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FrankOne 2 years, 7 months ago.
AnonymousThis painting is a real painting made by Jon McNaughton. In this picture it shows the 44 Presidents of the United States. But they are not lined up in order. On one side, you see the Founding Fathers, Lincoln and Regan. All the Presidents who really stayed true to the Constitution are all on the left side of the painting. And all the Presidents who went into business for themselves, and not the American people are all on the right side of the painting.
And i would assume some of the lame duck Presidents are in the middle.
And while all of this is going on, the American man is being forgotten. And while the Founders and Presidents who stayed true to the founders are worried about the everyday man, the other side is simply focused on money, power, and greed. NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Make a note of where everyone is, and more specifically, whose foot is on the Constitution.
AnonymousThe Presidents who trampled most on the Constitution were the War presidents, since government tended to grow during wars. So that would comprise presidents such as Lincoln and FDR. It’s a bit more complex than this, though, because the Civil War also resulted in the emancipation of the plantation slave, very much a positive. Indeed, emancipation was ONLY initially to be for States the exited the Union; if they stayed, they could retain slavery. That was the Republican platform to keep the Union intact above all else. Remember, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, shut down newspapers, went off the gold standard, and engaged in many other Statist acts. Thus, despite the good action of emancipation, he was the worst president IMHO.
‘Statism’ is the enemy — not ‘democrats’ or ‘progressives’ or ‘republicans’. Remember, ALL THREE groups, are Statists. They believe in the Almighty State and central planning.
I believe the slaves would have been freed anyway in another generation, without the loss of true precious federalism and States rights, had there been no Civil War — there would have been trade embargoes eventually and the public sentiment was simply changing.
After the Civil War, the Union was no longer voluntary; States could not secede. States should ALWAYS be able to secede. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Brexit.
Obama, whilst certainly a Statist and warmonger who continued the Shrub’s policies and added a little of his own Statist ‘spice’ (Obamacare, anyone?), PALES in Comparison to George W. Shrub a.k.a. ‘Junior’ as far as trampling on the Constitution. The Shrub created entire new Departments (Homeland Security, anyone?), started pointless wars (Iraq, Afghanistan), and violated our freedoms (Patriot Act, anyone?). I would argue the Shrub is the worst president in my lifetime (born 1970). I would argue FDR was the second worst president in American history as far as trampling constitution and tradition (3rd term didn’t violate constitution, but did go against Washington’s precedent of 2 terms only voluntarily — packing the court, and instituting social security and other welfare schemes, were far worse offenses against freedom. And, of course, entering WWII, which also greatly expanded the State. War truly is the health of the State.
As for Obama’s race, I couldn’t give a s~~~. I’d vote for a black homoesexual woman if she’d shrink government and get rid of entire departments (highly unlikely as she’d almost certainly be a ‘progressive’ based upon demographics).
Similarly, seeing president Ray Gun on the left, is laughable; the Federal Government’s ‘take’ or percent of National income went up 3% under President Ray Gun (money spent on Star Wars or SDI Strategic Defense Initiative, consumed very little of this wastage, but I still like calling him Ray Gun!). He cut taxes slightly; the Republicans didn’t cut spending; government grew as usual. ‘Morning in America’ or more command-and-control Statism? He didn’t even cut out the Department of ‘Education’ as he promised in his campaign? Or should that be called ‘Ministry of Truth’, haha. Every year he asked for MORE foreign aid spending, haha.
We also must give ‘credit’ to the Democratic and Republican ‘henchmen’ in the Congress who work with the President to pass new laws and expand government.
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