A Patriot's Time to Act

A Patriot’s Time to Act

Our country came into existence through the act of patriots that knew that principles were something not just to live by, but if necessary to fight and die for. If one surrenders their principles, then life no longer has honor. Not only individuals have principles, but nations too have principles.

America’s founders were not perfect men, by no means. They were wise enough to set up principles to govern and guide this nation. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are not just American ideals, but belong to all men and women of the earth. The torch of The Statue of Liberty is a beacon not just to past and present immigrants of The American Promise, but a reminder to its citizens of what we must be ever vigilant to guard and protect.

Today, our freedoms are under assault from those who believe that we should surrender some individual liberties to obtain a better level of security for the country as a whole. Benjamin Franklin left many wise sayings, but the wisest of his council in the following quote:

“ They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety”.

The Constitution of the United States is called a “living document” because its owners have the ability to change it.

We The People have the ultimate power in this country, but as in all government structures, there are those who seek to usurp power and gain control of the government.

The Fourth Amendment to the constitution has been violated. The Fifth and First Amendments are now under attack. Once these have fallen, the Second Amendment will be the target. One day, perhaps the right to keep and bear arms will be the only thing standing between the citizen owners of this country and those who seek to destroy the Republic by selling America off piece by piece and where the Constitution becomes just a quaint relic for tourist in Washington, instead of the basis for the best form of government yet devised by man.

The rights of peaceful assembly, free speech and the power of the ballot box will still work. All that is needed is American citizens with the courage and conviction to wield the weapons of change that our forefathers gave us wisely, so long ago.

Those who seek control know the power of these rights and fear them. It is the one thing that stands in the way of their plans. Why else do you think that the government now photographs and adds information on peaceful protestors to government databases, as the actions of the F.B.I recently revealed in the media.

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of our great republic had great insight. He gave us a warning to the dangers we now face.

“The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.”

And the Reverend Martin Luther King echoed the thoughts of TR with this thought;

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Wake Up America before it is too late!