Re: [CTRL] "Profound historical illiteracy"
The more I learn about George Washington, the more fascinated I become with him. He was an amazing complex, powerful man, and we are blessed that he was willing to become the first president under the Constitution. Too many others among the Founding Fathers might have become Napoleons, concentrating power in their own persons and creating presidential dynasties. Washington set the tone for the new nation, and in doing so ensured that his legacy would last for generation on generation. He really was a great man. Those who spurn him and his story because he was "just a dead white man" do so to their own loss, and at their own peril. Those who simply ignore or forget him are to be pitied. Washington, Jefferson, the Adamses, Paine, Henry, Franklin, Madison, Monroe...all of the Founders of this nation were very special people. Human, yes; flawed, of course--but nonetheless able to seize a critical moment in history and create an entirely new phenomenon: a nation whose government is based not on personal rule by a monarch (whether crowned or not), but on a framework of laws binding everyone together. Even more importantly, they built into that framework of laws the mechanism for complete revolutionary change without the need for armed civil conflict. The American model has been copied many times in the last two centuries, but whenever we think of George Washington and his companions, we need to remind ourselves that they were the first, they were the true revolutionary pioneers. - Original Message - From: Bill Richer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 11:05 AM Subject: [CTRL] "Profound historical illiteracy" > > This is the birthday of our first and greatest president, George > Washington. Sadly, the current generation of Americans has all but > forgotten the courage, faith and sacrifice of this mighty champion of > freedom. > smime.p7s
Re: [CTRL] "Profound historical illiteracy"
-Caveat Lector- http://www.ctrl.org/"> -Cui Bono?- -- Subject: PRAC Reality Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:36:35 -0800 From: Frog Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are Russians still obligated to the Communist Party? The Soviet Union was dissolved by the decree of a president. In America, the Constitution was suspended by the decree of a president. The U.S. Congress adjourned sine die. It never reconvened under the Constitution. Do Americans pretend to know and understand what happened in Russia, when they can't recognize the same thing at home? I think so. People who claim to support the original American government, the nation that was born of freed British colonies, would today, if they suddenly found themselves in Russia, be looking for direction from their Communist Party commissars, not aware that the Soviet Union is no more. Today these Americans proudly claim their membership in the new beast created by Abraham Lincoln, which has no lawful origin or current existence in law (except under the law of military conquest, the defacto supreme law of the world). Yet they claim to support the old Constitution that hasn't been in lawful effect since 1861 due to the fact that no one uses it anymore. Offer them an election to participate in, and they'll vote, no matter whether they are legitimate members of the group holding the election or not. Russians are not pretending that the Soviet Union still exists. Yet Americans are pretending that the United States of America, founded July 4, 1776, still exists. The Russians realize that governments can come and go, yet Americans can't seem to recognize that same fact. Their national government dissolved on March 27, 1861, when the quorum to conduct business under the Constitution was lost. The only votes Congress could lawfully take, under parliamentary law, were those to set the time to re-convene, take a vote to get a quorem, and vote to adjourn and set a date, time, and place to re-convene at a later time. Instead, Congress abandoned the House and Senate without setting a date to reconvene. Under the parliamentary law of Congress, when this happened Congress became sine die (pronounced see-na dee-a), literally,`without day,' An adjournment sine die -- that is, without day, -- closes the session, and if there is no provision for convening the assembly again, of course the adjournment dissolves the assembly. Thus, when Congress adjourned sine die it ceased to exist as a lawful deliberative body. The only lawful, constitutional power who could declare war, was no longer lawful, or in session. Congress did not reconvene until days later when it was re-convened under the military authority of the Commander-in-Chief by Executive Order, and sat unlawfully under the direct pleasure of A. Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief of the military. To this very day, Congress still exists by the military authority of the Commander-in-Chief, and not as a lawful Constitutional body. To those who say that Lincoln had no lawful authority to suspend the constitution, and that therefore it is not suspended, I agree. But find some people to agree with us! You can't! You can get almost anyone to claim membership in the "Union" created by Lincoln, which is NOT the same government that existed on March 26, 1861. Offer them membership in the Soviet Union today, and they might even accept! What does this mean to us today? It means you have to know who you are, without having to have someone else tell you! You have to know if you have any allegiance, and to what, instead of believing your allegiance lies wherever you've been trained to say it does. True Americans, of the nation of 1776, are like free Chechens today - realizing that the Soviet Union is dead, and that they have no lawful government but that which they institute for themselves. They fight their oppressors, who are backed by Lincoln's Beast. True communists who want paid jobs being Communists have had to look elsewhere than to Russia. True Americans who want paid jobs supporting the old Constitution of 1789 have to look elsewhere than the corporate creations of Lincoln's Beast of 1861. Some people believe that anyone called "president" can do anything. Are you one of those? Yeltsin's Address Dismissing the Supreme Soviet and Congress of Peoples' Deputies (National Television Address) "TO THE CITIZENS OF RUSSIA" Fellow citizens. I am addressing you at one of the most complex and critical moments on the eve of events of extraordinary importance. In recent months Russia has been experiencing a profound crisis of its state structure. All government institutions and political leaders have been dragged into a fruitless, senseless and destructive struggle. A direct consequence of this is the decline of the authority of state power as a whole. I am sure that all the ci
[CTRL] "Profound historical illiteracy"
-Caveat Lector- http://www.ctrl.org/"> -Cui Bono?- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! "Profound historical illiteracy" By Chuck Baldwin February 22, 2000 This is the birthday of our first and greatest president, George Washington. Sadly, the current generation of Americans has all but forgotten the courage, faith and sacrifice of this mighty champion of freedom. This unfortunate fact was noted yesterday in the Washington Times. A recent survey, "Losing Americaâs Memory, Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century," was released disclosing the miserable condition of history knowledge among our nationâs college seniors. Not just students but teachers as well are historical ignoramuses. The survey of students at the top 55 colleges and universities in the country reveals that not a single one requires a course in American history for graduation â not a single one! College seniors could not identify George Washington as the American general at the battle of Yorktown, Valley Forge, words from the Gettysburg Address or even basic principles from the U.S. Constitution. Worse still is the fact that when Washington and the other heroes of American history are mentioned it is usually done with derision. Just recently, a New Orleans school removed Washingtonâs name because it was determined to be politically incorrect. Hardly anywhere do students learn to respect and revere the memories of these great men. James Rees, director of Mount Vernon, says visitors to the historic site know "next to nothing about the real George Washington." He laments, "Our own studies have determined that history is being shortchanged in elementary schools, where even our greatest hero, George Washington, receives so little time and attention." Next to the Christian gospel, the story of America is the greatest story ever told! The United States of America defies the tyrannical redundancy of world history. No nation like America was ever conceived, much less brought to full term. This country invokes the envy of the world, the wrath of the abyss and the favor of heaven. Throughout the life of this republic, enemies have sought to find a way to destroy us. More sagacious communist leaders always knew that the best way to bury us was to separate us from our past. The strength of this nation rests with our morality, our faith and our patriotism. Much of that depends upon our understanding of and appreciation for our own history. Destroy our past and we have no future. How long can an ignorant, thankless, self-indulgent nation retain its liberty and independence? Not long. We may have already crossed the point of no return. If the trend continues, our posterity will rise up to curse our memory when they realize the depth of depravity that would allow this land of faith and freedom to shrivel and die. **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
