Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

Dear MJ: When the time (i. e., the political and social climate) is
right for publishing my entire New Constitution, I will decide when
that will happen, not you. Lose your "bossy" attitude, before I
consider you more a pest than a supporter. I would like to hear from
other people, too. — John A. Armistead — Patriot

On Feb 10, 10:16 pm, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> >(4.)     Our Constitution allows the House and Senate to make their own…
> > rules.  But the SPIRIT of the Constitution DEMANDS that its most
> > fundamental objectives NOT be negated by whatever rules have been
> > made!  To wit:  (A.)  Allowing seniority to determine who has power on
> > committees or in legislative processes.  (B.)  Allowing the majority
> > party to have powerful chairmanships of committees and sub-
> > committees.  (C.)  Allowing straw votes, or test votes, to identify
> > who will need to be pressured to… pass or to defeat a bill.  (D.)
> > Allowing role call votes which let under-the-table deals be made while
> > the votes are being cast.  (F.)  Allowing filibustering to give
> > individuals more power than their one vote.  (G.)  Allowing caucuses
> > of any kind for gaining unfair influence over the outcome of votes.
> > (H.)  Allowing disparate items to be 'attached' to bills, so that the
> > passage of the desired portions must also entail the passage of the
> > undesired portions.  Etc., etc…
> >          Heretofore, any person taking an oath to support the Constitution has
> > in fact been taking an oath the support the failed TRADITIONS which
> > violate the SPIRIT of the Constitution, itself!
> > Again, the Constitution provides LIMITED Powers,  It is usurpations
> > and conditioning of the citizenry that has created the power-mongering
> > and the pull-peddling.  This will not go away by merely installing some
> > other set of rules for the legislature.
> [F]
> [F]   Ha!  The corruption in Washington will go away ONE day after my
> New Constitution is ratified!  Those working for government will be
> going to prison, or to the gallows, for assenting to, then
> disregarding this requirement:  "Fair play and democracy shall have
> supremacy in the USA!"  That one sentence will assure the survival of
> this country!
> Your delusions notwithstanding, you keep talking about some magical,
> mythical constitution that has not been seen.
> History is clearly not on your side.
> The Corruption exists -- as noted -- precisely because the Government
> has power (usurped, primarily) over others; to take from some and give
> to their favored under the guise of 'common good' and similar nonsense.
> Regard$,
> --MJThose who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to
> repeat them. -- George Santayana

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