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God and guns are what our country was founded upon. Any new student of the Revolutionary period quickly learns that. They are what keep us strong, or what should keep us strong. They are there for our defense. God and guns were so important to our founders that they established our protection to exercise them in the first two amendments to our Constitution – the uninhibited and unrestricted freedom to choose our own religion and bear our own firearms. But, more and more, these pillars of American life and liberty are being attacked and abandoned, not only out of sheer...

It seems to me raising one’s children in the manner one sees fit, including the propagation of one’s religious, political, and other beliefs, including as they relate to medicine, is as fundamental an individual right as any other. I am frankly amazed by the extent to which that view is not shared. I find personally offensive the idea that someday, for whatever reason, some government agent may come knocking on my door questioning the means by which I choose to raise my child. I find it as offensive as the idea my “papers” might be arbitrarily checked without cause by...

This month reveals how deeply we have descended into an anti-human kind of Dante's Hell.  From Newsweek, which told us a month ago that "We Are All Socialists Now," last week's cover story was: The Case for Pulling the Plug on Granny. , written by Evan Thomas, the grandson of famous socialist  Norman Thomas, a six-time Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. But now that we're all socialists, Evan Thomas can confess that he's just a Democrat. The fundamental delusion of Socialism is that there's a free lunch, plus free health care, free national defense (by decimating the...

SAN FRANCISCO – Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. drug policy. At least one poll shows voters would support lifting the pot prohibition, which would make the state of more than 38 million the first in the nation to legalize marijuana. Such action would also send the state into a headlong conflict with the U.S. government while raising questions about how federal law enforcement could enforce its drug laws in the face...

Dalai Lama asks Obama to champion 'liberty'2 hrs 21 mins ago WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Dalai Lama on Friday congratulated President Barack Obama on joining him as a Nobel Peace Prize winner and called for the US leader to champion "freedom and liberty." The exiled Tibetan leader, who is in Washington, sent Obama a letter of congratulations even though the president, in an apparent bid not to upset China, avoiding meeting the Buddhist monk during his weeklong visit. The Dalai Lama, who won the prestigious award in 1989, told Obama that the Nobel committee "recognized your approach towards resolving international...

A reporter tried to pull me into it, “What do you think about this tea party organization not liking that tea party organization?” I said disagreements are inevitable because human beings are involved. Everyone has their opinion regarding the best direction of the movement. Back in the beginning after the April 15th round of tea parties, a patriot emailed me frustrated over the direction of his local group. They wanted to focus on national issues. He believed they should start with local politics. While I agree “all politics are local”, this grassroots movement was founded and is fueled by passion....

This is not a “slippery slope” argument. This is a “line in the sand” argument. Government must not be allowed to stick its nose in the tent of parental affairs except in cases of extraordinary and demonstrable physical abuse and real neglect (starving or exposure). Erring needs to be on the side of parental and religious rights, because we either have them or we don’t. This case, believed to be the first of its kind in the history of the state, sets the precedent that government decides what medical treatment is appropriate rather than parents. It is a very small...

A large billboard in a local Metro station cautions passersby to “Cover your cough” and “Wash your hands frequently” when you have a cold. Nearby, a sign in a bus shelter instructs citizens: “Do not cross street until bus has left.” These signs have been erected courtesy of “Mommy Government” to help you, the presumed adult-child citizen of the Infantilized Republic of America. It’s a picture of the most serious internal threat to America: the decline of self responsibility and its replacement with dependence on paternalistic government, namely, on handouts from other coerced individuals and on a nit-picking Napoleonic code...

