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PUBLIC EDUCATION and OUR FOUNDERS and FRAMERS…


Blog Post 2 - Education

The Founders of the American Republic and the Framers of our Constitution and System of Government were very Pro-Public School.  I have discovered in my research and study some interesting facts regarding the educational process, textbooks, and the administration of education in the view of the Framers and Founders.  I grow increasingly weary with the insistence of those on the Left and the Separationist of Church and State proponents who insist that those men were unified and adamantly opposed to anything of religion, the Bible, and Church in education or government.  Our society has allowed the banning of prayer from the public schools and most sporting events as well as government, especially Christian prayer and the reading of the Bible.  Anything remotely connected to the Bible is deemed anathema to the Left, the ACLU, the Democrats and some on the Right.  They advance the theory and belief that there is to be an impenetrable wall called “Separation of Church and State” arguing that prevents anything biblical being used in the public sector.  Are they correct?

NO!  I say that but realize that the next question would be WHY?  Because for a very long time, in our American history, the Bible was used as the primary textbook in public education.  Rather than those students being stymied in their political, educational, and social development many of them became some of America’s most prominent scientist, educators, writers, statesmen, military leaders, ministers, and patriots.  From time to time, in our early history, someone would argue or suggest a different text to be used as the core curriculum in schools and each time it would be resoundingly rejected by the very Framers that the Separationist insist were opposed to the Bible and Religion in public.  How do the Leftist resolve that conflict?  They don’t but avoid the conversation and quote isolated and out of context statements of the Framers or Founders.

One of our Founders, Fisher Ames, a member of the committee that developed and wrote the Bill of Rights met this issue head-on in a published article, “School Books.”  He observed the trend of putting a number of little books into the hands of students.  Books that were filled with fables and supposed moral lessons. He noted that each time one of those books was placed in the classroom more time was spent on it detracted from time spent on the Bible.  His observation was that the Bible was gradually being moved to the shelf and that, in his view, was a significant problem.  He argued, “Why then if these books for children must be retained (as they will be), should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book?  Its morals are pure; its examples captivating and noble.  The reverence for the Sacred Book that is thus early impressed last long, and probably, if not impressed in infancy never takes firm hold on the mind.”

I ask that you further consider Fisher Ames, the man, the Founder, the Framer, and the American Patriot.  He, some argue, is living proof of the benefits of the Bible being used in the public-school system.  He learned to read at a very early age and at the age of six had begun to learn Latin.  At the age of twelve, he passed the entrance exam for Harvard and graduated at the age of sixteen.  Rather than being deficient or warped in his education he blossomed and became an incredible figure in American history and life.  He is not alone.  Another signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Witherspoon had read the Bible from cover to cover at the age of four.  That is Amazing!  As a child, he could recite the New Testament from memory.  I am impressed!  John Trumbull, a Founding Father, and justice on the Supreme Court of Connecticut had completed reading the Bible by the age of four.  Author Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of the abolitionist classic Uncle Tom’s Cabin), at the age of seven, had memorized twenty-seven hymns and numerous chapters from the Bible.  Public school teacher, James Tappan said of Daniel Webster, “I held up a handsome new jack-knife to the scholars and said the boy who would commit to memory the greatest number of Bible verses by Monday morning should have it.  Many of the boys did well; but when it came Daniels time to recite, I found that he had committed so much (to memory) that after hearing him recite some sixty or seventy verses, I was obligated to give up, he telling me that there were several chapters yet that he had learned.  Daniel got the jack-knife.”

 I’m sorry, Separatist and those who disbelieve the Bible, and those who would restrict our 1st Amendment Right of Freedom of Religion and Speech, the Bible was the Primary textbook in the public school for a very long time in America.  Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence was strongly against the failure to use the Bible as the core textbook.  In 1791, he published a work offering numerous reasons why the Bible MUST remain America’s premier school text.  In part, he said, “In the sixth chapter of Deuteronomy, we find the following words which are directly to my purpose: ‘And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.  And these words which I have command thee this day shall be in thine heart, and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest down, and when thou risest up.”  (vv.5-7) …The learning of the Jews for many years consisted in nothing but a knowledge of the Scriptures… But the benefits of an early and general acquaintance with the Bible was not confined to the Jewish nations: they have appeared in many countries in Europe since the Reformation.  The industry and habits of order which distinguish many of the German nations are derived from their early instruction in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible.  The moral and enlightened character of the inhabitants of Scotland and New England states appears to be derived from the same cause… [The Bible] should be read in our schools in preference to all other books.”

Before you argue that Nazi German makes a case against the Bible in public schools you might want to examine the texts at the time of Hitler’s rise to power.  Many of our Founders and Framers argued that if we removed the Bible from public education we would be forced to deal with delinquency and criminality in a far greater measure.  They have subsequently been proven correct.  My education, in the public school, was during the 50’s and 60’s and although we still had prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, little was taught about the Bible or the religious and moral beliefs of our Founders and Framers.  Christopher Columbus, much vilified today, believed that it was God who put in his mind to sail from Europe to the Indies and in doing so discovered America. The Pilgrim Fathers were staunchly religious and valued the Bible in education.  One of the greatest preachers of any era, Jonathan Edwards along with George Whitefield believed in the value of the Bible in public education.  Benjamin Franklin, some claim a Deist wrote in his autobiography, “I never doubted, for instance, the existence of the Deity; that He made the world and governed it by His Providence; that the most acceptable service of God was doing good to man; that our souls are immortal; and that all crime will be punished, and virtue rewarded, either here or hereafter.”  We dare not overlook the value the Father of our Nation, George Washington placed on the Bible and God’s Providence or influence in our nation and our lives.  Nor must we omit the influence of Noah Webster in his insistence that “Education is useless without the Bible or God’s Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all necessary rules to direct our conduct.”

With the rejection of God and the Bible in our public schools and the public arena, we have seen the rise in ideologies and actions such as abortion on demand, same-sex marriages, the devaluation of human life, the welfare and entitlement mentality, and our tarnished racial relations.   I believe that one of the most anti-Bible presidents in modern history was the last one, Barack Obama.  I believe that if we are to preserve the American Constitutional Republic we must return to valuing the Bible and recognizing God’s hand in our history and existence.  I would expect some to vehemently disagree and kick me to the curb on various social media outlets and that is their right and choice.  I respect everyone’s right to disagree, but I believe that history and my own experience with God validate the value of the Bible in public education.  I can appreciate not wanting any particular sect, brand, or tribe of the Christian religion being taught as the only pathway, but I believe the moral and relational tenets of the Bible, especially the New Testament would be beneficial.

God bless you and God bless America!

 

THE REAL PROBLEM IS NOT THE AR-15…


BLOG POST 1 - Real Problems

If you will allow me to be a bit facetious and sarcastic, IT’S THE POLITICIANS!   Do I have your attention?  Have I infuriated anyone?  I would wager the answer to both questions received a resounding YES.  I would also wager that some will immediately turn me off and look for the unfriend button on Facebook and deem me demented lunatic needed medical attention and confinement.  I am HORRIFIED over another mass shooting at a public school.  I am HORRIFIED at the dangers faced by the innocent and those unable to defend themselves or those who should not have to as in this type of heinous crime.  I am HORRIFIED by the political and societal reactions placing the blame at the wrong doorstep and failing to grasp the REAL PROBLEM and thereby negate the possibility of finding a REAL SOLUTION.  The latter opens the door and ensures that this treachery and evil will continue and happen again and again regardless of what new legislation is passed to BAN or CONTROL the evil firearm, especially the so-called “assault rifle” such as the AR-15.

If you are still with me, let me explain what I mean and attempt to identify the real problem in America and much of the world regarding this type of terrorism, treachery, evil, and criminal behavior.  I am amazed at how little most of the public actually knows about various firearms and yet, they speak as experts on what we should or should not have access to as law-abiding citizens who demonstrate safety and responsibility.  They are quick to seek to rescind our 2nd Amendment Rights and in doing so will endanger far more than they help and open the door to incredibly governmental overreach and possibly then implementation of Despotism and Tyranny in America.

