March 14, 2009 – Is this what is meant by “divide and conquer?”

A wise man once said: “Freedom stands on five boxes: The Soap Box, The Ballot Box, the Jury Box, the Witness Box, and… the Cartridge Box.

Just as so many of us predicted, gun sales and ammo sales are going through the roof in America. It did not take the use of my crystal ball to foretell this on-going event.  All it took was a wee bit of common sense and paying attention to the world around me.

[Editor's NOTE: Mr. Ross has been keeping quite busy this week. Suffice it to say, he is more than a wee-bit upset.]

(Authors NOTE: This is more a personal rant than an article, therefore there may be some stronger language, and might not seem like the typical articles I put out.)
 
March 14, 2009 - As anyone who frequently reads my articles know, I try to stick to facts, and in so doing, prove that our government has, and continues to abuse the powers granted them by our Constitution.

However, this little commentary is aimed directly at the people of this country. There are those, who after reading it, who will know that in no way were my comments aimed at them. For the rest, as the beer commercial used to say, “This Bud’s for you!”

March 13, 2009 - This week, at the 2nd international conference of man-made warming skeptics sponsored by the Heartland Institute in New York, I’ll predict the earth’s warming/cooling trends for the 21st century.

I will be among splendid company such as John Coleman, founder of the weather channel, Ross McKitrick, who debunked the “hockey stick” study, physicist Willie Soon, and many other presenters with brilliant credentials. A thousand scientists, economists, and skeptics from every walk of life will meet to discuss the current climate indicators.

March 13, 2009 – Many countries are set to participate in the Conference against Racism, scheduled to be held in Geneva, April 20-25. But the highly touted international meet is already marred with disagreement after Israel, the United States and other countries decided not to participate. Although the abstention of four or more countries is immaterial to the proceedings, the US decision in particular was meant to render the conference ‘controversial’, at best.

The US government’s provoking stance is not new, but a repetition of another fiasco which took place in Durban, South Africa in 2001.

Who are these people?  If a foreign enemy wanted to do America in as a sovereign nation, what better way to do it than to do it from within, without a shot being fired?  What better way could there possibly be to destroy a country than by using the political power of those in power?  Who could have devised such a diabolical plot to render impotent the most powerful nation on earth, than through the evil combination of Obama, Pelosi, Reid and what appear to be the traitors that follow them?  Who could put their hand on the Bible and swear on oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and then set about to dismantle the very foundations of our freedom contained in the document they swore to uphold?   What explanation for this seeming contradiction, can there be?

March 12, 2009 - In disseminating my articles, particularly those which deal with the specific powers granted our government by the Constitution, I am often told that our Constitution is irrelevant in our modern world.

Today, I heard a few new ones. I received an e-mail from one of my readers in which he told me of how a family member had told him that, “The Constitution is naive, quaint, unreasonable, impractical, and out of date for our modern times.”

When I hear people talk like that, I have to ask myself, do they really understand the purpose of the Constitution?

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?”

No matter how hard I try, which words I choose, it just seems that some people do not understand the concept of unalienable rights, as proclaimed in our nation’s Declaration of Independence.

People hear me use the terms rights, and liberty, and they assume that I am speaking of the same thing. They are wrong in their assumptions, for rights and liberty are not the same thing.

Looking out from the patio, my eye caught two trees not far away. We knew one another well, these trees and I. For the past fifteen years we have known one another, so I thought it odd my eyes should single them out on this particular day. It was as if they were calling out to me, beckoning my full attention. Not resisting their irresistible pull for my attention, I began observing them closely in an attempt to determine what they were trying to get me to see. It wasn’t long until it dawned on me.

These trees saw my plight and wanted to share with me, what they could, the things I needed to get back on the right track again, for I had strayed away from the path I once knew was right. Intuitively I knew that these trees had the remedy for the present woes of both the nation and its people. Somehow, I knew if I could hear and understood their message, then the once great America with its people would have another chance. I also knew that if their message could not be heard or heeded by us then the once great America would continue to sink further into the fiery abyss of darkness with no hope of ever escaping.

As our nation began its struggle for independence and sought its own identity, our founding fathers left behind a vast treasure trove of thoughts with which to guide posterity. While our founders have long since passed away, their thoughts still echo across time for all who would care to listen.

Regrettably for our us, their thoughts have faded into obscurity. They have become meaningless words, uttered by men whose names have long since been forgotten. While many may recall the names of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, I would be willing to bet that a good many people would be unable to quote Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster, John Adams, Henry Clay, or even the father of our constitution, James Madison.