Transatlantic Politics

It is time to quit squabbling about who will get the most financial aid, who will get the most pork, who will get the most benefits from governmental redistributions of wealth, or what the treasury or the taxpayers should do next to make our lives "happier."   It is time to engage in serious discussions about whether the US government is doing what it is constitutionally required to do.  To have such a discussion, it is best to start with the language of the Constitution.  I would like to see us begin the discussion with a look at Article IV, Section 4 of the US Constitution:

US Constitution, Article IV, Section 4:  The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.

Now, with this definition in mind, I present two easily-answered questions when posed within the framework of the US Constitution:

• Test question #1:  Is the Federal Government protecting the States against invasion?  Compare and contrast the viewpoints of the citizens of Oregon and North Dakota to the viewpoints of the citizens of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, whose states are experiencing an invasion of illegal immigrants.
• Test question #2:  To quell domestic violence in the aftermath of Katrina: the National Guard and federal troops should have been deployed in New Orleans:
• (a) as soon as a federal official thought it prudent, or
• (b) at such time as the New York Times would later assert, after applying biased 20-20 hindsight, was the time when the federal government should have acted, or
• (c) upon application from the Louisiana legislature, or
• (d) upon application from the Governor of Louisiana?

If you missed any of the questions above, I would suggest studying the US Constitution and then following my easy four-step plan: read, appreciate, understand, & apply.

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