The Federal government has been seeking to expand it’s power for years, and President Obama has insisted that because he was a professor of Constitutional law he somehow is more equipped and capable to teach us how this country should run and why we must obey whatever he says.
He therefore jammed Obamacare through Congress with not one Republican supporter, and then somehow conned the Supreme Court into affirming that U.S. citizens MUST purchase insurance or be fined. This is typical of the lawless Obama administration, and we have truly become a banana republic, though that is not how the Constitution is written.
See the excellent video on page 2 regarding Constitutional limitations that are being violated.
The Federal governments seems to think that the citizens only own property leave of the government, and in essence that is true.
If a person buys a piece of property and pays property taxes on it, that is a form of rent paid to the government, and the government can seize that property and push the rightful owner off of that land if the taxes are not paid. How then does someone own a piece of property if the government can demand rent and evict if that rent or tax is not paid? It is stunning when seen this in the broad context, and true students of the Consititution will recognize the con that we have all bought in to.
The latest land and power battle is over father and son ranchers in Oregon by the name of Hammond went to jail on an arson charge. In 2002 and 2006, these ranchers decided to clear some brush and overgrowth on their ranch land by conducting a controlled burn, a very common activity in large areas such as their ranch in Oregon. The fire accidentally spread onto federal lands but was put out by the ranchers without any help from the feds. However, the Federal government still charged the ranchers with arson and are determined to jail them for 5 years each. Incidentally, the Federal land is flourishing, is now less of a wild fire hazard, and no properties were damaged in the incident.
The Constitutional attorney in the following video cites the Hammond case, but then goes on to instruct us on why it is only a small part of the huge overreach of the Federal government, as shown by the Constitutional limitations that the Federal government has been ignoring.
Watch video, page 2:
the land belongs to the people and the government is only supposed to take it for the public good ,needs and use,not just to own it.
If the land belongs to the people, as you first state, then where does government get the authority or responsibility to take anything? If it’s “supposed” to, as you say, then that authority has to be granted somewhere. The Constitution says nothing about government being able to, or that it is “supposed to,” “take” anything, even if it’s “for the public good” or “needs and use.” Congress and/or the President cannot simply assume that power or authority because again, the Constitution does not grant them that power. If you watched the video you should understand that as this Constitutional Attorney even cites the references making clear the limitations of government power. If anything, this should be understood by everyone: the Constitution isn’t there to stop government from doing certain things allowing it to do anything else, it is there to allow government only specific things in order to limit its power, and even states that any power not granted to the federal government is reserved for the states.
Exactly
Calm Pendleton was donated, not stolen.
I agree, the fed owns too much land.
stfu. the federal government owns the whole country. we rent the land by paying property tax, even when we hold the deed.
Time for a REAL change!
Is it not true that Libertarians don’t represent a party, but a philosophy? Who contributed to the mess that the US is now in? The members of the two anointed “parties”. And the Libertarians aren’t them. At this time, this country needs a change in govt. Libertarians are in the position to say “STOP” to the party line boxers in the govt ring. Period! No need to get dragged into the weeds with questions like “Where do you stand on legalizing drugs? Marijuana? On abortion? Planned Parenthood? Fed lands vs State lands? Foreign Policy? Border security? ” BTW I have yet to hear questions about the National Debt or govt spending, Has voting for either of the anointed parties improved conditions in America? Cut our taxes? Ended the abortion controversy? Protected our property rights? Right to privacy? Right to due process? Made us more secure? Improve the quality of education or health care? My point. Ever since the govt, the Demo-Repub Congress, abused it’s Constitutional limitations, this county, our lives and freedom have been usurped! The time is past trying to educate Americans as to who the Libertarians are and where they stand on specific issues. The question Libertarian candidates should ask is ” Why should you vote for the Libertarians?” And the answer is simple: “To put a stop to the blatant abuses and violations of the govt authority and duties enumerated the Constitution!” Under the Constitution the govt’s only function was to protect our unalienable rights. The reason WE created govt. Philosophies don’t change, but party lines do!
BTW what role do you think the Libertarian has in that govt boxing ring?
She is no attorney nor constitutional authority. You need a majority to pass a bill not a member of the opposite party, stupid basic civics. 200 years of judicial. Review on. Constitution meanings show this pied piper that she is a farce
No govt is allowed to own property, it belongs to a man or woman’s trust estate property they have stolen by switch and bait of a fraud 3rd party no disclosure investment not a mortgage or loan … lands are private for people to enjoy, are we no? Kicked out and abused … all corrupt from what I can see☺️