Calling all Patriots...

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Patrick Henry...These names conjure up visions of grandeur. Although, in their time they were viewed, by some, as deserving of death...In fact, the signers of the Declaration of Independence

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were, for all intensive purposes, signing their own death warrants. If the British had won the war, these men would have most certainly died a traitor's death and the history books would read entirely different. They were defying "King and Crown". They were viewed by the British, as well as some in America, as radicals or extremists. Yet you and I know them by a very different name...Patriot...Their blood, sweat, tears, and sacrifice bought the very freedom we so whimsically enjoy today. They fought against tyranny of the worst kind. King George III, who ruled England and the thirteen states of America when the Declaration of Independence was signed, ruled with an "iron fist" and did not believe the citizens would unite in resistance to his rule. He was sorely mistaken.


My friends, today we need a few more Patriots...Our freedom is being chipped away piece by piece as we stand idly by and let it happen. Tyranny is again rearing it's ugly head. Thomas Jefferson knew all too well the dangers that tyranny held, when he wrote: "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." Our government, mainly led by President Barack Obama, has taken over General Motors Corp. In fact, before the automobile manufacturer went bankrupt the company allowed President Obama to remove their C.E.O. and replace him. I say "allowed" because he had no legal right to do so. True, GM had received "bail-out" money, but the money had been given unconditionally. Obama's administration also decided that several C.E.O.s were receiving to high of a salary. He has now appointed a "Pay Czar", who is reportedly going to try to even control private sector pay...Also, our health care system is about to receive a major overhaul through the efforts of a Democrat ruled Senate and Congress...Socialized medicine is on the way, unless the efforts of our citizens bring pressure on our elected officials. The governments increasingly growing role in the affairs of private companies has become very alarming. Various government agencies may use whatever words they like to explain the intervention, but there is no other word for it but socialism...Yet, largely, there is no outcry for change. President Obama, his administration, nor the Senate or Congress have the authority to control any aspect of private industry, but the American citizens have given all of the above the "power" to do so...We may not agree with, or even like for that matter, the things they are doing, but when we remain quiet, we are giving our approval by default.

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Will you as Thomas Jefferson put it "remain silent"?...I refuse to believe that the citizens of this great nation no longer regard freedom as our most precious heritage. The raging flames of freedom that were created and stoked by our Founding Fathers have been reduced to several glowing embers that some are continually trying to extinguish. So, who will step up?...Who will be our next Thomas Jefferson?...Who will be the next Patrick Henry who declares "Give me liberty, or give me death!"...

I am one who will not go quietly into the night without a fight. I also believe there are many others who would join with me in saying the same. One such man is Randy E. Barnett. He is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at Georgetown University Law Center. He has drafted what he calls the Bill of Federalism. It is a list of ten proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution...GASP!!...Yes, I said amendments to the constitution...I encourage each of you to research this bill. The amendments range from abolition of the income tax to term limits for our elected officials. Stay with me here. You have to get the point. You see, Professor Barnett gets it. He's not just complaining about the problems we have. He's taking action to correct them and I agree with him. Does that make me crazy, or radical, or extreme?...If so, then I wholeheartedly agree to wear any and all of those badges with honor. You see, The Founding Fathers bore these badges also, but at the end of the day they also gave us all freedom. In the annals of time their greatness, at least in the United States, will never be equalled. They took a chance...They wanted to give us all something they had never truly had, until the moment that hallowed document was signed. I implore you all to join me in telling our leaders that enough is enough. We do not agree with the direction the country is heading. We believe in freedom of speech and of the press...We will not be silenced.

I am 37 years old. You may call me crazy, but I truly believe that if we continue on the path we are heading, there will be a day in my lifetime that a column or blog post such as this will be illegal. We are rapidly approaching socialism. Let's do something that King Obama doesn't expect. Let's unite against his tyranny. WE are the United States...The PEOPLE run this country. Let's join in our resolve and say along with the Founders..."And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor"...

1980...

