Mr. Smith, I appreciate your thick skin with me… I would be honored to write something… You and I share many ideals and I think you love this country with a deep understanding of it’s original small government intent. I appreciate the airtime. 
"Freedom is the absence of government coercion." Dr. Ron Paul
http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/document.php?id=395
I recently had an awakening, much like my spiritual awakening at 19. Different in that one conversion was spiritual and one was intellectual. It’s the same in that they both started when I actually began to read books and look in to the facts for myself. Until then, I only had opinions backed by headlines, public opinions, hot air, and the media… It’s up to you to decide if I am full of hot air or simply pulling the curtain back and screaming that the emperor has no cloths on…
"You’ve probably noticed that opinion pollsters go out of their way to include as many morons as possible in surveys… I think it’s dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their opinions. And the one thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." – Scott Adams
I thought about what I would write and then came across this gem of a video… It says what I think is the most important message today. Please bare with me as I lay a foundation.
Cognitive dissonance and selective perception naturally divide us… So… I understand that some will see things through a different lens no matter what truth is presented. I assure you that my philosophy is rooted purely in American history and personal liberty… A strict interpretation of the constitution. The one common denominator we have is liberty. People can divide themselves into a million groups, but liberty is what we should be defending…
No preemptive war (believe it or not George Washington agrees)… No federal income tax. No welfare state. No unbalanced budgets. The smallest possible government is what I advocate. I am for sound money, strong defense (not to be confused with offense) and a sensible foreign policy (aka not policing the world). We have NO moral or constitutional authority to do so. I would like to hear a sound argument justifying 5,000 American solders dead. 100,000 wounded. 500,000 innocent Iraqi women and children for the "security" of the U.S. (which hasn’t made us more secure) Who are the monsters here???
As our Founders understood, this notion of "security vs. freedom" is a lie.
Freedom is security. – Ishpeck
Throughout history, governments have been the threat, the oppressor. Terrorist can never destroy our liberty; if liberty dies it will be at the hands of our own government. Ironically the "patriot act" is doing just that…
If "dissent is the greatest form of patriotism" (Thomas J.), how in the name of giving up freedom for security do we justify it to be patriotic? Patriots fought off the overreaching hand of the King to give us freedom. Giving up freedom in my opinion is the opposite of patriotism. The "terrorist" may cause terror, but they will never take over our country. If you understand why they attack us in the first place, you would think it foolish to support our current foreign policy.
Freedom would also throw off the shackles of being taxed on your labor. Four months you work for the federal government. That’s a lot of vacation time You pay so many taxes you’re getting 50 cents on the dollar… Personally, I’m not getting a good return on my investment.
Think of the freedom money brings to an individual… Like when you sit around your house thinking how free you would be if you won the lottery… How would you like a 40% raise? No income tax!!! I don’t think I’m telling you anything you don’t want… People always flip out and say what about schools and roads. I love this question. It’s called property tax and gas tax. There are a million taxes my friend, income tax is just one. If you want to see a great documentary on the birth of the income tax…
THE ROAD BLOCK
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. " Henry Ford
We can’t move forward until we understand that the American struggle for small government and liberty is being divided by two parties who are controlled by powerful interest. In short, the two party system is really one party. We have moved further from constitutional government under Bush than any other president. Both parties pander to certain groups. Depending on what you "believe" you then place yourself in that party. The most classic example… If you are pro life, pro sanctity of marriage, and a Christian you most likely vote Republican… It’s almost like the Republicans got the Christian class and the Democrats got the evolutionist, liberal, gay, poor class… Both promising things we don’t need.
However, six out of seven things I listed should have zero effect on your vote or party affiliation. Are they important issues to you, yes, but that is NOT your patriotic duty… Yes, on paper, Democrats have a different philosophy of government then Republicans… However, they both start wars, both overspend, both raise taxes, both expand government, both endorse the patriot act, both pass bailouts, both make no sense for true constitutional government.
