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The Seeds of Revolution
The seeds of revolution are planted and watered by government tyranny. It is the inherent nature of government to grow and assume more and more power. This is not new but has existed from the beginning. The limit of government power is determined by what the people are willing to tolerate. People, especially the people who founded this nation correctly understood that the rights of the people came from God, not from the government. The sole legitimate function of the government is the protection of the God given rights of the people. This concept is firmly embedded in the opening paragraph of our Declaration of Independence.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
When people are happy and satisfied, there is peace in the land. But as dissatisfaction with their circumstances increase, so does the tendency to revolt. Revolution does not begin in a day, but over an extended period of time. Many people mistakenly believe that the American Revolution began in 1776. The truth is that revolution must first take place in the minds of the people before a shooting revolution can ever began. In that sense, the American Revolution actually began in 1760 when King George III, along with the British Parliament, began placing more and more restrictions on the American colonist. All revolutions follow the same path. Dissatisfaction becomes discord. Discord becomes resolution. Resolution, if not satisfied, becomes revolution. The American Revolution followed this same path over a period of fifteen years.
Today we stand in the shoes of our founding fathers. They understood the source of their rights and, what is more, they understood that a nation is only as strong as the morality of the people. Two great institutions, both ordained by God have been the strength of America and the bedrock on which our nation has prospered. These two institutions are the traditional family and the church, specifically Christianity. It is correct to say that this nation was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles. Therein lay our strength and our greatness. Those who would seek to destroy us understand that these two institutions must be destroyed before the breakdown of morality, essential to freedom, can be destroyed. It is for this reason that we are seeing a concerted attack on traditional marriage and Christianity.
Coupled with this, and working in conjunction, is the growth of government and the increasing desire for more and more power. This is exactly what we are witnessing today. An unholy alliance is being formed between big government and big unions to set themselves up as being above the average people and dedicated to the growth of their power. Unlimited power leads to tyranny. We see mobs, representing a collection of minorities, seeking to impose their values on the people of America. What these uneducated and misguided individuals fail to understand is that there is a limit to how far the American people can be pushed. The Second American revolution began in the sixties with a dedicated minority demanding the right to practice evil without suffering the consequences. Today they are an arm of the far left which controls the Democratic Party. What they fail to understand is that Tyranny breeds resistance. The American people have reached their limit as can easily be seen in the rise of the Tea Parties, and other like organizations, across the nation.
Yes, revolution is coming to America, but not an armed revolution, unless it is forced on We the People. In 2012 we will go to the ballot box by the millions. 2010 was but a taste of things to come. Party labels become meaningless when dealing with an overgrown and tyrannical government. This government has forgotten the reason for its existence and the time has come to remind them, democrats and republications, that this is a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” At times of great stress, great leaders emerge from among the people. Ronald Reagan was such a leader in the mold of Washington and Lincoln. Other fresh faces are gaining recognition fast. Keep an eye on Allen West. He fits the mold. Change is indeed coming, but not the change Obama and his minions envisioned. Perhaps Jefferson put it best.
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
Washington elite; be fearful, be very fearful!
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Lake on
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Interesting essay, can you please provide examples of the big unions which are "setting themselves up as being above average people' and taking power? I am also not sure what you mean by this: "The Second American revolution began in the sixties with a dedicated minority demanding the right to practice evil without suffering the consequences". What minority group are you talking about that demanded the right to practice evil? What collection of minorities si forming a mob to impose their values on America?
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Permalink Reply by Wayne Leeper on
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If you don't know the answers to your questions, you have had your head in the sand for the past 50 years or for whatever number of years you have been alive. Try educating yourself as to what is going on in this country and what the end result will be if we continue on the same path.
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Hmm, I was trying to ask you for clarification and elaboration of what you meant, and a civil conversation; if we can.
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Permalink Reply by Barry Lee Phillips on
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Point of order.
Wayne,
If you are going to start a discussion on any topic, then you should be willing to defend your position. Telling someone he has had his head in the sand for the past 50 years just because he asked for clarification of a couple of points is not going to impress anyone. That is a type of ad hominem attack on the person rather than on the position that person has.
We all have different points of view and if you decide to go public with your beliefs and opinions, then don't expect everyone to agree with you. Rather, excercise patience and explain what you mean and how you came to that conclusion. Above all, back up your assertions with facts that can be independently verified.
You will find that having the ability to logically defend your position will garner respect. In the end, we can all agree to disagree, but we should do it in a civil manner.
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Lee,
I am 70 years old. I was a teenager in the 50's and have seen America become very different over the past 50 years. I have no way of knowing how long you have been around. Big unions SEIU, TEA and others have driven up wages to the point that america can no longer be competitive in the world market. Our states are bankrupy, to a large extent because of union benefits. Other unions could be named but all are equally gulty. There is an attack on the family as well as Christianity. These are well established facts that you have the ability to check out for yourself. The homosesual agenda is being forced on our military and our schools. Big labor contributes big money to the Democrats who in turn make laws (card check) which will benefit the unions. My point is that government, any government is about power. Our founders were about liberty, current career politicians are about power. Just like King George III, they will continue to take power from the people until the point is reached where the people will take no more. That happened in 1775 and it will happen again today. I have no desire to get into a lenghry discussion of things that are obvious. If you don't like my position, you have every right to disagree with it. You are free to write and post your own articles in rebuttle, but I don't have the time or inclination to get into a lenghty discussion.
