The Second Amendment

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed". Thus says the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States.

Over the past four decades this amendment has come under tremendous attack by the Progressive left in this nation. Oh yes, we are told that our hunting rights will be protected. Ms. Hillary, recently seen tossing back a shot and beer, has now told us about her day in a duck blind where she shot a "banded" duck. Her opponent chided her on taking her "six gun" into a duck blind. Word of caution here, do not go into a duck blind with Barack Obama.

Had these two presidential candidates, and others before them , tried to convince our colonial ancestors that they some how needed the Second Amendment to protect their hunting rights, they would have been laughed off the farm. Our ancestors did not need a Constitutional guarantee to hunt. Guns were a way of life, a tool if you will, that you took with you for two reasons, to hunt animals and to protect yourself against unforeseen dangers whether man or beast.

The Progressives want to argue that the Second Amendment is not an individual right. Rather it is there for state militias. To the gun regulating Progressives, guns should be in the hands of what they perceive to be the modern militia, the National Guard and Reserves. According to my Compact Oxford Dictionary a militia is "a military force made up of civilians, used to supplement a regular army in an emergency".In short, a militia is a citizens army. During colonial times men were expected to report to the town square with weapons and ammunition that they supplied. They were, for the most part, not in uniform, and they practiced military drills on the town square in order that they could act in an effective manner during an emergency. They did not gather there to learn how to make decoys, call turkey, or stalk big game animals.

The Second Amendment is about self defense. You have the God given, not governmental given, right to protect yourself and your country. You can be called upon to this day to be a member of a citizens' militia where you would be required to bring your own gun and ammunition.

The United States Supreme Court recently heard a case involving the stringent Washington, DC gun ban. Under this ban, for all intents and purposes, citizens of the District could not own a gun. A lower court had decided that the ban was to restrictive and that the Second Amendment was an individual right. This decision was appealed to the High Court. Among the briefs and arguments was documentation that in modern times citizen militias have been created. One such example was in the state of Maryland during World War II. The governor, looking to the gun clubs on the Eastern Shore of his state, called on such clubs to serve in the capacity of militias because so many men had gone into the regular military and, along with the National Guard, had been called up for duty due to the war. The men in the gun clubs were expected to bring their own guns and ammunition and serve as the military force in the state. Some 60 plus briefs were filed on this case, a case that is going to make it clear once and for all that the Second Amendment is an individual right just like all the other rights found in the Bill of Rights and the other Amendments added to the Constitution. It's about time that this issue be put to rest so that we can rest in peace knowing that we will be able to protect ourselves from the interlopers on our rights whether they be foreign or domestic.

The Regulator--Michelle Obama

Recently Mrs. Obama told an audience that Americans were not poor because they were frugal, they were poor because they were sick. She explained that people were unable to pay their insurance or co-pay and that the government programs just weren't working but not to worry, Barack was going to solve all our problems when it came to health care.

By way of full disclosure I must tell you that I taught for 32 years and had a very good health package. It covered hospitalization, drug, and dental problems. It was so good that I did not even worry about it. I retired in 1999 and still have that package, it was part of my golden parachute. However, when I turn 65 next year that will all go away and I will have that fun government program medi something and will have to have a something part 2 to go along with it. I believe I am also entitled to a drug plan but maybe I will just go to Wal-Mart for my drugs. I know this sounds a bit light hearted on my part and it that was my intent. I have been very fortunate when it comes to my health. I had strep throats when I was a kid and found out I was allergic to sulfa drugs. I get a cold every once in awhile, usually if I don't get enough sleep and get worn down. I am back running 3.5 miles every other day and want to set up my barbells in the basement for some lifting. I sell real estate and am constantly on the move or my posterior. I come from a family with good genes. As to the health policy part 2 I will get, I am going to let Mrs. Miller look into that because she is already on that medi something.

Mrs. Obama is not concerned about your health. She is concerned about running your life and the life of everyone in America because she and Obama are much smarter then we are and will do a better job of picking your insurance and everything else in your life.

Folks we were once known as the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are rapidly on our way to being the land of the totally regulated and home of the biggest sissies in the whole wide world. Is that what you want for yourself and your kids?

