The previous three posts have covered some considerations for where we are today. The Federal Government has failed and become corrupt at all levels and Trump intentionally went about establishing the States as superior to the Federal Government during the Covid "scandemic".
But a question was posed in the last post that will lead into this one: What do we do when ALL branches of our government have turned against the very people they serve?
Are we really to believe the Feds are responsible for making sure the Feds play by the rules? Think about that for a moment. The Federal Government has convinced many Americans they are responsible for making sure they behave and don't violate law. But we've seen how that has turned out. In fact, this has become the primary source of frustration for most Americans that has resulted in our two-tier justice system.
Most of us understand that the Founding Fathers gave us the Second Amendment for this purpose. But that was meant to be the very last resort. Sure, it is still an option available to Americans but I believe it will not come to that.
Let's start with these important questions:
- Where does the Federal Government derive it's powers from?
- What permits the Federal Government to hold it's power?
Let's address the first question. Which brings us to an important part of this post - the Constitutional Compact. Today, this is referred to as Compact Theory - because just like conspiracy theory, the powers that be want to divert from the real truth.
Within the first twenty years of our nation, this had already reached the level of the Supreme Court. The Constitution was said to be a compact (i.e., contract) between the Federal Government and the States. However, the Supreme Court ruled and upheld on a few other occasions, that this was a contract between the citizens of the US and the Federal Government because of the phrase "We The People". They opined that because the states were representatives of the people, then it was the people that gave those powers to the Feds. In 1798, this became the first stone in the Feds seizing control.
Thomas Jefferson, one of the men who helped form and ratify the Constitution, infamously opposed this ruling as he was well aware of the intent of the Constitution. One has only look to the Tenth Amendment to see it conflicts with the Supreme Court ruling. In addition, many involved in the process (38 state representative delegates) noted the US Constitution was an improved version of the Articles of Confederation - which to that point treated the states as separate, sovereign nations.
It was not the People who ratified the US Constitution by vote, it was the States. The States wrote and drafted the US Constitution so all citizens would have the same basic rights and freedoms. Note that the Constitution does not say the powers not given to the Feds are given to the People. The tenth Amendment says the powers not given to the Feds are the sole authority of the States.
What would happen if you or I entered into a contract with someone and they didn't uphold their contractual duty. Would you be expected to uphold yours? We know the answer is no. What if they didn't and still decided to take you to court to uphold yours? You would expect the court to find the contract null and void. But what if the court happened to be in the employ of the party that violated the contract?
Isn't that what we have with the Federal Government today. Just since the beginning of 2020, we could all list dozens of Constitutional Violations and far-overstepping their delegated powers. They do this only because the courts are in their corner and they are free to violate their side of the contract while telling others they are held to it. This is how insane it has become.
But that leads us to the second question - What permits the Federal Government to hold it's power?
The very simple answer to this question is the States. Yes, we all feel like the government has all the power and that is why they can do what they want. But do they?
The Government of course will point to the anti-secession pact that Lincoln forced on the States after the war. All states except Texas are bound by this clause. However, to the earlier point, what happens when one party has continually violated their contract? Why are the States being told they are bound when the Feds feel they are not?
What happens when the States wake up and realize they actually hold all the power and the Federal Government has none? What happens when they realize what that truly means?
Why this all is important is you may have noticed after the Supreme Court refused to hear the Texas case regarding the election, the States began to take control again. For too long, they lazily seceded authority to the Federal Government that it did not have. You see, not only did Trump instill Patriotism and hope for our country back into many of it's citizens - he also began teaching the states that they, not the Feds, are the superior government in our nation.
It may be a coincidence, but do you find it unusual that Trump now lives in Florida and the Governor most standing up to the Federal tyranny today is Gov. DeSantis of Florida?
States are now passing laws that directly forbid certain Federal Laws from being upheld in their states. You are hearing about Second Amendment sanctuaries. You are seeing them passing laws forbidding abortion - because this was NEVER a power given to the Federal Government.
In Part V, we'll discuss the end game and why understanding all this was so important for it to happen. Our Founding Fathers were smart men who realized what it could do to a nation should it's government became so corrupt, and against the basic rights provided by our Creator, that it had to be cast off.
And they structured the US for just this moment that will be coming.
I will leave you with one final thought before posting Part V tomorrow. Going back to the excerpt posted in part one from the Declaration of Independence - Do Americans even believe they NEED a Federal Government anymore? What would America look like if the Federal Government didn't even exist and instead there existed a compact between the States? Most Importantly, how would you go about dissolving the ENTIRE Federal Government?
Previous posts in the series for reference:
Part I: https://greatawakening.win/p/12ih0IsGiS/the-end-is-coming--part-i-the-pi/
Part II: https://greatawakening.win/p/12ih0NQ8JN/the-end-is-coming--part-ii-a-sto/
Part III: https://greatawakening.win/p/12ih0Rwc89/the-end-is-coming--part-iii-stor/
Another Awesome Post! As For your question - What would the US be like if the Federal Government didn't exist at all anymore? We would need some form of a Central Government, at least to negotiate, and be represented by, with other countries. To run a Military, and provide Laws over Land, Air, Sea, Rights I am Assuming. I think the system is fine, it is that the People, myself included, have forgotten how to USE IT. Example is the State Legislatures Not knowing that they had control over Voting standards, and NOT Secretaries of State/ Governors. That would have at least taken care of Georgia, and Arizona, at the Very Least. I know in a simpler time and at least for local area, your taxes went to provide Police, Fire, Road, and Infrastructure. Just my Opinions...I could be wrong?
We don't NEED a central government for any of that. What we need is a way for the states to work together and agree how to manage that.
For example, in Europe, while they are still all their own countries they have all agreed to use one form of currency (the EURO). They have agreed to a method of common defense (through NATO).
As for negotiation, do you need a whole Federal Government for that - or simply an elected representative for all the states? The same goes for the military.
What I am saying is the things the Federal Government exists for can easily be replaced and provided by the states working together for their own mutual benefit.
Imagine what the country would be like without 35% of our incomes being stole at gunpoint and threat of jail from a Federal Government.
Then again, if the Fed was ended as we know it today, wouldn't it then be up to the people to decide WHAT we want that will best deal with our needs and protect our rights - as the Declaration of Independence says.
Not sure we want to use the EU as an example as that appears to be a disaster. I think WinstonO1984's comment is a reasonable assumption. And it makes sense to have a centralized group running our international dealings, military, etc. I think originally that was what the federal government was supposed to do. Unfortunately, they've been overreaching for decades/centuries and that's why we're in the state we're in.
Don't miss the point because of the example being used.
EU could be a failure, sure. The idea of sovereign states working together for mutual benefit was the original model for us, as well as the EU.
Politics poisons all, as long as it is left in place. I'm hopeful that constitutional term limits will erase that kind of influence.
Not a good idea to give a terrible example. Like saying we should adopt Socialism, just look at Venezuela.
And plus I think the federal government has a role. Unfortunately they have overstepped tremendously and we have a lot of corrupt actors.
Thanks Wayshuba! I do Like it...ALSO the closer you are to the Power, the easier it is to affect it.
Agreed! The closer one is to it, the easier it is to affect it. Easier dealing with a Local Idiot, than an Idiot a Multitude of states away!