
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address soon, so I thought that I would take the opportunity to give mine first and allow him to have the last word. As a result, this post shall remain up until the President has delivered his speech. First, the election of Barack Obama to the highest office in the land was historic. Not because a black man was elected to become the President of the United States of America, but because it proved, without a shadow of a doubt, that America did not care what color you are, about the national origins of your parents, or about your past. Americans only care about your ability to do the job and that is a powerful message. It means that you ethnicity does not matter nor does your religion or background. What matters is your vision for the nation. President Obama fronted a middle of the road political philosophy and offered hope and a responsive government and he won the election, but when he did not deliver what he had promised his support evaporated.
As the President’s approval ratings amongst all Americans dropped precipitously, the President did not modify his behavior and therefore widened the schism between himself and the American people. This is because of his support of Congress in mandating that all citizens of the United States must purchase health insurance or be fined and/or incarcerated. Thus, the citizens of a so called free state are being told what to do by government edict. If allowed to occur, it will be the first step in the transition of a free people to the acceptance of government as our master rather than as our servant.
Worse, the yoke of financial slavery is being bound around our children’s necks and to their descendents as well. Where once our children were born free, today and in the future our children will be born several hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt in a world where they will have diminished rights. Never before in American history has this occurred. We have always bequeathed a brighter future to our children than we ourselves had. Today, it seems that we are willing only to provide them a darker one and by doing so we commit a sin toward the future.
Further threats to American freedom can be found in the arrogance, greed, and corruption of the House and Senate. No longer do the nation’s representatives give ear to the voice of the people. No longer do these stewards of freedom have knowledge of the laws that they pass because they do not read the bills. No longer are the laws of the United States being written in the light, but are hidden in the dark, behind closed and locked doors so that the people are kept unaware of their actions. These are the reasons that I say that the citizens of the United States are being taxed without representation by this government, a set of circumstances that Americans have not had to live under since King George III.
Worse, the unadulterated, absolute arrogance of our elected officials is amazing to behold. From Sheila Jackson Lee talking on her cell phone and giving political shout outs to her political allies while a cancer survivor was trying to speak of her experiences to her, all the way to Harry Reid turning up his nose at Americans waiting in the hot summer sun to visit their capitol, prove that the Federal government has lost its mind. Truly, the representatives of the people have transformed themselves into an aristocracy that cares not about the plight of every day Americans, but care only about their own welfare first and foremost. This is the reason that those in Washington no longer fear the American people. They now expect us to fear them and their power over us. This is a situation that must not be allowed to continue if we are to be a free people.
Worse, the secrecy and subterfuge of the Congress pales in comparison to the actions of the President. Not only does President Obama bow to foreign potentates, he apologizes for America wherever he travels and acts as if our nation is an embarrassment and not a source of pride. One could only approve of the President’s actions abroad if we were ashamed of who we are and what we believe in. Rather than to be bold upon the world’s stage, the President expects America to be as timid as mice in the presence of a cat. Further, the President pushes for the passage of bills that he has not read and does not understand. When asked about an issue regarding healthcare reform the President said that he didn’t know what was in the bill. An admission that he no doubt wishes that he never made, but that did not prompt him to actually aquatint himself with the legislation. Instead, he merely continued to support it and to make promises that he had no intentions of keeping. These are actions that any sane American would find disconcerting. The President’s performance on national security issues has been lacking as well.
President Obama waited three months to give an answer to General McChrystal regarding his urgent request for additional troops to be used in Afghanistan or lose the war. President Obama had no cause to drag his feet for so long as it was he that said that the U.S. must win the Afghanistan war and that he fully supported the war effort. The President also personally appointed General McChrystal and said that he would give the Commanders on the ground what they needed to win. While the President delayed, Americans were dying in combat as the weeks dragged on. That is the kind of indecision that betrays the President’s utter lack of experience on foreign policy issues. One cannot vote “present” on matters of warfare. An informed decision must be made with alacrity or you risk lives. If the war is not worth fighting then bring our sons and daughters home, but don’t hang them out to dry while you weigh the political consequences before making a decision. Such actions mark you not as a leader, but as callow and cowardly.
The President’s indecision notwithstanding, he has also taken steps to directly abridge the citizen’s freedoms by executive fiat. President Obama issued an Executive Order that allows Interpol the right to operate within the United States outside the bounds of the United States Constitution. Further, any abuses suffered by American citizens at the hands of Interpol cannot be redressed. What that means is that Interpol can arrest and hold you without ever telling you the charges and you cannot do anything about it. They can search your person or your home without a warrant or your permission. If they ask you a question, you cannot assert your Fifth Amendment privilege, because it does not apply. You could literally disappear in the middle of the night and not reappear for a few months and be released without ever knowing why it happened or even being Mirandized. This Executive Order is in effect right now and Interpol may violate your freedoms at will and it was the Democrats that brought you this. Effectively, the United States of America now has its own secret police and your freedoms are non-existent when dealing with them. I believe the President’s actions to be a direct violation of his Constitutional authority. Nowhere in the United States Constitution does it permit the President of the United States to abridge the individual rights of American citizens for a foreign agency on U.S. soil. Such an action is not the action of a President, but of a King and a tyrant.
