Asserts the conservative activist: "I caution people against being caught up in this sudden effort to
dissolve the Union (especially since it acts on the specious notion that
the Executive Branch of the U.S. government is in some way unilaterally
empowered to permit or forbid secession). Why do I say that this
supposed 'secession movement' is no coincidence? Because it is actually
consistent with the elitist faction's ongoing manipulation of the U.S.
political process in ways aimed at destroying America's key sources of
strength."
Mr. Keyes continues his commentary about government: "For [James] Madison and others like him who championed the
ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the term 'federalist'
epitomized the application of that wisdom to America's government and
politics. These days do we have any idea what that term meant to them;
or what it should mean to us? Perhaps it is time for us to
reclaim what Madison said he and his compatriots felt on account of
their 'pleasure and pride...in being republicans....' Do we mean truly
to pursue the effort to restore and preserve America's liberty? If so,
then perhaps it is time for us to recapture the founders' revolutionary 'zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of
Federalists.'"
Alan Keyes: "Secessionist Talk Is Of No Consequence. It's Federalism That We Should Be Discussing"
