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Is Beck Confused or Devisive?

by Libertys Army on February 22, 2010 · 3 comments

in Constitution, Revolution 2.0, Saving Our Country, Videos

Some Conservatives claim that Beck is confused and that he is dividing the Republican party.

If questioning the Federal government does not make one less patriotic, then why does questioning the Republican party make one less conservative or even divisive?

Only a loyal friend will point out when you are doing something against you’re own core values. You may not like your friend very much at the moment that he/she calls you out; however, if you are true to your core values, you will thank your friend later.

A patriot is true to the Constitution. The Constitution contains our core values. Let’s remember this and work together to take our country back.

Beck’s criticism of some Republicans does not make him divisive at all. In fact, it demonstrates his patriotism and loyalty to conservatism.

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Tea Party Movement: 02/09/2010

by Libertys Army on February 9, 2010 · 0 comments

in Freedom, News, Revolution 2.0, Saving Our Country, Tea Party, The Constitution

Populist Constitutionalism and the Tea Party

Written By: Larrey Anderson

The Tea Party is a unique populist movement and moment in American history. There is no charismatic leader of the party. The Tea Party has more grassroots movers, shakers, and members than any other populist movement ever seen in our country. So what makes it so different from previous populist political factions?

“Populism” is a vague political concept. There have been populist (and wannabe populist) political movements on the left, on the right, and even in the middle (wherever that is) in the history of American politics. None of the movements were particularly successful — and many of them were outright scams.
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So what makes the Tea Party different? I have attended several local Tea Party gatherings (and addressed a couple of them). There is one document that is ubiquitous at these events: the Constitution for the United States of America[iii]. People hand out copies of the Constitution like hors d’oeuvres that are served at…a de rigueur tea party.

At one Tea Party, I helped a women lug a couple of cardboard boxes filled with pocket-sized copies of the Constitution into the hotel conference room. We sat the boxes on a folding table next to the dais for the speakers. “I only bought a thousand copies. You think that will be enough?” she asked me.

I smiled. “Enough for today…” I started to reply.

“Excuse me,” a man interrupted us. He carried another box full of copies of the Constitution and set his box on the table next to her two boxes. He opened his box and began handing out the Constitution to the people who were filing into the meeting room. “Plenty,” I told the woman, and we laughed.

“Populist constitutionalism” — that’s what the Tea Party is all about. Love and respect for the Constitution is driving the movement. Sharing the document, and then discussing its meaning, purpose, and ideas — that is the process that is taking place as a result of this love and respect.

This discussion is what America needs right now. The Constitution (and a real federal government) contains the set of principles that can unite all Americans (with the possible exception of the most radical of those on the left, who want to see some kind of socialist central state).
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Anti-Tea Party Web Site Part of Scheme to Funnel Funds

Written By: Joseph Abrams

A new Web site targeting the tea parties is a part of a complex network of money flowing from the mountainous coffers of the country’s biggest labor unions and trickling slowly into political slush funds for Democratic activists.

A seemingly grassroots organization that’s mounted an online campaign to counter the tea party movement is actually the front end of an elaborate scheme that funnels funds — including sizable labor union contributions — through the offices of a prominent Democratic party lawyer.

A Web site popped up in January dedicated to preventing the tea party’s “radical” and “dangerous” ideas from “gaining legislative traction,” targeting GOP candidates in Illinois for the firing squad.

“This movement is a fad,” proclaims TheTeaPartyIsOver.org, which was established by the American Public Policy Center (APPC), a D.C.-based campaign shop that few people have ever heard of.

But a close look reveals the APPC’s place in a complex network of money flowing from the mountainous coffers of the country’s biggest labor unions into political slush funds for Democratic activists.

Here’s how it works: What appears like a local groundswell is in fact the creation of two men — Craig Varoga and George Rakis, Democratic Party strategists who have set up a number of so-called 527 groups, the non-profit election organizations that hammer on contentious issues (think Swift Boats, for example).

Varoga and Rakis keep a central mailing address in Washington, pulling in soft money contributions from unions and other well-padded sources to engage in what amounts to a legal laundering system. The money — tens of millions of dollars — gets circulated around to different states by the 527s, which pay for TV ads, Internet campaigns and lobbyist salaries, all while keeping the hands of the unions clean — for the most part.

