A lesson in the US Constitution: from Britain

Would'nt it be sooooo cool if Dr. Paul went to the UK to do a speech too? Freedom is popular!

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Recently, Britain's MP,Daniel Hannan, spoke in Colorado regarding the U.S. Constitution and our own republican democracy. He praised the founders of our nation and Constitution as visionaries and patriots. However, his words appeared to be eerily prophetic as he told how the atrocities which our revolutionary ancestors fought against are now being perpetrated in England. He also spoke of the Constitution proposed in Belgium for the European Union which is 526 pages in length.. One cannot help but think that if our representatives were to draft a Constitution today, it would be similar to that of Belgium.

The departure from "We The People" to "We The Government" in the minds of most Americans took place over a number of years. One of the largest contributors was The Great Depression in the 1930's. In a scenario eerily reminiscent of today's, F.D. Roosevelt initiated a number of federal programs designed to take over the banking industry and set up government controls to "wrest' the economy back into recovery. Many institutions which are currently in the news today were created during FDR's administration such as: FDIC, Fannie Mae and the Social Security administration.

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