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Showing posts with label gun rights. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Consequence of Declaring War

The great messianic fallacy has declared war on the United States of America. This is going to be presented in a few parts and laid out so we may see what the Usurper in Chief is actually doing.

1 – The Creation of Separatists

Over the past few weeks, our treasonous Usurper in Chief and his minions have condemned Arizona both verbally (press conferences) and written (Human Rights Counsel Report) for long overdue immigration legislation. He has done this while proclaiming that he has never read the legislation. It only makes him look like a fool.

However, the consequences of appealing to the United Nations Human Rights Counsel in order to condemn the state of Arizona to international law will be dire. He essentially told Arizona that they are subject to International judiciaries and no longer under the protection of the United States. Being that each of the states in the US are sovereign in their own right, the Federal government is Constitutionally subservient to the states. In other words, the Federal government derives its power from the states, not the other way around, as they would have us believe.

Already there have been 22 states that have placed immigration legislation on the tables of their State Congresses (http://www.alipac.us/ftopic-196989-0.html). Of these states, eleven have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that a federal judge was wrong to block implementation of key provisions of the law. Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia joined in the filing (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/04/states-join-legal-brief-supporting-ariz-immigration-law-donations-roll-gov/).


Basically, this means that these states have filed with the court to offer testimony or legal assistance on behalf of Arizona.

What does this means for us? Well, consider this. The Usurper in Chief has already taken one state to the United Nations, what is holding him back from doing it again? Absolutely nothing. That means that he will be submitting almost half of the nation to the United Nations for a judgment that is not even in their jurisdiction. He has essentially offered one state to the chopping block and will most likely follow suit with the others.

Taken by itself, what could be more offensive than the federal government trying to bring down world opinion against a single state? A state that that same federal government was created and has a duty to protect. But coupled with the potential for taking the remaining states to the United Nations and you have yourself a segmented group of states that have been isolated from the rest of the nation, which may well, result in succession by those states and civil war.

2 – Financial Destruction

There are a few major points to consider when evaluating American economic policies lately. Spending is way out of hand. The first stimulus didn’t work and the White House administration is proposing a second one (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/09/a-second-stimulus/62543/). Obama-care is going to cost even more and they want to add a “Cap and Trade” tax on all carbon emissions produced by energy and production companies.

“Cap and Trade” taxation is but one razor that will slice the wrists of our productivity and the incurred costs will only be passed down to Americans through surcharges and other means. This will even further destroy our middle class.

A value added tax – or VAT – if implemented means that anytime a good is produced or improved upon, there will be a tax charged on the seller. Take a loaf of bread for example, the wheat is harvested – tax, the mill grinds the wheat into flour – tax, another company makes yeast – tax, the dairy farm milks the cows – tax, the chicken farmer collects eggs – tax, the baker bakes the bread – tax. This could mean we end up paying $10.00 for a loaf of bread. Essentially starving Americans into submission.

The last of many financial attacks brought to Americans under the guise of “making a better America,” is the hush-hush pushing through of the Transaction Tax. This is a tax that I have discussed with all recently and can be found here - http://secondamendmentman.blogspot.com/2010/08/tax-storm-is-coming.html. “This ‘Transaction Tax’ would impose a 1% tax on every transaction except buying and selling stock. If you use your debit cards, credit cards, cash, check book, transfer funds from checking to savings, put money into an IRA for retirement. Every time you pay with a check card to buy gas, 1%. Every time you buy baby formula in cash, 1%. Every time you buy toilet paper, 1%. water, rent, mortgage, insurance, deposit a paycheck, withdraw “tooth fairy” money for the kids, cash a check, even to use cash – 1%.”

These financial attacks against you and me are only another tool that the leftist extremists, lead by the Usurper in Chief, are using to castrate the American people. If you take away our money, we have nothing to fight you with. If we can’t feed ourselves, we are too weak to lift our voice.

3 – Personal Security

The Second Amendment prohibits the Federal government from taking away our right to bear arms to protect ourselves from vicious criminals as well as calling for an ever-ready militia in case of invasion or the presence of an authoritarian regime in America. Because we are commanded by God to protect our families and ourselves, the Second Amendment “grants” you and me nothing. We already have that right ordained by our Creator.

Recently there have been attacks on this right. And in the very near future we will see gun control becoming an absolute. Next Tuesday, on September 14, 2010, the Senate Judiciary Committee will review the firearms commercial markets (http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4771).

