Why do I say it that way?  Because I am 100% convinced that the Activist Socialist, Leftist of the Democrat Party in Washington, the Media, Hollywood, and elsewhere haven’t a clue about what we see.  If they saw what millions of us see, they would be embarrassed by their exposure and feel like a person who suddenly lost their clothes on main street.  They would be, as we say in the South, “Nekkid.”  But, alas, they either think we are too dumb to notice, or they are oblivious to reality or both.

The Citizenship Question controversy has laid the agenda to erase our borders bare for everyone to see.  There are multiple factors in the uproar over the citizenship question’s objection by the Left.  None of those factors bode well for America, our Republic, our Freedom, and the legal American citizens.  The ultimate objective is votes, winning elections, and power.  It is about ‘fundamentally transforming’ America without following the Constitutional process.  It is about shifting the Power of Washington to the Leftist Socialist Liberal Progressive side of the equation.  In a word, it is about Control.  But that does not suffice to fully detail the agenda behind the controversy.

If anyone truly believes that those on the Left give a hoot about the feelings of the illegals or anyone else, I would like to see if you’d be interested in my oceanfront property in West Texas.  I can make you a wonderful deal on the fictional property at an exorbitant price. You will be happy in your Utopia and I will fund my retirement into the foreseeable future.  Yes, I am being sarcastic, but for a reason and with good reason.

If you truly believe that this is a Trump trick to ferret out those in hiding you are clearly not thinking and being intellectually honest.  This is an attempt to restore the intent of the Founding Fathers and the Framers of the American Constitution regarding representation.  That’s right, Congressional Representation!  You may want illegals determining how many Representatives each state is awarded, but those of us who study the Constitution and see the dangers of that do not. 

The president is directed by the Constitution to conduct a census every ten years and that has been done since 1790.  It has only been on rare occasions was the citizenship question not on the census.  Imagine that!  That has never been an issue with the Democrats or the Republicans in Congress until now.  Why?   Because it is their nemesis, Donald J. Trump, adding it back to the census for 2020.  I believe their opposition reveals a sickness in our society, politically, that will prove to be terminal if not addressed. 

If you believe that all human beings are ‘citizens of the world’ and should be afforded the rights and privileges of any nation in which they find themselves, you would be a proponent of those who resist asking the question.  If you believe in the sovereignty of individual nations and want to preserve, protect, and defend that sovereign nation, you would be in favor of asking the question.  If you believe that only citizens should determine representation, then you are in favor of the question’s inclusion and if you are a member of the Liberal Leftists Anti-American Crowd you oppose it. 

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there are 11.3 million illegals residing in the United States.  I believe that number is woefully low, but let’s take their estimate.  Can you not see how that number of people could shift the numbers used to determine representation in Congress?   Our framers and founders never intended for non-citizens to be used to determine representation.  They did not believe that those non-citizens should vote in our elections, hold political office, or determine representation in Congress.  That was reserved for legal American citizens.  I agree!

The reapportionment of Congressional Representation following the 2020 Census will determine how many Representatives each state is awarded.  That will determine the voting balance in the Electoral College.  Shifting the votes in just a few states could shift the entire electoral process dramatically to the Ultra Left. 

The Democrats see these illegals as potential votes and want to protect them at all costs, even to the destruction of our Constitutional form of government.  Power and Control is the name of the game and they believe that if they can gain power and build an iron-clad voting bloc they can do what they please and Rule.  That is not the vision of our Founders or Framers, and it is not my vision. 

I challenge you to talk to recent High School or College graduates and ask them to tell you what it means to be an American.  They have been taught, largely, by liberal leftists’ elitist who wants no borders, no allegiance to a nation, no citizenship classification connected to any single country. 

They believe we are ‘citizens of the world’ and should have free ingress and egress with no regard to borders.  They sing kumbaya and live in their ivory towers of utopian fantasy.  Those students will likely tell you that it means to abide or reside in America.  Many of them have been so indoctrinated with the Cult of Multiculturalism they cannot see the handwriting on the wall.  If you disagree you are a misogynist, racist, bigot, an suffer as a phobic despicable person.

I am far more concerned about jackbooted government agents pulling people out of their homes to relocate them in ‘re-education camps’ than I am about ICE finding and deporting illegals.  Tyranny is rooted in the agenda of the Left and we must fight to preserve our Constitutional form of Government.  We live in perilous times politically as well as spiritually.  I keep praying for America to Wake Up!  The Woke Crowd’s stupor is frightening to this Freedom Loving America!

God bless you and God bless America!

Yes, I say that with some levity but also with heartbroken seriousness based on what I am witnessing across this great country.  Craziness, some argue, has become the new normal.  I contend, it is not normal but a new venture into the world of the inane and political correctness has plunged.  It is the fruit of toxic liberalism and the snowflake mentality that has become pervasive in far too many circles today. 

