Dr. Coggeshell

July 04, 2025

The Constitution vs. The Big Beautiful Bill: A War for Power

“We the People” didn’t write the Constitution to empower government — we wrote it to limit it.

In today’s political theatre, sweeping legislation is praised with grand titles: The Big Beautiful Bill, The Inflation Reduction Act, Build Back Better, and so on. These are modern Goliaths — giant, towering stacks of paperwork dressed in patriotic slogans — but inside, they’re often loaded with unrelated agendas, backdoor spending, and centralized control.

Would such a bill pass under the original U.S. Constitution?

Absolutely not.

Because the original Constitution was not designed to serve government. It was created to restrain it.

The Constitution Was a Contract, Not a License

It’s time to reclaim the truth:
The Constitution is a contract between the people and their representatives.
It is owned by the governed, not the governors. Government is not granted power by divine right — it is given a license to operate, under conditions clearly defined.

“We the People of the United States… do ordain and establish this Constitution.”
— Preamble, U.S. Constitution

This is a legal framework that tells the government what it may do — and, more importantly, what it may not do.

It is conditional, revocable, and binding. When the government violates it, the people are not obligated to obey the violators.

“...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it…”
— Declaration of Independence

The Iceberg Beneath the Bill: Hidden Shifts of Power

Behind every “Big Beautiful Bill” passed today, there are legal foundations that made it possible — amendments that reshaped the Constitution's intent and structure.

The 10th Amendment: The Forgotten Firewall

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution… are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
— Amendment X

The 10th Amendment was the wall. It said: If it’s not listed, the federal government can’t touch it.
But today, it’s ignored. Overridden. Trampled.

Why? Because two amendments — passed in the same year — undermined the people's authority and emboldened federal overreach.

1913: The Year Power Was Rewritten

The 16th Amendment: Income Tax and Economic Chains

“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes…”
— Amendment XVI

With this single amendment, the government took the power to tax the fruits of your labor — effectively making every citizen a tenant in their own productivity.

Prior to this, government revenue came mostly from tariffs and excise taxes — indirect, and voluntary in nature.

Now, the IRS has the authority to take before you even touch your paycheck.

“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees… to rob the needy of justice…”
— Isaiah 10:1-2, KJV

The 17th Amendment: Silencing the States

“The Senate… shall be elected by the people thereof…”
— Amendment XVII

Before this change, U.S. Senators were chosen by state legislatures, ensuring that each state had representation in federal law. This meant your state could directly resist federal overreach.

Now, Senators are elected by popular vote, just like the House — which destroys the balance the Founders built between national and state sovereignty.

The Senate became a populist body rather than a guardian of state power. With it, the states lost their seat at the federal table.

Why the Big Beautiful Bill Would Never Pass Under the Original Constitution

Modern bills are usually omnibus — filled with thousands of pages covering everything from education to climate change to defense spending. But:

There’s no constitutional authority for education mandates
No power to fund healthcare at the federal level
No justification for using income tax to redistribute wealth

The Founders would’ve seen such a bill as tyrannical.

In their day, the Constitution would’ve destroyed the Big Beautiful Bill — not with violence, but with clarity. The contract would have rejected it outright.

The Image: The Constitution Tears It Apart

Imagine an ancient scroll—“We the People”—ripping through a bloated bill labeled in bold letters:
“BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.”
Parchment tears. Fragments fall. The old words still stand.

This is more than an image. It is a prophetic reminder:

“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.”
— Proverbs 22:28, KJV

The Government’s Power Is Borrowed, Not Owned

The Constitution doesn’t grant power—it loans it.
Every officeholder works under a license granted by the people.
If they violate that license, the people have the right to revoke it.

“The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.”
— Isaiah 33:22, KJV

In God's perfect order, power is centralized only in His righteousness—not in fallen men.

The Fourth of July: Celebrating Freedom While Living in Its Shadow

As fireworks blaze across our skies and flags wave on front porches, we should ask ourselves honestly: What exactly are we celebrating?

Are we truly free?

Or are we celebrating the memory of a freedom that we’ve allowed to be regulated, taxed, licensed, and slowly dismantled?

We celebrate Independence Day in a nation where speech is monitored, churches were once shuttered by force, money is taken from your labor before you touch it, and children are told the state—not the parents—knows best.

Our Founders didn’t fight for the right to obey. They fought for the right to resist tyranny and live in liberty under God.

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”
— Galatians 5:1, KJV

Closing Call: Reclaim the Contract

Our Constitution is not a living document — it is a fixed standard, like the commandments carved in stone. If it is ignored, judgment follows.

Let us remember:

Amendments that empower the government while silencing the people must be questioned.
Bills that overreach the Constitution’s bounds must be rejected.
Politicians must be reminded they work under the people's authority — not over it.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…”
— Hosea 4:6, KJV

Let us return to the original understanding:
The government is not our master — it is our employee.
The Constitution is not a permission slip for tyranny — it is a license for liberty.

And this July 4th, let our celebration be more than tradition — let it be a call to restore what was stolen, to defend what remains, and to reclaim what is rightfully ours under God and under contract.

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