tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809554158225020247.post8476624815097015974..comments2023-10-15T05:43:59.164-04:00Comments on The Ohio Republic: A dissenting view on the ConstitutionHarold Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01126953671652930894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809554158225020247.post-61843884279632142462010-09-28T08:00:53.087-04:002010-09-28T08:00:53.087-04:00Brian:
I agree with you; but question whether r...Brian:<br /><br /> I agree with you; but question whether repeal of the 16th and 17th Amendments is even possible today. Both issues would require years of education before most Americans (especially in the "blue" states) would even understand the issues.<br /><br /> Secession can be undertaken one state at a time, and at the rate the catastrophe is accelerating, Ohio will be ready toHarold Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126953671652930894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809554158225020247.post-2400843125816240482010-09-28T07:02:00.645-04:002010-09-28T07:02:00.645-04:00Tom and Harold:
The missing component from our Co...Tom and Harold:<br /><br />The missing component from our Constitution as opposed to what the founders had is the check and balance of the states to the federal government. Certainly the US Constitution does give the federal government the power to tax, however no unnecessary taxation would ever get through Congress because the states were represented in Congress and would prevent this. But this Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043279868308825316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809554158225020247.post-30289975858055149542010-09-27T10:29:49.376-04:002010-09-27T10:29:49.376-04:00Tom:
You make a valid point. My own thinking, as...Tom:<br /> You make a valid point. My own thinking, as reflected in this blog, has gone from enthusiastic Constitutionalism, to the <a href="http://ohiorepublic.blogspot.com/2010/09/thomas-jefferson-on-constitution.html" rel="nofollow">wary Constitutionalism</a> of Thomas Jefferson. I have not quite veered all the way to antifederalism; because, in the interest of consistency, I have to think Harold Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126953671652930894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809554158225020247.post-25987163079391852512010-09-27T09:41:22.973-04:002010-09-27T09:41:22.973-04:00I agree with Mr. Barnett. The Constitution itself ...I agree with Mr. Barnett. The Constitution itself IS the problem. Just read Article 1, Section 8 - the government has the power to tax the hell out of us. Well that's all the power they need to be a total tyranny, and that's what they've become.<br /><br />The constitution was a silent coup by the mercantilists (Hamilton, etc) to retake control of the new country. It is an illusion ofTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992382782551700930noreply@blogger.com