Welcome to The Constitutional Militant

After a long hiatus, I have returned from my vacation renewed and recomposed. So I decided to dust off the ole' html / php books and delve back into modding and such. I wanted to revamp the site in order to allow a more seamless integration between Drupal and my list software. Well, it is done. I suppose we shall see if my efforts have borne any fruit.

IF YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM OUR LIST SERVER, YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED !

You can retrieve your login ID and password by clicking on the"Request New Password" link to the left. Input your email address and you'll receive a activation email. Click the link in the email and you'll be taken to a page which will display your login ID and then you can change your password to something familiar.

Registered readers can post comments without approval. Anonymous readers' comments must be approved prior to publishing. Spammers thus far have been damned to the darkest regions of the blogosphere.

Enjoy.

K D Tunstall

Let the People Decide

Submitted by kdtunstall on Thu, 02/16/2006 - 13:52

This month, a report appeared in the LP News describing, what appears to be an attempt by members of the Democratic Party to enact campaign reform. This, riding in the wake of the Abramhoff scandal, shows how low some elected officials will go to silence their political opposition. What was drafted and introduced, can only be seen as a direct attack on the efforts of non-incumbent political parties. I was asked to give my opinion on this piece of legislation. In researching the bill, it befuddles me to comprehend its author’s intent.

The bill at question is H.R.4694 introduced by Mr. Obey (D-WI), and ironically titled Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act. One thing is for sure. If this bill were enacted, The People would be faced with less of a decision on Election Day. Their choices would be between the decadent (D) and reprobated (R). How can this equate to giving the people a choice?

From the Fringe

Submitted by kdtunstall on Mon, 02/13/2006 - 18:48

We have witnessed perhaps the greatest tragedy we shall see in our lifetime. We have, for the purposes of our generation, lost one of our most beloved cities. I have heard, with utter astonishment, as people stated that the “hand of god” wiped out the sinners. I have heard fault cast at various levels of government. I have seen the utter failure of government to carry out its basic purpose, which is to protect our rights and property.

The aftermath will be, as witnessed on television, much worse than the actual event itself. This event happened to be a storm. However, the next event could be an earthquake or an attack by terrorists or another nation. This event is clear evidence that we, as a nation, are unprepared to respond to such an event. In fact, from my perspective, the government (at all levels) has been more the hindrance, than the savior. Any authority that we the people vest into bureaucracy will, in the end, be abused to enrich the greedy and empower the ruthless.

The politicians are lining up for “face” time on the talk circuit. The shrills from both the right and the left are deafening. They all blame each other, when in fact they are all to blame. How can we, as a people, ever trust our government to carry out basic functions again? There are many questions that need to be asked. There are too many givens and assumptions to cast upon the funeral pyre. For, if we are to learn anything from this tragedy, that lesson should be to rely on only yourself.

What can we see as some of the failures?

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