Pearl Harbor: A Day that Will Live in Infamy But Was it a Surprise Attack
Today marks the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The attacked by the Japanese resulted in the deaths of 2,403 Americans and the destruction of 19 naval ships including 8 battleships and it led to the last time Congress declared. The American people were led to believe that this attack was a total surprise, but was it? James Perloff, author of the Shadows of Power conducted a presentation at Camp Constitution’s 2012 annual family camp explains how the Japanese code was cracked, and the 1944 court martial of Admiral Husband Kimmel and General Walter Short which they demanded totally exonerated them, but Franklin Roosevelt would not allow the American people to knew by making the verdict top secret.
On May 25, 1999, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to exonerate Kimmel and Short and asked that they be restore both men to full rank.
None Dare Call It Conspiracy: A Primer on the Deep State, and the Works of Gary Allen
In 1972, the late Gary Allen published his magnum opus None Dare Call It Conspiracy. Over six million copies were distributed. It was a primer on what is now called the Deep State. Gary authored a number of other books which include The Rockefeller File, Kissinger: The Secret Side of the Secretary of State, and Nixon: The Man Behind the Mask-a book that changed my life. He also wrote a monthly article for the now defunct American Opinion. He was a generation ahead of his time. Camp Constitution is selling copies of the 1st edition paperback that were still in their original case for $15. shipping included: https://campconstitution.net/product/none-dare-call-it-conspiracy-paperback-1st-edition/ If interested in larger quantities, please E-mail me campconstitution1@gmail.com
Camp Constitution has an audio of a speech on None Dare Call It Conspiracy which we posted to our Podomatic page. We also converted it to MP4 and posted it on both our YouTube and Rumble channels. A link to the video on our Rumble page:
https://rumble.com/v1yv4y0-none-dare-call-it-conspiracy-a-lecture-by-gary-allen.html
And on Podomatic: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2017-10-01T18_26_18-07_00
A link to his monthly articles: https://s3.amazonaws.com/camppictures/CampArchive/index.html
The Weekly Sam: Crimes of the Educators
Sam Blumenfeld gave this presentation in December of 2014, shortly prior to the publication of his last book which he co-authored with Alex Newman entitled Crimes of the Educators
A link to a prepublication manuscript of Crimes of the Educators: http://blumenfeld.campconstitution.net/Books/Crimes%20of%20the%20Educators.pdf
When A Triggered Leftist Learns That the U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Camp Constitution’s Christian Flag Lawsuit
Since September of 2017 when Liberty Counsel http://lc.org sent a demand letter to the City of Boston, we have received our share of vile comments via E-mail, Facebook, on-line posts, and even a few phone calls. Of course, the positive comments greatly outweighed the negative.
As I was deleting some of my old messages from my cell phone, I discovered the one linked below. It was received on September 30, 2021, the day that the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear our case. The story has made national and international news. I thought that I would upload the triggered Leftist’s comment on our Podomatic page and convert to a video.to demonstrate the mindset of those opposed to us and our worldview. If this tirade was anything other than anti-Christian, it would be considered a hate crime which would draw national media attention. Warning: It contains vile language. At the end of the message, the man gives out his phone number and encourages me to call him. I did not return the call and I explain why in the short recording. I do not urge anyone listening to this message to call him. I do, however, encourage that you pray for him.
Audio version:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-12-02T13_45_46-08_
The Pilgrim Fathers Were Never Socialists: An historical reflection by Andrew Lane
My late friend and mentor, Andy Lane wrote ‘The Pilgrim Fathers Were Never Socialists: An Historical Reflection” originally published November 24, 1976. It has been reprinted numerous times. Here is a link to a PDF version of the article: https://campconstitution.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pilgrim-Fathers-Were-Never-Socialists.pdf
We are offering a frameable copy of “The Mayflower Compact” https://campconstitution.net/product/the-mayflower-compact/
Happy Thanksgiving.
Hal Shurtleff, Director Camp Constitution
The Weekly Sam: The Assassination of John Kennedy and the Warren Report
In the wake of the release of the Warren Report, Sam Blumenfeld went on a nation-wide speaking tour to criticize the report. The speech was made into an album which we converted to both video and audio. Here is a link to the video version:
And the audio version:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-11-23T12_14_53-08_00
Sam also wrote an unpublished manuscript entitled Did the KGB Kill Kennedy: http://blumenfeld.campconstitution.net/Manuscripts/Did%20The%20KGB%20Kill%20Kennedy.pdf
Sam was of the opinion that the KGB murdered Kennedy with the help of the CIA. Camp Constitution takes no official position on the issue.
