WE THE PEOPLE: Even as a young man when I first heard these words read in school, they fascinated me. The statement that opens the constitution of the United States of America was written in a style that had flair. I assumed that it was the central purpose behind those three words.
But then I began reading the constitution and its history and background. It was during this process that the true meaning of those majestic words came to light. On the surface it seemed to only apply to those involved in the initial process of birthing a Nation, yet its implications run far deeper. Our founding fathers were men of education. They chose the words carefully, wisely and with thought for their impact as time passed.
This was not a document of the immediate, but a forum for the future of a Nation and its people. A strong groundwork upon which our Country could build and grow. The words were inspired, thoughtful and profound and powerful in concept.
WE THE PEOPLE applies to every American, throughout all of its history. Not just that first generation of our founding fathers, but to every generation that would follow. WE THE PEOPLE – expresses an obligation upon every citizen of this land to actively participate in the conduct of our representative government.
It is not the sole duty of our elected officials, nor the realm of the intellectual or academic, but it is the people’s task to see that government serves the people and not the people serve the government. The fact that our Nation is in its current state, is a reflection of our failure to be that driving force behind our Republic as viewed through the eyes of the founding fathers.
In the early period of our Nation, our fore people understood the precept and actively participated in the administration of government. But over time, the cares of life filled our time and we became lazy, selecting others to do our bidding and make decisions for us.
We abdicated our responsibilities, and simply allowed others to assume them for us. We decided that the burden of our civil responsibility was too great. We wanted the government to do for us, and in doing so we opened the Pandora’s box.
When left unchecked, even the best of men are corruptible. James Madison understood this very fact when he said “The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted”, and “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”. Thus when the people fail to hold their elected officials accountable, and relinquish their responsibility, tyranny follows.
We the People are the responsible parties in this great social experiment.
Jim Woods, FACFEI, CFEI, CHS IV
Board of Directors – Responsibly Armed
Senior Law Enforcement Advisor
All Posts (29829)
Sort by
http://www.naturalnews.com/038739_cities_country_living_conservatism.html
Saturday, January 19, 2013
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
(NaturalNews) There is a very good reason why people who live in cities tend to be liberal while those who live in rural areas tend to be conservative. In a city, the existence of nearby neighbors, the shared dependence on infrastructure and the close proximity of police stations automatically lends itself to a socialist mindset. On issues like guns, city people seem to be unable to imagine why anyone would "need" a rifle, for example, and because all guns scare them, they would prefer to force everyone across the country to turn them all in.
People who live in rural areas, in great contrast, have every reason to be more conservative and independent. Their local sheriff might be 30 minutes away in an emergency, meaning that self protection is truly up to you and can't simply be delegated to someone else. Self-reliance means survival. In rural living, firearms are absolutely necessary tools to protect your animals from predators, eliminate varmints that are destroying your garden, and provide real security for legitimate threats to your safety. People who live in cities tend not to be able to understand these things because they can't imagine country life.
Because cities pack so many people in such a small space, there is a commonsense basis for lots of little laws and regulations on things like noise, littering and even your car's emissions. After all, one incredibly noisy person living in an apartment can prevent a hundred people from getting to sleep, so noise ordinances make sense where people live in close proximity.
Out in the country, where the nearest house might be a quarter-mile away, noise ordinances make no sense. Regulations on every little detail of the lives of the people simply don't fly.
FACT: Today, about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities.
The political divide in America today is largely a division of "city folks" versus "country folks"
City people tend to be socialist-minded. Their motto is: Conform! Obey! Be part of the collective!
Country people tend to be libertarian-minded. Their motto is: Survive! Work hard! Stand out as an individual!
City people are afraid of non-conformity. They're afraid of tractors, guns, farm animals and anything else they don't understand.
Country people are afraid of being told what to do by a bunch of city people who have no clue where their food comes from, where water comes from, what "growing seasons" are, or how to survive in the real world.
City people tend to believe in "living off the government" and collective welfare and other entitlements wherever possible.
Country people tend to believe in "living off the land" and finding ways to survive on their own or with the help of family. They feel a sense of personal shame if driven to use food stamps or other forms of welfare.
City people tend to vote democratic because democrats reflect the lean toward socialism and everything socialism brings them: welfare, subsidized housing, conformity, obedience, etc.
Country people tend to vote Republican because Republicans reflect more of a rugged individualism mindset that encourages business ownership, financial savings and living a more free life with fewer regulations and government controls.
If you look at every voting map of America over the last few years, you'll find that rural areas overwhelmingly voted Republican while urban areas overwhelmingly voted Democrat. The following map shows the congressional district results from the 2010 election:
Modern-day cities are artificial constructs ripe for collapse
Cities are artificial constructs. They are not the "real world." Cities only exist because a massive amount of energy is expended to import water, food, electricity, consumer goods, fuel and other items to the people living there.
Cities offer tremendous advantages to residents, of course, including convenience, efficiencies of commerce, shared defenses against the wilderness, specialization of the workforce, a critical mass of population needed to offer universities, and so on. People live in cities precisely because cities seem to offer them more advantages than living in the country. For most people, this comes down to a single answer: JOBS.
