Sunday, February 13, 2011

February 12, 2011-Meeting


MEETING AGENDA



Prayer:

Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NLT

Heavenly Father, we thank you for your hand upon our nation. We ask that you keep us from evil and everyone who would want to harm us. We ask that you fill our Government leaders with wisdom and fortitude to follow you and do what is right in your sight. We lift up the Cypress Texas Tea Party to you and we ask that you lead us in the direction you have called us to go. In Jesus Christ’s name we ask, Amen.

Pledge: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Speakers:
Bethany Scanlon-U.S. Constitution Study
Tim Cox-GOOOH.com
Julia Lovorn- Questionnaire for Family Law Judges
Linda Nutall- Contacting our Representatives
Larry Youngblood-Immigration

Next Meetings: March 5 & 26  @4pm- Spring Creek BBQ in Cypress

U.S. Constitution History:

Began as the Articles of Confederation in 1781, which served as a constitution for the first 13 states after the Revolution. Congress was attempting to function with a depleted treasury; paper money was flooding the country, creating much inflation and the bad condition of business was hurting many farmers. Some were thrown in jail for debt, and numerous farms were being confiscated and sold for taxes. In 1786 a group of farmers fought back. James Madison called for a Congress meeting in which George Washington was unanimously voted in as President. From there work began, led by James Madison on our current Constitution. The Constitution creates the three branches of the national government: a legislature, the bicameral Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. The Constitution specifies the powers and duties of each branch and reserves all unenumerated powers to the respective states and the people, thereby establishing the federal system of government. The Constitution was accepted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in each U.S. state in the name of "The People". The handwritten original document was penned by Jacob Shallus.


Preamble: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.