Some may take immediate offense to what I am going to say beginning with my title to this blog post but I believe that what I am going to say is both factual and a glaring truth begging for thought and discussion. I believe that the “Entitlement Mentality” cultivated in this country via “government handout programs” is enslaving millions and locking them in a system where they cannot succeed and become nothing more than slaves to the politicians in power, namely the Federal Government.

With my heritage, personal pride, desire for self-sufficient (that does not mean absence of God’s keeping, care, and provision), and to enjoy the self-esteem that comes from actually working to provide for those of my household and then hopefully have extra to help others, I reject this mentality. That sense of pride and accomplishment can only be realized through “work”, “ingenuity”, “enterprise”, and “venture” knowing there are risks and rewards involved in the process. It is, without question, an undermining of the psyche of any individual and their self-esteem always being on the dole with the government being your sole source of subsistence. It breeds a mentality that says, “I am entitled because ______________.” Over time it produces a generational curse that passed from generation to generation that presents the normal lifestyle as one that is always standing with a hand out rather than reaching for a hand up. It develops a mentality that seeks for ways to exploit, utilize, and milk the system for all it is worth to get what you believe you are “entitled to” for whatever reason. It doesn’t matter if it is racial, ideological, political, or something else but it destroys an entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, ingenuity, and a work ethic that says, “I want to carry my own weight and provide for my household, even if that provision is just the basics.”

I long to see a rekindling of the spirit that made America great in the beginning and has held her strong for over two centuries against continual assault of those who would destroy her. I long to see a rebirth of parents instilling in their children the philosophy that “life is not free” and “no one owes you anything”. Respect is an earned commodity. Success is an earned commodity. A willingness to roll up one’s sleeves and get your hands dirty, so to speak, is essential to a strong family, community, and nation. Had we not had that spirit during both World Wars who knows what language would be the, predominate one in America today and what dictatorial government we would be under. We have dug our way out of recessions and even depressions because of a willingness to work.

When government becomes our source they also become our masters. Government never gives anything without strings attached and with the current administration the strings are more stringent than ever and will become even more so if allowed to continue. Debt enslaves, and those to whom we are in debt literally “own” a part of us. Our founding fathers wanted to see an America where the Federal Government had a limited role in the lives of the people not a controlling, overreaching, over regulating dominance. They put in place checks and balances to make this possible but somehow as we sat silently in our slumber the politicians have undermined this process and violated the very principles and spirit of the founders setting in place the means to control us. We allowed it to happen! I blame them but I also blame us. We became too complacent and did not stay informed or engaged in demanding accountability from our elected officials. That gave power, greed, and corruption the opportunity to tempt and seduce them leading to a system where much of our liberty and many of our rights were lost. We can get them back but not without great effort and sacrifice.

If we could somehow convince people the “Entitlement Mentality” is nothing more than a political tool to “enslave people” we could easily clean house. Unfortunately, when people become accustomed to receiving a handout without having to work for it something happens inside and there is apprehension to kill the “goose” that is providing “golden eggs” for them. Many have blatantly told me, “Why would I work when I can make this amount from government entitlement programs without having to.” I have had them tell me, “I may never be rich this way but I don’t have to work and get a free ride.” History has informed and warned us that when people realize that they can vote themselves money, democracy is dead or will die. We are almost there, if we are not already.

My plea is pray like never before for this nation, and the leaders to see the light, return to the constitution and rule of law, and honor God. Additionally, I plead for active involvement in every political campaign from the lowest local office to the highest in the land by every citizen. If we do not become involved and make our voices and wishes known in a powerful way, the professional political class will continue ignoring us. We will move from a Constitutional Republican Democracy to a Tyrannical Government where Big Brother controls us in every aspect and dimension of life.

What do you want? What are you willing to give to see America restored? How much are you willing to tolerate? What freedoms do you feel you can afford to give up? Answer those questions and you will know what to do in November 2012 when election time rolls around. Then by all means VOTE!

May God bless you and may God bless America!

With gas, food, and many other goods and services soaring in price, one would think that this President would at least listen to the desires of the American people, but he doesn’t. He has an agenda and his determination to carry it out regardless of what Congress says, the Courts rule, the Constitution details, and the American people desire is more than a little troubling. It is as if he has such tunnel vision and believes that he is actually smarter than all of us combined thus ignoring the facts.

He has ignored the warnings of European nations that have voiced their concern regarding our economic direction and is taking us down the path that caused chaos in many of those nations. He has ignored history and is pressing us toward socialism with the repeated examples of the failure of that policy. He has ignored the wishes of the American people regarding Obamacare, oil production, taxes, and spending. With the help of the Democrat controlled Congress rammed Obamacare down our throats and the bill passed with Ms. Pelosi saying, “Pass it and then we’ll find out what is in it.” Excuse me, but I would never conduct personal business that way and am highly offended when the federal government takes that approach. It was a slap in the face of the working, tax paying, voting, American citizens virtually telling us that we were not intelligent enough to understand the bill even if we were able to read it before it passed. Instead we are finding out as time passes the ominous things that are in the so-called Health Care Bill that have nothing to do with health care but designed to “control.” The ramifications of that bill alone are so far-reaching that it will destroy small business and the American way of life if allowed full implementation.

His own Energy Secretary has publicly stated that they do not want to drive down prices but drive us from fossil fuels and into alternative energy vehicles and sources. He has stated and now backtracked because of the political winds, that gas prices consistent with those of Europe would be what they desired. The President stated that “supply” was not the solution and then urged the Arab world and Brazil to increase production. Sorry, Mr. Obama but you cannot have it both ways. Either supply helps or it doesn’t and if it doesn’t then we do not need more imported oil, but you and everyone else knows we need the oil. For decades we have been hearing from the left-wing liberals and environmentalist that it would take ten years if we drilled for it to do any good. Imagine that, we could be reaping the benefits now had we drilled a decade or more ago. In fact, if we had begun drilling three years ago we would be that much closer to not being dependent on foreign oil. A glaring display of radical ideology is the Keystone pipeline that this President opposes which would bring immediate help but no, instead if we get that oil it will come via his buddy Warren Buffet’s railroad making him billions in the process.

