Grievance 13 - Misrule

The U.S. Constitution failed to provide a true balance in government
power for all individuals equally. As a result, oligarchical control and
manipulation of the governent was made possible.

President Dwight Eisenhower, in his Farewell Address in 1961, warned of
the conjunction of an "immense" military establishment and a large arms
industry that could cause a serious imbalance of government power.
While recognizing the need for an adequate defense, he said its
potential was dangerous;

"In the councils of government we
must guard against the acquisition
of unwarranted influence, whether
sought or unsought, by the military-
industrial complex. The potential
for the disastrous rise of misplaced
power exists and will persist."

As these grievances show to a candid world, the rise of oligarchical
power was evident as politicians approved huge budgets for the
military-industrial complex and billions more for Secret Government,
such as the CIA, creating what was eventually recognized by the Center
for Defense Information and others as a three-pronged power center
including "intelligence" agencies.

Ten years after Eisenhower's warning, Senator William Proxmire concluded
Congressional hearings into the "military-industrial" aspect with a book,
"Report from Wasteland", which was followed by many books
including "Pentagon Capitalism" by Melman, and "The Military-Industrial
Complex" by Koistenen, but the rise of misplaced power was never
rectified for lack of a balanced constitutional foundation.

As the military-industrial-intelligence complex expanded its power and
extended its influence beyond the U.S. with tax revenues and investor
funds, it became the major player in creating an oligarchical World
Empire .

With an AUTHENTIC CONSTITUTION in harmony with the natural
Cosmic Laws of the universe, and producing High Moral Values and
Democratic Ideals, government power is balanced among all individuals
equally by the right to vote on all principles, policies, and practices of
government, as in a "direct democracy".

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