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WHAT??? The Russians involved with Black Lives Matter…


BLOG POST 2 - TRUTH

I apologize for delving into “Old News” but since the Democrats won’t talk about it I feel the need to open this can of worms.  Let me say at the outset if the Russian involvement with BLM is true that would be even stronger evidence that the Russians were not colluding with Donald Trump but seeking to destroy or damage in the 2016 election and our Republic.  I have believed from the beginning that any involvement by the Russians was designed to damage our system of government with the intent of destroying us.  I have never believed they cared who ran or who won but their purpose was to damage America directly and indirectly.  They sought to raise question and doubt as to the security and validity of our elections and thereby subvert our system of government and constitution in the minds of people.  They are not our friends and will likely never be our friends but they are not the reason Donald J. Trump won in November 2016.  He won for many reasons including prayer, the buying into what he was declaring he would or wanted to do, and the rejection of Hillary Clinton and the Obama policies.  Those, not Russia is WHY HILLARY LOST and TRUMP WON.

We witnessed the coordinated effort of the Leftist in the march on Charlottesville and the destruction and removal of historical monuments in the South largely orchestrated by Black Lives Matter and other racist and leftist groups.  Now, the effort to disrupt and defeat America has evolved into a war against our National Anthem.  It was introduced by Colin Kaepernick formerly of the San Francisco 49ers.  It has and is gaining momentum in the NFL and will spill over to other sports UNLESS there is enough fall-out and loss of revenue the owners draw a line in the sand and the players realize they are shooting themselves in the foot and killing their golden goose.

I saw a poll that suggested that 75% of America is fed up with what is going on and are tired of having unfounded and outlandish accusations and insults hurled at them by the activist and activism sheep.  I would never argue that blacks were not brought to America as slaves nor would I ever argue that slavery was acceptable.  However, if we are honest to history we must realize that slavery did not originate in America and did not end with the abolition of slavery in this Republic.  After 150 plus years one would think that we could or would have moved on and addressed the fact much of the black leadership in America seems to be more interested in keeping blacks in an uproar and angry.  WHY?  Because it empowers them and enriches them.  Those of the ilk of Louis Farrakhan, Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson are doing more damage to the black community than anything else in today’s America.

Statistically, 62% of robberies, 57% of homicides, 45% of assaults in the 75 largest counties in this nation are not committed by whites but by blacks.  Also, statistically only about 15% of the population of those counties and 91% of blacks are murdered by blacks.  Statistics indicate that blacks make-up about 10% of the population but commit about 42% of the robberies and 34% of all felonies.  In 2007 the FBI files indicated that there were 433,934 single-offender victimization crimes against whites by blacks compared to 55,865 crimes committed by whites against blacks.  Interracial rape, according to the FBI report is almost exclusively black on white.  In Chicago, 76% of all homicides are committed by blacks.  I am not trying to target blacks and blame them for our societal problems but suggest that if we want to help everyone we return to our moral moorings and restore the family while dismantling the Government as the Sole Provider.

The Schott Foundation released a report citing a staggering statistic regarding the graduation rate of black males from high school as compared to other ethnicities.  The report showed that only 59% of black males graduated from high school compared to 65% of Latino males and 80% of whites.  In Detroit where the leadership has been black and Democrat for decades only 20% of black males graduate from high school.  That is an indictment that cannot be ignored and should become the focus of all people in America.  We are losing our society through flawed leadership and focusing on the wrong things.  When we fail to truly identify the problem and target things that are not causing the problem we are attempting to treat symptoms and not find a cure.  THAT IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER!

Statistics indicate that in 2013 71% of black births were to black unwed mothers.  The government with the Entitlement Society and Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty has created a condition where the black fathers do not feel compelled to stay behind and care for their children. WHY?  Because the government is doing it for them.  In the decades prior to the 60’s the two-parent homes in all ethnicities was much higher than it is today, especially in the black community.

Are there problems in America?  Are there problems blacks are facing that are troubling and wrong?  ABSOLUTELY!  But, attempting to fix the problem by banning historical monuments, blaming whites, protesting the National Anthem, marching in the streets with faces covered and carrying baseball bats destroying things is not the answer.  It is an expansion of the problem, not a solution.  All Americans need to focus on the evolution of our government into being a virtual god and the increase in dependence on government rejecting God and the moral foundations and moorings our nation was founded upon.

In 2016 Russia used Facebook to encourage and inflame “Identity Politics” in America.  According to documented reports, Russia targeted Baltimore and Ferguson two volatile hubs of racial activism.  Russia placed ads that promoted “African American rights groups.”  There is evidence that popular activist accounts operating on Facebook and Twitter under the name “Blacktivist” were directly linked to the Russian government.  This group consistently stokes the flames of hate and incites violence.  This group has almost 400,000 likes exceeding that of the official Black Lives Matter account.  Russian has done the same impersonating Muslim groups in America and promoting anti-America sentiment.  The vast majority of the 3,000 Russian ads “never specifically referenced the U.S. presidential election, voting, or a particular candidate.”  They were designed to be divisive and cause civil unrest and even touched issues ranging from the LGBT and Gun Rights.  In short, they are desirous of destroying America and have no real interest or compassion for any of those groups.

I believe the decline in the home and the active assault on traditional marriage is one of the greatest issues facing us societally today.  I am a Christian and believe that our drift from our moral moorings is destroying us.  Therefore, I ask those who pray to join me in praying for America.  I ask all who are concerned about our current condition to stop fanning the flames and collectively seek to find real solutions to real problems not point the finger and wallow in our own personal pity parties.  You can call it white privilege if you desire, but I have never felt that anyone owed me anything and always believed that if I walked honestly, worked diligently, and treated others with respect I could succeed in life.  I am not rich in material things but I am rich in friends and in my spiritual life.  Thank God, I live in America where I have the Liberty and Freedom for “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

God bless you and God bless America!

 

IF GUNS ARE THE PROBLEM, THEN WHY…


BLOG POST 1 - Wrong Focus

Then why is terrorism committed via other weapons of choice?  We have many issues, conditions, and actions that result in the death of people in this present world.  The statement, “It is not guns that kill people but the person using the gun” is the truth but to say it seems to so infuriate some they become violent.  That alone, reveals that the problem is far deeper than any firearm and is reflective of a human condition that we see to ignore or of which we are ignorant.  NO, I am not calling anyone ignorant but asking, “Are we thinking this thing through clearly and logically?”