I have some dear friends who are lifelong native Californians and out of respect for them, I try to avoid stereotyping all Californians as crazies.  That being said, there are cities and governmental entities that make that increasingly more difficult.  California is a beautiful state and one friend who has lived there his whole life recently said, “If it were not from my family roots, I would leave the state and never look back.”  Another, said, “California is a great place to be from, far away from.”  Again, please don’t take offense because Texas has some of those same crazies and seems to be producing more of them with each passing year and election. 

I am beginning to wonder if sanity has taken leave and crazy has become the go-to mentality of a majority today.  I hope that is not the case but when women seem to have taken offense by the exempted from the identification of those maintenance holes in our streets and forced the renaming from ‘manhole covers’ to ‘maintenance hole covers.’  What?  I can only imagine the outcry if they decided to change their name to ‘woman hole cover.’  It is an impossible situation for those who opt to take offense to everything not gender-neutral. 

I saw a report recently that listed some of the decisions of the City Council of Berkley, California.  I laughed and cried and thought, “How crazy can we get?”  They decided to remove all references to gender in any of their laws.  That’s right, you cannot refer to brothers and sisters but siblings.  You can no longer say he or she but they.  That is mandated even if there is only one person being referred to.  That lone individual regardless of gender is not a he or she but they.  The aforementioned manhole covers are now maintenance hole covers because women are offended as are those promoting a gender-neutral society. 

Miss Kathy Zhu the Miss Michigan winner was decertified as the winner of that state’s Pageant.  Why?  She committed the unpardonable sin of having an opinion that is outside the accepted liberal mainstream.  Two years ago, she posted on Twitter a response to the Black Lives Matter tweet criticizing the police.  She defended law enforcement.  How dare she?  What did she say that was so grossly offensive?  She tweeted a question: “Do you know that the majority of black deaths are caused by other blacks?  Fix the problem within your own community first before blaming others.”  Her reasoned question and statement offended those on the left and she was stripped of her crown.

Of course, she also committed the unthinkable in questioning something regarding Muslim women when her college endorsed a “World Hijab Day.”  The Muslim women were encouraging passersby to “Try a hijab on.”  She made this statement that made her a candidate for being boiled in oil.  “So, you’re telling me that it’s now just a fashion accessory and not a religious thing?  Or are you just trying to get women used to be oppressed by Islam?”  Yeah, pointed questions but questions that many of us have thought and questions that should be legitimately asked. 

Returning to California for my observation on the craziness and the insane political correctness that is pervasive today I offer an example.  A doctoral candidate who is also a teaching assistant named Laura Tanner is under attack, not because of something she said in the classroom but on her own time and in her own world on Twitter.  She said, “It is not possible to be born in the wrong body.”  I agree!  The demands are that she be immediately fired. 

How about Queen Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat-controlled House of Representatives?  They had to get into the act and approved what was called ‘Equality Act’ in a vote of 236-173.  That Act, if not blocked by President Trump will require allowing males who ‘identify’ as female via the transgender process to be allowed to compete in all-girl sporting events.  If that gains the president’s signature the female vs female competition will be a memory and no longer exist. 

The amazing thing is this is called Progress by the Progressives, Liberals, Leftist, Socialist, Activists, and Democrats.  Progress?  I guess I really don’t know what progress is if this is progress.  Can I have a cup of sanity to go with my morning coffee, please?  God help us if we allow this craziness to become the norm in America.  I agree with the statement I heard recently, “Why do they call it common sense when it is so rare?”

God bless you and God bless America!

I have observed the trend in America over the past few decades and am deeply troubled about many things.  I am always encouraged in God and from time to time in people, but overall when it comes to the direction of politics today, I am petrified about our future.  I purposefully used the word ‘petrified’ because simply saying ‘concerned’ would not encapsulate the depth of my trepidation. 

I believe we are on the brink of a societal and political apocalypse like we have never witnessed in our history.  You may disagree.  I have friends equally conservative, devotedly Constitutionalist who disagree on that point.  They believe that all things political are cyclical and we have a time of leftism and then a time of conservatism, but little truly changes.  They insist that the 8 years of both Clinton and Obama and the 4 years of Carter were mere bumps in the road and all things tend to correct themselves if allowed to run their course.  I wish I could believe that, but I don’t, at least not concerning America and the Democrat’s Plan of Destruction.

To be fair to the Democrat, the rank-n-file Democrat who works for a living and loves America, I don’t believe that every person who votes Democrat wants to destroy the Republic.  However, the plans, agenda, and proposals of their leaders will.  Sadly, I am seldom able to convince them of the dangers and the depth of deception and hypocrisy of their Party’s Platform and Agenda.  They believe that Republicans, Conservatives, Constitutionalist, and those holding to traditional values such as marriage are haters and want to harm the little man.  Facts seem inconsequential to them.

