BARACK OBAMA - REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE COURTS

There has been an continuing discussion since the Joe the Plumber revelation concerning Barack Obama and his Socialist idea of ,"spreading the wealth," or wealth redistribution. A very disturbing radio interview from 2001 has surfaced where Obama not only discusses wealth redistribution but exactly what course is needed in order to insure that it happens.

Discussen the Warren Court of the early sixties and the Civil Rights movement Obama in explaining why the movement did not through the courts address redistribution of wealth actually stated that the court in it rulings about Civil Rights and wealth redistribution, "didnt break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constituion." In other words radical interpretation of the Constitution.

Obama futher states concerning the Constitution, "the Constitution is a document of negative liberties [that] says what the states can't do to you, says what the federal government can't do to you but it doesn't say what the federal government or state government MUST DO ON YOUR BEHALF."

The interview then goes on to tell that since the courts did not overstep their Constitutional boundries that redistribution must be done legislativly and with community organization, "on the ground that are able to bring about the coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributive change." He continued,"so I think that although you can craft theoretical justifications for it legally...... I think that as a practical matter that our institutions are just poorly equipped to do it."

Plain and simple Obama is a stating that although the courts Constitutionally may not have the ability to prvide wealth redistribution through legislative and community initiatives wealth can be redistributed.

Karl Marx stated as the foundational principle of the Socialist movement in the mid 1800's, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Redistribution of wealth is the central theme and principle of Socialism and this is the type of America that Barack Obama blatantly beleives that brings economic success.

Yet history shows that every country that has adopoted Socialism has failed or offers economic policy that rather than increasing the means for those who are considered having less, Socialism creates massive unemployment, actually makes the poor, poorer and eliminates the insentive for those with the ability to create not only jobs but economic expansion which creates a stronger economy.

A recent PEW survey shows that 84% of Americans favor policy that encourages economic growth rather than redistribution of wealth through legislation and taxation for the upper 5% of income earners.

Additionally in order to pay for the massive trillion dollar spending that Obama is proposing that upper 5% whose taxation ability is NOT infinite will not be able to foot the bill for his spending. So this Socialist who condemns, "trickle down economics," will create trickle down taxation as spending increases the bill will have to be paid for by taxing all income levels.

This is not the America we need nor the America that promotes success. This is not the America that will allow recovery from this economic down turn. In fact most experts agree that Obama's tax plan will slow the recovery which most beleive will only extend into the Fall of 2009 with current economic policy. Obama's economic plan of tax and spend will cause recovery to take years rather than months if recovery happens at all under an Obama administration.

We cannot afford a Barack Obama Socialism. We can not afford a Barack Obama depression. We canot afford a Barack Obama ,"change," in American society that truly offers no,"hope," for anyone.

Ken Taylor