Americans are harder workers, more philanthropic, individualistic, self-reliant, anti-government than people in most other countries. We’ve turned what was an 18th-century Third World nation into the freest and most prosperous nation in mankind’s entire history. Throughout our history, United States has been a magnet for immigrants around the world. What accounts for what some have called American exceptionalism?
We Americans, as human beings, are no different from any other people, including Germans, Russians, Chinese, Africans and other people who have produced tyrannical regimes such as those of Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Idi Amin. As such we are just as capable of committing acts of gross evil that have been a part of mankind throughout his history. We’ve not been a perfect nation but we’ve never approached the level of hideousness seen in other nations. That’s despite the fact that our population consists of people who have for centuries been trying to slaughter one another in their home countries, whether it’s between the French and Germans, English and Irish, Japanese and Chinese, or Palestinians and Jews, Igbos and the Hausa of Nigeria. Thrown into the American mosaic are religions that have been in conflict for centuries such as Catholic and Protestant, and Christian and Muslim. The question is: Why is the United States an exception and will it remain so?
At the heart of the American idea is the deep distrust and suspicion the founders of our nation had for government, distrust and suspicion not shared as much by today’s Americans. Some of the founders’ distrust is seen in our Constitution’s language such as Congress shall not: abridge, infringe, deny, disparage, violate and deny. If the founders did not believe Congress would abuse our God-given rights, they would not have provided those protections. After all, one would not expect to find a Bill of Rights in Heaven; it would be an affront to God. Other founder distrust for government is found in the Constitution’s separation of powers, checks and balances and the several anti-majoritarian provisions such as the Electoral College and the requirement that three-quarters of state legislatures ratify changes in the Constitution.
The three branches of our federal government are no longer bound by the Constitution as the framers envisioned and what is worse is American ignorance and acceptance of such rogue behavior.
Look at the current debate over government involvement in health, business bailouts and stimulus packages. The debate centers around questions as whether such involvement is a good idea or a bad idea and whether one program is more costly than another. Those questions are entirely irrelevant to what should be debated, namely: Is such government involvement in our lives permissible under the U.S. Constitution?
That question is not part of the debate. The American people, along with our elected representatives, whether they’re Republicans or Democrats, care less about what is and what is not permissible under our Constitution. They think Congress has the right to do anything upon which they can secure a majority vote, whether they have the constitutional or moral authority to do so or not. What Congress does have is the brute force to enforce compliance with their unconstitutional acts. You say, “What do you mean, Williams?” Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congress the power to tax and spend for the enumerated activities therein. Every American is duty bound to pay his share. Congress has neither constitution nor moral authority to take the earnings of one American for the benefit of another American. What do you think will happen to you if don’t comply, say with Congress’ demand that part of your earnings be taken to bail out a failing business? You’ll see all the brute force that you want to see and if you resist too much, death is not off the table.
We are losing what’s made our country great. Instead of moving toward greater liberty, we’re moving toward greater government control of our lives.
so far america is the greatest country in the world and the accomplishments done by the american people is the greatest in the entire history of mankind.
god bless america
Dr. Williams,
You are a hero of mine! Keep up the good work, and I always enjoy listening when you cover for Rush…
U.S. FREEDOM & SOVEREIGNTY SIGNED AWAY FOREVER DEC 09
http://WWW.FRONTPAGEMAG.COM
Thank You America, You Were the Beacon of Freedom for the World – by Lord Cristopher Monckton
Oct 21st, 2009
Lord Christopher Monckton is a British politician, businessman, and writer. In the 1980s he was one of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s policy advisers.
He has emerged in recent years as one of the leading critics of global warming. In this recent video he comments on the implications of the upcoming Copenhagen treaty:
http://frontpagemag.com/2009/10/21/thank-you-am…
WARNING! Goodbye U.S Sovereignty… Hello One World Government
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddQvhdCyhe4&feat…
In order to restore our Constitutional Republic we need term limits for Congress and Supreme Court, and 2/3 Congressional override power for Supreme Court decisions – just as Congress has 2/3 override power for Presidential vetoes. In this way “We the People” (through our elected representatives) become the final arbiters of American law – not an oligarchy of judges. The States must also begin enforcement of the Tenth Amendment; upending the “New Deal” by transferring funding and governmental management of all social programs not enumerated in the Constitution; i.e.: Medicare, Social Security, etc., to the States. These social programs, in contrast to our military forces and post office, do not provide for “The General Welfare;” they provide for specific welfare of certain classes of Americans which has led us to un-Constitutional Marxist class struggle. The Tenth Amendment is an anti-Marxist amendment – it has already been written – so let it be done.
I think that a thorough read of the constitution should be a mandatory read for anyone who wants to serve in the congress or White house. If every congressman, senator and Presidential appointee had to read it, he'd know what he was expected to do.
They'd know that they can't steal rights from us, or steal land from us. They'd know what we expect them to do.
Walter, just curious if you are regretting yet your support of the non_American, Communist, Barack Hussein Muhammad (sp) Obama?
Where were you guys when Bush suspended Habeus Corpus? That was a major step right there, and it doesn't much matter who's in the office, as the next person takes the precedent the last person set and runs with it. Now you're worried?
Hello,
I am half-native Americans or as I like to say the “REAL AMERICANS” but one thing is true no matter what. We as citizens of this nation are all in this fight together OKAY!!!! Now for the GOOD news–The truth is winning out, and we can see that every day in every news story that the real news so called news programs will not cover, try FoxNews, and you will see what I am talking about. Yes they have a more balanced panel discussing things, and yes they have people like Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity that have passion for there country, and want to see it succeed, they do not have “MEDIA-SUCK UPS like MSPMC, CNN, any all the others that get thrills up there legs, and well I hope you get the picture that I am painting. Now for the fun of my story I am so excited that these “IDIOTS” like Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and the President are running things now because it woke America up, and now we are really ready for the fight ahead in 2010. BIG MISTAKE DEMO-CRAP PARTY YOU FORGOT WHO YOU WERE DEALING WITH. NOW WE ARE PISSED OFF, AND IT WILL SHOW OFF NEXT YR. WHEN YOU ARE SENT PACKING. GET READY NANCY, AND GET THE HELL OUT OF “OUR” CAPITAL. FOREVER.
THANKS,
LARRY D. CRUMBLEY
Your absurd libertarian position ignores the Founder's explicit dedication to government “of, by, and for the people”. Their real apprehension centered around monarchical government and, so far, although Congress may have become many things, it is decidedly not monarchical.
Excessive taxation is in the eye of the beholder. You right wingers are notoriously silent about massive amounts of tax money poured into the American military and squandered on our empirial wars; but you squeal whenever tax money might be used to benefit human beings instead of killing them. As the Founders demonstrated in putting down Shay's Revolt and the Whiskey Rebellion, they had little patience for those who wish to opt out of the commonweal, whenever it becomes personally inconvenient.
I printed this out 2day. Anyone visiting my house will get this smack on my wall when they come in the door.
This administration has got to get it through their thick dumbskull heads, THEY do not run this country, WE THE PEOPLE DO and will until the last freedom fighter dies, me included!
Listening to you on the radio recently, your sence of urgency and sadness was apparent…this column nearly made me weep..God Bless America and Dr.Walter E. Williams