The current policies being advanced by virtually every Democrat seeking their Party’s nomination for president are beyond dangerous they are diabolically destructive.  We cannot afford their economic strategy.  If we want to maintain our Freedom, have a less intrusive government, and not be taxed into oblivion we must open our eyes and see through the destructiveness of their economic proposals.  I keep trying to shed light on the matter but often feel I am preaching to the choir and talking to the wall.  However, because of the seriousness, I cannot remain silent on this and many other fronts.  I like you, regardless of your political ideology, love America! 

If the Democrats win the White House in November of 2020, individually, we had better have a ‘stash of cash’ socked away in some safe investment they cannot get to and steal.  Their plan will crash the stock market and place such a burden on businesses that costs will skyrocket, and many small businesses will cease to exist.  That will cause a dramatic uptick of the unemployment rate, an increase in the government outlays for entitlements and welfare.  The healthcare industry will crumble and not only cost more, and we will encounter delays and denials of care.  Our borders will virtually be erased, and the United States of America will cease to be recognizable constitutionally.  How can I get you to see that?

The New Green Deal proposed, seeks to renew stifling regulations, create Medicare for all, provide free college, and burden us with a tax rate of 70-90% will send us to the fiscal grave nationally and individually.  Outliving your money will become a fantasy rather than a genuine hope and goal. 

The flood of poverty-stricken immigrants and their insertion into the job market will suppress wages to the point that far more will be living beneath the poverty line economically.  The demands that will place on our social programs, housing, healthcare, education, etc. will cause the Republic to sound the ‘death rattle.’  How can I get you to see that?

Milton Friedman warned over a decade ago that if we allow open borders and become a social welfare state the influx of immigrants will be infinite.  He contended, and I agree, the fiscal cost would be astronomical, and no nation could survive that kind of fiscal demand but would become a third-world banana republic and throw open the doors to despotism and tyranny.  How can I get you to see that?

Let me offer a few pertinent statistical revelations hoping to get your attention.  Without the entitlements and the free stuff proposed by the Democrats, Americans, even the poorest in the United States, lives better economically than most of the world.  Many of our poor have automobiles, large screen televisions, video games for their kids, and cell phones.  The invitation to the poor of the world, in unlimited numbers, will not elevate them but reduce many of our citizens to the levels those people knew in their country of origin.  How can I get you to see that?

Statistical data indicates that as of 2017 there were at least 184 million people in Latin America living in poverty.  Sadly, the open borders will not limit immigration to our own hemisphere but the world where there are over 750 million worldwide who live beneath the International Poverty line of $1.90 per day income.  That is unimaginable and knowing what open borders will do to our nation is more than dangerous it is diabolical.  How can I get you to see that?

The Democrats are delusional that taxing the rich will solve the economic woes of this nation and its people and even the people of the world.  The Socialist agenda of Medicare for All will destroy the best healthcare system in the world and make it comparable to the worst of the world.  The New Green Deal will so regulate and stifle exploration of energy it will escalate costs, destroy entire industries, as was the desire of Obama and the Democrats regarding the Oil & Gas industry and Coal.  How can I get you to see that?

I personally do not believe we have any other choice but President Trump in November 2020.  I’m not saying I want another choice but I see this as binary. No matter what you think of him; love him or hate him, you must be willing to acknowledge that he has been good for the economy in contrast to the Democratic Liberal Leftist Socialist Policies of Obama.  Unless you want to see our American economy go in the tank and your standard of living reduced to ashes, you truly have no alternative but to vote for Donald Trump in 2020.  How can I get you to see that?

I expect some push-back on that and will hear the repeated rhetoric of his character and failures on other fronts, but if America cannot survive economically, it cannot survive in any manner.  How can I get you to see that?

God bless you and God bless America!

Who am I talking about?  The Democrats vying for their party’s nomination for President, that’s who.  I keep hoping that they are simply saying things trying to garner votes and have no real desire to destroy our Republic.  I keep hoping but the more I listen to them, the less I think that and that causes incredible trepidation in my heart.

If they believe and truly desire what they are suggesting, America is in deep trouble.  If we are foolish enough to allow them to reclaim the White House, keep the House of Representatives and reclaim the Senate we have lost our minds.  Yes, I said it and believe it. You may, as some on our side and the other side have insisted that the cost is no big deal. 

They believe that if the government is paying, it’s just money and all we have to do is print more to solve the problem.  That is wrong on many levels and although I have in the past and will again try to summarize the terribleness of that view, it won’t resonate with those who believe it.

