Confession of an American Coward

As of now most people have heard about Attorney General Eric Holder's comment that America is a Nation of cowards. So therefore since I've been outed I will come out and admit it, my name is Alvaro Ramirez and I am an American coward. I am afraid that my Country that I love has been hijacked by Socialist Pigs who are hell bent on destroying this Nation as we know it. There I've said it, and I feel better for having done so. Confessing something as big as that can be so liberating.

Now in seriousness, this is truly how I feel. I feel that the whole body government is infested with traitors and cowards who are selling our freedoms and liberties to the highest bidder. The government is rogue, it is operating outside the parameters of the Constitution. My fellow Americans, my brothers and sisters, citizens of the United States of America it is time that we as a Nation come together in defense of our National Sovereignty. Our fore fathers came forward and pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. WE must be willing to do the same if we are to retain our freedoms. We cannot sit idly by and watch as things happen expecting not to be held accountable for our actions. God will hold us responsible for the demise of this Nation if we do nothing. The time for the summer soldier or sunshine patriot is gone, and we must come forward as did those who came before us. We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. For those of you who don't know, this is the preamble to the Constitution. It was appropriate then and it is appropriate now, and more so.

Are you aware of those actions being taken by your government which would limit your freedoms and in essence place philosophical shackles upon your wrists and ankles causing you to loose your freedoms? Now I don't care whether you're a Democrat, republican, green party, libertarian, or any other political affiliation. I don't care whether you're white, black, brown, Asian, or any other race, we are ALL Americans, and whether you want to be a hyphenated American or just an American that is up to you. The attacks on our freedoms are going to and will effect all of us regardless of social standing. This article is a call to arms. Hold on I am not advocating rebellion, nor revolt of any kind. I am calling for all Americans or those who would like to call themselves Americans to take up their pens and phones and call their Representatives in Washington and State and Local Representatives. Let them know that you love America and will not sit idly by allowing them to sell away your future and your children's future. There will come a day when your children will ask you what you did when America when in crisis, and what will be your answer? Will you be able to say that you defended America for you and them or will you say that you did nothing but sat idly and watch America destroyed? Do not allow yourselves to lulled to sleep by the sophisticated babbling of the Washington Elite who believe that they know how to live your lives better than you do. Tell me the truth, do you believe that they know how to spend your money better than you? If you do, I feel sorry for you and you are unworthy of the appellation of American and are undeserving of the sacrifice made by every American fighting man and woman since we declared our Independence in 1776. I know that sounds harsh, but the time for polite dissent is gone. This is what I mean that I agree that Americans are cowards. We have allowed ourselves to believe that if we speak out against Obama we are racists, or if we don't like all the social programs being considered we are heartless socialites who don't care for the poor, (as a side note it has been proven that Conservatives give more to charities than liberals). We've been bullied into believing that the Constitution only protects those who hold a liberal viewpoint, but if we want to stand up for what is right we cower and hold our tongues. Those who support the fairness doctrine, I would say have denied the Constitution and have come out in open rebellion against the freedoms of Americans. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that things must be "fair", "balanced", "equal", or nor does it mention anything about the right to be heard. I am appalled by the current situation in America and Americans obvious disdain for their birthright. I can't stand by and watch it happen a moment longer. This is why I am issuing this call to arms for all Americans. If you agree that America must be preserved and not re-made as declared by Obama in his inaugural address then I ask to to download the Constitutional Pledge located at www.anationunited.org/constitutionalpledge.pdf. Upon signing it send it back to at:
A Nation United
PO Box 775
West Jordan, UT 84084

If you prefer you may scan it and send it as an attachment in an email to aramirez@anationunited.org or fax it to my attention at 267-434-8703. At the end of the year I will put all the Pledges together and mail a copy of The Constitution along with all the signatures received to the President, both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court. We together will make our voice heard. We will stand united together in a common cause, all races, all political backgrounds, all social standings, together, united, one as Americans. We will come together as our Founding Fathers did and we will establish this Nation as United under one flag, under one Constitution. We will ever remain a Nation United!

Spending "US" into the Black?

I've spent some time reading over the first 150 pages of the "stimulus" bill that Obama is pushing as well as the Democrats in the House and Senate, and I must say I am very impressed. I calculated well over $100 Billion in spending with no jobs creation whatsoever. The interesting thing about that is that this is being sold as an immediate remedy for the ills of the economy which will put people back to work and create jobs. It creates a lot of new Grant programs and appropriates money for rural housing and other loan programs, and some subsidies for rural power development, which won't create jobs, just help those companies involved with rural power development.

