Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence? …Five signers were captured by the
British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their
homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the
Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56
fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and
jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation
owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration
of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if
they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and
trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold
his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas
McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his
family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and
his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,
and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties
of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and
Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that
the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his
headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire.
The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had
his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she
died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside
as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields
and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived
in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his
children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a
broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were
the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not
wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means
and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.
Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the
support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of
the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives,
our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and
independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what
happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British.
We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own
government! You might be asking of yourself just what you have
sacrificed for freedom?
Eleven score and thirteen years ago America was founded on the
principals of rugged individualism and inherent freedoms. America
began as an idea, an experiment in self determination wherein
government derived its limited authority from the people and served at
their behest. This young republic assumed upon itself the mantle of
the last, best hope for the world. Sadly, at this time and place we
mourn her passing. Historians will long debate the passing of the
greatest country on earth but few will regale, with wit, the
Socialistic virus responsible for her demise. America was first
diagnosed with Socialism in the 1960’s and suffered many injustices,
trials and relapses throughout the next two decades. In the 80’s
America fought back against this usually fatal disease with the help
and guidance of “Ronaldus Magnus”, better known as Ronald Reagan.
President Reagan attacked Socialism with a fervor not seen by the
American electorate since the founding of its great republic. Reagan
believed in America and America believed in him. During the 80’s
Socialism in America was in remission, and on the run. For a time, far
too short, America made sense again and thrived. After Reagan America
was never the same. Socialism gradually seeped back in the American
lexicon and the virulent strain again masticated democracy throughout
the states and across the fruited plain. Finally, in 2009, America
heaved her last gasp and departed this world, taking with her the
hopes and dreams held dear by her masses. She will be remembered for
what could have been; Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Sadly; this postscript is much more than flowery prose and
postulation. This could happen. Ask yourself… what have you done to
preserve freedom?
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can
only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves
money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority
always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the
Public Treasury, “Think Barry’s BBQ ribs in every pot and home
ownership for deadbeats”. “The result that a democracy always
collapses over loose fiscal policy is always followed by dictatorship.
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two-
hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence:
>From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great
courage; from courage to abundance; from abundance to complacency;
from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence
back again into bondage.”
—Alexander Fraser Tyler, 1700 Quotation found in SYNERGY Server [Note:
The Professor wrote about the fall of the Athenian republic over a
thousand years ago, this when America was a British colony.]
Authors Note ** We are not abiding a Democracy; Our government is a
representative republic gone mad.
I begin this most prescient posit quoting Professor Tyler primarily
for his profound ability to stand askance as to the execution of
government when the enumerated powers loaned to the federal government
are ignored and/or adulterated. Thomas Paine, “the Rush Limbaugh of
his time” said, “Society in every state is a blessing, but government,
even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an
intolerable one”. This is the state of governance we are compelled to
tolerate and endure.
“[T]he government of the United States is a definite government,
confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments,
whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative
duty of the government.” — James Madison, {general author of our
constitution}
“A wise and frugal government … shall restrain men from injuring one
another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own
pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good
government.” — Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4,
1801
These quotes from our founders; “whom I believe were rooted in divine
inspiration” have been totally filed under, “I” for irrelevant and
looked upon by our present day congress and the executive branch as
merely a super sized roll of Charmin® three ply in the same men’s room
formerly occupied by the toe tapping, wide stance Senator from Idaho;
A.K.A Larry, “men seeking men” Craigslist.
When James Madison said that the text of our constitution specifically
states that no where in that document was there a codicil or even the
intent that our federal government has purview over the distribution
of charity; Or taking income from those engaged in productivity and
transferring it to baby machines and winos whose preference is to
suckle at the teat of earners.
After all; it was James Madison who actually wrote the constitution
with the help of Thomas Paine; thus answering once and for all the
intent of this sacred parchment.
“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of
his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who,
or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to
violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee
to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired
by it.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816
Abraham Lincoln, “the object of Barry’s man crush” also had thoughts
about spreading the wealth, though his thoughts were diametrically
opposed to the temporary lease holder of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be
maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties”.-President
Abraham Lincoln.
As the ratings for the Obama sitcom dwarf those of American Idol;
thanks in large part to the Presidents decisions to close club Gitmo
and relocate its clients to a halfway house in Crawford Texas, while
rescinding the water sports portion of their daily entertainment and
limiting the questioning of these misunderstood, peaceful reformers, “
who accidentally go BOOM” on occasion to, “ how can we make you more
comfortable” or “ would you like President Obama to sign your Koran” ?
We the people are treated to an administration most reminiscent of a
three stooges re-run…Nyuk, Nyuk!
Meanwhile; back at the White House, “where the black guy lives”, Obama
spends most of his time rating female interns from 1-10 yet, has found
time to jimmy the government cash register and pilfer $1 gazillion
greenbacks to finance Ass Chaps on Rabid Nuts, or “ACORN”. Abortions
for European cheerleaders, their mothers, unwed sheep and that mother
in California that just gave birth to eight children; now possessing a
football team, complete with backups.
