Liberty

I am having a very difficult time understanding many of my “fellow Americans”.

I look around me and see the “American Way” quickly becoming something I am less than proud of. I see that corruption in our federal government has risen to extreme levels that I never thought possible.

Radicals, socialists, communists, crooks, thugs and automatons pervade the highest levels of our government.

I see a huge power shift from the people to our corrupt government.

I see Black Panther bullies given a pass for outlandish intimidation of voters at a polling place. By the way, my concern has NOTHING to do with race, it has only to do with America and our law. I wonder how Mr. Holder would have handled guys in white sheets intimidating black voters in Mississippi? (I would hope he would stow them under the jail as he should have done with the Panthers. Now I have insulted both the panthers and the clan.)

I see a health care law enacted that creates many more problems than it solves and a US Army unit training in Georgia to handle “domestic unrest” with in our own borders.

I see terrorists being called ill instead of hateful and Americans who cherish traditional American values being ridiculed and mocked.

I see presidential promises broken with a wink instead of an apology (and America winks back).

Speaking of apologies, I see POTUS apologizing to the world for everything that is good in America.

I see our government trashing our relationships with our closest allies and sucking up to those who hate us.

I see our economy being trashed and our children’s future being squandered.

I see what has been a worthless media, rising up and becoming a malignant force that seems to be bent on our destruction.

And our congress! when did it become the enemy of America?

I feel like Rip Van Winkle!

It seems that bad has become the new good and good has become outdated, uncool, and stupid. (Props to Isaiah the Hebrew prophet for warning us this would happen)

The point is, I see these things and think: Germany, circa 1936, Argentina, circa 1955 (or North Korea, circa today). Whereas, millions of my fellow citizens, see a great new hero who is leading America to its glorious destiny.

And, when I try to talk to one of these citizens who refer to themselves by the euphemism “progressives”, I begin to see how much trouble we are really in. Trying to talk to these “progressives” about our founders and the constitution or freedom and its price, is worse than trying to talk to a fence post. At least the fence post can generally be counted upon to be free from body odor and refrain from spitting on you or clubbing you to death with nonsensical sound bites and mantras.

It is more like trying to teach a pig to fly. It is a complete waste of time and it annoys the pig.

In reading this, you may conclude that I hate Mr. Obama, but that is not the case. I hate what he is doing to the America i grew up in. The one that was created and preserved by the blood and sacrifice of my ancestors. The one that I have served and struggled to pass on to my posterity.

But I do not hate Barack Obama.

I believe he is simply being himself and doing what he sincerely thinks is best for himself and those he cares about. There are no surprises with Mr. Obama. He is exactly what he seemed to be before he was elected and he is behaving exactly as he told us he would (for example: why should he prove he is ineligible for this great job when he can get a pass and keep feeding at the trough?).

When he reminded Republican law-makers that “Elections have consequences” shortly after his inauguration, he was simply setting the tone for his presidency. He brought his friends and associates with him to Washington just as Jimmy Carter (the last president whose stupidity we almost didn’t survive) did. It just so happens that rather than being a bunch of “crackers” (and I mean that in the kindest possible way. Some of my best friends are from Georgia) Obama’s cronies are a bunch of thugs, crooks and radicals (ooops, now I have insulted Chicago).

I don’t hate Barak, I just want the USA to survive him and get back on track.

And I should say this:

Our country has been off track since long before Mr. Obama bounded onto our stage. In fact, we have been the proverbial “frogs in a pot” for decades.

We have been steadily pursuing a slide down the slippery slope we started in 1962 when prayer was first banned in schools. This slide was certainly accelerated in the decade beginning in 1965 during which we sacrificed 50,000 American lives in a futile war in Vietnam for which we had no clearly defined objective and no commitment to “win” (whatever that meant to the politicians), then again in 1973 when Roe v. Wade paved the way for the legal slaughter of over 40,000,000 unborn babies so far.

I thought the slide was over when Ronald Reagan was Elected in 1980. Unfortunately, that merely just a pleasant delay, but it made me feel optimistic about our country again after the Carter fiasco…er… administration.

When you think about it, If the Obama regime serves as a wake up call to a sleeping American populace (who have been enjoying the warming water in the pot for at least five decades) before we actually boil to death, Mr. Obama could be the best thing that has happened to America in fifty years!

