Beware of federal takeover

As we spiral downward into tyranny, our corrupt federal government continues to spew forth unconstitutional bills, regulation after regulation and bailouts one after the other. Where is it written that the federal government can fire a private-sector employee? Missouri has passed a state's sovereignty amendment. Does it have enough bite to it? We Missourians must reclaim our First Amendment rights, and we choose to ignore any and all federal gun bans under any guise (our Second Amendment right), our right of protection from unlawful and unreasonable search and seizures such as confiscation of private property through the Patriot Act and federal income tax regulations. The Ninth Amendment prohibits the federal government from impeding on rights not defined by the Constitution. We must abolish the Federal Reserve and return to the gold standard before foreign enemies decide not to use the U.S. dollar for anything purchased by us, especially oil. We must insist that our state legislators know how determined we are that they do what needs to be done to thwart this takeover by the federal government.

TOM YOUNG, Chairman, Northeast Region, District 8, Constitution Party of Missouri, Jackson