Hal Shurtleff

Director and Co-Founder of Camp Constitution.

The Weekly Sam: How the Left Took Over Government Education in the United States and Why Parents Must Take Their Children Out of Government Schools

Sam Blumenfeld, a pioneer in the modern homeschool movement, dedicated most of his adult life warning people about the evils of government schools and promoting the use of intensive phonics.  He based his conclusion on his research which he presents here in this timeless presentation which he did in the late 1980s:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-03-04T08_27_11-08_00

Sam rightfully concluded that government schools deliberately dumb-down America’s children.  His works can be found on the Sam Blumenfeld Archives, a valuable free resource for homeschoolers, educators, researchers, historians, and people who have active intellects:  https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/

 

 

IS THE WAR IN UKRAINE PART OF THE GREAT COLLAPSE BEFORE THE GREAT RESET? by Dr. Peter Hammond

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​​To view the screen capture video of this presentation click here
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To see the Power Point of this presentation click hereThe Great Collapse
Globalists have been planning to stage a Great Collapse as a prerequisite for The Great Reset.

A New Crisis and Pretext for the Great Reset
With rising resistance to the dragged-out Pandemic panic propaganda, the military conflict in Ukraine is being presented by corporate media as unprovoked Russian aggression and justification for further internationalist intervention. “These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace.” Zechariah 8:16

Responding to Provocations
However, from the Russian perspective their military operation in Ukraine is actually a logical reaction to deliberate provocations by the Biden and Obama administrations.


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Creating a Crisis
Biden’s administration has evidently created this crisis to deflect attention from serious political failures at home and to create a scapegoat for The Great Collapse, which the New World Order is so committed to.​The Strategic Threat
The immediate cause of this crisis was Biden’s sudden, arbitrary and unilateral push to integrate Ukraine into NATO, placing anti-Russian armaments close to the Russian border.  This has been the political, geographical and diplomatic equivalent of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when the Soviet Union attempted to establish military bases in Cuba that could threaten American.

Abusing Ukraine as a Political Football
Ukraine has been used and abused by the US State Department for nefarious New World Order objectives. Ukraine did not ask for this. The European powers did not ask for it. In fact, back in 2013 and 2014, Germany strongly warned of the potentially disastrous consequences of this policy of absorbing Ukraine into NATO. “He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears.” Proverbs 26:1


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Economic Considerations
Germany also invested over Euro 11 billion into the natural gas pipeline with Russia. Some even suggest that stopping this Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been the primary objective of the Biden administration, to avoid the influence of Russia increasing at American expense.Sponsoring a Revolution
Setting up Russia and backing them into a strategic corner to essentially have no choice but to respond militarily was precisely what Obama, Biden and Clinton achieved in 2014 by sponsoring and encouraging the violent mob violence in the streets of Kiev and the color revolution coup which removed Ukraine’s elected pro-Russian president, replacing him with a client of the US State Department, who then rejected the economic alliance with Russia in favor of integrating with European Union and NATO.  “It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.” Proverbs 20:


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The Crisis in Crimea
That 2014 coup in Ukraine, especially as it threatened Russian interests in the Crimean Peninsula, was the geopolitical equivalent of if Russia had seized the US Pacific Ocean naval base in San Diego away from the U.S. The USA could never accept that.Self Determination
To protect Russia’s strategic national interests Putin had no choice but to reclaim their territory, which had been Russian since it was liberated from the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the 1700s and which the population overwhelmingly supported in a referendum. The vast majority of the population in Crimea are ethnically, linguistically and culturally Russian


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The Gay Agenda Connection
Barack Obama (who had come to hate Putin for opposing his LGBTQ agenda, banning gay propaganda to children in Russia in 2013) set up a series of provocative and threatening events like a row of dominoes: so as to be able to accuse Russia of aggression. “…Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore, the wrath of the Lord is upon you.” 2 Chronicles 19:2A Pretext for a Protection Racket
That Russian “military aggression” could then be used to restart the Cold War and justify U.S. military intervention in Ukraine as a pretext for plundering it. This initiated a campaign of Mafia-style piracy – a protection racket on a national scale – which was headed by Joe Biden as the godfather, with son Hunter serving as his in-country enforcer. “While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption…” 2 Peter 2:19