The AR-15 IS NOT an “assault rifle” or a “machine gun.”  It is a “semi-automatic” version of the old M-16, which was a “machine gun” or could empty the magazine with a single pull of the trigger.  The version of the AR-15 available to the public DOES NOT DO THAT!  That would be illegal as per laws already on the books.  What new law are you going to propose that would prevent a criminal, terrorist, or deranged person bent on evil from modifying or using whatever weaponry they could find?  The AR-15 and similar rifles are getting a bad rap from the MSM, Hollywood, the Leftist, and Activist who want to BAN GUNS and the claim that it is a super-powerful weapon is absurd.  It chambers a 5.56 NATO or a .223 bullet and that is quite underpowered compared to the M1873 “Trapdoor” or the M1903 Springfield 30.06.  The AR-15 is a .22-caliber centerfire and not the monster being reported by the uninformed.  It is highly evolved, and the use of space-age materials makes it lightweight, highly durable, and weather resistant.  Target shooters love it for those reasons and its versatility and so do hunters, contrary to the claim of the Left that NOBODY USES IT TO HUNT.   Wrong again!  It is a favorite of Southern hog-hunters, Western prairie dog-hunters, and is perfect for Texas deer or medium-sized Eastern whitetails.  Also, nobody uses a 30-round magazine to hunt if, for no other reason, it is illegal to do so in most states.

Banning the AR-15 and other firearms because of how they look and the misconception of what they are or can do would be like banning the 747 because terrorist used it to kill people on 9/11.  After all, who needs to fly through the air at 5-700 miles per hour?  What about SUV’s or other automobiles that are used by terrorist and involved in car crashes, many of which have an impaired driver.  Do we ban them as well?  If we could just go back to the horse and buggy we would reduce the fatal automobile accidents, so let’s demand legislation to do that.  Before you attack me for that sarcastic statement and insist that I’m missing the point, let me ask what about the innocent babies in the womb?  If we believe that “banning guns” or more stringent “gun laws” will save one life are we not also concerned about abortions and could we not seek to save EVEN ONE BABY?

There is nothing about mass-shootings that is defensible and should horrify everyone.  We should be actively seeking to discuss everything and anything that might help rectify this problem and bring a sense of safety and peace to American hearts, especially our children.  BUT, I believe we are targeting the wrong culprit and in doing so we will not only not solve the problem we will allow it to grow worse.  We will become more and more frustrated with the inept attempts of legislation to solve the problem.  It will not because evil is evil and cares nothing about the law or human life.  You can’t solve that problem with more laws and more stringent controls on American’s ability for “self-defense.”

We have had guns for a very long time in America and yet, mass-shootings in the degree and proportion they are transpiring is a relatively new phenomenon. You could have used the Winchester repeating rifle of the 1800’s to conduct this type of atrocity witnessed in Florida.  You could have used a bow and arrows, broad-ax, sword or club to achieve that evil.  Why didn’t we see this type of activity back then?  I suggest there are many reasons, not the least of which was the moral and religious condition and position of the nation at that time.  NO, everyone was not a Christian and NO, everyone did not obey the law or value human life.  BUT, Society as a Whole valued our Christian heritage and we had strong families with the influence of the fathers highly regarded.  The Supreme Court ruled in 1892 that the United States was a Christian nation.  That, in my view, is difficult to argue today.  We are faced with the ever-growing influence of paganism and political correctness which is eroding our values and attempting to rewrite our laws and values to accommodate those views which are the antithesis of what America was for most of our history.  Rifle bans, throughout the world, have not stopped mass-murder as has been seen in France, Egypt, and Britain.  James Madison warned us in Federalist #10 regarding the Tyranny of the majority, in which, a faction, “united … by some common impulse of passion … adverse to the rights of other citizens” vies for power and control.”  Where are we today?  Consider the reactions being given a 24/7/365 airing by the youth in Florida and the Democrats.

Emotionally charged teenagers who have endured years of indoctrination in the liberal agenda of the Leftist including the N.E.A, the MSM, Hollywood, the Liberal Leftists, the Globalist, and too many politicians are now the face of “Gun Control.”  We are being told that if we love kids we must hate guns.  We are told the NRA, who had nothing to do with this, is a Terrorist Organization and any Conservative who defends the 2nd Amendment is aiding and abetting Terrorism.  THAT IS ABSURD, but the Kids believe it and the Democrats are ensuring they are out there constantly to touch our heartstrings and move us in compassion or empathy to willingly reject our needed right of “self-defense.”  YES, we need to discuss this incredibly serious and diabolical situation.  But to omit the need for father figures, strong families, moral values, and the problem of mental illness and unadulterated evil is WRONG!  We also must address the failure of communication between Law Enforcement agencies and redevelop our information system so that it accurately and adequately raised the needed RED FLAGS.  The warm-and-fuzzy approach of Gun Legislation is not the answer.  As a Christian, I declare GOD IS.  I know that may not resonate with some, but this is far more a heart and mind issue than a weapon of choice issue.  Until we actually deal with the Real Problem we will not find Real Solutions and this type of thing will continue to happen regardless of who is President or who is the majority in Congress.  Are we willing to honestly look at the matter or will we continue to inflame and divide the nation?  I pray we do the former not the latter.

God bless you and God bless America!

 

WE MUST NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 2018 MID-TERM ELECTIONS…


BLOG POST 2 - Elections Have Consequences

If we do and allow the Leftist, Socialist, Progressive, Liberal Democrats to regain control of one or both Houses of Congress we will do great harm if not destroy the Republic.  I know that is a heavy statement to make.  I also know that there are those who argue, “We will survive, we always do and have.”  Let me caution you, this is different than anything we have faced and with each electoral cycle and the intensity of those who desire to “fundamentally transform” America it grows more serious.  I said in 2016 that election was the most important and crucial election we had faced thus far and it was.  Now I am warning that the 2018 mid-term elections are potentially, if not factually the most critical we have ever faced.  Believe me or believe me not, your choice but I hope you will hear why I believe that.

The Special Investigation led by Robert Mueller is designed for one purpose and one purpose only.  That, in a nutshell, is stopping Donald Trump and either removing him from office, forcing him to resign, or preventing him from being reelected or all the above.  The investigation has never been about finding evidence of a crime because NONE OF THEM believe there was a crime committed by Donald Trump.  The Mueller investigation and the token indictments are a part of a much larger picture and purpose.  It is designed to build a dossier for the Democrats to use, should they return to power in 2018 and develop articles of impeachment against the President.  No matter how failed the investigation appears and how minor the charges are leveled against various people, it will not stop!  The Republicans in Congress and the Department of Justice have no intention of stopping it for many reasons, one of which is fear of public opinion.  Another reason is that many of the Republicans and DOJ officials want Trump gone as well.

The Establishment is highly offended that Donald Trump is in the White House.  He was not supposed to be there, in their view, and therefore they believe they are justified in anything and everything they do as being for the ‘greater good.’  We are discovering that the FBI was less than forthcoming in their dealings with General Flynn and that reality could vacate the charges against him.  They were apparently less than forthcoming with the FISA Court and that should have very negative repercussions regarding every case they have developed and cloud the investigation to the point that Congress says, ENOUGH!  I do not expect that to happen, but it could and should.  The indictments against Russians for being Russians are simply diversions and an attempt to provide the appearance of the preponderance of evidence for the Democrats to use in the future.  After all, how can you explain Hillary’s defeat if it was not Russian manipulation of the election?  The Leftists and the Never Trumpers are all in agreement, Trump must go, and they follow the Alinsky model and motto that the “end justifies the means” and they will “never” let a crisis go to waste.  Tell a lie big enough, loud enough, and frequently enough and it will be believed.  THAT’S WHAT IS HAPPENING!

