Elites vs. the have-littles better describes our dilemma. And that yawning gap is evermore deep and wide. Craig Della Penna wrote on noquarter last week that about 6000 lords own, control and distribute the world’s resources. This is not a new concept but it does put the abstract within recognizable terms.

When theory and facts congeal, we find truth.

OFFICIALS PUSH CIRCUMCISION FOR ALL BABY BOYS BORN IN USA… DEVELOPING… http://www.drudgereport.com/

http://www.mtshastanews.com/news/x769902147/Congressman-Herger-calls-Obama-plan-threat-to-democracy

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/the_small_matter_of_the_consti.html

Lots of helpful information, save it, print it, pass it out and have it near you.

This is my list of reform:

Here’s my list in order of priority:

* Reinstate Bush tax cuts, cancel any tax hikes
* Cancel any undisbursed Stimilus funds, with clawback requirements for money dispensed in last 6 months
* If “health care / insurance / blah blah reform” has passed.. repeal it (I’m assuming any reform will be destructive due to the agenda of the current Majority)
* Same thing regarding immigration
* Immediately disband all “Community Volunteer” organizations that have any relationship with the Federal Govt., with clawback requirements for money since 2008
* End all payments to Community Organizing organizations, with clawback requirements for money since 2008
* Institute English as only language for Federal Govt
* Bar all Govt Workers from being in an Union
* Just as “Conduct Unbecoming of US Military” is actionable offense, “Violating / Not Heeding Oath to Defend Constitution” grounds for removal from office, action can be initiated by citizens by some means not subject to Govt official approval or veto.

Constitutional Amendments:

1. Repeal XVII Amendment (Popular Election of Senate)
2. Repeal XVI Amendment (Income Tax)
3. Repeal XIX Amendment (Just joking)

New Amendment:
Establish Federal Judicial Review Supreme Court.

* Justices must conform to Founding Father’s intention in Constitutional definitions
* Justices must agree that the enumerated powers in Article I limit the powers of Congress to address any general clauses (ie: General Welfare clause is restrained by enumerated powers, not in addition to them)
* Justices can use only Constitutional text, or any other writings of the signers of Declaration of Independence or Constitution. No other precedents are usable.
* Any “novel idea” must be advocated by more than one Founder
* No legal weight is to be given by implied authority
* Any lower Federal or State Court that declares a law unconstitutional must have its decision affirmed or rejected by this Court
* Courts, in the context of Judicial Review, may only declare actions unconstitutional. They shall not direct other branches of Govt to do anything more than what is already enacted law.

Government use of Private Property for Public Use

* The Fifth Amendment shall be updated to read

from “…nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation”

to “nor shall private property or private income or privately held money be taken for public use, without just compensation”

First Amendment Revision:

* “Freedom of Religion does not include freedom to conspire to impose Sharia law in the United States or other forms of Non-Civil Law Systems, recognizing that in American tradition, basic human rights are a consequence of man being made in the image of Biblical Deity and permitted Free Will and Free Conscience by that Creator”

and

* Article II “Natural Born Citizen” clarified to mean one born of two US Citizen parents, regardless of place of birth provided both parents have x amount of years residency in the US”

I sent this video clip to Rev. Amy pointing out to her that this “revelation” by The Young Turks shows what we in the election reform community have been saying for years — change can only come from the people taking back their elections, where we can oversee our votes being counted. Not from a politician promising us the world and a new pony!

If citizens want to take back their country, they have to first take back the only power they have to do that — their elections.

That’s the kind of change I can believe in, because it makes all the other changes we want and need, possible.

The Centrists should adopt a new one: the PUMA!

Hey Steve, I like the name “Centrists” and the PUMA logo. And what really pleases me is that I don’t even have to move–I already live there! After what has happened, I agree that a purge of the phrase “Democratic Party” will be necessary; we’ll sure never attract any Republicans or Independents if we keep it.

With the Republicans on the right and the Progressives on the left, and with the Democratic Party cleansed of the radical left, many Independents and moderate Republicans could drift to the centrist Democratic Party. Actually, I’d rather they drop the Democratic Party name altogether, split into Progressives and Centrists.

Losing that name Democratic Party and its stupid jackass logo would make it easier for moderate Republicans and Independents to shift to the Centrists. Let the Progressives have the jackass logo. The Centrists should adopt a new one: the PUMA!