The Founding Fathers would what? They would oppose the Socialist direction that American is taking.  Our first President George Washington said: “The Constitution that we have is an excellent one if we can keep it where it is.”  Almost no one would deny that we have an out of control Federal Government today.  It has grown into a self-feeding monstrosity that is placing a burden on the present and future generations that is unsustainable and shows no signs of being willing to change. 

The Founding Fathers’ grievance with the British Crown was, “They are taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our government.”  Former President Barack Obama declared: “We are five days from fundamentally transforming the United States of America!”  Isn’t that what the Founding Fathers complained that the British Monarch was doing?  Now his partner in crime, Joe Biden is poised to continue and extend the destruction and devastation on our system of government.  Yet, millions believe this a temporary setback not a serious and dangerous situation.  They Are Wrong!

The desire to radically and fundamentally transform America should be taken at face value and deemed a serious threat to our system of government and our liberties.  The Left believes in the redistribution of wealth and even reparations which is a Socialist /Communist philosophy and incredibly dangerous.  If you examine the very words of Karl Marx, you will find that he believed that socialism was a stepping-stone to communism.

The Founding Fathers designed the Constitution to prevent the governing power from being ripped from the hands of the people and placed into those of a few or one.  In the countries where socialism and communism are the governmental models, the power has been stripped from the people and placed in the hands of a few or one despot who reigns in tyranny.  If Biden/Harris assume office in January we will see another round of Czars or something similar where rogue bureaucrats rule and make laws without the oversight or approval of congress.  The pathway is one of Tyranny and Oligarchic rule by those who deem us their serfs, not their overseers.

Our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and honor to establish and defend our liberty, so my question is ARE WE WILLING TO DO THE SAME?  If so, get up; get busy, get involved, and take all necessary and legal action to demand from those elected to govern according to the Constitution.  We are, at this juncture, a Republic, and We the People are supposed to be the owners of the government.

That leads me to the question, “Mr. Jefferson, what would you say about Limited Government?”  Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers believed in the doctrine of nullification and Limited Government.  Nullification is the idea that states have the right to unilaterally render void any act of the Federal Government that they perceive to be contrary to the Constitution.  Jefferson wrote in his Kentucky Resolutions regarding this and stated: “The Constitution is a compact among the several states whereby the states delegated certain limited powers to the U.S. government; any undelegated power exercised by the U.S. government is thus null and void.”

He and others of the framers believed so strongly in States Rights that they fought for the Tenth Amendment and repeatedly stated that “every state can of its own authority nullify within its territory ALL ASSUMPTIONS OF POWER BY OTHERS.”   They believed that any perceived violation of the Constitution by the Federal government allowed the state to render that action null and void.  

Mr. Jefferson urged the states to be vigilant in their opposition to every unconstitutional overstepping of the Federal government. He encouraged them to not hesitate to strike down every unconstitutional measure issued by either the Congress or the President. He wrote, “free government is founded in jealous and not run in confidence.” In that he was urging there be no talk of “confidence in any man, but to bind every elected official from mischief by the chains of the Constitution of these United States.”  He was clearly advising the states not to trust the Federal government or its officials as being people who would act in their interest.  He believed, as do I, that this kind of confidence in man will lead to the destruction of free government.

We have the Tenth Amendment for a reason, and it is not an outdated addition to the Constitution of the United States.  It was designed to protect us from and against a Federal government that would grow to such proportions that it would be an all-consuming vacuum, sucking the very life and liberty out of the states and people of this country.  It is time that we DEMAND that our elected officials at all levels honor the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment.  We are at a crossroads in this nation and it is up to us, the People, to take back our country!  The politicians will not do it for us; instead, they will perpetuate the problem.

That leads to my final question in this dialogue, “What Would the Founders Think of Progressivism?”       I have grown tired of hearing about code words that Conservatives supposedly use.  Supposedly to hide the racist agendas of the Conservatives.  Racism is not a one-way street and I see far more racism exhibited from the Leftist than any Conservatives. 

I truly believe that this is nothing more than a desperate attempt on the part of the left to pervert the thinking of those who do not think for themselves.  I say that because if a person used any rational thought, they would realize that much of the time a person is saying what they really mean and not an attempt to convey some message via a cleverly devised code.  If the Conservative Politicians are using code, then I must have missed the memo.  Because I don’t know the code and especially the code that the racist, radical left suggests is being used.  So, if they are using code the message is being lost on most of us.

However, I will say that for well over 50 years the radical left has been using words to hide who they really are.  If they were to identify themselves as Socialist or Communist, they would be rejected by many who now support them because they are Democrats.  They went from being Socialist or Communist to being known as Liberals and since that became too closely identified with the ideology of the Socialist, they have now changed their self-description to the term Progressive. 

If you look at the agenda and ideology of the Socialist, Marxist, Communist, Liberals, and the core Democrat Party you will find that what the Progressives stand for is the same thing.  I say, “A rose by any other name is still a rose, but in this case, I wouldn’t call it a rose but being a Christian I won’t use the terminology that describes it.”

Let me give you a quote and you tell me what you think of it:

“America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold; its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual life.  If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within.”  The author of that statement was none other than Joseph Stalin.

