Crazy Times
Jan 20, 2021 Commentary, General, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Opinion, Satire, Tyranny
Are you a ‘normal, red-blooded American’? Are you tired of every single problem, real or imagined, in the country blamed on you? Are you up-to-here with being called racist, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, patriarchic, deplorable, or whatever the Liberals decide is an appropriate description of you (even though they don’t know you at all)? Have you had enough of ‘learning’ that the United States of America was not only BUILT upon slavery, but slavery is the only reason for its existence? Or maybe your ears will bleed if you hear one more time that rich, White, European business tycoons get wealthy or extend their current wealth on the backs of the poor and destitute of all races here? Have you been told that everything from math to proper English, to Climate Change, is the result of racism? I may have an answer to all of the above! Let’s dig.
First, please understand that I am aware that what I am about to propose is an insane idea. That, had I not been mentally abused by the nonsense in the first paragraph for literally decades, I wouldn’t have ever entertained such nutty policy suggestions. I hail as a Constitutional Conservative, very much right-of-center politically. I’m normally a live-and-let live guy—almost Libertarian in thought. Other than protecting children, I think most people should have the opportunity to screw up their lives in whatever method they choose, so long as it doesn’t infringe on the rights or property of others. On the other hand, I feel very strongly that, if I’m going to be constantly accused of some crime, regardless of lack of evidence of said crime—or even if I have exculpatory evidence that I absolutely did NOT do the crime, I am going to DO THE CRIME! If I’m guilty and will incur punishment either way, might as well! So, I have a radical idea: take the Liberals’ accusations to heart.
Therefore, effective immediately, we should turn the US into the country the Liberals think we already are. Pendulums swing, and it is time to swing that bad boy in the opposite direction than its current path! As stated above, the US is accused of being so many awful things, so it is time to implement that which we are already guilty of, by our critics!
Dissenting opinions will be tolerated—once. You get your say, as our 1st Amendment allows for. But once stated, anything further is just agitation. We, as a country, don’t want it, don’t need it, and it serves no positive purpose. So, such opinions are now reason for the Ejection Clause below.
Calls for ‘racial equity’ end NOW. This is a meritocracy, and will continue to be so. Anyone wishing to give preferential treatment to any particular race will be subject to the Ejection Clause below. Note that all minorities are still welcome in the US—as are all productive people. Those that make a living by perpetuating the sins of the distant and near past are no longer welcome. Take that particular show on the road. Anywhere but here.
All history textbooks that depict the US as a country founded upon racism and genocide are GONE. No problem telling the story of the US as a factual presentation, but adding the author’s opinions, based on current modes of morality and society, is not only erroneous, it paints the US in a poor, incorrect light. It stops now. Authors of said view will be subject to the Ejection Clause below.
The US has carried able, non-productive people for decades, via our Social Safety Net. This ends now. While we will continue to provide assistance for people in-between jobs, it will no longer be a lifestyle. If you are able to work, you will work—or be assigned work. Don’t like the assigned work? Get a job in a role you like. All Welfare and unemployment compensation will have an end date. Unemployment will be issued based upon real attempts to become employed. Past that date, person will be subject to Ejection Clause below. Note that this section does not cover mentally or physically disabled people. We will use funds recovered from the idle able to implement true care facilities for those that simply cannot function well in society alone. And we will continue to honor our promises of Social Security to those that paid into the system. We will provide food for children and those that need—not money. We will distribute basic foods, relieving our surpluses. Do not like the food available? Get a job. Anyone else, see Ejection Clause below.
Congress will return to its original boundaries and intentions. All spending will only be allowed under Constitutional enumerated powers. The position of Congressman will pay zero salary, with an appropriate expense account that is subject to audit by a citizen committee. Violation of oath of office is terms for immediate office loss, and subject to criminal prosecution. Income taxes will be replaced by a national sales tax. Changing the sales tax rate requires a super-majority of States to ratify. There is no longer a reason to field an IRS, other than to audit sales tax collections, and prevent black market avoidance of sales taxes. There will no longer be a yearly tax filing for individuals—such private information is no longer shared with government. Corporate income taxes, that are currently passed on to consumers, go away completely. Since the ‘progressive income tax’ and ‘corporate income tax’ are gone, Congress no longer can play favorites with the tax code, also removing their ‘fundraising’ hammer. Lobbyists will continue to be legal, via 1st Amendment, but the first dollar that changes hands between lobbyist and Congressman is grounds for criminal prosecution of both parties. ‘Redress of grievances’ will no longer be a monetary transaction. Don’t like the new rules? Don’t run for Congress. Note: voting will be with verifiable ID, in person. The ONLY exceptions are deployed military and hospital patients. Voting will occur from 7am to 7pm, local time zones, only on Election Day. If it isn’t a priority to go to the polls, stay home. Voting machines, if used, will only tabulate votes. Any other function is an attempt to defraud that election, and will not be tolerated. Every voting machine will pass an audit, and must retain all pertinent information for future analysis.