History has demonstrated that raising taxes does not stimulate the economy it does the opposite but this President has engaged in playing the race and class envy cards to pit Americans against Americans for his personal political gain. Why should success be punished? I do not want to punish successful people. The very people who create the jobs that we so desperately need find themselves targets and demonized by this administration calling them the 1% and taking actions which will drive their business ventures from our shores to foreign lands. The progressive tax system is not only, not following the design of the Founding Fathers it is so counter-productive that anyone with a simple understanding of the Constitution and history can clearly see. Ignoring the facts won’t change it.

This Administration has ignored the real unemployment numbers by playing with the elements used to create the statistics. Why don’t we just stop counting people after a period of time and that way the percentage will be more favorable. It doesn’t help those needing a job but makes the President’s numbers look better. Additionally, why not seek to have more and more people dependent upon the federal government for their livelihood so they dare not vote out the present administration for fear that they might lose their gravy train. Please understand I am not opposed to helping someone who is truly needy but opposed to a lifestyle of dependency with no desire to break that cycle.

This would be the most transparent administration in American history according to candidate Obama but has proven otherwise. It has become the most secretive and deceptive of any in the past. Their approach would be like ignoring the check engine light on the dash of the car thinking if we ignore it no problem exists. Probably more accurate would be to disable the light entirely so you don’t see it and if you don’t see it then there surely is no problem. I’ve known people treat who their health that way saying, “What I don’t know won’t hurt me.” Wrong, it could kill you and this President and his cohorts are killing America. It is time that we, the American people who are God-fearing, hard-working, tax-paying citizens to say ENOUGH! It is time that we send a great many of the present political occupants of offices in Washington, DC to the unemployment line. Well, at least send them back home and prevent them from using Congress or the Whitehouse to do further damage to America. I really don’t care what party the culprits are in, if they are voting for things that bring harm to this great nation, then I want them shown the highway!

Mr. President, members of Congress, jurist on the Supreme Court, and judges across the land WE THE PEOPLE have had enough. We want our country restored to the Constitutional Republic our founders envisioned and enacted, with WE THE PEOPLE having the power. We are becoming involved again and hopefully it is not too late to put the brakes on this runaway spending socialism train that you have put us on and move it off the tracks and replace it with American exceptionalism and ingenuity. We want to return to our roots and allow God his rightful place in society and put the Constitution back in its rightful place as a pillar upon which our government will operate. So I urge each of you to REMEMBER NOVEMBER and vote to restore America and stop the madness.

I could take the attitude that no action is necessary because God is Sovereign and controls all things. I do believe that God is Sovereign! That being said I also believe that God expects us to “do what is right” in every area of life, including the political. If I were to sit idly by and watch America, a nation founded on principles so friendly to individual liberties and the teachings of Scripture, I would feel I had betrayed the trust God gave me. Throughout human history we have records of nation after nation attempting to ensure those “inalienable rights” that God has given every person. Repeatedly those nations fell, prey to power-hungry ambitious people who plunged them into tyranny. A quote from George Santayana is applicable, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That defines my passion to see as many people “informed”, regarding our government, true history, and the perils of continuing on the path that restricts, limits, and even abolishes our freedoms.

We live in a “Free Society” and all “Free Societies” seek to establish governments designed to protect the rights of individuals, especially the inalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” James Madison was right when he declared, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” Sadly, we are not and some government is necessary, otherwise we would have total anarchy and none of us want that. History is replete with examples of how governments acted to restrict or disallow private ownership of land, redistribute the wealth, and censor speech, and expression. Each of those resulted in the collapse of that nation’s economy, the loss of freedom, and ultimately the end of that nation as a Free Society!

The permanent professional political class, has demonstrated a uniform desire to “grow government” regardless of party. Why? Because it perpetuates their way of life; and gives them an incredible amount of power frequently increasing their personal wealth. When government expands to the point of controlling the lives of every individual directly or indirectly by deciding what we eat, what we drive, where we live, work, how much we can earn or keep of those earnings, it is “out of control.” I believe that is a time when the public MUST take whatever measures are necessary to “rein it in”, and “reduce its size” to a manageable and constitutional level. We know from history there is a point of no return in supporting an endless number of so-called “good causes”. History has demonstrated that when any society follows that path it becomes collectivist, then tyrannical. Upton Sinclair, author of “The Jungle”, a socialist, and founder of the consumer protection movement, wrote to six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas of the Socialist Party of America in 1951: “The American People will take Socialism, but they won’t take the label… Running on the Socialist ticket I got 60,000 votes, and running on the slogan to “End Poverty in California” I got 879,000… There is no use attacking it by a frontal attack, it is much better to out-flank them.” In the past few decades, we have realized just how true those words are.

In Ancient Greece, Polybius said, “democracy in its turn is abolished and changes into a rule of force and violence as the people grow more accustomed to feed at the expense of others and to depend for their livelihood on the property of others.” The U.S. Government under Barack Obama is taking us down the path of a “total welfare society” with “complete dependence” on the Federal Government for our livelihood. He and many politicians are calling “rights” things that are not “rights”; such as “the right to high quality education, the right to free or affordable health care and housing, etc.” They promise to provide those things, telling us that it will actually reduce the overall cost. Yet, ANYONE in their right mind and with an elementary knowledge of economics knows that the exact opposite is true.

