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Americans Split on Need for Third Party

September 12, 2012
Americans are divided as to whether a third major party is needed in U.S. politics today, after they gave majority support to the concept in 2011 and 2010. At most, 4% of voters currently support a third-party candidate for president.
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UPDATED BOOK SOURCES . . 
(360 B.C.) The Republic - Plato

(46 B.C.) Cicero's Brutus - Cicero

(1517) Discourses on Livy - Machiavelli
(1553) The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude - Étienne de La Boétie
(1690) Two Treatises of Government - John Locke

(1698) Discourses Concerning Government - Algernon Sydney
Sidney's Discourses and Locke's Second Treatise were recommended by Jefferson and Madison as containing the "general principles of liberty and the rights of man, in nature and society"
(1748) The Spirit of Laws  - Montesquieu

(1758) The Law of Nations- Vattel
             The Writings of John Adams V3-4
             The Writings of John Adams V5-7
             The Writings of John Adams V8-10

(1774) Novanglus - John Adams
Principle Controversy between Great Britain and Her Colonies
(1776) Common Sense- Thomas Paine
One Incident which gave a stimulus to the pamphlet Common Sense was, that it happened to appear on the very day that the King of England's speech reached the United States, in which the Americans were denounced as rebels and traitors, and in which speech it was asserted to be the right of the legislature of England to bind the Colonies in all cases whatsoever.

(1776-1783) The Crisis- Thomas Paine
(1787) The Anti-Federalist(audio)
(1787) The Federalist (text) The Federalist (audio)

Madison's proposed Amendments to the Constitution
(1791-92) The Rights of Man- Thomas Paine
(1792) A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal - Thomas Paine

As far as I know this is the first legal treatise written on the Constitution. Wilson was a member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, signer of the Constitution and a Supreme Court Justice. T. McKean was a member of the Stamp-Act Congress, Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration and the only signer of the Declaration to be the chief executive of two States and a concurrent office-holder in two States. (Both of these men's accomplishments are only touched upon in brief)


(1794-95) Age of Reason Pt. I, II and III - Thomas Paine                 



Signed the DOI and the federal Constitution, appointed to the Supreme Court by Washington

(1805) The Dangers of American Liberty- Fisher Ames
 (published 1812) The works of Adam Smith
Volume 1:
Volume 2:
Volume 3:
Volume 4:
Volume 5:
(1820) The Republican Part I & II Part III - Wiliam Jarvis
“I thank you, Sir, for the copy of your Republican which you have been so kind as to send me… looking over it cursorily I see much in it to approve, and shall be glad if it shall lead our youth to the practice of thinking on such subjects and for themselves…”   Thomas Jefferson, September 28, 1820


A treatise on what form of Federalism was constituted by the Framers


(1829) The annals of America - Abiel Holmes
From the Discovery to the year 1826


(1830) The Letters of Algernon Sydney, In Defense of Civil Liberty - Judge Spencer Roane's letters to the Richmond Enquirer, 1818-19


* [see 1868 - A Brief Inquiry....]


(1835) Democracy in America - Volume I - De Tocqueville
Designed as a First Book for Students
John Quincy Adams
(1840) Democracy in America - Volume II - De Tocqueville
(1850) The Law- Frederick Bastiat
Designed for the Instruction of Youth
(1862) Considerations on Representative Government - John Stuart Mill

A critical review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States.
DESIGNED
For the Use of Schools
For the Instruction of Foreigners seeking Naturalization
For the Use of Voters
(1875) History of the United States of America: - George Bancroft
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
covers America in depth up to 1789.
(1885) Popular Government Sir Henry Sumner Maine
The Old South Lectures for Young People were instituted in the summer of 1883, as a means of promoting a more serious and intelligent attention to historical studies, especially studies in American history, among the young people of Boston.
(1890) The Unwritten Constitution of the United States - Christopher Tiedeman