College professors will teach their subject matter. Period. Any attempt to insert political views where unwarranted will be grounds for Eject Clause below. College degree programs will be indexed by anticipated income potential for each specialty. Pre-med, pre-law, IT, engineering, etc. will be full tuition cost, but teaching degrees, and most degrees ending in ‘Studies’ will cost less, in anticipation of the degree holder’s ability to pay. The entire Student Loan program will be reevaluated, top to bottom, every 10 years.
Public sector unions will disappear, effective immediately. With no one representing the funder (taxpayer) at the bargaining table, these negotiations were always political stimulus. Pay will be based upon performance, like any other job in the US. Anyone attempting to change that environment will be subject to the Ejection Clause below.
Our immigration policy is now quite simple: enter thru designated areas. Folks who desire entry will be assessed physically for disease—those failing are denied entry. They will be assessed for their work habits, desire to assimilate, and skill sets. If there are unsatisfactory answers to those queries, they will be denied entry. The US is not responsible for anyone outside of its borders, and we will decide who can come in. Period. Another new rule: new immigrants will be put on a new database, with the sole purpose of verification of good citizenship. In addition, new immigrants will NOT be eligible for any Welfare programs for 5 years, and will not be eligible to vote for 10 years. Our Border Wall will be complete, and our temporary VISAs will be monitored. Overstays and those that avoid proper procedure for entry will be subject to the Ejection Clause below.
The penal system will work into this process. Career felons, with emphasis on those dangerous to society, will serve their sentences as prescribed. Repeat offenders will be subject to the Ejection Clause below. Minor offenses will not be dealt with as severely, but will be tracked for repetition. Those that decide that rioting, looting, arson, and mayhem are appropriate methods of political protests will be immediately subject to the Ejection Clause below.
The Ejection Clause. Mentioned many times above, this is the centerpiece of the new US, that will be run as heartless as it has been accused for decades. Simply put, anyone subject to the Ejection Clause will have six months to get their affairs in order, then will be escorted out of the US. Part of the six-month window will be to pick the country the person wishes to land in. Paperwork to make that happen will be attempted. If their first choice of country isn’t available (or doesn’t want them), the next available country will be chosen for them. Once ejected, the person is forbidden to re-enter the US for 10 years, and even then, it is by application only. All who are ejected get added to a new database. Attempt to re-entry prior to or without application will put that person on a ‘do not allow’ list. This entire process should make everyone happy. The gist of the issue: you don’t like the US, and how it is run; we don’t want you here. Those here will contribute to the economy and advance the history and traditions of the US. So, now we are the mean, whatever-phobic country that everyone accuses us of. Except we will gladly allow anyone productive, of any physical or minority status, to prosper here.
Tags: US policy
Limited Government?
Jan 18, 2021 Commentary, General, Opinion, Political, Second Amendment
When what became known as the Constitutional Convention ended, the resulting document was an astounding piece of work. The experiment of self-governance, not via family nobility, nor military might, began. The US Constitution describes the structure of our government—three co-equal branches (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial)—and most of the details of those branches. How many of each Legislative office, length of terms, and so on. But, IMHO, the most amazing aspect of that document is the attempt to limit the scope of the Federal government. Let’s dig.
Article 1 of the Constitution defines the Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—and the rules under which each house operates. Section 8 of Article 1 specifically delineates the powers of Congress:
“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States;
To establish post offices and post roads;
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;
To provide and maintain a navy;
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;–And
To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.”
Now, several of these clauses have been ‘adjusted’ over time: we now have standing Army, Navy, and other military branches, rather than calling forth a new militia as needed.
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. Every one of those Amendments limits what Congress can do—not the States, not the People. Notice the form of each: “Congress shall make no law…”, “shall not be infringed’, “shall not be violated”. That is specific language, expressly limiting what laws Congress can pass.
Note: The Constitutional Convention happened because of the complete failure of the Articles of Confederation, which allowed for a VERY weak Federal government. So the balancing act was between State autonomy and a Federal governing presence. The Federalist vs Anti-Federalist battle was a real conflict. It slept a bit during Washington’s term as President, but re-ignited during the 1800 election. And it really hasn’t gone away, although the Civil War seemed to cement the Federalist position.
