Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Federalist Papers No. 30. Concerning the General Power of Taxation

From the New York Packet. Friday, December 28, 1787.

IT HAS been already observed that the federal government ought to possess the power of providing for the support of the national forces; in which proposition was intended to be included the expense of raising troops, of building and equipping fleets, and all other expenses in any wise connected with military arrangements and operations. But these are not the only objects to which the jurisdiction of the Union, in respect to revenue, must necessarily be empowered to extend. It must embrace a provision for the support of the national civil list; for the payment of the national debts contracted, or that may be contracted; and, in general, for all those matters which will call for disbursements out of the national treasury. The conclusion is, that there must be interwoven, in the frame of the government, a general power of taxation, in one shape or another.
Money is, with propriety, considered as the vital principle of the body politic; as that which sustains its life and motion, and enables it to perform its most essential functions. A complete power, therefore, to procure a regular and adequate supply of it, as far as the resources of the community will permit, may be regarded as an indispensable ingredient in every constitution. From a deficiency in this particular, one of two evils must ensue; either the people must be subjected to continual plunder, as a substitute for a more eligible mode of supplying the public wants, or the government must sink into a fatal atrophy, and, in a short course of time, perish.
In the Ottoman or Turkish empire, the sovereign, though in other respects absolute master of the lives and fortunes of his subjects, has no right to impose a new tax. The consequence is that he permits the bashaws or governors of provinces to pillage the people without mercy; and, in turn, squeezes out of them the sums of which he stands in need, to satisfy his own exigencies and those of the state. In America, from a like cause, the government of the Union has gradually dwindled into a state of decay, approaching nearly to annihilation. Who can doubt, that the happiness of the people in both countries would be promoted by competent authorities in the proper hands, to provide the revenues which the necessities of the public might require?
The present Confederation, feeble as it is intended to repose in the United States, an unlimited power of providing for the pecuniary wants of the Union. But proceeding upon an erroneous principle, it has been done in such a manner as entirely to have frustrated the intention. Congress, by the articles which compose that compact (as has already been stated), are authorized to ascertain and call for any sums of money necessary, in their judgment, to the service of the United States; and their requisitions, if conformable to the rule of apportionment, are in every constitutional sense obligatory upon the States. These have no right to question the propriety of the demand; no discretion beyond that of devising the ways and means of furnishing the sums demanded. But though this be strictly and truly the case; though the assumption of such a right would be an infringement of the articles of Union; though it may seldom or never have been avowedly claimed, yet in practice it has been constantly exercised, and would continue to be so, as long as the revenues of the Confederacy should remain dependent on the intermediate agency of its members. What the consequences of this system have been, is within the knowledge of every man the least conversant in our public affairs, and has been amply unfolded in different parts of these inquiries. It is this which has chiefly contributed to reduce us to a situation, which affords ample cause both of mortification to ourselves, and of triumph to our enemies.
What remedy can there be for this situation, but in a change of the system which has produced it in a change of the fallacious and delusive system of quotas and requisitions? What substitute can there be imagined for this ignis fatuus in finance, but that of permitting the national government to raise its own revenues by the ordinary methods of taxation authorized in every well-ordered constitution of civil government? Ingenious men may declaim with plausibility on any subject; but no human ingenuity can point out any other expedient to rescue us from the inconveniences and embarrassments naturally resulting from defective supplies of the public treasury.
The more intelligent adversaries of the new Constitution admit the force of this reasoning; but they qualify their admission by a distinction between what they call INTERNAL and EXTERNAL taxation. The former they would reserve to the State governments; the latter, which they explain into commercial imposts, or rather duties on imported articles, they declare themselves willing to concede to the federal head. This distinction, however, would violate the maxim of good sense and sound policy, which dictates that every POWER ought to be in proportion to its OBJECT; and would still leave the general government in a kind of tutelage to the State governments, inconsistent with every idea of vigor or efficiency. Who can pretend that commercial imposts are, or would be, alone equal to the present and future exigencies of the Union? Taking into the account the existing debt, foreign and domestic, upon any plan of extinguishment which a man moderately impressed with the importance of public justice and public credit could approve, in addition to the establishments which all parties will acknowledge to be necessary, we could not reasonably flatter ourselves, that this resource alone, upon the most improved scale, would even suffice for its present necessities. Its future necessities admit not of calculation or limitation; and upon the principle, more than once adverted to, the power of making provision for them as they arise ought to be equally unconfined. I believe it may be regarded as a position warranted by the history of mankind, that, IN THE USUAL PROGRESS OF THINGS, THE NECESSITIES OF A NATION, IN EVERY STAGE OF ITS EXISTENCE, WILL BE FOUND AT LEAST EQUAL TO ITS RESOURCES.
