FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2020 (Feb. 16, 2020) — “The problems we face now – poverty and violence at home, war and destruction abroad – will last as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them in the first place.” — Donald Trump As […]
“STAY STRONG AGAINST TYRANNY” by Robert Laity, ©2019 (Sep. 17, 2019) — Today is Constitution Day. The signing of the Constitution for the United States of America took place on September 17th, 1787. That was two hundred and thirty two years ago. Thirty-two years ago, during the bicentennial of that precious document’s signing I founded […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Aug. 3, 2019) — “Life is a fight to stay alive and a fight to stop others from taking your freedom, your property and your life from you. The fight is eternal, from birth to death.” Ron Ewart That “truth” in the Declaration […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Jul. 3, 2019) — “And the rocket’s red glare ….. the bombs bursting in air ….. gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ….. O’er the land of the free and […]
A MAN OF “STRONG CURIOSITY” by James Still, RetraceOurSteps.com, ©2018 (Nov. 1, 2018) — Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. At the age of 12, he began an apprenticeship as a printer and later wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack. Franklin helped establish the first Public Hospital and the first volunteer fire department in America. […]
“INDEPENDENCE IS A CHOICE” by Linda Goudsmit, ©2018, blogging at Pundicity (Jul. 3, 2018) — The birth of a nation like the birth of a child celebrates unity and separation simultaneously. The child is born and exists outside the mother’s body as a separate entity and at the same time becomes a part of an expanded […]
JULY 2, 1776 by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 2, 2018) — The Twitter account of The Columbia Bugle has posted a short video of a reenactment of the Second Continental Congress’s meeting in Philadelphia on July 2, 1776 wherein members voted on whether or not to remain subjects of the British Crown or declare national independence. […]
SAMUEL ADAMS PROCLAIMS THE NEED FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE by James Still, ©2017, RetraceOurSteps.com (Aug. 1, 2017) — On July 8, 1776, a huge crowd gathered outside the Philadelphia State House, now called Independence Hall, to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams witnessed the event: “The Declaration was… proclaimed from that […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2017 (Jul. 9, 2017) —During the negotiations over the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote to his wife and said: “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it […]
“A SMALL PRICE FOR THE PRICE THEY PAID” by Cody Robert Judy, ©2017 (Jul. 4, 2017) — As I recall running for Congress, the Senate, and President over the last 17 years, 9 years of litigation in Civil Courts against all odds the many sacrifices of myself, family, and friends that did not pay a […]
“A SYMBOLIC SECOND BIRTHDAY” by Capt. Joseph R. John (Ret),Chairman, CombatVeteransForCongress.org (Jul. 2, 2017) — Each year on Independence Day, the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate, express their support for the freedoms they enjoy, and recognize the unlimited opportunities afforded them to improve their station in life because of the Free Enterprise System. The Fourth […]
“ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION” by JB Williams, ©2017 (Jun. 21, 2017) — During the unconstitutional eight-year reign of Barack Obama, your party lost over a thousand governmental seats nationwide. You lost numerous governorships and state legislatures, some for the first time since the Civil War. You lost the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate and […]
DOES GOVERNMENT OR GOD GRANT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS? by Michael Gaddy, ©2017, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Mar. 10, 2017) — Author’s note: below are several questions that must be answered logically if we are to survive as a free country. These questions will not lead you to a comfort zone. If you want to attack […]
“THE COERCIVE FORCE OF GOVERNMENT” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Dec. 17, 2016) — “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this […]
LOCAL ORGANIZER ENCOURAGES ALL AMERICANS TO HOST GATHERINGS by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 10, 2016) — Every year for the last 16 years, a small group of Dayton, TN citizens has commemorated December 15, Bill of Rights Day, with a banquet open to the public as seating is available. “We’ve had preachers, leaders, and this year […]
“ESCALATING EXTINCTION” by RoseAnn Salanitri, ©2016, TPATH Contributor (Dec. 2, 2016) — According to Pew Research, as of September 2014, 64% of Americans got their news from social media sites such as FaceBook, YouTube, and Twitter. It is reasonable to assume that this number increased during the 2016 presidential campaign season. The shift in trusted […]
“INSTITUTIONAL IGNORANCE IS A BLIGHT ON HUMANITY” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Nov. 14, 2016) — Prior to last week’s election, much was stated and printed concerning the appointment of new members to our Supreme Court and how that decision should be used as some form of litmus test reference a […]
“FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL RECIPE” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Oct. 25, 2016) — Over the past few decades, I have learned of the dangers of contesting on intellectual grounds those who have a firm emotional opinion on any subject, especially on those of a political nature. I have witnessed the vitriol […]
IS “GOVERNMENT” THE REAL EVIL? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Oct. 24, 2016) — “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don’t know”~ Ambrose Bierce To say I have been heavily involved in the movement for Constitutional government, Liberty, and Freedom for the […]
“OPTING FOR TYRANNY” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016 (Oct. 17, 2016) — “The evil that is in this world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” ~ Albert Camus For quite some time now I have referred to the majority of Americans, especially those who […]