Freedom and Liberty
A costly price has been paid
so that a solid foundation could be laid
it was for freedom and liberty
And a country grew strong
a free nation built to last long
it was for freedom and liberty
A republic led by and for its people as a nation
the constitution to guide each new generation
it was for freedom and liberty
For 200 years the American dream we honored
working hard and sacrificing for our sons and our daughters
it was for freedom and liberty
But a strange wind is enveloping our land
an eroding away of the foundation that was planned
entitlement and arrogant enlightenment pervade our lives
ultimately undoing the many years of sacrifice
Freedom and liberty are fading away
our constitution ignored and rewritten each passing day
power and control our reality today
A crossroads in history confronts this great land
will it be for freedom and liberty that our country will stand?
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
laws and liberty
As we move through this time in the history of our country let us consider these two quotes – the first from history and second from the present day:
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." Tacticus, Roman senator and historian (56-115)
"As long as our federal government continues to play the role of 'usurper' we shall walk down the road of liberty absconded..."
Something to ponder !
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." Tacticus, Roman senator and historian (56-115)
"As long as our federal government continues to play the role of 'usurper' we shall walk down the road of liberty absconded..."
Something to ponder !
Monday, October 19, 2009
quotes to consider
A quote to consider:
"People ceased somehow to be their own selves in his presence. They all admired him and worshiped him. I don't think he enjoyed any great love of the nation: he was above it. It may sound strange, but he occupied a position previously reserved only for God."
It is a quote in reference to Stalin from his closest collaborator, Kaganovitch - his brother-in-law !
And as we continue to see momentum toward the further centralization of power in our nation's capital and the continued push towards 'socialistic agendas and policies' in our country here is another quote for your consideration:
"They make a semblance of believing in the ideal of socialism, in a future society without classes. In reality, they believe in nothing except organized power."
This is a quote from Milovan Djilas, a prominent Communist leader of Yugoslavia who was personally well acquainted with Stalin, regarding the ruling class of the USSR.
"People ceased somehow to be their own selves in his presence. They all admired him and worshiped him. I don't think he enjoyed any great love of the nation: he was above it. It may sound strange, but he occupied a position previously reserved only for God."
It is a quote in reference to Stalin from his closest collaborator, Kaganovitch - his brother-in-law !
And as we continue to see momentum toward the further centralization of power in our nation's capital and the continued push towards 'socialistic agendas and policies' in our country here is another quote for your consideration:
"They make a semblance of believing in the ideal of socialism, in a future society without classes. In reality, they believe in nothing except organized power."
This is a quote from Milovan Djilas, a prominent Communist leader of Yugoslavia who was personally well acquainted with Stalin, regarding the ruling class of the USSR.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
our inheritance
Have we given over our inheritance? Have we traded it for the promise of something better? Have we sold it for a price?
We, in this country of ours, have been given an inheritance from our fathers. It is an inheritance that was very costly to obtain and it should be cherished and protected. The inheritance that has been passed down from our fathers was based on the idea of freedom and liberty for all but specifically to provide the ability to freely worship God and live our lives based upon His Truth. Our inheritance provides a firm foundation that enables our country’s leadership to maintain our freedom. And this foundation is based on truth that does not change.
Yet we have moved to a time when we are not standing firm as Naboth did. We are giving away our inheritance, ours as well as our children’s, to the Ahabs of today for the promise of something better! What could be better than our freedom and our liberty? What price can even compare to the cost that has been paid to provide our inheritance? We have come to a time in our history where truth has become relative and there is no longer absolute truth – our foundation is crumbling, our inheritance traded away.
Arise, people of God, and stand firm as Naboth did and do not trade nor sell your inheritance. For the price of giving away your inheritance will be persecution.
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, " Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard than it in its place; if you like, I will give you the price of it in money."
But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.
(1 Kings 21:2, 3)
We, in this country of ours, have been given an inheritance from our fathers. It is an inheritance that was very costly to obtain and it should be cherished and protected. The inheritance that has been passed down from our fathers was based on the idea of freedom and liberty for all but specifically to provide the ability to freely worship God and live our lives based upon His Truth. Our inheritance provides a firm foundation that enables our country’s leadership to maintain our freedom. And this foundation is based on truth that does not change.
Yet we have moved to a time when we are not standing firm as Naboth did. We are giving away our inheritance, ours as well as our children’s, to the Ahabs of today for the promise of something better! What could be better than our freedom and our liberty? What price can even compare to the cost that has been paid to provide our inheritance? We have come to a time in our history where truth has become relative and there is no longer absolute truth – our foundation is crumbling, our inheritance traded away.
Arise, people of God, and stand firm as Naboth did and do not trade nor sell your inheritance. For the price of giving away your inheritance will be persecution.
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, " Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard than it in its place; if you like, I will give you the price of it in money."
But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.