What were you doing in 1980?...I was 9 years old and more concerned with my little-league baseball team than anything that was going on in the world. Politics was probably the furthest thing from my mind, although I knew that something profoundly important was happening. Reagan was all the buzz. We had just come through some of the worst managed executive office years in the history of our nation (Thanks to Jimmy Carter), but all of that was about to dramatically change...I was fortunate to grow up in this nation under that watch of Ronald Wilson Reagan, one of the greatest leaders God ever gave man. For the next 8 years of my life, I witnessed some truly historic moments. From the drastic drops in interest rates to the Cold War ending and the Berlin Wall coming down, change was here, and for the better. It was such a comforting time. I felt very proud to be an American. I was spoiled to have grown up in such an economically sound time. I knew Reagan would take care of us.



So, imagine my surprise, when I began searching for material related to Rep. John P. Murtha (D-PA), to find 1980 mentioned. John Murtha has served Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 1974. What could have happened six short years after taking office that would be in any way related to the current scandals and corruption that Rep. Murtha is seemingly involved in today?...I was young, so this could have easily slipped by me without being noticed. I'll wager that it got by a lot of you too...I'm talking about Abscam...Never heard of it?...I hadn't either. It was a sting operation led by the FBI, involving operatives posing as Saudi Arabian nationals, who were supposedly trying to bribe their way past immigration laws to access the United States. Rep. Murtha met with the impostors and was offered $50,000 for his help. He was video taped in his response saying, "I'm not interested...at this point. If we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't"...His response came immediately after he had mentioned the names of businesses and banks where their money could be legally "invested"...His taped statement alone is enough for me to suggest that he be barred from ever holding office again. John Murtha was never charged or convicted of any crime. He testified against two of his colleagues, Frank Thompson (D-NJ) and John Murphy (D-NY), who were both video taped stuffing their trousers with cash.


Well, that's John Murtha's story from 1980...The world was so taken with the election and the "changing of the guard" that I'll wager few remember the scandal. In fact, I'll wager few in Pennsylvania remember it. Fast forward to today and the same pattern of corruption seems to be emerging yet once again. The citizens of Pennsylvania have elected Murtha 18 times. So, I would be remiss if I didn't at least place the blame squarely where it should be. Pennsylvania voters are to blame for this debacle. Surely, other avenues of action could have been taken, but the ultimate blame falls to Pennsylvania citizens for allowing him to remain in office all these years.




Take, for instance, The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport. The airport was founded in 1950, but the airport has received more than $200 million in taxpayer funding in the past decade, due in large part to John Murtha (The King of Pork)...In fact, the airport was one of the first airports in the country to receive stimulus package money, totaling more than $800,000, to pave a "back-up" runway. Most recently, however, a federal grand jury subpoenaed documents from Rep. Pete Visciosky (D-Ind) and his campaign committees. The investigation names the PMA Group, a lobbying firm that has since dissolved, that specialized in securing federal contracts for the Department of Defense from Rep. Visciosky and from Rep. Murtha. One would have to wonder if subsequent subpoenas will follow...

This is one conservative blogger who hopes the 12th District thinks long and hard before offering John P. Murtha a 19th term. His efforts to secure hundreds of millions of dollars for scandal-ridden companies, shady businessmen, and a little needed airport that bares his name have little to do with helping the citizens of Pennsylvania but a lot to do with lining HIS pockets. On April 27, 2009, Conservative businessman Tim Burns announced he would be running against John Murtha...I hope he wins and wins BIG!!...http://www.timburnsforcongress.com/html/Meet_Tim_Burns.html

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The Honorable Roland Burris and Our Culture of Corruption

Rolland Wallace Burris is today at the center of a controversy that, in reality, should have never been a controversy. The junior United States Senator (D) from Illinois was "appointed" by scandal-ridden ex-Governor Rod Bagojevich to replace out-going Senator Barack Obama. Blagojevich, who is himself now under a federal indictment for trying to "sell" the Senate seat, ignored the wishes of Illinois elected officials and his constituents and appointed Burris, former Attorney General of Illinois, before he was removed form office. Several congressmen (Democrat) rushed to Burris' aid and demanded that his appointment be confirmed. One of them, Representative Bobby Rush (D), also from Illinois, even commented that he hoped the Senate wouldn't try to "hang or lynch" Burris, metaphorically speaking. He later went on to say that any attempt to keep Burris from being confirmed would be entirely based on "race"...Recently (May 27, 2009), on an episode of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson, an audio-taped conversation was played that revealed Burris, himself, negotiating a price to purchase the then vacant Senate seat. The Sangamon County State's Attorney's office and the Senate Ethics Committee now both have on-going investigations into whether Burris perjured himself during Illinois House of Representatives committee hearings involving Blagojevich impeachment proceedings.

