I've reached my saturation point with the left and the leftist media when it comes to racism. I find it odd that what some call free speech, others call racism. What is racism, since nobody can obviously agree as to what it is? If we were to look at the dictionary we would see this definition, "a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement...a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine, hatred or intolerance of another race or other races." These definitions seem to give a pretty good synopsis of what racism is, and in essence what it isn't. Yet our government under Obama, or I should say our Justice Department under Holder who is under Obama, has determined a man standing outside a polling station on election day holding a club and declaring to white people as they approached, "I hate white people, I hate every iota of a cracker...you've gotta kill some cracker babies if you want freedom, kill every cracker baby"; is not racism, but free speech. Yet, on the other hand a person holding a sign saying "NObama" is racist because Obama is black and therefore the person holding the sign is a bigot and a racist and therefore the Tea Party movement is racist. Do we need to refer back to the definition of racism to see the irony in that determination of racism?
Let's talk about racism. The Black Panthers, the group that Eric Holder and the Justice Department and Obama have decided that they are not going to pursue with legal jurisprudence because they don't see anything wrong with what they did, are racists. The leader of the group when asked if he supported what was said by the man outside of the polling station, never said that he didn't agree with him, as a matter of fact he said that for the sake of the interview he would say no he didn't believe that they needed to kill all white babies, but should focus more on the police instead. And the man who was the leader of that prestigious organization prior to him gave a talk in South Africa saying that he believed that all white babies and their mothers should be killed, because the white babies grow up to be oppressors as taught by their mothers. Then you have the Weatherman organization who during the 60's and 70's attempted to start a race war between the whites and blacks to cure the injustices against the blacks. Don't forget that Obama is good friends with one of their "charter members" Bill Ayers. They believed wholeheartedly that white mothers and babies needed to be killed in order to stop the "oppression" against the blacks. And, our own government has repeatedly passed laws putting on an unequal ground whites and minorities (as they like to refer to us as). Minorities are constantly being told by government that we can't stand on equal ground as the whites therefore we need help to compete with them. I don't know about other minorities, but I don't feel inferior to any race, creed or person. I don't think I need special privilege to measure up to the whites. I guess that just shows that I am naive and need the governments help to save me from my own ignorance.
On the other hand, somehow the belief that our desire for us to return to the guidance of our divinely inspired Constitution is racist, is absurd. A scripture comes to mind found in Isaiah 5:20 which states "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" It is believed that our desire to return to the Constitution is a desire to propel us back to the ante-bellum days of America when slavery was legal and oppression was accepted. Because the Founding Fathers were slave owners, evil and racists. This train of thought shows the ignorance of those purporting such beliefs. Any review of the notes and writings coming out of the Constitutional Convention would show that many of the Founding Fathers believed that slavery should be outlawed in the United States, but ceded the issue to ensure they could get ratification of the Constitution and thereby save the Country that they loved. George Washington upon his death freed his slaves and set up a trust fund to ensure that they could get educated. Does that sound like a man who desired to oppress the black people? The Founding Fathers who ceded the issue believed that the day would come when the issue would be brought up again and they hoped that at that time the people would be ready to do the right thing. The Constitution was written to protect all, not just the whites. Our desire to return to the Constitution of the United States is nothing more than a desire to retain our freedoms as Citizens of this great Nation. We are a shining city on a hill, you don't light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candle stick and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. We are that candle! We need to start shining and be a moral people.
Racism is found in all parts of society, and it is not, nor should it be acceptable in any of them. All people are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We must put aside the rancor and embrace that which unites us, our Constitution, and our liberty which it ensures. We must ever remain a Nation United!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Independence
This being Independence Day, this morning I took the opportunity to read the Declaration of Independence. It is a document that is given even less respect than our Constitution. It outline in no uncertain terms or language that our rights are derived from God, and not Government. I believe that the Declaration is given lip service as our government leaders quote that we are guaranteed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I remember a couple of weeks ago, I was listening to the radio and a clip was played of a Democrat Congressman being asked from where he derived his authority to mandate health insurance for everyone, and he said it was from the Constitution, and the follow up question was where in the Constitution, and he responded that we are guaranteed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He was told that that wasn't the Constitution, but the Declaration of Independence, and he said that he didn't care, but he derived his authority from a moral responsibility.
I am sorry, but that is completely and wholeheartedly false. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States both declare in plain english for all to read that the rights of the people are derived from God, and that government derives its' power and authority from the people. For government to say that they are the ones who give us the rights to exercise under the Bill of Rights, is a statement rife with arrogance and naivete. The government can't take from us our freedom of speech, because it is inherently ours as an unalienable right given us from God, not man. The definition of unalienable is, "not to be separated, given away, or taken away". Therefore our rights as free Americans can't be diminished by government, or I should say government has no authority to abridge or diminish our rights as free Americans. The Declaration of Independence is correct in its declaration that, "all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed". We the people of the United States of America who see the tyrannical and despotic actions of the Federal Government, have tried to redress the situation through peaceful means. We've endeavored to sound the alarm in a manner to help all Americans to wake up to their God-given right to self-government.