Given Senator Leahy’s (D-VT)extreme anti-gun rights stance, and his position as the Chairman of the Committee, this meeting cannot go well. There is very little information being released at this time, however, key members of the Judiciary Committee have stated that it is response to “commercial provisioning of firearms on the public market.” This basically means that we are going to see private sales attacked, possibly high end permits for owning and purchasing guns, the need to have a permit to purchase ammo, etc.

While the courts may find these types of actions do not violate the Second Amendment, increasing the costs of - and decreasing the accessibility of - acquiring firearms and ammunition are flat out in violation of both the spirit and plain reading of the Constitution. This is quite possibly in response to Montana’s legislation HOUSE BILL 246 (http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HB0246.htm), stating that the Federal Government’s imposing power does have limits found in the 10th Amendment (http://secondamendmentman.blogspot.com/p/constitution-of-united-states.html) and that sovereignty over Montana, remains with the state of Montana. Further in the bill it provisions that firearms or ammunition manufactured in Montana, that stay in Montana, are not under and cannot be federally regulated. Many other states must follow suit.

Remember folks, the 9th and 10th amendment states two things. The 9th Amendment states that any duties that are not authorized by the Constitution belong to the states or to the people. The 10th Amendment states that the federal government does not get any power that the Constitution does not expressly give it. The federal government has no rights. It has only duties given to it by its creators (the states) and the whole purpose of the Constitution was to prevent them from usurping unauthorized authority. We should step out of our ignorance and step up to the Usurper. Let us show Congress that we will not take any more of this destruction of our hollowed nation. Millions of Americans have fought, shed blood or died for our nation since its birth. The least we can do is pay homage to it enough to see it thrive and not die in the hands of the Usurper in Chief and his minions.

Consider this, we are taxed to a point where we cannot afford food or energy, we have no strength to protect ourselves even if we needed to, but now with no money, we cannot afford to buy our protection with anything but subservience to the messianic fallacy himself.

“Oh Great Usurper, will you allow us to protect our homes or feed our children?”

Not going to happen on this front. The Usurper in Chief has driven Americans to the point where we will fight back. It may not be just yet, but it will be soon. The Usurper in Chief wants a revolution of great proportion? He will get it by the hands and blood of true Americans.

He will get his revolution.

“In times of change, the Patriot is a scarce man; brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot.” Mark Twain

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Banning the Second Amendment!

Think of this, you are on your property in North Carolina. You go to the street to tape up damaged windows on your car. You are weary of looters or other ragamuffins that could potentially harm you or your family, so you wear your S&W 686 .357 with pride to fend off your foes. You make it to the street and you hear, “Excuse me, sir.”

Turning around you see a police officer standing there with cuffs in one hand and his gun in the other. “I need you to put the gun down and get on your knees. Now!”

In doing as you are told the windows don’t get fixed, and you get taken to jail for FOUR months. This, all for protecting yourself while in a state of emergency. Sounds like a crock of something doesn’t it. Well, for North Carolina residents, this nightmare became a reality.

Just yesterday, the governor of North Carolina, Bev Perdue, issued Executive Order No. 62 to declare a State of Emergency for North Carolina in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Earl. By doing this, she effectively banned the use of guns in North Carolina.

What is Executive Order No. 62? It is pretty much just a state of emergency legislation. However, General Statute 14-288.7, directly prohibits the transportation of “dangerous weapons.”

Here is what it says:
§ 14 288.7. Transporting dangerous weapon or substance during emergency; possessing off premises; exceptions.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to transport or possess off his own premises any dangerous weapon or substance in any area:
          (1) In which a declared state of emergency exists; or
          (2) Within the immediate vicinity of which a riot is occurring.
(b) This section does not apply to persons exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14 269 with respect to any activities lawfully engaged in while carrying out their duties.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1969, c. 869, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 192; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
If this order is violated, you could go to jail for up to 120 days. This impacts the lives of anyone with a concealed handgun permit, sport shooters, and anyone else carrying or possessing a firearm outside their homes.

Unfortunately, the victims of hurricane Katrina had felt the sting of this type of law as well and many suffered for it. Now, a couple of states have put into place laws protecting the second amendment from emergency acts such as this one.

One specific problem in having legislation like General Statute 14-288.7, is that the federal government can place these laws into affect as well. In fact, Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff, is noted saying, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.” Which can be lead to understand that the federal government’s stance on this would be that they have the right to suspend the Second Amendment indefinitely.

This is unconstitutional. The governor of North Carolina has opened Pandora’s Box by signing this law. Essentially, this kind of legislation could be used to ban handguns across the nation. Given the Usurper in Chief’s stance on gun control, the possibility for a nationwide ban is not far reaching.