The problem is… We shouldn’t grade our politicians on any criteria except their adherence to the constitution. Every 4-8 years we ping pong between Republicans and Democrats. It’s a game of good cop bad cop in my opinion… Each party goes to Washington and does 90% harm and solely because of party loyalty that group ignores the bad, alienates the middle and then gets voted out. While the other 50% of America hopes the new guy will be better… It’s nothing more than chairs being rearranged on the Titanic. The whole time we are ramming into the iceberg and sinking… Only this time liberty dies… (btw: liberty is not stopping gays from being "married" by the state)
The people out number politicians by a couple hundred million. If we truly demanded liberty and constitutional government we would get it. Why then are we not demanding it? Simple, divide and conquer. We are so divided over side issues; we let politicians get away with murder. I’m not talking about bipartisanship, I actually hate that word. I am talking about fighting for constitutional government not a political party. Think of how far we have strayed from our constitutional republic under both the Democrats and Republicans.
My biggest concern… I am convinced that nobody knows what the constitution means. If nobody knows what liberty is… How can the people demand it or recognize it in a candidate? Most people only seem to concentrate on superficial promises and where they stand on gay marriage… Hilariously sad!!!
Why are we dividing ourselves into categories? Do you consider yourself a Republican? You are not getting the limited government you think you are… You are not getting less government intervention or less spending. You are not "conserving" liberty. In fact the last two Presidents to have a balanced budget were Democrats… The constitution is the pillar of truth, not a party. What party supports that pillar with action and results? NEITHER… Throw them both out. They had 100 years and they gave us the exact opposite of constitutional government. I will not defend a party because they claim to know Jesus…
Book plug: "Recarving Mt Rushmore" by Ivan Eland
Good video interview:
If you remember nothing else (if you read this far It’s simply this… What makes a good leader in Washington? I’m convinced, Americans don’t know what to look for in leaders. We have to know what liberty looks like in order to vote for it… We need to understand the role of government. People are voting for all the wrong reason. Emotional, racial, social, economic, whatever it may be…
The constitution was written to protect you from government. The founders knew throughout history, greed, agenda, ideas, dreams and mischief of man, only oppressed the people… We need to vote for the constitution. Liberty has not been found in either party for the last 100 years… Why would you hold onto or defend a party that has basically used your religious beliefs to manipulate you into believing the biggest threat to our country is gay marriage… Or simply look at their record in office. Republicans don’t even come close to adhering to the constitution or being conservative. Are you for a political party or are you for America?
If you draw a line on paper from left to right, freedom is at the far right. On the far left are Democrats and Republicans, they’re separated with only a minor degree of difference. If you hold up a ruler of limited government and constitutional principles, both parties fail and are unfit to be in power.
My favorite quote ever…
"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
Both parties have gotten away with pure personal mischief. Neither party is your friend…
Better article than I could write. Highly encourage reading it…
http://www.theothereveningnews.com/2007/12/bind-them-down-from-mischief-by-chains.html
For my Republican friends… By simply voting Republican and assuming you are getting a small government person is a huge fallacy… When you dive into the facts, each party is equally as destructive to liberty and your personal wealth. The beloved Ronald Reagan doubled the size of the federal government.
Not until we elect the candidate who most lines up with the constitution (not party or rhetoric) will we be on the path to prosperity and freedom… Until then, both parties will lead us down the wrong path and have proven time and time again to destroy our freedom. This video is from 1988 and we have the exact same problems now. When will we get smart and demand truth not party???
I strongly believe most American people ignored Dr. Ron Paul because they didn’t know what liberty looked like… The funny thing is, Dr. Paul is more conservative in the tip of his little pinky than McCain could ever lie his way to being… His philosophy is the only one the founding fathers would have recognized…
If you love freedom and want to hear more…
www.campaignforliberty.com
www.ronpaullibrary .com
I know this is hard to believe but I am doing two posts in one day. This one will be short I promise.
