In three months President Trump has done much to reorient our nation's cultural and political compass. But more needs to be done. What's needed is a founding-style revolution.
Great essay! Totally agree. I think most of us, even the supposed intellectuals, lack imagination. We can’t see past the next market crash or tribal conflict near an oil field.
I’ve been bogged down trying to make sense of our Congress and court system. These have become horribly corrupt and counterproductive. We’ll need a much stronger executive to get close to what you’re talking about.
That's kind of you to say. However, from the number of revisions they make to my work, my editors likely disagree. Actually, Hemming's, the automotive publication, offered me an editor's position but I didn't want to move to Vermont.
The counter revolution really started in 1861. CW1 not only made the states irrelevant in contravention of the intent of the founders but also instituted Federal policies that did the same including income tax (in direct contravention of the Constitution) and the draft. It also saw the complete triumph of corporate welfare and control leading to the Gilded Age. The Whigs who evolved into Republicans had always been this way but existed in tension with the Democrats (North and South) who were not that way back then. While the immediate cause of CW1 was mostly tension over slavery, the downstream effects went well beyond that. And it didn't really abolish slavery, merely transformed it into a form of serfdom that lasted another 100 years.
More than anything, Trump needs to drastically cut down the amount of fraud going on in every aspect of our country associated with the government. I believe many of the elected representatives in the Democrat party got into their position through fraud. How do we know the votes were counted properly when we know that government agencies and judges make illegal decisions to support left-wing politics? Or that most of the news media publish highly deceptive, if not false, stories to support the left-wing agenda while burying accurate stories pointing out highly immoral and often illegal activities by the left?
Nearly everything I see being pushed by the left falls under Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. We have laws on the books to stop that. Its about time we use that for all levels and branches of the government.
“But the most important activity here is reversing the Counter-Revolution that began in the early 1900s (specifically circa 1913).”
I find it odd that few people ever seize on this. The Wilson administration regarded the constitution as a road block. Which of course it is specifically intended to be. But starting with Wilson our government’s efforts to go around began. The idea that citizens were too stupid to be trusted and the idea that we should instead be ruled by experts is insidious and it has metastasized.
Regarding your suggestions:
1) What would this legit currency look like?
2) CIA does need an overhaul.
3) After abolishing income and property taxes how would the gov’t fill the coffers? A consumption tax would be insufficient.
4) Welfare state; if only the Johnson administration would have listened to Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s predictions. His crystal ball was perfect.
5) Yes. Our policies resulted in crushing labor, shutting down factories, etc It can be rebuilt. We need state of the art steel production, energy independence, many many new nuclear plants to charge all of those electric cars that are forced on us, etc
6) Abortion has been relegated to the states. I whole heartedly support that. Not sure if the federal government has the authority to pre-empt the issue (take it away from the states).
Great essay! Totally agree. I think most of us, even the supposed intellectuals, lack imagination. We can’t see past the next market crash or tribal conflict near an oil field.
I’ve been bogged down trying to make sense of our Congress and court system. These have become horribly corrupt and counterproductive. We’ll need a much stronger executive to get close to what you’re talking about.
"tool and dye (machinist) skills"
That's "tool and die".
Die
noun
plural dies dice
Machinery.
1. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
2. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
3. one of the separate pieces of such a device.
4. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
5. an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money.
Good catch. You will make a good editor someday! I will correct it soon.
That's kind of you to say. However, from the number of revisions they make to my work, my editors likely disagree. Actually, Hemming's, the automotive publication, offered me an editor's position but I didn't want to move to Vermont.
The counter revolution really started in 1861. CW1 not only made the states irrelevant in contravention of the intent of the founders but also instituted Federal policies that did the same including income tax (in direct contravention of the Constitution) and the draft. It also saw the complete triumph of corporate welfare and control leading to the Gilded Age. The Whigs who evolved into Republicans had always been this way but existed in tension with the Democrats (North and South) who were not that way back then. While the immediate cause of CW1 was mostly tension over slavery, the downstream effects went well beyond that. And it didn't really abolish slavery, merely transformed it into a form of serfdom that lasted another 100 years.
More than anything, Trump needs to drastically cut down the amount of fraud going on in every aspect of our country associated with the government. I believe many of the elected representatives in the Democrat party got into their position through fraud. How do we know the votes were counted properly when we know that government agencies and judges make illegal decisions to support left-wing politics? Or that most of the news media publish highly deceptive, if not false, stories to support the left-wing agenda while burying accurate stories pointing out highly immoral and often illegal activities by the left?
Nearly everything I see being pushed by the left falls under Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. We have laws on the books to stop that. Its about time we use that for all levels and branches of the government.
“But the most important activity here is reversing the Counter-Revolution that began in the early 1900s (specifically circa 1913).”
I find it odd that few people ever seize on this. The Wilson administration regarded the constitution as a road block. Which of course it is specifically intended to be. But starting with Wilson our government’s efforts to go around began. The idea that citizens were too stupid to be trusted and the idea that we should instead be ruled by experts is insidious and it has metastasized.
Regarding your suggestions:
1) What would this legit currency look like?
2) CIA does need an overhaul.
3) After abolishing income and property taxes how would the gov’t fill the coffers? A consumption tax would be insufficient.
4) Welfare state; if only the Johnson administration would have listened to Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s predictions. His crystal ball was perfect.
5) Yes. Our policies resulted in crushing labor, shutting down factories, etc It can be rebuilt. We need state of the art steel production, energy independence, many many new nuclear plants to charge all of those electric cars that are forced on us, etc
6) Abortion has been relegated to the states. I whole heartedly support that. Not sure if the federal government has the authority to pre-empt the issue (take it away from the states).
Enjoyed your article.