The system helps hide the true sources of funding, giving the appearance of locally bred opposition in states from Oklahoma to New Jersey, or in the case of the Tea Party Web site, in Illinois.

And this whitewash is entirely legal, say election law experts, who told FoxNews.com that this arrangement more or less the norm in Washington.

“It’s not illegal but it is, I think, dishonest on the part of the organizations,” said Paul Ryan, a legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center. “And there’s a reason they do it: they know voters don’t like outsiders coming in to sway the vote.”

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Are Members of Congress Forgetting their Oath to “Support and Defend the Constitution”?

by Libertys Army on December 14, 2009 · 0 comments

in Big Government, Constitution

Are members of Congress forgetting their oath to “support and defend the Constitution”? Sen. Hatch weighs in.

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Alan Gura on the Second Amendment

by Libertys Army on September 30, 2009 · 0 comments

in Second Amendment

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Retaking Congress 2010, Dream or Commitment?

by Doug on September 27, 2009 · 2 comments

in Action, Cowardice, Hope for America, Politics, Saving Our Country, States' Rights, The Constitution

If conservatives are serious about retaking congress in 2010, we had better ACT quickly and effectively. This will happen only if we find a way to unite in action, and do it fast.

True, “We The People” are all stirred up, angry and frightened.  This seems to be the ideal time to make our voices heard.  However, we all seem to march to the beat of our own drum.  Our voices sound more like a cacophony of a million rusty hinged doors of junkyard cars closing independently in a random rhythm, than the precise chord of a disciplined, harmonious choir with everyone doing their part.

Too many of us are depending on a national political party to save our country in the 2010 elections.  In many cases it is the Republican party being relied upon.  This is the same party whose arrogance and lack of clear values got us into this mess in the first place. Others depend upon the Libertarian Party or the Independent Party.

I am sorry but this gives me NO comfort.  This WILL NOT get the job done!

For the most part political parties are run by political hacks with personal agendas and ulterior motives that are not necessarily in line with the needs of our country.  This is evidenced best by the Republican party’s nomination of Bob Dole in 1996 and John McCain in 2008 because “it was their turn”.  As a result of the Dole nomination we enjoyed a second four years of Bill Clinton, with the accompanying scandals, impeachment hearings and serious damage to the Office of the Presidency itself.

The McCain nomination has given us the disastrous past nine months of Barack Obama (with only 39 more to go). The GOP made the decisions to back Dole and McCain based upon some obscure political protocol that gave no thought to who could really win or who would actually be best for the country.

We cannot delegate the fate of the United States of America to any one political party.  Like it or not, the fate of our beloved country lies in the hands of “We The People”,  just as it did in the time of the American Revolution.  This is not the time for patriots to hide themselves in complacency.  Either we unite and sing together in a single harmonious chorus or our liberty perishes.  It really is as simple as that.

The 2010 elections are just over one year from now.  We should ALREADY have a united strategy!  We should already have chosen target house and senate seats where we have a realistic chance to replace treacherous, self serving incumbents with true lovers of the USA, its constitution and liberties.  We should have already vetted and chosen candidates to unite behind for each of those seats.

We must discard political boundaries, for who is elected in North Carolina is just as important to someone living  in Texas as the representative sent to Washington from the home district.

We must discard political stereotypes and political labels.  There are clear thinking, courageous patriots in the GOP, the Libertarian Party, The Independent Party and yes, in the Democratic Party as well.

We must put on hold personal political ideologies that divide us and focus on the things we all agree upon.  In some cases we will feel so strongly about these issues that it will actually be painful to set them aside, even temporarily.

We must forget about selfish territorial interests and “pork” we can argue about that later.  We must forget about political debts and focus on saving the country.  We must be willing to think outside the box and elect people who are not insiders and have no political experience.

What is critical at this point is saving the United States of America and our Constitution.  We need to focus on that issue!  I believe our agenda must be very simple:  We must re-enthrone our constitution and redefine the role and size of our federal government.  We must put that federal government firmly back in the place in which our founders created it.  It must return to the role of servant of the people and the sovereign states, NOT the master.

We are going to have to dig deep into our pockets at a time when we can ill afford it.  We must financially support candidates across the USA.

This raises some basic questions:

How do we organize? Does the organization already exist that we can fall in with and trust to put aside the politics and help us vet the candidates?  One that we can trust to use our hard earned money wisely?  One that we can trust to resist temptation for personal gain and private agendas and pursue the fully disclosed and agreed upon agenda of “We The People”?