This begs the question, "Why is Burris still a United States Senator?"...The taped evidence alone should be enough for the Senate to temporarily remove him from office until the matter can be resolved. Why are there no Senators or Representatives (D) or (R) speaking out against Burris? Recent attempts by FOX News to contact the "Honorable" Representative Bobby Rush have been unsuccessful. I'll bet they were!...Representative Rush and numerous other congressmen are sure to want distance themselves as much as possible to prevent any "collateral damage" that could result from these investigations. Our President and Attorney General have also been curiously quiet. Why no outcry for "justice"?...My hope is that all the citizens of Illinois, and the rest of the nation for that matter, will bombard the Washington D.C. switchboard with calls demanding the immediate removal of Senator Burris. Stand up for your country, your state, and yourself and demand justice.

Sadly, corruption in our elected officials has almost become an accepted fact. Our choices, lately, seem to be centered around choosing the "lesser of two evils" to represent us in any given office...The citizens of Illinois and this nation deserve better!!...Will our congressmen and the executive office do the right thing and take care of this obvious problem? My heart wants to say yes, but my head knows better...

It's a shame that our nation has become what it is today...Power hungry crooks, nothing better than slick-haired snake-oil salesmen, have taken over and disgraced their forefathers and this great nation.

Will great men of character, once again, take back this nation?...

Welcome to the United States of America (The World's Largest Muslim Nation)

These words should send a chill up the spine of all patriots who read them. When these words first came to my mind, I became nauseated. We live in a world today that I would have never envisioned possible, at least not in my lifetime. The United States has always been THE country in firm opposition to such beliefs. Don't get me wrong. I'm not advocating limiting religion "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"...But it seems there are some, including our esteemed President Barack Obama, who would not only "establish" Islam, but push us toward it at an increasingly alarming rate. President Obama continued what Rush Limbaugh calls "Obama's Apology Tour" today at Cairo University in Egypt. He quoted from the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran. What I don't understand is what he hopes to accomplish with his "Apology Tour"..."Tolerant" Muslims are apparently already on the peace bandwagon, so there is no need to convince them otherwise. Changing the minds of hardened Muslim Extremists, who are loyal to Osama bin Laden, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and other Muslim leaders advocating Jihad against the United States are not going to stop hating us, simply because the President of the hated nation asks them. So, all are left scratching their heads wondering if there is a method to this madness. The President continued his apologies, regarding the former administration, and kept referring to the "rich heritage" that Islam provides us with. Earlier in the week in a French interview, President Obama said that "if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world". Furthermore, according to Telegraph.co.uk, the Deputy National Security Adviser stated that Obama had "experienced Islam on three continents...growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father -- obviously Muslim Americans [are] a key part of Illinois and Chicago"...He has also gone out of his way on this tour to refer to himself by his full name, Barack Hussein Obama. This begs the question WHY NOW?...During the 2008 Presidential campaign, then Senator Obama went to great lengths to distance himself from any correlation between himself and the Islamic faith. One is left then to assume that this is nothing more than as Islamic pandering tour.

Osama bin Laden and Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have already verbally lambasted the President and encouraged their followers to not be fooled by President Obama's flattering words...He also seems to have further alienated some Israelis by repeatedly suggesting the Israelis pull out of occupied areas and that there be an established and recognized Palestinian state. He also stated earlier in the the week that Iran, a known supporter of terrorists, had a "right" to pursue nuclear ambitions as long as the ambitions were for "legitimate" uses...Good luck with that ambitious cause Mr. President...It seems that all President Obama has realistically succeeded in doing is further stirring up a hornet's nest that had already been brought to a boiling point with the announcement that Iran had finally enriched enough Plutonium to complete a nuclear weapon...Let's hope that it will die down again and that President Obama's trip will be short enough to keep him from causing irreparable damage...

I___________promise to uphold and defend the Constitution...