It is estimated by some reasonably reliable sources that combined, all the proposals of the Democratic hopefuls would cost approximately $210 Trillion dollars.  Our federal tax revenue is approximately $3.1 Trillion.  That means that our annual revenue from taxes is less than 2% of the money needed to pay for their programs.  Imagine that! 

In 2018 the total wealth of Americans was estimated at $100 Trillion.  If the government confiscated every dime in assets of all Americans, there would still be a shortage in paying for the Democrat plan.  So, please tell me they don’t mean or believe what they are saying?  Please, I’m begging for someone to offer an encouraging word of sanity.  Sadly, the more I listen to them, the more I believe they believe that it is only money and that they can tax us enough to pay the freight. 

Although the American dollar is the monetary standard of the world that does not mean that our Federal Reserve can simply print more when they want it to pay for stuff.  That approach is morally wrong.  If we make an obligation, we should feel the responsibility to pay our debts.  If I were a nation lending money to America and they did that to me I would say, “Good luck getting any help from me in the future.” 

Printing more money would cause a dramatic spike in inflation and likely to plunge us into hyperinflation and the dollar would be virtually worthless.  Think of what that would do to your 401-K or other retirement funds.  Think of what that would do to your ability to live unless your wages increased 1000-fold.

Hey, if it is only money and there is plenty to go around why stop with the proposals they are suggesting.  Why stop at healthcare, education, reparations, and the like.  If, when the government is footing the bill, it’s just money then let’s go for the whole enchilada. 

Give everyone a government gas card and when the bill comes let the government just print the money to pay the bill.  When the energy bill for our homes comes in, just print more money.  When the house note is due, just print more money.  The same with the car, the cell phone, television cable, internet service, travel, food.  Why limit what the government can and will pay for?  After all, its only money, right?  If the government is paying for it, there is no cost to anyone, right? 

But let’s press that even further, let’s totally eliminate taxes because, after all, the government can just print more money anytime and pay the bill.  The dollar would be worthless and would virtually grow on trees or off the printing press and why make anyone pay anything in taxes?  Believe me, I don’t like taxes and believe that what is happening is nothing short of legalized theft by the government, but I see the holes in that kind of thinking. 

The Utopian World of the Democrats running for President would last about 10 seconds before someone pulled the plug.  Businesses would quickly refuse to provide goods and services, employers would be forced to dramatically reduce their workforce.  Nations around the world would not simply hate us, they would seek to destroy us. 

Am I being dramatic and even overly so?  Of course, but it is to illustrate the flaws in the mentality that is prompting the proposal of the Socialistic Plans and Proposals and the idea that “it’s only money.”  If the government provides everything, they will control everything including the amount of time you are allotted on planet earth.  They would determine where you live, what you eat, what you drive if allowed to drive, where you work, and everything else in life.  Our system of elections would be eliminated, and our Republic would be nothing more than a wistful memory.  None of us want that!  None of us!

Please use that organ inside the appendage on top of your shoulders for something other than a place for your hat or hair to rest.  Think!  Reason and reject the lunacy of the left in all the Free Everything Proposals.  Not only are they unsustainable financially they are unsustainable morally, ethically, governmentally, and with regard to our Freedom and Liberty. 

Obama said, “If you like your healthcare plan you could keep it.”  That was a lie and if you like your Freedom, you can’t give it away and expect to keep it you are not being rational.  Freedom is not now, never has been, and never will be free!  It must be fought for and guarded as a precious treasure to keep.

I urge you to join me and millions more in November 2020 in rejecting this kind of lunacy and take another step toward restoring America as the Land of the Free!

God, please bless America again and help us to return to You!

I can envision the pitchforks, the boiling tar and the rail to ride me out of town on because of that statement.  It will be deemed by some that I am a White Supremacist and want to suppress other cultures and ethnicities.  I do not!  However, as a nation, multiculturalism is a destroyer and I will gladly tell you why I believe that.  It is not racism or phobia, it is a desire to see America remain the Free Constitutional Republic that we were given over 240 years ago.

The problem is evidenced in the political spectrum and stage.  Politics is all about amassing votes, winning elections, entrenching ideological views, and securing power.  It is about mobilizing votes and voters.  That’s one of the reasons today’s politicians say one thing in Des Moines, another in Atlanta, another in New York City, and another in Fort Worth.  They say whatever they deem is necessary to motivate, captivate, inspire, and endear the voters of those sectors of our nation. 

One of the most prolific flip-floppers of modern times is the Democratic presumptive favorite, Joe Biden.  If you check the record you will find that, at one time, both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were on the record of being opposed to ‘illegal immigration.’  Even, Queen Hillary was, at one time opposed to gay marriage.  Imagine that!  But, as the mood of the electorate shifts, politicians tend to shift their stances.  They weigh the positive and negative and determine which stance gets them the most votes.  The fact that they say one thing in one place and another somewhere else is inconsequential to them, it seems because voters tend to decide based on what they heard not what is said to someone else in some other part of the country.  Why I cannot explain.

