The Constitution: Bringing us Back from Darkness

June 27, 2008
by Cliff Carson

A Letter To My Friend Broward, Concerning Our Constitution

Broward, a definition of Democracy is "The people rule." This is the definition that I believe the Founding Fathers had in mind when they created the Constitution. I believe their intent was that the Constitution would be the ultimate authority for the people, through their representatives, by acclimation of the people - and that it would also be subject to change at the desire of the people (hence the Amendment process). I also believe this is the definition you have been presenting to me.

And indeed, the people are supposed to rule. But these same people (we, American Citizens, you, and I) have allowed a small influential group to seize control of our Representative Democracy such that it is no longer a Democracy. What the United States has now is an Oligarchy.

Webster defines an Oligarchy as a Government by the few. Those who make up the Oligarchy, I call the "Shadow Government." The membership of the Oligarchy have divided America by race, by class, and by politics. A divided group is more easily conquered than a focused group. (Anyone remember Sun Tzu?) America will not be saved for the people until enough of our people become alarmed by the status of our Country and come together to provide a significant resistance to that Oligarchy.

And yet, simply available at any juncture of our being, is a most powerful tool available to overthrow any Oligarchy. It's called our Constitution. By simply demanding adherence to the Constitution - and electing only those who promise to do so - our country would be so-far removed from the grips of this oligarchy that this discussion probably wouldn't be necessary.

But will enough people of America become committed to effecting this change? One scenario that would bring change to fruition is an Awakening of the American People to Realization that there really is a Shadow Government.

Over the past year or so, I have been doing research about what I call this "Shadow Government" (that small group that actually runs this country). From my perspective, this Oligarchy, or Shadow Government, is composed of the following:

A ruthless Corporatocracy
A Military Industrial Complex interested in War Profiteering
Strong Dominate Banking and Financial Interests to control the pocketbooks and therefore the Economy, and finally
A strong Religious Fundamentalism bent on being the "Moral" compass for the World.

The Shadow Government is not elected, but they hold dominion over those who are elected, by bribing and engaging in corruptive, and profitable, behavior to themselves and the elected. This Shadow Government is all about those that foment wars and discord for Position, Power, and/ or Profit. Their Modus Operandi is remindful of the tipping points outlined by Naomi Wolfe in her book "The End of America" and of the behavior of Neocolonialists of time past, and their present day evolution known as Neo-Cons.

When reading about Neocolonialists and the history of Fascist States, I saw just exactly what Ms. Wolfe so eloquently outlined in her book. I also watched her on C-Span Book TV speaking about the book and those tipping points. There is imminent danger in ignoring the history of Neocolonialism and equally dangerous is the giving up of our rights - if we are to maintain our democratic country.

Looking at the similarities of Neocolonialism (Practiced by the British during their Empire days), Neo-Cons (Project for a New American Century, American Enterprise Institute, Etc.), and Fascism, I find them to be striking. In that light, I accuse the Shadow Government of promoting Political discord around the world, instilling fear in the American public, then profiting from selling "Protection to America" from enemies that the disinformation and propaganda of this Shadow Government has generated and is generating.

These people are Internationalists, and they will survive any war as long as mankind survives, simply because they have no real sides in war. And they will continue to enhance their Position (The Ability to influence American thought) Their Power (The Ability to force servitude of the people) and their Profit (The Ability to gain an ever increasing percent of the worlds wealth) as long as We the People of America allow them.

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Yes, this will continue until either American citizens put a stop to it, or until the World rises up and embarks on a great cleansing. Since the Shadow Government will not voluntarily give up their accrued gains, either the American Public must force them out, or the people of the World someday will. I think we Americans can stop them peacefully during our time. I don't know how long the window will remain open. When this One World Government becomes powerful enough, the people will become enemies of the state. The assault on our freedom contained within the Homegrown Terrorism Act and other acts of usurpations of rights can and probably will someday be used against people like us - "dissidents."

There are many who actually recognize the ominous dangers over the horizon. We need to be vocal as long as we can. Ordinary people can make a difference. I continue to utter my cry to restore our Constitution as our rule of law. A stark warning came a long time ago when President Eisenhower stated that "America is Great, because America is good; If America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be Great"

I think this is one of the truest statements ever made about our Greatest County. We must be ever vigilant to protect our Constitution.

Broward, my friend, you are correct about the Constitution being the "Creator" of the Institutions that were formulated by our Founders to protect that very Constitution and the people who are, by definition of the Constitution, "Self-Governing." Our Constitution declared a Republic as our form of Government, in that representatives of the people would be elected by the people, to act as agents of the people, in matters of Governance.

The powers of those elected representative are carefully spelled out in the Constitution and are also restricted by it. What has happened over time is that those elected representatives have chosen to not comply with those so carefully spelled out powers. They have sold their souls to the Shadow Government. And the will of the people be damned.

When we get away from that Constitutional structure, when we allow a few people (an Oligarchy) or a single person (a Dictator) to supplant those "Laws" for a Self-Governing Institution, that is when we no longer have a Republican form of Government, or as is the common description for American Government - a Democracy. And it seems that is where we are headed, away from a Democracy, if we don't regain control of our Government as the Constitution prescribed it.

Regaining control could be greatly aided by a Moral Congress serving with the Fidelity to those voters who elected them, and a Fidelity to the Constitution that elected people are required to defend. After being elected they swear to uphold our Constitution, not just some of it, but all of it.

My question is: Will the next Congress do this? Much of the blame should go to We the People. We have fooled around and let the stealing of our government occur in tiny increments over the years. So it is "we" who have become the enablers. And we are getting close to a tipping point where we will have allowed such a movement away from the constraints of the Constitution, passed the point so that those who have moved in to assume the power, will not return those usurped powers voluntarily.

We should have been able to see this occurring over these past eight years. The Political environment today is such that Congress has become indentured to the moneyed interests (A corruption of the Constitution) and no longer respond to the will of the people if it conflicts with the will of the Shadow Government.

Thanks for your interest Broward; with my next letter to you I will take up "Living in Fear of Our Government."

I believe in the American people, and I believe that they will some day awaken to the darkness that is slowly covering our land. I believe that when that happens, morality and fidelity will be brought back to once again make America Great. Remember always that Greatness is not to be confused with the ability to crush your enemies. We are the mightiest Country in the World, but our Greatness is on the wane.

I want to see our Greatness restored.

Your Friend in Liberty...