Rush Limbaugh Prebutted Obama’s forthcoming speech http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102908/content/01125112.guest.html.  Here is my rebuttal to his prebuttal:

Prebuttal Rebuttal: Right Message, Wrong Candidate

Mr. Limbaugh,

I was able to catch your Prebuttal to Obama’s forthcoming speech (then find the transcript online), and you were mostly correct. You are correct that folks are losing their jobs and having a harder and harder time paying their mortgages, tuitions, day care, and etc. You mentioned “The question is whether we want another eight years of failed policies”, but fail to recognize that those same failed policies go back much farther, but especially the last twenty years, those which have led to Constitutional degradation.

The country is buzzing about the financial crisis and bank failures. It is being reported that the people have lost confidence in the entire financial system, and that the happenings on Wall Street are affecting the rest of America’s Main Streets. Commentators are warning about a run on the banks, whereby depositors withdrawal all their money and leave the bank vaults empty furthering the financial crisis. While it is true that a stagnant Wall Street can affect the rest of America in many ways, there is a less risky way to secure your assets: support local businesses.

“A question came up during a discussion about the constitution… Was the 16th amendment ever ratified?”  This is a question from a commenter which I hope to answer clearly.  The short answer is YES and NO, depending on what your definition of is, is.

There are several arguments calling for the nullification of the 16th Amendment, otherwise known as the Income Tax Amendment.  Among the arguments are not enough states ratified the Amendment, the several states did not ratify the Amendment as passed by Congress, and the Amendment does not define whether the Income Tax is a “direct” or “indirect tax”.