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Big, Bad BP? or Big, Bad Government?

by Doug on June 26, 2010 · 0 comments

in Barak Obama,Big Government,BP,Cowardice,Freedom,Obama Administration,Politics,Redistribution of Wealth,The Constitution,Uncategorized

Thomas Sowell, as usual, cuts through the political demagoguery and CYA positioning surrounding the Gulf oil spill. In a pair of articles published at http://www.JewishWorldReview.com entitled “Oil and Snake Oil” and “Degeneration of Democracy” he calls us back to reason and establishes the central issues for our consideration.

I, personally, find it interesting that through all the rhetoric and finger pointing (which reminds me of my second grade class when our very stern looking teacher steps back into the room after a brief absence and stands glaring with her arms crossed) no one has presented one iota of evidence that BP has done anything illegal. Until that happens, BP must be considered the unfortunate victim of a terrible accident. (What a concept: innocent until proven guilty!) In which case they are being crucified to help compound their misfortune and provide political currency.

The big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough in itself. But politics can make anything worse.
Let’s stop and think. Either the government knows how to stop the oil spill or they don’t. If they know how to stop it, then why have they let thousands of barrels of oil per day keep gushing out, for weeks on end? All they have to do is tell BP to step aside, while the government comes in to do it right.
If they don’t know, then what is all this political grandstanding about keeping their boot on the neck of BP, the Attorney General of the United States going down to the Gulf to threaten lawsuits— on what charges was unspecified— and President Obama showing up in his shirt sleeves?
Just what is Obama going to do in his shirt sleeves, except impress the gullible? He might as well have shown up in a tuxedo with white tie, for all the difference it makes.
This government is not about governing. It is about creating an impression. That worked on the campaign trail in 2008, but it is a disaster in the White House, where rhetoric is no substitute for reality.
If the Obama administration was for real, and trying to help get the oil spill contained as soon as possible, the last thing its Attorney General would be doing is threatening a lawsuit. A lawsuit is not going to stop the oil, and creating a distraction can only make people at BP start directing their attention toward covering themselves, instead of covering the oil well.
If and when the Attorney General finds that BP did something illegal, that will be time enough to start a lawsuit. But making a public announcement at this time accomplishes absolutely nothing substantive. It is just more political grandstanding.
This is not about oil. This is about snake oil.

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Just where in the Constitution of the United States does it say that a president has the authority to extract vast sums of money from a private enterprise and distribute it as he sees fit to whomever he deems worthy of compensation? Nowhere.
And yet that is precisely what is happening with a $20 billion fund to be provided by BP to compensate people harmed by their oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Many among the public and in the media may think that the issue is simply whether BP’s oil spill has damaged many people, who ought to be compensated. But our government is supposed to be “a government of laws and not of men.” If our laws and our institutions determine that BP ought to pay $20 billion– or $50 billion or $100 billion– then so be it.
But the Constitution says that private property is not to be confiscated by the government without “due process of law.” Technically, it has not been confiscated by Barack Obama, but that is a distinction without a difference.
With vastly expanded powers of government available at the discretion of politicians and bureaucrats, private individuals and organizations can be forced into accepting the imposition of powers that were never granted to the government by the Constitution.

If you believe that the end justifies the means, then you don’t believe in Constitutional government. And, without Constitutional government, freedom cannot endure. There will always be a “crisis”– which, as the president’s chief of staff has said, cannot be allowed to “go to waste” as an opportunity to expand the government’s power.
That power will of course not be confined to BP or to the particular period of crisis that gave rise to the use of that power, much less to the particular issues.

Please enjoy both commentaries in their entirety at:

Oil and Snake Oil

and:

Degeneration of Democracy

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Will We be Worthy of Our American Legacy or the Scorn of the Ages?

by Doug on May 30, 2010 · 1 comment

in Freedom

Ronald Reagan reminded us,

“We didn’t pass (freedom) to our children in the bloodstream~It must be fought for, protected & handed on for them to do the same”

Liberty is a stewardship, a sacred birthright from our ancestors. We are obliged to nurture and; protect it and; pass it intact to our posterity. Should this generation of Americans allow ease, ignorance, fear or ANYTHING to rob our posterity of the freedoms our ancestors sacrificed so much to pass on to us, we will deserve the scorn of the ages we will receive.