            The dedication page of a book that this President used to teach A.C.O.R.N. Community Organizers from has this incredible statement:

“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history… the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

            That is the dedication made by Saul Alinsky in his guidebook that Obama used, believes, and taught from!

            The Progressives had their beginning with the father of Communism Karl Marx and from there we have new element after new element, organization, and group arising with the same ultimate goal in mind.  Even Al Gore’s book regarding Global Warming is deeply rooted in the formation of a tyrannical world government that will control everything.  They have sought to control, Education, the EPA, destroy the family, and ultimately are at war with God.  They must dethrone God in order to enthrone man.  I am driven to expose them for what they are and pray that the American people will awaken out of sleep before it is too late!  We are losing our country rapidly and they are pushing all their chips to the center of the table and going all in, so we must also go all in if we are to stop them or at least slow them down enough to allow the country to recover and survive.

The only questions for each of us are “How Committed Are We to Saving America?”  “How Committed Are We to God and His Purposes?”  Our answers cannot be in words alone but in a total commitment of all that we are and have!  That is why I am so motivated and believe that my efforts in this political struggle are also spiritual and directed by the Holy Spirit.  I am fighting not only for my country but my faith and the purposes of God.  I plead for everyone to WAKE UP! 

God bless you and God bless America!

Many Americans do not seem to realize that the First Amendment does not include the phrase “Separation of Church and State.”  It reads:  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”  

The idea that Christianity cannot be promoted and preached in the public square is not a part of that great document.  Yet, the left and some on the right contend that religion must be excluded from all public facilities.  I argue that the Founders wanted to ensure that the Government would not establish a State Religion and favor it above any other belief or church.  Many of the founders encouraged and actively engaged in preaching, teaching, and promoting the Bible in governmental functions and deliberations.  I truly wish that Mr. Jefferson, Franklin, Rush, Paine, Washington, and others could speak to us in the flesh today and clear the air on that subject once and for all!

The first public school law was passed in 1642. In the past 350 years plus, a biblical world view was taught in public schools. Science, Law, History, Theology all conformed to God’s standard.  In 1963 the beginning of the end for a moral America came when God was officially removed from the public schools.  Would the founding fathers of America agree with this?  Why don’t we go to the Bible and see what it has to say about governments and rulers?

Isaiah, Prophet of God, 700 B.C. “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee (God) shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.” Isaiah 60:12

 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, A.D. 57 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher power. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” The epistle of Paul to the Romans.

David, King of Israel, 980 B.C. “The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.” 2 Samuel 23:3 

Documents like the Mayflower Compact included God and the Bible intricately in their construction.  Christopher Columbus in 1492 continually referred to God in what he said and in the naming of places he discovered.  William Bradford, a governor of the Plymouth colony said: “They (the Pilgrims) had a great hope and inward zeal of laying some good foundation or at least to make some way thereunto for the propagating and advancing of the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world, yea though they should be but even a stepping stone unto others for the performing of so great a work.”  In his later years he wrote with “grief and sorrow” of the growing secularism and the loss of “constant faithfulness”.

Even more compelling is the author of the First Amendment, Fisher Aimes. He wrote an article called “School Books” in the Palladium magazine in January 1801, “We have trouble in the classrooms, we are putting in new textbooks. Nothing wrong with new books but we are spending more time on them than the Bible; it is drifting to the back of the classroom. We cannot tolerate this in American education. The Bible’s morals are pure; its examples are captivating and noble.”

The list goes on and on with their repeated desire to have God deeply involved in the lives of the people and the construction of the government.  Our Founding Fathers and the Framers of the American Constitution believed that without God as the foundation our Republic was doomed to failure.  How does that compare with today’s political climate? 

We allowed politicians and activists to take God out of the public schools, ban Him from our public institutions and facilities, and making it known that His influence was not welcome in government deliberations.  That has brought us to the brink of losing this country!   Does that suggest that we made a big mistake and need to have God restored to every facet of our lives including government?   I don’t think so, I know so!

Let me offer a few of the many declarations of some of the Founding Fathers and Early Statesmen regarding, Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible.  The Founding Fathers clearly believed that the Bible, Religion, and God were of indispensable importance in governmental deliberations is clear from their writings. 

Let’s consider some of their declarations:

Josiah Bartlett, Military Officer; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Judge, Governor of New Hampshire.   He called upon the people of New Hampshire to “confess” before God their aggravated transgressions and to implore His pardon and forgiveness through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ.  He contended that the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ may be made known to all nations, pure and undefiled religion universally prevail, and the earth be filled with the glory of the Lord.

Gunning Bedford, Military Officer; Member of the Continental Congress; Signer of the Constitution; Federal Judge.  He declared the need to recognize the Triune God – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost and that to God be ascribed all honor and dominion, forevermore – Amen.

Elias Boudinot.  President of Congress; Signed the Peace Treaty to End the American Revolution; First Attorney Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court; Framer of the Bill of Rights; Director of the U.S. Mint,  pleaded:  “Let us enter on this important business under the idea that we are Christians on whom the eyes of the world are now turned… [L]et us earnestly call and beseech Him, for Christ’s sake, to preside in our councils. . .. We can only depend on the all-powerful influence of the Spirit of God, Whose Divine aid and assistance it becomes us as a Christian people most devoutly to implore. Therefore, I move that some minister of the Gospel be requested to attend this Congress every morning . . . in order to open the meeting with prayer.”

