ALEC: a Taxpayer-Funded Foundation Neocon Corporatist Cabal with State Politicians as Officers, Trustees & Directors

 

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Published by Charleston Voice, 05.09.12

Not only should ALEC have their IRS tax-exempt charter withdrawn, but likewise for their enemies, "Common cause", for instance, as well as all other "charities..... churches, synagogues & mosques included. Are your state elected reps on the list? See ALEC's tax filing Form 990. See the corporate membership list posted by "Source Watch"., a project of the tax-exempt Center for Media & Democracy which describes its charity as "receiving substantial funds from a government unit." CMD is closely aligned with leftist Amy Goodman's DemocracyNow!  , also a tax-exempt entity.

Federal Supremacy vs. States’ Rights :: Déjà vu All Over Again

Our next tyrant in the White House, Republican (Lincoln) or Democrat (Obama), will be able to mobilize their newly 'naturalized' illegal immigrants to crush the states' sovereign resistance. These taxpayer-funded thugs will be supported by treasonous state politicians, corporatists, and state civilian turncoats. Together, and with foreign mercenaries, they will enthrone the federal fascist state once and for all! This will be remembered as the American people's War on Terror. The outcome is up to you.

The New York Times print showing Lincoln’s plan to use the Emancipation Proclamation — here depicted as an axe — to break the back of the Confederacy. Opinionator

By JB Williams
jb.uspu@gmail.com

​via NALC​

In the United States of America, our U.S. Constitution creates a Constitutional Representative Republic, as opposed to the myth that we are a pure democracy. That Constitution lays out the specific enumerated powers of each of three branches of the Federal government, and the authorities to carry out those assigned duties.

The U.S. Bill of Rights is an additional statement of restrictions upon Federal authority, not the least of which is the Tenth Amendment, protecting the Rights of a sovereign state and the people who reside within each state.

"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." – Amendment X

How does Amendment X line up with the Federal Supremacy clause found in Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, commonly referred to as the Supremacy Clause, which establishes that the federal constitution and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions?

"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." – Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution

Is a balance of powers between the states and the federal government an "unconstitutional" concept? Or is this a highly "constitutional" concept? Is Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution in conflict with Amendment X of the Bill of Rights? Does the Supremacy Clause take precedence over Amendment X, or does Amendment X take precedence over the Supremacy Clause?

Only in recent years has this issue become bastardized by "legal experts," including a number of legal beagles at so-called "conservative think tanks" like Heritage Foundation, Wall Builders and ALEC, all of which mysteriously find themselves doing the bidding of the tyrannical Fed on far too many occasions.

As is always the case with legal text, the devil is in the details… In this case, the details of the Supremacy Clause itself…

The first key phrase is "made in pursuance thereof…" – Before any federal law can enjoy federal legal supremacy, it must meet the stated standards of this section, which states that all federal laws must be made first and foremost in pursuance (or furtherance) of the Constitution itself, to include the Bill of Rights, which became an equal part of the U.S. Constitution on December 15, 1791.

"…that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution;" – Resolved in the Preamble to the U.S. Bill of Rights

Next, federal laws "shall be made, under the authority of the United States" in order to enjoy federal supremacy. The authority referred to in this section of the Supremacy clause is the authorities granted the Federal government by the people and the states under the enumerated powers of each branch of the Federal government.

To enjoy supremacy, a federal law must first be "made in pursuance thereof" (all other constitutional text) and be "made under the authority of the United States," as defined in the enumerated powers of the Federal government according to the U.S. Constitution.

To put a fine point on the matter, the Constitution of the United States assigns all "law-making" authority to Congress alone, the legislative branch. This means that policies set by either the Executive branch or the Judicial branch cannot possibly be "laws," according to the Constitution.

Further, only when Congress enacts laws which are "in pursuance thereof" – within the purview of, or under the authority granted via the Constitution, and not in conflict with the Bill of Rights, can those laws enjoy Supremacy.

Policies set by the Executive or Judicial branch are not laws at all. Therefore, they cannot enjoy supremacy in a Constitutional Representative Republic. Amendment X of the U.S. Constitution states unequivocally that – "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."

Constitutional Laws do indeed enjoy Federal Supremacy. However, what about unconstitutional acts of the Federal government? Do unconstitutional intrusions into states or individual rights also enjoy Federal Supremacy?

According to the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the answer is an unambiguous NO! As all governmental powers are derived by the consent of the people… the people have the final say.

But it is the U.S. Supreme Court which has original jurisdiction on any dispute over constitutional authority arising between a state, the people and the Federal government.

"In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be a Party, the Supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction." – Article III – Section II – Clause II

The Article VI Supremacy Clause protects "constitutional" laws passed by the law-making branch of the Federal government, so long as they are passed by constitutional means and do not violate any constitutionally protected rights.

However, Amendment X of the U.S. Constitution protects the states and the people from the "unconstitutional" acts of the Federal government. Acts which are beyond the authority granted each branch, or are in conflict with constitutionally protected rights, are themselves, "unconstitutional." As such, they enjoy no force of law at all, much less any form of supremacy.

Although many state legislators remain entirely misguided on the subject, millions of American citizens are awakening to the reality that their government has been functioning in a tyrannical "unconstitutional" manner for decades now.

As long as state legislators keep listening to federal "experts" on the subject, they will remain misguided and unable to represent the interests of their increasingly angry and desperate constituents.

But if the people will take the time to read and understand the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, they can properly educate their state legislators and only then can they begin to work together to reinstate the proper balance of powers assured every state and every citizen in our Founding documents.

In a Constitutional Representative Republic, the Constitution has Supremacy, not the federal authority. The federal authority is limited to enumerated powers and constitutional processes. The people, not an unelected oligarchy of lifetime political appointees, are the final arbiters of what is or isn't constitutional.

Why You're Paying More to Eat: USDA Farm Subsidies have stolen TRILLIONS from US Taxpayers since 1930s - IOWA alone over $1.2TRILLION!

What 'they' can't get from us on direct taxes 'they' do it by crook, and cranking out subsidies to their comrades and the connected. 

▶ Growing Threats Against the U.S. Constitution - YouTube

Published on Jan 27, 2014

JBS CEO Art Thompson's weekly news video update for January 27 - February 02, 2014.

ALEC Lobbying Group Accused of Masquerading as a Charity to Avoid Taxes

We look at this as a political skirmish between two feathers of the left wing, the socialists being upset with the neocon Republican left. There is no disagreement that they're both entitled to their taxpayer subsidies. No argument there!

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Wednesday, November 06, 2013

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-funded, conservative political organization that abuses its status as a “charity” to host conferences for legislators where model legislation written by corporate lobbyists is pushed, according to detailed, scathing testimony before Congress by Lisa Graves, Executive Director of the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), an investigative group with more than 150,000 supporters. 

Koch Brothers Group Boasts Total Control of Iowa and South Dakota Legislatures

What is ALEC? See our post  ALEC: a Taxpayer-Funded Foundation Neocon Corporatist Cabal with State Politicians as Officers, Trustees & Directors

 

Friday, December 13, 2013

A powerful voice among conservative lawmakers, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has reached a new milestone: control over two state legislatures.