tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post8027572971915880285..comments2023-10-25T03:22:30.728-06:00Comments on Ragamuffin Studies: Generic Holiday Greeting with DisclaimerElisheva Hannah Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-28848368085398207172009-12-23T10:20:12.054-07:002009-12-23T10:20:12.054-07:00I thought some of my fellow Educational Anarchists...I thought some of my fellow Educational Anarchists would appreciate my annual tongue-in-cheek greeting. Thanks, guys. <br /><br />Ben: Are you in Australia or Africa? Souds like you are in the southern hemisphere. <br /><br /><br />In any case a few comments:<br />1) CC2009 was not a Constitutional Convention, which is sometimes called a Con-Con. We have not have a Constitutional Convention since 1787, and to have one would be to form a new government. <br /><br />2)Most Americans do NOT want a new government--they want the government we have now to follow our Charter, the Constitution of the United States. It is that Charter that gives our federal government its power. The States are Sovereign, and have their own Charters from their respective citizens. They and the people actually have uncounted rights according to Amendment Ten of the US Constitution, whereas the US federal government has limited scope. <br /><br />3) Since the Progressive Era changed US History and Civics Education in the public schools into a vague discipline called "social studies", most Americans are unware of #2 above. That is part of the mission of Continental Congress 2009.<br /><br />4) Since you are not an American citizen, I am assuming that you believe that the United States is a pure democracy. It is not--it is a Constitutional Republic. A pure democracy is nothing more than tyranny by the majority. Our federal Republic was established to protect and defend the natural rights of its citizens and that is all it was to do. Everything else--was the job of the States and of the People. <br /><br />4) The First Continental Congress of 1774 was called in response to the Intolerable Acts following the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The Second Continental Congress was called to respond to the British invasion of the Massachusetts Middlesex County, and the battles of Lexington and Concord. Continental Congress 2009 was called to respond to the lack of response of our servant government to Petitions for Redress of Grievances guaranteed us by the First Amendment to the Constitution. It was called to Defend, not Amend the Constitution. <br /><br />Elisheva LevinElisheva Hannah Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-47862067928552437392009-12-23T06:50:14.568-07:002009-12-23T06:50:14.568-07:00Love it Elisheva!Love it Elisheva!ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-29457176734937423132009-12-23T02:31:13.694-07:002009-12-23T02:31:13.694-07:00LOL!
I love your Holiday Greeting.LOL!<br /><br />I love your Holiday Greeting.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06848578957263632682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-26075389545713059772009-12-23T01:08:05.680-07:002009-12-23T01:08:05.680-07:00Elisheva,
As a casual observer of your post ...Elisheva,<br /> As a casual observer of your post may I wish you and yours the best for the coming year and hope that health and happiness stays with you. I do not wish you success with the objects of con con 09 as I think it is the most misguided effort I have seen for a long time.<br /> It is fascinating to see your country so covered with snow and ice, real picture post card stuff. We don't get that here except for isolated areas. I live in a sunburnt country, a land which is now at the start of the bushfire season and extemely hot. It would seem strange to your people to sit down to Xmas dinner in temperatures approaching 40 degrees C.<br />Regards ..........BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com