Why is it that the incredible number of murders via gun violence in the city of Chicago alone are almost never discussed by the Left?  Someone said, regarding the mass murder in Las Vegas, “It is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history but a normal month in Chicago.”  I do not mean to sound insensitive because what happened in Las Vegas and happens in Chicago and any other city in America is horrific and should cause each of us to seriously ask, ‘WHY?’  What is the reason behind the murders?  Can you transform the human heart by enacting a more restrictive gun law?  Can you transform the human heart by passing a ‘gun ban’ and attempt to confiscate all guns?  The answer is too obvious to even address, yet some would argue that if guns were more difficult to obtain we’d eliminate this type of activity.  They know, in their hearts, that is false but some are so focused on the ‘evil gun’ they are incessant in their cry for the ban of some or all firearms.

If we are going to pass a law that regulates or bans things used in murder and mass murder what will we have left?  Trucks and cars have been used to commit acts of terror and kill people, do we ban automobiles?  Doctors, through negligence and/or error cause the death of people, do we ban doctors?  Airplanes have been used to commit acts of terror, do we ban airplanes?  A friend of mine said, “Some people have been killed during sex, do we ban sex?”  He meant that to be sarcastic and an attempt to use the ridiculous to illustrate the point that the weapon of choice or the instrument of destruction is lesser in importance than the individual using that instrument or weapon.

There are those who promote “Gun Control” and seek a total “Gun Ban” doing so, not out of genuine concern for the safety of people but something quite sinister.  In order to successfully take over America or virtually any other nation, there must first be the disarming of the citizens.  The fact that Americans are well armed has been a deterrent to enemies outside our borders and has resulted in a lower crime rate and lower incidences of gun violence.  In the city of Chicago in June there were 84 murders, 76 in August, and last month there were 59.  I never hear the Left blaming the NRA or calling for Gun Control based on Chicago’s murderous history.  Why?  If we can pass a law that will transform the human heart and bring peace, then let’s ban all firearms not only in America but the world.  Peace on earth will immediately transpire because we passed a Law or Laws, right?  You know that is ludicrous because the evil in the heart of the person disposed to commit acts of violence is unconcerned with the legality of their weapon of choice.  Hatred or the desire for vengeance tends to suspend moral moorings and to them “the law be damned.”  They want their pound of flesh or their misguided retaliation.

Terrorist, criminals, demonic souls, and the mentally unstable who commit acts like Las Vegas want to do as much damage as possible.  The individual in this diabolical act could pass any background check even enhanced checks being promoted by the Left.  To blame the NRA for this act would be no different than blaming the automobile manufacturer for a terrorist driving a truck into a crowd of people.  The problem is the human heart and we have conditioned people to believe they are VICTIMS and with the current eruption of activist violence, often promoted or encouraged by politicians a condition is revealed that was created by us.  Not most of us, but those who educate, engage in mind transformation rhetoric, and seek to divide our nation along many lines are to blame.  The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.”  If we take that into the classroom of our schools, some homes, and the incessant rhetoric of the activist and politicians would it not also be true that if we “train up a child to hate, feel victimized, and entitled” will they not also stay with that as they grow older.  One preacher/teacher said, “What we allow in moderation our children will do in excess.”  The idea is that if we instill in the hearts of young minds a certain worldview they will press it far beyond what we may have desired.  If that worldview and view of self is negative and destructive can you not see the incredible damage and destruction possible?

I don’t know what was in the heart of the murder in Las Vegas but I know that the guns he used did not drive him to commit this act.  I don’t know what was in the hearts of any of those who have committed similar acts of terrorism but I know the weapon they used did not compel them to act as they did.  President George Washington said in his 1st Annual Address to Congress on January 8, 1790, “A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined…”  I agree totally.  We need discipline and the inalienable right of self-defense must never be infringed.  Thomas Jefferson agreed as did the other Framers and Founders.  Jefferson said, “The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” – Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th-century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776

We must address the issue but to focus on the implement is a mistake and although it may make us feel warm and fuzzy thinking we are DOING SOMETHING we are DOING NOTHING to address the problem.  We have a mountain of “gun laws” on the books and we need to enforce those laws vigorously and consistently.  We need to teach “gun safety” and address “mental health” but we also must seek to instill in the hearts of our children MORALITY and the VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE.  We must seek to teach them they are NOT VICTIMS or ENTITLED to what someone else has.  We must teach them that LIFE IS NOT FAIR or EQUAL in all things and insist on PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY.  We must not only teach that but demonstrate it and insist that Public Officials do as well.  We have drifted from our moral moorings in America and the Gun did not cause that drift, the human condition did.

You may disagree with part or all I have said and insist that we need to “ban guns” believing the gun is the problem.  If so, we disagree and should you and I be together in a situation requiring self-defense, I will use my firearm to protect us both.  I often wonder how the gun control advocates would feel then.  We need to be alert and aware of things that are red flags and causes for concern in behavior.  Too often, too many are willing silent when they should have raised a concern.  Life is precious and my heart breaks for the victims and families in this and every incident.  I am not insensitive to the problem and acknowledge the need to seek real solutions but let’s not focus on the wrong thing.

God bless you and God bless America.

 

OUR INALIENABLE RIGHTS – Where Do They Come From?


BLOG POST 4 - Rights

According to our Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, our Founding Fathers, and the Framers of the Constitution they come from God and are unalienable or inalienable.  However, according to the Leftist, Democrats, Media Voices, and Elitist that view is asinine, wrong, and ignorant.  To them all rights come from Government and Government is, in many respects, their god.

Chuck Todd of MSNBC demonstrated his ignorance of the Constitution and his belief that Government is the source of everything.  After Judge Roy Moore won the primary in Alabama, Mr. Todd sought to cause hysteria and said, “Roy Moore!  He’s not only a conservative…he’s a CHRISTIAN conservative who ‘doesn’t believe in the Constitution.”  Why did Mr. Todd say that?  Because Judge Moore said, “Our rights don’t come from government, they come from the Bill of Rights.  They come from God.”  Imagine that!  How refreshing that a politician would actually know, understand, and stand for the Constitution.  Mr. Todd was so disturbed by that statement he was almost inconsolable and accused Judge Moore of not believing in the Constitution.