Second Note: Note that I am not mentioning the States at all. States should be free to experiment with whatever level of taxation and benefits that the citizens of that State wish to pursue. If I live in a State that does not align with my values, I am free to decide for myself if I stay or leave. But the size and scope of the FEDERAL government has exploded exponentially, since 1913 (Income Tax), thru 1930s (New Deal), thru 1964 (Medicare/Medicaid), all the way thru 2010 (Obamacare). Don’t like it? You’d need to leave the entire country. And I think a legal case could be made for ALL of these programs exceed Congressional authority.
Now for the direct question of this writing: how much power do we WANT Congress to have? By everything referenced above, Congress was to be limited to writing laws within the specific ‘enumerated powers’. Yet today, Congress routinely writes laws far outside of that original scope. Social Security, Welfare (part of the Social Security Act), Obamacare, minimum wage laws, any law regarding commerce within a State, are all laws written by Congress that exceed the original limits of Article 1. And most of the Bill of Rights is under stress by current or proposed legislation, be it ‘hate speech’, restrictions on gun ownership, or stretching ‘search and seizure’ rules. But is this what the People want? Be careful here. As the famous quote states, “Any government that can give you anything you want can take anything you have.”
Tags: Scope of government
Random Thoughts For 12 January 2021
Jan 12, 2021 General, Law Enforcement, Tyranny
Congresswoman Liz Cheney accused Donald Trump of inciting violence and causing an insurrection. She stated she will vote to impeach him. I guess Cheney has looked in the mirror and mistaken herself for a liberal totalitarian. Trump made a speech. He called for peaceful protests. He did not in any way call for violence. But Cheney is still upset because people invaded the Capitol. The Antifa agitators were the ones damaging things and looking to harm people. The patriots who entered (many of whom were let in) did not damage anything and did not harm anyone. You can tell the Antifa types because they had gas masks with them. Cheney does not like that she was scared so badly she had to hide somewhere and she probably wet her pants. Trump did nothing wrong and the fact you people will impeach without due process shows just how corrupt Congress is.
Mitch McConnell expressed is opinion that Trump committed an impeachable offense and he is glad the House is bringing up the articles. According to the Turtle, he thinks impeaching Trump will rid the Republican party of him and his brand. He thinks once this is a fait accompli, the people who followed the president will fall back in line and be good little compliant Republicans. He has no clue whatsoever. I support President Trump (and will never, ever support Xiden) and if he lost in a fair election then shake hands and move on. But this election was stolen, there was massive fraud and the numbers were enough to make a difference in the margin of error. These are undeniable despite the false stories painted by the left and the RINO wing of their party. I think it is time we had a new party and would be more than happy to join in. The Constitution party sounds good. I already changed my voter registration from Republican to unaffiliated so I could go for a real party. One thing is certain, I will NOT fall in line with the spineless party of McConnell.
I have been telling people since November when many Republicans turned a blind eye to the fraudulent election that Republicans would send emails listing all the horrible things Democrats will do and how we need to send money to help them fight AHHHHHHHHHH. Well, I got one today from Kevin McCarthy. He is begging for money for the take back the House effort. It almost seems to me these parties switch from minority to majority on a regular basis so they can all get rich begging suckers for money. I wrote a nice long letter to ole Kevin explaining why they will never get another cent from me. I doubt he will read it.
If you wondered what was in store for us with the Democrats set to be in control of government you did not have to wait until they took control. Cancel culture is in full swing. Most social media platforms have removed President Trump from their sites and they also purged tens of thousands of conservatives who committed the crime of, well, being conservative. Most headed over to conservative site Parler and established accounts and then the hosting service for Parler, none other than Amazon Web Services, took Parler down. Parler has had lawyers stop representing them and hosting services change their minds and decide they can’t be hosted. Apple removed the Parler App and is playing a part in the cancel culture pile on. The PGA (shame on you) removed a major tournament (the 2022 PGA Championship) from one of Trump’s properties. Trump’s organization will take the PGA to court because the course spent a lot of money to make sure it was ready. I hope at the least the PGA has to reimburse. There are many other things that have happened that appear to be out of Orwell’s 1984. Suffice it to say that the left is not content with winning (or cheating to a win) they are now trying to destroy Trump. These things have a way of working out and I hope it ends up costing all of them. I would like to see Trump declassify all the dirty little secrets of DC and spread them all over on his way out. Perhaps them banning him is to keep him from publishing. Many of us have websites and will publish it.
