Tag: Patrick Henry
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Ignorance is Not Bliss; it is the Death of Liberty
ARE “REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS” CONSTITUTIONAL? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Feb. 21, 2016) — “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee…” Hosea 4:6 Yesterday, I received an email touting the defense of our Constitution by recently deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin…
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The Spirit of Freedom
“RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Feb. 11, 2016) — “It is not the firearm in the hands of the Patriot the tyrant fears, it is the spirit of the person who possesses that firearm.” “The death of the spirit is the price of progress.” ~ Eric Voegelin The spirit…
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What If?
“THE CRIMINAL CABAL” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Jan. 26, 2016) — Any American citizen with an IQ higher than the sum of their fingers and toes, has stopped, at some time, under some circumstance, to ask themselves about the legitimacy of the political system under which they live. It stands…
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Tyranny Started Early
“HOW ARE YOU TO TIE HIS HANDS?” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016 (Jan. 24, 2016) — An in-depth study of our founding era produces quite a few questions. Those among our founders who sought a very limited central government which would be in place simply to protect those Natural Rights as granted by our Creator and…
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Happy Birthday, Stonewall
“I LOVE VIRGINIA MORE” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Jan. 21, 2016) — I take a lot of pride in being an unapologetic and unreconstructed Confederate Rebel; perhaps you have noticed. If you have, it should come as no surprise to you at all that two of my historical heroes are…
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“Disperse Ye Rebels, Ye Villains Disperse”
“A RUNAWAY TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016 (Jan. 7, 2016) — Imagine with me if you will, it is April 19, 1775 and you are standing with 69 farmers, shopkeepers and others of your militia unit on the Green in Lexington opposing almost one thousand Redcoats who are on their way to Concord to…
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Union or Death
“MONEY AND POWER” by Michael Gaddy, ©2015, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Dec. 31, 2015) — “There were two Lincolns—the myth and the man. The man is dead, the myth lives. The war he made was no myth. The War to Prevent Southern Independence is a cancer in the very living marrow of America.” ~ Charles…
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An Unholy, Unhealthy, Freedom-Destroying Relationship
“JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS” by Michael Gaddy, ©2015 (Sep. 24, 2015) — “A standing military force, with an overgrown executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war,…
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Destroyed by the Largest Bait and Switch Scam in History
“A SACRED OATH” by Michael Gaddy, ©2015 (Sep. 12, 2015) — “I solemnly swear to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” What would you call the person who foolishly trades away their individual rights as defined in the Bill of Rights and also traded away all…
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Musings of the Montezuma Madman, 9/9/15 pb
DOES “FEDERAL LAW” “TRUMP” STATE LAW? by Michael Gaddy, ©2015 (Sep. 9, 2015) — Please, can all the hoopla concerning the county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage permits to same-sex couples be over? The only good thing to come out of the whole mess is a politician, Mike Huckabee, volunteered to go…
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No Price for Treason
“LIVING IN THE SPIRIT OF PATRICK HENRY” by JB Williams, ©2015 (Aug. 22, 2015) — In the beginning, when America was occupied by real men, real freedom and liberty-loving patriots, the price for committing treason against the United States was swift and permanent. The price was death… 239 years later, the “new patriot” is much more…
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Government Doesn’t Give You Freedom, You Take It!
“IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2015 (Apr. 5, 2015) — “Politicians spout endless bromides, trite phrases and meaningless clichés in a high-charged emotional environment to get you to vote for them, or to convince you they are going to do something for you that government hasn’t done before, or re-start…
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Give Me Liberty! (1775) pb
“IF WE WISH TO BE FREE…WE MUST FIGHT” by James Still, ©2015 (Feb. 1, 2015) — Lord Dunmore, British Governor of Virginia, had allowed the Virginia Militia act to lapse. Should Virginia raise a new Militia? Patrick Henry addressed the Second Virginia Convention: “… This is no time for ceremony. The question before the House…
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How Did We Get Here? How Do We Get Back?
“THE FUTURE IS NOW IN YOUR HANDS” by Israel Teitelbaum, ©2013, blogging at TPATH (Nov. 15, 2013) — How did we get to the point where: the law of the land is in the hands of one man – resembling a dictatorship? the federal government is in command and control of our personal lives? we have…
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Time to Stand Your Ground, America!
“WHY NOT FIGHT NOW?” by KrisAnne Hall, ©2013, blogging at KrisAnneHall (Oct. 29, 2013) — The Senate is meeting today to DEBATE your 2nd Amendment! The title of the Hearing? “‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Use of Deadly Force” http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=9ef0cae481fa37b34652bb4623328c97 WHAT IF the hearing was titled: “Religious…
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What Can Americans Do This Independence Day?
AN “IRRESISTIBLE MOMENTUM” by Tom Jefferson (Jul. 3, 2013) — Let’s start the 4th off right! Contact the news and tell them you want to see unbiased reporting on Obama’s fraudulent birth certificate and Selective Service card. foxnewstips@foxnews.com mediainquiries@msnbc.com firstperson@msnbc.com http://www.cnn.com/feedback/tips/ http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/BrianRoss/page?id=3247430 investigates@cbsnews.com Also, contact your U.S. Senators and Congressmen. Tell them you want an…
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Enough Being Depressed About the Elections
THINK ABOUT OTHER DARK TIMES IN OUR HISTORY…GATHER STRENGTH – AND GET BACK TO WORK! by Chris Skates, ©2013 (Mar. 25, 2013) — Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying on our backs and hugging the elusive phantom of hope, until our enemies have bound…
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God, the Devil, and Legal Tender
“A MORAL AND ECONOMIC COLLAPSE” by Robert McCurry, ©2013, Editor and Publisher, reprinted with permission (Jan. 21, 2013) — “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that…
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What Would Patrick Henry Do? pb
COURAGE VS. COWARDICE by Joseph DeMaio, ©2012 (Dec. 31, 2012) — To exponentially understate the matter, the nation’s future in large measure now lies in the hands of the 535 members of the House and the Senate. Stated otherwise, these people now have the opportunity to put an end to the continuing catastrophic disgrace known…