To say that deficiencies may be provided for by requisitions upon the States, is on the one hand to acknowledge that this system cannot be depended upon, and on the other hand to depend upon it for every thing beyond a certain limit. Those who have carefully attended to its vices and deformities as they have been exhibited by experience or delineated in the course of these papers, must feel invincible repugnancy to trusting the national interests in any degree to its operation. Its inevitable tendency, whenever it is brought into activity, must be to enfeeble the Union, and sow the seeds of discord and contention between the federal head and its members, and between the members themselves. Can it be expected that the deficiencies would be better supplied in this mode than the total wants of the Union have heretofore been supplied in the same mode? It ought to be recollected that if less will be required from the States, they will have proportionably less means to answer the demand. If the opinions of those who contend for the distinction which has been mentioned were to be received as evidence of truth, one would be led to conclude that there was some known point in the economy of national affairs at which it would be safe to stop and to say: Thus far the ends of public happiness will be promoted by supplying the wants of government, and all beyond this is unworthy of our care or anxiety. How is it possible that a government half supplied and always necessitous, can fulfill the purposes of its institution, can provide for the security, advance the prosperity, or support the reputation of the commonwealth? How can it ever possess either energy or stability, dignity or credit, confidence at home or respectability abroad? How can its administration be any thing else than a succession of expedients temporizing, impotent, disgraceful? How will it be able to avoid a frequent sacrifice of its engagements to immediate necessity? How can it undertake or execute any liberal or enlarged plans of public good?
Let us attend to what would be the effects of this situation in the very first war in which we should happen to be engaged. We will presume, for argument's sake, that the revenue arising from the impost duties answers the purposes of a provision for the public debt and of a peace establishment for the Union. Thus circumstanced, a war breaks out. What would be the probable conduct of the government in such an emergency? Taught by experience that proper dependence could not be placed on the success of requisitions, unable by its own authority to lay hold of fresh resources, and urged by considerations of national danger, would it not be driven to the expedient of diverting the funds already appropriated from their proper objects to the defense of the State? It is not easy to see how a step of this kind could be avoided; and if it should be taken, it is evident that it would prove the destruction of public credit at the very moment that it was becoming essential to the public safety. To imagine that at such a crisis credit might be dispensed with, would be the extreme of infatuation. In the modern system of war, nations the most wealthy are obliged to have recourse to large loans. A country so little opulent as ours must feel this necessity in a much stronger degree. But who would lend to a government that prefaced its overtures for borrowing by an act which demonstrated that no reliance could be placed on the steadiness of its measures for paying? The loans it might be able to procure would be as limited in their extent as burdensome in their conditions. They would be made upon the same principles that usurers commonly lend to bankrupt and fraudulent debtors, with a sparing hand and at enormous premiums.
It may perhaps be imagined that, from the scantiness of the resources of the country, the necessity of diverting the established funds in the case supposed would exist, though the national government should possess an unrestrained power of taxation. But two considerations will serve to quiet all apprehension on this head: one is, that we are sure the resources of the community, in their full extent, will be brought into activity for the benefit of the Union; the other is, that whatever deficiences there may be, can without difficulty be supplied by loans.
The power of creating new funds upon new objects of taxation, by its own authority, would enable the national government to borrow as far as its necessities might require. Foreigners, as well as the citizens of America, could then reasonably repose confidence in its engagements; but to depend upon a government that must itself depend upon thirteen other governments for the means of fulfilling its contracts, when once its situation is clearly understood, would require a degree of credulity not often to be met with in the pecuniary transactions of mankind, and little reconcilable with the usual sharp-sightedness of avarice.
Reflections of this kind may have trifling weight with men who hope to see realized in America the halcyon scenes of the poetic or fabulous age; but to those who believe we are likely to experience a common portion of the vicissitudes and calamities which have fallen to the lot of other nations, they must appear entitled to serious attention. Such men must behold the actual situation of their country with painful solicitude, and deprecate the evils which ambition or revenge might, with too much facility, inflict upon it.
PUBLIUS
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Governor McDonnell Announces $4.75 Million Investment in City of Bristol