If this organization does not currently exist how on earth do we create one quickly and soundly enough to get the job done in 2010?

If you care about this country, We would like to have your suggestions.  Tell us which existing organizations we might be able to trust to pursue our agenda of re-enthroning our constitution and redefining the role and size of the federal government.

I suspect there is no single organization that conservatives will agree can be entrusted with this mission.  If that is the case, then I suggest that the following approach be adopted:

Establish a  volunteer governing board of proven conservative patriots who have NO connection to either The Trilateral Commission, The Council on Foreign Relations or the Bilderberg Group.

I suggest that the first three board members be organized from among clear thinking and influential conservatives at least two of which are NOT Washington “insiders”;  people like Thomas Sowell and Glenn Beck.  The third member might be a proven conservative elected official such as Michele Bachmann or Jason Chaffetz. The first three members will then choose an additional four to six members, consulting with conservative organizations such as The Heritage Foundation, The Cato institute, etc.

This board of Trustees would

  • Recruit volunteer staff
  • Hire staff with specific expertise as necessary
  • Develop overall project strategy
  • Target specific house and senate seats
  • Vet candidates to back
  • Oversee the raising and allocation of campaign funds

There is not a lot of time for those of us who love the America we inherited from our founders to act to take our country back.  Please give us your feedback and suggestions.  If patriots lack the passion and commitment  to step forward and join the debate, the fight is lost already, before we begin.

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Is There No Bottom to This Pit of Lies and Corruption?

by Doug on September 23, 2009 · 0 comments

in Barak Obama, Cowardice, Obama Administration, Official Lies, Politics, Socialism, The Constitution

politicalmavens.com published an article entitled “Dems will stoop to any depth to tar Obama critics”  By Mark Davis

In the article, the author brilliantly illuminates the pusillanimous effrontery of the slanderous attacks by leftist politicians, commentators and media on critics of the policies of the Obama administration. Mr. Davis skillfully develops the theme voiced by Thomas Jefferson when he said, “Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.”

…sometimes losing in the political arena brings out the lowest depths of behavior. This sad fact is on display now in the form of the slanderous mischaracterization of President Barack Obama’s critics.

Even before his election, there was speculation of how much negative reaction there might be to his ascendancy – and how much might be based on bigotry. Fair enough. It remains an intriguing question: What effect will a black president have on racism, and what effect will racism have on a black president?

But as soon as the Obama agenda met opposition, presumptions arose about racist motives.

Let’s stipulate that among Obama’s detractors are some folks who just don’t like black people. That’s self-evident. But it is a reckless leap to assert that his skin color is a major driving force behind the political challenges he faces.

I first heard this from black scholars and activists with an obvious agenda of painting America as far more racist than it is. ~~~

Guilt-ridden whites on the left soon joined the chorus, realizing this was a handy device to discredit conservatism as racially tinged.

When the president’s health care plan met strong opposition from town halls to tea parties, its advocates stooped first to insulting denial, asserting that the outpouring was not mainstream passion but some peculiar product of fringe paranoia. And that was only the beginning.

As it became clear that the number of Americans objecting not just to Obamacare but to other Democratic big-government urges was growing, guardians of that agenda brought out the big guns: It’s because he’s black.

The falseness of this ploy is exceeded only by its gutlessness. The last debate tactic of the scoundrel is to falsely wave off the opponent as unworthy of engagement. Tar the opposition as racists, and they don’t even deserve a place at the table of rational debate.

Jimmy Carter famously gave in to that temptation, joined by pundits like Maureen Dowd of The New York Times, who invented from thin air a racial motive for Rep. Joe Wilson’s infamous outburst as she sought to dismiss anti-Obama sentiment as bigotry-driven.

Anyone stupid enough to buy that argument is saddled with the belief that the Americans who have recoiled from the notions of socialized medicine, government-run banks and auto companies and trillion-dollar debt would have embraced such outrages if only they had come from a white president.

In a nation where black America loves Ted Kennedy and white conservatives love Clarence Thomas, it has long been clear that politics dwarfed race long ago.

Perhaps sensing that the race-baiting was not succeeding, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now seeks to ramp up the calumny with her forlorn recollections of the 1978 killings of Harvey Milk and George Moscone in San Francisco, seeing a similarly murderous flavor in the tone of opposition to Obama.