What did the Framers and Founders say on the matter of rights and where they come from?  Mr. Todd, if you were to read the documents and read the writings of our Founders you would find that Judge Moore was right.  Our Constitution and Founding Documents, as well as our Founders and the Framers writings, clearly state that the basis of our Constitution and our Rights come directly from God Himself.  If you are an atheist, I’m sure that disturbs you that those men would assert that but it is there in plain English.  Government is not and will never be God although the proponents of Big Government make it their god.

The Declaration of Independence lays out the concept in unmistakable terms.  “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.”    Imagine that!  The Founders and Framers literally wrote that our Rights come DIRECTLY FROM GOD and stated that because of that point alone, governments are instituted among men.

Mr. Todd, Senator Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Senator Warren, Senator Sanders, etc. the Government, does not give us those rights.  Government is not the provider of rights and is not the source of our economic prosperity.  Government was, according to our Founders and Framers, to be LIMITED in scope, size, and power.  I’m sure that Mr. Todd and the Leftist consider our Framers and the Founders as a gathering of dangerous, frightening Christian fundamentalist to be wary of.  I’m sure that, in their view, that makes the Constitution invalid and is the basis upon which they insist it is a Living Documents constantly evolving to accommodate whatever ideological view the Leftist advance.  The Left cannot accept rights as coming from God for to do so would limit their power and give a basis for LIMITED GOVERNMENT. 

Judge Roy Moore and people like him are a threat to them because those politicians believe what the Framers and Founders expressed in our Constitution and their writings.  Judge Moore, believes that WE THE PEOPLE are the true owners of government, not vice versa.  He believes in LIMITED GOVERNMENT which is anathema to the Leftist.  He is not a fan of the Welfare State and his political views are consistent with someone who wants to “Drain the Swamp” and “Dismantle the Deep State”.  Because he is a Christian and a Conservative he is a dire threat to the Leftist such as Chuck Todd and the Democrats in Washington, DC.  However, he is exactly the type politician that we need in Washington if we are going to return to being the Constitutional Republic our Founders and Framers gave us.  Judge Moore’s win in Alabama over the Establishment candidate and the millions infused into the race by Mitch McConnel and his cohorts is a breath of fresh air and gives me reason to hope.

I continue to believe that the average American who works for a living, believes in strong families, and loves liberty believes much, if not most, of what Judge Roy Moore believes.  His win in the primary can and should inspire more people who are truly constitutional and conservative to throw their hats in the ring and give the voters the opportunity to clean house on the elitist politicians who are not following the Constitution or honoring the desires of the voters.  That may be fantasy, but it is a growing hope in my heart and I hope in yours as well.

God bless you and God bless America!

 

LIBERALS WANT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE DISCARDED – Why???


BLOG POST 3 - Electoral College View of Leftis

I can tell you in one sentence why but will try to give more foundation to my assertion.  The simple answer is “so they can commit voter fraud and steal elections.”  It is much easier to manipulate the national election when you do not have to deal with 50 separate states.  If you only have to manipulate the total votes then it is a much simpler task to stuff ballot boxes, commit voter fraud, and steal the election than if you must deal with every state and somehow manipulate enough of them that you get 270 Electoral Votes.  Their plan is simple, diabolical, and wrong for America!

However, I know a significant number of people who would never vote Democrat, are totally opposed to the Leftist views being advanced today but agree with the Leftist that the Electoral College needs to go.  I AM NOT IN THE NUMBER!  The Democrats are pushing for this almost exclusively because they lost the 2016 Election while winning (apparently) the popular vote.  I say (apparently) because some reports indicate that voter fraud and irregularities may have skewed the popular vote beyond truth.  I won’t spend time on that point and you can believe what you choose.

One of the Leftist reasons for abolishing the Electoral College is that, according to them, Trump has a significant possibility if not the probability of winning reelection if the Electoral College is kept in place.  There you have the underlying motive.  If we are to remain true to our Constitution, making such a change would require an Amendment to the Constitution.  It must be passed to the states for ratification and ratified before that change could transpire.  That is not an easy or speedy process.  However, the Democrats offer another “end run” around the Constitution calling it an “elegant” runaround.  The official title is “Interstate Compact” where states would pool their electors for whichever candidate wins the popular vote nationally disregarding the vote of the populace of their state.  This is not something to be dismissed as “sour grapes” by the Leftists and deemed to have no chance because as of this date there are 11 State Legislatures that have signed on to the “Interstate Compact.”  According to what I have been told if enough states sign on bringing the Electoral Vote Totals to 105 it goes into effect and our Constitution will have been shredded without a ratified amendment.

What happened to accepting the loss of an election and moving on while making plans for the next one?  If the sane within the Democrat Party (if that creature exists) do not prevail and reject this, the consequences to our Constitutional Republic will be dire if not deadly.  The Republicans have had their fair share of “bad candidates” which cost them dearly in the elections and the Democrats should realize that a bad candidate is explanation enough for a loss, not a reason to change the system to rig it for your side.  The Interstate Compact is, I believe, UNCONSTITUTIONAL and if the Supreme Court has any sanity and Constitutional understanding it would strike it down immediately.  The Framers and Founders explicitly prohibited such compacts because they saw them as death knells for the Republic.  What happened to following the rules?  Are we not a nation of laws and rules and should we not expect, no, should we not demand from all sides that they abide by the Law and follow the Prescribed Rules especially regarding elections?  If you want to abolish the Electoral College take the only legitimate pathway to that end via a constitutional convention or an amendment offered by Congress and sent to the states for ratification.  NO OTHER PATHWAY IS ACCEPTABLE.  I do not want it to happen but that is the only legitimate means for it to happen.

The Leftist are not interested in the Rules or Right they only want to win and gain power giving them control.  It is not about the Republic or We the People, it is about Position, Power, and Purse.  They see themselves as the only legitimate authorities and are intolerant of any view that does not agree with their own.  They are willing to do whatever to WIN!  They follow the Alinsky model to the Letter and ascribe to the idea that “The End Justifies the Means.”  They would never take the path of a Constitutional Amendment because that is an incredibly difficult road and most Amendments fail.  The Constitution was designed to be difficult to alter but there was the avenue by which it could be if the majority of states and people within those states wanted to do so.

We need to contact our Governors and State Legislatures and make them aware that we find actions like this unacceptable if we do.  If we are going to “protect and defend” the Constitution of these United States, we MUST resist this end around and backdoor approach to subverting our system.  You may not like the outcome of the election but it was achieved via our electoral process, a process that has served us well since our founding and will serve us into the future if we will allow it to do its rightful work.