In a letter to his daughter, he said, “You have been instructed from your childhood in the knowledge of your lost state by nature – the absolute necessity of a change of heart and an entire renovation of the soul to the image of Jesus Christ – of salvation through His meritorious righteousness only – and the indispensable necessity of personal holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.” [Hebrews 12:14].   He continued, “You are well acquainted that the most perfect and consummate doctrinal knowledge is of no avail without it operates on and sincerely affects the heart, changes the practice, and totally influences the will – and that without the almighty power of the Spirit of God enlightening your mind, subduing your will, and continually drawing you to Himself, you can do nothing.”

Still, further, he said, “And may the God of your parents (for many generations past) seal instruction to your soul and lead you to Himself through the blood of His too greatly despised Son, Who notwithstanding, is still reclaiming the world to God through that blood, not imputing to them their sins. To Him be glory forever!”

In concluding he said, “For nearly half a century have I anxiously and critically studied that invaluable treasure [the Bible]; and I still scarcely ever take it up that I do not find something new – that I do not receive some valuable addition to my stock of knowledge or perceive some instructive fact never observed before. In short, were you to ask me to recommend the most valuable book in the world, I should fix on the Bible as the most instructive both to the wise and ignorant. Were you to ask me for one affording the most rational and pleasing entertainment to the inquiring mind, I should repeat, it is the Bible; and should you renew the inquiry for the best philosophy or the most interesting history, I should still urge you to look into your Bible. I would make it, in short, the Alpha and Omega of knowledge.”

Jacob Broom. Legislator; Signer of the Constitution in a letter to his son, James, attending Princeton University said:  “I flatter myself you will be what I wish, but don’t be so much flatterer as to relax of your application – don’t forget to be a Christian. I have said much to you on this head, and I hope an indelible impression is made.”

Charles Carroll. Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Selected as Delegate to the Constitutional Convention; Framer of the Bill of Rights; U.S. Senator “On the mercy of my Redeemer, I rely for salvation and on His merits, not on the works I have done in obedience to His precepts. Grateful to Almighty God for the blessings which, through Jesus Christ Our Lord, He had conferred on my beloved country in her emancipation and on myself in permitting me, under circumstances of mercy, to live to the age of 89 years, and to survive the fiftieth year of independence, adopted by Congress on the 4th of July 1776, which I originally subscribed on the 2d day of August of the same year and of which I am now the last surviving signer.

I, Charles Carroll. . .. Give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth, hoping that through and by the merits, sufferings, and mediation of my only Savior and Jesus Christ, I may be admitted into the Kingdom prepared by God for those who love, fear and truly serve Him.”

The Congressional Declaration in 1854 declared, “The great, vital, and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and the divine truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Congress, U. S. House Judiciary Committee, 1854 offered this statement, “Had the people, during the Revolution, had a suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity, that Revolution would have been strangled in its cradle… In this age, there can be no substitute for Christianity… That was the religion of the founders of the republic and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants.”

Therefore, it is beyond my comprehension and rational consideration to believe that the vast majority of our founders considered anything more powerful or germane to the development of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the core principles upon which this country was established and their vision for perpetuity.

We have lost sight of our original founding and the desire of those men and it may have cost us the Republic. 

God bless you and God bless America!

I believe that Professional and Politician would be a conflict of terms to our Founding Fathers and the Framers of the American Constitution.  I will offer some quotes from various Founding Fathers hopefully adding credence and validity to my argument.

In 1782, Benjamin Franklin spoke of the differences between America and the statist bureaucracies of Europe. Unlike Europe, there were few political offices in America. None of them was profitable enough to be attractive to men of greed. In fact, all politicians were expected to earn their own living in the private sector. Political office was to be chosen not for profit but for the purpose of sacrificial service.

Franklin asserted, in his own very un-PC way: “Industry and constant employment are great preservatives of the morals and virtue of a nation. Hence bad examples to youth are more rare in America, which must be a comfortable consideration to parents.”

According to Dr. Foster, Franklin’s “industry and constant employment” have been misdirected by a professional political class that systematically ignores the limitations imposed upon them by God and the Constitution:

“Most Americans do not know that their public servants actually live in a different world and under different laws than they do. Federal and state public employees have their own pension plans and health care that guarantees each person hundreds of thousands of dollars in their retirement. Recent studies reveal that public salaries are nearly double that of the private sector for comparable jobs. And because of public employee unions, these millions of bureaucrats are promised life-long job security and retirement by age 50-something. On the other hand, private citizens, by the age of 65 receive a pittance of their contribution to Social Security, virtually no pensions, and Medicare which is nearly bankrupt.”

Sadly, today it is so lucrative to hold a political position that multiplied millions are spent for an office that supposedly pays $100-200 grand or so per year.  Yet, those that go to Washington may be of meager substance financially but leave there with portfolios in the millions.  The Founders made it clear repeatedly that they wanted no person regardless of qualifications to become a Permanent Fixture in Public Service. 

