In all seriousness, I apologize. I've been working on a few things, and lately my lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard took the bulk of my time. I was successful to an extent in getting my case heard and judged upon, and was able to get a quarter of what I sued for. Not what I had hoped for, but it's good.
Anyways, I've been watching a few things happen lately. Obviously, we all know about Obamacare and the nationalized healthcare plan. Did you know that there's now a bill before the House of Representatives, or at least a subcommittee of the House.
H.R. 3335, the "Democracy Restoration Act" is a bill being pushed by the Democrats that will trump state laws and allow convicted felons to vote again. The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., states, "The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election."
Advocates of the bill point to the disproportionate number of minorities (namely, African-Americans and Hispanics) that have been convicted of felonies, and thus have lost the right to vote. Critics point out that justice is blind, and that the laws aren't targeting blacks and latinos specifically. However, this bill is. They also claim that this is, once again, a clear showing of the federal government stepping on the rights of the States and violating the Constitution.
However, nowhere in the bill does it give those same felons any of the other rights that they lose when convicted, such as the right to own a weapon. Then again, the Democrats tend to be highly receptive of gun control, so it's not surprising, I guess.
Also important to note: Greece and Rome followed the same model. IF you were a lawbreaker and convicted, you lost many of the rights your fellow citizens had.
There was a lot of talk of illegals being granted amnesty. With that comes the right to vote. And the Democrats, who are in the dog house according to polls because of this health care debacle, wold be able to keep seats because the amnesty would provide thousands of votes, most of whom would vote for Democrats. Another sticking point was the claim that Obama himself may be an illegal immigrant, and that by granting amnesty, he'd be pardoning himself.
Please note, the final portion of the above paragraph is pure speculation on the part of others, and I am attempting to distance myself from this viewpoint. This is not the view expressed by myself, I simply report.
Instead, Democrats and turning towards a group not commonly thought of for votes. Will it work? Who knows.
The second issue I want to touch upon is Lieutenant Colonel Terry Lakin, an Army flight surgeon who recently posted a video saying that he will disobey orders given by the President until such time as Mr. Obama releases his full birth certificate. He even admits that by saying this, he is inviting his own court martial. The Army has not made an official statement.
LtCol Lakin is the highest-ranking active duty officer to have publicly questioned the validity of Barack Hussein Obama's eligibility. He's even made it clear he will not obey the orders given to him, because all orders originate from the Commander-in-Chief (or, the President of the United States). This includes the order to mobilize for a deployment to Afghanistan.
Interestingly, groups such as Oath Keepers are not reporting on this. You would think they would be all over this, as a member of the armed services - active duty, no less! - is requiring a member of the federal government to hold to the Constitution. In the case of Oath Keepers, more important to them is the apparent Southern Poverty Law Center "smear" campaign being run against them. Nothing is mentioned of the above issue, but there are plenty of recent articles and videos showing the supposed SPLC smear tactics, as well as letters to the editor of local papers detailing the success of local Oath Keepers meetings.
Now, I was - and to an extent still am - a member of Oath Keepers. However, the sight has slowly become, "Well, how do we manage to survive this?" As an organization, the founding principles of it are superb and founded in recent history as documented. They have turned away from true Oath Keepers such as LtCol Lakin (I know, the Army abbreviates the rank LTC, but I'm a Marine!), and allowed him to pass in relative obscurity. I am critical of groups that require me to be. And if I am part of a group, I would expect that they would serve as the true patriots they claim to be. I've seen a lot of "Keyboard Commandos", and undoubtedly many will think the same of me. That is fine.
Oath Keepers, time to start giving publicity to those who deserve it, like LtCol Lakin, and to ignore the people who don't rate the time of day, like the SPLC.
[Sources]
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=131313, "Forget amnesty, look where Democrats now stoop for votes!" - World Net Daily
http://www.safeguardourconstitution.com/support-the-foundation.html; LtCol Lakin's message
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