Memorial Day is a time to pause and reflect on the liberty that gives us life. A time to give thanks for our liberty and express our gratitude to those who have personally sacrificed so much to win it and protect and preserve it for us.

Mohandas Gandhi Observed:

“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?”

How does one place a value on liberty? I suppose one way that would win the approval of those who determine Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) would be to total up the cost. What has been been spent to acquire and maintain our freedoms to date?

As I contemplate this, my mind rebels at the concept. The value of the blood that has been spilled in the wars and conflicts since colonial times alone is beyond all comprehension. Add to that the lives that have been muted by grievous physical and mental injuries, the lifetimes of opportunities and happiness that were laid upon the altar of our freedoms. Think of the mothers and wives that sent their sons and husbands off to war and the overwhelming hardships they must have faced as they struggled to keep the home fires burning, the children fed,clothed and educated and the wartime economy going without the help and support of their partner. What about the lonely, tear filled nights and barren, exhausting, fright filled days? Imagine the children who spent fearful months, even years praying for daddy to return, and those who never saw their father again.

Think of the “wretched refuse” of foreign shores, the human beings in whom the hunger for freedom became so fierce that they were willing to leave all that was familiar, all those that they loved, and trade it for the great unknown as they crossed rivers and oceans and risked their very lives to reach this land of hope and freedom. If you live here, in the USA, you or someone somewhere in your ancestral past summoned the courage to sacrifice the known and take up the hardships and risks of the journey into the unknown for the hope of freedom for themselves and their posterity (that would be you).

Our country’s greatest danger is the complacency of us, its citizens. We are lost when we begin to take our freedoms for granted. This:

Allows us to believe lying politicians even after they have proven over and over that they cannot be trusted
Causes us to vote based on sound bytes and empty promises that confirm what what we wish to be true
Anesthetizes our sense of danger so that we fail to recognize erosion of our liberties
Prevents our recognition of seemingly justified growth in government power as preparation and positioning by scheming, power drunk politicians to ultimately relieve us of our freedoms
instills us with a false sense of security and well being. Like the proverbial frog-in-a-pot we enjoy the pleasant water until it is too late and we are frog soup

It is our prayer this Memorial Day, that every American will contemplate our priceless freedom and the unfathomable sacrifices of our fore bearers that make it possible. That we will treasure our liberties and refuse to take them for granted. That we will employ a healthy skepticism of all who would lead us and show zero tolerance for government increasing its power over our lives.

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How to Stop the Progress of Tyranny

by Libertys Army on October 21, 2009 · 2 comments

in Big Government,Revolution 2.0,Saving Our Country

“Those who are combined to destroy people’s liberties, practice every art to poison their morals.” – Samuel Adams

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.

A Tribute to the Constitution on Constitution Day

by Libertys Army on September 17, 2009

in Freedom,Liberty,The Constitution

Learn more about the U.S. Constitution Here:
National Center for Constitutional Studies

Can you hear us now?

by Amy on September 17, 2009 · 1 comment

in Big Government,First Amendment,Health Care,Liberty,National Debt,Revolution 2.0,Saving Our Country,Tea Party

Yep, Vaughn was exhausted, but we had set the date with Glenn Beck in March and even having nearly crossed the country twice in a day already wasn’t going to stop us now! He emptied his luggage and threw in some clean clothes being careful not to forget the Patrick Henry shirt given to him at a town hall meeting we had attended. I never really know how to prepare for trips where we fly stand-by. It could just be a trip to the airport and back, but this time we felt unusually assured that things would work out. With everything all set and grandma here, we said our prayers with the kids and confidently headed into the eye of the gathering storm.

We arrived the morning of 9/11. We picked up our rental car and drove to the hotel. It was raining and I was worried because the weather station had predicted heavy rain for the following day. We made our way thru the gloomy weather and after checking in exceptionally early (6am) without any problems (our original plan had us arriving at usual check in time) we gratefully threw ourselves on the bed and slept.

