SECOND AMENDMENT: THE LAST STAND AGAINST TOTAL "TRANSFORMATION"

First, they came for your healthcare (ACA).  Then they came for your children (Common Core).  Now they control all communications (Net Neutrality) and the only thing standing in the way of a complete "transformation" of America is the Second Amendment. The Rule of Law was thrown out the window today when the path for confirmation of Loretta Lynch was cleared to become the new AG.   The onslaught against your right to keep and bear arms is already well underway with executive orders limiting importation of certain firearms, banning commonly used ammunition for over 40 years, and pressuring financial institutions to deny credit and other services to firearms dealers.  This is happening because there is no effective political opposition to anything that is done by the President with his cellphone and his pen.  He actually doesn't even have to sign an executive order.  He can simply signal to his sycophants in every major administrative agency that they should enact or modify their regulations in order to accomplish his proclamations.  Shame on every politician who campaigned on the promise that they would do everything within their power to change course and get us back on track to being a Constitutional Republic.  You lied, plain and simple and all of your "double speak" will not alter that fact.  We are at this terrible place in our country's history because you enabled fascism to take root.  You have remained silent in the face of evil.

We Need True Leadership

There's been a lot of talk lately about "leadership" and whether or not our elected representatives are demonstrating it.  What exactly does leadership mean?   

Let me start by giving you my definition of leadership. For me, leadership is an act. It is a decision to take a stand in order to encourage, inspire or motivate others to move with you. What's more, the most effective leaders do not rely on their title, or power, to lead. Rather it is the assertion of their personal character combined with their use of strategic influence that makes them effective leaders. This implies of course that there is a platform from which to lead.  The support for that platform comes from our values and beliefs. For the true leader there is a defined goal, and the ability to lead others in achieving it.  For our political leaders the goal is established by communicating with the electors.  A leader listens to the People.  A leader finds out what works and what doesn't work and fashions  policies that will advance the general well being of the citizenry.  Most importantly a real leader acts to the best of his ability to fulfill the promises made to the people who elected him.

So do you think that we are getting any leadership from our elected representatives?  

I don't think we are, and increasingly large numbers of people don't think so either. The reason for this disappointment in our elected politicians is that they campaign on promises that they don't keep. Through several election cycles candidates for office have been making very specific promises in order to deal with very specific issues. This isn't simply promising that you will work to create jobs, or improve the economy, or reform our immigration policy.

By way of illustration, let me mention just 25 broken promises made to the country by our President:

1. If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it.

2. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.

3. This administration is the most transparent, ever.

4. Our borders are more secure now than ever.

5. My executive orders are just what Reagan and Bush did.

6. Benghazi was a reaction to an anti-Muslim internet video.

7. Your health insurance premiums are going to be reduced by $2500 per year.

8. There's not a smidgeon of corruption at the IRS.

9. Bill Ayers is just some guy I met in the neighborhood.

10. Jonathan Gruber? Never heard of him.

11. We've defeated core Al Qaeda, and ISIS is a JV basketball team.

12. America is not a Christian country.

13. America is not exceptional.

14. I won't have any lobbyists in my administration.

15. There's nobody more outraged about the VA abuse than me.

16. All healthcare negotiations will be broadcast on C-SPAN.

17. I'll reduce the deficit by 50% before the end of my first year in office.

18. The border fence is "basically" complete.

19. I did not set a "red line". The world set it.

20. We've got shovel-ready jobs all across America to be funded.

21. The NSA is completely transparent and doesn't collect data on citizens.

22. Before I sign a bill I will post it online for 5 days.

23. I will not support the Patriot Act.

24. I will close Guantanamo Bay.

25. I promise to defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic.

There is a disconnect between the professional political class and the voters. We have been lied to plain and simple. The people have lost trust with their elected representatives. All of this is very dangerous because it represents a failure of the political system. And once the people feel the political system has failed, apathy sets in and history teaches us that chaos and revolution is not far behind.