If you study history and observe the path of societies under dictatorial rule and tyranny you discover that truth is deemed to be whatever the dictator declares at any given time.  Contrast that to Republics and Democratic Societies you find that truth is deemed to be whatever the mass wants to hear at any given time.  Both have significant dangers and present significant problems.  The latter opens the door to the diabolical snake-oil salesmen politicians to nefariously tell us what they think we want to hear.  They have no real interest in fulfilling their promises but promise they do to get our vote.  Once in power, they view us as tyrants view their populace.

Some may deem the next presentation of my argument as ‘racist’ because I wish to walk through the evolution of the civil rights movement and bring things current.  I would never argue that blacks were not mistreated in America. That would be historically inaccurate and require ignoring of facts, which I try not to do.  The movement began with a legitimate desire to be afforded basic human dignity.  Any peoples deserve that regardless of ethnicity.  Once that objective was achieved they pressed for equal opportunity.  Again, I do not decry that as a wrong desire.  Any person should have equal opportunity. 

The problem in the evolution of causes is that sometimes when they obtain their basic objectives they morph into something destructive and counterproductive.  When American society, for the most part, recognized the basic human dignity and the right of equal opportunity the movement then took an Orwellian leap and demanded that equal opportunity be redefined.  The redefinition was that we would have quota systems and in that preferential treatment.  The civil rights movement that focused on blacks is not the only group that has sought preferential treatment based on ethnicity, gender, etc. 

Once, that objective was achieved, in a measure, the new push was for reparations for slavery.  Pardon me, but are there any living in America today who were slaves in America?  Yes, there are descendants of those who were slaves in generations. Those slaves suffered, but in today’s America, anyone can achieve if they set their minds to achieving regardless of ethnicity.  How can those of us who never participated in slavery be held accountable for the actions of our forefathers?  How can those who never experienced slavery be awarded reparations for damage not done to them?  The push for reparations is not a healing balm and will not cure or absolve any past wrongs it will further divide this nation.

The problem is people are incredibly tribal.  I detest the hyphenation of Americans.  That designation lends to the further dividing of our culture and nation.  The segregating of cultures based on the request of those cultures divides and makes us weaker, not stronger.  Politicians and activist have learned that grouping people into tribes is the easiest way to mobilize them and bring them to the fight or the voting booth. 

America has always been a multi-ethnic society, but we had a dominant culture that defined who we were.  Today that is being eroded to the point where no longer see ourselves as Americans but as tribes, sects, groups, or communities.  The politicians nurture that distinction and division for their purposes, not for our betterment.  In Vietnam, we quickly found that the enemy’s greatest strength was it was a homogenous culture, language, and identity.  The oft used cliché, “Our strength is our diversity,” is not totally true, and blinds us to problems inherent in multiculturalism.

If you look at nations such as Lebanon, Rwanda, Switzerland, and South Africa you quickly discover the multiculturalism usually descends into barbarianism, ethnic cleansing, and civil war.  The Swiss have different languages but have a strong unmovable identity.  They know who they are and so should we.  In South Africa, white farmers are being hunted like animals.  That is a far cry from Nelson Mandela’s idea of a Rainbow Society or multiculturalism working.

In my view, those supporting multiculturalism are those who believe it will advance their cause, not because they want everyone treated equally.  Muslims want our public schools closed on Muslim holidays and halal food served in the cafeterias.  In our political America, multicultural tribal desires are legitimate unless you are white and Christian.  Our colleges have caved to the demands of the multiculturalist and have segregated dormitories, student unions, and graduations.  Imagine whites or Christians demanding “white-only” dorms and graduations.  We would see blood in the streets.  I am not advocating whites demand that, nor do I want other cultures afforded that recognition.  We are America and supposed to be Americans!

            Wake up America, the politicians, and political elites are not pushing multiculturalism in the interest of all cultures but in the interest of power and control.  It is time that we return to insisting that everyone who legally immigrates to America become Americans.  Maintain your culture but become part of the unique American culture.  Remember your roots but become part of the solution not part of the problem.  Be part of the unification not part of the divide. 

Love me or hate me, that’s how I see it.  I love America and want everyone regardless of ethnicity or cultural heritage to be treated equally.  I want an America where we recognize that all men are created equal.  I want to maintain the recognition of our inalienable rights that include the right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

That is why I will oppose the Leftist Democrats in 2020 and all other elections I am blessed with the opportunity to cast my ballot.  

God bless you and God bless America!