These words begin one of the most famous and sacred oaths to ever be uttered by any American...From FEMA employees to the armed services to the SCOTUS to the POTUS, these words carry with them the inherent responsibility to not only defend the Constitution with votes or words, but in some cases it means to defend it from your very self. That same self that wants to rush in and shoot convicted rapists and child molesters instead of letting them serve their sentence, that in many cases is far to lenient...That same self that sees perceived "wrongs" and wants to correct them, even if it means doing something against the letter of the law. The ability to make those decisions that "uphold" the Constitution instead of "righting a wrong" (perceived) is what makes a great leader. Our Founding Fathers created a document that has been the ruling document of a nation longer than any other in documented history. Flawed in some areas it may be, but nonetheless it is the greatest ruling document the world has ever known. Those who today would seek to change or "interpret" this document into something that is was not meant to be are nothing short, in my opinion, of traitors. Power-hungry, arrogant, elitists who think that they are somehow going to "improve" this document are misguided, at best. Those who were members of that first Continental Congress were men of tremendous integrity and honor who sacrificed to give the people of this nation the freedom that so many were yearning for...The time has come, yet again, for someone or some group of people to rise up and defend this great document and give us back this freedom...

Our Founding Fathers never intended for the judicial branch of our government to "take" as much power as they have delegated themselves. The checks and balances of our nation have become skewed. We must somehow return to the "original intent" of our forefathers. Those men of old knew there was a power greater than themselves who gave them this freedom. The last phrase of the aforementioned oath even invokes the Creators help. Yet none of those elected officials dare mention a dependency on that faith for fear that they would lose all credibility as an intelligent being. The hallowed halls of our Supreme Court even acknowledge this higher power, but this power better be left at the door when consulting the "great minds" for decisions.

Today our President nominated federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Supreme Court Justice of the United States. The press, as well as others, immediately praised the President and wondered if the GOP would put up a fight against the "Hispanic female" with a "great life story"...Her past decisions and whether or not she would protect the "original intent" were never mentioned. President Obama praised resigning Justice Souter as a "fair-minded and independent judge" and said he would nominate a replacement who both respects the Constitution and brings "empathy" and "understanding" to the bench. Obama did say he wanted a justice who "respects the Constitution"...This is the only one of these qualities that means anything to me, when nominating a justice...Obama has also stated that he wanted a justice who would be "power for the powerless"...While this is a nice quality, it has nothing to do with upholding the constitution...

May our elected officials who are "endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights" make the right decision with this nomination...God help us to get back to the Founding Fathers "original intent"...Then, and only then, will freedom truly be ours again...

What will it take to get you involved??...

This is a question I've asked many people over the last couple of years. I really don't know if it's because of a feeling of inferiority, lack of self-esteem, lack of education, apathy or any number of other reasons. How bad would it actually have to get before people will stand up and say "enough is enough"...Believe it or not, politicians actually listen to their constituents, when the outcry is great enough. When their local and national offices are flooded with calls, letters, and emails, they listen...Little by little, our many freedoms and rights as American citizens are being taken away. If you are not voicing your opinion, then you are condoning and supporting your elected representatives decisions. Do you want to continue to monetarily support illegal immigrants with your hard earned money?...Do you want the government to eventually take away your right to speak out against decisions such as: Gay Marriage, Abortion, and any number of other controversial issues?...Will you continue to watch gas prices rise to astronomical rates?...How high would it have to rise before you voiced your opinion?...By keeping your silence, YOU are allowing these things to take place.

A recent Rasmussen poll was taken that suggested only 53% of our nation's citizens believed that Capitalism was a better option than Socialism...I was absolutely stunned!!...There are only a few conclusions a person can come to, when confronted with these numbers...Either the poll's margin of error was grossly miscalculated, or there is a problem with the thinking in this county, or this nation's citizens have become so uninformed that they don't know, or possibly with the education system we now have they haven't been properly taught, that no form of Socialism has EVER succeeded...My personal opinion is that the Rasmussen poll was completely disproportionate to the actual opinions in this country...At least that's what I'm hoping!...Has our nation really bought into the idea (Obama's) that a re-distribution of wealth is warranted and even needed in this country?...Please tell me it's not true...Are people really that lazy?...Don't they know that if the idea of re-distribution takes hold, the incentive to actually build wealth and grow our economy is GONE?...Why would a person struggle to build something, if they know that it's just going to be divided among the rest of our lazy, entitlement-minded citizens?...But again, the best way to ensure that this direction is kept is to keep silent...