NANNY STATES NANNY DUELS THE WINNER LOSES LIBERTY, FREEDOM Many of you no doubt read of the Brit's attempt to humiliate and criminalize a police woman who exchanged baby sitting services with a close friend. They had given birth about the same time and the arrangement suited both their schedules. This enraged authorities. As reported in The Daily Mail: "A policewoman told last night how she was banned from looking after her colleague’s daughter because she was not a registered childminder. Detective Constable Leanne Shepherd was ordered by the education watchdog Ofsted to end her private arrangement with her...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would decide whether state and local gun control laws may be challenged under the Second Amendment. The court also agreed to hear nine other cases from among those that had piled up over its summer break, including one concerning the constitutionality of an antiterrorism law that is a favorite tool of federal prosecutors. The Second Amendment case, McDonald v. Chicago, No. 08-1521, addresses a question that was left open last year when the court decided that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own firearms rather than a collective...

Ok, so like most on this thread I have called and written my senators, Congressmen and Governor. Out of the 12-15 correspondences I have not one single reply. I have gone to the TEA parties, 9/12 in DC and a Town Hall. I have written in our local paper, continue to send and forward emails and PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY! However, last night I had a very disturbing dream which delved deep into my psyche... Honestly, I am concerned. More than I wanted to admit and more than I ever thought. I am concerned for my children, for my job,...

One of (if not the) core issues in the ongoing health care debate is the nature of liberty. Most people, be they professing conservatives, liberals, or centrists, will at least pay lip service to liberty, acknowledging the American government’s role to preserve and protect the liberty of its citizens. Even so, as we explored in an entry last week, there is some debate regarding what liberty is and how it is best promoted. This is a grid of the political spectrum as taught in most political science classes: *pic in blog post* Upon cursory examination, one may be led to...

“What is required of us now,” said President Barack Obama in his inaugural speech, “is a new era of responsibility—a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world….” Shortly thereafter, he used the same phrase as the title of his 2010 budget, which Congress has passed with minor alterations. In these and other ways, the President has made it clear that responsibility is to be the theme of his administration, playing the same role in recruiting popular support that the theme of “change” did during his election campaign. This theme...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Drivers on Interstate 70 can barely see the billboard but once they do the message has been gaining attention. The billboard is located along I-70 between the Adams Dairy Parkway and the Grain Valley exits. The billboard reads, "How do you like your change now? Obama Nation. They are coming for you! The Taxpayer. First and Second Amendments are in jeopardy. Live free or Die." There is also a hammer and sickle on the sign. People said they might not agree with the sentiment of the sign, but they felt it was a matter of free...

COL (ret) Joel Leson fowards this email about a visit to the US Military Academy (West Point): I visited West Point today for a series of business meetings, mostly with faculty and some with Cadets. Not to go into too much boring detail, but the purpose was to get some feedback for some work my boss and colleagues and I are doing that will (we think and hope) shake up the military's thinking in a positive way. It was of course the eighth anniversary of 9/11, which was on my mind as I listened to the NY radio stations' remembrance...

Gun Control: The Supreme Court agrees to decide if the Second Amendment applies to all of us, or just Washington, D.C. Why would the Founders put in the Bill of Rights something applying only to a federal enclave? In a 5-4 decision last year written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court overturned a draconian District of Columbia gun ban enacted 32 years ago that barred private ownership of handguns at all. Scalia wrote that an individual's right to bear arms is supported by "the historical narrative" both before and after the Second Amendment was adopted. The court ruled that...

Focusing on gun, politics, and news of interest, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup...

If you missed the Rush Limbaugh Show yesterday, you missed one of the most passionate callers in the show's history. Never before have I heard Rush let a caller continue through the scheduled commercial break before. "Susan in California" encompasses the feelings of millions of Americans.

Woo hoo!! The Tea Party Express was a great success!! Thirty four cities, thirty four rallies in 15 days, then on to Washington, DC! And two million of us Marched On DC! Wow!! What a mob!! A flood of patriots filled all the main streets flowing into the Capitol and overflowed the Capitol grounds. Millions of us! And all calling for an end to socialism and a return to the constitution! Down with corruption!! Down with tyranny!! Wish we all could have squeezed into the congressional office buildings to run the RATS out, but that just wasn't in the cards...