And; as Obama plays Santa Clause for every mega-liberal wet dream, he
intends to pay for this shopping spree by placing his picture on the
dollar bill and stenciling in twelve zeros next to the $1. That and
combining his fight against obesity by taxing Americans by the pound,
sending jackbooted IRS thugs out to literally make change by hoisting
citizens by their ankles and shaking them; dislodging the change from
their pockets, appointing Bernie Made-off as confiscator of wealth
from the wealthy, changing the mission of the peace corps to picking
up aluminum cans, unionizing the homeless, taxing sex by the inch,
“Democrats would be allowed to estimate” taxing children’s allowances
and playing the lottery. I’m reminded of the words of very wise men
and their thoughts on taxes.
“I 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.”
—Winston Churchill
“I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity.
[To approve such spending] would be contrary to the letter and the
spirit of the Constitution and subversive to the whole theory upon
which the Union of these States is founded.”
—President Franklin Pierce (1854)
“Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let
him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example
assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built”.-
Abraham Lincoln
So why the historical perspective, why the history of those great men
who not only conceived this document, “our constitution” a document we
conservatives consider to be divinely inspired and sacrosanct; A
document that these great men pledged their lives, their fortunes and
their sacred honor, under the penalty of death? Why? Because my
friends it is being dismantled, one section at a time, under our very
noses.
Sadly; we have become a politically correct, Oprah watching, spoiled,
fat, sassy, entitled, lazy, sappy, microwaveable, remote control,
blasphemous, fast food, Hollywood worshiping, selfish, non-voting,
politically illiterate, government dependent, credit card, sub-prime,
ignorant sheep. Quick; what is enumerated in our tenth amendment? What
are the names of all nine Supreme Court justices?
These questions were put to a cross section of college seniors with
predictable results. Less than 10% could name even five justices, less
than 1% could paraphrase our tenth amendment. None of the participants
could give even a basic explanation of economics.
Perhaps it’s just my conspiracy, black helicopter, and grassy knoll,
nature that believes this is but coincidental and arbitrary. Though,
After all; were our founding documents ingrained into our young skulls
full of mush, along with a basic understanding of economic principals;
the democrat party would be extinct and exhibits of Nancy Pelosi,
Harry Reid, ET. Al., would be featured in the Smithsonian next to the
Neanderthals.
“I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but
the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to
exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not
to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education.
This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power”.-
Thomas Jefferson
The Rhetorical dagger I most often use when skewering you Lilliputian,
liberal, bootlicking lackey loons from the left as I Lionize
conservatives and belittle the salmonella tainted, peanut size frontal
lobes possessed by you water head, short buss, Forrest Gump’s, Is
simply common sense combined with my inherent, unequaled, unqualified
brilliance.
Even with your diminished liberal mental faculties; I have but one
question for you special ED, Special Olympics flunkies. And; it is
this. Even taken for granted that the majority of you lack of the gray
matter to form a coherent thought, tie your shoes or chew gum at the
same time you must accept the gold standard of substantive
recumbentibus pertinent thelemic freedoms that we are indeed endowed
by our creator with certain inalienable rights that do not come from
government; but no, our rights are God given and simply loaned to
government as a temporary note.
Meaning; what government hasn’t the authority so enumerated to that
body in the text of the constitution, they have not the authority to
exercise. There is no federal, constitutional, powers which would
allow government to empower the treasury secretary to allocate funds,
to collect earnings from one taxpayer and deliver them to a slacker,
to regulate states exploration of energy, to bailout anyone or
anything, to fund abortion, to set, “CAFÉ” standards, to fund
education, to apply federal taxes to any goods or services, to
regulate anything that does not involve a commercial dispute between
the states, or the thousands of duties our federal government has
taken upon itself.
Our constitution is clear and unambiguous. The federal government is
charged with three and only three duties and is limited by the tenth
amendment from straying into other legislative arenas. Those
authorities are; to provide for a common defense, to negotiate
international treaties and to settle disputes between the several
states, only in the context of interstate commerce. All other
governing responsibilities reside with the states.
These weren’t simply suggestions postulated by those great men whom
born this country by sacrificing blood and treasure. No; our founders
actually put quill to parchment and specifically enumerated those
edicts as governing principals to be adhered to. And; lest there be
any doubt they also affixed their John Hancock’s to their document and
swore an oath to protect and defend the principals within the text. By
the way; this is the same oath taken by our President and
congressional representatives.
Perhaps, just perhaps, it’s time for those elected, spoiled, greedy
corrupt bastards and bitches who have made a career out of screwing
the people they are supposed to be working for, just maybe they should
dust off the constitution and give it a look see. For those career
politicians with the courage to do so I would expect a speedy
resignation. For the document they swore to protect and defend, they
have adulterated, bastardized, emasculated and belittled. Now; what
will you do about it? What say you?
Conservative Springfield Staff Writer
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