The Democrats desire to create a situation where voter fraud, electoral manipulation and stealing elections is easier.  If we allow this to happen there will likely be no more Republicans or Conservatives elected to the national office.  If that is your objective it is a good plan, if following the Constitution is your desire it should be appalling to you.

God, bless you and God bless America!

SCREEN DOORS IN SUBMARINES MAKES ABOUT AS MUCH SENSE…


BLOG POST 2 - Screen Doors in Submarines

As much sense as what?  As the diatribe and rhetoric of the Leftist, some in Congress that if we just pass Laws the Lawless will obey them.  I wish I did not believe they were serious but considering the apparent brain power of those presenting those ideas, I can believe they believe it to be the truth.

If that belief were a factual reality we would have no gun violence in America today because we have laws against using a gun in a crime.  There are laws against murder, assault, robbery, rape, pedophilia, and scores of other crimes but the last time I checked those crimes were still being committed.  So much for the theory that if we pass a law regulating or restricting some activity or as is in the cross-hairs today – GUNS we would prevent crime, murder, and mass shootings.  I find it almost laughable that many of those shouting the loudest for “gun control” or a “gun ban” is celebrities guarded by ARMED bodyguards.  Do they want to give up their ARMED SECURITY?  I pause while you think and answer… I paused for a brief nano-second and we all shouted NO!

I read an article some time back that quoted Actress Jessica Chastain who weighed in on gun violence and the need for gun control.  She said, “Welcome to America, where you’ll wait 6 months for an X-ray but hey, you can buy an AR-15 in 5 minutes flat.”  I thought she was talking about America but must be talking about one of the nations where there is socialized medicine or she has located some incredibly incompetent medical facility to frequent.  I don’t know where she bought her AR-15 in 5 minutes flat unless it was from some street vendor because the rifles and handguns I have purchased took longer than that.  Her rant is the same as the late-night comedians, Hollywood elites, and politicians – FALSE and heavily seasoned with EMOTION not based in FACT.  We have people like Nancy Sinatra who tweeted after the Las Vegas mass shooting, “The murderous members of the NRA should face a firing squad.”  Seriously?  Do you really want to exchange one Mass Murderous Rampage with another?  Do you really want to blame innocent people for the diabolically evil man who committed this act?

These same people and members of Congress think that adding more “Gun Laws” will somehow lessen the occurrence of gun crimes and the overwhelming statistical evidence is THEY ARE WRONG!  They ignore the daily murders in cities like Chicago and sections of St. Louis and attempt to make political hay in events like that which transpired in Las Vegas.  I am convinced there are no new “gun laws” we could have passed that would have prevented that evil.  There are millions of rational, sane, and safety conscious gun owners in America who will never commit such a heinous act as did Stephen Paddock.  The NRA has, almost from its inception sought to teach and encourage gun safety and responsible gun ownership.  It has elected women to its board since 1948 and the slogan “refuse to be a victim” is a theme that inspires their push for training and self-defense programs designed especially for women who feel threatened.  It, unlike so many organizations of the Left, empowers women by giving them confidence when threatened and the tools whereby to protect themselves.  Those women who have been trained and survived an attempted violent attack understand that “self-defense” is far more valuable than some new gun law.  Criminals do not automatically obey the law.  They are CRIMINALS and by definition that means they break the law.

Leftist lunatics like Michael Moore are shouting that it is time to get rid of TRUMP and the 2ND AMENDMENT.  I’d like to ask Mr. Moore and all those on late-night television, those in the make-believe world of Hollywood, and the Ivory Palaces of the Elitist and Washington, “How many of those mass shootings were in GUN FREE ZONES?”  Most of them!  Gun free zones appear to be magnets for psychopathic killers like the one in Las Vegas.  If those shouting for gun control and the banning of firearms truly care about saving lives how about protesting Abortion on Demand?  How about marching against the violent murders in our inner cities where the crime is often largely black on black?  How about protesting the disastrous destruction of our healthcare industry through Obamacare?  How about protesting the murder of police officers and first responders who rush into danger to protect lives?  NO, rather than being focused on saving lives, they are focused on a political objective and having no real answers they opt for MORE LAWS and MORE RESTRICTIONS on Americans.  The only thing a “gun ban” does is place more innocent citizens in harm’s way and prevents more law-abiding people from being able to adequately protect themselves.

I am 100% in favor of gun safety and do not want criminals or the mentally deranged having access to firearms or any other weapon by which they can do harm.  But, I am staunchly a defender of the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment.  If I hear one more of that crowd say that the 2nd Amendment was referring to muskets I will scream.  The 2nd Amendment did not specify muskets and they should realize that the 2nd Amendment provided civilians to have the same arms as the militia.  I am not suggesting that citizens have ready access to fully automatic weapons and what is being called an “assault rifle” is an errant classification by the uninformed.  Just because a rifle looks ominous and imposing does not mean it is an assault rifle.  Why is the 2nd Amendment a threat to that crowd?  Could it be, as with tyranny in all ages, a desire to disarm citizens in order to take control?  NO, I will not give up the fight to keep ALL our Constitutional Rights intact including the 2nd Amendment.

I hope you are paying attention and remember all that is going on when it becomes time for you to vote in the mid-term elections in 2018 and in the elections of 2020.  We can make a difference if we rid Washington and Congress of as many Constitution objectors as possible and send people to DC who will fight for you and me constitutionally.

God bless you and God bless America!

 

MY CRYSTAL BALL IS BROKE… But…


BLOG POST 1 - Crystal Ball Broken

I don’t have a crystal ball so it isn’t broken BUT I can see the writing on the wall and know some of the tactics and patterns practiced by the Leftist and Deep State.  Therefore, I am 100% convinced that several things are absolute with regard to the trumped-up Russian investigation and the ever-expanding probe of Special Counsel Robert Muller.  He has already gone far beyond the scope of the proposed investigation and has used some very questionable tactics in his investigation and serving of warrants, etc.  He has a directive from the Leftist, Democrats, Establishment Elites, and the Deep State to FIND SOMETHING.  Not necessarily the truth but something that can damage Donald J. Trump and possibly end his presidency.

