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Where Did the Insanity Come From????

I am often asked by citizens two questions.

#1 ~ How did we get to this point?

#2 ~ What do we do to change this?

I hope this article will help to answer those two important questions.

Joseph Story, who wrote the “Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States” in 1833 espoused the idea of Collectivism. Stating that the United States was derived from a single sovereign people rather than from an agreement among states and the sovereign peoples within each State. This is the view that has been taught in our schools ever since. This is what has given us all the mind set that created a monopolistic central authority as the source of all power, giving the states a lesser role making the states believe their powers and privileges from this central authority is handed down to them .  This not only made a drastic change in our Federal Court System but our Education System as well.

If you will look at the Bill of Rights and when each were ratified, you will see AFTER 1833 the Amendments slowly destroyed the rock solid base of the Original Intent of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Even our Law Students are not taught the truth that our Constitution was a Compact between the states which then “created” the central Government hemmed in with their restricted authority.

Words are a power tool in the battle of our minds and for far too long Words have been twisted and distorted in order to keep us from standing up for our True Law! This is why I no longer say “United States” The Collective Mindset. We need to take our language back and say it like it really is: STATES UNITED in the common goal of reclaiming our true Power and Sovereignty.

Not only have we been trained to think of the central government as the only authority to hand down the states and people “rights and powers” we have been taught it is traitorous not to pledge your allegiance to the government and flag.  This part may astound you;  Do you know the man, Francis Bellamy, who wrote the original Pledge in August of 1892 was a socialist?  He was kicked out of his own church where he was the minister due to his socialist sermons.  Click here to see the history of Francis Belamy.  Edward Bellamy, Francis’ first cousin was more known due to his book, Looking Backward published in 1892.  He was the Leader of the Nationalism movement which was a socialist movement.  A branch off of the Nationalism movement was the Christian society of Socialist.  Click here to read more on about these movements.

Time to wake up sovereign people in sovereign states! The wall of protection, STATE, to provide to their Sovereign Citizens has been broken down. It is time we Rebuild that wall and it starts in our towns.  We must “flip” the pyramid of thinking of power in this country.

The best way to go about this is by cleaning up our towns and pushing out the Federal Funds of Operation.  We are so use to thinking our towns are to be part of a corporate puzzle in which funds from the central government handed down from our states with full strings attached is the way we are to operate.  Get into your town governments, look at the codes and statutes.  Come together to find a way to take your town back as a protection of your sovereign rights as a citizen in that town.  At the same time network with the other towns in your county to begin doing the same to clean up and change the county.  Then the counties network to make the push for the state government to re-establish the role as defenders of the state citizens from the central government.

The bottom line of a Wisconsin Resolution of 1859 states: that a POSITIVE DEFIANCE of those sovereignties, of all unauthorized acts done or attempted to be done under color of that instrument, is the RIGHTFUL REMEDY!  Our goal is Nullification with Positive Defiance and Resistance of the citizens in each State.

Allow me to give you a very brief language lesson:

The word Sovereignties: Lets us break that down. First of all it is a Plural. The plural is created by breaking down the connection creating the plural. Sovereign meaning: One that exercises supreme, permanent authority. Ties meaning: To bring together in relationship; connect or unite. It is not the Central Government that Ties our Authority, It is the Constitution that unites our permanent authority!

So now lets us look at the way the Central Government is trying to strike TERROR in the hearts of the citizens within each sovereign state by Demonizing those of us who stand by our Oath to Defend and Protect the Constitution from all enemies both foreign and DOMESTIC. The true FEAR of the Central Government is that we are Dangerous because we will educate the people of their true power!

To use their own words I will say to the Central Government ~ “DON’T BE HATEN!”

To ALL of those who have taken this oath in their capacity of peace keepers I say; “Wake Up” and HONOR AND LIVE BY THE OATH YOU TOOK!

To All the People I say; “YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FROM US WHO ARE EXERCISING OUR RIGHT OF POSITIVE DEFIANCE!” The only danger coming from us is the EXPOSURE OF THE DEFACTO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT!

