Posted on 06/26/2015 4:00:53 PM PDT by Isara
Cruz does not go far enough.
Puh-lease. Civil war? Americans are too busy watching Dancing With The Stars and the Kardashians to do anything. Get out of the echo chamber of your immediate peers and this forum and you will see. The last time Americans were motivated and agreed on anything was right after 9/11/2001 when we were all joined by a common tragedy and elusive enemy (elusive because it wasn’t a country attacking us as we’ve been preparing for forever).
“You cannot restrain tyrants via civil means in a society that is no longer civil, or religious or moral.”
Well put.
We moved to a rural, conservative, armed area to be ready for what come what may.
And to quit feeding the fascist beast. The best way to show civil disobedience is to quit financially supporting this government.
Unfortunately, no matter how mad most people are, they don’t want to disturb their comfortable lifestyle. Or, I’m also guessing that many here are either elderly or not in the best of health, and that makes them reluctant to take a financial risk. But unless we ALL do so or are willing to go to even the next step after this, the future we leave to our kids and grandkids will be hopeless.
There’s an ancient concept constructed in Medicine that is called ‘homeostasis’. It’s still a large component of medicine today.
Homeostasis can be easily understood by the example of how a body adapts to hot water in a tub when taking a bath. Put a toe in, let it get comfortable, then put another toe in and so on. Pretty soon the whole body is in and that hot water which was so shocking at first feels real comfortable.
Similar process happens in metallurgical engineering with a metal undergoing the process of annealing.
When we change the Constitution, we have to go slow and avoid knee-jerk reactions and curb our passions, avoid being all over the map.
You see as soon as JUST ONE Article V amendment crosses the finish line, the federal government knows their game is changed forever because we have set a precedent. They will then look at the Constitution differently.
And the people will then know they have power and will look to their Article V facilitators as well as their representatives in Congress who are changed in their nature and views, and they will demand that the 14th Amendment be examined and that necessary remedies for its abuses be prepared, The remedy may be legislation or a simple resolution or possibly as large as a full repeal.
Let’s focus on getting JUST ONE done first. My preference is THE ONE should address the flaws in the 17th, the power between the States and the federal government.
According to the DHS terrorism assessment and many major federal documents to law enforcement - White, Christian Southern Men who are veterans and gun owners are to be considered domestic terrorists.
That was authored in 2009. I assume you agree with Obama and Holder?
Of course not. Money is more important than liberty, sovereignty or the rule of law when push comes to shove in this country, which is why we continue to watch any opposition to overt tyranny melt like brown sugar in boiling water when the Beast comes to enforce it's will.
I’m amazed at how many don’t understand or maybe don’t care that this is a fight for freedom. IMO, the fight doesn’t go anywhere else. It’s up to the states, now or never.
A society of people who are no longer governed by God, will be ruled by the tyranny of men.
Constitutional amendments are useless.
Cruz pretends to be incensed, and then plans to do absolutely nothing.
What a hypocrite.
It certainly doesn't happen by voting.
Revolts aren't won by votes.
may the Lord bless and protect Ted Cruz and his family.
Yeah, bought more ammo today. Everything is available again, market’s saturated with goodies. I’m going with the premise window will be gradually closing and it all disappears once festivities start.
“Agreed. The best way to control power in Washington is to give that power to someone else. Amendments really can’t do that.”
An Amendment can do that if it creates or empowers anther party at odds with the Centralization of power to hold the Federal court accountable and veto its lawless self-serving edicts.
You said: “The LAWLESS will not be moved by MORE LAWS. You cannot restrain tyrants via civil means in a society that is no longer civil, or religious or moral.”
Then you said: “According to the DHS terrorism assessment and many major federal documents to law enforcement - White, Christian Southern Men who are veterans and gun owners are to be considered domestic terrorists. I assume you agree with Obama and Holder?”
After your first statement, I asked if you were going to attack the white house (since you said the lawless would not be moved by more laws). That has nothing to do with the DHS.
I, too, as a prepper, am suspected by the DHS of being a domestic terrorist (by DHS definition). But, I’ll stay with Cruz and support getting control of government, including the supreme court, by lawful means - and kicking out every Democrat/Muslim connected to the DHS when Cruz is president.
You are not going to go off half cocked and start shooting even if what you say sounds like that. With God’s help, and Cruz in the president’s seat, we have a chance to save this country.
Constitutional remedies for this lawlessness is the second amendment. Cruz should just come out and say it. Legal means will not stop the insanity.
As stated, most people don’t care or have the time to care, even though they don’t realize that this PC BS is ruining our country. Obama ran on Traditional Marriage in 2008, but is now Pro Homo Marriage and I bet 80% of the voting public even remember.
Most will vote the same party they’ve always voted, or will just stay home instead.
As far as Homo marriage, that ship has sailed. Once something has been legalized it will stay that way.
But I don’t want to hear another word about “gun crime” and “Common-sense gun laws” unless those laws are aimed at criminals that use guns in commission of a crime.
10 years, first offense. No time off for “good behavior” or early parole.
25 years, second offense. Same conditions as above.
50 years, third offense. Same conditions as above.
The current “Catch & Release” program that takes place mostly in liberal run cities doesn’t seem to work, so it’s time to target the 0.0001% that is responsible for 99.9999% of crime involving firearms, not the other way around.
Very true. It's important to realize that the present crowd making policy in Washington are the youthful hippies of the late '60s and early '70s, and everything they do is based on the concerns of that era: drug legalization, black power, sexual liberation, etc. What these people are saying and doing today would be right at home in an All in the Family rerun. It's all they know.
But coming up quickly are the kids of the Reagan era and the dotcom boom. Their priorities are completely different. That's why I feel we must get Ted Cruz across the finish line in first place. He understands, and can represent, the up-and-coming leaders who can save the nation.
Ted Cruz at his finest, proving that he has no political equal. I will crawl across broken glass to vote for this man.
Can he be the President of the United States? Can he, by himself, correct the damage done in the last 30 years? He will be alone.
That's exactly what needs to happen first.
The Governors of the red states must rise and dare Justice Roberts to enforce his dictatorial edict. Nothing less is acceptable, or we have truly relegated the Constitution and the republic to the dustbin of history.
On the heels of such a unified statement, it's just as important that The People rise as one voice to back up their elected state leaders.
And I am disappointed by that.
Did you not notice that Senator Cruz all but threatened that an Article V Convention will happen if Congress doesn't follow his advice?
That's as close to a full-out endorsement as you can expect from anyone running for president at this time.
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