Let me take you back to October 2016 and then President Barack Hussein Obama’s declaration in the Rose Garden regarding ‘rigging the election’.  He was chiding Donald Trump calling him a “whiner” and declared something that was conveniently forgotten and abandoned just weeks later when Trump won!   He said, in response to Trump’s claims that the election was being rigged or there was an attempt to rig the election in favor of Hillary.  Obama said, “You start whining before the game’s even over?”  He said that Trump’s allegations were not “based on facts.”  He said that “I have not seen, in my lifetime or in modern political history any presidential candidate trying to discredit the election and the election process before votes have even taken place.  It’s unprecedented.  It happens to be based on no facts.  Every expert regardless of political party regardless of ideology conservative or liberal who has ever examined these issues in a serious way will tell you that instances of significant voter fraud are not to be found.”  He went on to say, “The larger point that I want to make is there is no serious person out there who would suggest that somehow you could even rig America’s elections.  In part, because they are so decentralized, and the numbers of votes involved.  There is no evidence that has happened in the past or there are incidences in which that will happen this time.”  He chided Trump for whining and suggested he go and try to make his case to get votes. He also said, “…if Mr. Trump got the most votes, then it would be my expectation of Hillary Clinton to offer a gracious concession speech and pledge to work with him in order to make sure that the American people benefit from an effective government.  It would be my job to welcome Mr. Trump, regardless of what he said about me or my differences with him on my opinions, and escort him to the Capitol, in which there would be a peaceful transfer of power.”  Where is Jeff Wilson when we need him – Mr. President YOU LIED!

Immediately after the election and they realized that Donald Trump had won, Obama, Hillary, his justice department and it appears the FBI kicked their efforts into high gear to OUST TRUMP.  Mr. Obama had declared there was no Russian hacking and then after the election to give a semblance of validity to the claims of the Left and the Never Trump Crowd he placed sanctions on Russia, kicked out some diplomats, and began the public appeal to believe there was collusion with Trump and Russian manipulation in the election.  How soon the Left forgets and how convenient their arguments change.

America, if the Democrats win in November and reclaim one or both Houses of Congress there will be articles of impeachment issued against the President, the Tax Reform will be repealed, and there will be things done to entrench Obamacare to the point that we will never be rid of it.  The proverbial Fat Lady will not just be tuning up but will be singing loudly.  Everyone in America will suffer.  There will be a massive attempt to “ban guns” at many levels and for many types of firearms.  They will attempt to force at least one of the conservatives off the Supreme Court and replace them with their preferred Leftist Ideologue.  If that happens, our Founders and the Framers will be turning over in their graves saying, “We Warned You!”

Remember November and let’s Keep America Free so we can Make America Great and Safe again!  God bless you and God bless America is my prayer and desire!

WHEN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND…


BLOG POST 1 - Blind Lead the Blind

What happens when that happens?  Well, the Bible says that they both fall in the ditch.  I do not believe it unfair to compare the way the DOJ and FBI have looked at the corruption and criminality on the part of the Obama administration, the Clinton camp and others and the way they have doggedly gone after Trump and his associates with BLINDNESS.  More aptly would be WILLING BLINDNESS and PARTISAN CORRUPTION at the highest levels of those entities, agencies, and arms of government.  Let me be perfectly clear and avow adamantly, “I DO NOT believe that everyone within the DOJ or the FBI are corrupt Democrat political hacks.”  Sadly, many are but I do not lump all of them in the same basket or category.  I support Law Enforcement and want to see my nation restored to her rightful place as the Constitutional Republic guided by the Rule of Law and a distancing ourselves from the moral turpitude apparent today.  Unfortunately, and shamefully, some of those at the top of the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other government agencies or bureaucracies are exposing themselves as partisan hacks.  Their partisan nakedness cannot be missed by anyone not blind and even the blind would sense the naked exposure being revealed in D.C.

Former Obama State Department official Jonathan Winer has confessed and confirmed that he passed along a dossier from Clinton operatives to the supposed author of the infamous Trump/Russia dossier.  He received a report from the Clinton campaign and forwarded it to Christopher Steele in the Fall of 2016.  That negates Hillary’s claim that she was Sgt. Schultz and KNEW NOTHING about the dossier.  She knew and she knows but thus far is walking free of investigation or charges of criminality.  I suppose we should have expected that due to the WILLING BLINDNESS of the FBI, DOJ, and State Department regarding her involvement.  They were, apparently, seeking to protect the heir-apparent to the White House and took great steps to do so.  Winer met with Steele in the summer of 2016 and Steele told him that he had learned of “disturbing information” regarding the possible ties between Donald Trump, his campaign, and senior Russian officials.  Winer reviewed Steele’s information and passed it along to the State Department.  Quite noble, right?  Hardly, because he had to know that the information was unverifiable, undocumented, and likely a concoction of the mind of another Trump hater.  He was being a good soldier for the Leftist and seeking any means possible to damage Trump and ensure a victory for Hillary and the Democrats.

Winer then just happened to run across an old friend and long-time Clinton operative, Sidney Blumenthal.  What a wonderful coincidence, right?  I guess, but coincidence and convenience seem to run rampant in the Clinton camp, don’t they?  He and Blumenthal discussed the Steele report and that means that Blumenthal knew about the dossier as early as September 2016.  That would further negate Hillary’s Sgt. Schultz defense that she KNEW NOTHING and only found out about the dossier in January 2017.  Blumenthal then gave Winer notes from a journalist that Winer said he was unfamiliar with.  That journalist was none other than Cody Shearer who is well known by the Clintons and their team.  The Shearer notes supposedly corroborated Steele’s dossier.  Seriously!  Where was the verification?  What sources were used?  Where is the paper trail and documentation?  It is conveniently absent from the notes and information provided.  Winer took Shearer’s dossier, which was more concoction than fact, and passed it along to Steele to incorporate in his work of fiction.  Winer passed on writing the document himself. It is my view that he did so in an attempt to have some shred of plausible denial and engaging in CYA.

Dick Morris, a man that probably knows Bill Clinton as well as anyone on the planet, has characterized Cody Shearer, the man allegedly behind the second Trump/Russia dossier, as one of Clinton’s GO-TO-GUYS for Dirty Tricks.  Hey, why not go to a prolific purveyor of slime and fabrication when the battle get’s hot?  That’s the Clinton modus operandi and the Clinton way!  Morris said, that Shearer was the operative that Hillary ALWAYS used.  Shearer was the operative that harassed and intimidated Clinton’s accuser, Kathleen Wiley and frightened her into silence.  He was the one who produced and peddled the highly suspect story in 1992 that a felon sold illegal drugs to Vice President Dan Quayle.  He also circulated reports of drunken and inappropriate behavior by former Senator John Tower in order to prevent him from becoming the Secretary of Defense.  Shearer has a long history of digging up or manufacturing dirt to be used against any Clinton opponent.

It has been suggested that Hillary choose Fusion GPS to float her accusations against Donald Trump because she needed someone more credible than Sidney Blumenthal and Cody Shearer.  The Clinton camp and the DNC went into action using intermediaries in financing the Steele dossier while working diligently to keep their fingerprints off the work.  They wanted it to appear as intelligence gathering rather than opposition research. Shearer, reportedly, used what can accurately be described as LAUNDERING to ensure that his information had the appearance of coming from clean and legitimate sources rather than simply being political dirty tricks.  Shearer gave his information to Blumenthal who passed it along to the State Department, the Department that Hillary had led.  The State Department, apparently, passed that information along to Steele, who handed it over to the FBI.  What a nice chain of events and so helpful for Hillary and the Democrats, right?  The FBI then used the unsubstantiated dossier to obtain warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) to spy on Trump and his team.  They claimed it came from a respected foreign intelligence officer and allowed the State Department and FBI to present a more lasting impression than had they admitted it came from the likes of Shearer or Blumenthal.  Heaven forbid they should be honest in their actions, after all, the Deep State operatives and Swamp denizens must protect their own at all costs, right?