We declare that government is established, "for the people, by the people, and of the people". Government is established and revoked by the will of the governed. We the People of the United States of America are a free people, so established by heavenly decree and ratified by the Constitution of the United States. Our freedoms are not diminished by the will or desire of others to take them from us. We must boldly stand, or we will be made to kneel and accept tyrannical despotism. Freedom and Tyranny cannot reside in the same space.
May we as a Nation, on this Day of Independence, declare with our Founding Fathers:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these States; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present President of the United States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
May we remember our sacred duty which we owe not only to ourselves, our families and our Country, but to our God, the author of our Freedom, and may we ever remain a Nation United.
I am sorry, but that is completely and wholeheartedly false. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States both declare in plain english for all to read that the rights of the people are derived from God, and that government derives its' power and authority from the people. For government to say that they are the ones who give us the rights to exercise under the Bill of Rights, is a statement rife with arrogance and naivete. The government can't take from us our freedom of speech, because it is inherently ours as an unalienable right given us from God, not man. The definition of unalienable is, "not to be separated, given away, or taken away". Therefore our rights as free Americans can't be diminished by government, or I should say government has no authority to abridge or diminish our rights as free Americans. The Declaration of Independence is correct in its declaration that, "all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed". We the people of the United States of America who see the tyrannical and despotic actions of the Federal Government, have tried to redress the situation through peaceful means. We've endeavored to sound the alarm in a manner to help all Americans to wake up to their God-given right to self-government.
We declare that government is established, "for the people, by the people, and of the people". Government is established and revoked by the will of the governed. We the People of the United States of America are a free people, so established by heavenly decree and ratified by the Constitution of the United States. Our freedoms are not diminished by the will or desire of others to take them from us. We must boldly stand, or we will be made to kneel and accept tyrannical despotism. Freedom and Tyranny cannot reside in the same space.
May we as a Nation, on this Day of Independence, declare with our Founding Fathers:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these States; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present President of the United States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
May we remember our sacred duty which we owe not only to ourselves, our families and our Country, but to our God, the author of our Freedom, and may we ever remain a Nation United.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Arizona Immigration Reform
There has been a lot of angst as of late over the recent Immigration Laws that went into effect in Arizona. The State of Arizona has taken a lot of abuse by lawmakers, the President and the media over the adoption of the strictest immigration laws in the Country. There have been calls for boycotts of Arizona, including their baseball team. All because a sovereign State has decided that enough is enough.
We are a land of laws, and it is be obedience to those laws that society is protected. I have heard commentators say that the law is centered on hate and bigotry. I would ask a simple question, how? As a Hispanic I see nothing to fear in the Arizona law. That is true, I don’t live in Arizona, but even if I did I would not think that the Gestapo was going to kick in my door and drag me out into the streets in a public display of racism. While I lived in Spain, I was approach repeatedly by the Guardia Civil and the Police requesting to see my papers. The Police and the Guardia Civil roam the train stations and bus stations asking to see everyone’s papers that don’t look like they are from Spain. I didn’t hold up a sign saying that the Police were racist and that it was unfair. I didn’t go to a Government Building and smear a Swastika in refried beans on the wall in defiant opposition to a social wrong. Spain had laws, and they expected them to be adhered to, and I respected that. Why then are we hearing so much opposition to the enforcement of our Immigration Laws in the United States?
It is interesting though that the President would say that the Law in Arizona is ill-conceived and wrong because it is requiring people living in their State to be Legal Immigrants, but at the same time requiring that all U.S. Citizens purchase health insurance or be fined or face imprisonment is justified. Since when do we as a Nation extend greater courtesy to non-citizens than to those who are Citizens of this great Nation? The Police can’t ask to see documentation, but the IRS can demand to see proof of insurance, it boggles the mind in its absurdity.
The same people who deride the Tea Party demonstrators as bigots and hate mongers, and out of control are those who say that the Latino demonstrators are within their full rights as, well I was going to say Citizens, but they aren’t so I will say Central Americans or South Americans wherever they originally called home. I’ve seen more hate and vitriol come out of the Arizona protests than I recall seeing in the Tea Party protests. They’ve made piñatas with the picture of the Gov. of Arizona, and that isn’t violent according to the media, wait, it’s not that the media doesn’t say that it isn’t violent they just ignore it and then it is ok. The double standard used by the Democrats and the media is sickening. We as Patriotic Americans are told that we are committing insurrection and treason for coming out against Healthcare reform, but you can protest immigration reform and that is ok.