Confiscation of guns, stripping us of our 2^nd Amendment and Inalienable Right to defend ourselves and ‘keep and bear arms’ or other gun law actions WILL NOT stop murder or evil!  There are many good and well-meaning people swept up in the hoopla over “just do something!”  The idea that if we could just pass one more law, or close one more loophole we could curb the violence and evil.  That has failed everywhere and is failing now.  The only thing it is doing is empowering the evil, the criminal, and the terrorist while rendering legal, law-abiding citizens of their God-given rights and ability to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their property. 

There is no truly ‘safe space’ in this world!  Evil lurks everywhere!  In the cities and countries where gun laws are the most stringent, there is still evil including murder.  At some point, it should become obvious to everyone that we have a problem and the problem cannot be solved through an academic or legislative approach.  Some will immediately reject my statements, but it is a heart problem, a moral problem far more than it is a legislative problem. 

Gun violence is not simply a Right or Left issue, but can become worsened by the rhetoric of either side.  Sadly, the attack on the Family Research Council where a domestic terrorist inspired by a leftist organization walked into that center with 100 rounds of ammunition and opened fire.  The Media wants to make all gun violence the result of actions by conservative Right-wing white males. Any honest research reveals that is not the case.  There are people of all ethnicities and political persuasions involved in acts of violence.  Again, that suggests it is a heart, head, and moral issue not a gun issue. 

When we consider the massive numbers of legally owned firearms in America and the incredibly small percentage of those used in gun violence, we should realize the issue is not a need to restrict the law-abiding from gun ownership and gun possession.  Criminals disregard the law. That’s what the word means! 

The problem and increased occurrences of gun violence scream of a problem that is far deeper than any law or political jockeying can repair.  Some argue that Donald J. Trump the President of these United States is the culprit in the increase.  That is disingenuous and dishonest, even if it is not intended to be and stems from ignorance of the truth. 

If Trump is the cause then how do we explain the mass shootings that took place in Orlando, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, and Aurora during the Obama administration?  Was that also Trump’s fault?  If we seek to restrict the implements of destruction while ignoring the root problem we will fail.  The fact that that is the approach sought by politicians, the Media, and many citizens is revelatory and exposes the greater problem.  It defines why gun laws will never solve the problem.

Nationally, statistics reveal that 80% of gun crimes are committed using illegally obtained and unlawfully possessed guns.  Our nation’s capital has some of the most stringent gun laws in the nation and that city has a murder rate of 18 per 100,000.  Will more gun laws solve that problem?  We all know better, but some continue to argue that it is the evil violent gun that is the problem rather than honestly looking at the person behind the gun.

In the United Kingdom, a nation with incredibly strict gun ownership laws they have begun restricting the sale of knives more than 3 inches long. Why that move?  Because of a new rash of violence using a knife.  It really doesn’t matter if it is a rock, a hammer, scissors, a machete, a rope, a knife, or a gun the result is the same.  How about automobiles used in committing crimes of violence, do we ban them too? 

The Bible speaks to the problem in Matthew 15:19, where Jesus spoke of murder in the heart or hate in the heart producing murder.  We need to have a conversation about WHY not simply HOW these crimes and acts of heinousness are committed.  That discussion is impossible apart from morality and religion.  In today’s anti-faith politically charged climate that approach is taboo and regarded as without value.

Our Founding fathers recognized the importance of faith and morality in maintaining our Freedom and our Republic.  George Washington in his farewell address offered a word of wisdom for posterity.  He said, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.”  John Adams echoed that sentiment in addressing the Massachusetts militia saying, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” 

Just over 240 years later, our nation has dispensed of the faith of our fathers and resorted to legislation and political correctness.  The failure is too obvious to miss by anyone with an honest examination of our present world and the conditions existing today.  The baser nature of man is not altered by more legislation.  The impotent promises of security through more government regulations provide no  relief and adds more frustration and dismay.

The only real solution to gun violence or the evil that is lurking in our world is not more laws that erode our freedoms.  The solution to gun violence will only be found in recognition and embracing the wisdom of our Founders, that we are human beings dependent upon and accountable to an Omniscient God.  Until we see a change in the human heart, we will not see a deescalation of violence and heinous acts of murder and mayhem.  New gun laws will never rise to the level of the Golden Rule and America will not be safer until we see a return to our moral moorings as a people. 

Love me, hate me, agree or disagree it is your choice.  I know from my own heart and life that only God can truly change the heart, mind, and character.  No amount of willpower and the threat of law will achieve that objective.  It is a heart, mind, and moral issue and if we give up our rights hoping to gain some security, we will lose both our rights and our security. 

God bless you and God bless America.  I stand for Faith, Family, and Freedom and do so unashamedly. 

