You can pry it from my cold dead hands

The restrictions on guns getting tighter, taxes on ammunition are sky-rocketing and so many in government are trying to strip us of our right to bear arms. Do we realize how important this right is? It was important enough to be #2! Why is it number two? Because without being able to bear arms we will not be able to defend the other rights we have. Jefferson made it clear when he said:

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

and

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. -Thomas Jefferson

Similarly, in a released Senate report on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms,

Senator Orrin G. Hatch, chairman, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, states: They argue that the Second Amendment's words "right of the people" mean "a right of the state" — apparently overlooking the impact of those same words when used in the First and Fourth Amendments. The "right of the people" to assemble or to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures is not contested as an individual guarantee. Still they ignore consistency and claim that the right to "bear arms" relates only to military uses. This not only violates a consistent constitutional reading of "right of the people" but also ignores that the second amendment protects a right to "keep" arms. "When our ancestors forged a land "conceived in liberty", they did so with musket and rifle. When they reacted to attempts to dissolve their free institutions, and established their identity as a free nation, they did so as a nation of armed freemen. When they sought to record forever a guarantee of their rights, they devoted one full amendment out of ten to nothing but the protection of their right to keep and bear arms against governmental interference. Under my chairmanship the Subcommittee on the Constitution will concern itself with a proper recognition of, and respect for, this right most valued by free men."

As the argument rages on about definitions and the true intent of the second amendment; the reality remains that without a way to defend ourselves we will be robed not in the dead of night but in the light of day right in front of our faces and we will only be able to stand and watch as our rights and freedoms are stripped from us.

Today as we write a check...

As for the bill that President Obama signed today, I can honestly say I hope it works. Because, that is a whole lot of money to just give away. The sad reality is that it is not likely to work. This quote seemed appropriate to mention:

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Sir Winston Churchill

The good news today... The Former Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were realeased today. It was good to see them reunited with their families.

Another day, another promise broken

Nancy Pelosi is going to make me have to take blood pressure medicine at the age of 25!

Reading the Drudge Report this morning is see this:
Rep. John Culberson, TX claims the "stimulus" bill must be urgently voted on today -- because Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving at 6:00 PM for an 8 day trip to Europe!

You know what Nancy Pelosi, STAY THERE!!!

This will not give those men and women we are trusting to vote on this bill a chance to read the 1,071 page beast of legal gibberish! Let alone "we the people " the ones that will be paying the taxes.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) predicted on Thursday that none of his Senate colleagues would "have the chance" to read the entire final version of the $790-billion stimulus bill before the bill comes up for a final vote in Congress.
(via CNSNews.com)
They go on to quote several Senators that didn't think that they could read through it either.

Glenn Beck's crew figured that they would have to read this document at a pace of 600+ words a min, just to get through the thing.

Oh, and they have now broken their promise to have the public able to see the bill for 48 hours, not that they ever planned to keep it.

So what does this mean?

Well we can only hope that a few of the democrats might gain some sort of a conscience and vote against this so that they can have time to go over it and see what is in this bill, really I think its the least they could do. but Will it happen? Probably not.

This all comes down to the fact that they do not want us to see what is in this revised bill, they do not want us to question them, they would like for all of us to drink the kool-aid and fall in line with the sheep to be lead to the slaughter under the guise that they are taking care of us, when have we ever trusted them.

I will leave with these quotes from Thomas Jefferson and will try to find a way to relax to keep my head from exploding.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
-Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
-Thomas Jefferson

We were warned of this...

Something to think about...

With all that is going on I thought this might get you thinking:

When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.
-Benjamin Franklin

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
-Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
-Thomas Jefferson

The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country. A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote. If children were forced to learn about the Constitution, about how government works, about how this nation came into being, about taxes and about how government forever threatens the cause of liberty perhaps we wouldn't see so many foolish ideas coming out of the mouths of silly men.
-Lyn Nofziger

If we would only listen those who have come before us and have warned of such things...
Even though it seems that no matter how much we shout we feel as we are whispering into a hurricane and will not be heard, we must not give up. We are not alone Please read the post below that I am trying to spread from Glenn Beck to join together as a storm of conservative voices that will hold Washington responsible and hopefully make some changes.

The Nine Principles (From Glenn Beck)

Do you watch the direction that America is being taken in and feel powerless to stop it?

Do you believe that your voice isn’t loud enough to be heard above the noise anymore?

Do you read the headlines everyday and feel an empty pit in your stomach…as if you’re completely alone?

If so, then you’ve fallen for the Wizard of Oz lie. While the voices you hear in the distance may sound intimidating, as if they surround us from all sides—the reality is very different. Once you pull the curtain away you realize that there are only a few people pressing the buttons, and their voices are weak. The truth is that they don’t surround us at all.

We surround them.

So, how do we show America what’s really behind the curtain? Below are nine simple principles. If you believe in at least seven of them, then we have something in common. I urge you to read the instructions at the end for how to help make your voice heard. The Nine Principles

1. America is good.

2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.

3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.

4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

You Are Not Alone If you agree with at least seven of those principles, then you are not alone. Please send a digital version of your picture to: wesurroundthem@foxnews.com and then stay tuned to the radio and television shows over the coming weeks to see how we intend to pull back the curtain.
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From Glenn Beck at glennbeck.com

My Stand

So I have a big problem with our continued crawl toward socialism. It seems that every time I turn around we are getting closer and closer, take the so called stimulus package or as I like to say the "Lets throw money at our problem", instead of really looking at the problem. The real problem in the financial sector is the Banks! They were the ones that started it and were the first to fail and as a result the first to get bailed out, so now the Banks are all safe and "now" claim they are only going to practice responsible lending, in other words we got our money you all fend for yourselves, and continue to make the financial crisis worse by hording the money that was supposed to help us all out. Now we are getting ready to spend an absurd amount of money claiming that it is a stimulus package but under close inspection it is becoming clear it will be the spending of huge amounts of money on more and more socialist programs a big one being the infrastructure of Socialized Medicine; don't even get me started on that; and many other things like a huge pay off to ACORN. So what can we do now? Take action and call your state officials if they are against it stand with them to let them know that they are not alone, and if they are for it tell them where you stand and ask them to consider the problems that you have with the bill. We can not be complacent any longer we must voice our opinions to those we hired to work for us in Washington.

In the begining

For starters I will let you know a little about me and the propose of this blog. I am young guy from the Mountain West. I was raised in a small farm town, brought up on hard work and good values. I was taught to think with my head and feel with my heart. I have since moved away from that small town, attended college and married my wife.

Now to get to why I am starting this blog, I am a Conservative and have always had very strong opinions. Here I would like to share and discuss to expand my knowledge, to spread the ideals and values I hold dear. I to do my part to uphold everything this great nation was founded on. To exercise and protect my freedoms as an American.