In the last several election cycles, the voters have sent a very clear messages to Congress. We have said we don't want our taxes raised. We have said that we want Obama-care to be stopped by any means possible including de-funding and outright repeal. We have demanded that before citizenship rights are extended to those criminally entering the country, we should strengthen our borders.  We demanded new leadership in Congress.  We want those bad actors who commit crimes to be held accountable. 

In last November's election we told our representatives loud and clear, we want you to oppose Obama's policies.  We did not tell our representatives we want you to compromise where compromise means giving something up and getting nothing in return. We did not tell them to increase the size of government and raise the deficit to $18 trillion. We did not tell them to abdicate their legislative role and grant law-like regulatory powers to gargantuan bureaucracies. We didn't tell them we want to have our business taxes raised, have service fees imposed, and endure crushing regulations imposed upon us that diminish our freedom and opportunity.  We didn't tell them we need to nationalize our healthcare system and do the same with our educational system via Common Core.  And we certainly didn't tell them that it was ok to pretend the Constitution doesn't really apply to them, because they're smarter, they know better, and are morally superior to you and me. 

But, that's exactly what happened. When House Speaker John Boehner had the opportunity to do so, he didn't put an end to Obama care, he fully funded it.  After saying he would fight to block executive amnesty, he funded that too.  Right after the election, Mitch McConnel, the Senate Majority Leader, trotted out to a microphone to announce that he was "ready to work" with Obama. Whenever an opportunity arose to show any kind of leadership on the budget, the borders, even national security, the leaders in both the House and Senate took every tool in their arsenal out of play by promising that impeachment was off the table; there would be no government shutdown;  it's impossible to undo ObamaCare;  and that we are really not going to be able to do much about executive amnesty after all. 

Unfortunately, we face the same disconnect between our politicians and We the People right here in Nevada.  In his recent State of the State address, Gov. Sandoval broke virtually every campaign promise he made when he first ran for office in 2010.  In his campaign literature

the governor promised to:

1.      Balance the budget and solve the budget deficit in 2010 without raising taxes.

2.     Cut runaway spending by fighting to pass state spending caps that would rein in government  spending.

3.     Stop job killing tax increases that will kill Nevada jobs and weaken our ability to compete for new business.

4.     Reduce government bureaucracy because I'm a true conservative who believes in limited government and that limited government is the best government and I will fight for states' rights.

5.      End illegal immigration.  I oppose any plan that encourages or excuses illegal immigration and I support  the Arizona immigration law. From amnesty to driver's licenses for illegal immigrants Brian Sandoval says not now, not ever.  (Even I had to reread this one!)

6.      Protect Nevada values.  Gov. Sandoval opposes gay marriage and will work to preserve the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

It is apparent that in Carson City we now have a well-connected corporate sponsored statist, bureaucratic, top-down, donor class gang of politicians more concerned about getting reelected than they are about the effects of their failed policies upon the citizens of Nevada.  Like John McCain in Arizona, the RINOs in our own Assembly have purged important leadership positions of conservatives. 

We don't have to accept this kind of government. The early founders of our great country who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution had a different vision. They too were facing an intrusive, oppressive bureaucracy and a tax burden that crushed liberty and opportunity. And now it is time for us to return to that same vision of individual freedom, economic opportunity, and a government that protects property rights.

It is time "We the People" make it clear that we will no longer tolerate business as usual. We need to remind the politicians that have been elected, that they are our servants. Remind them of their campaign promises.  Let them know that there are no more excuses. Tell them where the lines have been drawn and that if they step over the line they're finished.  Let them know they will be challenged in every primary. Tell them that where possible, you will seek their removal from office. Write and call their office.  Write letters to the editor in support of your views and call out these politicians for their blatant hypocrisy. 

In the future it is vitally important that we elect true conservatives who believe in limited government, constitutional governance, no new taxes, and free markets unfettered by burdensome regulation. We need people to run for office who can be trusted to do what they say and not just give lip service to conservative principles. We need to elect people who have shown that they take their guidance from our Constitution. 

If we do this, we are fulfilling our responsibilities as citizens and voters and we might even have a shot at electing "true leaders".

We don't need no education !

