It is important that we vote for the most Constitutional candidates in every election to prevent the problems we are currently experiencing in our national, state and local governments.
It is a myth that we are a democracy; we are a constitutional republic. Think of the Pledge of Allegiance.
It is a myth that there are three co-equal branches (legislative, executive, judiciary) because, according to James Madison, the father of the Constitution, in Federalist Paper #51, in a republican government the legislative authority necessarily predominates. This branch should be the strongest because it is closest to the people, where we the people elect our representatives.
It is a myth that the phrase “separation of church and state” is stated in the First Amendment or anywhere else in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. It came about to keep government from establishing a state church and to keep government from interfering in churches and other religions.
It is a myth that the president can make laws through executive order, and the Supreme Court can make laws. Only Congress can make laws, as stated in Article I section 8 of the Constitution. The other branches have usurped power because we the people no longer know what is in the Constitution.
It is a myth that the framers of the Constitution intended for the federal government to have more power than the states. Amendment 10 of the Constitution gives all other powers other than those listed in Article I section 8 to the states and to the people. However, the federal government has bought off states including cities using federal tax dollars. Think grants.
It is a myth that the three-fifths clause in Article I section 2 refers to the worth of a slave; it refers to the representation and taxation apportioned to the states. The three-fifths clause was intended to limit the number of pro-slavery representatives in Congress.
Please do your civic duty and read and learn about the US Constitution and then vote in every primary and general election.
Linda Bishop
Findlay
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