America and the Second Amendment, is it still valid? Oh, I know, there are thousands of people who are screaming that the right to own firearms does not belong to the people, but only to the state militia. I hear a lot of liberals/fascist/socialist/communist insist that if it were not for guns we would not have crime. No one would ever be shot. All those children who accidentally shoot themselves or their friends would be alive if it weren't for those evil guns. The funny thing is, every state and city with the harshest laws against the honest citizen, the most restrictive laws, are also the area's where crime runs ramped.
The questions about the terminology of the Second Amendment has been discusses and talked about over the years. Yet all it takes is for someone to read the intention of the founders to know the answer to these questions. Is the right of ownership reserved for the militia alone or for the people as a whole?
John Madison, our fourth President and author of our Constitution and Bill of Rights has this to say:
"The Constitution preserves "the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation... (where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." (The Federalist, No. 46)
Wow, what does this one statement tell us? That every nation that fears it's people is a nation that is against it's people. Look at Adolf Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Pol-Pot and every other communist and dictator nation on this earth. What was the first thing the government did? Take away the firearms from the people! Why? Because the people will now be subservient to anything the government want to do, any dictate or law can be processed without fear of retaliation from the people. Ask all those millions of Vietnamese that we ran out on, what it meant to be unarmed and unprotected. Ask the Jews what it was like when Germany took away their guns.
We are already at a disadvantage because of the 1968 gun laws, which ironically were taken almost verbatim from Hitlers gun laws. Congress and the socialists have done their best to convince America that the firearms are for "sport shooting and hunting". These statements are far from the truth. Our Second Amendment was designed to follow through with our countries Declaration of Independence. If our government fails to be for the people and by the people, if it decide to take away your rights as stated in the Constitution (not the make believe rights of the liberals), if our government becomes inattentive to the voice of it's citizens, the citizen has the absolute right to reclaim their country. That is what the South did during the War Between the States (1861-65). In an effort to extract themselves from a tyrannical government, as they perceived it, they took up arms, the most advanced arms that they had. During our Revolution we used the most advance firearms of the times, the Brown Bess. Yet our government, in fear of the people has made it illegal to own military grade firearms, a direct violation of the Second Amendment.
I wonder what James Madison would say about our predicament today? Would he favor our laws or have other speeches of wisdom?
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Obama's Economics
Obamanomics, the new word for economic disaster. If we thought John McCain was left behind in the economic education department, wait till you take notice and read all about Obama's proposals for America. If you have read my post titled "show me the money" this will just be more detailed information on policies.
According to Larry Kudlow of CNBC, "Obama's spend-o-meter is now up around $800 billion." Try that again .. $800 billion. And by taxing only the rich will not fill the coffers enough to fulfill all of his pledges and promises. He is going to have to attack the middle class to meet his financial responsibilities.
Lets start with his proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour and would like to see minimum wage attached to inflation. As inflation increases so does minimum wage. Now this doesn't look bad, does it? Lets consider the true impact of such an act. It will promote to hiring of more illegal aliens, they are off the books and work for slave wages (America's new slave trade). More of our youth will not have the opportunity to earn money because no one is going to hire extra help at these prices. Lets take this a step further, your Big Mac is going to cost you a few extra dollars to support the high wages paid for unskilled workers. For your information, minimum wage was invented to provide a minimum income for a "trainee", unskilled, untaught individual. This level of income was NOT intended for you to remain there, just to learn and move on. Each time these wages have been increased, fewer of our young men and women are able to find jobs because fewer small business are hiring more people.
Although 52% of American citizens own stocks, Senator Obama wants to raise the Capital Gains tax to 30%, doubling the current 15% tax. What does this mean to our economy you may ask. It will lower the investments made by corporations, individuals and investors. These investors will most likely seek investments in foreign markets, and keep from paying taxes on the gains until they sell them. They don't have to sell them until our tax policies are realistic so the outcome will be a lowering of American investments. This will cause a downturn in our economy and provide us with excessive unemployment.
Why would Senator Obama do such damaging maneuver? Simple, Mr. Obama maintains very few stocks. Obama has never been an investor and as such does not understand the principles. All he is looking at is the fact that CEO's and managers are reaping huge sums of money from stocks and thinks that they are the ones taking money from the people. In order to punish the stock brokers for earning money, he is willing to punish the entire economy and all of the small investors. This is pure ignorance of economic matters at work.