If you study Ancient Greece, you find interesting clues as to this country’s fate. Aristotle described the characteristics of a tyrant and speaks so profoundly to our current situation it is frightening. He said, “Another mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table; for the one are enemies, but the others enter into no rivalry with him.” Additionally, “From democracy tyrants have borrowed the art of making war upon the notables and destroying them secretly or openly, or exiling them because they are rivals and stand in the way of their power; and also because plots against them are contrived by men of this class, who either want to rule or to escape subjection.” Does that sound familiar? The use of class warfare by this President is a perfect example. Today, we see politicians using class envy, race, gender, sexual preference, and a host of other things as tools to divide people and thereby enlarge their bases of support. Frequently, they tell one group one thing and another something dramatically different. The disturbing thing is if the mass media supports those candidates and their ideologies they are able commit those inconsistencies with impunity. On the other hand, their opponents doing the same face vilification as vile, evil, and mean-spirited liars. Aristotle also taught that a tyrant maintains power in three distinct ways:

1. Humiliation of his subjects. (Wow, is that ever-present today!)
2. Creating mistrust among and between people. (Divide and conqueror)
3. Relegating his subjects to a status where they are incapable of resisting. (Does making one totally dependent on government for their livelihood fall into this category? Would disarming the citizens meet this qualification?)

The history of Ancient Rome also gives us clear warning signs. Yet, for decades we have chosen to ignore those warnings. Julius Caesar was a skilled politician and orator. In order to gain the support of the masses, especially the poor, he promised to distribute food and money to them. He would become their source by providing the things they needed to live. His plan was to “redistribute the wealth” creating class warfare against those who had become affluent and prosperous through ingenuity and work. The Roman Empire fell, among other reasons, due to their increasing “tax burden, confiscation of wealth, devaluation of the currency, attempts to control prices, and regulate virtually every dimension of business and personal life.” Once the rich had either fled or been destroyed, the burden to feed the insatiable hunger of the government and this tyrant fell upon the poor who could not satisfy the demands, thus destroying the Empire.

Ancient Israel had one of the most efficient systems known to man. Most of the Western world’s legal and moral code comes from the Judeo-Christian philosophy, values, and beliefs. They operated with extremely limited government per se and yet had an incredible system of checks and balances. Private property was supremely protected by their laws. This has been a cornerstone in every free society. Our founders understood that this was a critical right whose defense was of utmost importance. In fact, Israel’s tax system remained constant for a period of over four hundred years. Somebody, explain that to Washington please!

Winston Churchill said of Russia and their system of government, “it is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” The Soviet Union that emerged was an advocate for totalitarianism, Marxist socialism, or communism. Their system is a proven failure. Alexis de Tocqueville said in 1848, “Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” Winston Churchill characterized it in this manner, “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” Today, we have lunatics and tyrants such as Hugo Chavez whose outlandish statements such as the following are beyond comprehension, “I am a socialist and I follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, who was the first socialist, just as Judas was the first capitalist.”

I do not have time to go into the many other countries which followed the path to totalitarianism and tyranny such as Italy or Germany under the Nazis and Hitler. Hitler was frequently lauded by well-meaning people and usurpers of power that he was a god. Eventually he believed it himself. He envisioned himself as a savior of a “super race” and believed that his ideology was the only acceptable approach. In many ways, that reminds me of someone in Washington today; at least the god and ideology part. The ultimate demise of Italy’s Fascist Government was, in part, fueled by their efforts to support the economy through increased spending and continually expanding the public works programs. This only served to increase the deficit making it unsustainable and resulted in the crumbling of the nation’s economy and political system.

That brings me to the United States of America in the year 2012. Our founder’s intent was to create a system that encouraged “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” They hoped to promote freedom, give national stability and unrestrained free enterprise. Their vision held that this would result in America becoming the world’s greatest economy and military superpower, spreading liberty and freedom across the globe. Politicians in their quest for power have sought to grow a much larger and centralized government. This action has transformed the representative government envisioned by the founders into an incredibly large interventionist organism that seeks to control every aspect of people’s lives. Who is to blame? WE ARE! We allowed it to happen. Thomas Jefferson said, “It is the people who are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty.” Alexander Hamilton said, “We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is neither found in despotism, nor in the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.” John Locke said it most eloquently as he identified the role of government as that of protecting the “natural rights of life, liberty, and estate.” In Federalist No. 47 James Madison warned, “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” How we need to heed that warning in today’s America! The use of czars, federal agencies, courts, and circumventing the Constitution frequently by Barack Obama, meets this definition. His determined desire is implementation of his ideology, bypassing the constitutionally designed and defined system of “checks and balances.” He does this unapologetically and if given four more years will proceed with much more boldness and determination in total disregard for the will or welfare of the American people.

So what do we do? For me there are several things that I MUST do!

1. Engage in intercessory prayer for the nation, the leaders, and the people. That is the first order of business in my view, but I understand that the order may differ for others.
2. Diligently work through writing, speaking, praying, and working to convince as many as possible of the dangers inherent in the current path being taken.
3. Attempt to expose the falsehoods told to the American people by this Administration and the left.
4. Attempt to articulate the Constitutional ideology the founder’s clearly defined in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, their numerous writings, papers, and books.
5. Contribute and seek to raise funds for those candidates whom I believe most nearly embody the principles of liberty that God and the founders envisioned.
6. Go to the polls, exercise my right, privilege, and duty and vote. It is my view, that if I do not vote I am voting, by abstention, to continue the current path.

I realize that this is a brief synopsis of where we are today, although not a short post. I hope that as you take the time to read this you will find inspiration to join the effort to get the message out in support of freedom and liberty! It is my firm conviction that God will take care of His children. I also believe that it is our responsibility to labor for our fellow-man and future generations. It is our responsibility to endeavor to ensure they have the privilege of living in freedom and liberty. If you desire to use any or all of this post please feel free to do so. If you know anyone it might benefit, please forward it to them. I would consider it an honor should you decide to follow my future posts. May God bless you in your efforts for America and His Kingdom and may the blessings and favor of God be upon America and the Free World!