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Civil War in Eastern Ukraine
As a direct consequence of the Obama sponsored orange revolution coup and the immediate cancelling of minority (Russian) language rights, regions with an overwhelmingly Russian majority, such as in Donetsk and Luhansk, declared independence from Ukraine. This triggered a civil war which ended with a ceasefire in August 2014 and the boundaries being recognized by the Treaty of Minsk in 2015. Yet hostile actions by the Ukraine government armed forces continued sporadically. Over 15,000 civilians in these separatist regions of eastern Ukraine were killed by Ukrainian armed forces artillery and rocket barrages and airstrikes before this year.The Refusal to Give Non-nuclear Guarantees
When Biden rejected Russia’s demand for a promise that Ukraine would not become a base for anti-Russian nuclear missiles, Putin’s predictable decision was to formally recognize Donetsk and Luhansk as independent countries and to enter into mutual defense agreements. That, from the Russian perspective, justified the current military incursion into these two states, including the offensive assault on Ukraine airports, weapons and military infrastructure.


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Establishing Defensive Buffer Zones
Geographically, Donetsk borders Russia and has a stretch of coastline on the Sea of Azov (with access to the Black Sea) close to Crimea. Luhansk is immediately north of Donetsk and also borders Russia. The two states now form a friendly buffer zone for Russia between itself and U.S.-controlled Ukraine. The Putin strategy is similar to what the U.S. has done in the Balkans and other places and is comparable to similar U.S. actions.Distraction and Scapegoat
With the world’s attention now riveted on Ukraine, the U.S. media has begun blaming America’s internal economic troubles and failings on the Ukraine/Russia conflict. The U.S. elites now have their distraction and their scapegoat in the form of “unprovoked Russian aggression.” The first casualty in war is truth.  “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But those who deal truthfully are His delight.” Proverbs 12:22


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The Power of Propaganda
Many politicians and journalists in America are beating the war drums and working up a patriotic fervor to rally behind the presidentpunish Vladimir Putinsupport Ukraine and get US involved in the war. Those who advocate caution or try to explain the complications and context of this conflict, are being branded unpatriotic traitors. The war has the potential to spiral out of control and involve many more countries in Europe and even further afield. “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor…” Ephesians 4:25Lost Opportunities for Peace
It is well to remember at this time that the USA under Obama and Biden: refused Russian president Vladimir Putin’s proposals for Russian membership in NATO, rejected proposals for a neutral and demilitarised Ukraine, refused restoration of minority language rights for Russians in Ukraine, denied requests for autonomy in Donetsk and Luhansk and most recently rejected requests for guarantees that American missiles would not be placed in Ukraine. “Then Jesus said:… ‘And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.'” John 8:31-32


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Lessons to be Learned
One would hope, at this time of tragic crisis and war, that lessons could be learned.
Meddling in other countries, sponsoring revolutions and coups to topple foreign governments, can have catastrophic consequences.
(This is true not only for the Ukraine, but also for Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria.)
Violating agreements and ignoring warnings can be disastrous.
Abolishing minority language rights for Russians in Ukraine and refusing requests for autonomy in regions with a Russian majority population was not wise.
Continuing to expand NATO and the European Union eastwards, despite repeated warnings from Russia, was viewed as threatening Russia’s strategic security.
Refusing the application by Russia to join NATO was, in hindsight, perhaps not the best policy.
Isolating, enforcing sanctions and threatening Russia not only drove this potential ally away from the West but forced them to make a deal with China.
Russia could be a powerful ally to counter the rising threat of Red China.
Alienating and demonizing Russia has not improved the security of NATO.
American meddling in Ukraine has not improved the lives, or security, of Ukrainians.
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” Galatians 6:7

