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HEY AMERICA, WHERE DID OUR LIBERTIES GO?


Have you noticed the individual liberties and freedoms we’ve lost or that have been diluted to the point of being unrecognizable?  It’s a serious erosion that demands our attention.   It’s crucial that we critically evaluate political agendas and their potential consequences.  The needs of the many should never outweigh the rights of the few.

The Obama administration sought to regulate everything, even what we could eat or what our kids could eat in schools.  The Biden administration has escalated that, and a Harris administration would likely put the finishing touches on Obama’s desired fundamental transformation. 

The Democratic platform is more of the same, and it has even expanded during the last two Democratic administrations in their policies and ideologies.   Theirs is a continual assault on virtually all of our Freedoms and Liberties.   The Constitution is meaningless to them unless they can use it to advance their agenda.   They want us to become beholding to the Federal Government for our existence.  They want us to become so dependent and fearful of Big Brother that we dare not voice a word of opposition lest we get cut off from the dole. 

The continual effort to build the base of “dependent voters” is never-ending.   The spin to vilify corporations and successful people has been used for centuries. It is designed to separate people and win them over to the argument of the despot so that they will willingly relinquish their rights and liberties, thinking that this benevolent dictator will look out for their interests with a pure heart.  It never works out that way, but the sheep still follow the pied piper and drink the Kool-Aid as though it were the nectar of life.

Under Donald Trump, it became easier to start a new business, but the plans of the Leftists make it a virtual impossibility to succeed.   There is so much governmental paperwork and regulation that the cost of attempting to produce your idea is often prohibitive.  That is a pathway to stifle American ingenuity.   The mandates in Obamacare were the tip of the iceberg of what they desire and are pushing for.

The class and race antagonism being overtly and covertly pushed by the Left will bring us to a place where martial law would be expected and possibly required.  I wonder how much of the coronavirus pandemic was manufactured by the nefarious in the world to bring us to our knees in submission.   I can never forget the words of Rahm Emanuel, “Never let a crisis go to waste.”   That is their philosophy, and if there is no natural crisis, one is precipitated to ensure the conditions to accomplish their goals.

America, we are witnessing our inalienable rights as provided by God and recognized in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence taken from us “by little and by little.”   Some have been so slowly eroded that we did not notice they were gone until after the fact, and once they are gone, it is virtually impossible to see them restored. 

The government is seldom reduced in size. It may be held in check for a time, but once something like the stimulus is out there, it becomes part of the baseline budget, and we get it every year without another vote and the consent of We the People!

If we genuinely want to reduce the deficit and debt, we must adopt a “zero-based budget.”  The politicians on both sides of the aisle, especially the Left, wish to maintain their “baseline budget.”   That budget grows every year and will increase every year even if it reduces the amount or percentage of its growth.   It allows the behemoth called the federal government to continue being a monster, leaving us no ability to feed or control.  That would be true even if we took 100% of our income and applied it to government expenditures. 

The idea of cutting the military by over 70% as under Obama and eliminating various portions of our armed forces is deadly.   The claim that we are spending too much on defense is ludicrous.  Over 70% of the Federal Budget goes to individual entitlements or subsidies.  It’s not the military that is the problem, although I agree that waste needs to be addressed.   Yet, national defense is a major function of the federal government, so how can we rationally pare down our military to the point where we place this land at risk because of the lack of equipment or manpower to defend it? 

I ask that each of you think about these things, and whatever you do, vote in every election to remove those whose views are contrary to freedom, liberty, the Constitution, and America first.   If you do not vote, you are voting through the back door for a continuation of this policy and ideology that we are having shoved down our throats and the continued stripping away of our liberties. 

I want change, and I continually hope that Americans will “awaken out of sleep,” see the handwriting on the wall, and cast a ballot to Restore America to the foundational principles and operations that our Founders envisioned and implemented. 

My plea is, “Can I Have My Country Back, Please?”   Benjamin Franklin’s words keep ringing in my ears and wandering through the corridors of my mind these days.   When asked what type of government the Constitution was bringing into existence, he said, “A republic if you can keep it.” 

I look back at the history of this nation, and except for the tragedy of slavery, the United States that came into existence was a nation where people could engage in any occupation or venture into any economic endeavor without a government license, permit, or regulation. People could travel anywhere in the world without restrictions (no passports) and trade with anyone they choose without getting the government’s permission. 

