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Roy Callahan [call6603@bellsouth.net] Monday, February 15, 2010 5:56 PM 'Carroll, Jennifer' RE: Response

Good afternoon Representative Carroll. I was answering your e-mail and I apparently hit something that sent my first message prematurely. Lets see if we can do better this time. Yours in the Bill of Rights, Roy G. Callahan, USN/Ret Gainesville, Florida 32606-5239 A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a Constitutional Republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. - Benjamin Franklin

From: Carroll, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Carroll@myfloridahouse.gov] Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 4:33 PM To: Roy Callahan Cc: Fowler, Michelle Subject: RE: Response Roy, For all of the House members, the deadline for filing new bills have passed. I am curious to know if my office can facilitate a conversation with you (with the wealth of knowledge you have acquired) and the Heritage Foundation to see how we can accomplish what you have laid out.

[Roy Callahan] Anytime, Anywhere, anyplace Representative Carroll. The premise I have worked from, and history records, that most people do not understand is the Constitution as it is written is based on the Articles of Confederation that preceded it. The truth of the matter is the States created the Federal Government as a matter of necessity because the founders understood that the states, by themselves, could not manage their affairs on an international scale. (A read of the Federalist and Anti-federalist papers is dull but really provides insight into the thought, balance and reasons why the Constitution and Bill of Rights exist. Those principle also define why Americans are so different from everyone else in the world) Article 1, Section 8, was never amended but clearly defines the limits of federal power. (Contemporary history shows prohibition was enacted with the 18th Amendment. It was repealed with the 21st Amendment.) Thats the last time Congress has used the Amendment process the Constitution Requires. Taken in context, and knowing that FDR tried to pack the court to enact Social Security and other New Deal Legislation but managed to do so only after one Supreme Court justices changed his mind because of FDRs threats, tells a story. Things really went downhill in the 1930s, progressed though LBJs great society and now Obama.

The founders understood the necessity for a division of power between the States and their federal creation. The 9th and 10th Amendments were key to maintaining the balance between the federal and state governments with the 10th Amendment succinctly stating the obvious. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited

by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.


The system continued to work after a fashion post civil war until the people started electing politicians like Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson (Wilson was the first to disown the Declaration of Independence) and others. The 9th and 10th Amendments have never been repealed so they need to be enforced. (It goes to the idea of you only have rights if you know about them and enforce them). What we see today however is the result of Progressivism and both parties are responsible. My Federal Representative Stearns supports Universal Health Care but he cannot tell me where in the Constitution the federal government is responsible for anyones health. The same goes for climate change. (Mankind has the potential to destroy, but I do not believe man has the potential to destroy Gods creation Climate change) The bills he and most other federal legislators author do not contain Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires a House committee to cite the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill reported by the committee Queries as to why are ignored which to me portrays arrogance and an unwillingness to be accountable.
Please let me know if you will be willing to move the conversation forward with the Heritage Foundation.

[Roy Callahan] Again, anytime, anywhere, anyplace. I look forward to learning how we can set this up.
Jennifer

From: Roy Callahan [mailto:call6603@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sun 2/14/2010 7:37 PM To: Carroll, Jennifer Cc: staff@heritage.org; Adams, Sandy Subject: RE: Response

Dear Representative Carroll: I received your reply to my letter regarding repeal of the 17th Amendment. Thank you for responding. I dont know if Representative Sandra Adams told you but she called me by telephone late one afternoon shortly after she received my letter. That telephone call was a wonderful surprise. She was courteous, attentive and expressed interest in what I was proposing. She did say that this is her last term in the Florida House and she was at her limit for filing legislation. Finding out that she and her whole family have served in the military and each had taken the Constitutional oath I felt no need to address issues inherent in my writing. We both agreed that repealing both the 16th and 17th Amendments is a good idea and like you she knows the reason she received my

