President Obama made yet another power grab in a largely overlooked statement issued by the White House Friday.  He is attempting to nullify a portion of Article One of the United States Constitution.

Following unsuccessful attempts by the Clinton Administration in the 1990’s, Obama threw his support behind ‘statehood representation’ in Congress for the District of Columbia.

This naked attempt to solidly power has Constitutional hurdles to climb but could be implemented with a majority vote just as healthcare was last month pending later judicial review.

District of Columbia voters historically vote about 85-to-90% Democratic thus such action would give Democrats a lock on two new Senate seats and one radical House member.  It is another indication of Presidential arrogance and the national media will fully support it.

The problem is the Constitutional spells out that the District of Columbia (or the seat of the national government) is to be carved out as a place for government without official representation in congress.  Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a federal district, distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital. It was never intended to be given ‘statehood’ status nor recognized as such.

Earlier attempts by liberal Democrats to nullify the Constitution were beaten back by members of Congress and legal scholars.

Conservative Republicans in the 1990’s suggested the land now known as the District of Columbia be ceded back to the State of Maryland and thus residents would have full voting rights.  Democrats balked at this common sense solution because they knew it would not add to their votes in the Senate and House.

The original 100 square mile territory designated for the national capital was acquired from both Maryland and Virginia.

The Virginia legislature, in the 1840’s, successfully ‘won back’ the Virginia land as the Federal government to that point had not developed the national Capital west of the Potomac River. This area today forms the boundaries of the County of Arlington and the city of Alexandria .  Therefore the precedent is in place to return Maryland its land.

Sadly, like so much else radical leftist do, the only consideration is political power.  This President’s brazen attempt to discard the Constitution in other areas (such as government owned banks and auto companies) and the totally fraudulent Obama Care legislation is bad enough.

However, this attempt to provide ‘statehood’ to the District of Columbia through legislation is pure politics and radical.  Speaker Pelosi will get the bill when Congress reconvenes and the pressure will be on by the left wing media and White House to get it done.

This is just one more reason every single person supporting the Tea Party movement, conservative Congressional and state candidates and Sarah Palin MUST get involved with the campaigns as volunteers.

The dictatorial power grab in Washington is unprecedented and it must be stopped.  Everyone should plan on carrying the flag of liberty into voting booths this November by defeating Obama and his followers.  They are attempting to cram all this down our throats while they can.

If we remain silent…they win and the country is lost. 

The result, as Ronald Reagan would say, is squarely in our hands.

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