Is This a Powerful Government or What?
Throughout history man has tried to
rule over man. There have always been those that have seen themselves as
superior to those around them. These “superior” individuals ruled over other
men with their “superior” strength, intellect, spirituality, charisma, ferocity,
etc. World history is overflowing with the stories of kings and tyrants who
have suppressed those around them, used and exploited them, even murdered their
own for power, fame, or money. Almost every nation, every race has these
stories. Some rulers were benevolent in the beginning only to turn out to be
monsters in the end. Looking at history it would appear the norm for most men
was to submit to their “superior” and pray for a time of benevolence for them
and their children; that changed in the late 1700’s.
In the 18th century,
England was the most powerful nation on Earth. It had colonies in so many parts
of the world that it was said, “The sun never sets on the British Empire”. In
the late 1700’s one of Britain’s colonies had had enough of being exploited.
The leaders of the colony thought that men should be free to pursue their own
happiness without having to give their earnings go to a tyrant who was deaf to
their wants and needs (taxation without representation). The leaders of this
colony thought that a government should be one of the people, by the people and
for the people. They believed that all men were created equal, that they were
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which were
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Their concept was that man longed
to be free, and that left to pursue their own ambitions could do amazing
things. They understood that some sort of government was necessary to ensure
that no other man could take away another’s life, liberty, or their pursuit of
happiness. They knew also that they would have to pledge to each other their
blood, their fortunes, and their sacred honor so that all men could live free. Over
25,000 Americans gave their lives for this idea. These men risked it all to
change the history of man, and did.
The United States of America was the
Great Experiment. It became a shining city on a hill that men and women from
all over the world came to be free. They came so they would not be subjected to
the tyrants and kings of other nations. In America they could become what they
desired or at the very least have the opportunity to try. They knew that if the
current leader of America turned out to be a tyrant, there were two other
branches of government to put them in check and vice-versa. If they didn’t like
those in power they could vote them out, unlike so many other nations. The
American government was truly up to her people. Millions from around the world
flocked to this new land of freedom.
Part of the genius of the American
Experiment is it put the power in the hands of the people. It gave them the
right to speak out against their leaders; to practice their own religion; to
keep firearms and form militias; not to be forced to house soldiers; to be
secure in their houses, papers, and effects; not to have to testify against
oneself; to be able to have a speedy and public trail; to be able to confront
one’s accuser; to have a trial by jury; not to be subject to excessive bail or
cruel and unusual punishment. These rights were guaranteed to the people and
could not be taken by the government. The amazing thing is, these rights were
infringed upon by governments from the beginning of time and to this day are
infringed upon by current governments.
The Founder's knew that men were no angels and
therefore needed some sort of government to protect them from one another, but
they also knew that government was comprised of men therefore making government
just as dangerous. These men decided that the government should have checks and
balances to make sure it didn't take advantage of the people. The executive
branch was there to make sure things ran smoothly, the Senate was there to
represent the different States and their interests, the House was there to
represent the people and their interests, and the Supreme Court was there to
interpret the laws of the land sent down from the other branches. The one part
so many of us forget is that it is the responsibility of the People to make
sure all of the branches do what they were meant to do.
Our Founders spoke out against powerful government, a
two party system, the dangers of not remaining vigilant to protect our
Republic, of being able to vote oneself largess from the public coffers, about
taking from one that which he has worked for and giving it to that which he despises,
taking earnings from one who works and
giving it to others who do not, and about a government large enough to give you
everything you want being able to take everything you have. It looks to me like
we ignored those who gave us our liberty.
The U.S. Government is the largest employer in the
World! Is this a powerful government or what? I mean really, it gives billions of
dollars to other countries (even those that want to kill us), it gives millions
of dollars to kill unborn children, it gives billions of dollars to companies
it feels are too big to fail (not letting those too small to succeed have a
dime), it tells its people what light bulbs it can and cannot use, what kind of
cars it can drive, what it should and shouldn't eat, what temperature we should
keep our homes at, how much energy we should use, I could probably go on for
days...actually weeks... ok, I probably couldn't get through all of the regulations
in this life time. I mean really, our lawmakers are creating laws so fast they
can't even read the ones they're passing. It's almost to a point where if you
are just breathing, you are probably doing something illegal (remember the EPA
stating that CO2 was a pollutant?). Oh, and by the way, the 2nd biggest
employer in the World? China.
How many of you remember the uproar about the
Patriot Act from so many on the left (I actually agree on this one)? Warrantless
wire taps are un-Constitutional, but so are drones flying over American cities
and farms. Where's the outcry? They want gun control, but when there's an
emergency they call the good guys with the guns.
It drives me nuts how the left (and the right) thinks
that making laws will stop criminals, they are criminals because they don't
obey the law! I don't want to make light of the tragedy in Sandy Hook or any
place else, it is truly horrific and I can only imagine the pain, however, I
think it bears a look.
First of all, taking someone else's firearm is
against the law. Second, killing your mother is against the law. Taking a
firearm into a "Gun Free Zone" is against the law. shooting innocent
children is against the law. As far as in California, I know committing suicide
is also against the law. After looking at all of the laws broken here, Please
tell me what law our lawmakers could have made to stop it?
Speaking of California, automatic weapons (machine
guns) were outlawed some time ago, and guess what? The only people who had
automatic weapons were the gangs and criminals. It was so bad we had to rearm
our law enforcement agencies because they were out gunned. California has some
of the strictest gun laws in the Nation, yet take a look at some of our cities
in this State such as Oakland, Compton, and Los Angeles. Yep, our gun laws have
done wonders. I truly think our lawmakers are delusional believing they can
simply outlaw something and all will be well, history surely doesn't bear that
out.
I have sat down far too many times to write this
newsletter and I apologize that it took so long. My reason for the delay has
been the ever changing headlines. I wanted to talk about the "Fiscal
Cliff", you know, the disaster our Government created prior to the
election but didn't say anything and then decided it was an emergency afterward,
and how they were the only ones who could fix it? Then I wanted to talk about Benghazi
and how convenient it was that Hillary had time to get all her ducks in a row
prior to questioning. I also wanted to talk about the "Debt Ceiling
Cliff" that those that caused it will be the ones to fix it. I was going
to spend a lot of time on the billions of dollars and military equipment to the
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , who is at war with us just from reading their
Holy Book and their declarations. Then I was going to get involved in the gun
debate, which I touched on.
Folks, there is so much going on that it's difficult
to keep up with it all. At times it seems so disconcerting. I understand that at times this all seems so
overwhelming that you may want to give up the fight, I have at times felt this
way also (thanks Rodney for bringing me back around). At times I feel we are being poked and prodded
into some sort of reaction, I refuse to be controlled in that way. Our fight is
tough and has gone on for quite some time now. I know many Patriots who are
getting tired of it, but remember this: when asked by your children or
grandchildren what you did to protect their future from those that would steal it
from them you can honestly say you fought the good fight.
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Mike