That is a question I’ve been asked and asked on numerous occasions and it is something I have given a great deal of thought to. The reason that I am writing about it now is the current condition of the world, the state of affairs in the United States of America, and my belief as to the time in which we are now living. I fully believe that the time will come when a very literal challenge with regard to this question will confront us. I have no desire to appear morbid or a doomsday prophet but from a biblical perspective I truly believe we are living in what the Bible calls “The Last Days.” Thus, according to the Book of Revelation and other passages in Scripture, it is entirely possible that some, if not many of us, will face this challenge.

From a purely political standpoint we could well be living in “The Last Days of America” as we have known it. I am completely convinced that the elections of November 2012 will be the most crucial that we have faced in our lifetime and the outcome could bring this country to a precipice that could plunge it into a very violent and dangerous condition. I am not advocating armed resistance, just stating what appears obvious; America is heading rapidly down the path of “Socialism” and the loss of our Constitutionally, guaranteed “Individual Liberties & Freedoms.” When and if that day comes, as our Founding Fathers before us, the commitment of our very lives to save this country from those who would enslave the populace with governmental regulation and control, literally making each of us wards of the State against our wills and in violation to the Constitution of these United States could be asked. I do not want to see that happen and my commitment to prayer, educating the voting public, and encouraging everyone to exercise their right, privilege, and duty to VOTE is unwavering.

But, back to my question for a moment please. In the mid to late 1960’s I entered the military and the following Oath of Enlistment was administered:

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

If your commission was as an officer your Oath was as follows:

“I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States (branch of service), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

The President of the United States has a less demanding Oath but still one that is quite solemn and demanding. It is as follows:

I (state your name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.

In my mind, each of these oaths requires the individual to commit themselves to that pledge to the point of death, if necessary, to fulfill the promise made. Also, at my discharge they did not have me recite nullification of that pledge so I consider it a lifetime pledge to my country. For the President not only is he/she to execute the office but pledges to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. We have a President today that believes the Constitution outdated and obsolete. He sees it as a hindrance rather than protection of individual rights, freedoms, and liberties. He would suspend, by-pass, or abolish it and replace it was something that would allow him to operate as an Imperial Dictator, which to some degree he is now through various agencies, departments, executive orders, and his Czars. We are at a cross-road and unless the designed checks and balances provided by the Constitution properly function we will lose this country to an ideology that detests the American Flag, the American Constitution, the American Ideal, the Free Market, and a Free Society. I for one do not want to see this continue and am diligently working and committed to prayer for this nation and her people. I do pray for our leaders. I pray that they become obedient to God, turn their hearts to Him and any efforts they plan or devise to bring down this nation fails. I pray for their souls but do not pray for success in efforts to destroy the very foundational principles of this nation. It matters not to me which party they are in, if they plan schemes of destruction I pray to God that they be exposed to the light of truth and their efforts fail.

I recall, in Scripture, when Jesus was preparing to go to the Cross, He informed His disciples of His upcoming fate and Peter made his bold claim in Matthew 26:35 that even if he had to die he would not deny Jesus. However, we all know the account that Peter did deny the Lord and only after the resurrection was he restored and became a stalwart for God even in death in later years. It is not only possible but probable that the ultimate decision of “bowing the knee to Baal” or as the Hebrew Children “choosing the fiery furnace” will confront us. America needs her patriots to rise up and stand tall and firm, the like of which has not been known since the Revolutionary War. We may have differences in preference of political candidates and ideology but one thing, hopefully, we can all agree on is AMERICA IS WORTH PRESERVING! That effort will require sacrifice, labor, funds, and an enormous amount of intercessory prayer on the part of every believer and every citizen. Of course, I do not live in an Ivory Tower so I know that all will not heed this call, but if we can find a few that will become “watchmen on the walls” we can turn the tide that has swept this country and brought her to the brink of destruction. I encourage you to join me and countless thousands if not millions of others who have committed to seeing AMERICA RESTORED to the Greatness she has known through the years.

OUR OBJECTIVE:

1. A Federal Government reigned in and LIMITED as the Founders envisioned and laid the foundation and framework for.
2. All career politicians defeated and people sent to Washington that truly believe that their reason for being there is to represent WE THE PEOPLE!
3. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY restored at every level of government and the JUDICIARY brought back to the position that the Constitution and our Founding Fathers desired and we need.

This task will neither be easy or quick. It may take decades to fully see it take place, if we have that long but it is worth the effort! My children and grandchildren deserve better than what they are being given and I am willing to sacrifice even my life to see them given back an America that is “One Nation under God with Liberty and Justice for all.”

Back to my original question: “What are you willing to give your life for?” I will give mine for my faith, my family, and my country! I hope that we see this transpire through efforts of education of the masses and at the polls. I hope that cooler heads prevail and hearts become open to the direction and leadership of God. I hope that we NEVER reach the place that the founders declared was our duty should the government become tyrannical and move completely outside the bounds established by the Constitution. I ask you to join me in prayer for America. If you, as I, believe she is worth saving then this will be a commitment you can readily make and a sacrifice though burdensome worthy of commitment to.

As we celebrate Christmas tomorrow, in peace, it is my prayer that the Peace of God rule our hearts and lives through Christ Jesus our Lord and that America is kept free from tyrannical ideologies that would destroy her! So I conclude by saying God Bless America and God Bless you. May you have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and an incredibly PROSPEROUS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

What did they really want for this nation when they labored to secure our liberty from King George’s tyranny? What did they have in mind when they labored, debated, deliberated, and collaborated to put into print the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights? What did they want to avoid and what did they want to secure and ensure would be preserved for posterity into perpetuity?

I fully believe that if more Americans truly pondered those questions we would come to a better understanding of what their intent was and would become more involved in the political process of this nation rather than allowing the professional politicians to destroy the very fabric of our founding principles and take away our individual liberties and freedoms.