The lunacy of virtually every presidential hopeful on the Democratic Party’s side of the political ledger grows exponentially daily.  It is beyond my ability to comprehend how any rational thinking American who actually works for a living and pays taxes could support them.  I can understand how those on the government dole, those who refuse to work, are filled with greed, envy, and a sense of entitlement can embrace their plans but not working Americans.  If you pay taxes, how could you support a Party that wants to take more and more of your hard-earned income and redistribute it to those who do not work?

If you scream it is compassion and benevolence, then be compassionate and benevolent and engage in personal and private charity.  That is your right and something I would applaud, because it is something I believe in and do. However, it is not the right or the responsibility of the federal or state government to provide a living for anyone.  It is the responsibility of individuals, churches, and charitable organizations. 

There is no constitutional provision for the that endeavor to be pursued or fulfilled by the government.  Yet, today, we are told that it is our duty to provide and their right to sit on their backsides, do nothing while drawing a comfortable living from their government entitlements.  Where are the modern-day Madison’s, Jefferson’s, Franklin’s, and Washington’s?  We need some modern-day patriots with backbones to step up!

Elizabeth Warren, who is rising in the polls on the Democrat side of the political equation has offered an economic plan that even the uber leftists CNN admits will destroy our economy.  If it is that bad and that obvious, how do working and taxpaying Americans still support her or her party?  That is more than the sixty-four thousand dollar question it may be the question of the ages.

I had to laugh when she ranted about her ability to foresee our economic future and declared that there was an impending implosion coming and her plan would, like Mighty Mouse, save the day.  Yep, immediately following her dire warning of an economic crash she began calling for Free Everything.  She wants free college, a minimum wage that would destroy entire industries, more Dodd-Frank regulations imposed on banks, and a mountain of other free stuff.  Yep, Senator Warren, that would fix our economy if by fix you mean destroy beyond repair.

Apparently, Senator Warren and the other Democratic hopefuls do not consider spending the country into the abyss of financial oblivion a matter to be concerned with.  After all, it’s only money, right?  I am incensed at both Republicans and Democrats who seem to have to no willingness to curb spending, reduce the deficit, and deal with the national debt.  Senator Warren’s plan would require two-prongs of destruction that no freedom-loving American should endorse.  It would require massive tax increases and printing more money further devaluing our current monetary standing.  Nice, Senator, if you call lunacy nice and desirable.

Then we have a member of the ‘Squad’ of apocalyptic intent, Rashida Talib of Michigan who has gone beyond Bernie Sanders and other Democrats and called for a $20 per hour minimum wage.  She is not a presidential candidate but a member of the Leftists Party and she calls that a ‘fair wage.’  Seriously? 

Your economic savvy, Congresswoman, is closely aligned with that of the other liberal Democrats and especially that astute economist, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.  Wow!  I guess she believes that losing over a million jobs by such actions would be a good thing and spur the economy and boost jobs in America.  The $15 per hour minimum wage proposed, according to the Congressional Budget Office would eliminate about 1.3 million jobs.  Congresswoman Talib’s plan would make that seem like a Sunday picnic and destroy even more.  Hey, Congresswoman and Democrats, why not make it $50 per hour and I’ll come out of retirement to flip burgers for that.

The minimum wage was never designed or intended to provide a ‘living wage’ it was a minimum and provide entry-level opportunities for people.  Putting millions out of work is not providing a living wage it is destroying any hopes of living outside the government dole.  Wait, maybe that is the plan?  Maybe the design is to entrap as many people as possible on the government dole so that they will vote properly to keep those checks coming in.  Maybe that is the real plan.  I don’t like calling people stupid or ignorant but if you buy that plan or any of the economic plans being offered by the Democrats you just might want to pick up your sign and wear it. 

On the other side of the equation, there is President Trump, the much-hated president by those on the Left and some on the Right, seeking to close the loophole that allows Illegals to be on the food-stamp roll.  His plan, if enacted could remove about 3.1 million illegals from the food-stamp program and save the taxpayers over $2.5 billion annually.  I say a hearty, Amen!  Do it, Mr. President, do it!

Some government programs, such as the food-stamp program were to be ‘temporary safety nets’ for people while they got back on their feet.  It has become a permanent government entitlement and, in the minds of some, their right.  I go back to the words of the apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 3:10, “if any would not work, neither should he eat.”  The operative words are ‘would not’. 

There are far too many willing to sit on their butts and receive a hand-out not expecting to be expected to make it a hand-up and actively seek a job.  That must end and it is time for ‘tough love’ to be applied and ‘economic sanity’ to be employed in America.  We are moving forward, God help us if we allow the Democrats to take us backward into the economic calamity of the Obama era.

