Jeremy quotes Joseph Smith on the US Constitution/JC has some of his own amendments to add to the US Constitution/There should be an optional opt-in citizenship contract/People who work for tax dollars shouldn’t be able to vote more tax dollars to themselves – you’re either an employer or the employed, not both/Voters should be able to reject ALL the candidates presented to them with a “non of the above vote/The Constitution should redefine “party” to mean that one is accountable and liable for all the activities of others in the same part/Government should get out of the Money business/Jeremy adds two other amendments: Separation of government and education and the complete abolition of eminent domain/
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I have to admit it, I have not listened yet, but I got to tell you the description already has my blood pressure sky rocketing. Love what you guys do.
OK, good show. Didn’t kill me as much as I thought it would LOL. Here are my basic bullet-point comments.
Forgive the poor grammar.
I know the both of you, so I hope you don’t take this personally. I am sensing you don’t have a testimony of the Constitution. (now without tonal inflection that can sound incredibly rude, so just imagine a sarcastic tone) I know you guys do, but man, this seriously puts into question ;)
JC’s amendments: I think the hearts of the people have to be changed before even thinking about looking at changing the Constitution that the Prophet Joseph Smith and some of the Apostles looked at and could not find any changes that did not effect liberty.
Citizenship contracts? If done right, we all benefit from a navy protecting the nation from invasion. If you live here, you benefit from that. It is a proper role of government, that D&C 134 says is a proper role of government. Can the Federal government really just protect all of the US, EXCEPT your 1/8th of an acre?
If you wanted to create your own country, that would be an entirely different story.
http://videos.sapo.pt/Puz3QiPe1Z9tjgOBqgqI
A 7 year renewal could work if done right
#2 employees cannot vote: a few problems. During the war for independence, the citizen soldiers were under the employ of the government. I think they should be able to vote. I think only property owners should vote. And to prevent what problem you mention, just enforce the Constitution which does not authorize anything that would take away your freedoms/property. All of your conflicts of interest are invalid when the Constitution is in effect. This addresses symptoms, not problems.
#3 people should be able to vote for none of the above. If 50% +1 of the people choose none of the above, that could be good. It does not limit the rights of the people
#4 redefining “party”. Party is not in the constitution, and they lead to despotism, they limit freedom. Having something evil be more transparent, you just have transparent evil.
#5 separation of bank and state: Where is the government authorized to print money out of thin air or start a bank in the first place? Another attack on symptom instead of problem. Constitution has perfect solution already.
#6 separate education and state. Government already not authorized to teach kids. Follow the constitution, problem solved.
#7 Eminent domain problems solution is in the Constitution, just follow it.
I agree with Ezra Taylor’s comments regarding this episode…. Most of the problems with our federal government are a result of people not following the Constitution – if you amend a document that is ignored, you still haven’t solved the problem of why it’s ignored in the first place (the amendment will most likely also be ignored).
The Constitution would be a vast improvement of what we’re living under today. That said, the Constitution was a gross usurpation, crafted for the most part by villains, and I have no respect for its supposed authority.
Have you seen “The Secret of Oz” by Bill Still.
I think it would be a very good idea if you would watch this 101 minute video before you espouse to any kind of understanding of how our monetary system really works and.
I usually sound much better versed in matters of currency…..that was my least favourite part of he episode in terms of how well I did at explaining myself.