Allow me the courtesy of sharing a statement found in the Virginia Resolution of 1798. James Madison wrote:

That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government, as resulting from the compact, to which the states are parties; as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting the compact; as no further valid that they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits, the authorities, rights and liberties appertaining to them.

Michael Boldin Statement: They Don’t Want Us Doing This. We’re Doing It Anyway

The Tenth Amendment Center is here as a resource to help citizens take back their country.  We are also looking for more citizens who would like to volunteer their talents in helping others!

If you would like to see the Nullify Now! tour to come to your area please go to this link NullifyNow! , up top click on the “Tour” Tab to see where the next tours will be as well as sign up requesting the tour in your state.

The bottom line is ~ We MUST agree upon the Original Intent of the Constitution and Bill of Rights 1-10 and AGREE TO DISAGREE ON EVERYTHING ELSE!

I would like to connect with those who are working within their towns and have some effective ways to combat and clean up their local government.  I would like to be able to construct a format that can be used by any town to begin to take their own action.  If you have good ideas please don’t hesitate to contact me at bonita.colley@tenthamendmentcenter.com

Aug 29, 2011 | Categories:Activism, Arizona, Nullification | Leave A Comment »

We Must Get Off the MerryGoRound!

You pay your money, go around in circles, and get off with nothing to show for it!

The past several years citizens of the States have been waking up to the fast paced train of destruction our central government has us on, in fact the plan has been in place for several decades.  President George Bush Sr. began the bold introduction of the New World Order and not many flinched.

It is great to see so many people now speaking up yet we are still trying to change things in the wrong way!  Marches on Washington DC, letters to Senators and Representatives, joining Liberty Minded Groups hollering towards DC yet nothing changes!

This past week, while visiting my elderly mother, she shared with me the type of mail she is receiving.  In one day alone she got 6 pieces of mail from PACS and “Freedom Lobbyist” using scare tactics to try and get her to send money in order for them to regain our freedom in DC.  I hate to say it but these groups are as much in bed with the destruction of our Constitution as the central government.  Just as those in the capitol who think throwing money at a problem and taking advantage of a crisis will solve our problems these groups are just more opportunist!

With the upcoming year of campaigning citizens are once again staying on the MerryGoRound thinking if we change our central government legislators we will restore our Constitution, it couldn’t be further from the truth.  The dog and pony show of debates and speeches have people focused upon the problem but not the solution!

The first step to the real solution is breaking out of the mold of thinking in which we have been indoctrinated.  Since the 1800′s our education has been slowly stripped of our true history.   The only way we are going to see the dawn of truth is to begin learning about our own Original Form of Government.  In this day of the information highway there is no excuse not to know the truth.

Our Constitution and the Bill of Rights 1 – 10 is a compact between the states as well as the design of a protective central government with severe limits.  We have been taught to believe our rights come down from the central government because We The People are too stupid to run our own lives.  They furthered this thinking by creating a welfare class of citizens within the states.  The welfare class is not just those getting food stamps, it is every American and now even those who are not even in this country legally.  If you are not the lead people in a Corporation then you are part of the welfare class.  To put it simple; all of your debt and the fact you are paying into Social Security (if you have a job) has made you a slave to those with the money.  Once you realize this position it should make you mad enough to get involved.

The talking heads continue to try and discount the true authority of the citizens within the states and the Original Intent of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.  They try to say our Constitution is a “living” document that must evolve as the times change.   They couldn’t be further from the truth!  If you will take the time to read the Constitution and Bill of Rights 1 – 10 you will see that it is a solid and grounded form of law in which gives the states and the citizens true Liberty while protecting the individuality of each state and the citizens within each state.  Yet it also requires the citizens and the states to take on the responsibility to keep those liberties secure!  This “contract” created the central government not the other way around, so the true power is upon the citizens.

Another myth the central government tries to continue is we are a democracy.  Our form of government is a Republic (do not confuse with republicans) which is grounded in the simple laws of doing no harm to others yet allowing citizens to live their lives as they see fit.  A democracy is a ruling class whether it be the Minority or the Majority which then encroaches upon the rights of the opposite side and establishes class warfare.

If you will take the time to read the rest of the amendments created after the 10th you will see how the central government has erroded the checks and balances built by our Original Form of Government!  I will give you two examples to think about.

