Focusing on guns, politics, and news of interest, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:
Roberta X has an excellent read on political philosophy, which generated quite a bit of response.
Gun Rights Examiner--'What if You Held a Buyback and Nobody Came?' by David Codrea
From David Codrea's War on Guns:
*Obama will collaborate with other countries to restrict speech on Internet
*Shocking details on how easily authorities can suspend laws
From Matt Drudge--The Nanny State Run Amok:
*Oregon to impose mileage tax using satellite technology
*'Fat' tax to be implemented in New York
From Western Rifle Shooters Association:
*Obama's Black Widow--today's MUST-read on gov't surveillance
*Memorandum on Arms and Freedom
*Russia predicts breakup of the U.S.
Nicki provides excellent reading on racism and hoplophobia all in one package.
Pax Parabellum has some long-overdue, positive things to say about Dubya. True, I have been very critical of Bush on some things. But with regard to other things, he has been model of fortitude and integrity.
Uncle posts some interesting reading on gun crimes and race.
Breda says that it's Monday morning and the librarians are cranky. Glad she warned us. Breda is a gunnie. Don't want to cross no gun-totin' librarian when she's cranky...
From Sebastian's Snow Flakes in Hell:
*GOP gearing up to block the Holder nomination--good!
*The push to make private gun transfers illegal--great opinion piece
*Link between RKBA and overall freedom
The Sipsy Street Irregulars nominates the gun store owner of the year--and it's in a place where you'd least expect it.
JR has an excellent read on longterm underground storage of guns and ammo.
21 Guns Salute posts commentary on some of the latest news and has some advice as we face the new year.
Alphecca comments on the infamous and long-dreaded 'gun show loophole.'
Mike McCarville reports big news today. The Internet has replaced newspapers as the top source of news.
Michelle Malkin exposes the duplicity and hypocrisy of the Left over their outrage at ridicule directed toward Obama while perpetrating 'kill Bush' sentiments over the past 8 years.
Mindful Musings provides essential reading on Chicago's 'New Untouchables.'
Walls of the City posts some positive news stories about guns and self-defense.
Days of Our Trailers points to some idiots out there and wonders if they ever listen to themselves talk.
Texas Fred has some good commentary on the Israeli assault of Gaza.
The Rustmeister provides the quote of the day. Take a look!
Gateway Pundit reports that a big Democrat and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives has jumped aboard the ship to save Gaza from the Jews. What a nutcase!
An Ol' Broad's Ramblings posts today's edition of 'Obamarama.'
Showing posts with label gradual erosion of liberty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gradual erosion of liberty. Show all posts
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve, 2008
Christmas Eve, 2008. It would seem that on every front the issues that face us as Americans today are insurmountable. The nation is reeling from an economic crisis that is getting deeper and that has gripped most of the world. Americans seem to have lost their collective will and resolve in a fight that may well determine our very survival. Socialists who are intent on revisionism when it comes to our Constitutional rights have assumed control of the Congress and the Presidency.
It would seem there is not much to celebrate this Christmas.
Yet my mind turns to signs of hope. On the eve of the designated day on which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I am reminded anew of the eternal hope that springs from the One who placed the desire and the fight for liberty in the souls of human beings.
Jesus said, 'If the Son makes you free, you are free indeed!'
The birth of that Baby in the manger so long ago represented all the hopes and aspirations of generations of persons. Even today, those who claim His name are reminded incessantly that hope does, indeed, spring eternal. As the Star of Bethlehem guided the Magi to the place where lay the Prince of Peace, so today we are reminded that among the ashes of failure, strife, violence, and despots, there is the hope of freedom.
Liberty begins in the human heart through faith. From there the desire for liberty spreads to every aspect of life.
The men who penned the Declaration of Independence, devised the Constitution, and ratified 10 initial amendments that guaranteed certain individual, unalienable rights, believed that liberty as a concept was infused into the human psyche by the Creator. Such a notion has radical, broad-sweeping ramifications. No government, no tyrant, no despot, no group of persons who have set themselves up as the rulers over humanity, have any inherent right to squelch liberty. As soon as they do so, they go against the very nature of what it means to be human, and their actions are immediately illegitimate.
This was Thomas Jefferson's stunning philosophy.
Any government that attempts to remove the inherent liberties endowed to us by the Creator is to be viewed as illegitimate, tyrannical, and possessing of no authority. The very act of stripping citizens of their rights automatically negates the viability and legitimacy of that government.
And that goes for governments that are elected by the people.
Jefferson referred to tyrants who are voted into office by the people as 'elective despotism.' His view of the sweep of history was that the tendency is for government to increase power and gradually remove the rights of the people. This, according to Jefferson, would lead to war, and rightfully so. As Jefferson states, 'Liberty must occasionally be salvaged by the blood of tyrants and patriots.'