The Grassley-Graham memo confirms a report from Steele that his company received the report from a person in the State Department. The memo also confirms that the Clinton camp funded the Steele dossier and her operatives and associates were contemporaneously funneling the allegations of Christopher Steele to various sources, including the media in leaks.  That is troubling and possibly if not probably criminal.  It is entirely possible that Blumenthal and Shearer developed and wrote the lion’s share of the Steele dossier and used Steele as the intermediary to make it public.  Steele was possibly used to hide the shady and corrupt political dirty dealings of the Democrats and Hillary Clinton.

It is my personal view that if we do not somehow restore SIGHTEDNESS to Congress, the FBI, the DOJ, the State Department, and most other government agencies we will witness the TOTAL DISMANTLING of our system of government.  Is that what Barack Hussein Obama was promising when he vowed to “fundamentally transform” America?  When the Blind lead the Blind in politics and government, they not only fall into the ditch, but they jeopardize our Freedoms and Liberties as a people.  We are nearing the mid-term elections and if we fail to oust the guilty, corrupt, and complicit in these types of cover-ups we will push the Republic to the brink of extinction and endanger our Constitutional Rights, Freedoms, and Liberties.  We must find and elect officials who will HONOR the Constitution, PROTECT and DEFEND it and FOLLOW the Rule of Law.  That is not optional it is mandatory for our survival as a Free Republic.  We must find people who believe in LIMITED GOVERNMENT as opposed to the monstrosity now in existence.  We must find officials who will support and enact LIMITED SPENDING and who will LOWER THE NATIONAL DEBT rather than do what McConnel and Schumer imposed upon us in the name of bipartisanship.  AMERICA, it is up to us to take back our government.  I pray that you remember this in November and between now and then will pray, pray, pray and work, work, work to ensure victory for America in November.

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

 

CARE TO PLAY – What If???


BLOG POST 3 - What If

Neither do I, but for the sake of exposure and examination as we attempt to make sense of the senselessness of today’s political climate of corruption in Washington, D.C., let’s play.  What has transpired, leading up to and in the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election reveals the depth of the Swamp and the breadth of the Deep State?  The events reveal the depth of cronyism and corruption existing in Congress and the incredible complicity by the courts in the perpetuation of the Globalist-Socialist agenda that is being advanced in America.  The former president, Barack Hussein Obama, kicked the progressive leftist liberal socialist agenda train into high gear and Hillary Clinton was poised to move it to WARP SPEED. Thankfully, she failed to ascend to the throne and we have been afforded a small window of opportunity to turn the tide and restore the republic.  Unfortunately, much of the Republican leadership has been complicit in the stonewalling, foot-dragging, and corruption that has transported us to the point in time and history.

Had the situation in American politics not descended so deeply into the Swamp and the ‘Ole Boy System’ not become so powerful, the Hillary Clinton scandals would have resulted in an indictment and probably jail time for her highness.  In all honesty, it has not been just the FBI, DOJ, Obama administration, and the Democrats in Congress who wanted to protect their chosen one, Republicans participated in a significant manner that allowed her to survive the threat of indictment and imprisonment.  That could change, but it will require a complete change in the leadership of the GOP and the removal of enough Democrats in Congress to become a reality.  WE CAN DO THIS!!!

The Clinton’s have a long history of corruption, bullying, and engaging in political dirty tricks to achieve their ends.  Therefore, while she was in the State Department, why would she change her tactics?  Nothing had stuck to her, to that point, and nothing since, so there would no perceived reason to change.  It appears, that Hillary decided to take definitive steps to HIDE her Pay for Play activities because she believed she had done enough groundwork for ample CYA.  She also believed, correctly, that the Barack Obama, the Democrats in Congress, the Leftist in the FBI hierarchy and DOJ would do that for her.  She was right, and she was wrong, but mostly she was right, they did!  If you follow the trail of Clinton corruption back to Arkansas when Bill was earning a paltry $35,000 per year as governor, she invested a measly $1,000 (crumbs to Nancy Pelosi) in cattle futures and make a staggering $100,000.  Man, I could use some of that good fortune, how about you?  If her trading had been legitimate, the odds of her success would have been something like 1 in 31 TRILLION.  Does anyone smell a rat or a Skunk?  The Clintons trashed and stole things from the White House as they vacated it prior to George W. Bush’s arrival.  What upstanding and honorable people they are, right?  Actions do speak louder than words.

Hillary and Bill maneuvered rules changes in the Democratic Primaries in 2008 to enhance her chances of winning the nomination but the Obama campaign thwarted her efforts and rained on their parade.  Obama, then threw her a bone making her Secretary of State, a high-profile cabinet position that would allow her to lay the groundwork for the 2016 elections.  Hillary used her position as Secretary of State effectively for her personal benefit and purposes but to the detriment of America and the American people.  Almost no one trusts Hillary and most people do not like her, even those who voted for her.  Most people see through the veneer and phoniness and know that she has no basis for relating to the average citizen.  Amazingly, millions still pull the lever for the Democrat regardless of who that Democrat might be.

Barack Obama, Loretta Lynch, James Comey, and others, in my view, worked conspiratorially to give Hillary the required cover to continue her campaign and the expected ascent to the White House.  The documented evidence revealed, thus far, indicates that Hillary committed numerous federal crimes including the removal of TOP SECRET government documents and records from secure sites.  Her bathroom server failed to meet federal requirements for national security and her gross handling of the 33,000 “yoga and wedding dress” emails (as she called them) should have resulted in an immediate empaneling of a federal grand jury.  Months BEFORE the investigation was concluded and possibly even began the FIX WAS IN.  Before she was interviewed by the FBI the exoneration had been written.  Lying to the FBI (under oath or not) is a crime and Hillary lied.  I must ask, “Where is the perjury charge against her, as is the case of General Michael Flynn?” 

Someone asked, “What if James Comey had been honest?”  WOW!  That is a great question.  If he had been, Hillary would have been forced to suspend her campaign, possibly step down as the Democratic candidate, been faced with testifying before a Grand Jury, and would likely have been indicted for her crimes.  Comey would have also been making inquiries into the involvement of Barack Obama and his administration including the Attorney General and the Department of Justice.  He was not honest, and he did none of those things.  Had that happened, it is quite possible that Joe Biden would have been offered by the Democrats as an alternate candidate and I am quite concerned that he might have won.  So, in one sense I’m glad Hillary was the candidate and in another, I’m appalled that there has been such a miscarriage of justice.

I’ve not touched on the Democrats in Congress led by Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Their RESISTANCE is doing incredible damage to America, furthering the distrust and divisiveness existing in this nation, and if successful, will result in the completion of the “fundamental transformation” proposed by Barack Obama.  WE MUST NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!  Patriots – WE CAN DO THIS!!!

In some ways, President Trump’s hands are tied. Public opinion, if not legal statutes require him to walk softly in some areas and let things play out.  His propensity to “shoot from the lip” will continue to be used as cannon fodder by the Left and I pray that he will, at times, use restraint.  NO, I do not want him to totally abandon his use of Twitter and his in-your-face response to some antics and allegations.  The ‘kowtowing’ of the Republicans have allowed the Democrats to bully them into conceding too frequently.  The Left has no clue how to handle someone who does not quake in their boots when the Leftist dogs bark.  It is my view that the onus is on WE THE PEOPLE to take the appropriate action, put enough pressure on the politicians that we move the needle toward the fulfillment of the campaign promises made in the 2016 elections.  DRAIN THE SWAMP is a rallying cry but we must focus on REMOVING THE RINO’s and EVICTING THE DEMOCRAT LEFTIST SQUATTERS from our inheritance, which is the Republic known as the United States of America.  Patriots – WE CAN DO THIS!!!