(1890) Life of the Hon. Thomas McKean - Roberdeau Buchanan 
(published 1891) A Fragment on Government - Jeremy Bentham (first published in 1776)
(1894) Sources of the Constitution - C. Ellis Stevens



(1905) The John P. Branch historical papers of Randolph-Macon College - Collected works of Judge S. Roane
(1963) Burke, Paine, and the Rights of Man - R.R. Fennessy
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Interesting site .
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Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals
Here is the complete list from Alinsky.
* RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)
* RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)
* RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)
* RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)
* RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)
* RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid “un-fun” activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)
* RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)
* RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)
* RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists’ minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)
* RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management’s wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)
* RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)
* RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
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RSC Staff Contact: Rick Eberstadt, Rick.Eberstadt@mail.house.gov, (202) 226-9720

 Constitutional Authority Statements
January 5, 2012
On January 5, 2011, the House adopted a new rule requiring that each bill or joint resolution introduced be accompanied by a Constitutional Authority Statement. RSC Staff have compiled the Statements for every bill and joint resolution introduced this Congress (3865 statements as of January 5, 2012). Selected findings are below:
v 3 bills cite only the Preamble to the Constitution.
v 109 bills cite only Article 1, which creates the Legislative Branch.
v 69 bills cite only Article 1, Section 1, which grants Congress the power to legislate.

v 617 bills cite only Article 1, Section 8, which is the list of specific powers of Congress, without citing any specific clause.
v 660 bills cite only Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which grants Congress its taxing power and contains the “general welfare” and “common defense” language. 1050 bills in total cite Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1.
v 732 bills cite only Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, the commerce clause. 1048 bills in total cite Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
v 321 bills cite Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the “necessary and proper” clause, without citing a “foregoing power” as required by Clause 18.
v 351 bills cite at least two of the “necessary and proper,” “commerce,” or “general welfare” Clauses.
v 116 bills cite Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7, which provides that no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.
v 248 bills cite Article 4, Section 3, which provides that Congress shall have the power to make rules and regulations respecting the territory or property of the United States.
v 346 bills cite an amendment to the Constitution. For example, 60 cite the 10th Amendment (powers not delegated to the federal government), 34 cite the 14th Amendment (“equal protection” etc.), and 71 cite the 16th Amendment (income tax).

Please note: Some bills cite numerous sections of or amendments to the Constitution, and may be listed more than once above.
Additional analyses of the Constitutional Authority Statements are available from RSC Staff at the request of an RSC office.
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A Toast to Lysander Spooner

The Constitution of No Authority 
Part 1        Part 2         Part 3        Part 4         Part 5

Part 6         Part 7         Part 8        Part 9         Part 10

Part 11       Part 12       Part 13       Part 14       Part 15

Part 16       Part 17       Part 18       Part 19        Part 20
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Russell Means – Lakota Declares Its Sovereignty

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Monday, October 1st, 2012. Filed under: Activism Alternative Knowledge media and politics National Emergency Spirituality The Awakening
“We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us,” long-time Indian rights activist Russell Means told a handful of reporters and a delegation from the Bolivian embassy, gathered in a church in a run-down neighborhood of Washington for a news conference.
A delegation of Lakota leaders delivered a message to the State Department on Monday, announcing they were unilaterally withdrawing from treaties they signed with the federal government of the United States, some of them more than 150 years old.
They also visited the Bolivian, Chilean, South African and Venezuelan embassies, and will continue on their diplomatic mission and take it overseas in the coming weeks and months, they told the news conference.
Lakota country includes parts of the states of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.
The new country would issue its own passports and driving licences, and living there would be tax-free — provided residents renounce their US citizenship, Means said.
The treaties signed with the United States are merely “worthless words on worthless paper,” the Lakota freedom activists say on their website.
The treaties have been “repeatedly violated in order to steal our culture, our land and our ability to maintain our way of life,” the reborn freedom movement says.
Withdrawing from the treaties was entirely legal, Means said.”

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