What would Thomas Jefferson Think?

From American Thinker  "Inspired by the words of Thomas Paine, the new nation's leaders sought to resolve grievances with the government to allow the citizenry to live free from tyranny, while remaining true to the concepts of civil rights and individual liberty. "
 Jefferson published a list of grievances that included these two most significant ones:

"erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people" -- Obamacare provides for 16,000 new IRS agents to ensure our obedience. The president has appointed 43 "czars" of which 33 were not subject to Senate approval. The EPA is now used as a tool to punish enemies of the state such as Arch Coal, BP and Shell.

And:

..."excited domestic insurrections amongst us. -- Last year the Occupy Wall Street crowd , encouraged by Democrat leaders, such as Nancy Pelosi, or Democrat favoring organizations such as Moveon.org willfully interfered with the civil rights of others while committing hundreds of illegal acts throughout the country. In Oakland, California of 400 protestors arrested on a variety of charges such as resisting arrest, vandalism, public urination, theft, refusal to disperse, sexual assaults as well as others, yet only 8 faced charges while cases dropped against the others.

"It is imperative for the future of our nation that we decide now: Are we to be a nation based on the Constitution, or are we to be a nation based on forced largesse of the minority by an overreaching majority?A study of history would clearly indicate where Madison, Jefferson, Paine as well as the others would have stood. Unfortunately, history seems to not be part the curriculum."

The above was referred by The Mandate Amendment to the US Constitution   "Like King George, King Obama is imposing his rule upon us at every turn. Who knows what other mandates like Obamacare are on the horizon. "There were 28 principles which our Founding Fathers were guided by when they wrote the Constitution. These 28 principles were agreed on by all and these defined our nation. One of these principles is as follows:"

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