Who Will Now Stand On Lexington Green?

Many of us like to proclaim the words of Charlton Heston: "From my cold dead hands!", but how many of us understand the depth of these words? Many of you know that long before July 4, 1776 a group of Americans stood on an open field facing the army of the most powerful empire on the face of the earth. A rag tag group of under armed men facing a modern military. What courage! We know the result, in the ensuing battle many of these men died and were wounded, but that sparked a fire which grew to a flame that forced the 'modern' military into retreat. That "shot heard 'round the world" began with a few brave men willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of their families and their future. Do we have that kind of men, or women, today? Will you stand on Lexington Green? Will you endure Valley Forge? Will you rise from defeat or threat to bring forth a new nation? Or to save our own? Or will you slink away to the comfort of your 'man cave' to watch the playoffs? Will you submit to turning your guns in exchange for food? Will you stand like the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising or go sheepishly to your prison, your 'reeducation camp'? The old saying of "if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything" comes to mind. What will it take to make you stand up for yourselves, your children, and your liberty? Will you stand on Lexington Green?

Another Nail in the Coffin

Another nail in the coffin of America was driven home on New Year's Eve by President Obama. He signed into law the NDAA which gives the president authorization to use the military to detain US citizens on American soil. What is frightening is that so many "conservative" republicans voted for the bill in the house and the senate. Find out how your representatives voted and voice your opinion accordingly. The obvious evil parts of the NDAA include:

• Section 1021 of the NDAA allows the U.S. military to indefinitely detain, without due process, any person engaged in "hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners ... without trial until the end of hostilities."
• Section 1022 expressly states that the military will imprison anyone who is a member of al-Qaeda or "an associated force" that acts like al-Qaeda; and anyone who planned or carried out an attack, or attempted attack, against the U.S.
• Section 1022 continues that detaining American citizens is not required. "UNITED STATES CITIZENS — The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States."
This, in conjunction with DHS report, (U//FOUO) Rightwing Extremism: Current Eomomic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment 7 April 2009 (U) Prepared bythe Extremism and Radicalization Branch, Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division Coordinated with the FBI, gives one reason to think that the US government has stepped back in time to Soviet Russia of 1930. "Our" government is more concerned with controlling the taxpaying population than in protecting it or ensuring the opportunity to exercise our right to pursue happiness. The future is looking to the past and Hollywood has presented depictions for us to see where we are headed in Dr. Zhivago and Evita. Obama and the political class continue to spread the misery.