(1 Kings 21:2, 3)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Arlington
Even though I am not a country music fan I happened to catch this song as I was TV channel surfing one day…
Very worth listening to the message of this song as we prepare for Memorial Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB76cYS8Ehw
Very worth listening to the message of this song as we prepare for Memorial Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB76cYS8Ehw
Saturday, May 2, 2009
conservative forfeit
Conservatives have forfeited their place at the policy table and we are going to have pay the price…We did not stand firm on fiscal nor social policy issues while we had the opportunity and the ability to provide ‘foundational direction’ to our country…and now, due to our complete failure to provide that direction, the left (ie: monstrous government control ideologues) has taken complete control of the executive, legislative and soon, the judicial branches of our federal government - we are now along for the ride…unable to stop the freight train that is a coming !
It appears that our country will have to hit rock bottom before we can turn the tide. I base this prediction on the fact that there has, throughout our country, been created a pervasive mentality that, accepts as fact, the government does indeed have all of the answers to the ills that beset us. Additionally, that we must not think or act as ‘we the people’ any longer but await the wisdom as spewed forth from our leaders in Washington – and that answer from Washington is ALWAYS spend more money and add more regulation! We have now ingrained into our society an entitlement expectancy that does not see nor perceive the danger of relying on a select few to rule their lives by the power of fiat.
A comparative analogy for what we have coming is the pain that we are currently experiencing within the housing crisis. We built up a mortgage process in our country that relied upon government intervention as well as incestuous relationships between the GSEs (Fannie and Freddie) and Congress. The housing bubble grew, market price appreciation skyrocketed, speculation flourished, from Wall Street to Main Street everyone was talking about the new paradigm that could continue unabated – risk was all but a thing of the past. All of this was being built upon shifting sand – financial chicanery using leverage, government induced excessive risk taking and easy monetary policy. And now we are paying the price for this governmental tinkering induced great recession – and again our federal leadership’s answer is more money and more regulation! Liberty and freedom be damned – it’s a crisis and only the wisdom of our government can fix it for us.
It appears that our country will have to hit rock bottom before we can turn the tide. I base this prediction on the fact that there has, throughout our country, been created a pervasive mentality that, accepts as fact, the government does indeed have all of the answers to the ills that beset us. Additionally, that we must not think or act as ‘we the people’ any longer but await the wisdom as spewed forth from our leaders in Washington – and that answer from Washington is ALWAYS spend more money and add more regulation! We have now ingrained into our society an entitlement expectancy that does not see nor perceive the danger of relying on a select few to rule their lives by the power of fiat.
A comparative analogy for what we have coming is the pain that we are currently experiencing within the housing crisis. We built up a mortgage process in our country that relied upon government intervention as well as incestuous relationships between the GSEs (Fannie and Freddie) and Congress. The housing bubble grew, market price appreciation skyrocketed, speculation flourished, from Wall Street to Main Street everyone was talking about the new paradigm that could continue unabated – risk was all but a thing of the past. All of this was being built upon shifting sand – financial chicanery using leverage, government induced excessive risk taking and easy monetary policy. And now we are paying the price for this governmental tinkering induced great recession – and again our federal leadership’s answer is more money and more regulation! Liberty and freedom be damned – it’s a crisis and only the wisdom of our government can fix it for us.
personal liberty and freedom
If you believe in personal liberty and freedom why would you ever want bigger government? Government eats away at liberty and freedom as it intertwines its tentacles and daily reaches into every segment of our lives….the more government involvement in your life the less liberty and freedom you will have. Government is not the answer it is the problem as a great president once said.
Our federal government’s role is to provide oversight and direction so that liberty and freedom may flourish. And our constitution dictates what that role is – yet we the people have lost our zeal to protect it! The power of government (to legislate, tax and spend) has created a goliath that has overreached well beyond its primary directive. Prior to FDR and the New Deal et al the federal government spent less money than the states – since FDR that ratio has continued to move in the wrong direction in the name of promoting the general welfare of our nation (and we all know that money, and ability to apportion it, means power and control). This continued assault on our liberty has created a cabal of power centered in a very few hands. And under the new administration the federal government is set to spend trillions and become the largest government in the history of the world!
How will that effect the liberty and freedom of the people of the United States?
Are you prepared to be beholden to those few in Washington who control the process?
I do not believe that the founders of this great nation would be impressed with where we have taken this country – after they pledged their lives, their fortunes and their honor to make this country the freest nation in the history of the world.
Our federal government’s role is to provide oversight and direction so that liberty and freedom may flourish. And our constitution dictates what that role is – yet we the people have lost our zeal to protect it! The power of government (to legislate, tax and spend) has created a goliath that has overreached well beyond its primary directive. Prior to FDR and the New Deal et al the federal government spent less money than the states – since FDR that ratio has continued to move in the wrong direction in the name of promoting the general welfare of our nation (and we all know that money, and ability to apportion it, means power and control). This continued assault on our liberty has created a cabal of power centered in a very few hands. And under the new administration the federal government is set to spend trillions and become the largest government in the history of the world!
How will that effect the liberty and freedom of the people of the United States?
Are you prepared to be beholden to those few in Washington who control the process?
I do not believe that the founders of this great nation would be impressed with where we have taken this country – after they pledged their lives, their fortunes and their honor to make this country the freest nation in the history of the world.
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