In conclusion, our system WILL BE what our citizens tell it to be...Our numbers are too overwhelming for our elected officials to deal with. But if you keep silent, they think that you agree and will continue to do whatever they want, or are paid to do by a PAC or lobbying firm...Or, if by some chance you have been challenged by these words today and you would like to see a change, then YOU will need to make some changes!!...Get involved by starting your own blog to get the word out, or if you can't or don't feel comfortable writing, volunteer for a Conservative running for office, run for office yourself, donate to the political party of your choice...Just DO SOMETHING!!...When politicians hear no opposition, they think you APPROVE...Please help me tell our elected officials how we REALLY feel...I'm tired hearing about our congressmen and women (Murtha, Dodd, Pelosi, Feinstein) voting for some pork-laden bill that ends up giving huge sums of our money to their friends and family for some bogus government contract or grant...I'm mad...I've reached a point that I've never been before...Join me and in telling our officials that they're done!...WE decide what direction our nation is headed...They work for US...Please join me in telling our officials:

"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."

-Samuel Adams

"Fairness Doctrine"

There's been a lot of talk lately about the rumored reinstatement of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine", which all sane people know is ANYTHING but fair...It is blatant censorship of the worst kind. The left has been rabid ever since a Reagan controlled administration lifted elements of the ban in 1987. The liberals like to argue that only one side of the story (conservative) is being offered at any given time on the radio or on other "right-wing" news outlets...They repeatedly ignore the left-wing ideologies and leaning of the government funded NPR, as well as, the vast majority of "mainstream media" outlets...But you see, this isn't enough...They won't be satisfied until ALL opposition to their left-wing agendas is silenced...And silenced for good...I too stand with Sen. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina, who says "Whose opinion will determine what’s fair, what’s balanced, what’s diverse?” This is a very reasonable and logical question. I consider myself to be very conservative in my ideology, but I would never want to silence all views that were contrary to mine...This isn't fair...Nor is it balanced...

President Obama ceremoniously stated on Feb. 18 of this year that he did not support the reinstating of the "Fairness Doctrine"...Will he be true to his word? What if the Senate and House pass bills reinstating the doctrine, which they could easily do now? The GOP is even powerless to attempt a filibuster of any bills that may be offered. Would President Obama really go against his party and veto the legislation?...My heart wants the President to be a man of his word, but my head knows that he WILL bow to his party and rubber stamp the bill...

Conservative talk show host, and legend, Rush Limbaugh began what would turn out to be a monumental effort to get out the truth about what was going on in Washington, and he began his rise to the top syndicated radio show in America...Later followed by the likes of Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, and many others, the conservative talk show scene has exploded over the last 20 years...The reason is simple. They have tapped into a segment of the population that wasn't being served. I'm convinced that the majority of the nation believes in conservative principles...How else could you explain the meteoric rise of these "everyday Americans" who take the airwaves for up to 3 hours a day?..The left will try to tell you that it's because of the "deep pocketed" conservatives who own these stations and can afford to pay the on-air talent, just because they want their viewpoint to be broadcast...But it's just not true...The left-wing Air America Radio, which sought to counter conservative talk radio, began programming on March 31, 2004...By October 2006, increasing debts forced Air America Radio into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. How could such a thing happen? They had talent such as Al Franken, a former Saturday Night Live member and currently involved in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from the state of Minnesota, Thom Hartmann, Rachel Maddow, who currently has her own show on MSNBC, and Janeane Garofalo, actress and liberal extremist regularly featured on networks such as MSNBC, NBC, and various other networks...Didn't they have all the elements of good programming?...Well, not exactly...You see, liberal ideology just doesn't sell...Couple that with the fact that NPR, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, and other news outlets are already getting the liberal message out there, and you have a recipe for disaster...You see, people like Rush, Hannity, Beck, and others have enjoyed success, in large part, due to the fact that there were nearly NO conservative viewpoints being broadcast...

Today, though, I am pretty optimistic that the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" will never again be implemented...I believe that the public outcry would be so great that even the most entrenched career politicians would have to cave to the pressure...Censorship is a nasty word, but that is exactly what this doctrine is. The first amendment to our Constitution grants uninhibited freedom of the press and freedom of speech...So, let your voice be heard. Here's hoping that tyranny may never again rear its ugly head and grip our nation under the guise of "fairness"...