Under Obamanomics, the United States will become the highest taxed nation in the world. While most nations are lowering their tax rates, he will be raising ours. More than twenty countries have adopted the "flat tax" principles that have been touted by such pundits as President Ronald Regan, Steve Forbes and countless others. Our foreign neighbors will have a booming economy while America will lag behind and possibly go into an extended recession. Obama's economics will such the lifeblood out of our economy and our nation.
Stay tuned for more information about Obamanomics.
According to Larry Kudlow of CNBC, "Obama's spend-o-meter is now up around $800 billion." Try that again .. $800 billion. And by taxing only the rich will not fill the coffers enough to fulfill all of his pledges and promises. He is going to have to attack the middle class to meet his financial responsibilities.
Lets start with his proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour and would like to see minimum wage attached to inflation. As inflation increases so does minimum wage. Now this doesn't look bad, does it? Lets consider the true impact of such an act. It will promote to hiring of more illegal aliens, they are off the books and work for slave wages (America's new slave trade). More of our youth will not have the opportunity to earn money because no one is going to hire extra help at these prices. Lets take this a step further, your Big Mac is going to cost you a few extra dollars to support the high wages paid for unskilled workers. For your information, minimum wage was invented to provide a minimum income for a "trainee", unskilled, untaught individual. This level of income was NOT intended for you to remain there, just to learn and move on. Each time these wages have been increased, fewer of our young men and women are able to find jobs because fewer small business are hiring more people.
Although 52% of American citizens own stocks, Senator Obama wants to raise the Capital Gains tax to 30%, doubling the current 15% tax. What does this mean to our economy you may ask. It will lower the investments made by corporations, individuals and investors. These investors will most likely seek investments in foreign markets, and keep from paying taxes on the gains until they sell them. They don't have to sell them until our tax policies are realistic so the outcome will be a lowering of American investments. This will cause a downturn in our economy and provide us with excessive unemployment.
Why would Senator Obama do such damaging maneuver? Simple, Mr. Obama maintains very few stocks. Obama has never been an investor and as such does not understand the principles. All he is looking at is the fact that CEO's and managers are reaping huge sums of money from stocks and thinks that they are the ones taking money from the people. In order to punish the stock brokers for earning money, he is willing to punish the entire economy and all of the small investors. This is pure ignorance of economic matters at work.
Under Obamanomics, the United States will become the highest taxed nation in the world. While most nations are lowering their tax rates, he will be raising ours. More than twenty countries have adopted the "flat tax" principles that have been touted by such pundits as President Ronald Regan, Steve Forbes and countless others. Our foreign neighbors will have a booming economy while America will lag behind and possibly go into an extended recession. Obama's economics will such the lifeblood out of our economy and our nation.
Stay tuned for more information about Obamanomics.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Liberal or Progressive
Isn't it funny how people change their descriptive title in order to sound better than they are? For years the American people have heard the battle cry of "we are Liberal" and proud of it. Well, after all these years of finding out how devastating the title of "Liberal" is to their political movement, the left has transformed into the party of the "Progressives". This is to give the impression that all others are stagnant, not moving, stale. Only the progressive truly understands the issues and the needs of the people. If you are not with a progressive, hook line and sinker, then you are ignorant and can't really understand the intelligence of the truly advanced human being. That is precisely what Hugo Chavez said when he failed to secure the presidency for life.
What is a progressive? According to the dictionary: "favoring and promoting social reform. ... characterized by emphasis on individual needs." Something in the line of "..a system of thought that gives class struggle a primary role in leading society from bourgeois democracy under capitalism to a socialist society..." Marxist. "..A social system in which the producers possess both political power and the means of producing and distributing goods.." Socialist.
If you listen to a progressive, they all advocate the above sentiments, but attempt to add sweets to make it sound better. But how many have actually thought about what is being shoved down your throats? How many of you have actually considered the implications of the transition?
It's not hard to see, really. Look at Russia, China, Venezuela and Cuba. Each of these countries have done wonders for the "people". While the ruling class has everything, cars, houses, money and food, the "people" struggle to maintain a small apartment and stand in line for hours for food. The only people that progress and advance are those that are connected to the ruling party. The rulers have all the good doctors and immediate health care while the people are subjected to long waits for any health care and most often by an incompetent doctor. If it is an emergency, you can see a doctor by bribing him.