God bless you and God bless America!  Let’s keep America the land of the Free (not Free Stuff) and the Home of the Brave, where everyone has the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!  Vote No on the Democrats in November of 2020.

I am cognizant that my position and postulations will possibly render me persona non grata with some people.  In fact, it may cause me to lose friends and diminish my influence in some circles.  Some may consider my position going too far and others may consider it not going far enough.  But, to preface all that I hope to convey, each of us can think, form opinions, and develop beliefs.  Those thoughts, opinions, and beliefs are the bedrock of our lives and shape our principles and ideological views.  In short, they make us who we are and who we are will not please everyone.  If everyone were exactly the same, some of us would be unnecessary.  I believe you are necessary and valuable whether we agree or not.

I keep hearing arguments from many sectors and segments of society insisting that our current president, Donald J. Trump must go.  There are many factors that cause them to feel that way that it would be impossible to sufficiently detail.  Some are rooted in preference, some in ideology, some in partisan politics, and some in a belief that all things political are merely cyclical and not dire.  I happen to disagree with the last view and while I do believe politics like all of life is cyclical, I do believe the condition we find ourselves in today’s America is dire. 

Some believe it is dire because Trump is the president and therefore, he must go.  I believe it is dire because of the ideological agenda of the Left and they must be defeated.  I believe that we are on the brink of political cataclysm and we are truly fighting for our survival and our Republic. 

I have never argued that President Trump is a Conservative.  He was not prior to becoming a Republican and I do not believe he is today.  However, he has advanced more conservative causes than did George W. Bush, the previous Republican president.  No, he has not advanced all the conservative and constitutional things I would personally like to see, but he is dramatically different and demonstrably more supportive of the Constitution than anyone on the Left. 

I believe President Trump is a pragmatist and a businessman.  He is and will always be a “shoot from the lip” type person who when pushed pushes back.  It may not always be with the class or the demeanor that many would prefer but we have had some incredibly colorful presidents in our history and none of them have experienced the hate, this president has endured.  He does not play by the standardized political rules largely written or unwritten by the Democrats, the Media, and Hollywood. 

But, talking about Trump’s personality, his tweeting, his verbal explosions, or anything of the sort, is not what I am addressing.  I am concerned about the future and the survival of our Constitutional Republic and Representative System of Government.  I am concerned with Free Market Capitalism vs Socialism.  I am concerned about Liberty vs Tyranny.  I am concerned with America!

I have heard the argument that it is mandatory that the Republican Party be decimated to the point it becomes extinct in order to save the Republic.  I must ask, “What is there in the Democrat Agenda and Ideology that makes you think we can survive if they win power?”  I would also ask, “How is Trump more a threat to our Constitution and Republic than the Proposed Agenda of the Democrats?” 

If the Left regains control of the government and the Republican Party becomes extinct, is there enough time to form and establish a viable Party to replace them and stop the train-wreck of the Left?  I think not, but some do.  I believe that it is a flawed philosophy to seek to wreck the Republican Party believing that the Democrats will not destroy the country.

Do we really want to trust the Democrats to use any measure of restraint in advancing their ideological agenda?  Do we want to risk the probability of them attempting to or suspending our inalienable right of self-defense and our right of freedom of speech?  Before you argue they cannot or will not do that let me offer a few thoughts and you decide.

If they regain control of the government what will prevent them from packing the Supreme Court with liberal activist jurist who disavow the principles of the Constitution?  We have already seen the Constitution shredded by liberal activist judges. 

The Obama administration ignored the law, cherry-picked the laws they would obey or disobey, and the liberal activist judges frequently backed them.  Do we truly want to risk that?  Do we want to face exorbitant taxation which they have all vowed to impose upon us?  Do we want to see our healthcare system destroyed via Medicare for All or Government-run healthcare, which they all support?  Do we want open borders, which they all support?  Do we want Socialism, which they all support in some fashion? 

I believe the risks are too great and seeing the damage of eight years of Obama and the escalation of their overt actions of destruction today, there is too much at stake to allow them to win.  We are more aware of the depth of the Swamp and the expansiveness of the Deep State than ever. Therefore, we should be very cautious!  You may detest Donald J. Trump, but I hope you love America enough to see the danger of the Leftist Agenda.  I would love to have a president that held the same Constitutional and Conservative values as I, but I haven’t seen one in my 50 years of voting. 

Therefore, I will vote to stop the Democrats because I believe the risk is too great to do otherwise!  I do not like everything this president does or how he does some things, but I do like many things he has and is doing.  The threat to our Republic is too great for me to be complicit in allowing the Democrats to regain power.  I recognize the danger and the damage they will or have promised to do.  They will expand upon Obama’s promise or threat to ‘fundamentally transform’ America.  I love America too much to run that risk.

God bless you and God bless America!