It makes me ashamed to be Hispanic as I see these people taking to the streets in angry protest around the Country. I for one support the law, and if it were to be adopted here in Utah, I would not feel threatened by it. I don’t think that I would be stopped any more frequently than I already do. As a brown person you get used to certain attention paid to you when out and about. I recently heard a comment by Obama in which he indicated that Hispanics, or as he put it, Latino Males can’t leave their homes without facing danger every day. I was unaware that I was in danger so often, thank goodness that I always have a police detail on me when I am driving around town. I am being facetious of course; I don’t always have a police detail, only some of the time.
What I am trying to say is that I support Arizona in defending and protecting its Citizens; it is doing more to do so than the Federal Government. I will wear my Arizona Diamondbacks hat and jersey in support of Arizona, and I will pray for cool heads and even tempers as the debate goes on.
We are a land of laws, and it is be obedience to those laws that society is protected. I have heard commentators say that the law is centered on hate and bigotry. I would ask a simple question, how? As a Hispanic I see nothing to fear in the Arizona law. That is true, I don’t live in Arizona, but even if I did I would not think that the Gestapo was going to kick in my door and drag me out into the streets in a public display of racism. While I lived in Spain, I was approach repeatedly by the Guardia Civil and the Police requesting to see my papers. The Police and the Guardia Civil roam the train stations and bus stations asking to see everyone’s papers that don’t look like they are from Spain. I didn’t hold up a sign saying that the Police were racist and that it was unfair. I didn’t go to a Government Building and smear a Swastika in refried beans on the wall in defiant opposition to a social wrong. Spain had laws, and they expected them to be adhered to, and I respected that. Why then are we hearing so much opposition to the enforcement of our Immigration Laws in the United States?
It is interesting though that the President would say that the Law in Arizona is ill-conceived and wrong because it is requiring people living in their State to be Legal Immigrants, but at the same time requiring that all U.S. Citizens purchase health insurance or be fined or face imprisonment is justified. Since when do we as a Nation extend greater courtesy to non-citizens than to those who are Citizens of this great Nation? The Police can’t ask to see documentation, but the IRS can demand to see proof of insurance, it boggles the mind in its absurdity.
The same people who deride the Tea Party demonstrators as bigots and hate mongers, and out of control are those who say that the Latino demonstrators are within their full rights as, well I was going to say Citizens, but they aren’t so I will say Central Americans or South Americans wherever they originally called home. I’ve seen more hate and vitriol come out of the Arizona protests than I recall seeing in the Tea Party protests. They’ve made piñatas with the picture of the Gov. of Arizona, and that isn’t violent according to the media, wait, it’s not that the media doesn’t say that it isn’t violent they just ignore it and then it is ok. The double standard used by the Democrats and the media is sickening. We as Patriotic Americans are told that we are committing insurrection and treason for coming out against Healthcare reform, but you can protest immigration reform and that is ok.
It makes me ashamed to be Hispanic as I see these people taking to the streets in angry protest around the Country. I for one support the law, and if it were to be adopted here in Utah, I would not feel threatened by it. I don’t think that I would be stopped any more frequently than I already do. As a brown person you get used to certain attention paid to you when out and about. I recently heard a comment by Obama in which he indicated that Hispanics, or as he put it, Latino Males can’t leave their homes without facing danger every day. I was unaware that I was in danger so often, thank goodness that I always have a police detail on me when I am driving around town. I am being facetious of course; I don’t always have a police detail, only some of the time.
What I am trying to say is that I support Arizona in defending and protecting its Citizens; it is doing more to do so than the Federal Government. I will wear my Arizona Diamondbacks hat and jersey in support of Arizona, and I will pray for cool heads and even tempers as the debate goes on.
Friday, July 3, 2009
What America Means To Me
What does America mean to me? I've taken the opportunity over the last few months to really reflect upon this question, and the intensity of my thoughts have deepened over the past weeks. Today I was listening to a soliloquy called I am the American Flag, and I began reflecting upon what it means to be an American as we approach the 4th of July holiday. I fear that patriotism has been reserved as a 4th of July expression to be suppressed until the following 4th. It's like giving and goodwill during the Christmas season, or expressions of love during Valentines day. We hastily hang a flag outside our homes for the 4th, we sing the National Anthem and we shed a tear for our fighting men and women who are currently or who have served to preserve our Freedoms and then the next morning we take down our Flags and our patriotic bunting and we gear up for the next holiday in the good ol' American fashion.
Is that what America is? Is that what it means to be an American? I would hope that more people would think not. Patriotism is not something that we put up for a day in the form of a flag, Patriotism is something which surges through the human soul which causes one to be in awe when they see the American Flag waving in the blue sky. It's a feeling of pride that one feels as they sing the National Anthem, as they stand at the beginning of a baseball game or other daily event. I often get a lump in my throat as I sing the National Anthem or listen to it sung by those who have a gift for singing. Patriotism is a feeling of duty towards one's Country and a desire to see Constitutional Law preserved. Patriotism is the feeling of disgust as you witness the engorgement of the government at the expense of the Citizen. Patriotism is the call to action that you feel when faced with a decision which effects the Nation. Patriotism is going to the poll booth on election day, even though it may not be convenient to your daily schedule. Patriotism is the desire that fairness be extended to all men regardless of who they are, a pure belief that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.