In a 2008 Presidential Debate, The Usurper in Chief stated on the issue, “…Just because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government can’t constrain the exercise of that right...”

While denying that he endorsed a handgun ban in Illinois, documentation exists and was filed while he ran for the State Senate in 1996 showing his true thought on the matter. When asked, “Do you support state legislation to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns?”
He responded, “Yes.”
Ban assault weapons? “Yes.”
Mandatory waiting periods and background checks? “Yes (http://bit.ly/ainWME).”

The Usurper in Chief has always held the mentality of restricting (at best) and banning (at worst) American’s right to bear arms.

Here’s the deal, we as human beings have the right, a calling by God, to protect ourselves and our families with the force that we have at our disposal. No government or political power should be able to take that away. EVER.

This means that any ban – potential or enacted – on our ability to protect ourselves and/or families is not only unconstitutional but goes against our very Creator. All it takes is one insignificant little action of one insignificant individual and it would cause a massive domino effect. Given this current administration's stance on gun control, they could essentially strip us of our rights to bear arms FOREVER. Just one excuse under the guise of National Defense, one considerable threat and guns are no more.

The commonly held misperception of the Second Amendment only ensures that the politicos are unable to take our guns from us without a reason. We reject the very idea that rights come from government. Rights, all of them, including the right to keep and bear arms, are God's gift to mankind. The various amendments to the Constitution are nothing more than a directive from our founding fathers to all future governments that they may NOT infringe on those rights.

Remember... "REBELLION TO TYRANTS IS OBEDIANCE TO GOD" http://gunshowonthenet.com/writings/OriginalIntent.html

Once you leave your property in North Carolina you must do so unarmed for the duration of the emergency. That is, unless you are going dove hunting. I'm sure it would be too expensive for the state to give up the revenue from dove hunters. http://www.ncwildlife.org/NewsReleases/090210_Dove_Season_Opens_as_Scheduled_on_Sept4htm.htm

Find Executive Order No. 62 here.
http://www.governor.state.nc.us/library/pdf/execOrderArchives/2004/08-August/06-Hurricane%20Alex%20Disaster%20Declaration.pdf

General Statute 14-288.7,
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-288.7.html

More information on the Usurper in Chief’s views on gun control here:
http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_obama.html

To contact the Governor's Office in North Carolina:
Constituent Services Office

The Constituent Services Office is here to respond to requests and questions from citizens throughout North Carolina. To contact the Constituent Services Office:
Office of the Governor
Constituent Services Office
116 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Phone: (800) 662-7952 or (919) 733-2391
Fax: (919) 733-2120
governor.office@nc.gov

Governor’s Office
Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
Phone: (919)733-4240
Fax: (919)733-2120

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Second Amendment

I recently started thinking about the second amendment and what it means. Or, rather what the second amendment should mean for you and me as individuals and citizens of this fine nation.

The second amendment states:
Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,


the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

In my understanding, this means to me that our second amendment right allows us not only to own guns but also to use them to protect ourselves from criminals and other threats.

In being a “well regulated Militia,” the second amendment says that we as citizens are to be able to protect ourselves from foreign governments that may attempt to invade. However, I also take this to mean that we may protect ourselves from authoritarian regimes. If a government is an authoritarian regime, then it has started controlling more power than is legally granted by its constitution or is attempting to rule over another nation with absolute power. Look At England at the beginning of this great nation's history, for example.

This seems to be a simple way of describing it, but we need to make a simple adjustment to our vision.

PROXIMITY

Authoritarian governments may (and do) exist all over the world. These governments include places such as China, North Korea and Iran. However, many more nations than this in the world are authoritarians. This is just to set the premise.

If we (the United States of America) were to be taken over by one of these types of Governments, we would go to war. Would we not?

So, the question remains that if our own government becomes this authoritarian government, What should we do?

While the Constitution grants us the right to protect ourselves in the second amendment, we must utilize violence only as a last resort. I do not condone the use of violence and would love to see this great nation restored to greatness. But war is not the answer, and hopefully will not ever be.

That is why we must stand up now, America. Take progressive liberalism by their reproductive parts and kick them – HARD! All while being as patient and respectful as possible…of course.

Now hold on a minute here, I am NOT telling any of you to ACTUALLY stomp on some poor democrats scrotum (just yet), only to make sure that we can unite as a nation of FREE MEN (and women) and kick this nasty habit of letting any and all of our very decency go to the wayside.

Only a couple of months left to get the message out. Let’s work on it.

And for God's sake! Leave my second amendment alone!