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You’re Confederate … But Don’t Know It?
by Charley Reese
Most of the political problems in this country won’t be settled until more folks realize the South was right.
I know that goes against the P.C. edicts, but the fact is that on the subject of the constitutional republic, the Confederate leaders were right and the Northern Republicans were wrong.
Many people today even argue the Confederate positions without realizing it.
For example, if you argue for strict construction of the Constitution, you are arguing the Confederate position; when you oppose pork-barrel spending, you are arguing the Confederate position; and when you oppose protective tariffs, you are arguing the Confederate position. But
that’s not all.
When you argue for the Bill of Rights, you are arguing the Confederate position, and when you argue that the Constitution limits the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, you are arguing the Confederate position.
One of the things that gets lost when you adopt the politically correct oversimplification that the War Between the States was a Civil War all about slavery is a whole treasure load of American political history.
It was not a civil war. A civil war is when two or more factions contend for control of one government. At no time did the South intend or attempt to overthrow the government of the United States. The Southern states simply withdrew from what they correctly viewed as a voluntary union.
They formed their own union and adopted their own constitution.
The U.S. government remained intact. There were just fewer states, but everything else remained as exactly as it was. You can be sure that, with as much bitterness and hatred of the South that there was in the North, the Northerners would have tried Confederates for treason if there had been any grounds. There weren’t, and the South’s worst enemy knew that.
Abraham Lincoln’s invasion of the South was entirely without any constitutional authority. And it’s as plain as an elephant in a tea party that Lincoln did not seek to preserve the Union to end slavery. All you have to do is read his first inaugural address. What Lincoln didn’t want to lose was tax revenue generated by the South.
As Northern states gained a majority in both houses, they began to use the South as a cash cow. Here’s how it worked: Most Southerners who exported cotton bartered the cotton in Europe for goods. When the protective tariffs were imposed, that meant Southerners had to pay them. To make matters worse, the North would then use the revenue for pork-barrel projects in its states. The South was faced with either paying high tariffs and receiving no benefits from the revenue or buying artificially high-priced Northern goods.
Southerners opposed pork-barrel spending. Their correct view was that, because the federal government was merely the agent of all the states, whatever money it spent should be of equal benefit. Their position on public lands was that they belonged to all the people and the federal
government had no authority to give the lands away to private interests.
Northerners had announced they would not be bound by the Constitution. What you had was the rise of modern nationalism fighting the original republic founded by the American Revolution.
So, regardless of where you were born, you may be a Southerner philosophically.
On a personal note:
I live in the North having come from the South and the hate and prejudice from the Yankees towards Southerners is far more obvious than I remember it was from the Southerners towards the Yankees.
Naomi Wolf : A Coup Has Taken Place in America
There has been a coup in this country.
According to Wolf it happened on Oct. 1st 2008. What about 9/11 2001?
Although I like the message of this video, I have my reserves concerning the messenger. Anyone that wants money to spread fear, in my opinion is not to be trusted. It is a sort of extortion. If you see someone in danger it is your duty to inform them not your right to charge them for helping them. The more urgent the news is the more freely it should flow.
At any rate watch the video, it’s worth watching.
I Predict There Will Be No Election In 2008
The news is …well frankly it is too crazy to even try and get a handle on the insanity of it all. So with that in mind I will go to the next step and predict for you what the outcome of the current events will bring.
I base these prediction on news that comes from Whatreallyhappened.com and great commentaries and observations from Anti-neocons.com, and others.
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Gotta Love The Irish!
Watch these and feel good.
Mexican Military Raiding The Homes of Phoenix Police Officers UPDATED: Story Changes
I dare anyone to explain to me how this is not an act of war. A foreign army invading our land intent on committing acts of violence against US citizens. The last time I heard, that was a pretty damn clear sign of war.
A Shock Heard ‘Round the World
The people of this planet are sick and tired of the arrogance of the elected leaders and are starting to shut them down. People are getting tired of Fabian Socialism trying to sneak in and convert us to communist. The military industrial complex is getting a bit of a fight.
First It Was Bees, Now It’s Bats That Are Dying
I am not sure how long genetically modified (GM) crops have been around, but it sure seems like the demise of the bee’s and now the bat’s has come in sequence with the GM crops.
‘Gay’ Jewish activist claims Constitution deems sex with animals ‘inalienable right’
Something about that whole “gay” thing. Now I have to start worrying that the pet groomer is gay. Who else would have the audacity to bring something like this crap up.
I’m getting another dog and I will teach her to be just like my ex wives have been. And that is, when she sees set of balls or a penis, she’ll rip it the hell off.
There were a set of standards that formed this countries idealogical norms. Those standards were based primarily around what was outlined in the gospel and what was considered to be God given unalienable rights. The right to pursue life, liberty, and happiness as long as it did no harm to others nor infringed upon the rights of another. Generally this was interpreted as doing the “kind” thing. This is the way most of us were raised. To think about others before ourselves, and to think about what was going to be the best for the good of the majority. I fail to understand how society believes we can make progress when we keep lowering our standards. How can we be better ,when we succumb to more and more in the way of deviant behaviors?
If people want to practice or lives in lifestyles that are not inline with good moral behavior then fine, marry who you want and sleep with whom you want, but quit pushing your lack of morality and perversions onto those who are not interested. We don’t want to live that way and we don’t like being forced to look at it.
Several years ago I did a several year study on sexuality and the reason that people cheated in relationships. Today that study still holds true and has been confirmed over and over time after time.
Here is a list of references about homosexuality, you may find this enlightening.
Frightening Gay Statistics
Traveling in a car can lead to a wreck. However if you know that traveling a certain way was more likely than another way to cause an accident or a problem, wouldn’t you opt to take the safest route?
As a matter of fact our legislation has deemed it a law that we take all necessary precautions while traveling or we face civil and/or criminal charges. Shouldn’t this same logic hold true when dealing with risky or deviant personality types around our children or mentally handicapped? When you know it’s risky don’t go there. I bet you don’t go to domains on your computer that you know may harm it. But we leave our kids alone with homosexuals. Go figure.
Eating insects is good for us
Bikers and other tribal communities have known this for eons.
Doomsday Clock Moved Forward
The atomic/nuclear threat inches two minutes closer.
The first time it has moved in five years.
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