What does America mean to me? It means Freedom. Freedom to choose whether or not I want to succeed or fail. Freedom to choose the path which I feel is right for myself and my family. Freedom to decline carrying health care coverage without the fear of being fined up to $1,000 by my government. Freedom to listen to the radio to whomever or whatever I want without being told that I am uninformed and of a lower intelligence than the governing body. Freedom to determine for myself my salary if I own a company that is successful. Freedom to own a gun and ammunition for that gun without being penalized by the government. Freedom to think or act in the way I feel most comfortable in accordance with my own conscience without being told that my ideas and feelings are extreme and unacceptable within the halls of government.
America is justice for all, not the few. Recently the Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder was asked if the broadening of the hate crimes statute would extend to the protection of a priest who was attacked for not supporting gay rights, and his answer was no. The recent overturning of Judge Sotomayor's ruling against the New Haven Fire Fighters who believed that their test scores should have been sufficient for promotion, with a 5-4 ruling in favor of the firefighters should cause all to question the absence of justice for ALL Americans. White, black, Hispanic, Asian, Indian,or whatever other race or creed, all should be viewed with equality under the law. There should be no enhancements of one demographic group over another. The symbol for the justice system is the blindfolded lady with the balance of justice in her hand, but this is no longer true. The so called justice system has ripped off the blindfold and has been issuing racist judgements for decades trying to placate special interest groups. The result has been the deepening of racial segregation and the tipping of the balance of justice against those who are being accused of the very acts which are being perpetrated upon them.
That's not America, that is not what our Founding Father's envisioned for this great Nation. There is no reason why we should be embarrassed for being great! America is great! If it were not so why would so many people want to come here to live? Do you see people risking life and limb to sneak into Cuba, Russia, China, or any other nation on this earth? No! They are coming here to America, and that is why this Nation was established to be a place where the citizens of the various nations of the earth could resort to to experience Freedom and then take those things which they've learned back to their own nations. This Nation was set up as an example to the world, and now we are a joke. Whereas the nations of this earth are moving away from socialism we are falling all over ourselves to establish socialist programs here in America.
America is freedom and liberty. America is peace and strength. America is opportunity. America is great because it's people are great, but it's people are changing, and not for the better. My prayer is that more Americans will rise up and awaken to the great sense of responsibility which is ours. It is not the government's place to take care of us, it is our solemn duty and responsibility to ensure that America remains strong and a beacon of Liberty and Freedom for the world. May this 4th of July, our Independence day be a day of joyful reflection upon those freedoms which we all enjoy by virtue of the existence of this Great Nation. May we celebrate our freedoms on the 4th and cherish them every day of our lives. May God grant unto us the privilege of ever remaining a Nation United.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
The "New" GM
It's been awhile since I've written on the state of our great Nation. Believe me it has not been due to a lack of topics, but rather out of frustration with the way things are going and a desire not to sound like a hate filled hot head spewing anger through his keyboard. But I've reached my saturation point, my boiling point, my apex, whatever you want to call it and now it's time to sit down and say what I feel.
This week General Motors declared that it is filing for bankruptcy protection. The plan is to essentially kill the "old" GM and split the company in two sections the "old" and the "new". The "new" GM will have the government as a controlling shareholder, isn't that wonderful! Because we all know that government has always been successful at every business venture or as a matter of fact they are successful with every venture it undertakes. If you doubt me just take a look at government housing projects, Medicare, Social Security, or even the Bay of Pigs for examples of the success of the government in its undertakings. I assume that with the government taking over General Motors the new meaning for GM will be Government Motors. They will be the new Yugo. For those of you who aren't familiar with a Yugo, it was a car that was imported from Yugoslavia from factories which were government owned (by the Yugoslavian government) and they were pretty much a joke. My father had one for a short period of time and I hated that car, it was uncomfortable and I felt like I was riding in a tin box.
The recent government takeover of banks and private corporations has been done with blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States of America. In the past I've said we need Presidents like Grover Cleveland, who although a Democrat believed in putting America before party politics. He believed in small government and when faced with issues trying to pull the nations monies into private enterprises and or "help" the needy he routinely vetoed those bills declaring that the Constitution gave no authority to the government. He declared, ""Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character. . . . ". He consistently said that the charities should take care of it. In the case of the Federal Corn-feed Act the charities came to the rescue and gave more support to the embattled farmers than the federal government had set aside with the Corn-feed Act. His declaration that such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care is true. Now that the government has declared that any business or industry considered too big or important to fail must be bailed out by the federal government more and more industries are standing in line for the government dole. Now we have the Nation's newspapers saying that they want to be bailed out. There is no longer a need to restructure and re-evaluate business operations, you get your money and continue with those business practices which caused the company to fail initially.
