The Rape of the Constitution

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For what Purpose? ...............................................1

Introduction to The Rape of the Constitution ....................3

The Rape of the Constitution ...................................13

The Punctuation and Grammar of the Founding
Documents ......................................................23

The Constitution for the United States .........................25

CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ..................33

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ................................53

The Base Form of the Federal Government ........................57

Republican Form of Government ..................................69

It's What You Don't Know That Can Hurt You! ....................71

Words: The Manipulation of Authority ..........................73

The Shoe Is On The Other Foot ..................................75

Absolute - Powers or Rights ? ..................................77

Why was it so long before many departments were
created? .......................................................81

Why? That's a Good Question! ..................................83

Delegation of Power ............................................85

Rules and Regulations ..........................................89

Separation of Powers and Lawyers ...............................93

Fundamental Law Theory .........................................97

Canons of Chief Justice John Marshall on the Determination
of Constitutionality of Governmental Acts ......................99

Natural Rights ................................................103

Property Rights ...............................................107

Rights .........................................................109

Civil Rights in the United States .............................113

Innocent Until Proven Guilty: The Non-Constitutional
Right .........................................................115

Privileges and Immunities versus Rights .......................117

"OF" versus "TO" ..............................................121

States & The Bill of Rights ...................................127

Chief Justice John Marshall - A Double Standard
Decision ......................................................133

The Trust Granted to Congress .................................139

Sovereign Immunity: Not in the US You Don't....................141

Legislation under the Constitution ............................145

The Most Dangerous Clause of the Constitution .................147

"common Defence and general Welfare" ..........................149

Powers not granted ............................................157

The Case Against Implied Powers ...............................159

Constitutional Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
of the United States ..........................................163

The Constitution: A Living Document ...........................165

Methods of "Interpretation" ...................................167

The Interpretation of the Constitution ........................175

The Illegitimate Interpretation of the Constitution ...........179

The Judicial Branch ...........................................183

Judicial Decisions ............................................185

Judicial Revisionism ..........................................187

Judicial Review - Constitutional? .............................191

Due Process ...................................................193

"equal protection under the law" ..............................197

An Admonition to the Supreme Court ............................199

Security: That guaranteed versus that granted by the
Court .........................................................201

Suspension of the Constitution ................................203

Suspension of the Constitution is Unconstitutional ............207

On the requirements of a Legislator to remain obedient
to the Constitution ...........................................211

The Electoral College and Congressional Control ...............213

Who are the Electoral College? ................................217

Campaign Finance and Congress .................................219

Limitations of the power to regulate commerce .................221

Inherent Powers ...............................................247

Limitations on Congressional Expenditures .....................249

The Fed's have no Legitimate Business in Education ............259

The Limitations of the Power of Taxation ......................261

Taxation to aid Individuals has never been
Constitutional ................................................263

Taxation to Eliminate Consumption has never been
Constitutional ................................................269

Bills of Attainder ............................................273

The Excise Taxes ..............................................277

Ex Post Facto - Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 3. ............281

The Powers of the President ...................................283

Executive Orders ..............................................291

Executive Privilege ...........................................293

Jefferson: Leader or Tyrant? .................................295

Money: What it is and What it is not! .........................297

The Militia of the United States of America ...................299

Land Ownership within State's Boundaries ......................307

Land ownership by the Federal Government: The
Constitutional Approbations and Limitations ...................309

Territory Ownership by the Federal Government .................315

The IRS .......................................................317

Government by Intimidation ....................................319

Full Faith and Credit .........................................323

Exclusion of State Exercise of Power ..........................325

Prohibitions on the States ....................................327

Power of Prohibition ..........................................331

The Illegal Drug Operation ....................................335

Story, Joseph, LL.D., 1833, Commentaries on the
Constitutionof the United States, Book III, Pg. 730-731,
Section 1873 ..................................................339

The First Amendment ...........................................341

Story, Joseph, LL.D., 1833, Commentaries on the
Constitution of the United States, Book III, Pg. 746-747,
Paragraph 1889 -1890 ...........................................345

A Scientist's View of The Second Amendment .....................347

For Whom? and what type of Arms?: Two questions the
Framers would never have asked .................................383

The Third Amendment ............................................

The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United
States of America ..............................................385

The General Principles of Constitutional Law, 1899, 3rd
Edition.Civil Rights, Section. II, Pg. 229-232
Judge Thomas M. Cooley ..........................................393

The Automobile Exclusion: Just One of Many Uncon-
stitutional Acts of our Illustrious Supreme Court ...............397

The Exclusionary Rule - A Case of Stolen Power ..................399

Forced Transaction Reporting ....................................403

The Unlawful Seizure of Assets...................................407

The Sixth Amendment .............................................417

The Seventh Amendment ...........................................419

The Eighth Amendment ............................................421

The Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the Constitution ..............423

Right of Recall .................................................427

The Tenth Amendment .............................................429

The Fourteenth Amendment - Whoops, we stretched
this one too far! ...............................................433

Even If ---- ....................................................439

Preferential Regulations in Commerce and Revenue ................443

Bibliography ....................................................445

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