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Lessons of History
As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, declared: “If we do not know our own history, we will simply have to endure all the same mistakes, sacrifices and absurdities all over again.” “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1The New World Disorder
The ultimate objective of globalists is the establishment of a single world government. Most of their actions are guided by their objective of creating political, military and economic conditions favorable to the establishment of such a New World Order. All of the major innovations in foreign policy since World War II — the establishment of the United Nations, the WHO, World Trade Organization, the IMF and the World Bank, the establishment of the European Union and the formation of permanent international military alliances, especially NATO — have had as their purpose replacing independent nations with world government.


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The Great Reset Revolution
The Great Reset is the title of a book by founder and leader of the World Economic Forum –Klaus Schwab. The book articulates how United Nations Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030 will radically restructure everything throughout the world. One could call the Great Reset the Great Revolution. Its goal is ultimately a global welfare state where everybody will be dependent upon a globalist state for everything. It will necessitate the abolition of faith, families and nations. “Who will rise up for Me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for Me against the workers of iniquity?” Psalm 94:16Radical Restructuring of Everything
“The Great Reset” aims to fundamentally reengineer industries, societies, education, agriculture, relationships and even human beings. Its advocates, such as WEF leader Klaus Schwab, declare that “all aspects of our societies and economies” need to be “radically restructured.” Even “our thinking and behavior” will have to dramatically change. “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11


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Pray for the Christians in Russia and Ukraine
“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2Peter Hammond
Director

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     CAMP CONSTITUTION LADIES 2nd Annual Spring Fling Friday April 29 to Sunday May 2

 

                 
                      Camp Constitution is holding its 2nd annual Ladies “Spring Fling” Retreat   
 WHEN: Friday, April 29, 2022, 5 pm   Sunday, May 1, 2022, 1 pm
 
 WHERE:  Singing Hills Christian Camp 71 King Drive Plainfield, New Hampshire
                                        
SPEAKER: Mrs. Kathi Lear of The Well of Living Water Christian Ministries
                    and Fellowship  –  New Hampshire
                    (Patriot Pastor Garrett Lear, Founder)
 
COST:        $225  (Includes lodging, five fabulous meals, craft activity, and more!)
 
          *Payments via Camp C.’s PayPal Account, homepage
          https://www.campconstitution.net OR
          *Payments by check payable to:  Camp Constitution.     
          Mail to Maura Shurtleff, 146 Powder Mill Rd., Alton, NH  03809
 
 

                                                                                                     Kathi Lear
 
  Kathi Lear was born and raised in Salem, Oregon, hailing from a pioneer family that included generations of Methodist ministers who made their way across the country via the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800’s and beyond. 
Following a 35+ year career in the financial services industry and having had the honor of caring for her parents in the final years of their lives, she met and married Patriot Pastor Garrett Lear, moving to the beautiful Lakes Region of New Hampshire in the foothills of the White Mountains.
 Kathi has a love for Jesus and a desire that all people would come to know the love of Christ as Lord and Savior, embracing the Divine plan He’s established for our lives and intends for us to live out, here and now.  Her passion is to be a voice of reason and understanding, connecting Biblical truth with the cultural moment we live in, embracing Christian worldview as a way of living, not just a way of thinking.
 Kathi is a missionary in America, the Director of Spiritual Formation and Outreach for Well of Living Water Christian Fellowship and Ministries, which her beloved late husband Rev. Dr. Garrett Lear (1948-2021) founded in 1980.  She is a Fellowship candidate at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, to be commissioned in May 2022.
 (For application/release and bring list, send E-mail to campconstitution1@gmail.com 
 
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The Weekly Sam:

Sam Blumenfeld speaks at the 1996 United States Taxpayers Party Convention held in San Diego, CA.  Sam speaks about the political state of affairs in the United States where he discusses the Neo-Cons in the Republican Party:  https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-02-21T10_10_03-08_00