Most people can't find work in the country, so they live in cities in order to get a job. Unfortunately, living in the city is far more expensive than living in the country, so much of their paycheck goes to paying the rent on their expensive city apartment, parking permits, higher food costs and so on.
Ultimately, however, cities are death traps. Let's look at Los Angeles as the perfect example of why this is the case.
Example: Why Los Angeles is a death trap
• LA has no inherent water supply. Virtually all the water used throughout the region must be imported and pumped over a mountain range at great cost. This pumping of water is entirely dependent on the power grid remaining functional.
• LA is incapable of being evacuated. The population density of the city is mathematically far too great to be evacuated via the limited number of roadways exiting the city.
• LA has multiple points of systemic failure. If the power grid goes down, LA is finished. If the water supply stops pumping, LA is finished. If farmers go on strike and stop producing food for the cities, LA is finished. If the police stand down or quit, LA is finished. If gasoline and fuel supplies are cut off, LA is finished. If the sewer and sanitation systems fail, LA is finished.
• LA has a scary population density of about 7,000 people per square mile. That's the highest of any city in the USA. This population density results in almost immediate panic and violence in any collapse scenario. Humans are not biologically designed to live in such high density environments.
• LA is infested with gangs that are barely kept under control right now. Those gangs would love nothing better than the see law enforcement go on strike or a power grid failure or some other kind of systemic collapse. That would give them the opportunity to go on the offensive and start looting, pillaging and murdering.
There are more reasons why LA is a death trap, but these five should paint the picture clearly enough. And it's not just LA, of course. Here are the top 20 death traps in America today...
The top 20 death traps in America
Source: 2010 census
1) New York City
2) Los Angeles
3) Chicago
4) Miami
5) Philadelphia
6) Dallas-Fort Worth
7) Houston
8) Washington D.C.
9) Atlanta
10) Boston
11) Detroit
12) Phoenix
13) San Francisco
14) Seattle
15) San Diego
16) Minneapolis
17) Tampa
18) Denver
19) Baltimore
20) St. Louis
While all of these cities are death traps, each has its own unique risks and vulnerabilities. Phoenix, for example, is especially susceptible to disruptions in the water supply. New York City is geographically cut off from the mainland and can easily be crippled by the destruction of its bridges. Houston and Miami are susceptible to hurricanes. Denver is heavily targeted by Russian nukes, and so on.
The more dense cities become, the more insane their leadership becomes
One thing you'll notice about this list is that the mayors and city council members of these cities tend to be some of the most outrageously insane people walking the planet today.
Why is that? Those who have a kind of mental sickness that causes them to seek control over others naturally flock to the highest population density areas where they can attempt to control as many people as possible. This is one reason why cities become home to control freaks who seek total domination over the private lives of everyone else.
New York City mayor Bloomberg, for example, wants to control the sizes of sodas you can buy, whether or not you get painkillers in the hospital emergency room and even how much rent landlords can charge tenants. If he could get away with it, he would probably also like to control how many square sheets of toilet paper you wipe with and how many times you chew each bite of food before swallowing. Control freaks love cities because that's where people can more easily be dominated. Citizens of cities tend to be more obedient and conformist than people living in rural areas. Plus, city folks are generally not as well armed, making them easy to dominate by force, if necessary.
"Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one." - Joseph P. Martino, author of Resistance to Tyranny.
Community leaders of rural areas tend to be less insane and more practical than city leaders. That's because people know each other better, so there's more trust and reputation familiarity in small towns than in large cities. Plus, leaders of small towns know that if they try to become tyrants, some local rancher will just put a bullet in their head with a long-range hunting rifle. It's that kind of awareness that helps keep community leaders honest and accountable.
Why the coming collapse will shift America away from liberalism and toward conservatism
Here's the real point of this entire article. I wanted to start with this but needed everything above to provide the appropriate background and context.
Pick your crisis, any crisis: Global debt collapse, solar flare followed by power grid failure, EMP weapon strike by North Korea causing power grid failure, biological weapons attack, martial law declaration followed by civil war, etc. In any sufficiently large scenario, the cities become death traps.
• A sustained power grid failure (lasting several months) would likely result in something approaching an 80% fatality rate for those living in cities.
• A biological weapon release could easily cause a 30% fatality rate for those in the cities.
• An economic collapse (bank failures, etc.) could also see mass casualties across U.S. cities due to starvation, disease, outbreaks of violence and so on.
Aside from the devastating human cost of such scenarios, which I won't really focus on because that's not the point of this article, the net effect of any mass die-off would be a shifting of the population toward individualism, conservatism and country living.
A mass die-off of people living in cities, in other words, is essentially a mass die-off of Obama voters (or more liberal-minded, socialist-minded people). This is one reason why rugged individuals, survivalists, preppers and rural people are ultimately going to be in the majority: because crisis comes to civilization with surprising regularity. Every crisis resulting in a mass die-off inevitably kills those who are less able to survive because they are living as parasites on a system that will ultimately fail them. The true long-term survivors are those who live and breathe independence, self-reliance and personal defense.
To put all this another way, collectivists don't survive very long in a real crisis. Because they live their lives dependent on the system, they have lost the skills -- and the spirit -- to survive on their own.