John F. Kennedy, another Democrat president declared, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country..". This declaration today would be derided and declared to be out of touch with today's American. We no longer want to do anything, but have our government do everything for us. Not too long ago I heard a news broadcast where a lady was coming out of a town-hall meeting with Obama and she was so excited. She said that she never believed that she would see the day when she no longer had to worry how she was going to pay her mortgage, or how she was going to buy groceries, or put gas in her car. She went on to say that all she needs to do is follow this guy and he will take care of everything for her. That sentiment is a sad one indeed, and it is indicative of the attitude with many Americans today. We've become week and have been made to rely upon the government too much. With this attitude socialism is knocking at the doors and the shackles of oppression are being forged in the fires of one sided political debate.
The federal government has been proposing more and more laws which would essentially remove our rights as Citizens and place us in a subservient role to the government. The founders of this Nation never intended that relationship to exist between us and our government. It is evident by reading the Constitution that this is the case. There is a current movement within the States to return States Rights to the States and the People in accordance with the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. Here in Utah the movement has taken upon itself the name of The Patrick Henry Caucus. The interesting thing about it is that on one hand you have States declaring their sovereignty as individual States and on the other you have California wanting a "bailout" because of their failed political policies which have essentially bankrupted the State. For the first time California has shown a decrease in the State's population. Where does it stop? Is it going to continue to spiral out of control until we've completely ruined our National economy and we reach a point where we can not as Obama declared ever recover from the damage which we create with our National policies. May God forgive us if this is the case.
Speaking of God, recently Obama declared that we are not a Christian Nation, but rather a Muslim nation. I would like to take a moment to refute this claim and openly call Mr. Obama a liar and a deceiver. The Muslim population in America is roughly 5,000,000 which is about 1.6% of America's population, these numbers cannot be proved with empirical numbers, but it is commonly agreed that this is the case. On the other hand 82% of Americans identify themselves with Christianity. So just these numbers reveal the deceitfulness of Obama's statement that America is essentially a Muslim nation and not a Christian one. Why would he make such a bold face lie? One can only speculate and postulate on his statement, and that is not my duty. I will allow the reader to come to their own conclusions as to his motives behind his statements.
My desire is to save this Nation, I stand in good company as well. The movement to preserve America as a free country will continue to grow in the hearts of freedom loving Americans everywhere. With men like my good friend Paris Street out there we will win this fight for our independence. May God bless us, and may He ever preserve us a Nation United!
This week General Motors declared that it is filing for bankruptcy protection. The plan is to essentially kill the "old" GM and split the company in two sections the "old" and the "new". The "new" GM will have the government as a controlling shareholder, isn't that wonderful! Because we all know that government has always been successful at every business venture or as a matter of fact they are successful with every venture it undertakes. If you doubt me just take a look at government housing projects, Medicare, Social Security, or even the Bay of Pigs for examples of the success of the government in its undertakings. I assume that with the government taking over General Motors the new meaning for GM will be Government Motors. They will be the new Yugo. For those of you who aren't familiar with a Yugo, it was a car that was imported from Yugoslavia from factories which were government owned (by the Yugoslavian government) and they were pretty much a joke. My father had one for a short period of time and I hated that car, it was uncomfortable and I felt like I was riding in a tin box.
The recent government takeover of banks and private corporations has been done with blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States of America. In the past I've said we need Presidents like Grover Cleveland, who although a Democrat believed in putting America before party politics. He believed in small government and when faced with issues trying to pull the nations monies into private enterprises and or "help" the needy he routinely vetoed those bills declaring that the Constitution gave no authority to the government. He declared, ""Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character. . . . ". He consistently said that the charities should take care of it. In the case of the Federal Corn-feed Act the charities came to the rescue and gave more support to the embattled farmers than the federal government had set aside with the Corn-feed Act. His declaration that such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care is true. Now that the government has declared that any business or industry considered too big or important to fail must be bailed out by the federal government more and more industries are standing in line for the government dole. Now we have the Nation's newspapers saying that they want to be bailed out. There is no longer a need to restructure and re-evaluate business operations, you get your money and continue with those business practices which caused the company to fail initially.
John F. Kennedy, another Democrat president declared, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country..". This declaration today would be derided and declared to be out of touch with today's American. We no longer want to do anything, but have our government do everything for us. Not too long ago I heard a news broadcast where a lady was coming out of a town-hall meeting with Obama and she was so excited. She said that she never believed that she would see the day when she no longer had to worry how she was going to pay her mortgage, or how she was going to buy groceries, or put gas in her car. She went on to say that all she needs to do is follow this guy and he will take care of everything for her. That sentiment is a sad one indeed, and it is indicative of the attitude with many Americans today. We've become week and have been made to rely upon the government too much. With this attitude socialism is knocking at the doors and the shackles of oppression are being forged in the fires of one sided political debate.
