An excellent response on this subject by Marc (last name withheld)... --
Sharon
SUBJECT: THE ALLEGED VALID U.S. CONSTITUTION AND ALL STATE
> CONSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AND PLACED INTO THE ARCHIVES
> DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN ALL 50 STATES,
> THEY ARE NO LONGER IN USE AND ARE SCHEDULED FOR DESTRUCTION!!!!
>
>
> While I don't endorse Lewis Euing's style I have found his research to
> generally be dead on. On this topic, you have to look at Lincoln's
> declaration of martial rule when Congress collapsed and the fact that it was
> never declared as over. Second, look at the reconstruction acts where the
> implementation of a governing military is clearly spelled out and
> implemented alongside the civil government with a delineation of
> responsibilities and authority. Then add to that the banking emergency of
> 1933 and you have the pieces that form the foundation of the military
> oversight of the abandoned civil government at the federal level.
>
> In short, Luis is correct insofar as the united States of America as during
> an emergency the Constitution is suspended until the emergency is over. In
> my mind, the real question is whether or not this can be applied within the
> republic states. Remember that the united States' authority over the
> republic nation states is very limited as to operations of commerce or
> rebellion of the states. The rebellion is over and it sounds like the
> federal government is again seeking to use authority by way of commerce to
> accomplish that which it has no authority to accomplish. The status of the
> federal government is without question under military rule however, can the
> federal emergency reach into the states and suspend their constitutions? I
> don't believe this is legally possible regardless of the federal government
> agents desire to make it so as the republic states are foreign nations with
> respect to the united States and are at peace.
>
> My $.02 worth based upon my studies.
>
> --
>
> Marc
>
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Sail on, O UNION, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
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is what makes rivers and men crooked."
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