English: The state seal of Virginia. Српски / ...
English: The state seal of Virginia. Српски / Srpski: Застава америчке савезне државе Вирџиније. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Shearer’s Foods will create between 20 and 25 new jobs

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Shearer’s Foods, one of the largest producers of private label salty snacks in North America, will invest $4.75 million to expand its operation in the City of Bristol, Virginia. The expansion will add a tortilla chip line to better serve the needs of customers in the Southeast U.S. Virginia successfully competed against Tennessee for the project, which will create approximately 20-25 new jobs.

            Speaking about today’s announcement, Governor McDonnell said, “This snack food manufacturing operation has served the region for more than 40 years, and employs more than 200 in the City of Bristol. Shearer’s Foods’ multi-million dollar investment to expand and add an additional manufacturing line further solidifies the company’s future as a long-term corporate citizen as it grows and expands its markets. Bristol is a great fit for Shearer’s Foods, and we look forward to the company’s new jobs and continued success in Southwest Virginia.”

            “Since 1968, this plant in the City of Bristol has been producing snacks, and Shearer’s Foods continues to expand the markets it serves,” said Jim Cheng, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. “The expansion of a thriving operation and new jobs is tremendous news for Southwest Virginia, and we are confident that a new product line and additional warehousing space will ensure success in the decades to come.”

            Founded in 1974 in Brewster, Ohio, and headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, Shearer’s Foods is a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of Shearer's award-winning snacks, one of the largest producers of private label salty snacks in North America. The company currently employs 2,000 people in five different states. The Bristol location presently has 275 employees and produces a variety of tortilla and potato chip products. This site has been making snack foods since 1968 and was purchased by Shearer’s in 2010.        

            “The Shearer’s facility located in Bristol, Virginia was selected as the ideal site to expand operations partially based on the economic incentives provided by the City of Bristol and the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition, we were attracted to the great skilled workforce available in the Bristol area,” said Mark Schwerdtfeger, Vice President at Shearer’s Foods. 

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the City of Bristol and Virginia’s a Corridor to secure the project for Virginia. Governor McDonnell approved a $75,000 grant from the Governor’s Opportunity Fund to assist Bristol with the project. The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $245,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds for the project. Through its Virginia Jobs Investment Program, the Virginia Department of Business Assistance will provide funding and services to support the company’s recruitment and training activities.

            “The City of Bristol, Virginia is proud to be a central part of the Shearer’s Foods family,” said Bristol Mayor Guy Odum. “Shearer’s Foods is a great corporate citizen. To be selected as the site for this expansion is an expression of their trust in our workforce and our partnership.  The City enjoys strong relationships with the Commonwealth, from the Governor’s Office to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to the VEDP, the aCorridor, the VDBA, and the Tobacco Commission. We even have support from the Tennessee Valley Authority as our energy provider through Bristol Virginia Utilities. These strong, collaborative partnerships are what establish Virginia as the best state for doing business, and the City of Bristol shares in that success. We look forward to even more growth from this fantastic company.”   

            “For the third time in a week, Southwest Virginia can celebrate new employment opportunities for our citizens,” said Senator Charles W. Carrico, member, the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission. “The success and expansion of Shearer's Foods is a victory for the people of this region and is a credit to the leaders and organizations who worked together to make this possible.  I am encouraged by this announcement and others, and I look forward to working with companies like Shearer's Foods to make sure Southwest Virginia continues to move toward an economic resurgence.”
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Thanksgiving

Open Letter to the Citizens of Gloucester County Virginia


"The Land of the Life Worth Living?"

There is a lot of debate on where the first Thanksgiving was held in the new world.

The Virginia Constitution was written for us to limit the government intrusion into our lives.  Have you ever read the Constitution of the United States?  How about the Constitution of Virginia?

However, there is no debate about the people were giving thanks to God for seeing them through the year.  Remember this as you get together with friends and family this Thanksgiving.  Be thankful to God for everything you have. If we live in "The Land of the Life Worth Living?" it is because of the blessing God has given us.

To the New Board of Supervisors we look forward to working with you to make Gloucester "The Land of the Life Worth Living?" for everyone not just a few of the people.

I am not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice.  Our founding fathers used common sense and Christian scripture when establishing our founding documents.

“For the Common Good. “

Sincerely,
Alexander James Jay


P.S  "[O]nly a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." --Benjamin Franklin, 1787
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Governor McDonnell to Host Statewide Transportation Conference “Road to the Future”

English: Governor of Virginia at CPAC in .
English: Governor of Virginia at CPAC in . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Conference will showcase Virginia’s Transportation Agencies and Programs

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that he will host the 2013 Governor’s Transportation Conference, themed “Road to the Future,” on December 4 – 6.  The conference, which will highlight Virginia’s continued move towards improvements and expansion of the Commonwealth’s multi-modal transportation system, will be held at the Richmond Convention Center.  Governor McDonnell will address attendees at the opening session of the conference on Wednesday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m.