#1 ~ The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, created the Federal Income Tax upon each citizen, this breaches the protection of the citizens by their State Legislators.  This also destroys the power of each state to keep the central government in check. This has created  a run away central government concerning spending and they are allowed to raise taxes and place us all within the chains of servitude to the whims of their spending.

#2~ The Seventeenth Amendment,also ratified in 1913, created the ability for the citizens to vote in the US Senators.  You may think this is a good thing but take a moment to think about it. This amendment changed  Article 1, Section 3 of our Constitution, taking away the power and authority of the state to control the Senators that were to represent the state.  This was another check upon the central government that gave the state the rightful power to recall a Senator in case of usurpation of the Constitutional protection of the state’s citizenry. Just answer this question: “Who do the Senators’ pay attention to? Their State or Those who give them their money?  Here is a prime example of the difficulty for the citizens to recall a senator in DC, look carefully at the wording, “democracy”?  The destruction of Article 1, Section 3 has even judges befuddled about this issue.  If the state had their Original Power then the citizens of New Jersey would have gone to their rightful governing body to have the Senator recalled.  Once again a huge FAIL for the citizens!

First Ever Recall Effort of a U.S. Senator Cleared by N.J. Court

In both instances the writing on the wall is plain to see, we must reclaim our Constitution and Rights by focusing upon our state legislators.  Sad to say that most of them do not even understand our true form of law, remember they were taught in the same schools as you and I!  So lets quit throwing money to Politicians, PACs, and  Lobbyist.  Shut your wallets and get off the gravity defying MerryGoRound!  Start taking the time to become informed and start putting the pressure upon your state governments!  Read the US Constitution and even more important your State Constitution!  Share what you learn with others and become active in your own town governments, attend those meetings every time the door is open.  Educate your local governments because they are just as unaware as everyone else.  Get the central government out of your lives!

A great place to research and learn is with the Tenth Amendment Center as well as attending a Nullify Now tour in your state.  To see if you have a Nullify Now tour in your area go to www.NullifyNow.com , if you don’t see one coming to your area then go to the top of the site and click on “The Tour” and request one!  If there is one near you then go on to that site and pledge to support it.  The price is less than going to the movies!

Stop Riding the Ride of the central government circus ~ Educate (yourself and others), Network, and Activate!  You can start by sharing this article with all you know.

Sep 08, 2011 | Categories:Activism, Arizona, Constitution, Elections, National Politics, Nullification, State Legislature | Leave A Comment »

The Constitutional Warriors in Quartzsite

The Constitutional Warriors in Quartzsite

Jennifer Jones, on June 28th was given the floor to speak at the public meeting of the City Council. As she began to speak City Council Member, Mr. Winslow, moved to motion to stop Jennifer Jones from speaking. The struggle then began between Mr. Winslow and Mayor Foster in allowing Jennifer to speak. Mr. Winslow asked for the police to remove Ms. Jones from the meeting, while the Mayor kept telling Police Chief Gilbert he was in violation of his rules of order. The Police Chief as well as two other officers wrestled the microphone from Ms. Jones and correspondingly arrested her for resisting and took her from the meeting. This is a classic example of stepping upon the First and Fourth Amendment rights of Ms. Jones as well as the Arizona Constitution Article 2 Section 5 & 6 . Police Chief Gilbert was in direct opposition of following the order of Mayor Foster. Since this episode at the June 28th meeting a power struggle between the City Council, Mayor Foster, and the Police Chief has ensued and many interesting points are coming to light. Something is very wrong in Quartzsite!

Quartzsite Fiasco Video of town hall meeting as well as actions taken by the Police Officers.

Since this infamous meeting the City Council called a private meeting to oust the Mayor and give the power to the Police Chief, this is in direct violation of Arizona Statute Chapter 3 Article 3.1 38-431.01. On May 11 of this year 10 of the 12 Quartzsite Police Department had signed a letter of “No Confidence in Police Chief Gilbert and since has requested investigations. Upon these actions the Police Chief Gilbert has tried to fire the Officers who signed the above letter, as well as ordered the officers that they must stay in their homes during the day. Some have claimed that this was the declaration of Marshall Law in the town of Quartzsite. The abuse of power runs deep and long in this small town and time for the people to help clean it up!

