More Right Wing Extemism....

One of the other criteria that home land security has used to define a Right Wing Extremist is a belief in State's Rights; another blatant attack against the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Tenth Amendment states:

• The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

The framers of the Constitution always considered that the powers of the federal government should be strictly limited and defined. And any power that was not included in those definitions as outlined in the Constitution would fall under the authority of the individual States or the People themselves (that is a novel idea; people actually being responsible for Governing themselves without aid from the Federal Government. We will get back to that later).
The powers given to the Congress in the Constitution are very will defined in Article 1, section 8. Read it carefully. Read it again. Now tell me where in this list the government finds the authority for some of its recent actions. I don't see anything about bailing out corporations, owning stock in private corporations, providing health care for the masses, etc, etc. Now, it may seem that this is a bit off point on the whole States Rights issue. But look at it this way: every time Congress, or the President, exerts a power that is not delegated to them by the Constitution they have effectively circumvented the rights of the States. Or, more importantly, the rights of the individual, also referenced in the 1oth. There is a great quote on the subject from Ayn Rand:

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

For those of you who are not a fan of Ayn Rand; sorry, she is right. The government cannot give a benefit, bail out a company, construct a road, pay a salary, or even buy a paperclip without taking money from someone else. It is not their money! Nor in most cases is it their right to spend it in the first place, based on Constitutionally defined powers.
Think States rights are not important in today's age of the ever increasing massive Federal Government. Just look at what some state Governments have to say about it: Texas;
New Hampshire
Arizona

These are just 3 of 20 states that are considering legislation of this type. Have they been told that they are right wing extremist? Do they know that Home Land Security has now labeled them and considers them a potential threat to this country. Read the Founding Father's thoughts on the dangers and consequences of a Federal Government run amok. It looks surprising like where we are headed right now.

A final thought on the recent Home Land Security release: how despicable is it that they attack our veterans? To single them out as potential threats to our security and label them as anything other than Heroes? Outrageous! I heard a quote from a returning soldier that pretty much sums it up: " I have risked my life for my Country fighting terrorist. And now that same country thinks I am going to become one." It is shameful, to say the least, that any government official or agency should release such a statement.