Please visit the Sam Blumenfeld Archives:  https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/

Happy Birthday George Washington. Camp Constitution Will Always Honor Your Legacy

     February 22, 2022 marks the 290th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, who, in this writer’s opinion, was the greatest man born in America.  As the Cultural Marxists denigrate him, we at Camp Constitution will always honor his memory and legacy.   While there are numerous biographies written about this great and good man, I recommend two short books and his “Farewell Address”

“Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior”

He wrote these 110 rules when he was 16 years old from a set of rules established by French Jesuits in 1595.  Here is a sampling of those rules:

“When in Company, put not your Hands to any Part of the Body, not usually Discovered.”

     “Show Nothing to your Friend that may affright him.”
“In the Presence of Others Sing not to yourself with a humming Noise, nor Drum with your Fingers or Feet.”

“The Bullet Proof George Washington”:

An account of George Washington’s part in the July 9th, 1755, battle during the French and Indian War.

During the two-hour battle, the 23-year-old Colonel Washington had ridden on the battlefield, delivering the general’s orders to other officers and troops. The officers had been a special target for the Indians. Of the eighty-six British and American officers, sixty-three were casualties. Washington was the only officer on horseback not shot down.

Following the battle, Washington wrote a letter to his brother in which he readily and openly acknowledged:

     “By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me!”

Fifteen years later, an old, respected Indian chief sought out Washington. The chief, explaining that he had led the Indians against them in the battle fifteen years earlier, revealed to Washington what had occurred behind the scenes during the conflict:

     “I called to my young men and said, mark yon tall and daring warrior. Quick, let your aim be certain, and he dies. Our rifles were leveled, rifles which, but for you, knew not how to miss–’twas all in vain, a power mightier far than we shielded you. Seeing you were under the special guardianship of the Great Spirit, we immediately ceased to fire at you…I am come to pay homage to the man who is the particular favorite of Heaven, and who can never die in battle.”

 His “Farewell Address”:

Washington’s plan to retire from office would come to be known as his “Farewell Address.”  In 1792, when Washington considered leaving office, he had James Madison write a draft. In 1796, Alexander Hamilton did a rewrite and Washington edited it.  The “American Daily Advertiser,” a paper in Philadelphia, the seat of the nation’s capital at the time, published it on September 19, 1796.  Here are a few of the points that have stood the test of time:

“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.  In vain, would man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness”

“It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding the exercise of the power of one department to encroach upon another.  The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments into one, and thus create whatever the form of government, a real despotism” and

“The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.”

May this generation of Americans endeavor to keep George Washington’s legacy alive for generations yet unborn.

A link to The Writings of George Washington:    https://campconstitution.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/The-Writings-of-George-Washington.pdf

 

 

Young Women for America: An Interview of Annabelle Rutledge

We recently had the opportunity to interview Annabelle Rutledge, National Director for Young Women for America   Young Women    on Camp Constitution Radio.  Annabelle led a group of her members at Liberty Counsel’s “Let Freedom Fly” Rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building prior to oral argument of our lawsuit where she addressed the attendees.

  Annabelle Rutledge is the National Director of Young Women for America. In this role, she oversees CWA’s collegiate department which seeks to train and equip female college and high school leaders. Prior to this position, Annabelle worked as CWA’s Communications Coordinator for nearly two years, during which time she helped plan and execute CWA’s Women for Kavanaugh effort. Annabelle recently spent a year working as Deputy Social Secretary for Mrs. Karen Pence on the Vice President’s team where she planned events at the Vice President’s residence and did advance for Mrs. Pence from Hawaii to Ireland and many places in between. Annabelle grew up just outside of Sacramento, California, and graduated from Grove City College with a bachelor’s degree in history.  ( A link to an audio version of the interview:  https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-02-17T07_44_44-08_00

 

Impeach and Expel Under the U.S. Constitution

Recently, I was speaking to a group in Aroostook County, Maine and the subject of impeachment came up. I said that each house can expel its members, but members of Congress cannot be impeached. My friend and fellow Patriot Jack McCarthy said that it was not true. So, let us investigate the subject.