letter was because she is one of many co-sponsors to 10th Amendment legislation currently winding its way through the Florida House and Senate. As a co-sponsor of the 10th Amendment legislation I believe it unnecessary to explain the Constitution we all take an oath to uphold when we enter public office or serve this country in uniform. The fact the 17th Amendment exists is the result of state legislatures and governors of each state voting to replace what was perceived a corrupt system with direct elections. If corruption is the catalyst for enacting it I see no difference between then and now but for the rise of a progressive two party system that in essence declares the first 15 lines of the Declaration of Independence null and void, dead, or outdated which gives rise to an ideology that the Constitution is a living constitution. It is not. I was not surprised to learn that the Heritage Foundation provided you information that was not encouraging. I am a member of the Heritage Foundation and look to them for information and solutions that might assist us in resolving our current travail. I too have asked them some of the same questions but they never took the time to answer them. Recognizing that Heritage is a nuts and bolts organization that provides information and solutions I also realized they seldom go back to this countrys founding using the roadmap the founders provided for us, which if followed, would not bring us to the result we endure today. Whether they are part of the problem or the solution is a matter of judgment. Ultimately I answered my own questions by falling back on my knowledge of American history, doing the research, and coming up with that solution that is as old as this country. All it takes is the energy and resolve of good people who are unafraid to stand up, acknowledge their roots, and demand a return to them. Its obvious to me, and many tea party people, that the hope and change espoused in the progressive ideology that has transformed this country since Teddy Roosevelt is not working. It has turned free markets and liberty into tyranny. Denigration of American history, natural law, and progressivism in public education has taken its toll. I am providing you a link to accurate information about how to fix this problem. http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/ As I told Representative Adams, the National ID card and a lot of other tyranny the Federal Government has tied to impose has come to a grinding halt because state legislatures enacted legislation nullifying federal legislation. Individual states have given meaning to the 9th and 10th Amendments. Thats what I want Florida legislators to do. Representative Larry Cretul currently represents me. I have discussed public education with him; I believe in E Pluribus Unum and I loathe the multiculturalism that has taken over. He knows I dislike my local legislators being puppet to federal masters. Politics is and should be local. If not, why do we elect you? As to litigation, it is a way of life in this country. Lawyers have superseded common sense and the rule of law. We elect a state attorney general to argue in our behalf. Other states are not afraid to argue their cases so I dont know why it would be a problem in Florida except for a lack of will or conviction. In closing I hope the information I provided you helps. To give you an idea where I am coming from, you should know I served with the 2nd Marine Division during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Third Marine Division in Vietnam. My two oldest children followed my footsteps giving this country 60+ consecutive years of service. A recently retired Marine (four toured Iraqi and

Afghanistan veteran) I went to the University of Florida with wanted to start his own business upon retirement. He managed to start it but the corruption that came out of Washington generated by politicians like Barney Frank and Chris Dodd that ultimately affected every American destroyed his dream. In a recent conversation I had with him we agreed that we didnt fight for other peoples freedom to come back to this. Like many other Americans I want my country, Constitution and my life back. As a representative in the Florida House I hope you want the same. The peoples frustration is obvious. As an elected official you have an opportunity to do something about it. I hope you do before the people take it out of your hands and do it themselves.

Yours in the Bill of Rights, Roy G. Callahan, USN/Ret Gainesville, Florida 32606-5239 A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a Constitutional Republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. - Benjamin Franklin

From: Carroll, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Carroll@myfloridahouse.gov] Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 3:31 PM To: call6603@bellsouth.net Subject: Response Roy, Your frustration is deeply felt. Last year I have requested and received information regarding the 17th Amendment from the Heritage Foundation seeking their advice and direction as to how to repeal the Amendment. The information I received was not encouraging.

If you know how we can proceed where it will be able to stand up in a court challenge and or any blockage from the folks in the congress, please convey these ideas with the Heritage Foundation. I welcome this idea. Jennifer

From: call6603@bellsouth.net [mailto:call6603@bellsouth.net] Sent: Mon 2/8/2010 11:34 AM To: Carroll, Jennifer Cc: call6603@bellsouth.net Subject: From 'Write Your Representative' Website Roy G. Callahan 1529 NW 143rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32606-5239 (352)332-9144

02/08/10 11:34 AM To the Honorable Jennifer Carroll; Roy G. Callahan, USN, Ret.