Regards
Wayne
Lee Phillips said:Point of order.
Wayne,
If you are going to start a discussion on any topic, then you should be willing to defend your position. Telling someone he has had his head in the sand for the past 50 years just because he asked for clarification of a couple of points is not going to impress anyone. That is a type of ad hominem attack on the person rather than on the position that person has.
We all have different points of view and if you decide to go public with your beliefs and opinions, then don't expect everyone to agree with you. Rather, excercise patience and explain what you mean and how you came to that conclusion. Above all, back up your assertions with facts that can be independently verified.
You will find that having the ability to logically defend your position will garner respect. In the end, we can all agree to disagree, but we should do it in a civil manner.
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Wayne Leeper said:Lee,
I am 70 years old. I was a teenager in the 50's and have seen America become very different over the past 50 years. I have no way of knowing how long you have been around. Big unions SEIU, TEA and others have driven up wages to the point that america can no longer be competitive in the world market. Our states are bankrupy, to a large extent because of union benefits. Other unions could be named but all are equally gulty. There is an attack on the family as well as Christianity. These are well established facts that you have the ability to check out for yourself. The homosesual agenda is being forced on our military and our schools. Big labor contributes big money to the Democrats who in turn make laws (card check) which will benefit the unions. My point is that government, any government is about power. Our founders were about liberty, current career politicians are about power. Just like King George III, they will continue to take power from the people until the point is reached where the people will take no more. That happened in 1775 and it will happen again today. I have no desire to get into a lenghry discussion of things that are obvious. If you don't like my position, you have every right to disagree with it. You are free to write and post your own articles in rebuttle, but I don't have the time or inclination to get into a lenghty discussion.
Regards
Wayne
Lee Phillips said:Point of order.
Wayne,
If you are going to start a discussion on any topic, then you should be willing to defend your position. Telling someone he has had his head in the sand for the past 50 years just because he asked for clarification of a couple of points is not going to impress anyone. That is a type of ad hominem attack on the person rather than on the position that person has.
We all have different points of view and if you decide to go public with your beliefs and opinions, then don't expect everyone to agree with you. Rather, excercise patience and explain what you mean and how you came to that conclusion. Above all, back up your assertions with facts that can be independently verified.
You will find that having the ability to logically defend your position will garner respect. In the end, we can all agree to disagree, but we should do it in a civil manner.
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If you are 70, then I am your peer! I am 69.
If you do not have the time or inclination to get into a lengthy discussion, then why did you start this discussion in the first place?
Your comments come across as someone who is so rigid in their views that you are not willing or able to discuss them. I am always willing to defend what I believe and I am always willing to listen to someone who disagrees.
The point is to be willing to listen even if you do not always agree. The older I get, the more I realize there is much that I don't know. Anything less than that is arrogance of the first order.
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See my previous post.
Lee Phillips said:If you are 70, then I am your peer! I am 69.
If you do not have the time or inclination to get into a lengthy discussion, then why did you start this discussion in the first place?
Your comments come across as someone who is so rigid in their views that you are not willing or able to discuss them. I am always willing to defend what I believe and I am always willing to listen to someone who disagrees.
The point is to be willing to listen even if you do not always agree. The older I get, the more I realize there is much that I don't know. Anything less than that is arrogance of the first order.
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I think that what Mr Leeper is referring to is found in the following video:
Note:
- The SEIU lobbied for the Health Care Bill, and then is one of the organizations that opted out of it. They opted out of the very bill they helped to create
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note others who lobbied for the bill as well, and stand to profit form it (AARP)
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http://www.newser.com/article/d9m9ngc80/lawmakers-say-aarp-will-pro...
Here is more on the Unions:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8510131.stm (Unions and riots in Egypt)
http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/28/waivers-for-favors-big-labors-o... (more on unions and the health care bill)
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However, it is not just Unions. This stuff goes on all of the time because government now picks winners and losers which destroys the Free Market system . Here is an article showing how GE lobbied for profits, and moving jobs to China all at the same time (got tarp money as well)
http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-ships-light-bulb-jobs-to-china-so...
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Thank you for the additional information. Maybe this will help the uniformed understanding what is happening to our country.
Wayne Leeper
Roma and Tom Cox said:However, it is not just Unions. This stuff goes on all of the time because government now picks winners and losers which destroys the Free Market system . Here is an article showing how GE lobbied for profits, and moving jobs to China all at the same time (got tarp money as well)
http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-ships-light-bulb-jobs-to-china-so...
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