Mike Malloy

[lyris]

Iowa Republican says government illegitimate, declares herself U.S. Senator
By Jonathan Terbush
Saturday, July 14, 2012 19:48 EDT

An Iowa woman who was running for a state Senate seat has dropped that bid after deciding the U.S. government is a sham, and has instead unilaterally declared herself a U.S. Senator from the Republic of Iowa in an alternative government, the Republic for the United States of America.

As Jason Noble of the Des Moines Register first reported, the candidate, Randi Shannon, had been running for the state’s 34th Senate district. However, she recently came to believe that the real U.S. government was replaced with an illegal one after the Civil War so, rather than continue her state-level pursuit, she dropped that bid and named herself a Senator of the what she thinks is the true government.

In a letter fittingly posted to her campaign’s Facebook page on July 4, Shannon wrote that the country was founded as the Republic for The United States for America in 1787, and that it remained as such until the 1860s, when it was abandoned during the Civil War. Once the war ended, she wrote, the government was replaced by the, “UNITED STATES CORPORATION,” [sic] which has endured to this day as the nation’s farcical governing body.

In a statement riddled with curious capitalization meant to emphasize the government’s foibles, Shannon derides the federal government for, she claims, stomping out entrepreneurship, infringing on personal liberties, and just generally being an unconstitutional entity. Perhaps worst, she says, are the elected lawmakers who have perpetuated this system and in doing so have, “committed the most egregious acts against ‘We the People.’”

“Therefore, in order to affect the most good on behalf of The People of Iowa’s 34th District and in keeping with my conscience, I have accepted the position of U.S. Senator in The Republic of The United States of America, where I may better serve You and All of The People of Iowa,” Shannon wrote. “I want you to know I have taken an Oath to Uphold, Support and Defend The Constitution of The United States of America. This I will do to the best of my ability, So Help Me God.”

Shannon, who describes herself as a Ron Paul supporter, backs many of the same policy positions famously espoused by the Libertarian-leaning Texas congressman. She advocates eliminating the Department of Education (following its transfer to the Republic of the United States) and drastically cutting taxes while ending foreign occupations and stopping the Affordable Care Act. And, since she believes the government has been a false one for a century and a half, she considers all amendments to the Bill of Rights from the 14th on to be invalid.

“Again, Remember, where the de jure Republic of The United States of America exists the de facto UNITED STATES CORPORATION, having no standing, must go away!,” Shannon wrote.
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Corporations weren't born with a brain a heart or a soul, people were.

Most people do know right from wrong. Corporations can never be people unless they are sociopaths. Then they would need to have strong structures to keep them from doing harm to others. Just as we have structures for people when they do harm.

[lyris]

I forgot her theme song for her candidacy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b5aW08ivHU
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Corporations weren't born with a brain a heart or a soul, people were.

Most people do know right from wrong. Corporations can never be people unless they are sociopaths. Then they would need to have strong structures to keep them from doing harm to others. Just as we have structures for people when they do harm.

[maddog2112]

Just another absolute, right wing nut! She's right about the united states corporation. Her right wing compadres made it that way, and the cowardly dems , stood by and watched!!!!
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Faux news and AM talk radio fascists get paid millions to blame all of the countries ills on minorities and poor people while hiding their corporate fascist funders crimes!

[lyris]

After President Carter got elected the Democrats changed drastically. I wish they would start talking to each other and get organized. But I am a registered Democrat and proud of it.

I really can't put all the blame on the party, I put much of it on the people who vote for the candidates.

I keep track of how my senators and representative vote and with my Democratic senator and representative, I'm satisfied.

I suggest you subscribe to this:

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/megavote/

It's easy to complain, it takes work to work things out.
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Corporations weren't born with a brain a heart or a soul, people were.

Most people do know right from wrong. Corporations can never be people unless they are sociopaths. Then they would need to have strong structures to keep them from doing harm to others. Just as we have structures for people when they do harm.

[mdbl]

I declare myself King of the Republic and appoint Randi Shannon as court jester of Iowa. Another right wing moran. I'm sure there a bunch of unlawful militia types to rally around her - well armed no doubt thanks to the NRA.
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**Your Religion is YOUR Belief system - leave it out of our government**

[maddog2112]

[lyris]

It's up to the people to tell their government what they want. The fault lies at the feet of the people who are often too indifferent to care.

When I was in D.C. back in the 1980's I went up to the Hill with others and talked one a representative (not mine) who stressed that they wanted to hear from the people because it's the people who are their bosses. We can fire the elected officials, but most Americans don't want to get involved.

BLAME THE AMERICAN PEOPLE for being indifferent, because they are.
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Corporations weren't born with a brain a heart or a soul, people were.

Most people do know right from wrong. Corporations can never be people unless they are sociopaths. Then they would need to have strong structures to keep them from doing harm to others. Just as we have structures for people when they do harm.

[maddog2112]