1529 NW 143rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32606 Tel: (352) 332-9144 Fax: (352) 332-9144 Call6603@Bellsouth.net Sunday, February 07, 2010 Representative Larry Cretul 6911 SW Highway 200 Ocala, Florida 34476-9210 Dear Representative Cretul, I am a Tea Party and 10th Amendment supporter who honored the oath he took to Protect and Defend the Constitution lifelong. This letter demands you do the same while furnishing solutions to this countrys problems. The survival of American freedom under a Republican Constitution depends on politicians understanding the only reliable basis for sound government and just human relations is a belief in Natural Law delineated in the first 15 lines of the Declaration of Independence. Adherence to Natural Law guarantees the proper role of government, which is to protect equal rights, not provide equal rights. Public education provides bad education at the grammar school, high school, and college level because it prohibits and denies the Laws of Nature and of Natures God thus promoting the bullying and nanny mentality evinced by government. This leads to the alienation and disaffection of so many Americans prompting Tea Parties and open resistance to politicians and government. While listening to speakers at a Tea Party talking about the Constitution the thought crossed my mind that while Floridas legislature is invoking the 10th Amendment to rebuff the federal onslaught, a necessary element enforcing the 10th Amendment is missing. That element is repeal of the 17th Amendment. There are currently 435 members of the House. Each member is elected by popular vote. Since enacting the 17th Amendment, senators are elected by the exact same process making them nothing more than an additional 100 representatives. By design, this stripped each sovereign state of its representation in the federal government. The federal government no longer has to compete with each individual state in terms of power. Instead of focusing energy on external events and threats associated with a nation the federal government now does what the states were originally supposed to do altering the balance of power, infringing on state sovereignty, and leaving nobody to stick up for the states. Furthermore, the division of the peoples allegiance between the state and federal government is no longer present. Progressives knew allegiance of people to the Constitution MUST be greater than allegiance to a political party for the people to maintain their liberty, prosperity, and quality of life. Enactment of the 17th Amendment by progressives was designed to take that away. Todays tyranny is the result. When a Representative, Senator, Judge, or President take an Oath to their respective office, they take an Oath of Allegiance to support, defend, and uphold the Constitution. Men and women in the military take a similar oath but no one takes an oath to support a political party above the Constitution, which is the result with enactment of the 17th Amendment, making state legislatures and politicians mere pawns to their federal masters. Repealing the 17th Amendment:

Will restore the original constitutional balance and re-empower state legislatures. State legislators selecting senators will limit the longevity of senate careers. Senators tethered to the state will vigilantly defend their state's interest instead of Washingtons. Will restore state representation in the federal government. Will disperse the corruption and traitorous behavior evinced by Senators Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, and Senator Bill Nelson who betrayed his oath of office and the people of Florida on health care. Will disperse corruption to 50 separate state legislatures. Will restore and enable vigilance by voters for more responsive state legislative seats (typically, about less than 50,000 residences per state legislator), rather than senate seats (the entire population of the state -- usually millions.) Will change the architecture of power and reshape the exercise of power. Senator Carey Baker sponsored SB-998, the Florida Firearms Freedom Act. Representatives O'Toole sponsored HR0021 Relating to Regulation of Firearms. Co-sponsors Adams, Adkins, Ambler, Carroll, Coley, Crisafulli, Dorworth, Drake, Evers, Flores, Ford, Fresen, Glorioso, Grady, Hays, Holder, Hooper, Hudson, Kelly, Kreegel, Legg, Mayfield, McBurney, Murzin, Nelson, Patronis, Plakon, Planas, Poppell, Precourt, Renuart, Robaina, Schenck, Snyder, Stargel, Tobia, T. Williams, Wood, and Workman followed his lead. I respect and appreciate the effort by the aforementioned state representatives for valiantly standing up to the tyranny coming from Washington. I would be thrilled to see state Senator Oelrich do something beside come to a Tea Party and play candidate Marco Rubios message to Tea Party participants. Like many other Floridians, I am tired of being ignored, regulated, threatened, and taken for granted. I want my country back and I will fight to take it back. However, I believe that in order to stay this federal tyranny permanently it is necessary for Florida representatives to coordinate with state legislators in other states and initiate legislation to repeal the 17th Amendment. Looking forward to your reply, I remain yours in the Bill of Rights, Roy G. Callahan Copy to: Representative Stearns, Senators LeMieux and Nelson et al

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