“Constitution Day is the annual homage to one of the most devilishly clever instruments to make a slave people think they are free in Western history.
“The political coup occurred a mere three years after the divorce proceedings from the United Kingdom in 1783 where thirteen separate nations sat across from the King’s legation in Paris. Imagine such a legation of vassal states today after fighting the central power in DC. We can only dream.
“The land of the free and home of the brave under current Constitutional constraints solved the question of individual sovereignty at the individual and state level with Lincoln’s clarification on Constitutional totalitarianism in 1865 and further cemented it in the years to follow.
“The 13th Amendment removed chattel slavery and the 14th Amendment promptly put every human on the landmass in eternal slavery and obeisance to a strong central government. America is just one big happy plantation now.“
Read the complete essay posted on Zerogov
Just FYI … Bill Buppert did a nice comparison between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution back in 2009:
| ` |
Articles of Confederation |
Constitution |
| Levying taxes | Congress could request states to pay taxes | Congress has right to levy taxes on individuals |
| Federal courts | No system of federal courts | Court system created to deal with issues between citizens, states |
| Regulation of trade | No provision to regulate interstate trade | Congress has right to regulate trade between states |
| Executive | No executive with power. President of U.S. merely presided over Congress | Executive branch headed by President who chooses Cabinet and has checks on power of judiciary and legislature |
| Amending document | 13/13 needed to amend Articles | 2/3 of both houses of Congress plus 3/4 of state legislatures or national convention |
| Representation of states | Each state received 1 vote regardless of size | Upper house (Senate) with 2 votes; lower house (House of Representatives) based on population |
| Raising an army | Congress could not draft troops, dependent on states to contribute forces | Congress can raise an army to deal with military situations |
| Interstate commerce | No control of trade between states | Interstate commerce controlled by Congress |
| Disputes between states | Complicated system of arbitration | Federal court system to handle disputes |
| Sovereignty | Sovereignty resides in states | Constitution the supreme law of the land |
| Passing laws | 9/13 needed to approve legislation | 50%+1 of both houses plus signature of President |
Link to this Comparison
