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| -Land of the Free |
| The Real Coup |
| 2019-10-25 |
| [American Thinker] Everyone who isn't a Democrat is talking about the coup attempts against Trump; first the fake Russian collusion story and now the fake "whistleblower" story. But the real coup is proceeding apace and has already stolen the freedom guaranteed by the Constitution to we the people. Starting in the 1930s, politicians began stealthily transferring power from themselves, the elected representatives of we the people, to unelected bureaucrats and judges. We the people can't get rid of bureaucrats or judges via elections, so they can operate without our consent with impunity. To get rid of them requires a significant majority of honest politicians in Congress, which hasn't been manifest for quite some time. The politicians say the depredations of the administrators and the dishonest judges are not their, the politicians', fault, so they mislead voters into re-electing the very politicians who refuse to punish administrators and judges who violate their oath of office. Much has been written about the rise of the administrative state, but the simple reality is that most of the rules and edicts from Washington that we the people have to follow aren't voted on or approved by the people we elect. Rather, they're ushered in by nameless and faceless government employees. Year after year, politicians have passed laws that gave administrators essentially carte blanche to rule over we the people as they will. For example, the infamous HHS mandate that Obama's administrative state used force Catholic nuns to cooperate in providing abortions was never voted on by Congress. Rather, Congress gave the administrative state the power to work out all the details. The bureaucrats who wield this power over we the people are paid more than the average American, and they have nearly 100% job security. Look at Lois Lerner. She admitted that people under her authority used the IRS to attack Obama's political opponents. Yet when she finally resigned, she got a great pension and a bonus! They are a ruling class detached from we the people living in one big enclave, the D.C. bubble, and mingling mostly with their own kind. They neither know or care about what life is like for real Americans who aren't paid exorbitant salaries and who don't enjoy perpetual job security. Yet they firmly believe that they have not only the wisdom, but the right to rule over us. No matter how bad the consequences of their actions are, they go unpunished, so there is absolutely no reason for them to actually care about what we the people want. The power they have has been given to them by politicians so the politicians can't be blamed for what is done to we the people. As far as anyone can tell, this administrative state, also known as the swamp, isn't constrained by anything since even the Supreme Court has ruled that courts should defer to the rulings of the administrators because those administrators supposedly have arcane wisdom denied to judges. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Note that the verse does not say "Demand that the government give money to him that asketh thee." It's on you personally. |
| Posted by: Matt 2019-10-25 11:48 |
| #2 I get panhandled a lot because I've got "Sucker" tattooed on my forehead. You're not alone. Every time I realize I've been had, I take comfort in that at least I did what was written. Sometimes you know as you're being defrauded that the person is lying, but you're helpless before the compulsion to please the Man Upstairs. 'Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.' - GawD |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-10-25 11:11 |
| #1 Back at the dawn of civilization when I was getting out of school, the deal was that if you wanted a lot of money and were willing to take risks, you went to NYC or one of the other money centers; but if you were risk averse and were willing to take less money, but wanted some power, you went to DC or one of the state capitals. Now it's one stop shopping: If you want lots of power and lots of money you go to DC. Put a little differently, I get panhandled a lot because I've got "Sucker" tattooed on my forehead. Everybody's got a little story: disabled vet, sick child, etc. I never know whether the stories are true. But what I do know about the ragged guy asking me for money is that he was never a Senator or a member of the Senior Executive Service. A lifetime of public service just pays too well. |
| Posted by: Matt 2019-10-25 10:44 |