It is my firm conviction that when Thomas Jefferson penned the following it sent political shock waves around the world and resonated with virtually every person desiring liberty and freedom:

“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.”

This was a direct challenge to the “divine right of kings” and an acknowledgement of “God’s supreme authority” and that there were certain rights that could only come from God and were the rights of every living man, woman, and child. It put in place the realistic possibility of establishing the “Proper Role of Government” and limited it in its scope and sphere. I fully believe that the founding fathers would “weep” if they saw what is happening today in this great land. It is my belief that if we as Americans truly want our “Republic”, the dream that the founding fathers held restored, we must educate ourselves in their vision and be willing to fight to the death for its reestablishment. We must demand that those in power in all three branches of government strictly adhere to and respect the Constitution of these United States of America.

We must:

1. Stop trading liberty for security or pseudo-security.
2. Stop thinking the role of government is active involvement in all aspects of our lives.
3. Take a good look at the proper role of government.
4. Understand that as government expands liberty contracts.
5. Understand that Government is best, when it governs least.

Mr. Jefferson, a true patriot, and lover of an America that was Free, made a most powerful statement:

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

They wrote the Bill of Rights to insure the liberty and freedom of every American citizen and provided the platform upon which the fledgling nation could grow rapidly with a solid foundation. The Bill of Rights is something that every American citizen should know by heart and treasure. It is something that we, hopefully, are willing to defend at all costs against those from any political party or faction that would diminish, set it aside, or destroy it.

We have been seeing a gradual erosion of our American Freedom for decades and now are on the fast track to total elimination of all individual rights and freedoms. We are moving from a Republican Democracy to a Socialistic Soft Tyranny at best and a Hard Tyranny at worst. We are presently regulated to the brink of extinction and every act of government seems to move us closer and closer to the point of no return where the “Centralized Federal Government” will be in TOTAL CONTROL. The founding fathers defended and demanded protection of “States Rights” and we are seeing that assaulted at a level never seen before, by the current administration.

So, what did the Founding Fathers want for America? They wanted Pure American liberty. They wanted a properly limited government and designed one. It is up to us as individual citizens to fight to see that restored. What is freedom worth to you? That is a question that only you can answer and your answer will determine your involvement and how you vote in ALL ELECTIONS!

I dare not conclude in any other way than say that it is my firm conviction that “until” we RETURN TO GOD with a whole heart we will not enjoy the Freedom and Liberty that the Founders designed and desired and God purposed for this nation. We have been a beacon shining into a darkened world for a long time and can continue being just that if we “turn our hearts” to God fully, pray fervently, and work diligently. It is my sincere desire that God guide your footsteps, guard and protect you and your family in all things, and provide you with the needs of your life spiritually, materially, physically, emotionally, and relationally. This country is worth spending our all to protect and our faith is worth dying for!

May God’s richest and best be yours in all things!

I want to address something that I’ve been watching, as have most of you, for some time. That is the designed transformation of America into something completely other than what most of us grew up in and the founders of this nation envisioned. We are watching the redesign of America into “total dependency” upon government and the “enslavement” of its citizens into “servitude” to the will, wishes, and whims of those in power. That is the America that people like Barak Obama, the progressive, socialist, statist, elitist, and left-wing ideologues desire and are giving their all to achieve. If they are successful, we will lose this great country and frankly I’m not sure we haven’t. It is my view that the Bible, the Constitution, and morality demand that we return to “individual accountability” and “personal responsibility”. We owe it to our children, future generations, ourselves, and God, to return to the very principles upon which America was established. Yet, in public institutions of learning, the “so-called” main stream media, and this administration the exact opposite ideology thrives.

Let me use a passage from the Bible first and then get to some other facts and factors regarding our present dilemma:

2 Thessalonians 3:11-15 – “Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and wasting time meddling in other people’s business. 12 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we appeal to such people — no, we command them: Settle down and get to work. Earn your own living. 13 And I say to the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. 14 Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. 15 Don’t think of them as enemies, but speak to them as you would to a Christian who needs to be warned.” NLT

The apostle Paul viewed “individual accountability” and “personal responsibility” of utmost importance as is clearly defined in the above passage. Yet, today we are seeing “Occupy Wall Street” protestors who clearly characterize the opposite view. They, at least those I’ve heard speak, blame corporations, all people of wealth, and virtually everything else for any problems they have. They want the government to virtually rob those who have been successful and become their mythical “Robin Hood” making the wealth of others theirs. It would seem to me that they need to hear the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:11 and grow up – “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” ESV

My upbringing demanded that I take personal responsibility for my actions in everything. I was not allowed to make excuses, blame my circumstances or anything else for my situation. I was to keep my word, do my job, resist the temptation to complain and whine, and dig or fight my way out of whatever I was facing. A concept conspicuously absent in today’s society. It is not a requirement that you become a “victim” even if you have been “victimized”. It is a choice and personal responsibility enables, no demands, that you choose accountability. The government has become the biggest “enabler” of those who choose to abdicate “personal responsibility” and “individual accountability”.

Let me offer a few examples of what I am referring to. This is certainly not an exhaustive list. First, I’ve read numerous accounts of people who acknowledged that because of the government mandated credit easing, before the housing crash, that they took on more “debt” in the form of “mortgages” than they could afford. They did it because somehow they felt “entitled” to have more than they could reasonable or responsibly afford. Many of them now expect the government to step in and pay for their blatant abuse of the “easy credit” situation. Oh, I do not let government off the hook or the individual who did it because they could. My point is if “personal responsibility” and “individual accountability” had been the prevailing mentality, this crisis would not have occurred no matter what the government mandated. Responsible people would have made the choice to live within their means. I take no pleasure in seeing anyone lose their home, but do not believe that hard-working, tax paying citizens are responsible to pay for someone else’s error in judgment. That approach only perpetuates the problem rather than provide a solution. Although an American dream of home ownership is not a bad thing if you cannot afford one you should not incur the indebtedness for that dream’s fulfillment. Likewise, you should also only purchase what you can afford. If you cannot afford a Cadillac don’t purchase one. If you can only afford a $50,000 home, do not purchase a $250,000 one. When you default it not only affects you but the rest of us as well.