GATE CITY — A group of students at Gate City High School is hoping to send a message at Friday’s home football game against Bluefield High School. They’re wanting to let the American Civil Liberties Union know that nothing can make them quit praying. “This Friday at the homecoming football game, students, and whomever wants to join, will be saying a prayer,” said Lindsey Burke, a senior and member of the volleyball team at Gate City. “We are also planning to wear the T-shirts at the game. By doing this we are hoping to prove a point ... that no...

The following article is from the June 1950 issue of analysis, vol. VI, no. 8, and was reprinted on LewRockwell.comThe Constitution that came out of the Philadelphia convention in 1787 was not acclaimed a “divine document.” On the contrary, the folks were rather skeptical about it and made ratification difficult. Yet there was no organized opposition. The Constitution simply ran head on into the individualism that had defied the arrogance of British Toryism. The backcountry, which started at the outskirts of the few seaboard cities, was as suspicious of a national government as if been hostile to foreign intervention. It...

(Corrected) Gun Control: In a case headed for the Supreme Court, a three-judge panel rules Chicago's gun ban constitutional since the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to states and cities. High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor concurs.Those Pennsylvania townsfolk bitterly clinging to their guns may have been premature in celebrating the decision in D.C. v. Heller that the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does indeed guarantee an individual right to keep and bear arms.

After World War II, the U.S. government invested an enormous amount of money in medicine; medical research, medical procedures and medical technologies. This investment made contemporary scientific medicine into American medicine, characterized by a continuing flow of new treatment possibilities. These advances raised all kinds of ethical questions. Some were personal and individual, others were social and political. Both type questions are addressed by a new academic discipline called bioethics. The first attempt to develop a scientific medicine took place in Greece in the 5th century B.C. It was called Hippocratic medicine. Closely linked with this first scientific medicine was...

WASHINGTON — A White House-backed overhaul of the nation's health care system survived a long day of Republican challenges over abortion, illegal immigration and other issues Wednesday, and the bill's architect claimed enough votes for passage by the Senate Finance Committee, possibly by the end of the week. Emotions in Congress are running high as both houses edge nearer to floor votes on the legislation that is President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Republicans expressed outrage that one House Democrat summed up their alternative as an invitation to sick Americans to "die quickly."

Parts I and IIThe Taxpayers' March on Washington as seen through the eyes of an ex-Soviet immigrant.Oleg Atbashian, a writer and graphic artist from Ukraine, currently lives in New York. He is the creator of ThePeoplesCube.com, a satirical website where he writes under the name of Red SquarePart IOn September 12, 2009, I took part in the largest anti-big-government demonstration in the history of mankind. To borrow an expression from Joe Biden, the Taxpayers’ March on Washington was clean and articulate. It was clean because over a million earners of American wealth didn’t litter or destroy things and generally behaved...

On October 2 and 3, Americans for Prosperity Foundation™ is hosting the Defending the American Dream™ Summit where Americans for Prosperity will sponsor a national Town Hall meeting at the Capitol – while Congress is actually in session – so your Senators and Representatives can hear directly from YOU! The Town Hall meeting on Friday afternoon, October 2 will take place on the Capitol steps and then we will go inside the Senate and House office buildings to visit YOUR Senators' offices along with your Congressman's office. Our goal is for these Senators to see a steady stream of grassroots...

This is the challenge before opponents of bigger government. People are dying. Children are sick. Families are going bankrupt. Something must be done. President Obama’s proposal is on the table. If you oppose it, the implication is you do not care about people like Sophie and her parents because, if you did, urgency would drive you to action. It is a powerful rhetorical device, as Senator Coborn acknowledges. “Here’s an emotional story of a very difficult situation.” Opponents of government-run health care find themselves hard-pressed to answer testimony like the O’Reillys’ with a sound-byte as effective as “reform now!” It...

This is my first post. I have been lurking, reading and learning for about 2 years. I hope there are many others like me. Thank you all for the wit and wisdom you have imparted. You are a great asset to this Nation. Now onto my post... So here's what got me thinking. I'm in State law enforcement in Ohio. I was at one of our annual 2 day training events. We were in a classroom session on Domestic terrorism. The speaker was our agencies liaison with the FBI on the Joint Terrorism Task Force that was set up after...

