Send A Message

 

Stop The Czars

Czars??? We don't need no steeenkin' czars!!!

The problem is not the position, its the people who fill those positions.
Most of them couldn't obtain a security clearance to work in the places I work. No vetting, no background checks. working at the highest levels of government with access to above Top Secret intelligence? We already know the philosophy of the people Zero associates with. SDS, Weather Underground, New Black Panther Party. Individuals with admitted ties to Marxist organizations and goals which are 180 degrees opposite of the Founding Principles.

I can tell you what the Founding Fathers would do.

Politics : Foxx cosponsors legislation to rein in unelected “czars”WASHINGTON, D.C.—

U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today announced that she is cosponsoring legislation (H.R. 3226) to re-establish Congress’s constitutional role in the presidential appointment of government ‘czars’. Since taking office, President Obama has appointed dozens of powerful administration officials, popularly known as ‘czars’, outside the Senate confirmation process established by the Constitution.

“In the past eight months the Obama administration has appointed more than 30 czars with power over every conceivable area of government and very few have gone through the constitutionally mandated Senate confirmation process,” Foxx said. “Congress must reclaim its oversight role in the confirmation process of high-ranking administration officials.”

“As the recent dust-up over President Obama’s green jobs czar shows, transparency and accountability matter,” Foxx said. “I believe that every President should be
advised by the best and brightest our country has to offer. But I am concerned that the proliferation of unaccountable czars threatens to undermine our system of checks and balances.”H.R. 3226, the Czar Accountability and Reform Act cuts off funding for czar positions which have not been subject to Senate confirmation. To date the Obama administration has appointed ‘czars’ with authority in areas from bank and auto bailouts to technology and energy policy.

Constitutional Law Lecture Series

Ten Lectures On
AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
By HENRY MARK HOLZER

http://www.henrymarkholzer.com


The Constitution of the United States of America is under an unprecedented subversive attack from Barack Osama and his runaway Democrat Congress, aided and abetted by the complicit mainstream media.

While many “tea party” and other American patriots are valiantly trying to fight for our core constitutional values, they’re disarmed because they know little about American constitutional law.

They don’t know the answers to countless crucial constitutional questions. For example:

Did Congress have the constitutional power to give a lame-duck, unelected treasury secretary unchecked and unsupervised power to dispense a trillion dollars of taxpayer money?

Does Obama have the constitutional power to appoint unaccountable “Czars” over virtually every aspect of our lives?

Why did a bare majority of the Supreme Court usurp from President George W. Bush his constitutional control over America’s national security and the “War on Terrorism”?

Why do even supporters of Roe v. Wade’s result admit that, as constitutional law, the decision is indefensible?

How does the left justify interpreting the Constitution not as written, but as a “living” document that can mean anything Earl Warren, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and, soon, Sonia Sotomayor, feel it should mean?

Is the “fairness doctrine”—which could kill conservative talk radio—a violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment?

Are American citizens about to be stripped of their constitutional “right to bear arms”?

What are “unenumerated” constitutional rights, and why they have never been recognized?
Can the Constitution’s First Amendment be an effective counterweight to the enormous, ever-growing power of the federal government?

The answers to these and countless other questions about our Constitution and its interpretation will, for good or ill, determine much about the future of the United States of America.

Those who would fight for that future must learn the answers to these and many other constitutional questions. They must acquire, on a layperson’s level, a basic understanding of the Constitution's genesis, its written text, the manner in which it has been interpreted, and the consequences of that interpretation.


SYLLABUS

1 Formation of the American Republic
Events leading to the Declaration of Independence, the text and meaning of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, the text of the Constitution, the battle over ratification in the Federalist Papers and state conventions, the achievement of the first Congress, and the Bill of Rights ratification debate.

2 The American Constitutional System
An explanation of what "constitutional law" is, and where it comes from. The written document and why the Supreme Court is its final arbiter.

Federalism: the relationship and tensions between the federal and state governments, with examples showing federal legislation affecting matters which were supposed to be within the powers of the states.

Separation of powers: the relationship and tensions between the three supposedly equal branches of government — legislative, executive and judicial — with examples of where the “more equal” branch, the Supreme Court, refereed battles between the other two branches and, in the bargain, expanded its own powers.

