The Imperative a Constitutional

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The Imperative of a Constitutional Wagoneers News Presidential Election Saturday November 7, 2020

by Newt Gingrich Wyatt Wilcox

Before a single state had certified the election, the propaganda media coronated Joe The Wagoneers 4-H Club met on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Biden as President-Elect. Unfinished Business Discussed:

Before the vote counting had even finished, the media closed ranks and rallied around Trick or Treat Street – Thank everyone who came to Trick or Treat Street this year! Thank Biden. you to all our sponsors for making this year successful! Here are the top favorite booths:

Before lawsuits had even been filed in six different states – and long before they would 1. Joe Exotic – Dever Family be resolved in court – the anti-Trump media had rejected them sight unseen and cre- 2. Area 51 – Hall Family ated the drumbeat that Trump should concede. (Of course, this is the same media that 3. Scooby Doo – Bydalek Family had been 93 percent nega- Mardi Gras – The Mardi Gras theme for this year is Riding Out the Rona and will not be in tive in its coverage of his person. Some events that will still be happening are: administration.) • Traeger Grill Raffle – The Traeger Grill Raffle tickets have been sold. Half of the Before the various states funds from ticket sales will go back directly to the club who sold them. The group who sold the held canvasses and validated winning ticket will receive an additional $100. Two runners-up will receive $50. their vote counts, the news • Silent Auction – Items for the silent auction must be dropped off by November 13. media began to complain that They will be actioned online by Rocky Mountain Estates. President Trump was refusing • Club Basket Challenge – Clubs are welcome to create a basket and enter it. All basto play his role and surrender. kets are due by Nov 13 as well. Prizes will be given to the club winners and the funds will go Yet, these complaints, this directly to the 4-H Foundation. The baskets will also be sold via RM Estates. rush to judgement, and the 4-H Online Platform Update – The 4-H website has undergone many changes. The website creation of a psychological now looks different, signing in is easier and quicker. However, some may need to reset their lynch mob mentality all miss password because of new password requirements. Clubs and projects will also need to be sethe key point about a presi- lected again. But the ID for animal and dog projects is not available yet. dential election – it is a constitutional process with a deliberate, determined sequence of events designed to protect the presidency from mob rule. Federalist No. 68 explains the importance of an ordered sequence to take the passion of the mob and the manipulation of interest groups out of the presidential election process: “the election of the President is pretty well guarded. … It was also peculiarly desirable 4-H Enrollment – A 4-H year is from Oct 1 to Sept 30, this year, enrollment can only be done online. 4-H requires a fee of $35 per regular member and $25 for Cloverbuds. Our additional club fee is only $10. New Business Discussed: Meat Quality Assurance Program – Market and breeding livestock projects, plus small animal projects require a passing and current Meat Quality Assurance class test score. Members who are taking an MQA class required project for the first time, those with expired MQAs, and other members who took the online MQA only good for the 2020 year will need to retake the MQA. MQA meetings will be in person with COVID-19 guidelines in place. to afford as little opportunity as possible to tumult and disorder. This evil was not least to COIVID-19 Waiver – New and existing 4-H families/members need to sign the COVID waivbe dreaded in the election of a magistrate, who was to have so important an agency in the er that expired on September 30th. administration of the government as the President of the United States. But the precau- Club Officer Nominations - Wagoneers officer nominations were taken for the 2021 year. tions which have been so happily concerted in the system under consideration, promise an The vote will be held at the December meeting after nominees present their speeches. effectual security against this mischief. …” Song Leader:

“Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed Current: Courtney Bydalek to cabal, intrigue, and corruption. These most deadly adversaries of republican govern- Nominated: Garret Hall, Courtney Bydalek, and Addison Powers ment might naturally have been expected to make their approaches from more than one Treasurer: querter, but chiefly from the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our Current: Wyatt Hall councils. How could they better gratify this, than by raising a creature of their own to the Nominated: Wyatt Hall, Emma Wilcox, and Cody Bydalek chief magistracy of the Union? But the convention have guarded against all danger of this Reporter: sort, with the most provident and judicious attention. They have not made the appoint- Current: Wyatt Wilcox ment of the President to depend on any preexisting bodies of men, who might be tampered Nominated: Wyatt Wilcox, Cody Powers, and Emily Spayd with beforehand to prostitute their votes; but they have referred it in the first instance to Secretary: an immediate act of the people of America, to be exerted in the choice of persons for the Current: Sydney Vaughn temporary and sole purpose of making the appointment. And they have excluded from eli- Nominated: Sydney Vaughn and Courtney Bydalek gibility to this trust, all those who from situation might be suspected of too great devotion Vice President: to the President in office. No senator, representative, or other person holding a place of Current: Cody Bydalek trust or profit under the United States, can be of the numbers of the electors. Thus without Nominated: Cody Bydalek and Stacy Patton corrupting the body of the people, the immediate agents in the election will at least enter President: upon the task free from any sinister bias.” Current: Elizabeth Spayd

So, the Founding Fathers anticipated that each state would have an election and choose Nominated: Elizabeth Spayd electors who would be protected from mob rule and from foreign manipulation. Remember: The Founding Fathers had lived through British and French efforts to manipulate the American political system and undermine America’s independence. They would not have been surprised at the danger of Russian and Chinese interference.

To achieve freedom from the mob, corrupting interests, and foreign influence, the authors of the US Constitution set up a system of checks and balances. First, they put control of the process in the hands of state legislatures. As the Constitution says: “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors.” Note that the Constitution puts the power in the hands of the state legislature – not the state courts – and thus provides the legal basis for the legislatures in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona to intervene and thoroughly investigate potential problems in their voting process – and determine whether fraud on a grand scale has been committed. This power of the states is emphasized in Federalist No. 45: “The State governments may be regarded as constituent and essential parts of the federal government; whilst the latter is nowise essential to the operation or organization of the forKeene Craft Mercantile A Special Place Where Talented People mer. Without the intervention of the State legislatures, the President of the United States cannot be elected at all. They must in all cases have a great share in his appointment, and will, perhaps, in most cases, of themselves determine it.” Bring Their Home-made Crafts to Sell

The Constitution does reserve the power to set the election to the United States Congress: “The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.” (Read as a strict constitutionalist, this might pose a problem for all early voting – and extended Booths are $25 and Tables are $20 voting. It is something which needs to be thoroughly explored.) Finally, if no outcome is clear, the power reverts to the Congress to choose the presi dent. The Federalist makes this clear: - We are open Tuesday through Saturday“But as a majority of the votes might not always happen to centre in one man, and as it might be unsafe to permit less than a majority to be conclusive, it is provided that, in such a contingency, the House of Representatives shall select out of the candidates who shall from 1 pm to 6 pm have the five highest number of votes, the man who in their opinion may be best qualified for the office.” When you look at the various steps the Founding Father created to ensure no presidential election could be corrupted or stolen, you can appreciate how far the propaganda 6565 MainMain Street,Street, Keenesburg,Keenesburg, ColoradoColorado 303-303-910-0640910-0640 media and its allies have gone in trying to rush the process and eliminate the constitutional system.

Every American should demand that their rights be protected by insisting on the constitutional process being followed.

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3 Reasons America Is Great

COMMENTARY BY Jarrett Stepman@JarrettStepman Americans were a people fitted for liberty and would tolerate no less.

Jarrett Stepman is a contributor to The Daily Signal and co-host of The Right Side of His- 2. The Constitution and the Rule of Law tory podcast. Send an email to Jarrett. He is also the author of the new book, “The War on When the Founding Fathers set about creating our own system of government, they codified History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past.” the principles of self-government to serve countless generations unborn.

Independence Day in 2020 will have great meaning to many Americans. After the false start, so to speak, of the Articles of Confederation, the Framers wrote, and the

As we’ve seen many symbols of America’s past get literally smashed by mobs, it’s important American people ratified, the Constitution of the United States. for those who still love their country to reflect on why it is exceptional and worth fighting for. This remarkable document created a framework of America’s federal system that lasts still

America has always been great and can be greater still. today despite the countless societal changes that have occurred in the last two centuries.