What does Progressive, Marxist and Socialism have in common? They are all designed to take away your right to "progress", your right to advance, because it is more important to support those factions of our society who prefer not to work. It is more important that everyone has the same and no one is left out. It is better to take your money away and give it to someone who has less, that way we are all happy and content. Each of these political systems are designed to control you and mold you into little working ants. Think about it, no more concerns about making a lot of money or even working for that matter. Someone else will worry for you, Big Brother in Washington will watch over you and care for you.
Today we have two candidates who openly proclaim they are "Progressive". They are afraid to mention the word Liberal due to it's connotation. The both insist that we must "take from those that have much and give to those that have little". This is called income distribution, steal from those that have and give to those that don't.
Yet, in America, a person has always had the opportunity and right to advance themselves. How many Americans started with nothing and became millionaires? No one has ever stopped an American from becoming rich. It is a personal decision, work or don't work. You cannot drop out of school and drink all day then expect to be a millionaire. Everyone who desires to become rich can, it isn't like Europe and a far better system than England, Canada, Russia and China. Our system is based on the individuals abilities and dedication.
So we have a choice in this election, do we want Big Brother taking over or keep America free. Do we vote for "Change we can believe in" or change we can live with? While I truly feel that American does not have a champion in the running for this election, I am also very afraid of the alternatives. If either democratic candidate takes office as President of the Untied States of America, we will face a barrage of taxes, re-distribution of income, terrorist attacks here in the states (because we have run in the face of Islam) and your personal rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights will be erased. One of the first will be the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Both Hillary and Obama are dead set on taking away the "right of the people" to own firearms, and both, with the help of a liberal congress, attack that right until they take it away. Once that one right is eliminated, we will loose them all. So do you vote for "Change we can believe in" or not? Think carefully on this position, it could mean everything to your future.
What is a progressive? According to the dictionary: "favoring and promoting social reform. ... characterized by emphasis on individual needs." Something in the line of "..a system of thought that gives class struggle a primary role in leading society from bourgeois democracy under capitalism to a socialist society..." Marxist. "..A social system in which the producers possess both political power and the means of producing and distributing goods.." Socialist.
If you listen to a progressive, they all advocate the above sentiments, but attempt to add sweets to make it sound better. But how many have actually thought about what is being shoved down your throats? How many of you have actually considered the implications of the transition?
It's not hard to see, really. Look at Russia, China, Venezuela and Cuba. Each of these countries have done wonders for the "people". While the ruling class has everything, cars, houses, money and food, the "people" struggle to maintain a small apartment and stand in line for hours for food. The only people that progress and advance are those that are connected to the ruling party. The rulers have all the good doctors and immediate health care while the people are subjected to long waits for any health care and most often by an incompetent doctor. If it is an emergency, you can see a doctor by bribing him.
What does Progressive, Marxist and Socialism have in common? They are all designed to take away your right to "progress", your right to advance, because it is more important to support those factions of our society who prefer not to work. It is more important that everyone has the same and no one is left out. It is better to take your money away and give it to someone who has less, that way we are all happy and content. Each of these political systems are designed to control you and mold you into little working ants. Think about it, no more concerns about making a lot of money or even working for that matter. Someone else will worry for you, Big Brother in Washington will watch over you and care for you.
Today we have two candidates who openly proclaim they are "Progressive". They are afraid to mention the word Liberal due to it's connotation. The both insist that we must "take from those that have much and give to those that have little". This is called income distribution, steal from those that have and give to those that don't.
Yet, in America, a person has always had the opportunity and right to advance themselves. How many Americans started with nothing and became millionaires? No one has ever stopped an American from becoming rich. It is a personal decision, work or don't work. You cannot drop out of school and drink all day then expect to be a millionaire. Everyone who desires to become rich can, it isn't like Europe and a far better system than England, Canada, Russia and China. Our system is based on the individuals abilities and dedication.
So we have a choice in this election, do we want Big Brother taking over or keep America free. Do we vote for "Change we can believe in" or change we can live with? While I truly feel that American does not have a champion in the running for this election, I am also very afraid of the alternatives. If either democratic candidate takes office as President of the Untied States of America, we will face a barrage of taxes, re-distribution of income, terrorist attacks here in the states (because we have run in the face of Islam) and your personal rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights will be erased. One of the first will be the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Both Hillary and Obama are dead set on taking away the "right of the people" to own firearms, and both, with the help of a liberal congress, attack that right until they take it away. Once that one right is eliminated, we will loose them all. So do you vote for "Change we can believe in" or not? Think carefully on this position, it could mean everything to your future.
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