God bless you and God bless America!

 

WITH ALL THE EXPOSED CORRUPTION – A Vital Issue Goes Unattended…


BLOG POST 1 - DC Crime Scene

I desire, want and demand a full and complete investigation of the corruption in Washington, D.C. in all spheres, aspects, and entities of government.  I am perfectly willing to let the chips fall where they may.  I believe that is the only avenue by which we can reclaim, restore, and reignite the government our Farmers and Founders envisioned and established.  The Republican Democracy of Representative Government has proven to be the best system of government to ensure the inalienable rights, liberties, and freedoms of mankind.  Sorry, Prime Minister Trudeau, I use the term “mankind” not “people-kind” because I do not deem that term sexist but simply referring to the species of the human race and human family.

One of the greatest crimes in modern history, in my view, has not been the scandals of the Obama administration, the Clinton camp, the FBI, the DOJ, or any other governmental agency.  I am not suggesting that those are not incredibly serious and deserving of investigation and jail time for many of the participants.  Congress, in my view, has committed a crime that is off the charts in its importance, gravity, and impact upon our Constitutional Republic and the ability of American’s to PURSUE the American dream and enjoy our liberties and freedoms to which we are entitled.

Do I have your attention yet?  I HOPE SO but realize that some will possibly disagree with my assertions and disagree with the level to which ascribe the Congressional crime of which I speak.  What am I talking about?  THE NATIONAL DEBT and SPENDING!  It is or should be at the top of the list of clear and present dangers for the Republic and our continued existence.  The amount of IOU’s held by nations such as Communist China hold is staggering.  The politicians over many decades have hocked America’s future up to the eyeballs and many seem to treat this as inconsequential and believe it is simply PAPER not REALITY.  It is very real and incredibly ominous, yet congress after congress and president after president allows it to continue.  We see the DEBT CEILING being raised on a regular basis, the entitlement spending and non-discretionary spending continues to skyrocket with little or no cuts in spending.  That should keep you awake at night, but as long as people are not directly and personally impacted they ignore the issue.

Our National Debt is over $20 TRILLION and that is staggering!  The National Debt is comprised of two categories:  Intragovernmental Holdings and Debt Held by the Public.  We owe Communist China a whopping $1.3 TRILLION or about 19% of the total National Debt.  THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE and DANGEROUS!  It may not trouble you, but it disturbs me to the core of my being.  If China were to call in all the debt at once the U.S. dollar would collapse and the economy of the entire world turned upside down.  That is possibly the only true hedge we have against China calling in the debt and wrecking our economy.  If China were to take those steps to destroy America, they would do grave damage to their own economy.  However, they still have incredible ability and power to manipulate us in many ways due to the debt.  It is hardly mentioned but we owe Japan more than $1.1 MILLION and other countries hold $3.8 TRILLION of our debt.  The foreign involvement in our debt is troubling but that is not the total story.

You may or may not be aware but about $12.9 TRILLION of our National Debt is owned by Americans.  That’s good, you might say, but is it?  Our politicians, especially since Lyndon B. Johnson have been borrowing or stealing from Peter to pay Paul and destroying us.  Our Social Security Trust Fund owns about $5.1 TRILLION of the debt.  That is absurd because the politicians have no intent or interest in every paying that back, so it is theft by the government from the monies you and I paid into the system to fund their agendas and entitlements.  That is troubling on so many levels I shudder to think of it.  That fact is the major reason the Social Security program is in the dire straits it is in.  Politicians have effectively stolen from our Piggy Bank and stuffed it full of IOU’s they know they can never and will never repay.  Over $5 TRILLION is owed to individuals, pensions funds, and state and local governments.  That is problematic on many fronts but ignored by politicians and citizens.  We are, in a very real sense, bankrupt and operating in a money shuffling scheme which is a very real Ponzi Scheme that amounts to legalized theft by the federal government.  That is why the politicians of both parties are more than willing to listen to the call for MORE AND MORE TAXES.  They want to continue their “gravy train” that empowers them to do advance their agendas where they SPEND, SPEND, and SPEND and that requires TAXES, TAXES, and MORE TAXES.

I have only touched the tip of the iceberg this enormous problem represents but if you will allow me to go to the Bible and also insert some of the views of our Founders and Framers on DEBT.  I a very real sense DEBT is SERVITUDE.  Proverbs 22:7 warns that “the borrower is servant to the lender.”  I would argue that Freedom and Liberty are diminished in direct proportion to the debt owed.  WHY?  Because debt reduces the options the debtor has with regard to what he/she does with what he earns.  The greater the debt the fewer the options available because the debt must be serviced (paid) otherwise bankruptcy results and the loss of everything or most things transpires.  In Deuteronomy 15:6 God issued a commandment to the nation of Israel that we would do well to heed in America.  He said, “for the Lord, your God will bless you as He has promised you, and you will lend to many nations, BUT YOU WILL NOT BORROW; and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.”  [Emphasis Mine].  The lender rules over the borrower.

Thomas Jefferson was adamant in his opposition to debt.  He said, “To preserve their [the people’s] independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.  We must make our election [choice] between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude.”  WHAT HAVE WE DONE TODAY?  We have allowed the politicians to place us in the servitude of debt nationally and that limits our liberties and freedoms significantly.  Jefferson also warned of the excesses in federal spending saying, “The forehorse [leader] of this frightful team is public debt.   Taxation follows, that, and in its train wretchedness and oppression.”  That was prophetic and a warning we failed to heed and once you dance you must pay the fiddler.  He also argued, “I… place economy [frugality] among the first and the most important republican virtues and public debt the greatest dangers to be feared.”  I AGREE!

Jefferson was not alone, Alexander Hamilton also warned, “Nothing can more interest the national…prosperity than…extinguishing the present debt to avoid as much as possible the incurring any new debt!  Establish that a government may decline a provision for its debts, though able to make it, and you overthrow all public morality, you unhinge all the principles that must preserve the limits of free constitutions, you have anarchy, despotism, or whatever you please, but you have no just or regular government.”  WOW!  Our First President and the Father of our Country, George Washington agreed completely saying, “The progressive accumulation of debt…ultimately endangers all governments.  No pecuniary [monetary] consideration is more urgent than the regular redemption and discharge of public debt.”  NOT IN THE MINDS OF MODERN POLITICIANS and those on the dole.  Jefferson also said powerfully, “I am for…applying all the possible savings of the public revenue to the discharge of the national debt.  But if the debt should once more be swelled to a formidable size, its entire discharge will be despaired of and we shall be committed to the English career of debt, corruption, and rottenness, closing with revolution.  The discharge of debt, therefore, is vital to the destinies of our government.”  WHERE ARE WE TODAY?  We are one step from realizing the fulfillment of those warnings and experiencing the total collapse of our economy and the disruption of our government, resulting in anarchy and tyrannical despotism.  THIS IS, in my view, A TREASONOUS CRIME that is being perpetuated by elected officials against our Republic.  IT MUST BE ADDRESSED and STOPPED!

Yes, there are many serious scandals and corruption in Washington and most of them can be directly or indirectly connected to money.  Money connects them to the National Debt and the thirst for power by the political elitist of today.  When you vote in November think about the National Debt and ask your candidate his/her views on the Debt.  IT IS IMPORTANT!

God bless you and God bless America!

 

STOP THE POLITICAL DIATRIBE and FOCUS…


BLOG POST 1 - Reason

Another mass shooting in America and the immediate impassioned pleas are for ‘Gun Control’ and ‘Gun Bans’ of various types of firearms.  Some want an immediate ban on ALL GUNS, some want a ban on certain types of firearms, but the Leftist Gun Control Activist want to shred the 2nd Amendment and BAN GUNS in some measure.  Mostly, it would make them feel better but would not address the real problem nor would it prevent more mass shootings.