George Washington could have been King but his desire to see the Free Republic was greater than any ego that he might have possessed so he refused and refused to serve more than two terms in office.  I believe that is a very good standard regarding our politicians.  If we the people would hold politicians to that standard and regularly send fresh new blood to Washington, I am convinced that it would a couple of elections to break the grip of the Power Mongers.  They would begin to lose their grip on our throats, and we might, and I do say might be able to finally elect people that truly were public servants rather than people who view us as their servants! 

That leads me to the question “What would the Founders say about our current political state?”  What would they say about how Washington, DC operates today?  I am quite certain they would be more than a little upset.  I believe they would be vocal in exposing the fallacies of our current mode of operation and oppose the complete disregard for the Constitution. 

I can say that because of their laborious efforts to ensure that the Federal Government was limited in scope.  That is quite unlike today where it has its tentacles in every facet of life and business.  They wanted a Federal Government that could be questioned by the people, balanced but today we have a monstrosity that considers itself as all authoritative in all matters. 

            I am convinced that they were unable to conceive of a situation where Congress would pass the mind-boggling amount of legislation with little to no serious deliberation as takes place.  The Federal Government in the guise of regulations now has so many regulatory agencies that few, even in Washington, know how many there are or how they operate, overlap, or the extent of their control over the American public.  Sadly, the voting public is so “ill-informed” about what is going on that few take the time to research what is happening.  It is impossible to depend on the national news media to accurately or truthfully report the activities. 

Additionally, few of the elected officials dare make known to their constituents what is actually happening because they know that the public outcry would be so loud that it would be heard from Texas to Washington, and from coast to coast. The massive replacement of them and their counterparts would be historic.

Former President Obama flooded the system with Czars who were not required to undergo the rigorous process of vetting and confirmation by the Senate.  Some of them had more power than any established governmental agency.  They proceeded to run rough-shod over the Constitution and the clearly expressed desire of the majority of American citizens.  He did so with little opposition in Congress.  He and the Left virtually controlling the judiciary and had the full support and backing of the powerful PACs and Unions.

The Founders and Framers offered us a Republic but warned us that we would have to do our due diligence to keep it.  Over the past 50 to 100 years we have been incredibly lazy, ill-informed, and disinterested.  We have slept and allowed a slow erosion and evolution of the Founder’s Republican Democracy to become at best an Oligarchy and at worst a Soft Tyrannical Government.  We plunged headlong rapidly toward something even worse. 

Therefore, our failure to become adequately involved, informed, and engaged may have cost us the Republic.  I cannot stress how important I believe it is for each of us to become deeply committed to prayer, learning what is happening, and invest our time and if possible, money in the arduous task of reclaiming America! 

I pray that it is not too late and that we will awaken from our slumber and stop being hypnotized by the utopian fantasy being promised and see the deception for what it is.  Our Freedom is at stake, are we up to the task of Reclaiming the Republic?

God bless you and God bless America!

I keep hearing politicians including Joe Biden, the media, and pundits referring to our ‘democracy.’  They seem to fail to grasp the reality that according to our founders and our Constitution we are not a ‘democracy’ but a ‘republic’.  There is a dramatic difference and therein lies part of the problem in the populace as well as the politicians.  But that is not my focus in this article.  My focus is America.

            The other morning in the early hours before dawn I was awakened praying for America.  I woke myself up praying and interceding for my nation and as I prayed and reflected upon the state of affairs in America, I was both encouraged and disheartened. That may sound antithetical, but it was what I felt as I prayed and listened for God’s response and directive.

            I asked my wife a few days ago, “How could all the prophets be so wrong?”  Frankly, I do not believe they were, but God did not tell me that Donald Trump would begin a second term in January 2021.  I hoped he would and believed that it was the perfect plan of God for that to transpire.  Yet, I had a gnawing sense in my heart watching what has been transpiring for over a decade that there would be enormous anomalies that could subvert the truth and bring about a defeat for Trump and Freedom.

            As I prayed, I was reminded of the account in 2 Chronicles 20 and beyond where King Jehoshaphat and Judah were facing dire times.  The king was informed that a great multitude was coming against the nation.  The news brought fear to his heart.  He responded by calling the nation to prayer, always a good move.  He prayed an incredible prayer to the LORD and in that prayer reminded God of His promises and provisions.  In that prayer meeting, the Spirit of God came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah and he prophesied.

            The prophecy was that the battle was God’s, not Judah’s.  His word was for them to dismiss their fear and view that the situation was impossible or hopeless.  He encouraged them to banish the thought that all was lost and rather than accept their fate of defeat and captivity to TRUST GOD.  He said, in verse 17, “You will not need to fight this battle.  Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf.”  The word was tomorrow you sit back and watch God do His thing.

            King Jehoshaphat and the nation took the words to heart and Jehoshaphat said a most incredible thing.  He said something that we need to heed today in our predicament in America as we look toward 2021.  He said, “Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.”  I don’t know if the prophets declaring Victory for Donald Trump are right, but I know their words have resonated in my heart.  That caused me to ask, “What do I do LORD?”

            I heard in my heart that giving up was certain defeat and that I was to shift my prayers from attempting to do warfare over the election but to trust God and believe His prophets.  I was to do warfare for the Senate Runoff in Georgia but Stand Still and Watch Him on the rest.  Does that mean, Trump will be inaugurated for a second term in January 2021?  I do not know, but I know that no matter what I must TRUST God, or all is lost.  If I abandon my faith in God and cease to believe His revelations to His prophets, I become hopeless and helpless.  That is not palatable for me.

