Posted on 08/01/2002 10:29:52 AM PDT by jgrubbs
Patrick Henry Could Not Be Elected Today By Chuck Baldwin August 2, 2002
My friend and mentor, Jerry Falwell, wrote an inspiring column in his National Liberty Journal entitled, "We Need A Patrick Henry To Lead Us." In this article, he aptly expresses the desire for leaders such as the famed Patrick Henry to again arrive on the American scene. With all my heart, I agree with him that such leaders are desperately needed. However, the problem is not that such leaders don't exist but that few Americans seem willing to support and follow them.
We have seen several principled patriots make the effort to sound the clarion call for freedom and constitutional government, all to no avail. I'm talking about men such as Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes, and Howard Phillips. These men are every bit as principled, patriotic, passionate, and persuasive about freedom as was Patrick Henry or Sam Adams, yet the vast majority of conservatives and Christians did not support them.
Instead, Christian and conservative leaders across the country pooled their resources and influence to help mushy, milquetoast candidates such as George I, Bob Dole, and George II. I would even argue that it was Ralph Reed's Christian Coalition that single- handedly stole the Republican nomination from Buchanan and gave it to Dole back in 1996. Again in 2000, it was the leaders of the "Religious Right" that fought for Bush the Younger and virtually ignored the candidacies of Keyes, Buchanan, Phillips, and even Gary Bauer.
In his column, Falwell writes, "We have elected men and women who uphold homosexual lifestyles that God calls abomination. We must become prudent with our votes, supporting only candidates who - like Patrick Henry - adhere to biblical values." I whole heartily agree. That is why I cannot support G.W. Bush. Bush has done as much to promote the homosexual agenda as Bill Clinton. Bush has kept and even expanded virtually all of the socialist, New World Order policies of Clinton. In addition, Bush's propensity to create an American police state is as ubiquitous as it is ominous.
What attracts us to the heroes of 1776 was their commitment to principle and their courage in the face of insurmountable opposition. However, these same virtues are used against today's patriots. We are not allowed to support anyone outside the establishment because "he has no chance of winning." We turn a deaf ear to the voices of modern-day Paul Reveres because "they refuse to compromise." What we embraced yesterday we eschew today. Conservatives and Christians throughout the country have let it be known in no uncertain terms that mild mannered socialists are much preferred to courageous constitutionalists.
Just as God's people rejected the prophets in Old Testament Israel, so have they rejected America's patriots today. Patrick Henry could never get elected today, because even Christians would not support him.
© Chuck Baldwin
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Patrick Henry Could Not Be Elected Today
Even if he could, he’d be like 250 years old or something.
Conservatives and Christians throughout the country have let it be known in no uncertain terms that mild mannered socialists are much preferred to courageous constitutionalists.
BOSTON - National guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed on April 19th by elements of a paramilitary extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources estimate that 72 were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were compelled to withdraw.
Speaking after the clash Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to the radical right-wing tax protest movement.
Gage blamed the extremists for recent incidents of vandalism directed against internal revenue offices. The governor, who described the group's organizers a "criminals," issued an executive order authorizing the summary arrest of any individual who has interfered with the government's efforts to secure law and order.
The military raid on the extremist arsenal followed wide-spread refusal by the local citizenry to turn over recently outlawed assault weapons. Gage issued a ban on military style assault weapons and ammunition earlier in the week. This decision followed a meeting in early this month between government and military leaders at which the governor authorized the forcible confiscation of illegal arms.
One government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, pointed out that "none of these people would have been killed had the extremists obeyed the law and turned over their weapons voluntarily." Government troops initially succeeded in confiscating a large supply of outlawed weapons and ammunition. However, troops attempting to seize arms and ammunition in Lexington met with resistance from heavily armed extremists who had been tipped off regarding the government's plans.
During a tense standoff in Lexington's town park, National Guard Colonel Francis Smith, commander of the government operation, ordered the armed group to surrender and return to their homes. The impasse was broken by a single shot, which was reportedly fired by one of the right-wing extremists.
Eight civilians were killed in the ensuing exchange. Ironically, the local citizenry blamed government forces rather than the extremists for the civilian deaths. Before order could be restored, armed citizens from surrounding areas had descended upon the guard units. Colonel Smith, finding his forces overmatched by the armed mob, ordered a retreat.
Governor Gage has called upon citizens to support the state/national joint task force in its effort to restore law and order. The governor also demanded the surrender of those responsible for planning and leading the attack against the government troops. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock, who have been identified as "ringleaders" of the extremist faction, remain at large.
Kind of has a catchy ring to it, ya think...?
To truly change this system it will take, I believe, an electoral accident of epic proportions. Our electoral process is deliberately designed to elect the most malleable, moderate candidate it can, because those people take orders from big donors the best. To get around that will take the just the right set of circumstances. That's why it will have to be an accident.
Well, my advice to ol' Patrick, were he to ask me, would be to run in Virginia, and forget about places like Hillary's New York or Barney Frank's district around Boston. But I'd vote for him. (You already knew that, didn't you?)
If Patrick Henry were alive today, Judge Leslie Wells would have him thrown in federal prison for "showing disrespect for government."
If Patrick Henry were alive today, he would be baranded as a terrorist and an enemy of the state.
If Patrick Henry were alive today and posting on this site,some of his posts may have been deleted and he might even be a candidate for banishment.
Actually, I have had a lot of posts deleted.
The 2nd War of Independence has already been fought and lost. You may have learned about it as the "Civil War."
Is he anti-Israel or just a non-interventionist?
Nuke tipped artillery shells eliminate the possibility of blitzkrieg.
A nuclear submarine also completely eliminates the concept of "victory" in a war.
Second strike capability. You don't just get hit once, but two, three, or four times.
Perhaps we should be a bit more careful about letting the United Nations wave its magic wand to create nations in the future.
Good borders are formed by cultural,geographical and economic considerations not by the good intentions of the global "community".
Well, given that Vietnam belonged to the French, I can't see why the people who actually lived there got so uppity. Anyway, a lesson for future generations. The deed is done, Israel exists, its just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Europeans have not had viable nations since WWII. We've kept them on life support but the brain died long ago.
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