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Friday, March 09, 2007

We the People Are Inspired To Learn, Regroup, Share Lessons of New Mexico

Ref Remember who you're dealing with: People in the DNC and GOP who rely on non-sense to maintain power.

The lessons of the New Mexico state proclamation effort give fair notice to the citizens in the other forty-nine states: We the People need to pay attention.

What may have died in New Mexico can be built stronger. What failed at the State level can be remedied by We the People. We the People, not the legislature, are the source of all power.

The rule of law shall prevail. Not to worry, there are other forces behind the scenes causing problems for the rebels inside the GOP who have been implicate in war crimes. They resist impeachment and the rule of law to tehir peril. Their defiance is evidence of their lack of contribution, making the adjudication for war crimes clear: The death penalty is appropriate.

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Commentary

Here's the Statement with Constant's commentary in italics Ref:

This country was founded by rebels. This country was forged in violence, ferocity, dissent and uproar. Recall, we are not required to respond to abuse with more abuse. But we can point out the flaws of the leadership and legally replace them.

This country is vanishing before our eyes, not because we are blind, but because we are willing participants in its destruction. No, the country is awakening to what is required to ensure the Republic survives. Where leaders are failing, new leaders are rising.

Today on the Senate floor you witnessed an excellent example. Indeed, those who fail to use their minds, overcome non-sense, and show the implications of the opposition's arguments are not leaders.

The Impeachment Resolution — (Senate Joint Resolution 5) – died quietly with no debate whatsoever. The DNC and GOP jointly agreed to fear a "backlash" for daring to assert their oath. That is an illusion.

The dignity of the New Mexico State Senate was maintained as we followed carefully designed rules of procedure to ensure that nothing disrupted the workings of this austere body. The GOP and DNC jointly agreed to pretend that inaction was action; and that a fear of a backlash was real. No, if there was a chance of a backlash, the GOP cannot explain why it is not pushing for impeachment to cause this backlash for the DNC.

We did a great job of making it appear that government was working. We the People have the chance to debate the lack of debate. Sometimes "No information" is information; and "lack of action" is the catalyst to find new leaders and start a needed debate: What is required to prevent this from happening again; and what must be done to protect the Constitution.

However, we have to ask, which government and on whose behalf? Leaders who don ot hae this answer, need to step aside and let those with the answers lead.

The action taken by the Senate was not the action taken by a body that protects the freedoms of a sovereign people. The voters will decide whether this "inaction" is something they want to make an issue as the basis to find new leadership in the New Mexico state legislature.

The action was a carefully orchestrated option designed to protect the integrity of an institution and perpetuate the well-oiled workings of government. But this is transparent; the question becomes: Why isn't the GOP being challenged for talking about the "fear of backlash" but they cannot explain why they, as teh GOP an opposition to the DNC, are not exploiting this fear to force impeachment, and get the DNC to take teh blame. The GOP inaction is at odds with their asserted belief that impeachment is bad; no it is bad for the GOP.

A government that has evidently forgotten that we serve at the please of those we govern. Indeed, and the failure of the New Mexico leadership to lead means that the citizens will have time to debate the lack of debate; then find new leadership.

It is clear that, from the highest levels of government in our country down to our State, very few of us want to deal with the unpleasant political mess that impeachment could become. The mess is here. The way forward is to look at the Constitution, and ask what do we need to do to review the requirements; then examine the solutions. [Here is how: Highly recommended ]

Our actions today showed where our priorities are – we forgot that the Constitution was not designed to serve government, but to protect the people. We the People have not forgotten. This has been a test: To see who was able to lead; and who was willing to be led by non-sense. We the People can find new leaders.

There should have been debate, argument, uproar. Where the government refuses to do what it should, We the People can lawfully prosecute those State legislators.

Instead, we quietly gutted the sovereign power of the people with polite political procedure. No, this is impossible: The legislature of a state has no power to take power from We the People. The State of New Mexico has sent fair warning to the world and We the People -- we have a job to do: To mobilize and inspire others to remember -- We the People have the power.

When future generations look back on our time, the shock will not be because of the violent, impolite nature of the fight that preceded the destruction of Constitutional government, but by the meekness with which we watched it die. The surprise will be that the leadership, despite their problem, refused to end their illegal rebellion. We the People have many options, most of all the rule of law, and the power to work with international allies to lawfully compel this illegal rebellion to end through the lawful use of force. We the People may lawfully delegate, through the Geneva Conventions, the authority to foreign fighters to lawfully retaliate against US civilian leaders who refuse to end illegal warfare, and permit the rule of law to decay to this impermissible state.


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A statement by Sen. John Grubesic, co-sponsor of the resolution asking Congress to impeach Bush and Cheney, actually was sent last night.

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Sen. John Grubesic

This country was founded by rebels. This country was forged in violence, ferocity, dissent and uproar. This country is vanishing before our eyes, not because we are blind, but because we are willing participants in its destruction.

Today on the Senate floor you witnessed an excellent example. The Impeachment Resolution — (Senate Joint Resolution 5) – died quietly with no debate whatsoever. The dignity of the New Mexico State Senate was maintained as we followed carefully designed rules of procedure to ensure that nothing disrupted the workings of this austere body. We did a great job of making it appear that government was working.

However, we have to ask, which government and on whose behalf? The action taken by the Senate was not the action taken by a body that protects the freedoms of a sovereign people. The action was a carefully orchestrated option designed to protect the integrity of an institution and perpetuate the well-oiled workings of government. A government that has evidently forgotten that we serve at the please of those we govern.

It is clear that, from the highest levels of government in our country down to our State, very few of us want to deal with the unpleasant political mess that impeachment could become.

Our actions today showed where our priorities are – we forgot that the Constitution was not designed to serve government, but to protect the people.

There should have been debate, argument, uproar. Instead, we quietly gutted the sovereign power of the people with polite political procedure.

When future generations look back on our time, the shock will not be because of the violent, impolite nature of the fight that preceded the destruction of Constitutional government, but by the meekness with which we watched it die