of the states were in agreement.