The desire to be free is an overwhelming human drive. The students in Tienanmen Square in Red China are a perfect case in point. Defying an overwhelmingly powerful Red Army, these courageous young men and woman stood in front of tanks and artillery, placing their lives in mortal danger for facing down a tyrannical government.
Freedom fighters all over the world have done the same thing.
Thus, on this Christmas Eve, my friends, I am far from despair. I am filled with hope. As the Son has made us free, so we push for, work for, long for, fight for, liberty, not only for us but for the entire world.
It would seem there is not much to celebrate this Christmas.
Yet my mind turns to signs of hope. On the eve of the designated day on which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I am reminded anew of the eternal hope that springs from the One who placed the desire and the fight for liberty in the souls of human beings.
Jesus said, 'If the Son makes you free, you are free indeed!'
The birth of that Baby in the manger so long ago represented all the hopes and aspirations of generations of persons. Even today, those who claim His name are reminded incessantly that hope does, indeed, spring eternal. As the Star of Bethlehem guided the Magi to the place where lay the Prince of Peace, so today we are reminded that among the ashes of failure, strife, violence, and despots, there is the hope of freedom.
Liberty begins in the human heart through faith. From there the desire for liberty spreads to every aspect of life.
The men who penned the Declaration of Independence, devised the Constitution, and ratified 10 initial amendments that guaranteed certain individual, unalienable rights, believed that liberty as a concept was infused into the human psyche by the Creator. Such a notion has radical, broad-sweeping ramifications. No government, no tyrant, no despot, no group of persons who have set themselves up as the rulers over humanity, have any inherent right to squelch liberty. As soon as they do so, they go against the very nature of what it means to be human, and their actions are immediately illegitimate.
This was Thomas Jefferson's stunning philosophy.
Any government that attempts to remove the inherent liberties endowed to us by the Creator is to be viewed as illegitimate, tyrannical, and possessing of no authority. The very act of stripping citizens of their rights automatically negates the viability and legitimacy of that government.
And that goes for governments that are elected by the people.
Jefferson referred to tyrants who are voted into office by the people as 'elective despotism.' His view of the sweep of history was that the tendency is for government to increase power and gradually remove the rights of the people. This, according to Jefferson, would lead to war, and rightfully so. As Jefferson states, 'Liberty must occasionally be salvaged by the blood of tyrants and patriots.'
The desire to be free is an overwhelming human drive. The students in Tienanmen Square in Red China are a perfect case in point. Defying an overwhelmingly powerful Red Army, these courageous young men and woman stood in front of tanks and artillery, placing their lives in mortal danger for facing down a tyrannical government.
Freedom fighters all over the world have done the same thing.
Thus, on this Christmas Eve, my friends, I am far from despair. I am filled with hope. As the Son has made us free, so we push for, work for, long for, fight for, liberty, not only for us but for the entire world.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Second Amendment News Roundup for 12/2/08
Focusing on guns, politics, and news of interest, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:
From Texas Fred:
*Panel says U.S. in recession
*Indictments against Cheney and Gonzalez have been dismissed
From the Sipsy Street Irregulars:
*Vanderboegh responds to a critic among the 'pragmatists'
*World stability is hanging by a thread
Sebastian has a great debate going over at Snow Flakes in Hell concerning the 'three percenters' vs. 'the pragmatists.'
Robb Allen reports news on one of the RINOS who's hanging it up.
The Bitch Girls announce they are calling it quits. Bitter says it's just not fun anymore. Sorry to see her go.
Oleg Volk posts another good one that will probably appeal to us old geezers. I'm not quite THAT old, though.
Nicki comments on that numbskull Al Franken's attempt to get the U.S. Senate to nullify the vote in Minnesota and make him the winner over Republican Norm Coleman.
Breda has a personal message for H-S Precision over their use of the man who shot Vicki Weaver and her 10-month old daughter at Ruby Ridge. The subject for tonight's GUN NUTS RADIO program is this very thing. Go over there and take a look for the info.
Walls of the City posts a good read entitled, 'Remembering to Regret.'
Bloviating Zeppelin publishes the MUST-READ of the day--a speech by a Viet Nam War hero who has some poignant words about the state of our nation today. Do yourself a big favor and read it all.
Live From the Upper Texas Gulf Coast comments on the effort in Texas to allow open carry without a permit.
An Ol' Broad's Ramblings posts today's edition of 'Obamarama.' And let me tell you, they are absolutely hilarious!
Michelle Malkin reports that Obama has admitted that he was just a random campaign-quote generator. Hell, we knew that already.
Dr. John Lott presents his brand new op-ed on gun bans and gun control.
Mindful Musings has a sobering quote of the day.
Dark Blog provides for us the perfect example of the definition of 'half-wit.'
Cap'n Bob and the Damsel give us yet another example of the rush to buy guns.
Alphecca reports that 'the Bastard' wants an NFL player jailed for carrying an unregistered firearm.
