Civic
Belief #1: The Congress was given few specific powers. All else
was left to the States and to the people under the 10th Amendment. Ample
checks and balances protect the Republic from federal tyranny.
Civic
Belief #2: The Federal Government has become so powerful only because
despotic officials have overstepped their strict, constitutional bounds.
If
#1 is true, then how did #2 happen?
"The
Constitution has either authorized such a government as we have had,
or has been powerless to prevent it." Lysander
Spooner, No Treason (1870)
Think
about that. By either the Constitution's purposeful design or by its
unintentional weakness, we suffer under a federal colossus which takes
a third of our lives and regulates everything from alfalfa to xylophones.
This is Freedom? So, why aren't Americans free? Perhaps we weren't really
meant to be!
hol· o· gram
(häl' e gram) n. [< Gr. holos, whole + gramma, writing]
2.
a document falsely representing itself as an accurate metaphor
lib· er· ty
(lib'er tee) n. [< L. liber, free] 1. freedom from slavery
Hologram of Liberty: The
Constitution's Shocking Alliance With Big Government
is
a cold splash of water on our civic mythology. Hologram's main contention
is that the 1787 Convention, its Constitution and Federal Government
was the most brilliant and subtle coup d'etat in political history.
While the majority of Americans then were Jeffersonian in nature, a
few Hamiltonian Federalists eradicated our Swiss-style Confederation
and replaced it with a latent leviathan. The Federal Government was
given several escape keys to the putative handcuffing by the Constitution.
Using the "necessary and proper" and "general welfare"
clauses in conjunction with congressional powers under treaty, interstate
commerce, and emergency, the "Founding Lawyers" of 1787 purposely
designed a constitutional infrastructure guaranteed to facilitate a
future federal colossus. While such a massive government was impossible
to erect in the freedom-conscious 1780s, the "virus" of tyranny
was cunningly hidden within the Constitution to foment the eventual
federal behemoth we are burdened with today. The feds take in a third
of economic activity and regulate everything from the price of corn
to the size of chimneys and it's all constitutional!" Oh, it's
only 'constitutional' because autocratic Supreme Court Justices say
it is!," some would reply.
Yes, but the Framers allowed the Supreme Court, without any check or
balance, to approve of federal encroachment on the States and on the
people. There is no constitutional avenue for overturning a despotic
Supreme Court ruling—and
it was designed that way. The feds are allowed to "monitor"
themselves, like students grading their own tests. Had the Framers wanted
to really check the Supreme Court, they'd have at least created an appellate
court (activated by petition) staffed by justices from the States. Had
the Framers wanted to really hamstring Congress and the President, they
would have given the people a "no-confidence" device to remove
traitorous officials in midterm. Had they wanted to, the Framers could
have (as did the Swiss) easily confined the Federal Government—but
they didn't want to. In their opinion, a strong central government—independent
of real popular approval—was
best for America. The Framers left the federal fleas in control of their
own flea powder, and that's why we have such an unchallengeable government
today.
Most conservatives and libertarians believe that the Constitution and
its Framers were Jeffersonian and laissez-faire. They were not, and
they never claimed to be. This Jeffersonian gloss is echoic of two things:
1) What the Constitution was sold as to the people through The Federalist,
and 2) How the Constitution, according to Jefferson, should have been
interpreted under strict constructionism. Add the Red, White, and Blue,
July 4th, the Founding Fathers and George Washington and you've got
a civic religion with its unique parchment worship. There are but three
ways to view anything, including the Constitution:
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The way you see it.
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The way you would like it to be.
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The way it really is.
Friends
of freedom have gazed dreamily at the Constitution for two centuries,
fusing #1 with #2 to create a false #3. We need to snap out of our parchment
worship and coldly study the predicament of Liberty—before it's too
late. Liberty-loving folks need to quickly understand that freedom is
not well-served by the current Constitution. Neither is tyranny. It
is Royce's firm opinion that the Constitution will be radically amended,
if not abolished altogether, by "us" or "them" within
10 years. Royce proves that the States and the people were politically
"checkmated" at ratification, and discusses his three peaceful
solutions prior the imminent insurrection now brewing. The goal of Hologram
of Liberty is to spark an active synthesis of Libertarians, Patriots,
and Conservatives to prevent a 21st century Dark Age in America.
There
hasn't been an innovative theory about the Constitution in 84 years,
since Charles Beard's An Economic Interpretation. We are long
overdue for a paradigm shift to political reality. It's time to complete
the story with Hologram of Liberty, the Jeffersonian/anti-federalist
epilogue. Our window of opportunity for reestablishing freedom is quickly
running out and we simply don't have time for comforting old fantasies.
Hologram of Liberty is the freshest research on the Constitution
since 1913.
Softcover, 332 pages + appendix with original documents + index
1 Political Magic
UNCLE SAM IS REALLY HOUDINI
SOME SAW WHAT WAS COMING
But the Constitution was inspired by God!
But the Founders were free-market guys!
"Sacred cows make the best hamburgers"
The "Constitution for the Newstates of America"
2 "What Have Ye Wrought?"
1770's to 1787
Committee of Correspondence
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
1781-87: The Articles of Confederation
September 1786: The Annapolis Convention
Autumn 1786: Shay's Rebellion
MAY-SEPTEMBER 1787: THE CONVENTION
Overview of the Constitution
The quiet revolution over time
The wide range of government
3 The Slam-dunk
1787-88: CONTEST FOR RATIFICATION
Cleverly bypassing the State legislatures
The fast break
The Federalist: A fantastic propaganda effort!
