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Common Sense & The Veil of Secrecy

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by M LeMont


Who were the men behind the writing of the Constitution? It was never about freedom and justice for all; instead, it was designed to create a system that would benefit white privilege. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other framers were wealthy slave owners. Jefferson, for example, owned 650 slaves in his lifetime.



Whom does the Constitution protect?



Who were the framers afraid of ruling the country?



I often wonder what it would be like to witness the formation of the Constitution and hear the unfiltered thoughts of the framers, including George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. But then I remember the private letters they exchanged, letters that may hold the answers I seek. It makes me question whether this is real life because what's happening today is just a reflection of what occurred in the past.


The letters written by the framers of the Constitution are deeply relevant, disturbing, and powerful beyond what we can fully comprehend. They were coded and intended to be kept hidden behind a veil of secrecy, never meant to be seen by the public eye. The fact that they were kept hidden for so long only adds to their significance.


Records of the Federal Convention of 1787



“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt is like administering medicine to the dead or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture." To General Sir William Howe Thomas Paine: Common Sense



Profound words, one observer said. Profoundly important, another tweeted. But this is how it is and how it was and how it will always be.


Years ago, I read a quote from Global&Mail, “You’re looking for people who are equal parts intelligence and stupidity who possess a clear view of reality as well as the ability to ignore reality." Or may I say it this way, "You're looking for people that are just plain stupid that believe anything that you tell them, and loyalty over intelligence?



If you put your trust in one man above all else, disregarding the advice of scientific experts, medical professionals, news outlets, and government agencies, and neglecting your own common sense and personal well-being, then you have been fully indoctrinated into a cult.



Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat its mistakes.



"History may distort truth and will distort it for a time, by the superior efforts of justification of those who are conscious of needing it most.


Nor will the opening scenes of our present government be seen in their true aspect until letters of the day, now held in private hoards, shall be broken up and laid in private view.


What a treasure will be found in Washington's cabinet when it shall pass into the hands of as candid a friend to truth as he was himself!"


[Thomas Jefferson to Justice William Johnson, June 12, 1823, Letters found online MHI: Adam's Papers.] This letter addresses over 700 ciphered letters (coded) which is what has kept them private from academic scrutiny.


The Framers of the Constitution, what were they afraid of? They were worried about the idea of part of the government taking too much power. They were worried the executive might become a monarch.


On the other hand, they feared that the majority could trample on the rights of a minority, in this case, the wealthy.


They knew one-day things would fall apart. Benjamin Franklin said on the closing day of the convention in 1787: “I agree to this Constitution with all its faults if they are such….”



"We have a Republic if we can keep it."



Fast Forward: 1972-2021








  • Richard Nixon, Watergate Coverup




  • Donald Trump, The Big Lie




  • Jan 6 Attack on the Capitol




  • Jan 6 Commission Investigates




  • Trump files a lawsuit to prevent 700 documents from being turned over and prevent enforcement of lawful subpoenas. A baseless claim of executive privilege to cover his attempt to overthrow the government.





  • At least 250 new laws have been proposed in 43 states to limit mail, early in-person, and Election Day voting.




  • President Donald J. Trump has requested the Supreme Court to block the release of his White House records to the January 6 committee. He argued that "There will not be another Presidential transition for more than three years; Congress has time to allow this Court to consider this expedited appeal." Notably, he did not mention that Republicans could terminate the Jan 6 investigation if they win the 2022 election and establish committees that include individuals who participated in the insurrection.


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The Veil of Secrecy



Rewind: The year, 1821. The attempt to prevent letters of the Convention from being turned over to the viewing public. (Coded letters)



Montpeler, Sept 15, 1821


To Thomas Richie


(Confidential)



Dear Sir,



I have recd. yours of 8th instant on the subject of the proceedings of the convention of 1787.


It is true that the public has been led to understand that I possess materials for a pretty ample view of what passed in the Assembly.


It is also true that it has not been my intention that they should for ever remain under the veil of secrecy of the time when it might be improper for them to see the light. I had formed no particular determination.


In general, it had appeared to me that it might be best to let the work to be a posthumous one, or at least that its publication should be delayed till the Constitution should be well settled by practice, & till a knowledge of the controversial part of proceedings of its framers could be turned to no improper account.


Delicacy also seemed to require some respect to the rule by the Constitution “prohibited a promulgation without leave of what was spoken in it;” so long as the policy of that rule could be regarded as in any degree expired.


As a guide in expounding and applying the provisions of the Constitution, the debates and incidental decisions of the Convention can have no authoritative character.


However, desirable it be that they should be preserved as gratification to the laudable curiosity felt by every people to trace the origin and progress of their political institutions, & as a source perhaps of some lights as the Science of Govt. the legitimate meaning of the instrument must be derived from the text itself; or if a key is sought to be elsewhere, it must be not in the opinions or intentions of the Body which planned & proposed the Constitution, but in the sense attached to it by the people in their respective State Conventions where it recd. all the authority which it possesses.




Such being the course of my reflections I have suffered a concurrence & continuance of particular inconveniences for the time past, to prevent me from giving to my notes the fair and full preparation due to the subject of them.


[ James Madison Records of the Federal Convention of 1787.]


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"Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth." Lucy Parsons


The rich constituted a minority, and the framers of the Constitution feared that the majority might infringe upon their rights. It may be difficult to believe, but what if you were wealthy and had the power to take over a country? Would you draft laws to favor the affluent and ensure that people of color, the poor, and working-class whites never governed the land? Laws veiled in secrecy to subdue the majority? Of course not, would you?


How can there be equality when the rich have more money to hire lobbyists, donate more money to political candidates, and persuade lawmakers to craft laws that appear to serve the people but are actually designed to benefit themselves? They are willing to sacrifice human lives for the sake of money and power. The word "evil" doesn't even begin to describe it. Good & Evil



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