Thursday, October 14, 2010

Limited Government, Shays' Rebellion, Article I Section 9 Clause 1


Folks sometimes fail to understand what a limited government truly is. The assumption is that limited government means less government, and that is not necessarily the case. A limited government is one that limits its functions to the authorities granted to it.

Shays' Rebellion played an important role in the writing of the U.S. Constitution, and was even a key event that led to the Founding Father's decision to hold a constitutional convention in the first place.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 is obsolete, or so we are told. The clause addressed the importation of slaves and the migration of people into the United States. Slavery was abolished by Amendment 13 so the part of Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 that addresses slavery is obsolete. But is the part about migration still in force? Tonight we will study the ramifications of this clause, as well as how it affects today's issue regarding illegal aliens.

Join us tonight in Temecula at our free constitution class.

We the People have the duty to restrain a government operating outside Constitutional boundaries. Douglas V. Gibbs invites you discover your American heritage and birthright. Join us on Thursdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm for basic Constitution studies held in the classroom next to Faith Armory, 27498 Enterprise Circle West, #2 in Temecula, California.

Free Pocket Constitutions will be handed out to all attendees.

Join in the cause of preserving our God-given Liberty and
restoring our Constitutional Republic. After all, if you
don’t defend Liberty, who will?

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

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