The federal government has been proposing more and more laws which would essentially remove our rights as Citizens and place us in a subservient role to the government. The founders of this Nation never intended that relationship to exist between us and our government. It is evident by reading the Constitution that this is the case. There is a current movement within the States to return States Rights to the States and the People in accordance with the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. Here in Utah the movement has taken upon itself the name of The Patrick Henry Caucus. The interesting thing about it is that on one hand you have States declaring their sovereignty as individual States and on the other you have California wanting a "bailout" because of their failed political policies which have essentially bankrupted the State. For the first time California has shown a decrease in the State's population. Where does it stop? Is it going to continue to spiral out of control until we've completely ruined our National economy and we reach a point where we can not as Obama declared ever recover from the damage which we create with our National policies. May God forgive us if this is the case.
Speaking of God, recently Obama declared that we are not a Christian Nation, but rather a Muslim nation. I would like to take a moment to refute this claim and openly call Mr. Obama a liar and a deceiver. The Muslim population in America is roughly 5,000,000 which is about 1.6% of America's population, these numbers cannot be proved with empirical numbers, but it is commonly agreed that this is the case. On the other hand 82% of Americans identify themselves with Christianity. So just these numbers reveal the deceitfulness of Obama's statement that America is essentially a Muslim nation and not a Christian one. Why would he make such a bold face lie? One can only speculate and postulate on his statement, and that is not my duty. I will allow the reader to come to their own conclusions as to his motives behind his statements.
My desire is to save this Nation, I stand in good company as well. The movement to preserve America as a free country will continue to grow in the hearts of freedom loving Americans everywhere. With men like my good friend Paris Street out there we will win this fight for our independence. May God bless us, and may He ever preserve us a Nation United!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
An American Democrat: by Paris Van Street
Typically I will write an article on a subject which is currently facing America and its Citizens. I recently received this from a good friend of mine. I thought it well written and put in a manner that I wanted to share it. I received his permission to share it with whomever I wanted so here it is in its entirety.
An American Democrat: by Paris Van Street
I am an American first and a Democrat second. As I look at my party, I realize that American patriotism is a distant memory for many democrats, while some look upon our great country with disdain, distrust, and even disgust.
My inspiration and foundational political views as a young American came from words spoken by an American Democrat who paid the ultimate price, "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Where are the John F. Kennedy democrats today? I would like to be counted as one of that group. Everything that I have written here, is dedicated to the spirit of these words.
I grew up in a Norman Rockwell painting - slice of Americana. The sign, as you enter town, proudly proclaims this obvious fact, "Welcome to Bridgeville, Delaware. If you live here, you would be home now." As corny and quaint as the Bridgeville slogan is, it should be sprawled across every point of entry into United States of America. I can see it now...
I know that the idea is kind of silly and I am not ready to march on Washington or raise a grass roots movement, its just the idea that I am proud of being an American. It is a comfortable and a sobering thought. Every time I step foot on American soil after a foreign trip, I feel a great sense of relief, because I know I am at home.
America the Beacon
I see America as a diamond clad beacon of hope atop a mountain shining for the entire world to see and admire. Sure we have had our shortcomings and even outright failures from time-to-time, but America is that jeweled beacon, an example of what good can come from a truly free society where a government has limited power and where there are real checks and balances.
A Crowded Room
Sometimes I feel as though I stand alone in a crowded room of people. I hear the deafening roar in this rolling sea of voices. Recently, as I focused on an individual voice that managed to be just a little bit louder than the rest, I heard a call for change. “Any change is good, as long as it is change.” I hear the language of our democratic forefathers, but the words have a different meaning now. I hear talk of good things for the common worker, but I do not here solutions that will actually work. When our leaders talk all I can here is a collection discordant "anti-something" or "it is so-and-so's fault". It is all rhetorical blither reminiscent of a school yard brawl.
The other side is no better.
The Evil Rich
I hear words of hatred for the rich. I hear how we are going to raise taxes on those evil rich capitalistic dogs, but I do not hear a plan for how we are going to keep these people from leaving the country altogether, and taking their job producing billions with them. This reminds me of that luxury tax back in the 1990’s where my party pushed through a big feel good tax on luxury yachts. Rich people stopped buying these expensive boats in the United States. 120,000 middle-class Americans lost their boating industry jobs as two hundred year old companies went bankrupt. Have we learned any lessons from that abject failure? Will we repeat the same mistakes? Do we, as Democrats, value our political collateral more than the promotion of constitutional “General Welfare”?