What is amazing in this development is that the Superior Judge of La Paz county, Michael Burke, has excused himself from the case! Superior Court Judge of Mohave, Randolh Bartlett was called in to rule on the termination of the police officers. Judge Bartlett has ordered a temporary restraining order for the town of Quartzsite to reinstate all officers until a pre-termination hearing is allowed to these officers with a neutral decision maker. This order came down on August 1 as reported by the Parker Pioneer newspaper. The town of Parker is the La Paz County Seat.

On August 27th OathKeepers have organized a Liberty Rally to ensue in Quartzsite to show the solidarity of sovereign citizens of; Quartzsite, the State of Arizona, and our wonderful sovereign citizens from around the states united! The time has come for the show down of Constitution vs. Corruption! If you are able to attend this Rally on the 27th please do so! Time for the state of Arizona to turn it’s eyes upon the small town that is destroying not only our States United Constitution but the Arizona Constitution as well as the breach in State Statutes! Click here for information on the Liberty Rally

People, please wake up and see, it is the actions of a lone woman trying to speak in Liberty on things she has seen as injustice, willing to sacrifice her own freedom in the process. It is the actions of a few Oath Keeping officers willing to sacrifice their own avenue to income to stand against injustice and protect the citizens from corruption and manipulation, as well as their families who stand behind them! My question to you is; What and When will you make the sacrifice to stand? What and When will you reclaim your sovereignty?

Team up with Arizona OathKeepers and Arizona Tenth Amendment Center to take our sovereignty back! It starts within our towns and branches out to our counties, then our state! People we do have the power just seize the opportunity!

Click here to see the views of one of the citizens in Quartzsite.  Will our State begin a deep investigation?  Only time will tell!  Time for Arizona Sovereign Citizens begin to speak out loudly because people this isn’t the only town these things are happening in, do you go to your town hall meetings?

This writer proudly salutes Jennifer Jones as well as those Police Officers and Mayor Foster for making the stand.

Aug 15, 2011 | Categories:Activism, Arizona, Constitution, Events | Leave A Comment »

Answering Steve Weston’s Objections to State Nullification – Part 1

On May 17th, Arizona Tea Party activist, Steve Weston, was interviewed on a Blog Talk Radio show called,  Crossroads with Van.  I hope you will check out the show and tune in often!

This particular interview introduced the topic of state nullification and addressed the question of whether its use is constitutional or not.

I wanted to appear on the show as the other guest, in order to champion nullification, but unfortunately, my work schedule did not permit it. However, you can listen to the entire interview by clicking HERE. And you can also listen to a previous debate between Steve Weston and Professor Kevin R.C. Gutzman by clicking HERE

Part 1

This is the first in a series of blog posts meant to clarify some of the issues raised in the interview, to correct some of the errors that Mr. Weston made concerning the history of nullification and to share some observations and insights that I gained from listening to the interview.

Who’s the Authority?

At the beginning of the interview, Mr. Weston mentioned that he considered Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to be the two most authoritative writers on the subject, with Madison’s writings carrying the most weight, in his opinion.

While I agree that Jefferson and Madison were two of the most important figures when it came to articulating and clarifying the doctrine of nullification  (what would eventually come to be known as the Principles of ‘98), I would like to point out that arguments in favor of nullification go all the way back to the ratification debates (especially in Virginia), and were instrumental in persuading those opposed to the Constitution’s ratification.

Also, a number of other brilliant, although younger patriots, whose lives overlapped with those of Jefferson and Madison’s, were also important champions of nullification. Their insights and arguments concerning the nature and character of the Union need to be considered as well. The arguments I’ve always made in favor of state nullification have never been based on the ideas or writings of one, or just a few, founders, framers or ratifiers. One has to to look at the big picture, and listen to the many voices that were all part of this long debate, both before, during and after the Constitution’s ratification.