The Supreme Court has clearly ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution means individuals have a right to own weapons, and the justices have been asked to take up two cases that could broaden that right to include state laws. The court’s decision on whether to take up the cases, National Rifle Association v. Chicago and McDonald v. Chicago, could come this week, before the fall term officially starts Oct. 5. The Second Amendment is one of the most contentious provisions in the Constitution. To many, it is an unqualified guarantee of Americans’ right to defend themselves. Others...

I thought I would make a video collage of what is happening in America set to "O, America" by Celtic Woman, and the following is the result. Hope you enjoy it. CLICK HERE FOR AN INSPIRING VIDEO COLLAGE OF AMERICA AWAKENING Here's the embed code for the same...hope it shows up here on FR. If not, just use the link above It is also linked and embedded at the AMERICA AWAKES IN 2009 site. AMERICA WANTS YOU (ALL OF US) TO RESTORE THE CONSTITUTION

CLINTON — When Sally Harpold bought cold medicine for her family back in March, she never dreamed that four months later she would end up in handcuffs. Now, Harpold is trying to clear her name of criminal charges, and she is speaking out in hopes that a law will change so others won’t endure the same embarrassment she still is facing. “This is a very traumatic experience,” Harpold said. Harpold is a grandmother of triplets who bought one box of Zyrtec-D cold medicine for her husband at a Rockville pharmacy. Less than seven days later, she bought a box of...

Back in August civil liberty activists were appalled to find that the Obama Administration was openly encouraging supporters of the Democrats’ health care plan to report items they thought inaccurate to an e-mail address set up for that purpose. Hundreds reported getting unsolicited e-mail messages from the White House, purportedly to set them straight on the facts as Obama’s team presented them. After much initial public outcry, the flap over the “ flag@whitehouse.gov This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ” e-mail address dwindled down. A new report made the news this...

The interim government of Honduras has attempted to ignore Manuel Zelaya as much as possible while he sits in the Brazilian embassy, which was a smart idea. Unfortunately, Roberto Micheletti ran out of patience last night and suspended civil liberties, which will give new impetus to Zelaya’s supporters and further isolate Honduras:

A physician grassroots movement to re-establish honor, dignity and worth to the medical profession. That its sole mission is to protect the relationship between the doctor and the patient... The MillionMedMarch will follow in October to remind our elected officials that we intend to keep coming back to Washington and keep marching until the doctors and the patients are the focus of the healthcare reform. We will be joined by the Docs4PatientCare group as well as others that will be coming from all across the US. Please join us on October 1 in DC and don't forget to sign the...

A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, Now Met in Congress at Philadelphia, Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms.(1) If it was possible for men, who exercise their reason to believe, that the divine Author of our existence intended a part of the human race to hold an absolute property in, and an unbounded power over others, marked out by his infinite goodness and wisdom, as the objects of a legal domination never rightfully resistible, however severe and oppressive, the inhabitants of these colonies might at least require from the...

Everybody on here is always talking about how we're going to win back seats in the 2012 mid-term elections. Sad to say that probably won't matter when the Democrats pass health care, as well as cap and tax, because at least I certainly know they will, as they have filibuster-proof majorities in both Congress and the Senate. If it means they don't attain the majority for 20 or 30 more years, then they'll probably do it.I say this because nobody dared do anything after the Bonus Army fiasco, which was led by one of everybody's favorite generals, General George S....

For the first time in my life, I HATE being an American. I hate living in this country knowing that life will never be the same...Our right for the pursuit of happiness is being flushed down the crapper right before our very eyes!!

....Becoming debt-free should be paramount for the individual liberty lover who wishes to make a difference, because even if he is dependent on someone else for his income he still maintains a sense of freedom. He is free to allocate any extra resources he may have as he pleases and to direct his thoughts and time toward worthy causes of his choice. The debt-ridden individual, on the other hand, is in bondage. He is limited in how he can spend his money. He is unable to donate as much as he would like to liberty promoting organizations or political campaigns....