            There are those, including Christians who hold such vitriolic animosity toward Donald John Trump, the current president they are willing to risk the republic to see him removed from office.  I believe they are misguided but will not engage in tit for tat with anyone.  I will not allow hate to spew forth and defeat the purposes of God for my life and hinder the advancement of the Kingdom of God.  America is vital but God’s Kingdom and purposes paramount. 

            I sensed in my heart the Spirit of God asking me, “Do you believe that with God all things are possible?”  Yes, I do.  I am sure that when Noah was building the Ark, he pondered the impossibility of God’s directive and his assignment.  When Abraham was facing the ire of Pharaoh and the journey in the wilderness, he felt the enormity of the impossibility of his situation.  I can only imagine the pain in the heart and anguish in the mind of Daniel and the Three Hebrew Children as they faced their impossible situations.  Yet, all of them BELIEVED that with God all things are possible, and they STOOD FIRM.

            If you believe that America is better off without Trump and that Biden and the Progressive Socialist Agenda, he and his party embraces are not dangerous my words have no meaning to you.  If you believe that Trump is a henchman of hell, what I am saying will not resonate.  If you believe He is a type of Cyrus and the instrument of God to preserve our republic you may find my words falling short. 

            I have heard some say that by January 18, 2021, or on that date this would turn.  I don’t know if that is constitutionally or legally possible.  I have heard some say that on Christmas Eve this is going to turn.  I have heard some insist that on January 6, 2021, there will be an objection and Congress will overturn the election.  I have heard much about the 2018 Executive Order that addresses foreign influence and interference in our elections as being the pathway to victory for Trump.  I don’t know if any of those scenarios are valid.

            What I do know is that we MUST not cast away our confidence in God.  I believe that All Americans should want any and every allegation of fraud to be investigated.  I believe that All Americans should want the forensic examination of the voting machine to determine if there was vote switching, over or undercounting of votes.  I believe that All Americans should want the sworn affidavits under the penalty of perjury to be thoroughly vetted.  Anything short of that threatens the future of the republic and destroys our electoral system.  That is unacceptable.

            I find it difficult to believe that with the down-ballot success of the Republicans there was a diametric shift at the top of the ticket.  I cannot fathom how a man who did virtually no campaigning could amass 80 million votes.  I cannot fathom how the success of Trump on the economy and the speed with which he provided a pathway for a vaccine as well as his defense of our freedoms could be ignored.  Ignored in favor of a ticket that has promised to strip us of our rights, raise our taxes, eradicate our borders, defund our police, and enable the continuation of horrific genocide of infanticide could be a better choice for anyone. 

            If the moral fabric of the candidates is the deciding factor both tickets except for Mike Pence fail.  America, as I was awakened and prayed, I sensed the LORD saying, “Just Trust Me.”  I refuse to allow what I hear to shape my faith.  I refuse to focus on what might be coming down the pike including the ‘mark of the beast.’  I say with Esther, “If I perish, I perish.”  I will say with Joshua, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”  I say with the disciples, “Who should I obey, God or man.” 

            If God is not the God of the impossible then our hope now and in eternity is lost.  I know He is what He says He is and have experienced His miraculous too many times to give up now.  Therefore, no matter the outcome, I will run to Him and make Psalms 91 my anchor and hope.

One of the things I heard in my spirit was “REPENT.” Not repent for being white or black or any ethnicity. Not repent for being a liberal or a conservative. Not repent for many of the things we are being told to repent for, but REPENT for not making God the LORD OF ALL in our lives and our world. I am weeping before God over the condition of the world and the division of the church. A house divided against itself cannot stand and if we want to reach the world we must make God LORD OF ALL and SEEK HIM FIRST! You can blast me for that but I believe it to the core of my being.

            This may or may not have meaning to anyone but me, but it comforts me to know that God is still the God of the Impossible and He NEVER fails to fulfill His promises.  I will keep holding to the prophetic words and place my total confidence in God that America has not been turned over to a reprobate mind and abandoned.  I will continue to stand for Faith, Family, and Freedom!

            God bless you and God bless America!

The proponents of eliminating all fossil fuel energy and transitioning to ‘alternative energy’ embodied in the “New Green Deal” of the Democrats and Climate Alarmists insist it is possible, cost-efficient, and mandatory to save the planet.  What are the costs and what is the effect of destroying the fossil fuel industry in America?  Honestly, I cannot answer that fully, but I do see some very serious and important factors that nobody on the Left wants to address. 

What would it cost and what would be the effect of going 100-percent renewable in our energy?  First, the possibility of achieving that with any efficiency in the foreseeable future is dim.  Second, the cost would be astronomical.  Third, the impact on our economy in the process would be devastating.  Now, that I have placed myself in the negative column regarding this push let me proceed.

I want to state, I am not opposed to alternative energy if it can be produced efficiently and with the quantity and quality required.  I am not opposed to alternative energy if it can be produced at a cost that is affordable for the average wage earner.  Do I believe that is possible?  Not with the current capacity or technology.  I see some incredibly catastrophic results if we allow the Leftists to gut our oil and gas industry and force us into a Climate Change Paranoia.  The planet is not on its last legs as Al Gore, AOC, and Joe Biden insist.

