Defending the United States Constitution

___In 1967, I swore an oath to “support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.” The document which became the basis for our rule of law has come under fire especially during the last eight years. France – which has had 2 empires and 5 republics in the same time frame – has been used to justify it as a “living document” which must be reinterpreted as times change. I know of no other written constitution which has lasted almost 230 years. During that time, the United States has become the most powerful nation on the planet.

___Citizenship in the United States was not included in the Constitution until 1868. This was necessary due to a SCOTUS decision in 1857 that slaves could not be citizens. The 14th Amendment gives two conditions for citizenship: 1) born or naturalized in the U.S., and 2) subject to the jurisdiction thereof.

___Virginia allowed convicted felons to vote in the 2016 election. The Obama administration has tried to give legal rights to POWs and illegals. Islamists want to replace the Constitution with Shariah law. Leaders in “sanctuary cities” have chosen to be subject only to laws of their choosing. None of these are citizens under the Constitutional definition. Read Acts 21:33 through 22:29.

___A liberal SCOTUS has made more bizarre decisions with “separation of church and state,” abortion and same-sex marriage in all states. The ACAPPA is legal as a tax (ObamaTax), and a federal exchange is a “state” exchange for taxpayer subsidies. A complete repeal of the 2010 law is necessary.

___The Department of “Education” has become one of the largest banks in the world with $1.5 Trillion in mismanaged student loans. The taxpayers had to absorb over $350 million of Corinthian College (CC) student loans. More CC loans will be forgiven because students were “fooled.” What about due diligence and let the buyer beware? The taxpayers were innocent bystanders who will pay for the ignorance and foolishness of others.

___Congress has abdicated its regulatory power to Executive appointees. Agencies promulgate regulations with the force of law without consideration by the peoples' elected representatives. So much for “government of, by and for the people!”

___The IRS mitigated and perverted efforts of conservatives in – at least – the 2012 election. A partisan DOJ did nothing. The Secretary of State made Top Secret documents vulnerable doing “exceptionally grave damage to the national security.” I had a Secret clearance for thirty years, and I can only imagine the damage! Again the DOJ did nothing and the voters in New York, California and Illinois voted for her for POTUS!