He, as did James Comey, already has enough documented evidence on Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Barack Obama to indict not to mention the illegalities of his buddy James Comey.  But, I’ll bet you a dollar to a donut hole that he will NEVER bring anything forth against any of them.  He, as have the Democrats and media found the net empty regarding any Russian collusion between Trump and the Russians so he must turn his attention to subordinates, volunteers, and family members of the president to try to pressure him to resign or allow Congress to issue articles of impeachment.  I do not gamble but I would hazard a guess that before they are through SOMEONE connected to President Trump will be indicted or offered a deal to turn on Trump.  It won’t matter if it is true or not, all they need is someone connected to Trump to say that he is guilty.  He has already been tried and convicted in the minds of the Leftist, Democrats, Establishment Elites, and the Never Trumpest so any suggestion by someone connected regardless of how remotely or closely that he either knew or was involved in something illegal or unethical.  Will they get it?  When it comes to people’s freedom and ability to continue to make money one never knows.

We know that James Clapper has lied repeatedly to Congress about the scope of their eavesdropping on people connected to the president.  We know that the Obama team has acknowledged they unmasked citizens who were not connected to any foreign threat and it is clear those being unmasked were exposed for political purposes.  We know that the criminal activities of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and her aid or employee and those of Hillary Clinton and many others have been ignored and it is troubling that the Republicans would allow this to continue but equally troubling that they have not demanded a Special Counsel to investigate the activities of the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton.  WHY HAVE THEY NOT?  The answer is simple, in my mind.  It is because they also hate Trump and want this person they consider an interloper removed and a clear message sent to all “outsiders” that they are not welcome in the political pool.  They want to put enough trepidation in the hearts of any person from outside the Establishment about the consequences of running they have little opposition.  How can we fix that?  VOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OUT.

I cannot explain why Donald Trump backed Luther Strange in Alabama over Judge Roy Moore a true Constitutional Conservative.  There are many possibilities including the idea that if the President backed Mitch McConnell’s man Mitch might be more willing to advance the things the president wants.  If that is the thought, Mr. President, I suggest you begin a watch party for unicorns on the South Lawn and have someone document every flying pig they see flying overhead.  IT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN!  Mr. President, if you truly meant what you said during the campaign and have demonstrated, at least somewhat as president, then you need Senators like Roy Moore not Establishment Elitist like Mitch McConnell and his man Luther Strange.

How many of the Republicans in Congress would vote to Impeach if the articles were presented?  How many in the Senate would vote to convict if the President were Impeached by the House of Representatives?  It is one thing for the House to Impeach a president and we must never forget that impeachment is usually a political statement.
As we saw with Bill Clinton it is meaningless UNLESS the Senate votes to convict and remove from office.  I do not trust the Establishment Republicans any more than I trust Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff or any of the leading Democrats.  The Establishment of both parties working with the International Organizers are out to destroy this president and eventually this Republic.  I don’t know if anything will be forthcoming before the mid-term elections but I would suggest it is highly likely that sometime next year there will be a bombshell of some kind dropped with the intent of defeating the Republicans in the mid-term and restoring control to the Democrats.  If they regain power and control, the proverbial fat lady will have already sung and we can kiss the Constitutional Republic goodbye.  UNLESS, and this is a big UNLESS.  Unless we lock arms, become of one mind, and exhibit such commitment and determination that we go to the polls in great numbers and vote out the Democrats and vote in candidates who will honor the Constitution.  Voting out the Democrats is priority number one and close behind is voting out, during the primaries, the Republicans who DO NOT honor the constitution or their commitment to us.

Some do not believe as I, but as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, I urge everyone who prays to seriously and earnestly pray for America.  God, please bless America again and restore us to our foundational principles and return us to our moral moorings and let us once again be a true beacon of hope to the world.  God, bless you and please stay engaged.

 

MASS MURDER IN THE UNITED STATES – What Is the Root Cause?


BLOG POST 2 - Mass Murder

There are no simple answers but there are some potential solutions and almost none of them coming from the Left in this country.  Sadly, there are virtually no answers coming from the Republicans either, but there are reasons and remedies for some of what happened in Las Vegas, at the Softball Field in Washington, DC and many of the mass shootings that have transpired in these United States of America.  I do not pretend to have the answers and may have none, but let me advance some ideas that I have through years of studying people, my faith, prayer, and what I have pieced together from many other sources.  If any of it resonates with you, wonderful and if not, then you are free to form your own conclusions or continue in a state of perplexity wondering Why and possibly laying blame at the wrong doorstep(s).

What do we know about the Las Vegas shooter?  At the time of this writing, not much other than his name, Steven Paddock and that he has a girlfriend who was out of the country at the time of the rampage, named Marilou Danley.  We know that he murdered almost 60 people and wounded over 500 more.  We know that he had about two dozen weapons in his hotel room and almost that many more in his residence along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosives or explosive materials.  We know he had modified the semi-automatic rifles to mimic fully automatic weapons with the “bump stock” and some reports have indicated that one of them might have been modified to full auto.  We know that he had no known criminal record, and reportedly no religious or political affiliation.  We know he was seemingly financially well off and that he was 64 years of age.  That tells us virtually nothing as to why he did this or what might have triggered this action.

It would be impossible to say this was simply an impulsive action or spur of the moment for the intricate details of the apparent planning suggests this was a lengthy developing plan and his target was specifically chosen for any number of reasons.   It also suggests that he was not alone.   It could be he chose this event because of a large number of potential victims.  It could be that he chose this music festival because it was an easy target.  It could be that he chose this event because they attendees were country music fans and as many on the left have suggested were probably largely Republicans and/or Trump supporters.  However, if he had no religious or political motivation that seems unlikely, but cannot be ruled out.

BLOG POST 2A - Most Wanted

His father was on the FBI’s most wanted list, having escaped from prison in 1969 and lived on the run until 1978 when he was arrested in Oregon. Is that germane?  I don’t know but it is another piece of the puzzle that cannot be summarily dismissed as inconsequential.  Until and if there is a real determination of his MOTIVE nothing can be overlooked, including the claim of ISIS that he was a recent convert and an ISIS Soldier.  The FBI and Law Enforcement determined that was not the case in just 36 hours and have gone a full year without determining the absence of any collusion between Donald Trump and Russia.  But, that is not my point in this.  My objective is to see if there is anything that connects the dots in the mass shootings in America, and much that is going on in our present society.  I believe there is something worthy of note.

