I was quite stunned yesterday when I came across this story citing a 2001 radio interview, in which Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama rails against the U.S. Constitution for protecting negative liberties but not laying out “what the Federal government or State government must do on your behalf.”
Obama laments that the U.S. Supreme Court under Earl Warren “didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution,” which limits the jurisdiction of the courts, preventing them from redistributing wealth. Acknowledging that such a fundamental change of course in American jurisprudence is highly unlikely, Obama suggests that politicians and community organizers should establish a “coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change.”
Take a look at this video for the relevant part of the interview:
There is little doubt in my mind that Barack Obama will work fervently on establishing a socialist coalition in the Democrat-controlled Senate and House of Representatives. He’ll also appoint Supreme Court Judges who share his dream of judiciary which ignores the Constitution and redistributes money.
In recent months, many Americans have been unnerved by Obama’s personal ties with people like Reverend Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers. But those links were largely circumstantial – maybe just cases of innocent bad judgment on Obama’s part. This latest revelation, however, is a clear and unambiguous promotion of socialistic principles in politics and in the judiciary.
Libertarians, Constitutionalists, and all other Americans who believe in what the Founding Fathers stood for should think long and hard before voting for Obama…
Obama is likely to make a mess. Being a libertarian thinker myself, I support Ron Paul in most of what he spoke during his campaign; and even after.
That said, I think Obama’s charisma and sociability will have great effects on the United States on the world stage. Though, with the appearance of the “world stage” these days, I’m not sure that being accepted by a world of socialist tag-teams is as important as a strong economy, rationed by free markets and free people through constitutional adherence.
Obama is likely to make a mess. Being a libertarian thinker myself, I support Ron Paul in most of what he spoke during his campaign; and even after.
That said, I think Obama’s charisma and sociability will have great effects on the United States on the world stage. Though, with the appearance of the “world stage” these days, I’m not sure that being accepted by a world of socialist tag-teams is as important as a strong economy, rationed by free markets and free people through constitutional adherence.
Comment by Giuseppe — January 2, 2009 #