But back to the radio interview…

Right away, Steve Weston made a distinction between what he considers the legitimate way to nullify an unconstitutional federal “law”, and what he considers to be illegitimate forms of nullification. In making this distinction, he relied almost completely on Madison’s later writings in order to refute the idea that a single state, or a minority of states have the authority to suspend the operation of an unconstitutional federal act within their boundaries.

Mr. Weston stated:

“The legitimate means to nullify a federal law that we are in objection to starts with the ballot box, then goes from there to the courts. And if the courts do not uphold the Constitution as it is intended to be, then it’s constitutional amendment time.”

That’s not Nullification!

First off, the process that Mr. Weston describes in the quotation above, is not nullification, at least as Jefferson, Madison or any of the other champions of nullification would have understood the concept of nullification during the antebellum period of American history. Court challenges might have been considered by some of them to be one very moderate form of interposition, but neither elections nor constitutional amendments can really be recognized as part of the process of  state nullification or interposition as understood by most Americans prior to 1860.

Since Mr. Weston considers James Madison to be the preeminent authority on the subject of nullification, it’s not surprising that he relies heavily on Madison’s later writings to support his arguments. He unfortunately sees nullification as a process which would inevitably result in the ascendancy of a single state, or a minority of states over a majority of states. But this is just not the case.

Nullification is simply the process by which states may rightfully resist an unconstitutional act of federal usurpation within their respective limits. No claim has ever been made by the champions of nullification that one state, or a minority of states, could compel other states to reject or resist what they considered to be an act of federal usurpation.

Today’s advocates of nullification however, assert that states do have the constitutional authority to annul or suspend an unconstitutional federal command, or ignore an unconstitutional federal prohibition, but only within their own borders. They furthermore insist that states may do so while remaining members of the Union in good standing, since such actions do not imply that the Constitution is no longer in force.

All these principles were explained and defended in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798. They were also re-affirmed and clarified in Madison’s Report of 1800.

In my next blog post, I will address Madison’s objections to the South Carolina nullification movement of the 1830’s and explain why Jefferson and Madison did not consider elections, court challenges or constitutional amendments to be appropriate or effective responses to the acts of federal usurpation they were faced with in the 1790’s.

May 18, 2011 | Categories:Arizona, Constitution, Nullification | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Sen. Allen Named Chairman of State Sovereignty Committee

State Senator Sylvia Allen has been appointed to the Chairman position of the newly-formed Border Security, Federalism, and State Sovereignty Committee in an announcement made by Senate President-elect Russell Pearce.

Senator Allen will be serving her 3rd term in the Arizona Senate and has shown her advocacy for Arizona state sovereignty in her support for several pieces of legislation, including Arizona’s Tenth Amendment Resolution, the Firearms Freedom Act that passed last year, and her introduction of the Cap and Trade legislation during the last session, called The Freedom-to-Breathe Act.

Quoted from the White Mountain Independent, Allen said:

“I believe in our nation’s founding documents and the checks and balances put within the Constitution to keep the federal government from overreaching.”

Arizona has unique challenges which require specific solutions, Allen says.

“Our Washington, D.C. – based government cannot respond emotionally or physically to our issues, as we’ve seen in regard to border safety. We’re working on a crisis level. States must be allowed to solve their own urgent problems, with positive support from the federal level.

“The solution is in the principles of federalism and achieving the proper balance between the states and the national government that our founders envisioned and established within our Constitution. This committee will seek to achieve that balance on behalf of its citizens using strong principles founded in law where our liberties are best assured.

“The constitutional relationship among sovereign governments, state and national, is formalized in and protected by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.”

In Thomas Jefferson’s own words, she says, the states are “the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-Republican tendencies.

“This committee will work closely with our Arizona congressional delegation on all federal issues impacting the states. We will also support the newly formed Joint Border Security Advisory Committee and our County Sheriffs and County Supervisors on the Arizona/Mexico border.

The Arizona Tenth Amendment Center congratulates Senator Allen and looks forward to working with her and the newly formed committee to ensure Arizona retains their rights and sovereignty as our federal government increasingly seeks to usurp them. This is no small task, so we ask you to please send her words of encouragement and support.  For Sylvia Allen’s contact information, please Click here.

Nov 28, 2010 | Categories:Arizona, State Legislature | Leave A Comment »