Another piece of the puzzle is the fact that just before this event he wired large sums of money to the Philippines and his girlfriend was either in the Philippines or Japan.  How they don’t know for certain is a bit of a mystery but then we are talking about our FBI and considering some of their more recent faux pas I can understand.  Philippine authorities are looking into photos that indicate Mr. Paddock was in that country in 2012 or 2013.  What was his reason for being there?  Has he had any connection with International Terrorist or Subversive Groups?  I know the authorities have ruled that out but can it be ruled out?  Why do I say that?  Simply because ISIS has a very strong presence in the Philippines and they have claimed responsibility for the carnage.

BLOG POST 2B -Root Causse

But on to my thoughts on WHY and WHAT we can or should be focusing on.  It is not, as Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Kimmel, and the entire chorus of Leftist – GUNS and the NRA.  That is not the problem.  We can increase background checks and have more stringent gun laws and this man apparently would have been able to walk through all those doors with no problem.  Criminals do not care what the Law is but this man had no apparent criminal record, therefore, would have been able to purchase guns legally.  The NRA had nothing to do with this event and they are probably at the forefront of “gun safety” and “gun training” promotions.  They DO NOT run the Republican Party or Control Politics in this country.  That is a political talking point that is baseless.  We have the inalienable right of self-defense and the Framers and Founders believed the 2nd Amendment MUST NEVER BE INFRINGED UPON.  So, do I.

We can target MENTAL HEALTH and that will not resolve the problem, at least not with the present process and prescriptions being offered.  I suggest that it is a MENTAL ISSUE but not as most think. I believe it is an ATTITUDE PROBLEM that is being promoted, engendered, inspired, and enabled by our multi-generational thrust to make people Victims in our Society and to absolve them of all responsibility.  We have a growing number of people in our present society that take NO RESPONSIBILITY for the actions or how their lives have turned out.  They blame someone or something and are deeply entrenched in a Victim Mentality.  The Democrats and the Leftist are determined to encourage as many as possible to adopt this mentality and tell them to be angry and desire revenge or retribution and if they vote Democrat that party will avenge them.  That is conducive to a total collapse in our society.  We have 20% of college students now expressing their belief that it is acceptable and justified for violence to be committed against anyone not agreeing with their ideological positions and who offend them.

When a person accepts no responsibility, they have no moral bumper to provide a check to their retaliation and since they are not to blame and not responsible for what has happened in their lives they are absolved of any guilt for acting out in violence.  That is what we are seeing in ANTIFA, the riots of BLM, the KKK, and the Aryan Brotherhood and many other groups.  It is not simply white supremacy or black supremacy it is a pervasive attitude that I AM A VICTIM.  It is the attitude that says, “If I can eliminate you (whatever it is that has victimized me) I will be okay.”  This opens the door to such deception and destroys all moral moorings to the point that the only life that matters is their own and often they are willing to throw away that life to satisfy a desire for revenge and retaliation.

The hate that is being promoted today especially by those on the Left is the breeding ground for this mentality and is the root cause of events like Las Vegas.  We can pass all the laws we desire and the problem will not be resolved.  We can increase funding for Mental Health Treatment and the problem will not be resolved.  I saw a tweet from a preacher that said, “Let’s pray that only Trump supporters die.”  Hey, Preacher, you should never step into another pulpit until you have repented before God and the nation.  You are expressing a view that is completely opposite of the Bible that promotes love and forgiveness.  When people on the Left can say as did the former vice president at CBS that the country music attendees were likely Trump supporters and deserved no sympathy for being slaughtered.  She called Republicans “Repugs” short for Repugnant and many others have chimed in to express their belief that if you were at a country music festival you were an ignorant, red-neck, gun-toting conservative that deserved to die.  That is part and parcel to the problem.

BLOG POST 2D - Enemy Within

If we are going to turn the corner on this type of situation in America it is going to require us as a society to return to a mindset that has been around since the beginning of man, “You are responsible for you and must be accountable for your choices.”  If life hands you a lemon don’t simply suck on the sour fruit, turn it into lemonade and determine that this too is temporary.  If you blame others for your difficulties you will never learn to overcome them and will always be an angry retaliatory person and doom yourself to the plight you blame others for.  I am not saying that if you try harder, work diligently, and refuse to blame others your life will magically be transformed into success.  No one owes you anything and no one is responsible for you – THAT IS YOUR JOB. 

We need to stop the insanity in our classrooms, that of the Hollywood Elitist, the political activist, and the politicians and begin anew to teach personal responsibility and accountability.  We need to strive to teach our children that no matter your ethnicity, religious affiliation, political persuasion or socioeconomic status you are the most significant piece of success in life’s puzzle.  We need to teach our kids to dream big dreams and inspire them to strive to achieve those dreams with a spirit of thanksgiving and respect.  We need to teach them to be motivated by what others have but never become envious and covetous to the point that they blame others and hate those who do not look like them or are in the same socioeconomic condition.  We need to teach them the truth of the words of our Declaration of Independence, “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…” 

We can return to our founding principles and in my view, to God, and although we will not stamp out evil, we will move much further toward reducing the type of carnage that was witnessed in Las Vegas than any Gun Control, Gun Confiscation or any mandates from government about how we are to think, speak, or live.  Only a few decades ago this type of behavior and mentality was extremely rare, but today it is becoming the norm rather than the exception.

lease forgive me for being so lengthy but I felt that I needed to weigh in on this in one setting rather than in a series of posts.  God bless you and God bless America is my prayer and desire!

 

Part II – – WHAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL THING A PRESIDENT DOES???


BLOG POST 1 - Presidential Duty

Last time we considered some foundational principles and addressed the Constitutional Principle laid out by the Framers and Founders that “The Three Branches of Government Are Not Co-Equal.”  Now, let’s move on to some other Constitutional Principles and consider how our misconceptions, largely advanced by the judiciary have virtually shredded our American Constitution and stolen the Republic from us.

Constitutional Principle Number Two – – The Judiciary Is Not Independent.  Who advanced that idea?  The Judges were the first and foremost in the planting of that understanding in the minds of elected officials and the citizens of the United States of America.  It was a power grab, intentional or unintentional but a power grab and usurpation of Constitutional Power and Authority.  It must be exposed.

