Gene's Footnotes: Its the Constitution, Stupid!

United States Congress

with President at White House Conference

I mentioned in my recent letter, published here, to Representative Gibson that, as he knew, revenue bills originate in the House of Representatives, essentially saying, "What the hell is the Senate doing?" Revenue bills originate from the House. see Constitution below.

I return to my core argument all these years, the rules matter. Due process defines us, not bills and decisions. Hitler made all sorts of efficient ruling.

The idea, I suppose, is that when a deal drafted by the Senate, with the advice and consent of the President, is presented to the House, if the Representatives do not "ratify"it, they are bad people and Tea Party segment are kooks who have control of the Republican Party.

Unfortunately, this sort of game works and the Republicans are astoundingly defective regarding educating the people or directing the conversation. Probably, Republican leaders desire this result so they can control their vanishing empire.

Of course, the President admits he is not a natural born citizen and, therefore, cannot be a president under the Constitution, so maybe I am too reactionary to worry about these petty Constiutional things. After all, it is just a living document that conforms to whatever the people with guns announce.

You may have forgotten about the long form birth certificate recently release because after the forgery was discovered, Osama bin Laden was apparently discovered, murdered, and dumped into the ocean without a trace. (see picture above.) You remember that story, I am sure.

In that document, even though altered and void, Mr. Obama's father is identified as the Kenyian Obama has talked about. Therefore, forgery or not, Mr. Obama's father was not an American citizen, so any concern over location of birth is irrelevant as Obama IN NOT a "natural born citizen" by his own admission.

Then again, when citizens decide they do not have to follow any law, either, like pay the IRS its tribute, then the hand guns and Constitution appear, followed by the taxman. This falls into the definitions of fascism, statism, oligarchy, feudalism, and communism, but not to worry, the new Harry Potter film is in 3D. Whatever the name, it is the primal human instinct to dominate and steal that we in America thought we had subdued. I thought so.

It is obvious that the Marxist in all their new forms, supported by the not-really-clear liberals (the word liberal having been redefined to mean "leftist cult worshippers"), want the inevitable chaos and violence, so the state can step in and impose a martial law and control. This is obvious to thinking people on the right, now, but I doubt they can prevent violence which could grow beyond what the left thinks it can control. So, it is time to head off the problem, now. It is time to contact representatives, then sign up to vote in primaries.

Here is the revenue provision of the Constitution.

Article 1

Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto

All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.