Before you blast me as unfeeling, uncaring, and lacking compassion I ask that you tap the brakes and allow your emotions to calm just a little and use that thing on the top of your shoulders for something other than a hat rack.  The Bible says, “Come now let us reason together…”  Yes, that passage in Isaiah was talking about salvation, but it is a valid plea in any crisis or tragedy.  If we react in the heat of emotions we frequently make bad decisions and bad policy which is difficult to rectify and does not truly deal with the problem.

In no way, do I desire to lump everyone who is crying for a ban on guns in the same basket.  In no way, am I accusing you of being purely political because I realize that there are many who genuinely believe that if there was a law “banning firearms” we would have no more mass shootings.  They are wrong, but sincere in their beliefs.  They fear the evil gun and truly want to see America become a “gun free zone”, mistakenly thinking this will resolve the problem of “gun violence” in America.  Cities such as Chicago are a testimony of the fallacy in that argument, but then asking people driven by emotion to use reason is more than can be expected.

When I hear equal outrage over the genocide of Planned Parenthood’s Abortion wing, from those on the Left as I do their vituperation of the National Rifle Association I will believe we can have an honest conversation about this problem.  The millions of innocent unborn babies that are slaughtered each year reflect a problem as great as the diabolical actions of those who commit acts of violence in mass shootings and terrorism.  NO, I am not diminishing the abominableness and heinousness of mass shootings.  What I am saying is, “let’s not pick and choose which acts of treachery we are going to target, simply for political or ideological purposes.”  Let’s focus on ALL the issues and realize that this problem is not as simple as “banning guns.”  It is a heart and mind issue that cannot be controlled by legislation.

I am horrified by this event in Parkland, Florida at the local high school.  No words can convey my heartbreak for the families of the victims and the traumatization of the students, parents, and onlookers.  If there was a law we could pass that would eliminate this kind of event, I’d support it, but there isn’t.  We have enough laws on the books to prevent as much of this as is humanly possible.  The problem is not the lack of laws but the communication between various agencies, the dealing with mental health, and the lack of pro-active law enforcement.  I realize that may make me sound as if I want to just gloss this over and toss it on the trash heap of things we either cannot or will not deal with.  That could not be farther from the truth.  I want to deal with this issue and deal with it effectively.

This young man, from the reports I have seen and heard, had mental issues and had posted on YouTube a video in which he said, “I’m going to be a professional school shooter.”  The vlogger, Ben Bennight, saw it and alerted the FBI of that comment last fall.  The FBI, from what I can gather interviewed Bennight but never contacted the alleged shooter, Nikolas Cruz or his family.  WHY NOT?  I share the frustration of the local sheriff over that fact.  It was known by authorities in law enforcement at the federal level that this individual was a potential “ticking timebomb” and needed to be monitored, interviewed, and possibly referred to mental health practitioners for evaluation.  Some of the reports indicate that the FBI took a somewhat cavalier attitude toward this report and their interest was if Bennight knew Cruz rather than actively investigating the potential threat posed in the YouTube video.  WHY?  I cannot answer that question, but it is one of the foremost questions to be answered, in my view.  I understand that the FBI contacted Bennight again after the mass shooting.  Is this the investigative method used by the FBI to interrogate those reporting potential violence, terrorism, and crime rather than being pro-active in addressing the person in question?  WHY?  There are far more questions than answers at this point and the answer IS NOT to react with legislation that tampers with the 2nd Amendment.

It is being reported that the alleged shooter, Nikolas Cruz bought the rifle legally and that indicates problems in the system not with the law itself.  In fact, virtually each of the mass shootings that have transpired in recent history, the shooters purchased the firearms legally and passed the extensive background checks required by law.  What, then is the problem?  I saw at least one report that said this individual, in Florida, was being treated for potential mental issues.  I realize that there are HIPPA requirements and confidentiality requirements that prevent some disclosure but if a person is being treated for mental issues, it would seem logical that a flag would be in the system to be addressed in firearms purchases.  I realize that this could open a can of worms that invade our privacy and could become unreasonable but if the FBI knew of the YouTube video, the history of this young man to have fits of anger (as has been reported), and there was current attention to mental instability WHY WAS THAT NOT FLAGGED?  Maybe it is an issue that is impossible to address and maintain our right to privacy.  Maybe it isn’t.  That is a matter that needs much thought.

Sadly, if a person is either evil or mentally ill and purposes to do harm to others there is NO LAW that can prevent that from occurring.  If more stringent “gun laws” or “gun bans” would solve the problem, then cities like Chicago would be crime-free today, but they are among the worst and most dangerous in America.  Criminals, terrorist, and the mentally unstable are not interested in following the Law, they are interested in carrying out their purposed acts of evil and violence.  It is a heart issue far more than it is a gun issue, but when in the heat of passion, we react, that kind of reasoning is left off the table and out of the discussion.

Although there are some who truly believe that GUNS are the problem and America should become a Gun Free Zone.  Those people truly believe that if we enact a TOTAL BAN and revocation of the 2nd Amendment would solve the problem.  Those people have my deepest sympathy.  Those who are pushing this issue from a purely political agenda and their endgame is to strip Americans of their ability to resist a rogue government is of the same mindset that allowed the atrocities of history to become realities.

There is a solution or something that would help prevent further incidents like this and it will be attacked viciously by those who want to BAN THE GUN.  A far better answer would be to put guns in the hands of qualified teachers, hire policemen or former military personnel to walk the halls and premises armed and empowered to protect the student body of every school.  That would do far more to deter this type of activity than some new gun law that will only muddle the issue more and do little to nothing to resolve the issue.  I CARE THAT KIDS ARE DYING in every situation not just from gun violence.  I care that they are dying from drugs, alcohol, gang violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and in any way their lives are being snuffed out.  I CARE not only about our kids but everyone.  The idea of a utopian law that would make everyone safe is just that UTOPIAN and not REALITY.  Curse me, praise me, or ignore me if you please but THINK and REASON rather than REACT and allow this to become politicized and thereby made impossible to resolve!

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

           

 

AMERICAN VOTER: “If You Believe This… Then…”


BLOG POST 3 - If Then

If you believe what?  Then what?  Let me follow two streams of political ideology, convictions, beliefs, and desires for America and suggest you vote accordingly depending on what you believe or desire for this nation.  It really isn’t rocket science and although there are those who would contend it is much more complicated than I will suggest, it really isn’t.  We complicate and placate within our own minds sometimes in order to justify the clouding of personal responsibility and the seriousness of what the nation is facing.  However, at the end of the day it really isn’t complicated and where we stand on the various issues reveals much about us and our personal view of the Republic called the United States of America.

IF YOU BELIEVE that America is an evil nation because of her past sins and must be revised, reformed, and transformed into a Progressive, Socialistic, Leftist nation with no borders, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that America should be more concerned with Illegals than American citizens, children of legal citizens, and our military, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that it is your right to expect “redistribution of wealth” earned and amassed by others, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that everyone should be forced to comply with the wishes of various ethnic or life preference groups regardless of that person’s convictions, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that rights come from government rather than, as our founders believed, from our Creator, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that the rich are evil and should be forced to pay for your lifestyle disproportionately rather than everyone paying a proportional share of the expenses of government, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that you should receive welfare, entitlements, education, cell phones, houses, vehicles, and healthcare at the expense of those who work and pay taxes while you do not, then vote Democrat.  IF YOU BELIEVE that there should be no borders, thus destroying our national sovereignty, leaving our citizens subject to harm and danger from unvetted immigrants entering this nation, and support the ideology that we are “citizens of the world”, then vote Democrat.  There are many more things I could add but you get the picture.  IF YOU BELIEVE those things and the ideological agenda of the Democrats, THEN VOTE FOR THEM.