Our problem is that we have forgotten black and white. Yes, I know, how about gray. Forget about it. Do you know the difference between what is right and wrong, good and evil? Does someone really have to tell you that you should not eat a gallon of ice cream at one sitting? Do you not know the evils of tobacco? Will you go crazy if your spouse wants to enjoy a nice cigar or a bowl of ice cream? I could go on but I think I have made my point.

Health care is not a tough issue and I say this claiming no expertise at all in the matter. Instead of your employer buying a one plan fits all for the company, you purchase it. You can have it customized to your own specifications. Make sure that as you get older you can alter it--you might want eyecare for you and the kids. Oh, and when you get older remove the section on pregnancy--it will save you a bundle just like it did when you were pregnant with those little bundles of joy.

Here is the key problem, how do you pay for it? By being frugal in your life and planning on it for yourself and your family. I hate to tell you this but health care is not a right and it never should be. People want the government to take care of this big ticket item so they can spend their money on their wants instead of their needs. The hell with the kids' health insurance we'll buy a new vette for me instead.

If we let the government in to take care of our health care we will suffer and lose control of our lives. They will make decisions for us and our loved ones we will not like. And yes, there are people out there who will be only to happy to do the evil. Tell the senator and his bride that you know the difference between good and evil. Tell them you don't want another government program placed on the backs of future generations. Then go out and have that chocolate malt ice cream on top of your apple pie.

The Messianic Candidate

By now, thanks to the media, we know that Barack Obama is the new Messiah. He is a charismatic orator with a message of hope and change. He is promising that he is going to make government work for us, get rid of obscene pay for CEOs, provide us with a national health care program and much more. This is what we can expect from a Progressive candidate but let's take a closer look at this man of Hope and is he anything like the man from Hope.

On March 18, the Senator gave a speech wherein he tried to explain his black liberation minister, Jeremiah Wright. In his oration he told us that he had been in the room during Reverend Wright's castigation of the United States where Wright, among other things, called upon God to damn the United States for a host of perceived sins. But let us not forget that the day before this speech Senator Obama stated he had not been in the church during Wright's rants. Indeed Obama told us a few weeks later that he was able to stay in Trinity UCC because the Reverend Wright had apologized for his remarks. Really? Where and when did he do that?

Then we have the awkward situation with Mr. Rezko, the slum landlord and political contributor to the Senator. Obama was able to purchase his $1.5 million dollar home and the back lot with the assistance of Mr. Rezko. The original owner wanted to sell both so while Mr. Obama was able to purchase the home Mr. Rezko made up the difference with his purchase of the lot that some how became affixed to the Senator's home. The Senator constantly tells us how he can relate to us.

We now have his latest slur. While in California speaking to a group of donors he expounded on the communities in Pennsylvania where the residents had lost their jobs due to the current economic situation. He exclaimed the these people had turned to holding onto guns and religion during these trying times. How awful is that. I do believe he might have lost a few votes as well as a bit of luster on his halo.

Senator Obama is also running a very interesting set of ads in Pennsylvania. In these ads he talks about wanting to make "government work for us". That is not the function of government. He tells us that when he is president that he is going to do something about the overpaid CEOs and the obscene profits of Big Oil. He wants to end the Bush Tax cuts and in particular wants to raise the Capital Gains tax to 25%-30%. This combination would give us the largest tax increase in our history and you can bet the ranch it will not be a tax increase for the rich only. He wants to stop the war and spend that money at home. Where do you think that money, the next peace dividend, is going to go? Do you believe it will come back to you? Hardly.

Barack Obama is a Progressive who has been prepared by the likes of Kerry and Kennedy. Listen to the man when he speaks. He wants to unify us while continuing to adhere to identity politics wherein he brings up the issue of race telling us how we need to talk about it when in reality he is obfuscating the entire time. The race card is being played by the Senator to keep us apart that is the only way the Progressives can ever win. Their goal is the fulfillment of the 'nanny state" that will put the government in charge of everything and your rights will be gone. Accusing conservatives of coming into our bedrooms we have the state of California, probably the most Progressive state in the union, planning to come into the homes of the citizens and setting the thermostat and monitoring it. What do you suppose will happen next?

Many years ago Samuel Adams said, "The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men". I am going to listen to Sam Adams as should all fellow Americans and check out the characters.