John Dickinson, a signer of the Constitution wrote: “What innumerable acts of injustice may be committed, and how fatally may the principles of liberty be sapped, by a succession of judges utterly independent of the people?”  Thomas Jefferson affirmed this view and his words make it plain that the judiciary was never intended to be independent.  Mr. Jefferson wrote to one judge as a reminder of the Constitutional guidelines: “It should be remembered as an axiom of eternal truth in politics that whatever power in any government is independent is absolute also… Independence can be trusted nowhere but with the people in mass.”  The Framers and Founders NEVER intended any of the Three Branches to be Independent of the People but to be amenable to the people.  That was the design and intent of the Framers and Founders that all three branches be always amenable to the people and never be independent of our view or voice.  Impartial but never independent!

Constitutional Principle Number Three – – Judges Do Not Have Lifetime Appointments.  I know, I know we deem and every politician declares that Judges, especially the Supreme Court Justices have LIFETIME APPOINTMENTS.  That is not what the Constitution says and it behooves us to investigate and understand what it actually says and insist that our elected officials also understand and adhere to the Constitution.  Our Framers and Founders were appalled by the British system’s judicial abuse and sought to guard against it.  In that system, the judges were independent of the people and had lifetime appointments.  What our Constitution actually says is “The Judges, both the Supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior.”  [Article III, Section 1].  Please note the last part of that sentence, “during good behavior.”  That is not meant to define a Lifetime Appointment.  In fact, the idea was to make it easy to remove a judge that did not behave himself.  If a judge, any judge including the justices of the Supreme Court steps outside his Constitutional authority or demonstrates bad character or bad behavior he/she can and should be removed.

In the early years, everyone seemed to comprehend exactly what this clause meant and why it was there.  U.S. Senator John Ewing Colhoun who served during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson said: “We all fully and at once understand what is “good behavior” in a judge…if he acts contrary, it would be misbehavior, and the Constitution, in that case, has given a remedy by impeachment.”  Today, it is insisted that the only way to remove a judge and engage in judicial impeachment is in the most extreme cases.  Who deemed that to be the policy?  Judges of course.  Our Framers and Founders believed the bar should be set so low that it would be easy to remove a misbehaving judge.  They deemed that necessary to keep the judiciary within their constitutional bounds.  They believed this so strongly they placed six separate clauses in the Constitution directly or indirectly dealing with impeachment.  There is historic precedence for impeaching a federal judge including issuing an order that contradicted an act of Congress; engaging in judicial high-handedness; drunkenness; blasphemy; excluding evidence from a trial, and much more.

Constitutional Principle Number Four – – Judges Do Not Have the Final Word About the Constitutionality of a Law.  James Madison declared: “Nothing has yet been offered to invalidate the doctrine that the meaning of the Constitution may as well be ascertained by the Legislative as by the Judicial authority.”  Thomas Jefferson explained: “Our judges are as honest as other mean and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps.”  Therefore, it was the expressed view of our Framers and Founders that the judiciary was not the final authority on Constitutionality.  They think they are but according to the Constitution and the explanations of our Framers and Founders, THEY ARE NOT!

The Constitution permits “judicial review” but under a strict and limited role.  The Federalist Papers: “There is not a syllable in the plan [the Constitution] which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the SPIRIT of the Constitution.”  They sought to protect us from broad judicial reviews and sought to keep the judiciary tightly constrained within a narrow view of any particular matter.  Thomas Jefferson eloquently argued against any judge having the final word on a law.  He said: “The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves in their own sphere of action but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch.”  He warned against making the judiciary the “ultimate arbiters” of all constitutional questions.”  James Madison concurred: “Refusing or not refusing to execute a law, to stamp it with its final character…makes the Judiciary department paramount in fact to the Legislature, which was never intended and can never be proper.”  BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

What do we do?  What can we do?  My, first course of action is prayer.  However, we must put legs on our prayers and seek to elect officials who will appoint or approve ONLY members of the judiciary who will follow the Constitution in its original intent and never usurp the authority or power of the other Branches of Government.  We need judges who will both understand their clearly defined role and willingly stay within their Constitutionally limited parameters.  Remember this in 2018 and 2020 when you vote.

God, bless you and God bless America is my desire and prayer!

 

WHAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL THING A PRESIDENT DOES???


BLOG POST 1 - Duty of Government

Everybody and I mean everybody has an opinion and everybody may be right to a degree.  In my opinion one of, if not the most critical thing a sitting President can do is his appointments to the judiciary.  Before, you dismiss that allow me to lay the foundation for my assertion in an article or two.  If at the end of my argument you still disagree that is perfectly fine and I encourage you to be active in the advancement of that which you deem most important or critical.

I believe that the Bible is quite revealing regarding the importance of “good, honest, and righteous judges” who serve the nation.  In 2 Chronicles 19:6-7 – “He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the LORD who is with you when you render judgment. 7 “Now then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”   In fact, the Book of Isaiah expounds on a major remedy required for the restoration of a nation lies in the Judges.  The Bible, I believe makes a clear connection between the righteousness of the nation and the actions of those sitting on the judicial bench.  If I am right, that would make the appointment of federal judges one of the most imposing and necessary duties of the President.  Who the president chooses has the power to shape the nation for good or bad and restore it to constitutionality or push it toward anarchy, despotism, and tyranny.

The Framers and our Founders recognized the incredible power of judges and the long-term consequences of bad judges and thereby placed numerous restraints on the judiciary.  Restraints that have long been forgotten and usurped by the judiciary and allowed by the Legislative and Executive Branches to our hurt as a nation.  Our Founders argued that the greatest safeguard to Liberty was an INFORMED POPULACE and sadly, most citizens have no clue as to the importance or the power exercised by judges in today’s society and politics.

Judges over the past century have far exceeded their constitutional authority and Congress has largely accepted their renderings, without question.  Many people believe that if the judiciary rules on a matter that is the final word and even when they legislate from the bench many believe that is within their scope of authority and power.  IT IS NOT!  It was not Congress but the Courts that decreed that “Abortion on Demand” was a national policy, not Congress.  The Supreme Court had to strike down several constitutional “anti-abortion” laws in 46 States to make that ruling.  Same-sex marriage was not a legislative act but a judicial ruling where the courts ordered States to set aside centuries of American laws which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.  The prohibition of prayer in schools and the removal of the Ten Commandments and many other religious expressions or items was not via the path of legislation but the ruling of the courts.  Isaiah 1:26 comes to mind that the righteousness of a nation is directly connected to the decisions of its judges.