Judicial supremacy: primarily Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in Marbury vs. Madison, which established the principle of Judicial Review.


3 Congress and Its Powers

The source, nature, and scope of Congress’s power.

Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce.

Congress’s war, foreign affairs, and related powers.

Congress’s other, miscellaneous powers.

4 The Presidency And Its Powers
The President's “chief executive” and “faithfully execute” power. The President's power as Commander-in-Chief.

5 The Judiciary And Its Powers
The source, nature, and scope of judicial power. Limitations, if any, on judicial power.

6 Intergovernmental Relations
The “horizontal” relationship between the states, and the requirement of “full faith and credit.”
Constitutional Limitations on Congress's Power
Textual limitations on the power of Congress, including slavery, and the writ of habeas corpus.
Constitutional Limitations On The Power Of The States
The few textual limitations of the power of the states, including the prohibition on their impairing contracts.

7 Prohibitions On Both Congress And The States: The Bill Of Rights
Introduction to the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights applies only against the federal government.

8 The First Amendment
Speech.

Press.

Religion.

9 The Eighth Amendment
Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

10 The Fourteenth Amendment
Procedural due process: notice and opportunity to be heard.
Substantive due process: contraceptives and abortion.
Equal protection of the law. race, gender, sexuality.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Lectures

The ten lecture series will be presented on Sunday evenings, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Pacific Time.

The dates are as follows: September 13, 20, 27;
October 4, 11, 18, 25;
November 1 (Note: This is the first day of Daylight Saving Time).
November 8, 15.

Each lecture will be two hours in length (like most current movies), with no breaks.

Because the lectures are not given in person, it will not be possible for listeners to ask on line questions. However, questions may be submitted by email. Depending on their quantity and relevance, there may be an eleventh session, at no additional cost, solely for the purpose of answering a selection of them.

How to listen

The lectures will be delivered live through gotowebinar.com.

Persons considering taking the lecture series are encouraged, before registering, to check out the Webinar site for all details regarding the communication aspects. Webinar’s system works well and its customer service is extremely good, unhurried, and available 24/7. It is the responsibility of registrants to understand and properly utilize that system to access the lectures.

Upon registering with Professor Holzer for the lecture series and providing an email address (see below), gotowebinar.com will send all registrants via email complete information about how to tune in each week, what the Webinar computer system requirements are, etc.

Registrants will not have to download any software. Essentially, they will need only to click on a link that the Webinar folks provide.

It’s that simple: Send a check, receive the link, follow the instructions, click at the appropriate time …….. and arm yourself with an understanding of American constitutional law.

Cost

The total cost for the entire lecture series—ten lectures of two hours each—is $100.00.

Checks should be payable to Henry Mark Holzer.
.
After registering, refunds will not be made except for technical glitches that make listening impossible.

Registration

To register for the lectures, please send your check, complete contact information, and a working email address to: Henry Mark Holzer, 42750 Baracoa Drive, Indio, CA, 92203.

Professor Holzer’s blog is www.henrymarkholzer.blogspot.com. It is essential that everyone who registers for the lectures also registers to receive his blog because it will be one of the methods by which he will communicate with registrants.

If This Offends You, Too Bad

I had to re-post this email I received this morning.

Okay, I need to rant.
I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my rant.

Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood, and even Congress sees the need to hold a "moment of silence" for his passing? Am I missing something here?

ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades? What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and theUnited States of America. Where is their moment of silence?

Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddance," and "thank God for IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"

I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.

Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Feel free to pass this along if you want.

Remember these five words the next time you think of someone who isserving in the military; "So that others may live..."
Isaac

Only two people have ever effectively given their lives for you.
Jesus Christ and The American G.I.
One died for your sins, the other died to give you freedom.

My 2 cents:
First, if you're someone who is offended by this post, thats too bad, but the fact is, I don't give an FRA what you think, and I damn sure ain't sorry by any stretch.

Second, if Congress were to hold a moment of silence for all the Warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice, America would be safe for a few days, because the dhimmis wouldn't be doing anything else, and those Warriors would once more and for the final time, be protecting us "from all enemies foreign and domestic".