Shame on her and anyone engaging in this contemptible behavior. Whether it is exaggerating the prevalence of racism to explain the president’s troubles or using a few admittedly unhinged critics to smear the opposition as assassins-in-waiting, these are the tactics of desperate souls.

It’s curious, considering the one-party rule they currently enjoy. Even when these people are on top, nothing is beneath them.

It is very disorienting to discover that our government cannot be trusted.  I have, in times past, questioned the competency of our government, but never its intentions or motives.  It has become apparent that we are now governed by politicians who cannot be trusted to adhere to their oaths, and who share dark agendas that violate our Constitution and threaten our liberties.  Our country is now in the hands of those with no respect for the values upon  which it was founded and made us the greatest nation on the planet earth.  This realization, not the color of Mr. Obama’s skin, is what motivates the widespread dissent from the policies of this administration.

Please read Mr. Davis’ entire article at:
Dems will stoop to any depth to tar Obama critic

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Profoundly Immoral

by Doug on September 1, 2009 · 0 comments

in Barak Obama, Big Government, Broken Promises, Freedom, Government, Liberty, Obama Administration, Official Lies, Saving Our Country

jewishworldreview.com published this article by Thomas Sowell under the title “Suicide of the West?” In it, the author quotes Russian Author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, “The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles.”

He then explores how the Obama administration “epitomizes the ‘concessions and smiles’ approach to countries that are our implacable enemies.” He makes some great but frightening points:

Britain’s release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi — the Libyan terrorist whose bomb blew up a plane over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people — is galling enough in itself. But it is even more profoundly troubling as a sign of a larger mood that has been growing in the Western democracies in our time.

In ways large and small, domestically and internationally, the West is surrendering on the installment plan to Islamic extremists.

The late Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn put his finger on the problem when he said: “The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles.”

He wrote this long before Barack Obama became President of the United States. But this administration epitomizes the “concessions and smiles” approach to countries that are our implacable enemies.

Western Europe has gone down that path before us but we now seem to be trying to catch up.

Still, the release of a mass-murdering terrorist, who went home to a hero’s welcome in Libya, shows that President Obama is not the only one who wants to move away from the idea of a “war on terror” — as if that will stop the terrorists’ war on us.

The ostensible reason for releasing al-Megrahi was compassion for a man terminally ill. It is ironic that this was said in Scotland, for exactly 250 years ago another Scotsman — Adam Smith — said, “Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.”

That lesson seems to have been forgotten in America as well, where so many people seem to have been far more concerned about whether we have been nice enough to the mass-murdering terrorists in our custody than those critics have ever been about the innocent people beheaded or blown up by the terrorists themselves.

Tragically, those with this strange inversion of values include the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder. Although President Obama has said that he does not want to revisit the past, this is only the latest example of how his administration’s actions are the direct opposite of his lofty words.

It is not just a question of looking backward. The decision to second-guess CIA agents who extracted information to save American lives is even worse when you look forward.

Years from now, long after Barack Obama is gone, CIA agents dealing with hardened terrorists will have to worry about whether what they do to get information out of them to save American lives will make these agents themselves liable to prosecution that can destroy their careers and ruin their lives.

This is not simply an injustice to those who have tried to keep this country safe, it is a danger recklessly imposed on future Americans whose safety cannot always be guaranteed by sweet and gentle measures against hardened murderers.

Those who are pushing for legal action against CIA agents may talk about “upholding the law” but they are doing no such thing. Neither the Constitution of the United States nor the Geneva Convention gives rights to terrorists who operate outside the law.

There was a time when everybody understood this. German soldiers who put on American military uniforms, in order to infiltrate American lines during the Battle of the Bulge were simply lined up against a wall and shot — and nobody wrung their hands over it. Nor did the U.S. Army try to conceal what they had done. The executions were filmed and the film has been shown on the History Channel.

So many “rights” have been conjured up out of thin air that many people seem unaware that rights and obligations derive from explicit laws, not from politically correct pieties. If you don’t meet the terms of the Geneva Convention, then the Geneva Convention doesn’t protect you. If you are not an American citizen, then the rights guaranteed to American citizens do not apply to you.

That should be especially obvious if you are part of an international network bent on killing Americans. But bending over backward to be nice to our enemies is one of the many self-indulgences of those who engage in moral preening.