I am looking for some guest bloggers. You can be of like mind or of differing opinion. If you would like to keep your name anonymous or use a pen name that is fine. I just ask that you keep it clean and keep it honest. I am looking for some people who are interested in politics and would like to write about it. Let your voice be heard!
Contact me at: guest-writer@lequalsc.com
It’s ok if I know you too.
With so many people in this world so quick to deny any existence of a higher power, it is great to see Him prove them all wrong in one awesome act. I point to the mere fact that an airplane carrying 155 people, passengers and crew included, can land safely in the middle of a busy city in an ice-cold river with both engines disabled and not one person die or suffer a major injury.
So today I am going to take a slight break, not a complete break, from my usual ranting’s about our money/power hunger bureaucrats to show God’s love and mercy upon a people who are so quick to curse and deny his name. What happened yesterday is nothing short of a miracle. If you are not familiar with the story, click here and read about it.
Can you grasp the enormity of this? Lets build the scenario in our heads. A jet, not a small plane, but a jet with 155 people aboard is taking off at speeds of approximately 120 – 150 miles per hour. While in its ascent it encounters a flock of Canada geese. Enough geese to disable both engines. In my mind that sounds horrible enough. Now throw in there the fact that this plane has no solid ground to land on with its landing gear out. A nice paved area where it can make a rough landing but a much safer landing because it has its landing gear to land upon. This plane now has to land on water. Now as we wrap our minds around that we can undoubtedly come up with a scenario where the plane lands smoothly and bobs on the water for a little bit or at least hits the water somewhat safely. We need to take a few additional facts into consideration. All it takes is for a tip of the wing to catch the water and that plane is in an uncontrolled cart-wheeling motion in which all aboard undoubtedly die. If that is handled correctly, then you have to have the nose of the plane up just right. If it is down just one degree too far, then you have a roll-over situation in which all aboard undoubtedly die. If you can navigate those two situations then you must have the rear of the plane at a proper angle as not to slam it in the water first causing the plane to stop to suddenly, slam to the water and most likely come apart. That is just a few that I can think of. I am sure there are plenty of other situations that I am willfully uneducated about that could have caused major problems.
So ask yourself, were these people lucky and the pilot having a great day that he could perform all of these tasks in such a short period of time without causing one casualty or major injury? Or, could there be some higher power at work here? My answer is that God had a hand in this. His hand had grabbed the plane and placed it within the water as to not harm any bystanders in the buildings or on the streets nearby. His hand placed them in the water and allowed the plane to stay afloat until all passengers safely abandoned the plane. This is the modern day miracle that people claim could never happen. I say open your eyes and see the truth.
Until next time.
Good afternoon all. Do I have a doozy for you today. Many of you have wondered why I choose my blog name. I have been asked if I am serious or if it is just a joke. Of course it is a joke, kind of. The reason I say “kind of” fell every so softly into my lap today. Read the following story and you will see why.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/12/obama-climate-czar-has-socialist-ties/
It seems dear ol’ Obama has appointed a known Socialist (the philosophy upon which Communism is based) to be his Global Warming Czar. Could that get any better? For any of you that have read my previous ramblings about global warming and what a hoax it is, this should put the nail in the coffin.
Environmentalism has become a place for the old Commies and new Socialists of the day to gather and try to spread their beliefs. Once Communism officially collapsed in Russia, it became unfashionable to be a Commie anymore. However, just because the country with the most power to enact such an atrocity had collapsed didn’t mean that these people changed their minds. They just needed a new place to try a spread it. Thus they went to the Environmental movement.
You ask why? I will tell you why. It is because it is hard to sound off against someone who says that you don’t support their cause because you are anti-clean air or anti-clean water. We all want clean air and water. Environmentalists, however, want to use this as a scare tactic to bring about more government control and regulation. What better way than to claim the world is going to end than with Global Warming.