I believe in God and believe the Creator of all things created a sustainable planet and puny man is not going to destroy it via our technology and the use of fossil fuels.  One volcanic eruption spews more CO2 into the atmosphere than all the technology of man.  Cow flatulence is not destroying the planet.  I am a strong proponent of clean air and water and become irate when I see littering and blatant disregard for reasonable safety precautions.  However, the planet was created for man, not man for the planet.

One of the low estimates of the “Green New Deal” where we would move to 100-percent renewable energy for our electricity would cost at least $5.7 TRILLION immediately.  Not in 10, 15, or 20 years but upfront.  That makes it beyond affordable.  The cost per annum required to implement the Green New Deal would be, at a minimum, $425 billion.  That is more than the entire cost of electricity in 2016.  Numerous scientists have insisted that such a policy WOULD NOT be the most efficient way to abate greenhouse gas emissions.  I hope you noted that last statement.  It would be cost-prohibitive and not achieve their objective.  I must ask, “Why destroy our economy for a policy that will not do what they insist must be done?”

There are so many variables in the equation beyond projected costs that none of the proponents will discuss.  How do you accurately predict the seasonal changes in the weather and production?  How do you accurately determine the increases or decreases in solar or wind availability for production?  They have not clearly defined the predictions of transmission ability, the required discharge rate of storage capacity, the varying peaks in-unit versus baseload costs, and a myriad of other issues.

They make several assumptions and I was told early in life you never ASSUME.  Not to be crude, but as one professor told me, “When you assume you make an ass out of you and me.”  He said, “Facts, only deal with facts, never ASSUME!”  The costs of assuming are not definable therefore budgeting is beyond difficult it is dangerous.  One miscalculation could send the costs through the roof or stop the entire project.  America, we know what we have in the fossil fuel industry, we do not know what we are getting in the renewable energy industry. 

One report determined that the United States’ current electricity generating capacity is 1,085 gigawatts.  In order to move to 100-percent renewable electricity, it would be mandatory that we create sufficient storage capacity to meet the peak demands EVERY DAY, plus have a reserve margin to cover the unforeseen climatic and other issues.  We would require a safety net to cover disruptions, equipment failures, or other issues that would prevent the power supply sources from supplying customers with electricity. 

In order to maintain the 1,085 gigawatts, we would need 1,085 gigawatts of both solar and wind.  Is that even possible?  With solar power producing about 25.7-percent of the day and wind only about 34.6-percent of the day.  That means that about 40-percent of the time neither source would be available.  What does that mean?  It means that we would need a 1,085 gigawatts alternate resource to cover the deficiency of those two highly touted sources. 

The cost of installing the required renewable capacity would be $5.7 TRILLION.  If we combine all the cost factors and the lack of availability, we discover this is not a viable approach.  The Green New Deal is a fictional idea that is a black hole into which we would pour money and it would line the pockets of a few insider investors and politicians.  It would devastate the budgets of the average citizen and put millions in the dark and cold.

Let me offer another fact that the proponents of the Green New Deal will insist is not true.  I did not dream it up but gleaned it from the works of numerous scientists and economic and energy analysts.  The incredible cost difference between storing electricity and generating it is mindboggling.  I draw from LAZARD (Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis). It estimates that the cost of wholesale, Levelized cost of lithium-ion storage (the total lifetime cost relative to energy saved) would be between $204-298 per megawatt-hour.  The Levelized Cost of a natural gas power plant is $48 per megawatt-hour.  What does that mean?  Using battery storage required in the Green New Deal rather than a dispatchable natural gas power plant would cost consumers 4-6 times as much.

How many want to pay 4-6 times the amount you now pay for electricity, fuel for your automobile, etc.?  The mammoth investment would be incredible for the federal government but even more monumental for the consumer.  Every home, every vehicle, and virtually everything that now uses energy would have to be fitted, modified, or replaced to embrace that source of energy.  How many of you have a few hundred thousand sitting idle that you can put your hands on to make that transition?

One more factor I ask you to consider is that even MIT and Stanford University studies suggest that the estimates I have listed are likely 10-60-percent underestimations.  They and other researchers suggest that the proposals and projections on paper are, at best, only half accurate in their estimation of effectiveness.  The Breakthrough Institute stated that in most or all cases proposed there would be little to no improvement in the carbon intensity. 

My position is we are selling our souls in fear and as we did in the COVID-19 panic and lockdown destroying ourselves and our economy ineffectively.  Is having a warm-fuzzy feeling that you are somehow saving the planet worth destroying life on the planet?  It is not for me!  That is one of the ten thousand reasons I oppose the toxicity of liberalism and will continue to fight for Faith, Family, and Freedom.  I will continue to push legislators to THINK and use reasonable and fiscally sustainable approaches to dealing with all matters.  Fear will not rule my heart because I believe God is still GOD!

God bless America and God bless you!

I am very serious in my title question!  It is to those of us who value freedom and appreciate the republic we were given and have been for over 240 years.  It is not to those following the toxicity of liberal thought, the progressives, globalists, socialists, Marxists, and the brainwashed through our modern educational system.  I would include virtually all professional politicians, politicians on both sides of the aisle who are political elitists. 