Speaking about the conference, Governor McDonnell said, “After 27 years of waiting Virginia finally has a long-term, sustainable transportation funding solution and every corner of the Commonwealth is starting to reap the benefits of safer roads, shorter commutes and increased access to public transportation. Because of bipartisan cooperation the world-class transportation network that Virginians deserve is under construction. This conference will serve as a tremendous opportunity to share innovative ideas and creative solutions that will move Virginia forward.”

Governor McDonnell will be joined by Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton and legislative, transportation industry, and government leaders for this annual forum to discuss Virginia’s transportation projects and programs, as well as upcoming transportation trends and legislative initiatives.

The conference will feature sessions on:
·         Safety, Innovation, Technology and Local Partnership
·         Changing Attitudes Towards Vehicle Ownership: Impact on Transportation Policy
·         Moving Goods and People
·         Discover DMV: A Service Revolution
·         Technology and Transportation, the Future is Now
·         Virginia’s P3’s: Past, Present and Future
·         Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs): Building Transportation Consensus

“All agencies in the Commonwealth are committed to continue to develop Virginia as a transportation leader,” said Secretary of Transportation Sean T. Connaughton. “The conference showcases projects and ideas that move us towards that goal, thereby creating jobs, improving the economy and making transportation options easier and safer for Virginians.”

The full agenda and other conference details can be found athttp://vatranscon.com/.   
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Governor McDonnell Issues Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

Berkeley Plantation, home of the Harrison fami...
Berkeley Plantation, home of the Harrison family (two Presidents), initial construction of Georgian mansion in 1726. In Charles City County, Virginia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
RICHMOND - In advance of Thursday’s holiday, Governor Bob McDonnell today issued an official proclamation recognizing November 28th as Thanksgiving Day in Virginia.  The Governor’s proclamation is below and can be found online here.


WHEREAS, the first permanent English speaking settlement in the New World was established in Virginia at Jamestown in 1607, as Captain John Smith led a group of settlers across the Atlantic on a voyage that would entail much hardship over the coming years, including disease and starvation; and

WHEREAS, to show their appreciation for the colony's success and to take stock and give thanks for their own gifts and blessings, and in spite of tremendous adversity, the settlers in Virginia found time to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in America at Berkeley Plantation on December 4, 1619; and

WHEREAS, a state historical marker commemorating “The first English Thanksgiving in Virginia” was dedicated on November 1, 2013 and was placed along Route 5 just west of the entrance to Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County; the marker states that on December 4, 1619, the ship Margaret arrived in Virginia carrying “Capt. John Woodlief, a member of the Virginia Company, with 35 men to take charge of Berkeley Hundred,” and Capt. John Woodlief “bore instructions that the day of his ship's arrival ‘be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to almighty God’”; and

WHEREAS, while reflecting upon the actions taken by the colonists at the first Thanksgiving, we also honor the Indian peoples, for without their presence, the survival of the colonists would have been ever more difficult; and

WHEREAS, American leaders and citizens have recognized a day of Thanksgiving since our first president, George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789, stating “it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor”; and

WHEREAS, it is a Virginia tradition for our citizens to come together in unity on Thanksgiving Day and give thanks for the great level of serenity, harmony and abundance with which we, as citizens of a free nation, have been blessed; the rule of law by which we peaceably govern ourselves and by which our civil and religious liberties are guaranteed; and the brave servicemen and women of our armed forces who risk their lives to defend the freedoms and blessings we cherish;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert F. McDonnell, do hereby recognizeNovember 28, 2013 as A DAY OF THANKSGIVING in ourCOMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens; and

FURTHERMORE, I encourage all Virginians to give thanks to our Creator for our plentiful blessings, including the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as well as the unwavering strength of our families and communities.
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Popular Communist Plan Email Propaganda Exposed

Restoring Honor rally Washington, D.C.
Restoring Honor rally Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Below is what has been circulating in various media and being sent via emails all around the nation right now.  This particular copy came from a PDF file that was downloaded from the Glenn Beck website.  Now we are not going to pretend that this document does not exist.  In fact, we are going to say that it is probably a very good plant.  We are also not going to say that the overall plans were not meant to be put into place.  But what we will say is that we are not of the opinion that this is any kind of communist plan.  In fact, because this site has a global reach and is also read heavily in places like China and Russia on a daily basis, we are asking our readers in those countries if they have similar emails circulating only calling it something like a capitalist plan with minor changes in the overall structure.

