Trading A Constitutional Republic For Big Brother
Chuck Baldwin
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com
Reprinted with permission.
The
principle of limited federal authority is the bedrock principle upon which
our government was created. America's founders envisioned a nation
of strong, independent but united states, and a very limited and myopic
central system.
However,
when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
Courthouse, Virginia, the vision of the Founding Fathers was destroyed.
The principle of limited federal authority was cast aside and a nation
preoccupied with unlimited federal power and authority took its place.
As
a result, we have lived under a European-style federal system for nearly
a century and a half. America today has become the very kind of country
that our forebears fought to break free from.
Conservatives
would have us believe that President Bush and the Republican Party are
working to reverse the rush toward bigger and bigger government.
They aren't. In fact, Bush and Company are putting the pedal to the
metal when it comes to promoting a bigger-than-ever federal system.
In fact, Bush has used the events of 9/11 to strip Americans of more liberties
than any President during the 20th Century, including Bill Clinton or Franklin
Roosevelt.
For
example, Bush has selectively suspended the right of habeas corpus, which
means the right to know the charges one is being held under. Through
his attorney general, Bush has also authorized using federal agencies to
conduct searches and seizures without requiring them to first obtain proper
warrants. This is blatantly illegal and unconstitutional!
Furthermore,
the Bush government now even has the power to investigate American citizens
with absolutely no probable cause. Under Bush's policies, a citizen
could even have his or her citizenship revoked if they were found to violate
these newly enacted and loosely defined anti-terrorism laws.
Obviously,
you will not find these kinds of policies in the U.S. Constitution.
They are right out of Orwell's "1984" and Hitler's Third Reich. But
it doesn't stop there.
Now,
President Bush wants to give the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Security Agency the
authority to demand personal and financial records of individual citizens.
Beyond that, sources are reporting that private pressure groups are currently
being organized to collect taxes for the IRS. They will be paid by
commission, of course.
Furthermore,
bankers are already being told that beginning this fall all new customers
will be subjected to a required background check which will be forwarded
to the federal government. That's right! Your banker is soon
to be a private snoop for the federal government.
In
addition, have you noticed all the check-points going up everywhere?
One can hardly travel more than a few miles without finding himself in
a long line where various and sundry police agencies probe and even search
his or her person and property. If you look closely, you will notice
that federal agents are included in practically every one of these random
check-points. The old Communist command, "Show me your papers," has
become a routine American demand.
This
administration is quickly turning what was once a constitutional republic
into a federal police state. But what is worse is that the architect
of this tyranny, President George W. Bush, seems to enjoy the support of
the vast majority of Christian conservatives.
It
is extremely difficult to imagine how willingly we forfeited the fundamental
principle of limited government upon the altar of pseudo-conservatism and
disarming Christian rhetoric. Yet, that is exactly what we seem to
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