I skipped ahead to the mid 500's and then the 700's and I saw some incentives for companies already in the business of making alternative fuel cars, which I guess could be loosely conceived as a method of creating jobs, but that money is not available until 2011.

As far as I can tell the over 750 pages of spending doesn't really do anything to help America today. I am unable to support such nonsense and I encourage everybody within the sound of my voice (or within view of this article) to quickly notify your congressman or senator of your displeasure with this. I heard that our legislatures in DC are being inundated with opposition 100:1 to this bill, but that the Democrats will pass it anyway. Spending more money never helped anybody avoid economic disaster, and it won't help US (The United States).

A Nation Divided!

Well I am going to break away from my commentaries on the Bill of Rights for the moment and discuss the Constitutional dilemma which is facing America today. I am talking about our speedy flight down the path to socialism. I know the news media paints those who feel as I do as crazy and alarmist, but I don't share that view. I have a deep and enduring love for this Country, the United States of America, and that is what pushes me to do what I do.

So despite what you might think, I strongly believe that we as a Nation are faced with two choices. We can either choose to stick to our Constitution, or do away with it and do as Obama said in his inaugural speech, re-make America. I for one don't think we need to re-make America. We do need to fix it and re-establish our freedoms, but America doesn't need to be re-made.

Let's take a look at the "stimulus" package being pushed by the Obama administration. Now before you cry foul thinking that I don't support it just because it is Obama, I didn't support T.A.R.P. either. As a matter of fact I haven't supported any federal funds going to bail out any industry. I don't even agree with federal funds going to fund public education either, but that is another subject all together. Let's get back to Obamanomics. This administration seems to view economic stimulation in a different view than I do. It is not surprising that they would believe that only government involvement can spur the growth of the economy, since they believe that government is pure and unbiased whereas the private sector is greedy and too unregulated. This belief is leading them to believe that by packaging the economic stimulus package the way they have will ensure that the economy will grow quickly, unfettered by the greed and corruption which is naturally inherent in the private sector. Obama recently said that if the Senate doesn't pass the stimulus package as he's prepared it the Nation will NEVER Recover! So basically if we don't immediately spend $50 million for the endowment for the arts our Nation will collapse economically, the $300 million to battle against violence against women will cause irreparable harm to the economic feasibility to this Country. If Americans don't get their $650 million for digital tv converter boxes we will be put into a destructive economic downturn which will be felt by Americans for centuries to come (that is what is inferred by the words never recover). Can anybody explain to me just how these things are meant to stimulate the economy? Where is the economic plan that he released in January of 2008? The one he is pushing now has nothing to do with that one, and that is the one he ran on to win the presidency. Dare I say it? Is the change that Obama ran on really his ability to change his mind? It makes one with any iota of common sense and economic understanding wonder what in the world are we doing. Our government is doing all they can to take over the private sector in the name of economic stimulus.

Ok, to be fair there are items in the bill which would create jobs, but when will those jobs be created? For example the money being set aside for green fuel technology research. Has anybody tried getting government money for a project? I have and it is a very onerous process which takes months and can take up to a year. On the other hand if the stimulus package created tax cuts and tax breaks the results would be felt immediately and jobs would be created. That is right, I am saying that to really stimulate the economy you have to put more money into the hands of those who spend it, the people, and the people get their money from their employment, and jobs are created and incomes rise when companies are less burdened by taxes.

I've said it once and I'll say it again no country has ever taxed itself into prosperity. It is not the duty of government to take care of the people. We are to take care of ourselves, government's job is to maintain the peace and protect our Rights. We are not protected by the systematic removal of freedoms. We are not protected by the never ending overreaching tentacles of big government.

We are facing a dilemma which is causing a rift in society. We have one group who is cheering for the government to move quickly and take away the rights of business owners and those who are viewed by society to be affluent, and we have those of us who are decrying the government's interference with the natural process of a cyclical market. I would issue a warning to those who see no problem with taking money from one group and re-distributing said money to another. Once you let a cancer grow it becomes more aggressive and moves into other areas of the body. This will happen to you if you sit idly by and allow the government to take from others. We cannot sit isolated from the effects of this monster which our government is quickly becoming. It is a society which no longer represents the wishes of the people, but of special interest groups and those with a populist bent. If we are to remain free as a Nation we need to band together in defence of our freedoms and work together to ensure that our Nation remains one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, not the few.

God bless America! May we awaken to our sense of duty before it is too late, is my prayer for this Country. May we ever remain a Nation United.