The cycles of civilization
As populations tend to become more lazy, apathetic and dependent over time (enjoying the spoils of abundance and innovation their ancestors put in place), populations tend to slide toward collectivism as long as conditions allow. Click here to see my related video called the Cycle of Civilization.
This brings us to the following conclusion:
As population rises, nations tend to slide toward collectivism / socialism until there is a die-off crisis, at which point those remaining will largely be proponents of conservatism and libertarianism.
This is one of the reasons why civilizations tend to go through predictable cycles: After abundance and innovation comes apathy and collectivism. Then corruption, exploitation, a stripping of liberties and so on. This is then followed by revolution and a new era of freedom which creates abundance and innovation. Then the cycle repeats.
Today, America is in the downward stroke of the collectivism cycle, with the government having already crossed the threshold into criminal corruption, and now the effort to strip all rights from the people is well under way. History shows us that this will be followed by a dark period of intense violations of human rights, then a revolution and a new era of freedom.
But this cycle can be interrupted at any time with a sufficiently large crisis that causes a mass die-off. This is because die-offs are not equally applied across the population. It is the collectivist-minded societal parasite who is far more likely to die in any crisis than a productive, individual-minded taxpayer who currently supports the system.
The silver lining for the future of human civilization
In one sense, this is the silver lining that emerges from any potential crisis. While massive loss of life is always tragic, it may be precisely the thing that jolts a civilization out of its downward spiral of collectivism and restarts the engine of individualism and innovation that results in real progress.
Put another way, it is difficult to imagine the United States of America, as it exists today, achieving anything really profound in the sciences, space exploration, physics or human understanding because the nation is presently caught in a suffocating debt spiral consumed by paying out entitlements to a growing class of parasitic takers who contribute nothing meaningful to humankind. We have become, in part, a nation of mindless consumers whose lives really make no different whatsoever to the advancement of humanity. Should a crisis emerge that results in a massive die-off of the parasitic "takers," although the tragic loss of life would be immense, it would also have the effect of vastly reducing the masses who are holding back civilization from real progress in human understanding and achievement. For the record, in no way does this mean I wish for such an outcome nor endorse any such outcome. I have long been a defender of life, and I have no desire to see anyone suffer or die. I am merely discussing cause and effect and how demographics shift due to large-scale crisis.
I have heard this crudely (and incorrectly) paraphrased with the statement that, "What America really needs right now is a massive die-off to purge all the useless eaters." That's not what I'm saying, and it smacks of a desire to engage in genocide.
Instead, what I'm saying is that cities tend to breed a "failure" mindset that infects the population and turns otherwise productive and rugged people into pathetic, spineless, obedient cowards. This explains why nobody fought back during the Aurora, Colorado shooting carried out by James Holmes. It explains why people call 911 after an intruder has already smashed down their front door, screaming into the phone, "SHOULD I SHOOT THEM?" (And it also explains why 911 operators reply with, "No! Don't shoot!") It explains why city people tend to go along with tyranny and oppression.
It explains why humanity is stalled in a cycle of pathetic conformity, raising a generation of over-Google-fied morons who have lost all imagination and are but a shadow of their ancestors. The convenience of city life has, with some exceptions of course, produced apathy, timidity and acquiescence. The real values of progress -- innovation, invention, determination and self-reliance -- are now far more prevalent in rural-minded citizens who are strong, rugged survivors and explorers. (You want to see the future of humanity? Home-schooled children.)
That's the kind of mindset that's going to help human civilization reach for the stars. It's going to take courage, innovation and risk -- all the things that a "city mindset" sucks out of our souls and diminishes in our minds.
Cities are the last refuge of the weak-willed, weak-minded and conformist socialbots. And that's why they will suffer a disproportionate number of fatalities in any sufficiently severe collapse.
You want to survive? Learn country living
If you are a rural-minded person still living in a city, and you can't wait to get out of the city, the time to act on it is now. Get out to the country, learn some real-world living skills, toughen your will and sharpen your mind.
You will learn more in ONE YEAR of living on a working farm then you did in four years of college. The best education I ever got was living on a ranch in central Texas. It turned me into a hard-core survivor and problem solver who can overcome almost anything the universe might throw our way.
Stay informed! FREE subscription to the Health Ranger's email newsletter
Get breaking news alerts on GMOs, fluoride, superfoods, natural cures and more...
Join over four million monthly readers. Email privacy 100% protected. Unsubscribe at any time.
Articles Related to This Article:
• Interview: Greg Kunin from Ola Loa reveals the health secrets of drinkable vitamins
• Institute for Integrative Nutrition offers a new education path for health-minded adults; a conversation with founder Joshua Rosenthal
• Interview with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, raw foods pioneer and founder of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center
• Psychiatric Drugs: Chemical Warfare on Humans - interview with Robert Whitaker
• The FDA Exposed: An Interview With Dr. David Graham, the Vioxx Whistleblower
• Interview with Barbara Brenner from Breast Cancer Action
Related video from NaturalNews.TV
Your NaturalNews.TV video could be here.