We have been a nation where people can amass unlimited amounts of wealth with no governmental interference because the Constitution did not originally permit the government to levy income taxes. People are free to do whatever they want with their own money. They can save, spend, donate, invest, hoard, or even destroy it if they want to.  That changed, and we are paying the price for it with a loss of freedom.

The government wasn’t allowed to take care of people.   That was the task of family, churches, local communities, and individuals.   There was no social security (and therefore no social security taxes or contributions withheld from one’s pay), Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, education grants, or even foreign aid.  There was no war on drugs, poverty, or wealth.

Today, we have a government that places such a burden on businesses and individuals through taxes, restrictions, and regulations that we can hardly breathe, much less excel.   We have a President who wants more and more control over every detail of our lives and a Congress that seems willing to go along with those desires as they line their pockets, insulate their positions of power, and participate in living the life of an Elite Ruling Class.  This is a far cry from what the Founders envisioned, planned, and tried to prevent, and would raise a call to arms if they were here today. 

So, I ask Congress, the President, the Supreme Court, Churches, and every governmental agency in existence, “Can I have my country back?”  I don’t like what you’ve done to it and want to rescind your claim to it, your power over it, and your handling of it. 

We, the People, want to take over and desire that you step aside and find gainful employment in the workforce like the rest of us.  We ask that you not live a life of luxury by placing the burden of paying for it on the backs of hard-working, tax-paying citizens.  Simply,

We Want Our Country Back! From this day forward, I, as a natural-born legal citizen, will Vote to take it back from your control in every election. If those elected do not honor this request, then in the next election, I will Vote to send you back home, too. I will do that and try to get as many people to join me as possible in every election until those who go to Washington and the State capitals Listen to what we are asking. We want our Country back!    

God bless you, and God bless America!

GOD, GOVERNMENT, AND AMERICA’S HISTORY…


I realize I am standing on the edge of a chasm that separates people, especially in the political world.  Including God, the Bible, and Christianity in any discussion regarding government and politics frequently opens the door to hateful vitriol.  It becomes a hotbed of dissension, and almost immediately, we are told that our founders wanted an impenetrable wall of separation between the church and the state.  By that, most assume that means nothing of God, Christianity, or the Bible can be included in government.

I have been asked and asked, “Did America have a Christian Founding?”  I have asked that in church circles, academic groups, and liberal and conservative gatherings, and a stunning majority of the time, I hear – NO!  Those on both sides of the answer use flawed logic and presentations to prove their point. 

Let me state that I believe we did have a founding rooted in Christianity, the Bible, and faith in God.  I believe that the founders wanted to have a separation between church and state not to prevent anything of God from influencing governmental decisions but to prevent the state from infringing upon the religious liberties of Americans.  The 1st Amendment was designed to prevent the government from usurping our inalienable rights of speech, assembly, religion, and press. 

Simply, we were to be free to say what we thought, gather peaceably, worship according to our beliefs, and write what we believed without undue obstruction by the government.  Keeping anyone from being offended at what we said, thought, or wrote was not the objective; ensuring that we would always maintain that right was. 

Today, this administration and previous administrations, at the behest of the globalists, and activists of various sects, have placed our religious and other liberties in the crosshairs.  If they could, they would censor all pulpits that preach biblical precepts and principles that are counter to their particular ideology and agenda.

The America of today does not resemble the America of the late 1700s or even the America of the 1950s.  During the past couple of decades, our identity as a Christian nation with a Christian and biblical foundation has been significantly eroded.  History is replete with declarations by our founders of their view regarding the providence of God and how it was by His guidance and grace that we became a nation and then became arguably the greatest nation known to man.  We were a beacon of freedom and hope shining into the darkness of hopelessness.

What was the view of the masses in 1776?  Historically, we find that almost every European American, except for about 2,500 Jews, identified as a Christian.  I would say all, but that is doubtful, although virtually everyone expressed a belief in God.  Historical records indicate that about 98 percent of the colonist were protestants, and the remaining 1.9 percent were Roman Catholic. 

I acknowledge that statistic is almost meaningless because we do not know the depth of their Christian commitment or adherence.  They may have been like some of the GOP, identified as RINOs; they may be CINOS (Christians in name only).   The argument that most of our founders were Deists is countered by some of their writings and other historians. Who is right, and who is wrong?  No amount of detail would fully persuade those who are persuaded.  It is almost, “My mind’s made up, don’t confuse me with the facts.” 

