I had the privilege of being invited to speak to the Lake Country Defenders of Liberty last night.  I believe that last night marked their 1 year anniversary as a group.  They were pleasant, aware and very engaged in today’s events.  I made a presentation followed by an excellent question and answer session.  I’ll recap the main parts of the discussion as they are relevant to us all.

In the first 2 years of this administration we have had 3 Constitutional crises.  First would be the president disenfranchising the investors in both GM and Chrysler, forcing a bankruptcy on them under his terms and the government taking over ownership of these companies.  Second, we have the health care mandate.  Someone who professes to be a constitutional scholar should know that this law is unconstitutional on its base.  No matter what clause they decide to use, the government cannot force you to get up off the couch and participate in commerce.  Never before in our society has it been necessary that the sovereign citizens of the states that form this great republic be forced to purchase anything as a condition of their citizenship.  Third, we have the commander in chief unilaterally order the delivery of hundreds of tomahawk missiles to a sovereign nation that did not order them.  He did not consult congress and had no Constitutional authority to order an attack on a sovereign nation.  Even being pressed for time to make a flight for his vacation to Rio is not covered by the War Powers Act.

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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Does cutting back on what is going to be allowed for collective bargaining equate to an assault on working people’s rights?  The President and Labor Secretary have weighed in on the union’s side.  Do they have a say here or is this a power reserved to the state?  Let’s take a look.

My son came home one day from school and started asking me questions about what Governor Walker was trying to do to the teachers and why was he going to sign a law taking their money away.  I started asking him questions and he proceeded to tell me all of the teacher’s talking points.  Who told him this and where did he hear it?  At school, from the teachers of course.  As a parent, I was more than a little upset and I proceeded to explain to him what was happening in the state.  He is a bright kid and understood.  The next day he was sent home because the teachers were “All sick”.  I do believe there is a law against that, but that is for another day.

We have all watched the scenes played out on television and heard the screams of the demonstrators. Having attended many tea party rallies, I can say that I have never seen some of the vile signs that were prominently displayed both inside and outside the capitol building.   From the cross hairs on Governor Walker’s head, to the signs with Nazi symbols and then the sign asking for conservative women to be gang raped.  A walk around the capitol building revealed American flags lying on the ground covered with litter, a truly despicable sight for this veteran.  If this is all about the children, I do not want mine to be a part of it.  (more…)

Have we forgotten our liberties as we trudge along in our daily lives as they are stripped away without notice?  We wake up in the morning, throw on the coffee and grab something to eat before we start our day.  Some read the paper and some do without because the reporting in them is pretty bad today.  We go to work, put in our day in order to make a pay day and provide for ourselves and our families.  After work, maybe a quick beer with coworkers or friends to talk about the latest sports news or maybe make plans for the weekend.  We come home and see the family and ask the kids how school was today.  We sit down to dinner and then relax before we get some sleep and start again tomorrow. 

But what really happened?  Were your liberties preserved or did something else happen that you are unaware of?  How can that happen, our founding fathers drafted a document in order to form a more perfect union.  A union of states comprised of sovereign citizens.  A more perfect union under our Constitution that guarantees our liberties.  Sadly, our Constitution has been twisted, crumpled and stood on its head for a long time now.  Where is it? 

When I was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, I used to drive up to Washington D.C. once or twice a year and spend time in the museums.  But my favorite place was the National Archives.  Walking into the majestic Rotunda  and staying inside that velvet rope as I walked along the display cases.  Ever vigilant guards on the lookout for trouble, there to protect those valuable documents.  I always found it amazing as I approached and looked at the Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.  There they are safe and sound.  Under heavy glass and an environmentally controlled atmosphere.  No climate change in there, no sir!  

But are they safe?  No, they are not.  They are not, because we have trusted others to protect them and forgotten the price for our liberties.  We have forgotten that an eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.  Samuel Adams proclaimed in a letter to James Warren in 1775,

“No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can
any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and Virtue is
preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant,
and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own
weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders.” 

