Posted on 04/23/2018 6:54:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
“There’s a little bit of a revolution going on in California.” – President Trump
A nation survives, commerce thrives, and crime and corruption take a dive because of the rule of law. In California, we are witnessing a change from death to life, in which moribund citizens, outraged by the callous arrogance of Sacramento politicians, have signaled their frustration. Cities and counties are refusing to comply with a state law that is in brazen violation of the United States Constitution and federal immigration laws. These citizens are vocal, not violent protesters. They are flooding city council meetings and the chambers of their county Boards. They want one rule of law, and they want an end to the crime, corruption, and coddling of illegal aliens at the expense of American citizens.
California began with a Bear Flag Revolt, short-lived because most of the Mexican nationals wanted to become Americans, and many were ready for the transition from failed Latin American state to North American success story. The Mexican-American war turned into a North American victory. The United States received the entire Southwest (with the Gadsden Purchase to follow four years later). Mexico got $40 million (today’s equivalent, $1 billion). Mexican nationals who wanted to become Americans, became Americans.
A century and a half later, the descendants of European and Mexican settlers, combined with immigrants from all over the world, are reasserting their love of country, constitutionalism, and community. Across the state citizens are neither witnessing nor fomenting a revolution. Instead, a Bear Flag Restoration is roaring across the Golden State. Readers see “revolution” and imagine violence, bloodshed, anarchy, followed by imposed order and ruthless disregard for individual rights, i.e. the French Revolution. In stark, blessed contrast, the Founders and their countrymen fought the American Revolution to affirm the rights of the American colonists, who rightly viewed themselves as Englishmen with the same rights as their peers across the Atlantic Ocean. Those principles—in God We Trust, individual liberty, E Pluribus Unum, constitutional republicanism—define this experiment called “America”. We Californians want those rights and realities restored in our state.
The last straw for many Californians came from Sanctuary State, but the long train of abuses should include suppression of speech, forced indoctrination of the youth, coerced unionism, unmitigated gun control (with confiscation waiting in the wings). The “little people” have had enough and are making a big scene. In previous reports, I detailed “The Second Shot Heard Round the World” in Los Alamitos, a small charter city in Orange County, California which passed their Constitution Compliance ordinance on March 19th, 2018. One month later, they officially registered the law in their municipal code. Sure, the American Civil Liberties Union (what a misnomer) has filed a lawsuit. Can they fend off multiple lawsuits, however?
The lingering fallout of a whimpering, SJW revolution reared its ugly, diminishing head on the front lawn of the city as well as throughout the block. Police from five different Orange County jurisdictions arrived on site to keep the peace. Violence briefly erupted between pro-sanctuary and anti-sanctuary forces. The same left-wing special interests and their paid agitators showed up as they had done for other city council meetings throughout Orange County that past month.
A small band set up on the front lawn of city hall. The singers put to music the same tired tirades of the California protest culture: “No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!” The empty epithets carry no sting, no victory anymore. The coalition of angry citizens across the state comes from all races, colors, and backgrounds. Immigrants—those who entered this country legally, mind you—are just as outraged with the lawless Sanctuary State policy and want law and order, peace and freedom restored. Yes: restored.
For the first time in nearly two years, I connected with members of the loyal opposition. I saw college students who had rallied with great passion and vehemence two months ago trying to save DACA. Now they are trying to stave off the return to normalcy. The kids have played their social justice warrior games long enough. We the People are tired of paying for it, fed up with the incessant protest culture shaming us because we love this country, everything that it stands for, and everything on which it is founded. Now even the riled up college students are starting to listen again.
Partisans lined up in front of a city council chambers designed to seat only 44 people. Not everyone of us could wait for five hours in a sudden cold snap. Notwithstanding my frustration, friends of mine—born in Taiwan, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the Philippines—spoke out in favor of this unprecedented ordinance to re-affirm the supremacy of the United States Constitution, the rule of law, the rights of citizens, and the restoration of constitutional republicanism.
The most poignant moment of that evening? Nick Iaonnidis, aka Nick the Greek in America, the Founder of Immigrants Day. He raged against the abuses he has routinely suffered in his adopted city of Huntington Park, but found an audience of elected officials. What a fitting moment for a state refitting itself to the proper order: an American citizen, once an immigrant from Greece, praises a local government fighting against an abusive state undermining the rights of citizens.
That’s what America is about. This is not revolutionary, since this exchange of ideas has endured for two centuries. Besides, why would anyone change what is already working? This peaceful citizen-uprising is restoration at its finest. Within two days after Los Alamitos final vote on their Constitution Compliance ordinance, San Diego County rejected Sanctuary State with a lawsuit, and the cities of Beaumont, Lake Forest, Dana Point, and Laguna Niguel opted out, as well. Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties are waking up, too.