What can we do? Close social media accounts. No Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat or any of the other ones. Just get rid of them. If you have Amazon, cancel it. You can order directly from most companies and many smaller companies could use the business. If you play golf do not purchase PGA logo items and do not donate to their programs. Do not watch the 2022 PGA Championship on TV. Let the ratings go in the dumper. If you do business with any financial institutions that are unfriendly to conservatives or have targeted the President then switch. Also, do not donate to the Republican Party. Consider jailbreaking your Apple device. Do not purchase apps in the app store and cancel Apple music (and other services).
Looks like we are in for a bumpy ride. People who think know that it was paid agitators who stormed the Capitol and did the damage (with an assist from the Capitol Police). The patriots did no damage and did not hurt anyone. But the way Democrats are acting one has to ask how long it will be before there is an all out assault on that place. I do not favor that and am not calling for it (I have to put this because idiots like Cheney and McConnell will swear I incited something), but you can only push people so far. It is almost like they are piling on to see if they can provoke a response. I can promise them they do not want a response. Funny thing, they all keep saying violence is not the answer and this is not what we do in America. Our Founders had grievances with the government and tried over a long period of time to get them addressed peacefully. Their pleas fell on deaf ears and they were subject to more tyranny (sound familiar). They then took action. So please do not tell me this is not who we are. We Declared in a document that it was our duty to cast off such government and start new.
We would normally accomplish that at the ballot box. We have been told for years, don’t like it then vote for change. It would appear that our vote no longer counts (and maybe it never did which is why they keep getting reelected) and the elections are a fraud so what is left?
I think they better get their acts together or they might wish they had. I hope I am wrong. BTW, to the Chiefs of Staff, your oath is to the Constitution so remember that.
#FAFO
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
Tags: cancel culture, FAFO, trump
Merry Christmas 2017
Dec 25, 2017 General
My annual tradition:
To My Liberal Friends:
Please accept this with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2018, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes.
To My Conservative Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
Tags: christmas tradition
Trump Made NFL Protests About Him
Oct 2, 2017 General
Colin Kaepernick started protesting last year by taking a knee during the national Anthem. Ratings for the NFL started to slip as a few other players, all protesting the alleged racist Flag and country as well as the shootings of black men who get in trouble with the law (most shootings are justified) got in on the action.
This year more players knelt down to dishonor the nation that has given them so much. Face it, most of them are not the brightest bulbs in the box but they can play a child’s game well so they get paid handsomely. President Trump took exception to their kneeling or otherwise protesting the Anthem and voiced his displeasure in a speech by saying that any SOB who sits or kneels or otherwise protests during the Anthem should be fired.
In that instant Donald Trump took away the narrative that the protests were about inequality in this nation or about how poorly some perceive black men to be treated. In that moment Donald Trump put the spotlight on himself and in so doing exposed the reality of these protests. They suddenly were not about the racist country or the Flag that has flown for so long over the oppressive nation. No, it was about Trump and the distaste these snowflake athletes have for the man.
Trump took the focus off the Flag and off the narrative and put it on himself. Now he, instead of our Flag, was the one being attacked and the narrative about how racist everything America is vanished in a puff of bravado.
Interestingly there are people on the left, those who are supposed to be educated, who claim Trump is trampling on the free speech rights of the football players.
Those football players do not have free speech rights when they are at work anymore than the rest of us do. The First Amendment ONLY protects your rights from GOVERNMENT intrusion. Government cannot force religion on you or deny you the free exercise thereof. Government cannot deny your right to free speech or to peaceably gather or any other item protected in the First. Private employers, on the other hand, are not bound by that. The Constitution only limits what government can and cannot do. It does not limit the people of the nation. Private entities are able to tell you what you can and cannot talk about and there is nothing you can do.
If you think the players in the NFL have a right to free speech then explain why they get fined if they question a call by a referee after the game. Why do they get fined if they wear unapproved clothing to interviews? Why do they need permission to wear special shoes or place stickers on helmets? It is because they have no right to free speech.
In the case of the protests, they did not have the right but they certainly had permission. Their bosses allowed them to protest.
Which means, by the way, you can protest as well (and you don’t need permission) by not supporting the NFL.
Regardless of what you do or they do Donald Trump changed the narrative with a simple sentence in a speech and in so doing exposed a lot about the liberals and the lies they live.
My friend Don Surber has a great piece up as well.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.