JR tells us how we can win a new AR-15.
The Wandering Minstrel warns us to be skeptical--be VERY skeptical!
From Codrea's War on Guns:
*Pac-Man Eats Mike Ditka...ROFL!
*Checkpoint Gun-Check
*'The Bastard' and his gang of gun-grabbing Mayors are coming to Cleveland
Murdoc Online has an interesting piece on the length of deployment for U.S. military personnel.
From Texas Fred:
*Panel says U.S. in recession
*Indictments against Cheney and Gonzalez have been dismissed
From the Sipsy Street Irregulars:
*Vanderboegh responds to a critic among the 'pragmatists'
*World stability is hanging by a thread
Sebastian has a great debate going over at Snow Flakes in Hell concerning the 'three percenters' vs. 'the pragmatists.'
Robb Allen reports news on one of the RINOS who's hanging it up.
The Bitch Girls announce they are calling it quits. Bitter says it's just not fun anymore. Sorry to see her go.
Oleg Volk posts another good one that will probably appeal to us old geezers. I'm not quite THAT old, though.
Nicki comments on that numbskull Al Franken's attempt to get the U.S. Senate to nullify the vote in Minnesota and make him the winner over Republican Norm Coleman.
Breda has a personal message for H-S Precision over their use of the man who shot Vicki Weaver and her 10-month old daughter at Ruby Ridge. The subject for tonight's GUN NUTS RADIO program is this very thing. Go over there and take a look for the info.
Walls of the City posts a good read entitled, 'Remembering to Regret.'
Bloviating Zeppelin publishes the MUST-READ of the day--a speech by a Viet Nam War hero who has some poignant words about the state of our nation today. Do yourself a big favor and read it all.
Live From the Upper Texas Gulf Coast comments on the effort in Texas to allow open carry without a permit.
An Ol' Broad's Ramblings posts today's edition of 'Obamarama.' And let me tell you, they are absolutely hilarious!
Michelle Malkin reports that Obama has admitted that he was just a random campaign-quote generator. Hell, we knew that already.
Dr. John Lott presents his brand new op-ed on gun bans and gun control.
Mindful Musings has a sobering quote of the day.
Dark Blog provides for us the perfect example of the definition of 'half-wit.'
Cap'n Bob and the Damsel give us yet another example of the rush to buy guns.
Alphecca reports that 'the Bastard' wants an NFL player jailed for carrying an unregistered firearm.
JR tells us how we can win a new AR-15.
The Wandering Minstrel warns us to be skeptical--be VERY skeptical!
From Codrea's War on Guns:
*Pac-Man Eats Mike Ditka...ROFL!
*Checkpoint Gun-Check
*'The Bastard' and his gang of gun-grabbing Mayors are coming to Cleveland
Murdoc Online has an interesting piece on the length of deployment for U.S. military personnel.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Vanderboegh--The World War for Liberty
A world war is underway, and it is not the war on terror, although that is a very important part of it. The real war is the world war for liberty.
And according to Mike Vanderboegh, we are losing that war.
Decade by decade, year by year we gradually lose more of our freedoms to the oppressive arm of big government. And so far, nothing has been able to stop this madness.
There have been brief moments over the past 40 years when we have seen the gradual erosion of rights stop for a season. Ronald Reagan was one such brief moment.
But Reagan was the exception to the rule.
Nothing, not political compromise, not negotiation, not 'reaching across the aisle for a solution,' has produced one single bit of real progress on human liberty.
So what do freedom-loving Americans do when all else fails?
Vanderboegh has a plan. Here is an excerpt from his recent post:
Now that your curiosity has been appropriately heightened, read the rest of the post HERE.
And according to Mike Vanderboegh, we are losing that war.
Decade by decade, year by year we gradually lose more of our freedoms to the oppressive arm of big government. And so far, nothing has been able to stop this madness.
There have been brief moments over the past 40 years when we have seen the gradual erosion of rights stop for a season. Ronald Reagan was one such brief moment.
But Reagan was the exception to the rule.
Nothing, not political compromise, not negotiation, not 'reaching across the aisle for a solution,' has produced one single bit of real progress on human liberty.
So what do freedom-loving Americans do when all else fails?
Vanderboegh has a plan. Here is an excerpt from his recent post:
So the stakes are higher now, and the potential for catastrophe is higher as well. Let me emphasize one thing: we won't get a second chance at this. If we lose individual liberty here, now, in this country to our would-be socialist overlords, we won't get it back in the next hundred years, if then. This is a World War on liberty, people, and right now we're losing it, and losing it badly. We have all of the dangers of 1940 without any of the future promise of success. America does not sit in the distance waiting to come to the rescue of Europe. Name one government ANYWHERE which is committed to free markets and individual liberty. Name one. Unlike 1940, the United States has BECOME Europe. The night beckons.
Now that your curiosity has been appropriately heightened, read the rest of the post HERE.
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