Back in 2006 I started research for a book on Public Sector Organizational Theory which resulted in The Heartland Plan; federal government by, for and of, the taxpayer. When Obama started running for prez in 2008, I started research on constitutional law and construction resulting in The Albany Plan Re-Visited, now available at http://www.bn.com/ebooks for download. The Albany Plan Re-Visited includes a complete section on nullification and an expanded one on secession with a complete outline for a new federal government, one responsive to the needs of THE TAXPAYER, and not various special interest groups. Below is what I forecast back in 2008.
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http://coloradoindependent.com/4448/one-in-five-americans-are-whistling-dixie-on-state-secession
One-in-five Americans are whistling Dixie on state secession
By Wendy Norris
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 10:37 am
The People’s Republic of Colorado may not be a pipe dream after all for right-wing states’ rights zealots and left-wing peaceniks.
A new Zobgy/Middlebury Institute poll reports that 22 percent of respondents believe that states have the right to peaceably secede from the United States. The figures go up considerably among liberals, Latinos, blacks, young people and Southern residents.
From the press release:
The level of support for the right of secession was consistent in every region in the country, though the percentage was slightly higher in the South (26%) and the East (24%). The figures were also consistent for every age group, but backing was strongest among younger adults, as 40% among those age 18 to 24 and 24% among those age 25 to 34 agreed states and regions have secession rights.
Broken down by race, the highest percentage agreeing with the right to secede was among Hispanics (43%) and African-Americans (40%). Among white respondents, 17% said states or regions should have the right to peaceably secede.
Politically, liberal thinkers were much more likely to favor the right to secession for states and regions, as 32% of mainline liberals agreed with the concept. Among the very liberal the support was only slightly less enthusiastic – 28% said they favored such a right. Meanwhile, just 17% of mainline conservatives thought it should exist as an option for states or regions of the nation.
Asked whether they would support a secessionist movement in their own state, 18% said they would, with those in the South most likely to say they would back such an effort. In the South, 24% said they would support such an effort, while 15% in the West and Midwest said the same. Here, too, younger adults were more likely than older adults to be supportive – 35% of those under age 30 would support secession in their state, compared to just 17% of those over age 65. Among African Americans, 33% said they would support secession, compared to just 15% of white adults. The more education a respondent had, the less likely they were to support secession – as 38% of those with less than a high school diploma would support it, compared to just 10% of those with a college degree.
To gauge the extent to which support for secession comes from a sense that the nation’s current system is not working, a separate question was asked about agreement that “the United States’ system is broken and cannot be fixed by traditional two-party politics and elections.” Nearly half of respondents agreed with this statement, with 27% who somewhat agree and 18% who strongly agree. [Emphasis mine]
The telephone poll, conducted by Zogby International, included 1,209 American adult respondents. It was conducted July 9-13, 2008, and carries a margin of error of +/- 2.9 per cent.
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Mark Levin is part of the problem
Mark Levin is part of the problem
I caught the open audience broadcast of Sean Hannity (Friday, 16 Aug 13 FOXNews) and found myself in the unhappy position of talking back to the TV. First things first, back in 2007, a little recognized, strongly vilified book, The Heartland Plan, was published. Succinctly, it says most of what Levin says in The Liberty Amendments, but covers more and offers more, and in my personal opinion, a much better solution than Levin, Hannity, and other non-hackers (a non-hacker is someone who has never served in the military, it is not a pejorative, simply a blue-collar expression denoting that a set of important and unique personal experiences is lacking in an individual). Their source materials are the same, only the conclusions are different.
One of many points missed by Levin & Friends, is that the founders limited the voting franchise to those males who paid taxes, which included free blacks, thus, only about 10% of the population voted. The Heartland Plan predicted Obama-Soetoro and the completion of Roosevelt-Wilson’s post-constitutional America. For those interested, The Just Plain Bill podcast show, archives available at www.blogtalkradio.com/justplainbillshow, used much of the material in The Heartland Plan during its limited lifetime. One of its May 2009 shows is worth listening to several times as it clearly and concisely explains business and business’s place in the economy.
In 2013, a follow-up to The Heartland Plan was published. The Albany Plan Re-Visited, available at www.bn.com/ebooks, it projects the devastating effects of the Obama Administration, and offers a viable solution to many of the current problems. One of them is, again Levin & Friends ignore it, that there is no difference between the Democrats and Republicans. The Tea Party does not have a philosophical core as evidenced by their lack of a written charter, and absence of a manifesto. The Albany Plan Re-Visited, includes instructions for a viable third party, Whigs, a reincarnation of the moderate party of the 1840’s & 1850’s, which would actually represent those who pay federal taxes, the states being completely separate, legal entities.
The Albany Plan Re-Visited, also explains government on the 10th grade level, not the 4th grade level, so, if you are unaccustomed to reading, you’ll need a dictionary.
People like Levin & Friends, would have us go back to 1787 and ignore the advances that we’ve made in sociology, psychology, and political philosophy. The 1787 constitution was being destroyed as early as 1798 with the Supreme Court rulings on The Alien and Sedition Acts. Marshall, with his line of decisions starting with Marbury vs Madison, continued the destruction until Lincoln absolutely destroyed the 1787 constitution with his illegal invasion of a free and independent nation.
It’s time to move forward, not backward. Buy, read, and promote, The Albany Plan Re-Visited.