After recovering (we had to fly from Salt Lake City to California and THEN to D.C.) we decided to head in to see the sights before the big day. The rain had stopped, but it was still overcast reminding us of the solemnity of the day. Thankfully it is always exciting to pull in and drive down Constitution Avenue and see all those historic buildings, monuments and memorials. It brightens the mood to think of all the wonderful people who came here and sacrificed so much to start something so great. After finally figuring out where to park we got out to do some bi-pedal touring. It was a peaceful day and it surprised us how quiet the streets were. It was lovely to visit and we especially enjoyed the WW II monument, reading every engraved quote. But as day turned to evening we began to worry that the turn-out tomorrow would be minuscule. Finally I spotted a bold red “Tea Party Patriot” t-shirt crossing the street towards us! Immediate joy! Anxiously I asked her if she was here for the rally tomorrow and that’s all that was needed to become new best friends. She and her son had come from California a week ago and had participated in several gatherings already. We walked and talked for almost an hour and she gave experienced information about how to ride the metro in the next morning. We said good-bye and promised we’d find each other the next day. Walking back to the car we spotted two other small groups with identifying markers(Freedom Works cap and patriotic shirts) and talked to them about where they had come from and what had brought them the distance to participate. Exchanging concerns we again made more friends from strangers. Funny how comforting it is to find others who are as deeply concerned as you are.

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That night I could hardly sleep. Gratefully the alarm noted it was time to get out of bed. We got ready quickly, grabbed a fast-food breakfast, we made our way to the metro. Parking there turned out to be frustrating. Again we saw some “ralliers”, this time the marker was their hand-made signs. We called to them and they said they were just heading into I-HOP for breakfast. Maybe we could beat the crowd and take the car all the way in! Dare we? Well, we are dangerous right-wing extremists! As we drove in we tensed a bit as the streets were already lined with cars and buses. Miraculously a moment later we saw a spot and pulled in! It was 4 hour parking, but we didn’t care! Go ahead, ticket us! We are on a role of rogue behavior! Anyway, we were less worried about a parking ticket then the thought of increased taxes. Had we known how overwhelmed the police would be that day, we wouldn’t have given it another thought!

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As we got out and our attention wasn’t on parking anymore, we began to really notice large groups assembling. We started following the crowd to Freedom Plaza. It was already making me very emotional to see the crowds filing in. Clapping my hands and jumping up and down like a teenager, I said to Vaughn hopefully, “I think this is going to be big!” I had no idea! We got as close to the stage as possible where a program of speakers and patriotic music was beginning. We climbed up on a ledge to get a look at the crowd and were fortunate enough to stay there the next hour or two as we watched the crowd multiply. It was thrilling beyond description to behold. I couldn’t believe the difference a night made! Where were all these people yesterday?

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Finally it was decided that the march would have to begin early because the crowd had reached “critical mass”. I wanted to stay up on the ledge to see the parade begin. With music pouring from the speakers, I watched as a sea of flags and banners from this massive assembly of patriots rolled down Pennsylvania Avenue. I have never witnessed anything so grand! I was awestruck! It wasn’t a noisy crowd either. In fact, even though people were smiling and talking and laughing, it seemed to have the feeling of reverence. Vaughn felt he had stepped into the scene in from “The Ten Commandments” when the Israelites were leaving Egypt! He was anxious to belong to that family, so we jumped down and began making our way along side our conservative brothers and sisters. We laugh now because at the time we thought we were somewhere near the middle to end of the parade. We were NO WHERE NEAR the end, or even the middle! Vaughn looked like a freedom super hero as he wore like a cape his large “Don’t Tread On Me” flag given to us by our fabulous neighbor. As we walked we noticed people streaming in from all the side streets too and the crowd began to grow and grow and grow.

