Greetings Faithful Readers,

I have been inconsistent in posting. Probably a relief to many of you.

I came across a couple fascinating articles this morning. The first comes from:
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/
It is entitled "They Can't Push Us Around Forever" by State Rep. Susan Lynn from Tennessee. It is a joint resolution by the Tennessee House and Senate, signed by Governor Phil Bredesen. Basically House Joint Resolution 108, the State Sovereignty Resolution, is a call to the other 49 states to stand up for their Constitutional rights in our union against the extraordinary power grabs coming out of Washington.

The tenth amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people to the federal government, and also that which is absolutely necessary to advancing those powers specifically enumerated in the Constitution of the United States. The rest is to be handled by the state governments, or locally, by the people themselves.

The joint resolution calls for a joint working group between the states to enumerate the abuses of authority by the federal government, and to seek repeal of the assumption of powers and the imposed mandates by the federal government.

Wow!

You may not be Wowing with me! So let me explain. This is a call to the states and the people to stand up to the power grab of this government. And to protect the rights of the people. This may well provoke a constitutional showdown in the Supreme Court. Will our experiment in self-government under constitutional law prevail--or will we allow Washington to simply gobble up more and more of our rights and legal protections?

Now to the other article. it is entitled, 'President Obama and American Exceptionalism' by Robert Heiler. You can find it on: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

American Exceptionalism is a theory or 'doctrine' of self-government that both the people and the state are answerable ultimately to the Creator and that the state is answerable to the people. This compact, which is codified in our constitutional form of government, is what makes America unique in the history of nations. This is what is worth fighting for and preserving. Elections do not make self-government. Mouthing the word, 'democracy,' does not make for a government of, for and by the people. It is this political creed that has been the guarantor of our rights as citizens of an amazing experiment among the nations.

I believe that our president does not understand or believe in American exceptionalism. He openly scorned it when asked if he believes in American exceptionalism--he stated he believes in American exceptionalism the same way a Greek believes in Greek exceptionalism or a Brit believes in British exceptionalism. We are not talking about love of country here. Or who one roots for in the Olympics. We are talking about a unique contribution to the history of civilization. A concept of authority that allowed our forefathers to cast of the yoke of a tyrannical crown and to embark upon an experiment in liberty that was unprecedented at the time--and which still stands as the best formulation of governing authority the modern world has yet to see.