Upload your own videos at NaturalNews.TV (FREE)
About the author: Mike Adams is an award-winning journalist and holistic nutritionist with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve personal and planetary health He has authored and published thousands of articles, interviews, consumers guides, and books on topics like health and the environment, and he has published numerous courses on preparedness and survival, including financial preparedness, emergency food supplies, urban survival and tactical self-defense. Adams is a trusted, independent journalist who receives no money or promotional fees whatsoever to write about other companies' products. In 2010, Adams launched TV.NaturalNews.com, a natural health video site featuring videos on holistic health and green living. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also a veteran of the software technology industry, having founded a personalized mass email software product used to deliver email newsletters to subscribers. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. He's also author a large number of health books offered by Truth Publishing and is the creator of numerous reference website including NaturalPedia.com and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. His websites also include the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the innate healing ability of the human body. Known as the 'Health Ranger,' Adams' personal health statistics and mission statements are located at www.HealthRanger.org
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038739_cities_country_living_conservatism.html#ixzz2IWj281b4
New York State Senator Greg Ball said.."We'll Fight Them Until Hell Freezes Over~~~Then We'll Fight'em On The Ice~~"! Sham Wow Obama and His Motley Marxist Crew is picking a fight with Patriots that bleed Red, White and Blue and have the DNA of our Founding Fathers...The Left has the DNA of Jellyfish...No Brain and No Backbone..!
Leave it to the Texans, to spell it out to Obama, how they feel about their guns being confiscated, in Texas.
While several states are mulling ways to counter the president’s agenda and many individuals fear the president is putting the U.S. on a path toward confiscating guns Steven Vaus wrote a song giving Obama, a heads up, in Texas about gun ownership.
Steven Vaus’ song, warns that gun ownership is a God-given right and violators of that right had best beware:
“We want the freedom that God gave us,” the lyrics declare, “so you best not cross that line. If you want this gun you gotta to come through us and take it, one shot at a time.”
The slogan, “Come and take it,” became the battle cry and banner of the Texas Revolution after the 1835 Battle of Gonzalez, in which Texans defied the Mexican government’s demand to return a cannon that had been given them for self-defence. Rather than surrender the cannon to Mexican dragoons, Texans stormed the Mexican camp and drove the soldiers away.
As Vaus’ song sings, “You just don’t mess with Texas, especially when it comes to guns.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/message-to-obama-come-and-take-it/#EduuZ7htLEjdE4Pk.99
This should being you to the song directly.
Gun Appreciation Day - stand and support American's
U.S. Constitutional right to bear arms
Gun Appreciation Day is not just a time to celebrate the right to bear arms, but it is a time to acknowledge the precious gift that no other nation on earth possesses. This is the gift for every man and woman in this nation to stand toe to toe with an oppressor either foreign or domestic; and announce, “As for me and my family my right to bear arms will not be abridged nor shall it be stolen!”
This day is your way of demonstrating that constitutional gun rights do matter. This is your opportunity to stand up and acknowledge that a nation that fought a War of Independence to be free from tyranny of an imperial elite will not bow on bended knee to a 21st century version of that now residing in the White House. January 19th is the nation’s day to go to your local gun range, gun store or gun show and bring your American Flag and a ‘Hands off my Guns’ sign to show your support!
In fact, according to a national Fox News poll released Friday, January 18th, 71 percent do not think tougher laws can stop shootings like the mass killings that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut in December. “Nearly twice as many voters say there would be less violent crime if more law-abiding Americans owned guns, than if guns were banned.”
On the other hand, liberal gun control organizations have launched advertising campaign to scare parents in homes across America into accepting the tepid rationale of President Obama’s official response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Obama wants to disarm America be frightening America with edicts that do not address the reason for the mass killings.
No parent in America wants to be on the receiving end of a call from a school or receive a knock on the door from a police officer about fatal shootings at their child’s school. Yet, in the post Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings era, gun control alarmists have ratcheted up their threats on gun rights, by using the main stream media. The words of these media talking heads has been vitriolic and poison the airwaves that permeate American homes daily with lies.
Gun control measures are not new and one of the most infamous examples where this has been used as a precursor to attacking its own citizens was done by Adolph Hitler and his Nazi government, five years after being in power. Sound familiar.
In 1938, the Nazi Party enhanced the Weapons Law and enacted handgun control. Firearms ownership was restricted to Nazi party members and other "reliable" people. Later that year, the government barred all Jews from owning any weapons or seeking weapons from businesses that sold them.
Only hope we find GOD again before it is too late ! !
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc., I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about.. And we said okay.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
By Oscar Y. Harward
Based on our Second Amendment freedoms, it should be ‘unconstitutional’ for law-abiding citizen(s) be required in any state to complete any government form(s), other than a ‘legally valid’ Photo Identification (ID), prior to purchasing any hunting rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
An ‘instant’ National Instant Criminal Background Check System investigation should and would immediately ‘qualify or deny’ each individual’s right to purchase a hunting rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
Use of a hunting rifle, shotgun, a pistol, etc., was addressed by our Founding Fathers only as “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”.
Many left-wing elected and appointed officials, and other activists who yearn in abolishing the Second Amendment often refer to these armaments only as hunting guns; rifles, shotguns, and/or pistols, but their characteristic descriptions are not metaphors from our Founding Fathers.