This is certainly not an exhaustive list of why America is great, of which there are almost And while, in many ways, that constitutional and federal system has been eroded over time, countless examples big and small. Americans have remained committed to the idea of the Constitution as the glue that defines Two regimes are fighting our government and binds Americans under a single system with many parts. an ideological war in America This is the cornerstone of liberty and order that defines our republic, ensures that we have today. But what side are you an energetic but ultimately limited government. on? And how can you sharpen Certainly, other nations have codified their laws and created founding documents of many up on how to defend your po- stripes, but none matches the enduring legacy of the Constitution of the United States. sition? Learn more now >> The American civilization may be young, but our system of government is quite old, and has But these examples are excelled through the test of time. more unique to America, 3. The American Dream unique to why America rose Self-government and the Constitution have made America strong and adaptable to changing from nothing to become the circumstances. Just as importantly, they’ve created a system whereby the average person can world’s preeminent super- thrive and prosper.

United States flags blow in the wind in Malibu, California. (Photo: Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images) power in such a short amount of time. The country’s strength lies in the millions of free-born, self-governing, and self-sufficient people who have taken the protections our unique government provides and created the most 1. A Culture of Self-Govern- wealthy and prosperous nation in human history. ment Americans are, and have always been, an enterprising people. But more than just create

Americans, even before the birth of the United States in 1776, have always been a self-gov- wealth, we have used our wealth and prosperity. erning people. One of the first orders of business for the Pilgrim settlers when they arrived on America’s attachment to the rule of law and defense of private property has allowed the the shores of Massachusetts was to create the Mayflower Compact, a basic statement of self- growth of an expansive middle-class. government and loyalty to the British crown. Yes, America has produced many titans of industry, but the real source of our strength is the

The Jamestown colony in Virginia set up the House of Burgesses in 1619, the first legislative fact that the average American has had opportunities to generate wealth and prosperity and assembly in the New World. create a vibrant civil society.

Following their heritage, the British colonies in America almost immediately established Many homesteaders went West to get rich, but many more went West to build families and institutions of self-government where community participation in the creation and upholding ensure that their children would have a better life than they had. of laws was extensive. That’s the spirit of America.

But in the almost two centuries between the arrival of British colonists in America and the We have used our tremendous resources not only to improve our own lives but the lives of American Revolution, the colonists’ attachment to self-government deepened in comparison others. to their cousins back in England, where representation was often more symbolic rather than And because of our enormous prosperity Americans remain, by far, the most generous peoactual. ple on Earth.

Amid Parliament’s ultimately foolish attempts to ham-handedly rein in the colonies at the This Fourth of July, as with every Independence Day, we should be thankful and grateful to end of the French and Indian War, it was the Crown that triggered the separation, the drive for be Americans, we should be proud of what our country—though imperfect as all of mankind is total independence. imperfect—has accomplished.

The thought of losing their grip on self-government made the colonists believe that they It is important and essential that at this time we remember, defend, and pass on what has would soon end up in the vice of absolute tyranny. After years of discontent and pleading with made this country great. British authorities to loosen their grip of control, the colonies rebelled. A Note for our Readers:

The Declaration of Independence, a remarkable and timeless document, did not just lay out These are trying times in our nation’s history. Two regimes are fighting an ideological war the essential God-given rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in its most famous in America today, with polar opposite viewpoints on public policy and the government’s role lines. in our lives.

It also lays out the blow by blow steps of the British government and the colonies to establish Our friends at The Heritage Foundation asked world-class speaker, educator, and researchthat it was not just the rights of the colonists that had been violated, but that the very tools of er David Azerrad to walk you through his research and outline the differences between the self-government that could have rectified the situation had been arbitrarily stripped from them. “two regimes” in our society today—conservatism and progressivism—and their primary differences. When you get access to this course today, you’ll learn key takeaways like what it means to be a conservative, what “modern progressivism” is, how a conservative worldview differs from a progressive one, and much, much more. You will come away from this online course with a better understanding of the differing points of view, how they align with your principles, and how to defend your beliefs. Don’t wait—start taking “The Case for Conservatism” course online now.

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