But getting other people killed so that you can feel puffed up about yourself is profoundly immoral. So is betraying the country you took an oath to protect.

That seems to describe the current administrations approach to everything from foreign policy to health care reform, to relations with Israel, to communication with the American people: “profoundly immoral”. Combine that with a pandering congress and an opposition that is afraid to stand up for what is right and call these abominations what they are, and America is in real trouble! This time, as it was the first time in 1776, and in every crises since, it is up to ordinary Americans like you and me to step up and preserve our liberties and save our Republic.

Please read this article as well as other great material at its source:
Suicide of the West?

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Warnings From the Grave

by Doug on August 27, 2009 · 1 comment

in Big Government, Freedom, Government, Hope for America, Liberty, Politics, Saving Our Country, Second Amendment, States' Rights

The men we have come to revere as our founding fathers were strong, opinionated, ordinary men. They didn’t think of themselves as heroes, yet they saw what needed to be done and did it regardless of the personal risk and sacrifice involved.

They must have wondered on many of those long lonely nights away from their lovers and their children if their sacrifices would ultimately be worth while. Surely in those lonely moments of doubt, they must have imagined the challenges, we, their posterity would face. Would we have the courage and the wisdom to face them and prevail? Would we be willing to pay the same price they did to preserve liberty for ourselves and our posterity?

They had charged ahead to the point of no return to the status quo. They had become criminals in the eyes of the lawful government of the land. They were condemned to lives as a fugitives and soldiers when they were really farmers and tradesmen.

I find their ability to imagine our future and plan for it in the constitution they adopted amazing. Clearly they saw our day and recorded warnings and encouragement for us to see at the times we would need it most.

Here then are some timely warnings from our firebrand forebearers, revolutionaries and trouble makers all. I will let them speak for themselves, warnings from the grave:

First and foremost these men feared the potential for evil that government holds. They mistrusted government in general and encouraged the same of us Government was to play a very narrow, controlled role in our nation:

George Washington:

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments

John Adams:

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.

Thomas Jefferson

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

And finally, Thomas Paine

That government is best which governs least.

They also generally mistrusted those who would step forth and seek to govern, understanding that by its nature the very power vested in government would attract the wrong kind of person.

George Washington

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

John Adams

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
Power always thinks… that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws.
Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Thomas Jefferson:

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Power is not alluring to pure minds.

There was no mistake in the minds of these men the role that the second amendment was to play in keeping us free. The purpose of an armed citizenry is to protect itself from the tyranny of its own government!

George Washington

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.

John Adams

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion… in private self-defense.

Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.

We must listen to these men and heed their warnings. The nature of men and governments is unchanging. Our founders experienced oppression, felt the chains and were determined that we never would!

Our precious liberty was fought for and purchased with the blood of men and women whose names we may never hear. And as Jefferson predicted, the tree of our liberty has been nourished with the blood of heroes and tyrants from time to time since then.

The soils of Europe, the sands of Africa the atolls of the pacific, the jungles of Asia, and now the rugged terrain and desserts of the middle east are all stained with the blood of brave Americans who stood with our founders and shouted “the liberty of my fellow countrymen and our posterity is more important than my very life!”

God help us to see clearly and honor their sacrifice. Help us to stand up to any would be tyrants that threaten our liberty and disdain our constitution. Help us to successfully crush any who would rob our children of the great legacy that has been bequeathed to them through the blood and sacrifice of patriots throughout the existence of our great land. Help us not to be the weak link that breaks this divine chain of liberty, the last great hope of the world.

What are you doing to protect your posterity and to save our country? Tell us here.

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Wolves, Bonfires, Vigilance, and Revolution

by Matt on June 18, 2009 · 4 comments

in Government, Hope for America

wolfpack2Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by people nor by any of the weapons available at that time. The only thing that seemed to frighten them was fire. Consequently, travelers who found themselves away from cities developed the common practice of building a large bonfire and keeping it burning through the night. As long as the fire burned brightly, the wolves stayed away. But if it were allowed to burn out and die, the wolves would move in for an attack. Travelers understood that building and maintaining a roaring bonfire was not just a matter of convenience or comfort; it was a matter of survival.