The ‘right of the people to keep and bear Arms’ discussions were referenced by our Founding Fathers only as a form of protection for individuals, their families, and a protection ‘from’ a lawless and mutinous government.
Any and all ‘elected and/or appointed’ government officials, who require, create, and/or command a recorded public record of purchasing, owning, and/or possession of a weapon, as defined, are themselves the ‘lawless’ in creating and recording additional illegal and unconstitutional freedoms, legislations, and/or regulations.
Well, John Boehner took time out from his latest sob-fest to come out with promises that he is going to “do things differently now”, he “has learned his lesson”. We are hearing to same old tired rhetoric we heard before the 2010 mid-term elections. Didn’t he come into the Speaker’s chair promising to “drain the swamp”, to use Nancy Pelosi’s famous lie? Didn’t Boehner say that Republicans have “learned our lessons” and would “do things differently if given a chance”, uh, as in 3 years ago? So, in 2009/2010 they had learned their lessons and now in 2013 they have learned their lessons? Which lessons have they learned this time or is this just more of the same tired old B S coming from the royalty in Washington D.C.? To quote the late great Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, this is just more “Bovine Scatology”.
Read More:
http://www.conservativedailynews.com/2013/01/john-boehner-ive-learned-my-lesson-really/
Subject: 2-2-2013
In the coming New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union
address will occur on the same day.
This is an ironic juxtaposition of events.
One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant
creature of little intelligence for prognostication.!!!
The other involves a groundhog!!!!!!!!!!
Recent events prove beyond reasonable doubt that members of the institutionalized "progressive" left are more than enthusiastic about attacking guns and gun owners. True to their Alinsky roots, they are ready, willing and eager to demonize gun owners and Second Amendment proponents by disparagingly using the term "gun lobby" to describe them. It is no secret that they are openly hostile to the Constitutionally protected Right of Americans to keep and bear arms.
They are also primed and ready when it comes to attacking Capitalism. "progressives" persistently promote the notions that guns kill people and that Capitalism is inherently greedy and corrupt.
By applying this illogic to other situations, it would be required to conclude that computers keyboards are responsible for misspelled words and silverware causes obesity in America.
It would be quite entertaining to hear a "progressive" attempt to relay, in minute detail, the sequence of events on that monumental day when an unattended gun jumped up all by itself and shot an innocent child.
It would be equally fascinating to hear a "progressive" convey exactly how an economic system, without the benefit of human involvement, engaged in illicit price gouging, ponzi schemes or criminal quid quo pro transactions.
The fact of the matter is, the way a gun shoots anything is by a human being picking it up, aiming it and pulling the trigger. The problem is not the gun, it is with the killer behind the gun.
In similar fashion, the only way any economic delivery system leads to unlawful behavior is through the involvement of the criminal mind.
The answers are not found in gun control or ending Capitalism. The answer is to catch the perpetrators of the crimes and lock them away from society.
http://mjfellright.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/illogical-extremism-of-the-left/
http://blackroberegimentpastor.blogspot.com/2013/01/do-you-know-difference-between-justice.html
“ Do You Know The Difference Between Justice And Vengeance ?, You Better !”
image via amazon.com
“ Do You Know The Difference Between Justice And Vengeance ?, You Better !”
Because of the rapidly increasing hostility towards the U.S Constitution and actions of physical assaults towards fellow American citizens by those who hold authority in and through our governments, We know hear more than echos and in plan of stopping practically every action conceivable stopping such illegal abuses of our God given and Natural Rights. Now, there is nothing wrong with voicing one's opinion when it comes to expressing one's view regarding removal of evil and those who break such God given and Natural Rights. However, lack of knowledge and or allowing emotions to rule our words and actions can be quite problematic.
The worst thing we can do as a people, and as a nation is to allow such things as chaos and anarchy to enter in when there is already evil festering. What I mean is, that we should not allow anyone to remove evil in any such fashion as they feel appropriate. We are a nation of laws and have a Constitution in which we can clearly see works for us. IF we are willing to follow the Constitution of the USA, and as God has ordained, we may have our nation back. Let me say this; just because there are many current government officials, government employees(in all three branches of govt.) or those who have influence over our government through receivership of government loans, grants and the like, does not mean we can just take “the law” into our own hands. As my father taught me at a very young age; “Two wrongs don't make a right.”
As many(not all) of our American Founding Fathers were Bible believing Christians, they knew right where to get not only their source of personal strength, insight but as well, also for the very foundation of our United States Constitution(http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_zoom_1.html) and laws of the land. We need to pay close attention to what our Founding Father's laid out for us as it's original intent for “We The People.” What the Father's of our nation found, was that as I expressed earlier in this article; that we should not be a people engaged in chaos, anarchy and I also will mention here that we should not also be a people not engaged in evil acts on any level. In fact, “We The People” separated from King George III of England in 1776 because of his(their) tyrannical, oppressive and evil actions. I get a “kick” out of so called “christians”(note the lower case letter “c”) today who say that our American Fore Fathers were “rebellious” and we never should have rebelled against King George the 3rd. Many of these so called “christians” today are the same one's cowering in their church pews and behind their pulpits calling their “sheep” to only pray and or just lay there or to do nothing about removal of evil. We all know(well, at least we all should know, there are the willfully ignorant out there unfortunately) that the attitude of these “christians” are quite unscriptual and show themselves to be quite cowardly and opposite of what the Christian Bible has called all of us to be.
