無敵 MUTEKI

 

While I was living in one of my favorite cities, Himeji, I saw a boy playing with a Gundam toy. He emphatically repeated over and over “Ore wa muteki da!”. Which, translates to I AM INVINCIBLE. When I asked him why he was invincible, he pointed his toy at me and imitated the sound of anime laser rifles. That was all the answer I got.

This quaint story sums up American Corporatist Policy pretty well except for the fact that their weapons are not imaginary.

What is Corporatism?  Ron Paul states that:  In a corporatist state, government officials often act in collusion with their favored business interests to design polices that give those interests a monopoly position, to the detriment of both competitors and consumers.

This sounds a lot like fascism. Which according to Wikipedia fascists seek to organize a nation according to corporatist perspectives, values, and systems, including the political system and the economy.

We don’t need to spend a lot of time on fascism, we all know that personal liberty is destroyed in such climates. And, it is happening right now. We no longer have a government of the people, by the people, for the people. (The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln) We have a government of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation.

Take for example the recent Supreme Court Ruling that overturned laws that had been in effect for nearly a century preventing corporations from buying up candidates for public office. The Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people. And, that corporate spending is speech and is protected under the First Amendment. In other words, the Supreme Court is saying that corporations/government are “muteki” and that we the people can take a hike.

This all seems good for the crowd that revolves exclusively between the government and big corporations. For example, Wall Street, the Military Arms Complex, the Federal Reserve. But, seems really bad for us “real people” who are watching are Bill of Rights flushed down the toilet.

Let’s talk about the Bill of Rights. “During the debates on the adoption of the Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the Revolution. They demanded a "bill of rights" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens."
 
Here it is –

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VII

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

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.


Here is an alleged copy of President Bush's amendments to the Bill of Rights. President Obama likes this version as well.

Don't our Presidents take an Oath to uphold the Constitution? It’s probably difficult to do this when you owe your allegiance to the corporations that put you in office. I am afraid that tyranny by the "muteki" corporatist central government is exactly what we have today.