Basic Human Rights
Voices in the crowd cry for rights of the individual, but human rights are ignored. We talk about a woman's right to her own body, but we don't address the rights of an unborn human. We rail against the young mother who puts her newborn baby in a dumpster to die and we put her in prison for murder. Meanwhile, we defend the work of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas who advertises, “We specialize in "late" abortion.“ (See drtiller.com/elect.html)
What is the difference between an eight and a half month old fetus and a one day old baby? Two weeks! My youngest son was three weeks early. Today a woman in trouble, in her third tri-mester, could show up in Kansas without proper counseling. In our haste to make abortion safe and legal in any circumstance, have we missed the most important point of all. The decision she makes will affect the rest of her life. It is a decision that is entered into in haste and encouraged by the facility where it is to be performed. People are encouraged to spend more thought on what car they are going to purchase than on this life altering decision. In fact, some of my Democrat friends ignore the emotional post abortion stress altogether. Why?
Equality
We celebrate and champion the cause of homosexual rights and talk about encouraging tolerance. If you express indifference you are judged as intolerant. If you express any form of incongruity in the smallest degree you are demonize and compared to advocates of the KKK or the Nazis. There are those in our party who live in the fringes of society that dominate political discussion and demand lockstep adherence to their far off center views and aspirations.
Criticizing America
If I don't care for a politician I criticize him or her. My criticism may become intense, sometimes insensitive, but I never criticize America just because I don't like one of her politicians. There are those in our party who belch out vitriolic criticism saying that America caused the tragedy we suffered one September morning in 2001. That Is like saying about a girl that was raped, “She asked for it.”
What I want as an American Democrat
I want change, real change. I want a small central government. I want the states and individuals alike to make their own choices. I want government to do the things it was supposed to do according to the constitution and nothing else. I want to defund 90% of the Federal Government institutions and completely abolish ALL federal collection of taxes. I want the state governments to fund the federal government based on their population just like the original framers of the constitution intended.
Call me Idealistic
It is fine with me if you want to decry my positions and call me idealistically naïve or ephemerally simplistic in my approach. I support the great American experiment. I am in love with Lady Liberty and get a tear in my eyes every time I see her statue in the harbor. I extol America's virtues while I overlook her shortcomings, not because of ignorant idealism or fleeting simple thoughts of flag waving nationalism or chauvinism, but because like my forefathers I truly believe in the good that is America.
An American Democrat: by Paris Van Street
I am an American first and a Democrat second. As I look at my party, I realize that American patriotism is a distant memory for many democrats, while some look upon our great country with disdain, distrust, and even disgust.
My inspiration and foundational political views as a young American came from words spoken by an American Democrat who paid the ultimate price, "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Where are the John F. Kennedy democrats today? I would like to be counted as one of that group. Everything that I have written here, is dedicated to the spirit of these words.
I grew up in a Norman Rockwell painting - slice of Americana. The sign, as you enter town, proudly proclaims this obvious fact, "Welcome to Bridgeville, Delaware. If you live here, you would be home now." As corny and quaint as the Bridgeville slogan is, it should be sprawled across every point of entry into United States of America. I can see it now...
I know that the idea is kind of silly and I am not ready to march on Washington or raise a grass roots movement, its just the idea that I am proud of being an American. It is a comfortable and a sobering thought. Every time I step foot on American soil after a foreign trip, I feel a great sense of relief, because I know I am at home.
America the Beacon
I see America as a diamond clad beacon of hope atop a mountain shining for the entire world to see and admire. Sure we have had our shortcomings and even outright failures from time-to-time, but America is that jeweled beacon, an example of what good can come from a truly free society where a government has limited power and where there are real checks and balances.
A Crowded Room
Sometimes I feel as though I stand alone in a crowded room of people. I hear the deafening roar in this rolling sea of voices. Recently, as I focused on an individual voice that managed to be just a little bit louder than the rest, I heard a call for change. “Any change is good, as long as it is change.” I hear the language of our democratic forefathers, but the words have a different meaning now. I hear talk of good things for the common worker, but I do not here solutions that will actually work. When our leaders talk all I can here is a collection discordant "anti-something" or "it is so-and-so's fault". It is all rhetorical blither reminiscent of a school yard brawl.
The other side is no better.
The Evil Rich
I hear words of hatred for the rich. I hear how we are going to raise taxes on those evil rich capitalistic dogs, but I do not hear a plan for how we are going to keep these people from leaving the country altogether, and taking their job producing billions with them. This reminds me of that luxury tax back in the 1990’s where my party pushed through a big feel good tax on luxury yachts. Rich people stopped buying these expensive boats in the United States. 120,000 middle-class Americans lost their boating industry jobs as two hundred year old companies went bankrupt. Have we learned any lessons from that abject failure? Will we repeat the same mistakes? Do we, as Democrats, value our political collateral more than the promotion of constitutional “General Welfare”?