In the wake of nObama's surrender to the UN, I thought today would be a good day to re-post this:

"......on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive." Th. Jefferson

Every now and then you come across an opinion piece written by someone on the Left that opens your eyes. Such was the case for a recent tome written for the Huffington Post by a gentleman named Evan Handler. Written in response to comments to an earlier essay, and in obvious haste and frustration, and so with considerable passion, his piece is an unvarnished look at the true thinking of the modern American Left, the so-called ‘progressives.’ Their vision of America is nothing short of radical and fundamental social and economic revolution – the total remaking of America – wrapped...

Gubernatorial candidate wants liberties restored James Coburn The Edmond Sun EDMOND September 19, 2009 02:15 am — EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in an occasional series about candidates for the 2010 governor’s race. State Sen. Randy Brogdon says he has a short but far-reaching agenda that will have profound effect on Oklahoma’s economy and taxpayers’ wallets. “My agenda is very simple. It is to restore our constitutional liberties,” said Brogdon, R-Owasso. “All the problems we are experiencing today in our nation, whether it’s at the local level, the state or national level, it all revolves around our personal liberties, our...

"American firearm owners form the cutting edge of the modern freedom movement in the United States," gun rights expert John M. Snyder said here today. A former National Rifle Association editor, Snyder is Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Treasurer of the Second Amendment Foundation, and Manager of Telum Associates, LL.C. Shotgun News last year named him the senior rights activist in Washington. Snyder said the Senate's recent 68-30 vote allowing Amtrak passengers to transport handguns in their checked luggage may indicate that, "politicians are beginning to get the message. The...

From a Romanian Newspaper (after 9/11/01) We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA . Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title 'C'ntarea Americii, meaning 'Ode To America ') in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei 'The Daily Event' or 'News of the Day' ~An Ode to America ~ Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and...

Pastor Stephen Broden has joined with Freepers Neil E. Wright, David C. Wright (dcwusmc), Matthew Bracken (Travis_McGee), Ward Dorrity (noumenon) and myself (Jeff Head) to form and start, The Independent American Movement for Constitutional Restoration. Here is the official announcment and press release for that effort: PRESS RELEASE - ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Independent American Movement for Constitutional Restoration established. Boise, IDSeptember 19, 2009 In the spirit of the founders of this nation and the limited, Constitutional Republic that they established based on fundamental moral and republican principle, and in the spirit of the awakening American public all over this...

An Enlightened, Committed People Who Understand The Principles Of Our Constitution - The Most Effective Means Of Preserving Liberty "Although all men are born free, slavery has been the general lot of the human race. Ignorant - they have been cheated; asleep - they have been surprised; divided - the yoke has been forced upon them. But what is the lesson? ...the people ought to be enlightened, to be awakened, to be united, that after establishing a government they should watch over it.... It is universally admitted that a well-instructed people alone can be permanently free."- James Madison America's...

Can this republic be saved or is it too far gone?

Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens. On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. We encourage all Americans to observe this important day in our nation's history by attending local events in your area. Celebrate Constitution Day through activities, learning, parades and demonstrations of our Love for the United States of America and the Blessings of Freedom Our Founding Fathers...

WASHINGTON – The capital was rocked today by a taxpayer march and rally that could be the biggest protest ever – potentially dwarfing the Million Man March and the Promise Keepers Rally. Though crowd estimates vary from as low as 60,000 to 70,000 according to ABC News to a high of 2 million by London Daily Mail, photographs and videos of the march and rally demonstrate its enormity. The taxpayers stormed Washington, D.C., today, taking their fight against excessive spending, bailouts, growth of big government and soaring deficits to the front door of the U.S. Capitol. All week citizens have...

Nobel Laureate Economist Milton Friedman explores the unsettling dynamics set into motion when government imposes itself into the health care system. Speech given at the Mayo Clinic -- 1978