The actions of the Federal government have been more like the actions of the old Soviet Union than as the actions of a government that supports individual freedom and liberty. The government’s war upon Fox News and the United States Chamber of Commerce, Federalization of two thirds of the auto industry, ownership of the banks, unlimited support of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac, all while abridging the rights of each and every citizen of the U.S. with respect to Interpol all add up to a very ugly picture. The evidence indicates that the United States is rapidly becoming a police state with dictatorial powers and a leadership that is narcissistic, arrogant, and rather fond of blatantly lying to the American people.
That the main stream media no longer reports the news of the day objectively should come as no surprise to anyone. Those who report on the news of the day now view it as their responsibility to carry water for the Federal government and to insure that the President of the United States is successful in meeting his political agenda. Therefore, the news media has become a State run operation and can no longer be trusted with the exception of Fox News and this is the reason for the continued hostility of the Federal government to Fox News. To say that the press has betrayed the American people does not do the treachery of the press justice. It is their failure to perform their duties responsibly that now directly endangers our liberty. This is especially so now that communists roam the halls of power in Washington without fear of being watched.
The President has appointed Marxists and Maoists as his closest advisers and supporters. Van Jones, Cas Sunstein, Carol Browner, John Holdrum, Anita Dunn, and likely the President’s best friend Valerie Jarrett just to name a few. With respect to Ms. Jarrett I do not classify her directly as a Marxist, but she does support Marxists such as Van Jones. Ms. Jarret was also responsible for the attempted conversion of the National Endowment of the Arts to a leftist political organization using your money to promote their political agenda. Propaganda has appeared before on the political landscape from time to time, but this administrations use of it is unprecedented in its scope and ambition while it attempts to lure the people away from the light of liberty while they actively work to fleece the American public.
The accounting practices of the Federal government and contemplated usurious taxation are necessary to cover the unprecedented spending of the current government. Multiple sets of books, fudging the numbers, and flat out lying to the American people about what is spent are all normal activities for the Federal government. While President Bush waged war and expanded Medicare, his successor has outspent him by a factor of four and still the Congress and the President seek to spend ever more of our hard earned money in a shaky economy while they work to monetize the debt placing all citizens at financial risk. By seeking to take over one sixth of the American economy the government hopes to secure its grip on power. The fact that 80% of Americans are satisfied with their health insurance and that only 35% support the socialistic takeover of American medicine does not give the Congress pause. The government continues to charge forward despite the heat that many Senators and Congressmen took last summer at healthcare reform town halls. The left has ended political careers, bribed United States Senators, placed the cost of those bribes upon the rest of the Union to pay, and did so despite the public outrage over their actions because they know that once done, it will likely never be undone. Their power will be secure and you will be marginalized and forever dependent upon the government. This is critically important because dependence deprives you of your freedom and prevents your escape from governmental control. That is why they are willing to take a beating now so that you will be under their thumb later.
As your taxes climb, your savings will dwindle and your standard of living will decrease. That is the promise of economic justice. That is what the President meant when he was speaking of spreading the wealth and that is why the President appointed communists to be his advisors and that is why they seek to destroy the greatest wealth creation engine in the world. Capitalism allows you to be free from dependence upon the government because you can provide for yourself. Thus, we find our nation at a crossroads of a sort, with one road leading to tyranny and the other road preserving our freedom. The Federal government would lead us down the path to tyranny and it is a road that we have already traveled as a colony, but there is still hope for freedom.
While the American government has gone insane, the American people are still who they have always been. We were the ones who have shed our blood for the freedom of peoples all around the globe. It was we who broke the back of the Nazis and defeated the imperialistic Japanese in World War II. It was we who reached for the moon and walked upon its surface. We survived the Great Depression despite the bumbling of government and the Federal Reserve Bank, and we even withstood a civil war that took the lives of more than 600,000 Americans without being broken by it. The American people have known hardship both economically and individually and we have never faltered as the guardians of freedom.
As Americans, we prize our liberty and we will fight anybody who attempts to steal from us our freedom regardless of who would do so, and yes, that even includes our own government. That was why we shed the blood of British troops and threw off the yoke of servitude to a tyrannical King. Despite our best efforts to resolve our differences peaceably, we had no choice, but to resort to revolution. Freedom is worth killing and dying for and this is the meaning behind the phrase, “Don’t tread on me.” It is meant as a warning and this is why there is usually a rattlesnake displayed with the phrase. The snake does not attack without due warning to the offender, but if pressed it will strike. This is why the Federal government is on very thin ice at this point in American history and why the phrase has seen renewed use.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto was informed that the Japanese declaration of war had been delivered too late. The Admiral realized the truth when he said, “I fear that we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.” Admiral Yamamoto knew the American people because he had studied in the United States and knew who we were as a people when he spoke those words. Since then, we have returned to slumber until the actions of this Congress and this President have awakened us, and now our government will get a taste of what Admiral Yamamoto feared because it now threatens the freedoms of its own citizens and it does so in the gloom of night.
The Federal government has no power, but what we choose to give it and what was given can be withdrawn. To my fellow citizens, I charge you to remember the wrongs done by an out of control and tyrannical government come Election Day in November of this year. Take back control of our government and remind Washington that they serve us and not the other way around. Tell the spurious aristocrats in D.C. who really runs this nation and let them know in no uncertain terms that we will protect and defend our freedoms. Exact from them the same fear and anxiety that they have put us through and more. Keep your anger close to you until it is time to cast your ballot and do not believe them as they desperately try to save themselves from your wrath. As for Washington, you have sown the wind. Now, you will reap the whirlwind.
Sic Semper Tyrannis