We have been sinking under our own weight and ignoring events as our liberties have been stripped away from us like loggers clear cutting a mountainside.  We surrender our property to bureaucrats who spend it wastefully or give it away.  A government that has overstepped its bounds for way too long.  They tell us how much money we owe them, what kind of car to drive, what kind of gas to buy, what to eat and drink.  These are all liberties that we have watched freely as they have been stripped from us.  Without so much as a fight in most cases we have allowed this to happen, much under our watch. 

It does not take a constitutional scholar to understand the constitution.  The powers of the government are enumerated and clearly defined.  Some like to take a phrase or two out of the preamble or claim power because of a couple words found elsewhere.  If the founding fathers intended for the “General Welfare” clause to grant the federal government powers to do whatever they wanted than why did they take the time to list the enumerated powers?

A number of prominent citizens were alarmed at the omission of individual liberties at the draft of the Constitution.  George Mason and others refused to sign it.  Thomas Jefferson, serving as the US Minister to France at the time, wrote to James Madison that he was concerned about “the omission of a bill of rights…..providing clearly……freedom of religion…..freedom of the press…..protection against standing armies and restriction against monopolies.” 

George Washington, at his first inaugural address urged the Congress to propose amendments that offered “a reverence for the characteristic rights of freemen and a regard for public harmony.”   12 articles were proposed and articles 3-12 were ratified in 1791 and became the first ten amendments of our constitution.

So, is it too late?  Have we failed as a society?  No it is not.  That is why the Tenth Amendment is important to each of us.  It is not a left or right idea, not a republican or democrat idea.  It is part of our Constitution and it is our duty as citizens to see that our state representatives perform that which they are “duty bound” to do.  To protect the sovereign citizens of the state. 

Resolved,

Reach out to your representatives, your coworkers and friends.  This is our watch and our time to become vigilant, our time to bring our Constitution back from exile.

“In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution” – Thomas Jefferson

Check out the article on Natural News .com..

Nullification is getting noticed..

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IT’S NOT THE GOVERNMENTS BUSINESS…

CyberSecurity? or Another example of the federal government making a massive power grab for exclusive control over free speech and the internet.

“Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.” – CNET.COM

I am certain the founding fathers never intended on the federal government having such expansive power that they would be capable of shutting down something like the internet. Of course, I am also certain that they never intended on the federal government limiting our 2nd amendment rights or allowing a private organization like the Federal Reserve to force all US citizens into unfathomable indebtedness.

So why do we need the Federal government’s protection from the internet boogie man? Is it because someone might break into our bank accounts? Or maybe it’s to prevent some rogue terrorist from hacking into our countries power grid! I am certain it must be to prevent script kiddies from circumventing the congressional email system.

Well, it’s none of the above! The federal government should be responsible for securing and controlling its computer systems. Private banks should be responsible for securing their systems. Private utility companies should be responsible for securing and controlling their systems. Private US citizens should be responsible for securing and protecting their home or small business systems. You can’t convince me of one scenario where the Federal government would need to step in and shut down part of or the entire US internet.

Under various sections of the following two proposed bills the president would determine what business or sectors of business are critical US infrastructures and then proceed to control, monitor, mandate, or turn off.

Specifically in Sec. 7 of S. 773 all persons working in or as information technology security experts would require federal licensing and certifications. Would this not make them essentially federal cyber security agents?

I can assure you that breaking into a secure computer system is not a simple prospect. The media and Hollywood want you to believe that anyone can become a hacker or take over your home PC or your bank account. The reality is most secure computer systems don’t have any type of connection to the internet. Yes, identity theft is real, and yes malicious software can wreak havoc on your home computer but life has risks! It’s not the government’s responsibility to protect you from these unlawful acts.

“If a device is known to be a danger to the internet, the user should be notified and the device should be cleaned before it is allowed unfettered access to the internet, minimising the risk of the infected device contaminating other devices,” Charney said.

We must act now, call your representatives and tell them you are not going to stand for any type of government control or regulation of the internet.

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

S.946
Title: Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 4/30/2009)

In 2006 Michael graduated with honors from Norwich University earning his M.S. in Information Assurance. Michael also received a B.S. in Electronics and Computer Technology from the Herzing College of Technology in addition to an A.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology from Wisconsin School of Electronics.

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