The United States Constitution mentions impeachment in several places:

Article 1, Section 2 last clause “…and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment

Article 1, Section 3 Clause 6:

 “The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside. And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.”

Article 1 Section 3, Clause 7:

Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. And:

Article 2, Section 4

The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

There is some misunderstanding of the term “impeachment.”  It is akin to an indictment or a formal accusation but not a declaration of guilt. The House of Representatives, with a simple majority, votes to impeach and then the case is heard by the U.S. Senate. The first federal official to be impeached was William Blount, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee who was one of the signers of the U.S. Constitution. It took place on July 7, 1797. The next day, the Senate voted to expel him. Blount engaged in a plot to give land to England.

Congress has the power to expel members:

Article 1, Section 5  Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.

Portrait of Blount

The Senate never tried the impeachment case against Blount because he had already been expelled. A resolution introduced in the Senate saying that Blount was a civil officer and subject to impeachment was defeated by a 14-11 vote. Since then, not one member of Congress has been impeached but five members of the House and 15 Senators have been expelled. Seventeen of them were expelled for supporting the Confederacy, and only two since the Civil War:  Mike Myers of Pennsylvania and Jim Traficant of Ohio. Myers was recently indicted for voter fraud.

There have been three presidents impeached:   Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump. All were acquitted by the Senate. Trump was impeached twice. The second impeachment was such a sham that Chief Justice Roberts refused to participate. Richard Nixon resigned before articles of impeachment were brought against him.

 Federal Judges

Article 3, Section 1, The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior.

There have been fifteen federal judges including Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase, who was acquitted, that were impeached and only eight were convicted by the Senate and removed from office. The first being John Pickering of New Hampshire in 1804 for mental instability, and intoxication while on the bench.  In 1989, Judge Alcee Hastings of the Southern District of Florida was impeached and removed for accepting bribes, but the Senate did not disqualify him from office. He was a member of Congress from 1993 until his death last year.

 

Alcee Hastings

So, I was wrong to say that members of Congress cannot be impeached, and my friend Jack McCarthy was right. But only one member of Congress has been impeached.  While nineteen states-Rhode Island being the only one in New England-have provisions to recall state elected officials, they cannot recall members of Congress. However, the founders gave us frequent elections. While impeachments, expulsions and recalls are rare, we can fire and replace our employees at all levels of government at the ballot box.

Roe V. Wade The Movie: An Interview with Stacey Dash

We recently had the opportunity to interview Stacey Dash who played our late friend Dr. Mildred Jefferson:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-01-31T14_09_53-08_00

 

Dr. Jefferson was a pioneer in the Pro-Life Movement.  She was the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, but  she told people “I didn’t go to Harvard Medical School to be the first black woman to graduate from it.  I went there because it was the best medical school in the country”   She spoke at Camp Constitution’s 2010 annual family camp which may have been her last speaking event:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PutGqzRIHMo&t=305s

To view or order a DVD of “Roe V. Wade, please visit https://www.roevwademovie.com/

Stacey Dash’s website:  https://officialstaceydash.com/

The Weekly Sam: The Revolution in Education

Homeschool pioneer and author Sam Blumenfeld gives a lecture on how socialists took over government schools in the United States and, why parents need to remove their children from government schools:    https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-02-06T11_05_19-08_00

Sam was a generation ahead of his time.  He started warning parents about the dangers of government schools back in the 1970s.  Many parents-like me-took his advice, but many either didn’t know or didn’t care.  Thankfully, that is changing but it shouldn’t have taken so long.   Please visit the Blumenfeld Archives where you can find most of the writings, and lectures of Sam:

https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/