I turned on my radio for some background noise today and found myself listening to one of those public interest radio shows about Nevada.  This show happened to feature a panel of northern Nevada's   "finest high school students" from varying disciplines.  Asked what issues were important to them and what they wanted to talk about, the topics of immigration, foreign policy, and school dress codes and gender equality were mentioned.

Now I do want to say up front that from what I heard, these are bright kids.  But in a very short time it also became quite clear to me that they'd never taken a course in logic, and there was no indication in any of their answers that they were capable of critical thought.

As different students voiced their opinions on these and other topics, all I heard was the parroting of several radical-Left, progressive memes.

The influence of the "Blame America" crowd was on full display as these high school students portrayed the United States as blatantly racist, with a poor record towards women, minorities, and immigrants.  Our greatness was achieved only through exploitation and conquest. We're now reaping what we have sown.

All of our modern problems with terrorism today are only because we have inserted our military into the affairs of other countries the world over.  A young lady remarked "we need to understand (empathize) and cooperate with our enemies" because there is no military solution to anything,

On immigration, everyone thought it terribly unfair that there were legal and economic impediments to the ability of a poor, uneducated person just stepping across the border and becoming a citizen.  A male student said: "I heard some people say they want to have a 50 caliber machine gun on the border and just shoot anything that moves." Some one please tell this guy what a "straw man argument" is.  Oh, and in case you didn't know, "Immigrants do the jobs that Americans won't."

It was after hearing a student panelist wonder if dress codes were discriminatory and may have a disparate impact on females that I had to turn the radio off.

Really?   I feel sorry for these students.  I don't think they're getting any bang for their bucks, energy, time or effort.  They are being robbed of their future because our schools are not instilling skills or values that will be the tools for their future success.

If this is what an education today means, "we don't need none of it."

    

Does the GOP have a future?

Immediately after the first leadership team was ELECTED in the Nevada Republican Assembly Caucus, Gov. Sandoval tweeted that "our team is in place" and expressed his desire to work with them and "get going".

This ugly chaos could have been nipped in the bud if the Governor would have stood by his comments and expressed confidence in his "team".  Instead in the most disdainful and cowardly manner, he stepped back while the donor-class Republicans made their move to purge any conservative from a leadership role in the Assembly. When confronted with the situation, Gov. Sandoval meekly distanced himself from the whole sordid affair by stating this was a "legislative concern", and not something he would be commenting upon.

Hmm, never stopped him before.

Here in Nevada as in Washington, DC, Republicans have joined with Democrats to destroy any political influence that people who believe in lower taxes, smaller government, less regulation, and more personal freedom might have.

This is an enormous mistake for the Republican Party.

I've previously posted comments by pollster Pat Cadell who states he's never seen a political party so alienated from its base. He wonders if today's Republican party may go the way of the Whigs.

The "base" of the Republican party is large, expressed its will last November. They are very angry at what they see going on, and the infantile retaliation already being meted out by the donor-class Republicans against those who would challenge their orthodoxy. I predict the "base" is not going to be fooled again. They will not forget.

If you want to see the lowest voter turnout in history, just run Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush in 2016.

Prelude to Anarchy

Prelude to Anarchy                                                                                December 22, 2014

I have to wonder if the assassination of the two policemen in NYC could have been avoided.  It's hard to say of course, and any comment would be speculation.  However, I think I can certainly say that something is wrong when our leaders actually encourage what former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani referred to as "an atmosphere of police hatred".

http://www.breitbart.com/video/2014/12/22/giuliani-de-blasio-created-an-atmosphere-of-police-hatred/ . 

Given such a volatile environment, why are not laws related to "Incitement to Riot" being enforced?  This is not protected speech.  What we are seeing is a call to violence against police officers.  When the crowd begins to chant "Kill the cops NOW!" , the gathering should be declared an illegal assembly, the crowd should be dispersed, resistors should be arrested and charged, and the Marxist, Islamist, Race-Baiter with the bullhorn agitating the flock should be arrested and charged with felonies. 