Now, keeping with the theme and title of this article, we must know the difference between what is vengeance and what is justice. For sure, God is interested in justice and He is also interested in vengeance. For His people however, vengeance is something in totally avoiding and not in taking part in. We can plainly see that in Romans 12:19, the Word says that vengeance is God's business, not ours. Vengeance involves chaos, it involves anarchy and if partook in, would make anyone of us just as guilty as the person who acted against the U.S. Constitution as well. We can clearly see what vengeance looks like in our nation; Remember the riots in L.A. When Rodney King was beaten by the mostly Caucasian police ?(http://youtu.be/0NCgxIljvTQ) The actions of those who were supposedly in support of a victim, went and looted stores, stealing items, burned down minority owned businesses and cost billions of dollars in damages. Now those actions were acts of vengeance and is nothing but acts also of chaos and anarchism. This is also vengeance in it's purist form... there was no gathering for justice for Rodney King, only actions to get something for free and hurt any innocent bystander who was unfortunately in the way of those participating in acts of the “vengeance for Rodney King.”. The source of Rodney King's Constitutional rights were not attacked during much and mostly during those riots, but instead, many innocent people, businesses and others were instead destroyed. Indeed this is exactly why God says not to take vengeance.
God has His perfect ways... He has given us a clear path utilizing a document with the Christian Bible at it's foundation. Again; the U.S Constitution is our guide. God says it many times in the Bible about His caring about justice. Just one of many Bible Scriptures quoted here... In Isaiah 1:17, God Himself declares; “ Learn to do right ! Seek Justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” I don't see how much clearer it can be what we are to do as far we as a nation must seek and gain righteous justice. There are clear ways that our nation has set up laws to provide for justice and if those that are supposed to provide justice for us fail at doing their job, they must be removed. God demands it, He demands justice. God however is a God of “order, not confusion, He is a god of peace...” 1 Corinthians 14:33
Were you aware that even the Bible believing church is supposed to have it's own built in justice system outside the pagan's ? Indeed, We as Christians are warned in the Bible not to sue one-another as well. To my knowledge, there is not one bible believing church that sets up it's own court with biblical justice being dispensed. This is not only sad, this is unscriptual. Our Founding Father's built our nation's foundational laws as such upon Biblical principles(http://darashpress.com/articles/biblical-standards-choosing-civil-magistrates) and we as a people have gone astray by allowing evil to settle in rather than the rule of law. Evil men and women this day “rule the roost.” One can not define evil other than what it is. No matter what talking heads will say on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS FOX News or the like. Evil is evil and that is what we have in current form of leadership in government and as well, many in the hearts of people in our nation today. If what I was declaring was not true, this nation would not be suffering(at it's own device and making) the murderous tirades or “mad men” as of late.
In our nation, our leaders(in all three branches of government and on every level) who partake in evil are currently allowed to go unchecked and continue in their damage upon all of us. For sure there are those who may be planning some sort of maneuver or plan to remove them but let me ask this important question of them... is what you are planning vengeance or is it justice based? We have a Constitution whereby men may be appointed to Grand Jury's, laws allowing men that may be hired as law enforcement, jailers outside of corrupt institutions and persons and the like. Why would anyone allow more chaos in our nation by partaking in an action(vengeance) that would perhaps feel good for the moment but in the end, allow more evil and bring to our nation more chaos and possibly anarchy in the end all of our destruction ?
For sure God has a plan. His plan for America and every nation is for good. Indeed and once again, I acknowledge that all evil must be removed(http://blackroberegimentpastor.blogspot.com/2012/06/are-you-spitting-in-jesus-face-refusal.html). However, let us not do so with vengeance on our lips, hearts or ways, for that is God's job. Instead, let us remove evil in an orderly, Godly-lawfully fashion. In so that we may see God's hand in bringing restoration to our land and not in it's further destruction, which is the current course in which we are headed.
Remember, God has a plan !
Rev. Paul P. Waldmiller~ Black Robe Regiment Pastor
So, what can we do? Well, I think we can eliminate impeachment as a realistic remedy.
Bear in mind that impeachment (indictment) is a political--not a legal--process. A majority in the House of Representatives can impeach, but 2/3 of the Senate is required to convict and remove a sitting President. And because it is such an onerous and highly politicized process, only two Chief Executives, Andrew Johnson and William Clinton, have ever been impeached, though, significantly, neither of them was convicted and removed from office.
Given the Progressive contagion which has swept DC, both on the left and the right, the chances of successfully applying this two-step process is, therefore, very, very remote. As things now stand, it appears only a flagrant act of presidential treason or murder would persuade the House and Senate to respectively impeach and remove Obama. (Readers may refer to my Opinerlog post entitled "Obama: Is Impeachment a Viable Option?" for a fuller discussion of this process.)
