Constitutional Representation…What Does that Look Like?
When representation is elected into any given office, the expectation is that the representative will uphold the US Constitution and fairly represent his or her constituents. We all grew up learning about the Constitution and how our Republic fits together in order to work like a well-oiled machine…or did we?
Reflecting back on high school lessons, it became clear that there were a great many holes in our knowledge base. For instance, did you know that US Senators are in place to represent the interests of the State as opposed to the interests of the people? Do you know why that is? It is a means of checks and balances. The Senators represent the interests of the state and the legislators represent the interests of the people.
What happens when the balance goes off-kilter? In today’s society, the evidence of off-kilter balance is more apparent now than ever. You have government officials passing Executive Orders that are functioning like legislation, bypassing the legislators altogether. Not only is the process unconstitutional, but many of the orders are unconstitutional as well.
Recently, the US Department of Treasury sent out applications to all townships across the country for Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. That sounds amazing doesn’t it? What a great way to recoup some of the losses from the economic impact of people not working for the last eighteen plus months. Right?
Many elected officials, your representation, filled out the application and submitted it for funds for their communities. While this would ordinarily be considered a great way to help a community, especially where economic decline is particularly poor, but one has only to read the fine print before the red flags appear.
The sheer volume of pages the signatory is signing their township up for would take an attorney hours, days even, to read through. Much of it is likely standard legal liability protection; however, without reading through it all, you do not know what you are actually legally binding your township to. For example, just in the application itself, the US Dept of Treasury requires recipients of the funds to abide by any executive orders. No date is given, just a broad general statement that all executive orders must be adhered to. Going back to the discussion on executive orders, we have already addressed the unconstitutional nature of their existence, as well as of some of the content contained within them.
In another bullet point of the application, the US Department of Treasury determined that in order to receive funding, the recipients must address seatbelts and texting and driving amongst those in their employ and any contractors. A fine idea, but it has nothing to do with the grant money.
These are just a few examples of what it contained in a two-page application. Can you imagine what all could be hiding in thousands of pages in multiple documents referenced in the application?
Mary Sears, the Township Supervisor of Houghton County, a US Taxpayers Party of Michigan/Constitution Party member elected to this office, saw through this deception and promptly turned down the funding, citing unconstitutional requirements and she was right to do so. When you elect representatives, you want them to uphold the constitution, which is exactly what the US Taxpayers Party of Michigan, the state affiliate of the Constitution Party does. Houghton County has been doing a wonderful job of representing their constituents constitutionally. When the schools followed unconstitutional executive orders, requiring students to wear masks, they started a charter school, and eighty students were promptly pulled from the public school. When the medical care facilities began following unconstitutional mandates and requiring a shot for COVID-19, Houghton County created a new medical clinic. THIS is what constitutional representation looks like. This is what you get when you elect a USTPM/Constitution Party Candidate. It is not easy. It is cumbersome, time-consuming, and a whole lot of work, but this is how we constitutionally represent our constituents.
We cannot do this alone. There must be solidarity and a driving fight to right the wrongs and constitutional injustices taking place. Let’s all lend a helping hand to our local county committees and get back to what this country was founded on, a Constitutional Republic.