The welfare system in America has gotten completely out of control and grown to an extent that we are nationally bankrupt. It arose from a flawed ideology and encourages all who will adopt the philosophy, to defer “accountability” and “responsibility” and develop an “entitlement mentality.” I’m talking about those who, now generationally, have become “slaves to entitlements” and believe it is their “right” to live off those who laboriously strive to achieve and attain success. Additionally, the Small Business Administration is complicit in this through the SBA’s Section 8(a) program. This was supposedly a benevolent adoption of a policy that would enable “disadvantaged minorities” to succeed even if they could not perform the work or produce the desired product and compete in the free market. This program has encouraged all Section 8(a) companies to cease striving to attain legitimate status and truly compete by providing a product, at a price that would be desired by the purchasing public. Instead it encourages those companies to throw off the shackles of “accountability” and “responsibility” and depend on the government’s gravy train, develop a “victim” mentality, and continue at the expense of others who actually do the work and provide the product.

We are in an economic crisis that has and will continue to destroy lives, businesses, and dreams of those who are “responsible” and “accountable.” The present course and ideology of those in power, especially in the Whitehouse, has only one possible ending – FAILURE! We can recover but it will be difficult and painful for everyone. It will require government to “get out of the way” and demand that everyone take “responsibility” for their actions and become “accountable.” As individuals we MUST begin accepting “personal responsibility” for our actions in all areas of life. If a business is not competitive or makes bad lending decisions, it must assume “responsibility” and become “accountable”. We cannot allow an individual, company, or government to avoid or evade “personal responsibility” and “individual accountability.” I am responsible for my decisions. Corporations as well as Congress must assume responsibly for their decisions and WE THE PEOPLE must hold them “accountable.”

God holds each of us “responsible” and “accountable” for our actions. If we “repent” of our sins and “accept” His provision of pardon we gain access into His family. That, however, does not mean that we are no longer “accountable” for our actions and free to do whatever we please with impunity. We WILL give answer for our actions and most of us know what it’s like to endure the hardships of bad choices spiritually, economically, and relationally. Truly we do “reap what we sow”. I do not see our current direction, as a nation, reversing UNTIL the concept of “personal responsibility” is reestablished. Then, and only then, will we see government move toward that which the founders envisioned – small, less restrictive, and less invasive. That’s the America I dream of having again. Paul’s words in Galatians 6:5 are applicable here, “…we are each responsible for our own conduct.” Or as stated in the ESV – “each will have to bear his own load.”

Nehemiah accomplished restoring Jerusalem because the people were willing to assume “personal responsibility” for the work. No one expected someone to do it for them they stepped up and determined to do their part. The Bible offers numerous accounts of success, restoration, and renewal through people becoming “personally responsible” and “accountable”. History is replete with examples of this concept. I know what it’s like to experience “victimization” but my refusal to become a “victim” allowed me to attain renewal and restoration in my spiritual, personal, and financial life. I am not wealthy and there are many things that I do not have that I would enjoy. However, I do not expect you to provide them for me. I have made bad business decisions and even today am paying for them. I’ve made bad spiritual decisions and I and others experienced the accompanying repercussion. I’ve made bad personal and relational decisions and the consequences were not always pleasant but I “earned” them and while I have and do enjoy “God’s Mercy” I have accepted “personal responsibility” for my actions. I owned them and stepped up to the bar and became “accountable”.

Will America be restored? I truly believe the answer is “Yes”. When? I do not know! What will it cost? For some of us, everything! My core belief in God, personal responsibility, and individual accountability drives me to seek restoration of “honesty” and “integrity” as the basic foundational philosophy of society. I do not mean that I believe in an Earthly Utopia where “everyone” does the right thing and “no one” is morally or ethically bankrupt. Just like sin’s existence in the world, there will always be some who will desire to remain “dependent” rather than “independent” of government sustenance. The “victim” mentality will never be fully eradicated. That element will maintain the belief that it is “entitled” to live off the labors of others. America would never have been established had that been the prevailing mentality of the colonist. Therefore, if we want our country back we will have to become willing to “pay the price” of restoration. We will have to become “personally responsible” and “individually accountable”. We MUST turn our hearts and lives back to God. We MUST determine that we will resist the temptation to take the easy road and dare to face the “lion in the street”, holding our elected officials accountable for their decisions. We MUST exercise our right, responsibility, and privilege and VOTE! The only question is, “Are we willing to take that stand?”

Thank you for allowing me to rant and may God bless you and America as well!

I’ve been thinking for some time about the ideology of the left-wing, progressive, ideologues and their philosophy of punishing the successful, redistribution of wealth, creating a class warfare environment, and building hatred for ALL corporations and EVERYONE who has been successful in their life. I began to think about a parable in the Bible that illustrates the fallacy of that philosophy on all levels and especially a spiritual one.

Let me quote the parable so you can follow my thinking:

Matthew 25:14-30 – “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 “To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16 “Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. 17 “In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. 18 “But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

29 ” For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. 30 “Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” NASU

If Jesus thought that success should receive punitive action from government, society, the church, and believers this parable would not have been given. In fact, it illustrates that He thought exactly the opposite. Through this parable we are able to illustrate this truth in every facet of life and should, yet it is so easy to “hate” or be “envious” of someone who has achieved a measure of success and “blame” everything except ourselves for our “failure” to do the same. I do not suggest that all playing fields of life are level, there is no mention in the Bible that God ever said it would be. Yet, we have untold accounts of people who dug themselves out of abject poverty to the penthouse through their ingenuity, work ethic, willingness to take risks, frugality, and many times through a rock solid faith in God. The believed before they could see and dreamed dreams that most thought impossible but they clung to them with everything in their hearts and were driven to achieve that lofty prize of success.