Briefly, despite deliberate and all too often successful political attempts over the years to manipulate the meaning of "high crimes and misdemeanors", objective research manifestly renders Obama both impeachable and removable. Why? We must remember that "high crimes and misdemeanors" aren't limited to murder and treason. In fact, our Founders considered mal-administration, breach of public trust, abuse of power, negligence and, yes, even immoral behavior, among others, as impeachable offenses.
In essence, an impeachable offense is not necessarily an indictable offense and an indictable offense is not necessarily an impeachable offense. Simply put, an impeachable offense is WHATEVER public opinion and, in turn, Congress may say it is at any given time.
That said, I refer you to Canada Free Press (link below) which has fairly creditably kept track of Obama's impeachable offenses--50, so far. As of today, we may be able to add several others, among those being Benghazigate (selling arms to Islamists) and committing US military assets to Libya without Congressional approval. Thus, while this list is hardly exhaustive, it fdoes airly highlight some of the more egregious offenses so far committed by this imperial president. In their totality, these offenses are breathtaking in scope and seriousness. But, again, ONLY if the House indicts, and ONLY if the Senate convicts can this or any other offensive Chief Magistrate be indicted, convicted and removed.
In my opinion, Obama is, hands-down, the most impeachable chief executive in our nation's history. And because he is constitutionally ineligible for re-election in 2016--this despite an odious proposal by Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY 15th), member of both the Progressive Congressional Caucus and the Democratic Socialists of America, to eliminate presidential term limits--short of impeachment & conviction, incapacity or death we have only our God-given natural & constitutional rights of resistance, i.e. civil disobedience, nullification, secession, and rebelllion, to shield us from Obama's brazen utopian transformation of this union and our precipitous slide into economic oblivion.
So, yes, folks, the remedy is now squarely on our shoulders and on the shoulders of our States to appropriately resist. We can rely on nothing else,, nor should we. Wishful thinking, benign neglect, blind faith, and prayers alone won't turn the tide and save this tattered Republic. And with both our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights under relentless attack, now more than ever patriots need to be solidly united, fearless and determined.
Are our States up to it? Are we up to it? That remains to be seen.
Going forward, let our Founders' counsel and the Constitution be our guide.
Going forward, let our Founders' counsel and the Constitution be our guide.
Don't Raise Debt Ceiling Without Balancing Budget - AMAC Asking us to SIGN Whitehouse Petition by Feb 14, 2013
http://amac.us/ - The Voice of Americans 50+ 1-888-262-2006
TO REACH GOAL OF 25,000 by FEBRUARY 14, 2013, NEED 19,268 more Signatures,
TOTAL SIGNATURES ON THIS PETITION 5,732
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
In exchange for raising the debt ceiling one more time, the Obama administration must agree to a 2% across the board budget cut for 2014, based on 2013 spending levels.
Each Department Secretary will be responsible for making their respective budget cuts that will be subject to Congressional approval.
Created: Jan 15, 2013
Issues: Budget and Taxes
Go to White House link http://wh.gov/E98b and sign up for an account or:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/debt-ceiling-and-budget-cuts/cg3j70hB
I translated the Obama Executive Orders into “peasant language”. The Obama version is listed, with the truth following:
- Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
Insure that every agency has every bit of information on everyone in the nation so nothing slips through our fingers, er through the cracks. “Sieg Heil!!!”.
Read More:
GUN CONTROL, IS NOT IT ! WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIKE !!!!!!
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
received this today...
Media Quiet About San Antonio Theater Shooting
Sunday, December 16, 2012
cid:_2_08EEDE5008EEDBE400475CCD87257AF6
On Sunday December 16, 2012, 2 days after the CT shooting, a man went to a
restaurant in San Antonio to kill his ex-girlfriend. After he shot her, most
of the people in the restaurant fled next door to a theater. The gunman
followed them and entered the theater so he could shoot more people. He
started shooting and people in the theater started running and screaming.
It's like the Aurora, CO theater story plus a restaurant!
Now aren't you wondering why this isn't a lead story in the national media
along with the school shooting?
There was an off duty county deputy at the theater. SHE pulled out her gun
and shot the man 4 times before he had a chance to kill anyone. So since
this story makes the point that the best thing to stop a bad person with a
gun is a good person with a gun, the media is treating it like it never
happened.
Only the local media covered it. The city is giving her a medal next week.
Just thought you'd like to know.
Source:
<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Two-wounded-in-theater-
shooting-4122668.php#ixzz2GOP72zBX>
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Two-wounded-in-theater-s
hooting-4122668.php#ixzz2GOP72zBX
Calling All Patriots!
I wrote Bill Nelson (FL) a while back expressing my concern about F-16s and Tanks going to the "Muslim Brotherhood" run Egypt at the tax payer's expense. I got a response and it is below. Please feel free to TWEET the S.O.B and let him know what you think about his spineless Obama Lap-dance
- at @SenBillNelson
------------------------------------------------
Please do not reply to this e-mail. If you need to send another message to Senator Nelson, please use the form on his Web site: http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm#email
Dear Mr. Batten:
Thank you for writing me about the sale of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Egypt.
The deal to transfer 20 F-16 jets was signed two years ago, before President Morsi was elected. The jets are part an annual assistance package to Egypt, in support of the 1979 Camp David Accords with Israel. The continued observance of these accords helps protect Israel, and helps maintain the broad, strategic partnership that we have had with Egypt during the last thirty years.