I believe that our Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights which formulate our system of government is rooted deeply in the Laws of God and His precepts and principles.  If you do not, you are forced to dismiss the mountain of evidence from the writings of our Founding Fathers and the Framers of the American Constitution that asserted the same?  I cannot fathom how you can do that.

I believe in the ‘Right to Life’ and believe that right extends beyond the debate on abortion and whether that baby in the womb is a life and has any rights.  I believe that the ‘Right to Life’ is embodied in both the 1^st and 2^nd Amendments.  The Right to protect and defend ourselves against intruders, marauders, terrorists, and even rogue governmental overreach is both scriptural and constitutional.  Those on the Left and some of the Rhinos and political prostitutes, I mean politicians on the Right do not embrace our biblical inalienable rights recognized by the constitution.

In the Book of Exodus 22:2, we read God’s view of self-defense and the right to protect our homes, lives, and property.  It says, “If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.”  That is an unmistakable biblical authorization to use deadly force to protect your home, property, and life.  If I stop an intruder, whose intent I may or may not know, with deadly force and am not guilty of sin in the eyes of God, how can I be in the eyes of the government?  That was the view of the Founders and the Framers.

That verse is the basis of what is known as the ‘Castle Doctrine.’  One of the founding fathers and original Supreme Court Justice, James Wilson defined it:  “Homicide is enjoined [required] when it is necessary for the defense of one’s person our house…Every man’s house is deemed, by the law, to be his castle; and the law, while it invests him with the power, [places] on him the duty of the commanding officer [of his house]. Every man’s house is his castle…and if anyone be robbed in it, it shall be esteemed his own default and negligence.”  That is incredibly powerful and not only recognizes the biblical authorization to protect ourselves but invokes the idea that we are obligated to protect our own.

The view of Justice Wilson and the Founding Fathers was that if you were at home and robbed, it was not the fault of the police or government, it was your own negligence for failing to be armed and prepared to defend yourself.  Their view was that you were deemed by God and the law to be the Commander in Chief of your ‘castle’.  That view is continually rejected today and while I would desire to take no person’s life, if it is my life, my family then the choice has already been made and I will not have to think about it.  I will do so without any sense of guilt, although I will have remorse that I was forced to take that position.

I contend that if citizens held this view, there would be fewer attempts to break into homes and harm people therein.  I believe that the greatest deterrent to that kind of lawlessness is a citizen willing and able to use the force required to protect their ‘castle.’  The laws and threat of jail time do not seem to have much impact on those bent toward criminality but a threat to their own life does.  Bully, tyrants, terrorists, and cowards do not like to face resistance that threatens them.

Before anyone argues that Exodus is Old Testament and therefore not applicable since we have the New Testament or New Covenant.  In Luke 11:21, Jesus said, “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed.”  I don’t know how you fail to see the view of God that we have the inalienable right to Life and Self-Defense.    In the Book of Nehemiah, there was a time when lawless brigands were roaming about (4:11) we read in (4:18), that God’s people went about armed, and every man wore his sword girded at his side.

John Dickenson, another of our Founding Fathers and signer defined inalienable rights: “a right which God gave to you and which no inferior power has the right to take away.”  John Adams echoed that sentiment: “Rights… antecedent to all earthly government; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; right derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe.”  I don’t know about you, but God’s Laws are, in my view, higher than all the laws enacted by man.

The Declaration of Independence declared: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men.”  That clearly reveals that it was the view of the Founding Fathers that the only reason for the government to exist was to secure and protect the Rights given us by God!  The government was not the provider of those rights but the protectors of them. 

I believe that clearly reveals that the principles of our American government are set forth and defined in three declarations: (a). there is a Creator; (b). He gives certain unalienable rights to man; and (c). government exists first and foremost to secure to every individual the exercise of his or her God-given rights. 

The Right of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are part of the package that includes the right to personal or private property.  The package includes the right to freedom of speech, thought, and worship.  The package includes the right to access to justice in the court system.  The package is incredibly comprehensive and inclusive.  We have allowed the political elitist in politics to shred that document and infringe upon our rights.  THAT MUST END!

The Right to “Keep and Bear Arms” is central to the rights listed in the Constitution and the frontal assault and backdoor approach to strip us of that right must not be allowed to succeed.  We must do whatever is necessary to stop that attempt.  One of the Founders, Richard Henry Lee declared powerfully, “It is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” 

Thomas Jefferson advised his nephew, whom he had raised as a son: “A strong body makes the mind strong.  As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun.  While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.  Games played with the ball and others of that nature are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.  Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion in your walks.”  Before you argue that that was another time and dangerous, I must ask, “In what world do you live? Can you not see the dangers today of violence and those seeking to harm others based on skin pigmentation, political or religious ideology?”

I grew up with guns and I taught my sons to use them.  I believe in the Bible and the Constitution.   I believe it is God’s right and privilege to determine when I die not a criminal in the process of committing a crime. 

God bless you and God bless America!

As I was meditating on the state of the nation, the church, and the world one word kept coming to mind. I sensed that this was the root of destruction in the nation, the church, and the world.  It is not a bad word in many venues of life but in some, it is anathema to the core reason for those venues or activities.  Do I have your attention yet? 