Basic Human Rights
Voices in the crowd cry for rights of the individual, but human rights are ignored. We talk about a woman's right to her own body, but we don't address the rights of an unborn human. We rail against the young mother who puts her newborn baby in a dumpster to die and we put her in prison for murder. Meanwhile, we defend the work of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas who advertises, “We specialize in "late" abortion.“ (See drtiller.com/elect.html)
What is the difference between an eight and a half month old fetus and a one day old baby? Two weeks! My youngest son was three weeks early. Today a woman in trouble, in her third tri-mester, could show up in Kansas without proper counseling. In our haste to make abortion safe and legal in any circumstance, have we missed the most important point of all. The decision she makes will affect the rest of her life. It is a decision that is entered into in haste and encouraged by the facility where it is to be performed. People are encouraged to spend more thought on what car they are going to purchase than on this life altering decision. In fact, some of my Democrat friends ignore the emotional post abortion stress altogether. Why?
Equality
We celebrate and champion the cause of homosexual rights and talk about encouraging tolerance. If you express indifference you are judged as intolerant. If you express any form of incongruity in the smallest degree you are demonize and compared to advocates of the KKK or the Nazis. There are those in our party who live in the fringes of society that dominate political discussion and demand lockstep adherence to their far off center views and aspirations.
Criticizing America
If I don't care for a politician I criticize him or her. My criticism may become intense, sometimes insensitive, but I never criticize America just because I don't like one of her politicians. There are those in our party who belch out vitriolic criticism saying that America caused the tragedy we suffered one September morning in 2001. That Is like saying about a girl that was raped, “She asked for it.”
What I want as an American Democrat
I want change, real change. I want a small central government. I want the states and individuals alike to make their own choices. I want government to do the things it was supposed to do according to the constitution and nothing else. I want to defund 90% of the Federal Government institutions and completely abolish ALL federal collection of taxes. I want the state governments to fund the federal government based on their population just like the original framers of the constitution intended.
Call me Idealistic
It is fine with me if you want to decry my positions and call me idealistically naïve or ephemerally simplistic in my approach. I support the great American experiment. I am in love with Lady Liberty and get a tear in my eyes every time I see her statue in the harbor. I extol America's virtues while I overlook her shortcomings, not because of ignorant idealism or fleeting simple thoughts of flag waving nationalism or chauvinism, but because like my forefathers I truly believe in the good that is America.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Patriot Not Terrorist
With the current declassification of the Department of Homeland Security's recent document on "Rightwing Extreemism" I feel it necessary to come forth and declare that in no uncertain terms I am an American and a Patriot of the United States of America. The Constitution of the United States of America declares that we have the right to freedom of speech, and we have been consistently reminded by the left that political descent is protected under the Constitution, but now they are in power and there can be no political descent.
I took the liberty of reading this report so that I could get the full information and not just part of it, and it is pretty sad and scary at the same time. It repeatedly states that those who oppose the government's power sieze are doing so because we are opposed to Obama being black and that is the only reason why we oppose him. I can't help it that I can't stand large government, socialism, and the dismantling of this country piece by piece.
Our Country doesn't need to fear me or those like me. Leftwing exteemist have been more dangerous to this country over the years. I am not an extreemist, I just believe that if we are to survive as a country we need to do something, like institute a change in government by electing true Americans, Patriots into government.
They are making the move to try and stop the current purchasing of ammunition because only terrorists are purchasing large amounts of ammunition and guns. They are poised to succeed in this their insidious efforts, but I can not stop declaring my beliefs, that America is great and they are ruining this Nation one day at a time.
We have to come together and not allow them to succeed. If we sit back and do nothing we will be destroyed as a Nation. May God bless us, and grant us the strength to press forward against the opposition caused my our government. May we ever remain a Nation United.
I took the liberty of reading this report so that I could get the full information and not just part of it, and it is pretty sad and scary at the same time. It repeatedly states that those who oppose the government's power sieze are doing so because we are opposed to Obama being black and that is the only reason why we oppose him. I can't help it that I can't stand large government, socialism, and the dismantling of this country piece by piece.
Our Country doesn't need to fear me or those like me. Leftwing exteemist have been more dangerous to this country over the years. I am not an extreemist, I just believe that if we are to survive as a country we need to do something, like institute a change in government by electing true Americans, Patriots into government.
They are making the move to try and stop the current purchasing of ammunition because only terrorists are purchasing large amounts of ammunition and guns. They are poised to succeed in this their insidious efforts, but I can not stop declaring my beliefs, that America is great and they are ruining this Nation one day at a time.
We have to come together and not allow them to succeed. If we sit back and do nothing we will be destroyed as a Nation. May God bless us, and grant us the strength to press forward against the opposition caused my our government. May we ever remain a Nation United.
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