The founding fathers understood human nature and they especially understood the nature of man with power. In a speech at the Constitutional Convention, James Madison said, “All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.”  Joseph Smith, a 19th century pioneer religious leader, once wrote:

“We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.”


Our Apathy is at the Heart of the Problem
So how do we citizens of the United States of America protect ourselves from the wolves that govern us? First, we need to recognize that we all bear responsibility for allowing the wolves to govern us.  thomas_jeffersonThomas Jefferson said:

“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and governors would all become wolves.”

Jefferson also said, “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.”

We are a nation that enjoys prosperity and freedom.  However, we take these blessing for granted.  Many go so far as to feel entitled to them. Most of us are far removed from the day when all lives were touched by evil men.  Some spent their days fighting for freedom in the halls of government.  Many gave their lives fighting for freedom on battlegrounds.  Many fought for freedom in their homes teaching their children the true price of freedom.  Today we enjoy the freedom that was bought and paid for by great women and men.

The words of Samuel Adams should haunt every American of our generation:

“The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them samuel_adamsagainst all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men.”

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However, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us, “Freedom is not free”.

The wolves are always lurking hungrily on the fringes of our liberty, impatiently waiting for us to fall asleep and let the fires of our vigilance burn low. Anxious to lull us into what promises to be a most fateful slumber, they make hollow promises as “evidence” of their good intent. What happens when the fires burn completely out? We are consumed by the wolves and the ashes of vigilance untended become cold comfort for generations to come.

Get Informed

After we recognize the problem and our part in it, we need to realize that we can and must be part of the solution.  So, what do we do to keep the bonfires burning and the wolves at bay?

Thomas Jefferson taught us to educate ourselves, our family, and each other. He said, “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” Successful vigilance demands knowledge. As a minimum we should all read the documents that define our liberty: The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution and become familiar with how our republican form of government works. We can learn valuable lessons by studying the lives of those who led the way in our Revolution of 1776. To fulfill our duty as citizens, we must be learned enough to stoke the fires and defend our freedom.

What is your duty as a citizen?  To protect and maintain the freedom that you enjoy for future generations.  Thomas Jefferson taught that, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”  We cannot let those bonfires go out.

kennedyIn his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy said, “my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”   It is important to remember that our country is NOT our government and that our government was created by the people that it governs. In his famous Gettysburg address, Abraham Lincoln said that our government is a “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”.

Patrick Henry teaches us a very important concept about our constitution which maps out our government. He said:

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”

Discuss

As we become more informed it is then our responsibility to educate our children, and inform our family, friends and elected officials.  As informed citizens, we can be true patriots and keep our government in line.   Once again, Thomas Jefferson counseled, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

Most people feel that they can change nothing by themselves.  This is not true.  Jefferson said, “One man with courage is a majority.”  However, you’re not alone. There are many people who feel the same way that you do; people of all political persuasions.  Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals –all feel disenfranchised by their party and their government.  Most people sense that something is wrong with our government.

Meet with these folks.  Share your concerns, thoughts, and ideas with each other.  You will find that there is more that binds us than separates us.

Don’t start your discussions with issues that “divide” and remember that  disagreement is fine.  Debate is great. When dealing with stubborn people remember what these great quotes:

“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.” — Thomas Jefferson

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. — Thomas Jefferson

Be Vigilant With Elected Officials

Write your elected officials. Tell them what you think about the issues of the day. Let them know when they make mistakes or overstep their bounds. They are less likely to step out of bounds if they know that we are watching and they need to know that we are watching all the time, not just on election day.  Said Thomas Jefferson, “That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.”

Time For Revolution 2.0


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Protecting our liberties is not something that we can put off. President Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”
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Irish author Edmund Burke professed, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”



We must combine our efforts to protect our liberties and save our country for future generations.  Thomas Jefferson said,  “Every generation needs a new revolution.”

Our own Declaration of Independence declares:

“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

Our first president, George Washington seemed to have been speaking to Americans of today when he warned, “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

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Freedom Watch May 27, 2009

by Matt on May 28, 2009 · 0 comments

in Government, Videos

Judge Napolitano meets with Ron Paul, Tom Woods, Wayne Allyn Root, Peter Schiff, Sam Dodson, Michael Maresco, Shelly Roche and Mike German. Topics discussed Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, waterboarding, Patriot Act, Sam Dodson’s arrest and jail experience, and Mike’s Liberty ride across the nation.

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