Please know that I share your concern about recent developments in Egypt. As the Morsi government continues to take shape, and as we re-evaluate U.S. policy, sanctioned repression cannot not be tolerated. This is why I cosponsored S. Res. 44, which supports democracy and the peaceful transition to a representative government in Egypt. The resolution articulates my concern about organizations that espouse extremist ideology, including the Muslim Brotherhood, and underscores the vital importance of the Egyptian government honoring the peace treaty with Israel.
I appreciate your correspondence on this important issue. You can be assured that I will continue to closely monitor new developments in Egypt.
Sincerely,
Bill Nelson
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Obama uses Executive Orders to Strip Gun Owners of
legal Constitutional Gun Weapons Rights
Where do you draw the line in the sand in defense of your life, your family and your community? What happens when the President of the United States, determines that it is illegal for you to use the very guns which are constitutionally protected because he issues an executive order against ownership? What alternative are you left with, and who can you turn to?
Your weapons which are constitutionally protected may need a local sheriff who will stand against the federal tidal wave of unconstitutional White House directives to protect gun rights!
States and local sheriffs in several jurisdictions are leading a resurgent awakening in the nation in protecting the gun rights of citizens from being quashed by federal edicts. In fact, some of these states which are considering legislation to criminalize efforts of federal employees that attempt to enforce gun control executive orders. Some of these states considering legislation action include Alabama, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming, among others.
Reaction to the proposed legislative edicts by President Obama for a reinstated sticker assault-weapons ban and a 10-round limit on magazines is raising concerns by local law enforcement officials. According to CNS News, Oregon, Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller has already told Vice President Biden in a letter, that he will not enforce any recommended gun laws he deemed unconstitutional.
Another sheriff has joined the growing effort to prevent the assault on legal law abiding citizen’s Second Amendment rights in the state of Kentucky. According to Breitbart, Sheriff Denny Peyman of Jackson County, Kentucky stated recently, “My office will not comply with any federal action which violates the United States Constitution or the Kentucky Constitution which I swore uphold."
A state legislative leader in Texas is tackling this gun control overreach by the Obama administration and gun control advocates. Rep. Steve Toth (R) is planning legislative action to make it illegal for the state of Texas to enforce any federal laws that restrict the constitutional rights of its citizens to own semi-automatic firearms or the size of gun magazines.
Is this not the legal obligation of all local sheriffs and state legislative officials to uphold the dictates of the U.S. Constitution as well as their own state constitution? Is this not their oath of office? In fact, it makes perfect sense that every county, parish and borough in America has a sheriff or law enforcement officials who has taken such an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
I've got a very good idea; let's make sure every time we vote, we vote for a Democrat. They are so very trustworthy, above board and honest with the voters who pay their salaries. Especially, in passing legislation.
One good example is the Governor of New York State; Andrew Cuomo. Jan. 14, 2013 the New York State Senate passed gun control legislation with almost no mention that any legislation was in the works. Gov. Cuomo says even gun confiscation is possible. There is only one reason I know why votes are conducted at night. Those in power are trying to sneak past us laws they know or believe we'll oppose. If I got caught doing something behind my employer's back, I'd get fired.
This is the same Andrew Cuomo who said little or nothing about his support for same sex marriage during his gubernatorial campaign. The next thing you know, it was passed. I don't recall any debate or a poll taken. Maybe that is because he knew if there was a popular vote, the measure would have been defeated. A popular vote on the gay marriage was taken in 31 states. Gay marriage lost in every one of those states. In the 10 states (Mass.,Conn.,Iowa, VT., N.H.,MD., N.Y. D.C., WA., Maine,) where gay marriage is legal, eight of those states they have Democrats as governors. Those eight states passed gay marriage by legislation or court order. Not, by popular vote.The remaining two states (Maine and Maryland) passed it by popular vote.That means in 80% of the states where same sex marriage is legal the politicians and judges which we've empowered and who's salaries we pay, just decided to ignore the will of the people. Therefore if Cuomo had put it to the people he risked about a 92% chance that we'd have voted it down.
Face it! If you think voters are still are in charge, of federal or state governments, when is concerns guns, gay marriage or how much of our money is taxed away from us, you need to wake up. Can you name for me the last time the voters threw out a politician for going against the will of the people? Neither can I.
Rodney Heard
Peekskill, NY
P.S. Jan. 15, 2013. The new gun law passed the N.Y. State Legislature. Which now restricts ammunition in the gun to be reduced to 7 rounds maximum. Anyone owning a magazine more than 7 rounds is now a misdemeanor offender and required to sell that magazine. The fact that I spent 20 years as a N.Y. City Police Officer doesn't matter; that means me too. The Governor just took millions of New yorkers who pay his salary and made them criminals with a stroke of his pen. During discussion about this bill it is my understanding that the Governor asked if it would be possible to have N.Y. State Troopers go door to door confiscating guns. This guy is an attorney and former prosecutor. Has he even read the Constitution? Every citizen needs to walk up to his public official,look him in the eye and shout "I DON'T WORK FOR YOU. YOU WORK FOR ME". Or better yet. Let's vote for more Democrats.