Not to laude any man, but I read that Steve Jobs said that “Can’t” wasn’t part of their vocabulary. He stated the Obama was a “Can’t do” President because every time Mr. Jobs and other business leaders would suggest a solution to the POTUS he would tell them, “We can’t do that for one reason or another.” He is visionless when it comes to an America of excellence but driven to fulfill the “Dreams from his father” in destroying capitalism, implementing global anti-colonialism, and creating a world society where EVERYONE is “completely” dependent upon government for their livelihood. I’ve been called so many names because I don’t support him that are both untrue and unfounded that I’ve stopped counting and stopped letting it have any impact upon me and my pursuit of informing people of the danger he poses for not only America but the world and the church.

Look at the parable for just a moment:

Let’s set the scene and filter it through my premise that God wants to reward success and achievement rather than punish it. The man (corporation or individual) distributed “talents” to three people and made them aware that they would be held accountable for what they did with those talents. One was given five (5), another two (2), and the last one (1). The one with five (5) became incredibly industrious and doubled his. He could have lost all five (5) and would have had to account for his failure but he took the risk and achieved success. Likewise the one with two (2) talents did the same. He began with less but he still forged ahead taking the risk and doubled his. The person with one (1) sat on his holdings unwilling to take a risk or make any attempt to achieve a measure of success. His mentality was “status quo”.

Notice what happens when the master returns and does his accounting of what each of the three had done with that which he had entrusted them. To the one with five (5) who had doubled his holdings he was rewarded with more responsibility, more opportunity, and yes more wealth. Likewise the one with two (2) also received compensation, reward, and was given recognition. But, to the one that took no risk and could only offer back to his master the talent he had received with no further achievement, not even interest on the talent, he received chastisement from his master. The master called him a “wicked and lazy person.” Not just lazy but he classified this type of action and thinking as “wickedness”. Therefore, the master took his talent and rewarded the one with ten (10) with that talent also. Then he makes a most compelling statement: “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have abundance; but from the one who does not have (because of his negligence), even what he has shall be taken away.” [Emphasis mine] He then has him thrown out as one would refuse. Does that sound like Jesus is suggesting taking from those who achieve to give to those who do not, or have a mind-set that they should share in the wealth of the successful without having earned it, worked for it, or contributed to it? HARDLY – He suggested no such rewards program.

To say that the “rich” do not pay their fair share is ludicrous on so many levels that I won’t even take time to address them. We have a country were over 47% of the populace pays ZERO TAXES and possibly over 50% receive some kind of welfare or subsistence from the government paid for by those of us who actually produce and pay taxes. The rich pay most of the taxes. The “so-called” middle class carries a heavy burden to support those who produce nothing and many of which have willingly accepted their state as an acceptable if not desirable lifestyle. That’s why I’ve said before and say again with the apostle Paul:

2 Thessalonians 3:10-13 – “For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. 11 For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread. 13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.” NASU

Charity and compassion have always been a part of Christianity and should always be. Helping those who either cannot help themselves or temporarily are unable to provide for their own is an endeavor that I have long been involved in and will always be and support. But, for those who “choose” to sit on their backsides and take from those who produce and think it is somehow their right, my compassion wanes dramatically and from what I read in Scripture, so does the Lord’s. Jesus clearly told us that we would never see a poverty-less society prior to His Eternal Rule. Likewise, the Bible set some specific guidelines for giving aid to those in need.

Deuteronomy 15:7-8 – “If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; 8 but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.”
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Luke 3:11 – “…The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.” NASU

Proverbs 22:9 – “He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.” NASU

Proverbs 19:17 – “One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.” NASU

James 1:27 – “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
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1 Timothy 5:3-8 – “Honor widows who are widows indeed; 4 but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God. 5 Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day. 6 But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives. 7 Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach. 8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” NASU

So, taking care of the truly needy is the responsibility of the church, the local community, and the families of those in need not the Federal government. It should be done through “Christian Charity” or just plain compassion upon our fellow-man. But, to push the majority toward being totally dependent on the government for their existence is foreign to everything that I understand from scripture, foreign to what I find in the writings and documentation of the Founding Fathers of this country, and foreign to reason. If we would stop punishing the successful, they would continue to venture into new spheres and thereby create opportunity for EVERYONE, at a minimum, the ability to provide for their own. I’ve been jobless and penniless not knowing where my next meal was coming from. I’ve had to live with family members because I could not afford housing but I NEVER adopted it as a permanent state and never lost my dream, drive, and vision to, through the help of God, attain independence and ablity to give to those less fortunate than myself. That being said, when someone “expects” a handout and believes it is their right to receive it without any work whatsoever, I find that most reprehensible. That reminds me of a situation my dad shared years ago.

He and my mother had been fishing and caught several fish. They were bringing them home to clean and eat but he was moved to give them to a neighbor who was a single woman with children that were in their teens. He stopped and asked if she would like to have the fish for her family. She then asked, “Are they cleaned?” He was shocked and even angered at that statement and said, “No they are not, do you want them or not?” She didn’t because it meant that she or her teenage children would have to dress the fish and prepare them for cooking. Dad always reached out to the needy but he found laziness intolerable in us (his children) or anyone else. I believe that is the basis of Paul’s statement in Thessalonians and Jesus’ representation in the parable I used as a springboard to say what I have said.