IF YOU BELIEVE that America was founded on sound principles and agree with our Founders and Framers that “all are created equal and have certain inalienable rights including, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, then you CANNOT VOTE DEMOCRAT and your most viable option is vote Republican.  IF YOU BELIEVE that we should put America first before fretting over the status of illegals, then you CANNOT VOTE DEMOCRAT and your most viable option is to vote Republican.  IF YOU BELIEVE, as many of our Founders and the Bible declares, that if a person “will not work, they should not eat” and opposed to the generational professional lifestyle of “Entitlement Living”, then you CANNOT VOTE DEMOCRAT and your most viable option is to vote Republican.  IF YOU BELIEVE that what a person earns, amasses, or inherits is theirs and that Property Rights are among the most sacred Rights of Americans, then you CANNOT VOTE DEMOCRAT and your most viable option is to vote Republican.  IF YOU BELIEVE that the Free Market System (Capitalism) affords the most viable opportunity for anyone and everyone to succeed economically and Socialism is the antithesis of what America is all about, then you CANNOT VOTE DEMOCRAT, and your most viable option is to vote Republican.  IF YOU BELIEVE that everyone should be subject to the law including politicians and in citizen representation rather than professional elitism in politics, then you CANNOT VOTE DEMOCRAT and your most viable option is to vote Republican.  Of course, there are many other things I could add to the list but for the sake of brevity, I move on.

There are those who are so devotedly Democrat or Republican they vote blindly for the (D) or the (R) behind the candidate’s name without vetting the candidate and discovering what they stand for if anything.  There are others who insist that the Democrats and Republicans are peas in the same pod and the only difference is the (D) or the (R).  I contend that is not entirely accurate, although there are many similarities and the Establishment of both parties’ desire much the same thing.  However, there are historic and factual differences that we can focus on.  No candidate is a Saint and each of them has kinks in their armor and flaws in their character.  If we allow personality or physical appearance determine our vote, then we abdicate our American responsibility of choosing the persons to represent us who are the most likely to advance our ideological beliefs and preferences.  The Democrats historically and factually have opposed virtually every “Tax Cut” for the last 50 years and are the Party of Entitlements and Spending.  They have never seen a Tax Increase they did not like and continually fan the flames of hate, division, discord, and distrust.  The Republicans have advanced the desire to Cut Taxes on everyone which is good for everyone as the most recent Tax Bill has demonstrated that the distortions, fears, and lies of the Left about the evil corporations hoarding the money rather than helping our economy.  We are seeing jobs and economic investments transpiring at an amazing rate and for some sources, we might not have expected.  Even some Democrat Liberal Leftists Economist are now admitting this is good for the economy.  Republicans, on platform, desire to secure, protect and defend individual rights of all not the rights of a select few.  They have demonstrated a willingness to advance the cause of the underprivileged and defend the defenseless including that child in the womb.  Ideologically, the parties are not one in the same, although individual members of the parties may be.  Another reason to Prune the Bad Fruit and why I would be supportive of Term Limits.

We can allow our distrust and distaste for particular politicians and the government to cause us to withhold our vote in the elections and thereby perpetuate the problem.  We can determine that we are going to fight to the finish in our effort and drive to “Reclaim and Restore” the Republic by voting enough of the Establishment Parasites from office, that we can begin the process of dismantling the Deep State and draining the D.C. Swamp.  It will not be easy, nor will it be quick but IF YOU BELIEVE that America is a prize worth fighting for and that WE THE PEOPLE are the only true owners of government constitutionally, THEN it is imperative that we enlist truly constitutional and preferably conservative candidates to run for office, work to get them elected, and then demand they do what they were elected to do.  It is imperative that we become teachers, teaching our children the value of personal involvement in government and the consequences of apathy.  It is imperative that we refuse to be silent and although I do not suggest that everyone become a political activist, I do suggest that everyone become aware, concerned, and involved to the level and degree possible as they pursue their vocations and professions.  This is our America and what happens to her, in a very real sense, depends on us.  WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE and WHAT WILL YOU DO?

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

 

IS THERE BELIEVABILITY in the UNBELIEVABLE in TODAY’S POLITICS???


BLOG POST 2 - Unbelievable

The simple and straightforward answer should be NO!  However, with the evolution of the social conscience and political correctness of today’s society, it seems to be “Depends on Who Is Saying It.”  What I mean by that it that with the 24/7/365 barrage of misinformation, partial information, selective information, and faux news presented by the Main Stream Media outlets many seem to be easily or willingly duped.  The MSM, the Leftist, Liberals, Progressives, Politicians especially the Democrats seem to have learned that many believe there is believability in the unbelievable they present.  Are they correct?  It would seem so with the continued protests, public statements of outrage, and the never-ending attempt to overturn the 2016 Election and oust President Trump from office.   Rush Limbaugh calls those who buy the rhetoric, “low information voters” and I would agree that it is assuredly “limited information” and “almost non-existent use of cognitive reason.”  It seems, that if the MSM or the select outlets followed by the Left and the Democrats say it, to those people it needs no examination and is embraced without vetting as truth and repeated even in the face of unavoidable facts.  To them, there is believability in the unbelievable and that is problematic for the Republic.

There are those who can be called nothing less than “Race Baiters” and their overt actions, statements, and diatribe target emotions, distrust, and fan the flames of racial discord.  WHY?  It is my view and many black Americans agree that the purpose of those individuals is not the betterment of race relations or the advancement of the black community but POWER, POSITION, and PURSE.  The Democrats, as highlighted by Lyndon B. Johnson, discovered that if they kept the blacks in a needy state, provided them entitlements, and fanned their distrust of whites, they could lock in guaranteed Democrat votes in virtually every election.  I know many who are waking up and realizing that the Democrats are engaged in an attempt to enforce economic slavery upon people of color and many on the lower end of the economic spectrum.  It is Unbelievable that anyone would Believe the actions of the Liberal Leftists are in the best interest of blacks, women, or virtually any other group, but many believe the unbelievable and VOTE DEMOCRAT without viewing the Big Picture.

The Democrats have used governmental agencies to target conservatives and conservative groups illegally and there is no outrage.  I’ve even heard some say, “Well, that’s just politics.”  But when President Trump or any Conservative makes a statement or takes an action that is contrary to the Liberal Cause they CRY FOUL, demand an INVESTIGATION insisting those Republicans are worse than Genghis Kahn or Lucifer himself.  Barack Obama traded FIVE Taliban Leaders for a Deserter and that was deemed righteous and in the best interest of America and World Relations, but President Trump wants to secure our border and he is racist, phobic, and the incarnation of evil worthy of annihilation.  I find their responses and arguments unbelievable yet there are millions who believe the unbelievable of the leftist liberal ideology.  America, when did we stop thinking?  America, when did we decide that it is okay to lie, cheat, steal, and commit crimes against the Constitution and ignore the rule of law in politics but unacceptable for the public?  Whenever that was, it was the beginning of our end as the Constitutional Republic our Farmers and Founders established.  The price of that blindness is astronomical.

I find it unbelievable that any would not believe it is good for our economy, the citizens, and the Republic to allow people to keep more of their earnings.  I find it unbelievable that anyone could believe that it is a sustainable situation where the government continues to spend more than it takes in.  I find it unbelievable that anyone could believe that those who do not or will not work are ENTITLED to a portion of what those who will and do work earn.  I find it unimaginable that there would be acceptance of the Leftist argument that it is wrong to deport children but argue that it is okay to abort babies in the womb.  I am concerned that the ideology of the Liberal Leftists Progressive Socialist of today has become so pervasive in the minds of millions they no longer believe in or desire a Sovereign Secure United States of America.  A nation that has no borders is not a nation and without laws, society descends into anarchy.  Are we willing to believe, as those seeking to ban guns, that if the Law Abiding give up their inalienable right to “keep and bear arms” the terrorist, criminals, and deranged will also lay down theirs?  We have cities and states with incredibly strict and restrictive “gun laws” and those places have all seen an increase in gun violence.  In areas where citizens are allowed and even encouraged to exercise the 2nd Amendment Rights gun-related violence has decreased.  Yes, guns kill but only in the hands of someone determined to take another life.  Cars also kill, but not without human involvement.  Medical treatment can kill, but we are not seeking to ban cars, doctors, hospitals, prescription drugs, or swimming pools because there were deaths connected to those places, people, or events.