The people were suspicious and nervous
The federalists' dirty tactics
Dirty politics pays off
4 Feds Are On-line
30 April 1789 75
Congress (predictably) balks at Bill of Rights 75
The Judiciary Act of 1789 79
THE "HAMILTONIAN" YEARS 82
An overview of Hamiltonianism 83
Rewarding speculators and stiffing veterans 84
"a national debt...a national blessing" 86
The coup de grâce--the Bank of the U.S. 89
The effect of Hamilton's measures in toto 93
1798: The Alien and Sedition Acts 94
The 1800 election: Freedom or Tyranny? 98
1803: Marbury v. Madison 100
So, what is my point? 101
"Welcome" to the Union... 102
5 Concerns Then...Nightmares Today
Federal "supreme" law gutted state authority 106
"and all treaties made, or which shall be made..." 109
Justices decide on their own federal brethren 117
Supreme Court "interprets" Constitution 118
States and people have no real political recourse 122
Constitutional amendments difficult 123
Feds control both the military and militias! 123
Executive orders 126
Other misc. details of the rigged Constitution 127
"But the feds can do it!" 129
The anti-federalists foresaw today's tyranny 129
Some thoughts on the Constitution in general 134
6 Trickery's Origin
CONVENTION DRAFTS 137
THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIALITY OF THE "U.S." 138
From the "u.S.A." to the "U.S." 138
"U.S." or "U.S.A."--so what? 140
Federal citizenship vs. state Citizenship 141
Back to our "U.S." story 144
"We the People of the United States" 147
AMBIGUOUS LANGAGE: ACCIDENTAL
OR DELIBERATE? 148
7 Hamilton...Covert Bankster Agent?
Hamilton's unexplained comings and goings 151
A temporary setback for the Federalists 157
8 The Hard Truth
DEATH BY "DEMOCRACY" 165
The myth of "the people" 168
The madness of modern "law enforcement" 169
On the Study of Law 171
THE CONSTITUTION'S FUTURE 173
9 Cure The Patient, Kill The Doctor
WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW? 175
Dramatic reversals by the current officials 176
Impeachment of Congressmen and Justices 177
New President using beneficial executive orders 179
Virtuous constitutional amendments 180
A 3rd party Renaissance 185
Peaceful nullification by counties, juries, etc. 186
Virtuous Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) 188
Secession of the states 188
12 Tips for Toppling Tyrants, by Claire Wolfe 193
Are we headed for a civil/race war? 193
Gee, what's the good news? 196
10 Answers, Please!
THE 16TH AMENDMENT 198
"Income" is undefined by Congress and the IRS 199
Does a paycheck="net profits" and "income?" 201
"Gain derived...from labor" 205
FREEDOM MONEY 214
How the Fed intentionally destroyed our money 215
Dumping the "Federal Reserve Notes" 216
Private, local money alternatives 218
REINING IN PUBLIC CORPORATIONS 224
CIRCUMVENTING THE RULES 227
Here's my idea 230
The Liberty Amendment 230
SAVING US FROM "DEMOCRACY" 231
FREEDOM GOVERNMENT 233
Defense, Congress, and the courts 233
11 The 10th Amendment vs. "commerce" clause
THE INTERSTATE "COMMERCE" CLAUSE 243
History of U.S. interstate "commerce" power 243
Forcing action vs. prohibiting action 251
Back to Colorado's 10th Amendment Resolution 255
FIREARMS FREEDOM ACTS 256
Will the FFAs defeat Wickard's "affects?" 257
The FFAs are waiting for courageous men 259
It's probably time for the 10th's funeral 262
Will the Supreme Court ever reverse Wickard? 263
Some 21st Century hope? 265
12 Constitutional Convention (ConCon)
Back in the mid-1970s 271
The "Balanced Budget Amendment" 272
Again, in the mid-1990s 273
Watch out for a future disguised ConCon 274
13 Constitutions of the Ages
SWISS FEDERAL CHARTER of 1291 277
1781 ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 279
1848 SWISS CONSTITUTION 279
THE 2000 SWISS CONSTITUTION 280
1861 CONSTITUTION OF THE C.S.A. 285
"CONSTITUTION FOR THE NEWSTATES
OF AMERICA" 288
Tugwell's 1948 proposed "World Constitution" 295
TEXAS CONSTITUTION 2000 297
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 2009 301
14 Post-1997 Hologram
CLOSE, BUT NOT QUITE THERE... 303
GETTING THERE... 310
YEP, IT WAS A COUP D'ETAT 312
HOLOGRAM IN THE NEWS 313
15 And Now, Back to Reality...
10 Signs America is becoming 3rd-world before our eyes 319
10 Steps to a Dictatorship, by Naomi Wolf 319
One small problem... 319
Introducing...Patriot Light! A third less courage
than the regular Patriot! 321
The First American Revolution 322
There were no "Patriot Lights" in 1776 323
LAST OPTION: LEAVING THE U.S.S.A. 325
FINAL THOUGHTS 331
Appendix
The Declaration of Independence A/1
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists B/1
Constitution for the United States of America C/1
Index
Kenneth W. Royce (founder of Free State Wyoming), is a shooting
instructor, speaker, and the author of 13 Boston T. Party books on guns,
history, law, politics, privacy, and government. His Boston's Gun Bible
is a classic within the shooting community, and his novel Molon Labe!
has inspired a recent relocation wave to Wyoming.