"Big Government in an Age of Economic ?"

The economy is going down the drain, and the "American Solution" is to engage in bailouts. This, of course, is a feeble attempt which is doing nothing more then causing inflation to rise and devalue the worth of our currency. There must be a better solution, and as far as I can tell, this solution is being forged on Capital Hill by a very large government who seeks to superimpose its will upon the people. Bank of America, I have come to hear as of late, may become just that the "Bank of America." The notion of a national bank is not new; Jefferson and Hamelton heated over this issue during the Washington administration. The end result was a step in the right direction for Big Government. Today, this government wishes to go even further. When will the madness end.

Thomas Jefferson argued against the use of a national bank, suggesting that it was not in line with the constitution. According to Jefferson, "The phrase, 'to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the enumerated powers.' But they,(the laws) can all be carried into execution without a bank. A bank therefore is not necessary, and consequently not authorized by this phrase." Not only did Jefferson see no constitutional grounds for a bank, he argued that the creation of such an institution was the power of the state. He also argues, " I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground: That "all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people." To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress is to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible of any definition. The incorporation of a bank, and the powers assumed by this bill, have not, in my opinion, been delegated to the United States, by the Constitution"


What's most disturbing about this, however, is that the Constitution, in the 21st century, is nothing more then a silk napkin for our self-absorbed, fascists dictators, to wipe their political mouths after spewing forth their notions on how this country should, and will, be run. We The People . . . will serve a large, and unyielding, government. The United States Constitution is but a myth, and until the people see that our country is in real danger, not just from the economy and war, but from its own government, then we will very soon see ourselves with many of the greats who came before us: Rome, Greece, Germany. Like them we too shall fall.