Since I began talking with individuals and posting information on various media platforms regarding the state in which we find our Nation, I am struck by the number of responses I receive indicating no interest in this information.
This is perfectly fine, as everyone in this country has the right to make such decisions. But therein lies my greatest concern. "We the People" are on the verge of losing our constitutional and God-given right to make decisions for ourselves.
I guess I foolishly believed that all my fellow citizens would be equally concerned and would welcome information about what can be done to correct this injustice.
The information I am providing is a means by which "We the People" can take back those rights from the politicians from all political parties.
Politicians in Washington have conveniently forgotten the words of Abraham Lincoln: “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Are so many really ready and willing to relinquish their right to self-governance to power-hungry bureaucrats who will and are deteriorating your God-given rights as enumerated in our Constitution?
The Washington political elitists have stripped away the powers and responsibilities given to the sovereign states of this nation clearly provided to the states in our Constitution.
They have established an elitist ruling class status for themselves and are determined to do whatever it takes to maintain that status and power.
This alone is cause for "We the People," through our state legislators, to call for a Convention of States to bring this out of control, overreaching and corrupt federal government to bay.
But it's worse than that. Those same politicians have brought this country to the verge of bankruptcy, divided us through their political rhetoric, passed laws that forced us to comply while exempting themselves and interjected our country into the wars which are of no direct threat to our country at great loss of our young men and women.
They have campaigned on promises to change the downward spiral of this nation's place in history as the last great hope where all citizens have the right to self-determination, the right to freely pursue prosperity and the God-given right to liberty and justice.
They have campaigned on promises to pass legislation to help the underserved, govern under a balanced budget, restrict their overreach into the affairs of sovereign states, and to reduce taxes and regulations so all Americans may obtain a life of prosperity.
Then they break those promises again and again and then blame the opposing party for their failures and broken promises.
We must not let the federal bureaucracy destroy our Constitutional Republic nor divide us as a unified people, One Nation under God. I implore all of you to take the time to read the Constitution and understand what is at stake.
Take the time to learn what a “Convention of States” really means, why it is so necessary now, and why it is a safe way to bring back our Republic to the people. Then, hopefully, you will decide to get involved instead of standing on the sidelines.
It will take every one of us working together to make the changes necessary to bring this country back to a true constitutional republic.
As all of you may have heard by now, we failed to get our Resolution passed through the North Carolina Senate. But maybe, just maybe, if 20 or 30 more people had taken the time to make repeated calls to their Senators, this could have had a different, more positive ending.
Get a booklet containing the Constitution and the Amendments that you can carry in your pocket for ready reference and review. Go to conventionofstates.com and read what the movement is all about and what it will mean for our nation.
Remember, success is in the hands of “We the People” standing together and not in the hands of politicians we send to Washington, D.C. who fail us term after term.
