My Dream Congressman
First, congress is made up of two bodies, the house of representatives and the senate, so the person I will be describing could be in either body.

The founders of our nation were smart guys. They set up a bi-cameral legislature with the house of representatives being chosen directly by the people and the senate by the legislatures of the States. This meant that any law passed by congress had the approval of both the people and the States.

This gave the States a direct check on the federal government. It lasted until the 17th amendment was passed in 1913 and it became part of the Constitution.

Since then the federal government has been expanding it's power and it's overreach has reduced the States to the administrators who carry out federal laws whether they be Constitutional or not.

This is not the way it is supposed to be.

The federal government is a CREATION by the States, chained down by the limitations enumerated in the Constitution. Somewhere along the line the States have let the Courts and Congress take control of defining what the limitations are (if any in their minds) on their own powers.

People, both in and especially out of government, do not read the Constitution to see what it actually says, they wait for the federal courts to tell them what the judges say it says which is sheer lunacy.

Our Constitution is very clear on the powers delegated to the federal government by the people and the States and since it is a Constitution of enumerated powers, this means EVERY power the federal government has is listed. If the power in question is not on the list, the federal government DOES NOT have that power.

So what does my rant just finished have to do with my dream congressman ? Plenty.

My dream congressman would know all these things. He/She would jealously guard my natural rights seeing that the federal government does not violate any of them or that the federal government does not try to exercise any powers outside of it's Constitutional mandate.

They would work diligently to roll back ALL federal agencies, programs and laws that are unconstitutional. They would work to impeach from both the executive and judicial branches any person that violates the enumerated powers for that branch that are clearly laid out in the Constitution.

Last, my dream congressman would make sure everyone in their district were Constitutionally literate and they would encourage each person to be active in their government.

At Building Blocks For Liberty we work to spread Constitutional literacy and promote activism in holding your federal and state governments accountable according to each one's Constitution.

Won't you join us in this fight for our Republic ?

Jim Lewis
Chairman, BBFL

Once a Year
Thanks to ALL who have donated to BBFL.

Rest assured we will put your money to good use !
The ugly truth is that it takes money to run any organization, even a non-profit.

Building Blocks For Liberty is a 501C3 organization and we need your help. Our mission is to spread Constitutional literacy where ever we can.

Running our Constitution Boot Camps in other States takes extra money to pay for travel expenses. Having a website, using Constant Contact takes money.

We want to put our Video Boot Camp on our website with password access to watch them, that takes money.

We only do this once a year and we thank you if you have already given, and ask you earnestly to consider a donation to aid us in our cause.

Remember, every donation made to BBFL is TAX DEDUCTIBLE !

To donate you can go to our website and Donate or you can send your check to:

BBFL
6969 Forestview Court
West Chester, OH 45069

Make checks payable to BBFL please.

Thank you so much for your time and attention.

Yours in Liberty,

Jim Lewis
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Do You Want To Host A Boot Camp ?
56 and Counting !

We are looking for people/Groups, who would like to host a Constitution Boot Camp in 2020.

To host a Boot Camp all you need to do is find a FREE location, like your Church or you local government's community room. Next, you need to provide coffee and water during the class AND find a way to provide lunch as well.

We, of course, will provide all the materials and instruction needed to hold the class.

Now is the time to set up your Boot Camp by contacting me, Jim Lewis with dates and locations for holding your Boot Camp.

We eagerly look forward to working with you or your Group and holding a Boot Camp.

Go to our website, www.buildingblocksforliberty.org to find out more about us and our Boot Camps.


Yours in Liberty,

Jim Lewis


Dear All,
 
There are many of you who are very concerned about our country’s political future, and would like to contribute, but are not sure the best avenue to go without getting tangled up in the dirty business of politics. 

Well, here’s a way and you can do it from your home computer, on your own time, on your own schedule.

Marines Jim Lewis and John Hindery started the idea of one-day educational events over six years ago and called them Constitution Boot Camps.

Fifty-six events later, they could sure use some help.

As you may know, my dedication has been sharing what I have learned about the Constitution through our twenty-plus Constitution Boot Camps here in Texas.

Part of that effort has been to pool resources with Jim in Ohio. As Building Blocks For Liberty has grown, so has the workload in all areas.

Jim is looking for a dependable volunteer patriots who will join us and be willing and able to facilitate one (or all) of these functions:

Website maintenance
Face book entries
Constant Contact maintenance
Administrative Work
 
If you have a desire to help, or know someone who might, please provide contact information to Jim at jim@buildingblocksforliberty.org . You don't have to live here in West Chester to be able to help !
 
Here’s the website: www.buildingblocksforliberty.org . if you would like to explore what we do.

I thank you for your support.

Bob Hilliard
BBFL Board