Price of Liberty Q/A
POL asks:
1. Since many of the platform policies are very similar to the
Rights granted by The Historical Background Constitution, the only
ratified Constitution, would Mr. Badnarik/Libertarian Party be
willing to be bound by the Rights granted government and The
People, if elected. For the Historical Background Constitution does
way more than the platform policies of the current Libertarian
movement. Further information on the intent of the article is
available at: http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/04/09/10/ward.htm


Badnarik:
The article you cite is quite interesting, and does make some good
points about the importance of examining the context in which the
Constitution was written, the intent of its ratifiers (and the
ratifiers of its amendments), and so forth.

If you are asking whether I am willing, as president, to abide by the
restrictions the Constitution places upon the federal government, the
answer is absolutely yes.

However, the question above includes a significant error to which I
cannot in good conscience be a party. The Constitution, according to
its own text, the stated intentions of its framers and the historical
context in which it was written, debated and ratified, does not
``grant`` any rights. It simply recognizes the existence of rights ~~
some of which are enumerated therein and explicitly protected, and
some of which are left unenumerated by which are implicitly protected
under the ninth and tenth amendments.

The US Is ``a Distorted, Bastardized Form of Illegitimate
Government.``

Why Isn`t That Enough to Unite the Minor Political
Parties?

``Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you
will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only
end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.``
~~~ James Madison.

James Madison, ``Father of The Constitution``, and all of the signers
of The Constitution were adamant, or in agreement with the
historical background interpretation. Without a historical
background interpretation, our Constitutional Founders could not
give The People their inalienable rights and protection from their
own government. They made sure their intent was known via various
quotes, manuscripts and Preambles...

Continued at: http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/04/09/10/ward.htm



POL: 2. Would Mr. Badnarik ask these questions regarding the oppressed
by this current distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate
government.

Badnarik:
You are presumably referring to the following questions, included in
the article you cite:

1. How many homeschool parents were incarcerated in 2002 by
state/territory, men/women, misdemeanors/felonies for the last years if possible? How many are still incarcerated ? (Note: No
mention of HSLDA, Constitutional Abuses Against Families By ``This
Government``, nor, has any official implementation/notation
information been available from the Federal Agencies, the Free
Press, or ``The People`s`` representatives since passage, except how
this government is making it safer.) How many incarcerated
homeschool parents are included in the government`s prisoner data ?
How many homeschool families were invaded by CPS solely on
homeschool truancy child abuse charges from 1996 to present data?
(Minimum Estimate: over 10,000)

Yes, I`m willing to ask those questions, among others.

Yours in liberty,
Michael Badnarik
Libertarian for President