What is the word that kept arising in my heart?  Why do I call it the root of destruction?  That word is “Professional.”  If you consider yourself a professional do not become prematurely angry with me.  I am not railing against the professional in many areas of life or professions but in some areas, it is the root of destruction.

As I prayed and meditated regarding where we are as a people, a nation, a church, and a world I heard, “The single most destructive thing in some areas of life is the professional or the mentality of some things being a profession.”  I will list several and give my reasons for making this allegation.  This is not an exhaustive list but touches on several areas that I believe can easily be documented over time as being detrimental to the purported objective of those ventures or arenas.

One of the greatest areas of destruction in our nation is the Professional Politician.  The Founding Fathers never envisioned or intended there to be a permanent political class who have never been exposed to the workplace that most of us have navigated.  That makes them unqualified to legislate for they have no real connection to the needs or concerns of the average citizen.  They tend to become oligarchical elitists who amass fortunes, establish networks of influence and power, and view themselves as our Lords or Ladies with the right to rule over us.  That is diametrically opposite of the view of the Founders of this Great Nation.

When the Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, America was emerging from a war with the most powerful empire on the planet. It was operating under the Articles of Confederation that was too weak to sustain itself.  That placed before the Founding Fathers the task to find a comprehensive, strong system of government yet maintain our individual liberties and keep us a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.  That was no small undertaking.

The Founders did not include term limits for Congress as did the Articles of Confederation. They believed that those serving in Congress would serve a term or two and return to private life.  They did not establish a salary that was lucrative enough to lure people into that arena permanently as professionals.  That is certainly not the case today with the salary of almost $200,000 per year and the lucrative side benefits that come with the office draws those seeking to make politics a profession.  What was lost in that equation is the needs of the people, the republic, and the ability to pass laws that they knew they too would live under. 

The Founders made a mistake and visionaries like George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, and Mercy Otis Warren recognized the flaw and warned.  “Nothing is so essential to the preservation of a Republican government as a periodic rotation,” said Mason.  Warren elaborated, “there is no provision for a rotation, nor anything to prevent the perpetuity of the office in the same hands for life; which by a little well-timed bribery, will probably be done.”

We have paid dearly at the hands of Professional Politicians including those like Joe Biden who have spent their entire adult life in politics never holding jobs in the private sector.  Their fortunes and interests are their own, not the republic yet we keep electing them and giving them the keys to the kingdom.  We have done this to our own hurt.  Professional Politicians have destroyed the Republic.

The second area of destruction is Professional Preacher or Minister.  That may anger some but hear my argument. Those have, in my view, destroyed or damaged the Church its mission and message.  Frequently they seek to build their little kingdoms, amass their fortunes, and promote themselves as the end all and be all of their worlds.  God spoke through Ezekiel in Ezekiel 34 regarding shepherds who had more interest in their profession than the people.  God made it clear that He opposed those ministers and rejected them. 

If you are a minister and view yourself a professional, I urge you to either rethink your calling. I won’t say you need to resign and find a profession to become a professional, but… I believe it is needful that a man or woman of God find it impossible to do anything but follow the call of God on their lives to proclaim the Good News, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe that it must be a compelling desire and drive to attend to the needs of the flock of God.  If God and people are not the focus and being a servant is not the heart, then please step aside.  I asked when I acknowledged the call to preach, “Can you do anything else?”  The question was not if I was capable but would the fire in my heart allow me to pursue other interests.  The answer then and now was NO!

Professional Doctors have done incredible damage to healthcare.  If medicine is just a job, then please walk away.  We need doctors who consider it a calling and have a fire burning in their hearts to heal the sick and find ways to make the quality of life as good as possible for those they treat.  Before you argue that a professional can do that, I say, Balderdash!  If it is a profession the at some point you look at the bottom line not the need of the patient.  Healing must be more important than money or you will fail to be the provider of care the patient needs.  Decisions in healthcare must never be about profit but cure.

A final area that has provided a root of destruction is the Professional Educator.  Professional teachers have ruined education and lost sight of the real purpose of education.  Teaching like preaching must be a calling not simply a job or a profession to advance a career.  You have been entrusted with the responsibility and privilege of shaping pliable minds to think and function in life.  Anything less is harmful.  You are not commissioned to instill your views in their hearts but to open their minds to truth and give them the tools to think critically with deductive reasoning.  You are charged with opening the vast world of knowledge to them and equipping them to study, learn, and research. 

Being a professional is not a bad thing in many areas of life but there are some places it has produced harm not good.  Politics and the condition of our republic are reflective of that reality.  The worldliness of the church and the absence of servanthood ministry is the result of professional preachers.  The damage in medicine and education is easily traceable.

You may disagree with my assertions and that is your privilege.  I long for a world where politics is handled by citizen representatives who consider it a temporary investment in our republic to serve in congress.  I long for a world where preachers have the fire of being called of God rather than pursuing a profession.  I long for medical doctors who consider it their calling to heal the sick and provide quality of life mentally, emotionally, and physically.  I long for teachers who realize the incredible task before them and rather than pursuing a career they pursue a calling to shape the future through true educational principles.  Is that a utopian view?  Probably, but the professional in some areas has been detrimental to our nation, our family, our churches, and our world.

God bless you and God bless America!