Instead what we see going on is government actually encouraging this call to anarchy and chaos.  Not only are the crowds not being dispersed, but the police are being told to stand down.  The very people we rely upon, and who are sworn to protect us, are being crippled by our elected politicians from performing their mission.   They are being commanded to undergo retraining and adopt protocols that place their lives at risk.  Police are actually now being told that they should not employ their firearms in self defense unless they are first shot at. Our border patrol agents, and soldiers in the field are being told the same thing.  Yes.  Really.

I shouldn't  have to use labels such as Alinskyites, Marxists, Radical Leftists, Revolutionaries, Community Organizers, Islamists, or Civil Rights Activists to convince you that action to stop this madness needs to be taken.  When the government no longer fulfills its primary mission, the leadership must be changed.  This is not just incompetence we are experiencing, this is treason.

There Is No Such Thing as a Moderate Republican

It has become quite clear that the Establishment Republican Party is simply no longer "Republican".  The evidence for this is Obama and Harry Reid lobbying aggressively to pass the #CRomnibus, a bill that funds all of the reviled progressive programs of ObamaCare and Executive Amnesty.  Acting just like the Democrats did when ramming the ACA through Congress, Speaker John Boehner has broken promises made and has lied to fraudulently obtain passage of this budget.  Conservatives within the Party are being viciously attacked with personal smears and comparisons with terrorists.  The same kind of war is being waged right here in the Nevada State Legislature where RINO's are engaged in the politics of personal destruction in order to protect their control over the purse strings of the State.  Let me be perfectly clear.  I believe that there are no longer any so-called "moderate" Republicans.  It is a misnomer.  They are Big Government Statists with a mindset that government (and higher taxes) are the only solution to problems.  For me, and for other Conservatives this means war.  I will no longer "go along to get along" because every time I do, bad things happen and promises are not kept.  I will not be afraid of being labelled a terrorist, uncaring, racist, homophobic, sexist or whatever epithet you can think of being called.  Because no matter what I do, I will be slandered anyway.  So this is my message to my RINO friends both nationally and here in Nevada.....  I will no longer be passive and let you get away with raising my taxes or extending taxes you promised would sunset.  I will no longer tolerate your enabling large social programs that limit my freedom and destroy this country.  If you do, I will actively seek your recall.  If that is unsuccessful I will make sure you have a primary opponent in 2016.  I will not contribute to the official party or any of its affiliates but only to the direct campaigns of candidates or members of Congress that have been vetted and have a track record of following the Constitution.  I will write letters to the editor of newspapers weekly objectively establishing your legal and moral disqualification for office.  I will speak the Truth to your face and to anyone else who will listen, and I will not be silenced. I will not let you publish baseless accusations and utter falsehoods against me.  I will actively work to raise funds to engage in a variety of tactics that will marginalize you, render you impotent, and ultimately defeat you so that you will never be able to exercise control over my life again.  I urge my friends and colleagues as well as anyone else who feels the same way to please share this posting and contact me about setting up working groups to take a stand here and now. God Bless Us All.

25 LIES MY PRESIDENT TOLD ME

1. If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it.

2. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.

3. This administration is the most transparent, ever.

4. Our borders are more secure now than ever.

5. Obama's executive order is just what Reagan and G.H.W. Bush did.

6. Benghazi was a reaction to an anti-Muslim internet video.

7. Your health insurance premiums are going to be reduced by $2500 per year.

8. There's not a smidgen of corruption at the IRS.

9. Bill Ayers is just some guy I met at a fundraiser at his house.

10. Jonathan Gruber? Never heard of him.

11. We've defeated core Al Queida, and ISIS is a JV basketball team.

12. America is not a Christian country.

13. America is not exceptional.

14. I won't have any lobbyists in my administration.

15. There's nobody more outraged about the VA abuse than me.

16. All healthcare negotiations will be broadcast on C-SPAN.

17. I'll reduce the deficit by 50% before the end of my first year in office.

18. The border fence is "basically" complete.

19. I did not set a "red line". The world set it.

20. We've got shovel-ready jobs all across America to be funded.

21. The NSA is completely transparent and doesn't collect data on citizens.

22. Before I sign a bill I will post it online for 5 days.

23. I will not support the Patriot Act.

24. I will close Guantanamo Bay.

25. I promise to defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic.