Opinion
Read our complete article series on Treason here.
New York – -(AmmoLand.com)- Continued from our last article on Treason, let us look at this more closely.
Repeal Of The Bill Of Rights
Congress cannot modify or abrogate the Bill of Rights through Article 5 of the Constitution, even theoretically. The reason is this: The Bill of Rights is a codification of Natural Law Rights. These Rights precede the creation of Government.
Natural law Rights, particularly our sacred right to keep and bear arms, exist intrinsically in man, bestowed by the grace of the Divine Creator. They aren’t bestowed on man by the grace of Government.
The Article 5 amendment process would also require repealing Article 4 of the Constitution.
Revision Of Article 4 Of The Constitution
Article 4, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution sets forth in critical part that;
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.”
The “Guarantee” Clause
The first clause, the “GUARANTEE” CLAUSE, isn’t a suggestion or wish, or whim. It is a mandate, guaranteeing REPUBLICANISM.
Even if it were theoretically possible to erase Republicanism through the Article 5 amendment process, most States would never agree to this.
But, AUTHORITARIANISM in the Federal Government cannot logically coexist with REPUBLICANISM in the States. These two forms of Government are logically, not simply empirically, incompatible.
The Government would either have to reject AUTHORITARIANISM or convince the States to agree to AUTHORITARIANISM as the new mode of Government in the Nation.
The “Protection Against Invasion” Clause
The Federal Government isn’t protecting the States from invasion. That is a fact. The Harris-Biden Administration is actively inviting the invasion of the Nation through its “OPEN BORDERS” policy.
The States, as sovereign entities themselves, have every right, and duty, to take those steps necessary to protect themselves from invading hordes if the Federal Government cannot or, as is evident, will not protect the States from invasion.
Texas and Florida are therefore compelled to act to protect themselves from invasion and have done so since the Harris-Biden Administration has refused to do so.
The Administration even tries to prevent the States from protecting their own borders.
These facts suggest the Administration isn’t merely enabling invasion of the Country, it is involved in orchestrating it. This is unconscionable.
The States—all fifty of them—have every right to protect their borders from invasion. They are sovereign entities. The sovereignty of the States is manifested through the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment sets forth,
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
The Tenth Amendment is a statement of FEDERALISM. This means that sovereignty is shared between the Federal Government and the States.
The Administration’s actions are inconsistent with the sovereignty of the States, protected under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, and with the DOCTRINE OF FEDERALISM, underlying the Tenth Amendment.
The Administration’s actions are also inconsistent with the DOCTRINE OF REPUBLICANISM, mandated by Article 4 of the Constitution, and inconsistent, as well, with its obligations to the States under Article 4.
The States would never agree to revisions of the Constitution that would operate as waivers of Federal Government obligations under Article 4 of the Constitution and of States’ sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
The Administration’s unwillingness to protect the States from invasion and, at once, attempting to foreclose States from protecting themselves, is not only unconscionable, it is patently illegal, amounting to treachery and betrayal of the Nation, Constitution, and People.
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To say that “The Harris-Biden Administration is actively inviting the invasion of the Nation” is hyperbolic and disingenuous; I agree that the border situation has been badly mishandled by the current administration, but it was decades in the making and both parties are to blame. Current immigration restrictions are based on century-old racist beliefs – the same racist views that gave us New York City’s discriminatory gun permit law. It is also currently far too expensive and difficult for immigrants to enter the country and obtain citizenship. (My great-grand parents simply got off the boat and passed through Castle Garden… Read more »
Those in Government don’t understand, it is our country, it is not theirs to give away!
If these people entering illegally don’t respect our immigration laws , what makes the left think they will respect any of our laws ? They just turn these lawbreakers loose on American citizens and hope for the best . This is not how its suppose to work . They have a duty to protect Americans first . Not promote criminal activity . But with the riots this last couple years we see the Democrats promote lawless criminals and anarchy to forward thier communist agendas.
There are many parts of the constitution that have a mandate but no remedy exists if the government fails to follow the mandate. That is because when the constitution was written they couldn’t imagine that those who reached the high seats of government would ever blatantly violate a clear provision of the constitution. If the constitution were written by the same founders, but with a glimpse at what would become of the nation, they would have beefed up many parts of it. If anyone were to sue under the constitutional provision requiring that the federal government protect the states from… Read more »
Many entering our country illegally surrender and claim asylum knowing full well it will take years to reach a hearing and will be permitted to stay. The democrats understand this and have proposed a path to citizenship or want to grant amnesty. The democrats have advanced sanctuary cities where the local democrats control local programs that allow the american taxpayer to flip the cost of those programs. In the end no matter what you call the issues at our southern borders it has a political ramifications. Obama changed the term illegal immigrant to undocumented alien. Remember words have meanings and… Read more »
Time for accountability.