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As we approached the Capital Building, capital police began directing us to the side yards on the right or left of the capital steps. We turned and made our way up on the grassy hill. I was hoping to be near a tree so we could sit and lean up against it as we had already been on our feet several hours. Even though the area was already covered with astroturf, you know grandmas and stuff, Vaughn was able to find a small spot near a tree and we parked there. Inspiring messages could be heard through large speakers. Anthem singing brought tears and cheers. We sat there for several more hours listening, learning, cheering and sharing ideas and experiences with the kind people near us. We were so grateful too that the sky had remained overcast, but it never rained as predicted. It was the perfect temperature for such a large gathering, and it didn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. Vaughn and I so totally enjoyed watching the crowd, reading the signs – laughing at the funny ones and nodding and the serious ones. Such creativity on display! We were revved up when the crowd chanted “Can you hear us now?” or “Freedom,freedom, freedom!” and “2010, 2010”. As I looked out through the trees, I was overwhelmed at the crowd that had mobilized. I really couldn’t tell where the crowd began or ended. It was obvious that this was the largest assembly I had ever been in attendance with. It was deeply moving.
At one point we decided to get up and start walking through the crowd to get a sense of its enormity. Vaughn and I were so impressed that as we walked through the maze, everyone was so polite and thoughtful with an “excuse me” or a “sorry” if there was a slight bump. One girl was laughing saying that CNN was reporting that there were “thousands” of people here. She joked, “they must just mean the line for the bathroom!” The crowd was so large that sometimes we would hear spontaneous cheering from a section afar off. That was cool! We spent the next few hours walking through the crowd, enjoying the patriotic mood from largest congregation of devoted and resolute conservatives ever assembled here. As the last speaker said her good-byes, we looked around as the crowd began their procession homeward and noticed that the area around us had been treated with respect. Later it was reported that we left virtually no trace besides trampled grass. And, it was also reported that there were no arrests. It was peaceful from beginning to end.

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The numbers may never be officially revealed but those who were there can confidently proclaim that hundreds of thousand if not over a million would not be an exaggeration. We didn’t even know then all the places people were standing until we saw pictures of it days later. Vaughn and I made our way back to the car and eventually out of D.C. and back to our hotel. As we put our heads down again, we prayed in thanks for the opportunity we had had that day to be a part of something so amazing. As we nodded off, we reminisced about some of our favorite signs like, “Nancy Pelosi’s ATM machine”, “Not the party of No but the party of Hell NO!” and “My dog makes two shovel ready projects a day” or “Part of the angry mob” adjacent to a picture of a family holding hands. We fall asleep with sore feet and smiles on our faces.

We recognized that this was just the beginning and that we would still have our work cut out for us at home, but now that our batteries had been recharged, our hearts lifted, and our hope in God and country revitalized, we knew we would be able to meet the challenge. Our thanks go out to all those volunteers who made it possible and all those flagwavers who made it unforgettable!

Just give ‘em the grass!

by Doug on September 11, 2009

in Barak Obama,Big Government,Communism,Economics,Freedom,Liberty,Obama Administration,Politics,Radicalism,Redistribution of Wealth,Socialism,Taxes

It seems that a pillar of the Obamagenda is the redistribution of wealth. To be fair, I admit he warned us of this during his campaign. However, as one who has worked all his life to earn a living, I find this concept abhorrent. I consider myself to be in good company in this matter. Thomas Jefferson himself observed: “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” That my friends is just common sense.

However, if Mr. Obama would confiscate what I have earned to give to others of his choosing, I beseech him to refrain from the ruse of first running the seized funds through huge socialist, government-run programs. There, of course, bureaucrats, legislators, politicians, insiders and just plain thieves each siphon off their chunk leaving the remainder to to be sifted through the inefficiencies inherent in any government run program. The result is that the supposed beneficiaries of Mr. Obama’s generosity receive only the dross that dribbles out the other end and I am left wondering why I work so hard.

Skip the pitiful attempt to legitimize this armed robbery by forced taxation! Give them the grass Mr. President, not the horse crap that results when you process the grass through the government horse!

Why ruin the economy of a perfectly good nation and condemn it to the historical scrap heap of failed socialist states a few decades hence?

Just give ‘em the flippin’ grass!

ObamaLand, The Movie

by Ray on September 9, 2009

in Big Government,Liberty,Videos

The direction in which President Obama is currently pointing us is so drastically far removed from anything any of our Founding Fathers could have imagined, that we here at Liberty’s Army thought a little video contrasting the two different paths might be useful. Although we certainly hope you enjoy “ObamaLand, The Movie”, more importantly we hope it reinforces the need for activism – – No More “Mr. Nice Guy”! No More “Silent Majority”! Now is the time to make our voices be heard . . . If not now . . . when?

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.

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