George Washington’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation and a Presentation on the Pilgrims by Pastor Garrett Lear
[New York, 3 October 1789]
By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
Go: Washington
This is a presentation on the History of the Pilgrims by our late friend Pastor Garrett Lear conducted at Camp Constitution’s 2020 annual family camp
May you have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.
The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving
In November of 2019, Camp Constitution sponsored a “Children’s Reading Hour” at the Fall River, MA Library. Our topic was “The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving.” Mrs. Edith Craft, the program director for our Junior Campers, and her husband Rev. Steve Craft, our camp chaplain and instructor were the presenters:
Readers of this blog are encouraged to host their own reading program at their local library. Those interested in inviting Mrs. Craft to your local library or would like a list of suggested topics, may contact me at campconstitution1@gmail.com
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May you and yours have a Blessed Thanksgiving.
The Weekly Sam: We Know How to Teach
Sam Blumenfeld wrote this letter to the New York Times in 2007:
To the Editor
The New York Times
New York, NY 10018
Lee W. Anderson’s letter to the Times on October 8, 2007 reveals exactly what is wrong with
American public education. He wrote: “The goal of universal math and reading proficiency by
2014 may be harder to reach than the moon, which simply means that we have to get more
serious about providing schools, teachers and students with the tools they need.”
What are the tools they need? They existed when I attended New York public schools in the
1930s and ’40s, and they certainly can be used today. Progressive educators, who are
responsible for the present state of public education, are as serious as they can be about
maintaining their faulty curriculum: whole language reading instruction, the new math, the new
new math, invented spelling, etc.
As a creator of a very effective intensive phonics reading program, I know how difficult it is to
break through Fortress Progressiva. But let’s not kid the American public. We know how to
teach both reading and math effectively. It is the progressive educational establishment that
refuses to use the methods that work or return to the curriculum that produced America’s greatest
generation.
Samuel L. Blumenfeld
Waltham, Mass. October 12, 2007
Author of The New Illiterates, and NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education.
This letter is part of the Sam Blumenfeld Archive which is a free on-line resource for homeschoolers, teachers, educators, historians and all others with an active intellect: https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
Constitutional Minute #10 General Welfare Clause Perversion
Since FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt), most law schools don’t teach the Constitution. Instead, they teach decisions of the FDR-dominated Supreme Court which purport to explain why Congress has the power to regulate anything it pleases.
Those law schools thus produced generations of constitutionally illiterate lawyers and judges who have been wrongly taught that three clauses, the “general welfare” clause, the “interstate commerce” clause and the “necessary & proper” clause, permit Congress to do whatever it wants!
So! Doesn’t the “general welfare” clause give Congress power to pass any law on any subject as long as it is for the ‘general Welfare of the United States’ “? NO, it does not!
James Madison, Father of The Constitution, and Alexander Hamilton, author of most of The Federalist Papers, expressly said The Constitution does not give a general grant of legislative authority to Congress!
Madison and Hamilton in Federalist #41, #83, #45, #39, and #14 all refer to this truth. Here is a good paper with details if you might be interested (and I surely hope you are): https://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/does-the-general-welfare-clause-of-the-u-s-constitution-authorize-congress-to-force-us-to-buy-health-insurance/
First, you must learn what “welfare” meant when the Constitution was ratified: “Welfare” as used in the Preamble and in Article. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 1, U.S. Constitution, meant
“Exemption from any unusual evil or calamity; the enjoyment of peace and prosperity, or the ordinary blessings of society and civil government” (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary ).
But The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1969), added a new meaning: “Public relief – on welfare. Dependent on public relief”. Do you see how our Constitution is perverted when new meanings are substituted for original meanings?
OUR FOUNDERS UNDERSTOOD that the “general Welfare”, i.e., the enjoyment of peace and prosperity, and the enjoyment of the ordinary blessings of society and civil government, was possible only with a civil government which was strictly limited and restricted in what it was given power to do!
Bob Hillard
wethepeoplehandbook@gmail.com
www.buildingblocksforliberty.org