Just as it is possible for a nominal Christian to be influenced by Christian ideas, it is equally possible for an orthodox devout Christian to be influenced by non-Christian ideas.  I believe the case is easily made that the Bible highly influenced our founders and that Christianity profoundly influenced them. 

If we make 1776 the beginning place of the founding of the nation, we err and subject ourselves to a skewed view of the true American founding.  I agree with historians such as Gary De Mar that our “nation begins not in 1776, but more than one hundred fifty years earlier.”  If we go back to the beginning, we are much more likely to understand how God, the Bible, and Christianity influenced our founders and defined our republic.

The Puritans were serious in their desire and attempted to create “a shining city upon a hill.”  Early colonial laws and constitutions actually incorporated entire biblical texts.  Therefore, dismissing the influence of the Bible, God, and Christianity is impossible. 

In the late 18th century, the American Republic was brought to a new place of establishment through the War for Independence.  For many, that is entirely unbiblical based on Paul’s discourse in Romans 13 about subjection to civil authorities.  But history reveals that in the 12th century, Christian scholars allowed for citizens to overthrow evil kings.  John Calvin, possibly the most politically conservative of those of his era, contended that it was mandated by God to do just that in some cases.

Those views predated Locke’s “Two Treatises of Government,” which profoundly influenced colonial America.  The “Black Robed Regiment” (dissenting clergy) actively participated in the War for Independence.  They preached it from their pulpits, threw off their clerical robes, and took up arms fighting for freedom in the name of God.

The Declaration of Independence makes it impossible to dismiss the influence of God, the Bible, and Christianity on the founders.  “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.”  The text makes references to the laws of nature and of nature’s God, appealed to the Supreme Judge of the world, and expresses their reliance on the protection of divine Providence.  How could we not conclude that Christianity was a significant, if not a supreme, influence on our founding?

Christianity is not mentioned in the Constitution or Bill of Rights. Still, it is inescapable, and the repeated reminders by our founders of the value of morality, ethical behavior, and sinfulness of man substantiate the view that we were founded as a Christian nation. 

In Federalist 51, James Madison famously declared, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.  If angels were to govern, neither external or internal controls on government would be necessary.”  Obviously, we are not angels and not governed by angels in America.  The moral standards of the Bible were lauded, and we have a mountain of evidence in the laws passed that affirm that reality. 

In 1947 we took a significant shift in the wrong direction, slowly eroding our Christian foundations and transforming America into something unrecognizable by the founders.  The Supreme Court decision in Emerson v. Board of Education.  Justice Wiley Rutledge expressed the view that the founders desired an impenetrable wall of separation between church and state to prevent anything of God in the government.  But that is inconsistent with the written expressions of the founding fathers.

The founding fathers believed that religious liberty was a right that had to be protected.  I encourage you to read George Mason’s 1776 draft of Article XVI of Virginia’s Declaration of Rights.  James Madison argued for an amended wording to clarify that “the free exercise of religion” is a right, not a privilege granted by the state.  It is inalienable!  Even our first Congress, the body of legislators that crafted the 1st Amendment, as their first act was to appoint and pay congressional chaplains.  Does that sound like they wanted to ban God, the Bible, and Christianity from Government?

I do not wish to make this treatise overly lengthy, but it must include a letter written by Founder Benjamin Rush in 1791.  He said: “To the arguments I have mentioned in favour of the use of the bible as a schoolbook, I shall add a few reflexions. The present fashionable practice of rejecting the bible from our schools, I suspect, has originated with the deists. They discover great ingenuity in this new mode of attacking Christianity. If they proceed in it, they will do more in half a century in extirpating our religion than Bolingbroke or Voltaire could have effected in a thousand years. I am not writing to this class of people. I despair of changing the opinions of any of them. I wish only to alter the opinions and conduct of those lukewarm or superstitious Christians who have been misted by the deists upon this subject. On the ground of the good old custom of using the bible as a schoolbook, it becomes us to entrench our religion. It is the last bulwark the deists have left it; for they have rendered instruction in the principles of Christianity by the pulpit and the press, so unfashionable that little good for many years seems to have been done by either of them.”

America, our moral fiber has been severely damaged, and we have lost sight of the value of every human life and the benefit of the moral, ethical, societal, and governmental guidelines found in the pages of God’s Holy Writ.  We need, no, we must return to our moral moorings, or we will lose the Republic.

God bless you, and God bless America!