  We are beating there are.  The below is not the plans of the communists to overthrow other countries, although some will take credit for the plans.  This is the kind of stuff of anarchist secret societies.  Demoralize the populace, divide and conquer.  Stuff like this is leaked to well placed mouth pieces like Glenn Beck or Alex Jones who then report it as scare stories.  It's well designed misinformation and well placed.  The aspect again as stated is misdirection and finger pointing to what one wishes to say is the enemy.  Is Russia the enemy?  For news purposes Russia is supposed to be the enemy.  However, we have read a number of propaganda pieces coming out of both counties that are saying the same thing about the other country and at the same time.  If your news is limited to just the country you live in, you will never see this.  If you actually surf the Internet throughout the world, you see that there is a global propaganda game being played everywhere against everyone.

  Again, because we are read worldwide, we surf the sites that commonly link to us and get an overall view of what is going on in those countries.  Russian life is hard to distinguish from life in China or America for that matter.  The overall surroundings and countryside may be different and cultures are different, but overall lifestyles are now about the same throughout the world.  Websites that we view in Russia sell the same goods as the US and everywhere else in the world.  Cars are about the same throughout the world.  Clothing and fashions are all blending to a one world model.  Even furniture lacks cultural distinctions these days and is modeled into a global set mix.  So are we willing to buy that the below is a Communist plan?  No way.  Has the overall plan been put into place and have the planners been successful with the overall objective?  You bet.  Take the time to read it.  It's rather eye opening.


1963 Communist Goals:

The following was entered into the Congressional record by Albert
Herlong, Jr. (a Floridian who served in Congress from 1949-69) in 1963.

1) US acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war
2) US willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war
3) Develop the illusion that total disarmament by the US would be a
demonstration of "moral strength"
4) Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation
and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
5) Extension of long term loans to Russia and Soviet Satellites
6) Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination
7) Grant recognition of Red China, and admission of Red China to the UN.
8) Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's
promise in 1955 to settle the Germany question by free elections under
supervision of the UN
9) Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the US has agreed to
suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress
10) Allow all Soviet Satellites individual representation in the UN
11) Promote the UN as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is
rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one world government with its own
independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be
taken over as easily by the UN as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers
compete with each· other as they are now doing in the Congo)
12) Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party
13) Do away with loyalty oaths
14) Continue giving Russia access to the US Patent Office
15) Capture one or both of the political parties in the US
16) Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American
institutions, by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
17) Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for
Socialism, and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get
control of teachers associations. Put the party line in text books.
18) Gain control of all student newspapers
19) Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or
organizations which are under Communist attack.
20) Infiltrate the press. Get control of book review assignments, editorial
writing, policy-making positions.
21)· Gain control of key positions in radio, TV & motion pictures.
22) Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all form of artistic
expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good
sculpture from parks and buildings", substitute shapeless, awkward, and
meaningless forms.
23) Control art critics and directors of art museums. '1 Our plan is to
promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art".
24) Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and
a violation of free speech and free press.
25) Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography, and
obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio and TV.
26) Present Homosexuality, degeneracy, and promiscuity as "normal, natural,
and heal thy"~
27) Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social"
religion. Discredit the Bible and emphas·ize the need for intellectual
maturity, which does not -need a "religious crutch"
28) Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on
the grounds that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state"
29) Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old
fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between
nations on a worldwide basis.
30) Discredit the American founding fathers. Present them as selfish
aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man".
31) Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of
American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of "the big
picture:" Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took
over.
32) Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part
of the culture - - education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental
health clinics, etc.
33) Eliminate all laws or procedures, which interfere with the operation of
the Communist apparatus.
34) Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
35) Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI
36) Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
37) Infiltrate and gain control of big business
38) Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social
agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no
one but psychiatrists can understand or treat.
39) Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a
means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
40) Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy
divorce.
41) Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of
parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to
suppressive influence of parents.
42) Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate
aspects of the American tradition; that students and special interest groups
should rise up and make a "united force" to solve economic, political, or
social problems.
43) Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready
for self-government.
44) Internationalize the Panama Canal.
45) Repeal the Connally Reservation so the US can not prevent the World
Court from seizing jurisdiction over domestic problems. Give the World Court
jurisdiction over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction over
nations and individuals alike.
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