I believe there has been a significant drift in our “moral moorings” as a nation and a society.  I believe that drift has not been in our best interest.  I am a Christian, yet I do not want any attempt by the government to legislate people’s personal morality.  However, I do want the laws enforced that protect citizens from the morally bankrupt who prey on those citizens and do them harm in any way.  I involve myself in the political because it affects LIFE.  If I ignore the political and allow the continued shift, drift, or evolution of our political climate toward an Oligarchy or Tyranny and turning its back on God and what is morally right, I deserve to suffer the fate of that eventuality.  However, if I warn of the pending danger, sound the alarm and expose the corruption, deception, and lies and move a few hearts and minds to RETURN to our Founding Principles and hopefully to God, my efforts are invaluable.  Therefore, I urge everyone to Pray if you are given to prayer.  I encourage you to become involved in what is happening politically at every level of our society and government because it affects you, your family, and future generations.  I ask that you ask yourself, “Is America to remain the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave where everyone is created equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights including Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?”  If your answer is YES, then your involvement is MANDATORY!

God bless you and God bless America!

 

ADVOCATES OF CIVIL RIGHTS – Democrats or Republicans???


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To be completely fair, in a very real way, neither, but in viewing the larger picture it is beyond my ability to comprehend how anyone can say it is the Democrats.  Now that I have alienated a portion of those who read what I write, let me present my argument regarding the covert racism that has been conducted by the Democrats for decades.  Allow me to also argue that virtually all actions that have actually benefitted the black community and minorities has come from the GOP side of the ledger.  Now, I have really infuriated some and only ask that you hear my argument before you brand me, as is typical of all Leftists, a racist because I disagree with your position.  I heartily endorse the plea of Martin Luther King, Jr. that we should “judge a man not by the color of his skin but the content of his character.” 

In today’s political world the black community votes about 90% of the time for the Democrats.  WHY?  What is the underlying reasons for that kind of guaranteed voting bloc?  I ask that because I have studied history, examined true facts and statistics, including education, housing, employment, abortions, single-family homes, and more.  The more I study this situation the more I am amazed that the black community would allow themselves to become such pawns of the Left and vote Democrat regardless of the candidate.  WHEN did the black community and many other ethnicities become such staunch Democrats?  Is there anything in our American history that would support the guaranteed Democrat vote?  When did it begin?  Is it based on fact or perception? 

If you examine the history of the Democrat Party pre-1964 when Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, the Democrat Party was an incredibly racist and even white supremacist leaning party.  No, not every Democrat was a racist or white supremacist but many if not most were.  The KKK’s roots are linked inseparably with the Democrat Party.  Lyndon B. Johnson, the champion of Civil Rights, as he is called, supported no civil rights measures from 1937 to 1957.  Something changed but was it a change of heart or a realization that overt racism could no longer thrive and in order to secure the black vote their racism had to become covert?  In 1947, President Harry Truman sent Congress a proposal against lynching and segregation in interstate transportation and Mr. Johnson called it a “farce and a sham – and effort to set up a police state in the guise of liberty.”  In 1948 he gave a speech in Austin, Texas as he began his run for the U.S. Senate and declared he was opposed to Truman’s attempt to end the “poll tax”.  WHY?  He supposedly wanted to defend State’s Rights to run its own elections.  Amazing, he thought that until he was in the White House and suddenly that changed.

As President, Lyndon Johnson said regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964, “I’ll have these “N’s” voting Democrat for 200 years.”  He frequently used the “N-Word” and most of his political career was overtly opposed to equality and supportive of segregation.  Yet, he was an astute politician and knew that the Democrat Party, could not win without the black vote and to secure that they had to effect a change in the mindset of the black community regarding Republicans.  If you remember it was under Abraham Lincoln that the emancipation of the slaves took place, a Republican President.  Pre-1964 and the Civil Rights Act most black families were two-parent families and the illegitimate birthrate was low, but today over 70% of black children are born to single mothers.  The unemployment rate among blacks before Johnson’s Great Society was low but today it is astronomical.  However, it has been dramatically reduced under President Trump, a Republican.

Between 1954 with the Brown decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legal racism had been dismantled and the economy was great. In the first five years of the sixties, the economy generated over 7 million jobs.  As the entitlements grew and the government replaced the need of fathers in the home and virtually became the fathers the idea and acceptability of abandoning responsibility became acceptable.  Government Entitlements created a new occupation and over time many realized that it was more lucrative to be on the federal dole than to work.  I blame everyone for this condition, not just the blacks or Democrats.  Society failed because adult behavior in society is learned as children and today we have generational welfare families with little hope of breaking free of that bondage and obligation to the Leftist who buy votes and souls with money.

I believe, as do people like Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams, that programs such as “Affirmative Action” have done more harm than good to blacks in America.  It is racist in its premise because it suggests that blacks are not capable of competing with whites without slanting the playing field in their favor.  I don’t know about you but when someone is condescending to me, I am offended.  If I don’t measure up, don’t give me a handout.  Education in black communities is tragic because it locks many blacks and other minorities in an educational black hole that affords them no opportunity to excel.  In cities like Detroit and Washington, D.C. the educational system is atrocious.  There was a voucher program in D.C. that would have helped many black students break free from the chains of a lacking education, but Barack Obama squashed that deeming it racist.  REALLY?  It gave black students an opportunity to receive a quality education, but your action forced them to stay in the void they were in.  Which is racist, the vouchers or your actions to further trap them?  Housing in cities like Detroit in the inner city is virtually a war-zone and no one, including the blacks that desire freedom wants to live there.  They fear for their lives and it is the Democrat Run Governments of those cities and the Democrats nationally that perpetuate that condition.

You can call me a racist because I am not a Democrat until you are blue in the face and it will not make it true.  You can call Donald Trump a racist because he wants to give everyone an opportunity to pursue the America Dream and wants to secure our borders thus enabling America and Americans to have a sovereign nation, but that does not make it so.  You can insist that the Hollywood elites, the MSM, the Activists, the pundits, and the Protesters are the only true purveyors of truth and that does not make it a reality.  I believe that the only way we are going to turn the tide in America is a return to Spiritual and Moral Values.  We must find a way to get government out of our homes and refuse to allow the government to replace the fathers, recognize that the highest rate of abortions is through centers located in black communities and STOP the covert racism of the Left.  Our founding fathers declared that it was their belief that “All MEN (People) are created equal…”  I also believe that and do not consider any ethnicity inferior to any other.  I long for a world where education is returned to the local communities and parents become involved in their children’s education.  I long for a world where skin pigmentation is no longer a weapon used by those seeking power and control and the stereotypes of the past or rendered meaningless.  I long for a world where people of all skin colors THINK for themselves and the generational fear, distrust, and hate is countered with truth and we once again value people by the “content of their character” rather than anything else.  I long for a world where we return God to society and allow His influence to change our hearts and thus our minds and relationships.

If I were to fully present my arguments that is overt racism of the Democrat Party and now the covert racism of that Party, nationally, that is perpetuating the problem in America along racial lines, it would require a book.  Therefore, I ask that you examine the history of the Parties, consider what has helped and people.  Examine the policies of both parties and view how those policies have affected people economically and in all areas of life.  If you believe Freebies help, then my arguments are moot, but if you have enough pride and drive that you want to provide for yourself, you may well be inspired to THINK and if you do, I believe you will see my point and may well move to my position.  I want everyone to enjoy the American Dream and be free to pursue it without undue interference or involvement of the federal government.

God bless you and God bless America!