Thanks to many others who have labored in the study of this matter for decades including David Barton and Wall Builders I want to discuss Four (4) Constitutional Principles that every American and voter needs to be aware and contemplate. If we are going to see the Republic restored to its rightful Constitutional position and status we must become aware of the importance as well as the limitations of the judiciary and insist that our Representatives, Senators, and Presidents follow the Constitution and give us Judges who will explicitly follow the Constitution.  We need to return to a true system of Checks and Balances in the Three Branches of Government.

Principle Number One – – The Three Branches of Government Are Not Co-Equal.  The Federalist Papers were written to give clarity to the meaning and intent of the newly written Constitution.  The desire was for every citizen to know and understand the meaning and intent of the clauses within that document and to explain the concepts upon which they were based.  James Madison declared: “The FEDERALIST may fairly enough be regarded as the most authentic exposition of the heart of the federal Constitution as understood by the body which prepared and the authority which accepted it.”  THAT IS CRITICAL but LOST in today’s world.

According to the FEDERALIST PAPERS, the weight they gave to the various branches was that the Legislative Branch’s authority necessarily predominates the others.  They deemed the Judiciary the weakest of the three branches and sought to keep it so. Today, the Judiciary may be the most powerful via the erosion of the Constitutional checks placed upon them and their infringement upon the Legislative and Executive Branches powers and authority.  The Framers wrote a Constitution that made the Judiciary so weak that the general liberty of the people could never be endangered from that quarter.  That was their intent but that is a far cry from the reality of today.  THAT MUST CHANGE and can only change as WE THE PEOPLE become informed and the President appoints Constitutional Judges who will refrain from usurping the authority of the other branches.  Will that happen?  You tell me.

The Founding Fathers and the Framers never intended the Three Branches of Government to be “co-equal” because they foresaw the potential problems within each branch and sought to make the Legislative Branch the most powerful because it was the most directly connected to the people.  There is much more I want to address and will do a follow-up article and hope to address several other Constitutional Principles we need to become aware of and insist that our elected officials abide by.

God, bless you and God bless America is my prayer and desire!

 

SHARED BLAME…


BLOG POST 1A - Shared Blame

There is much on the national scene to talk about that is troubling including the protests, the incessant attack on our system of government and anything that even remotely connected to Constitutionalism and Conservatism.  There is something new every day and virtually every hour that cries for our attention and begs to be addressed in the name of sanity.  However, I want to talk about SHARED BLAME on something other than what is in the news and on Social Media – DEBT, DEFICIT, and SPENDING on a National Level.  This is something that will sink our Republic and it cannot be laid at the feet of one political party or the other but shared by them and if we are honest it is us too.

I believe that the greatest threat to our national economy and prosperity as a nation is the out of control government spending.  Let me be more specific, it is the government’s violation of its authority to SPEND.  That authority is clearly enumerated and defined in Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.  In 2017 the federal spending will exceed $4 TRILLION and that should cause trepidation in every American’s heart, but doesn’t.  Social Security will exceed $1 TRILLION, Medicare over ½ TRILLION and Medicaid almost ½ TRILLION.  That is about $2 TRILLION OF THE $4 TRILLION the government will spend this year alone.  How is that sustainable?  Then factor in the various social programs that includes food stamps, unemployment compensation, child nutrition, child tax credits, and supplemental security income and student loans and there is another ½ TRILLION.  Basically, Social spending by Congress makes up about two-thirds of the federal budget.

Before you attack me over some of those items let me ask, “Where is Congress getting the money for that kind of spending?”  There is no Congressional Santa Claus, Genie in a Bottle, Magic Beans, or Golden Goose from which they can painlessly and freely garner that kind of money.  So where does it come from?  You know the answer already. It comes from those of us who PAY TAXES.  When government commits to giving an American or whomever they choose to give funds to they must forcibly confiscate each dollar they spend from some other American citizen.  What would you call it when one is forced to pay or serve the purposes of another?  I do believe that would be a classic example of slavery.

Many of the politicians, by their actions, demonstrate utter contempt for our Founding Fathers, the Framers of our American Constitution, and the Constitution itself.  Before you argue that is an overreach let me remind you of the 1794 Congress and the argument of James Madison against their action.  That Congress appropriated $15,000 to help French refugees who had fled insurrection in Saint-Domingue, present-day Haiti.  James Madison, one of our Founders and Framers stood on the House floor and said, “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article in the federal Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.”  If you examine what is happening today you will agree that the majority of federal spending is on “objects of benevolence.”  James Madison also argued, “Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.”  He and the Framers were opposed to the spending we are engaged in today.  They, as do I, considered benevolence to be the responsibility of individuals, families, communities, and churches NOT the federal government.

Thomas Jefferson declared, “Congress (has) not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but (is) restrained to those specifically enumerated.”  Madison agreed saying, “If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the general welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one.”  They believed and intended the “General Welfare Clause” to be limited to ONLY those powers and duties specifically enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 and everywhere else in the Constitution.  They DID NOT BELIEVE that Congress was authorized to meet the infinite needs of the general welfare.  Government is not to be our source of sustenance but our own labor is. 

We often blame the politicians for the spending problem and they are to blame but WE must SHARE THE BLAME.  We let them do it, often by reelecting them after they voted to violate the spirit and intent of the Constitution.  We have allowed politicians to use their power to take what is rightfully one citizen’s and give it to another for whatever purpose.  There is no politician today who has the courage or Constitutional commitment to argue as did Madison or Jefferson.  They know that if they did they would NEVER be elected or reelected.  There are too many American people hooked on the government gravy train to allow that politician to ascend to power.

It will take a revolt of sorts by WE THE PEOPLE if we are going to stop this runaway spending train and stop this legalized theft by the Federal Government.  By revolt, I do not mean a hostile takeover of the government as in sedition but at the ballot box and inspire those within our ranks who are not seeking a political career but desiring to serve as a Citizen Representative and willing to protect and defend the Constitution to run for office, give them our backing, and work to elect them.  How many would it take?  A Majority of both Houses.  Is that Possible?  Not under the current political climate of today and the Entitlement Mentality and Political Correctness that prevails.  How can we achieve it?  By education as many as possible, by diligently engaging in prayer, and becoming involved in the process.  America cannot afford any more spectators we must have participants.  THE NATIONAL DEBT IS DESTROYING US MORE THAN ANY OF THE FACTIONS MAKING NOISE TODAY!

God, bless you and God bless America!