Here are two articles I would highly recommend that you read. One is about us entering an ice age and the other shows that computer models that are used by that capitalist loving body of the United Nations is flawed and incorrectly producing global climate models.
http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/106922-0/
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/02/numerical_models_integrated_ci.html
Back to Obama’s selection for Global Warming Czar. She is a known Socialist. She was a leader in the group, Socialist International’s, even though her information has been removed from their website. Lucky for us, Google has a cache of past websites and her information is readily available there. See the picture below:
She was also a part of Al Gore’s, Alliance for Climate Protection. Need I say more. She has since been removed from that website also, yet there are caches of that too.
These next four years are going to be long and scary. Our only hope is to have the true conservative base stand up for its principals and win the next congressional election in two year.
Until next time.
Can you believe it? It is finally here. The weirdo whack jobs on the left can finally put up there effigies of George Bush. They can retire their homemade “Bush is a Nazi” signs. An era has come to an end. We could debate the good and the bad of his presidency, but I will save that for another day.
However, while I am excited that this two-year election cycle is almost over, I am also extremely concerned for the people of our nation.
Let me share a story of my concern.
It all started this morning. It was a typical Tuesday morning in the Smith household. Tiffany was up a little earlier than normal to make the trek to Carrollton for her meeting. I am being told a hundred times to get up or the kids will be late for school. We get the kids ready and Tiffany heads out. I start freaking out because she has giving me instructions on which medicines to give the kids and who needs lunch money and who needs a snack. Don’t worry, I forgot 95% of what she said. At least I dispersed out the right medicines.
So, off to the school house I take the kids, I get some gas and finally I am ready to go vote. I am expecting the extremely long lines that I faced in the 2004 Bush vs. Kerry election. I arrive and see that there is nowhere near that many people. Maybe fifty or so people. I waited about thirty minutes or so.
This is where the story gets interesting and makes me worry for our country and for this election. I was in line and people started filing in behind me. Anyone who knows me knows that I am slowly turning into my mom in certain ways. In this case, I love to talk to the folks around me. So I strike up a conversation with the lady behind me. She was a rather large woman and good six inches shorter than I. If you are easily offended I suggest you skip the remainder of this paragraph and start on the next. This lady appeared to be of the lower class. She was not completely clean, she was slightly unkempt and probably complains about being poor and hungry despite her size. She was most definitely an Obama supporter. Most likely from the government cheese crowd. I know that sounds harsh but you live and you learn and I have learned a lot in my past 30 years.
This lady was talking to me about how this is the first time she had ever voted. She was glad the line was short because she probably wouldn’t have stayed to vote. She had no clue what was going on. As we were chatting and a woman behind her had become involved in the conversation, a poll worker came by with one of the sample ballots. This is where it went downhill. This lady, a 100% chance she is voting for Obama, did not have a clue at what she was looking at. She read over the page, front and back, and admitted that she did not know who these people were. She pointed at the box that showed The Senate race and asked “What is that?” She didn’t know what a Senator was. This went on for most of the time we were in line. The only reason she came out to vote is because her mom told her to because it is important to get her candidate elected. Here is a woman who only knew to vote for Obama. She didn’t know why, she didn’t understand all of the other things she was voting for.
I know that it may sound petty but you have to thank about this on a macro level. There are millions upon millions of people voting this way. They are sheep that are being herded and told what to do. Their only concern is to stay at home at reap the benefits of not being an individual and receiving their handouts. Unfortunately, this is where we are headed. Our government run school system and our dependence on the government is going to turn us to a socialist nation before it is all over with.
I am really going to go out on a limb here. I believe someone should have to qualify to vote. Just because you are a citizen you shouldn’t get a vote. The constitution does not offer it as a right so no one is has the right to vote. All I could think is that my well informed vote is fixing to be canceled out by this grossly uninformed vote.
I will leave you with this. Here is a woman who thinks that once Obama wins, that she will not have to worry about paying for gas in her car or paying for her mortgage. Listen close because it comes at the end.
Stay informed. This is where our country is heading unless we decide to make a change. A change to smaller, less intrusive government. Not the big government higher tax change of Obama.
Until next time.