This is not a revolution, Mr. President, but a Bear Flag Restoration, and we need your help.
When California becomes a Red State, liberals will wail and gnash their teeth in anguish.....................
The Liberal Marxist Governor of CA and his bottom-feeding, slithering cohorts in the CA Assembly, without going to the voters, passed a gasoline tax and increased the registration fees on automobiles. The price of premium is almost $4 a gallon. People are livid and cursing these political hacks. There are petitions everywhere gathering signatures to put the gasoline tax and fees on the ballot so the people of CA can roll back these taxes. CA is a Liberal dictatorship run by self-serving, thieves and Liberal morons, IMO. The few CA Republicans in office are spineless and gutless, cowering in the corner 24/7.
Isolate the corrupt, decadent, anti-American counties. Return them to territorial status, under the control of the Federal Government, but without the status of states, including the vote.
CA has become a de facto colony of Mexico.
The state government sides with the colonists not the citizens.
It may well take a revolution to return it to citizen control.
Despite all of that, do you imagine for one moment that California would allow Texas to be the first to institute knife control?
Lori Brown is lobbying Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for more restrictions on knives - of all sorts, after hers son was knifed to death at U. of T. Austin.
This follows London UK’s institution of knife control there.
Remember only criminals, illegals, and police are allowed to carry and use these instruments, All but the police receive little penalty for use.
Send in Federal troops, combat-hardened Marines, and eliminate the treasonous bastards.
I live in California and I can tell you that a big part of the reason the Republican Party died in Cali was the Republicans themselves. I’d get personal phone calls from the candidates and after i’d asked them about positions on issues, I’d ask them how are you different from the Dems then? Just not quite as socialist. After awhile you just don’t see the point.
It isn’t just the gas tax! There needs to be an end put to this ruse the oil companies use twice a year to justify hiking gas prices, “refinery maintenance closures” and “converting to summer/winter gasoline. Their “claim” is always that these “disruptions tighten supplies” and therefore lead to price increases at the pump. Right now, this bull$hit is added on top of the price of crude oil going into the mid $60 range. Time for Trump to tell the domestic producers to frack and pump.
Under Section 3 of the 14th, their insurrectionist politicians and judges can and should be removed from current office and banned from future office, now.
Under Section 4 any debts or obligations incurred in aid or insurrection can and should be voided. The lenders supporting such activities should be reminded any such investments are valueless and unenforceable. Those responsible for institutional investing in their support should be removed for failure of their fiduciary duties. I'm not sure whether Section 4 can be extended to state and local tax obligations, but it's worth investigating. Section 4 also bans slavery reparations.
Section 5 gives Congress the power to act on this. Alas, it will take new leadership and reinforced pro-American majorities to give it the will.
For those reasons alone--though there are many more--it is absolutely necessary to elect pro-Trump congressmen.
The two American political parties are now (1) the American Party (i.e. the Trump Party) and (2) the Anti-American Party.
The Republican Party (i.e. the Anti-Slavery Party) is the natural heir to the American Party. The Democrat Party (i.e. the party of slavery, Jim Crow, the KKK, voting felons, illegal immigrants, communism, racism, Robert Byrd, the Clintons, et al.) is the natural heir to the pro-slavey party.
The red star association with Communism dates to the 1910s.
Back to your conspiracy box.
Yes, the star has nothing to do with socialism or Marxism.
The "lone" star on the CA flag symbolized independence and solidarity with Texas and their, "Lone star".
The flag was created long before the leftist got here and it will be here when they're gone. Don't go after the flag which is arguably the best looking state in America. Direct your fire on the target. Go after the liberal leftist and their Communist/globalist associates.
“I live in California and I can tell you that a big part of the reason the Republican Party died in Cali was the Republicans themselves. I’d get personal phone calls from the candidates and after i’d asked them about positions on issues, I’d ask them how are you different from the Dems then? Just not quite as socialist. After awhile you just don’t see the point.”
Worth repeating.
Take a look at Neel Kashkari, the fool that the GOP establishment insisted on running for governor last time.
He’s a Hindu version of Obama. He even voted for Obama, he said so himself.
Republicans here wonder “why bother?”. I left the governor choice blank on my ballot. I bet I wasn’t alone in doing that.
Since I live in the middle of the Mexican invasion my main issue is immigration and amnesty. Every single one of them supported amnesty. They never give me a reason to vote for them.
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