AMERICA we have to return to our roots and stop the insanity of creating a dependent society. Our dependence must be on God and our ability and/or willingness to produce rather than receive a handout from the government. Therefore, as for me and my house when November 2012 rolls around we will vote to remove from office every candidate that we have opportunity to vote for that supports the “welfare state”, “redistribution”, “progressive”, “socialist”, “class warfare” ideology and cast our ballots for those who support RESTORING THIS GREAT LAND TO WHAT IT WAS ESTABLISHED TO BE! As stated many times before, my commitment is to prayer for this nation, to work to see her restored, and staying energized and engaged in informing people as to what the real issues are and where we need to go as a nation and a people. You follow your heart and conscience. May God bless you and may God bless America!

I’ve been thinking about the conditions of our country and world and the upcoming elections. I’ve been thinking about my grandchildren and their fate if America is not restored to what the Founding Fathers established and brought forth. I’ve been thinking about the conditions of the world if the present course continues unchecked, and it disturbs me to the core of my being. I know the biblical passages regarding the “End Times” and fully believe that we are living in the LAST DAYS! However, I do not find anything in scripture that suggests to me that we are to passively sit back and watch it happen and say, “Whatever will be, will be.” NO! Instead I find example after example in scripture of God calling mortal man to have “courage” and “do the right thing.” This was often in the face of incredible odds, obstacles that seemed insurmountable, and often without the full support of the masses. Yet, He called upon them to “stand up” and “step up” to the task at hand and each time gave them a promise that HE WOULD BE WITH THEM. I believe that is what our Founding Fathers felt when they gathered to determine the course of action that would take the colonies into war with a far superior power and birth a New Nation Under God With Liberty and Justice For All!

For biblical reference let me call you attention to what Moses and then what God said to Joshua as Moses was departing the scene and the mantle and mandate to take Israel into the Promised Land fell upon Joshua. I find God’s expansion and emphasis very interesting. Moses said:

Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.” NASU

Then God expanded it by saying:

Joshua 1:5-7 – “…Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. 6 ” Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 “Only are strong and very courageous…” NASU

Did you catch the subtle difference in each statement? Moses said be strong and courageous. God said be strong and very courageous. When I read things like this or hear the Lord speaking things to me that calls for courage or identifies opposition I often ask, “Lord what are you not telling me?” Here, Joshua had to totally depend upon the promise that God would be with him. God didn’t tell him all he would face. He didn’t identify all the hardships. He didn’t detail the problems that would be faced. He simply said this is your task and it takes a lot of courage and determination.

I believe that on July 2, 1776 when the Continental Congress voted 12-0, with New York abstaining, in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s resolution “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.” Then on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson and heavily edited by Congress and adopted without dissent. On July 8, 1776, the Declaration was publicly proclaimed in Philadelphia. On July 15, 1776, the Congress learned that the New York Legislature had decided to endorse the Declaration and on August 2, 1776, a parchment copy was presented to Congress for signature. <strong>Most of the 56 men who signed the document did so that day. That was a day that changed their lives and ultimately changed the world, and I believe with the blessing of God on the side of the colonist.

Courage – – Too often we give little thought to what it meant to actually put you name on a document such as this. Under British Law it was an act of treason with the punishment being death. To publicly accuse King George III of “repeated injuries and usurpations,” and to announce that Americans were therefore “absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown,” was a move that required more than a little courage and forethought. These men knew that by putting their names to this document it could well mean the end of their earthly lives and brought their families into great jeopardy, yet they had the intestinal fortitude and faith to do that very thing – BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT! They were risking everything and knew it. That is the clear meaning of the Declaration’s last sentence:

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”

History has many different versions of what happened to each of them, some things we know for certain and some is legend but regardless they were willing to “stand up” and “step up” at a time when their country needed them and put it all on the line for the cause of RIGHT! I believe that is where we are today. I believe that the need of the nation and the call of our God is to “stand up” and “step up” and put everything on the line to save America. Our resistance will not prevent God from accomplishing His purposes and will not stop the spread of evil in the world but it can buy some time for the Gospel message to enjoy further propagation, give our children and grandchildren hope for a future, and bring some order back to the world in what I perceive as a battle with radical Islam that they declared and we must not sit back in passivity or our existence is over. I personally do not want to stand before God and have Him ask me “Why?” Why I didn’t do what I could to save this nation. Why I didn’t do what I could to maintain a Christian base for world evangelism. Why I didn’t answer the call to courage. You can disagree with me and that’s fine, but that is my conviction and belief that we are, this day, being called to PUT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE for the cause of RIGHT and the KINGDOM in trying to save America from the demonic powers that are operating now in this world and are heavily influencing the decisions coming out of the Whitehouse and Washington.

My only question today is: “What will you do?” I have not seen the perfect candidate, but I have seen the drive and desire of multitudes of normal, average, everyday Americans through organizations such as the “Tea Party” and other groups that want to and are willing to stand in the gap and make up the hedge to save our beloved nation. I’ve talked to hundreds of people, some who supported this President, that have concluded that the course we are on is a course to the end of America as founded and as we have known it. Some continue in their ideological or racial biases and blindly follow the pied-piper waiting for their next hand-out and expecting the few to provide for the masses. It’s time for the masses to stand with the few and take back this nation. It can happen if:

1. We return to God with repentant hearts and cry out to Him.
2. Actively become involved in the political process not only voting but encouraging other to register and vote.
3. Make whatever sacrifices needed to support the candidate chosen to oppose the present occupant of the Whitehouse and his radical ideological agenda.

I believe deeply in my heart that God has issued the call to “courage” and the ball is now in our court. Many of you are currently involved, engaged, and active but some are sitting like the proverbial ostrich with your heads in the sand. If you are truly a patriot who loves this nation and wants it to remain a Free and Christian Nation then you must get your head out of the sand and become involved. It is a choice that only you can make. If the current present President wins America a Memory! If you are comfortable with that do nothing. If that alarms you then answer the call to “courage” and “stand up” and “step up” and link arms with those of us who feel as Patrick Henry – “Give me liberty or give me death.” I cannot make it any stronger than that. I have made my choice and hope that you have or will also. AMERICA needs you more than ever!

God bless America and God bless you!