Enemies
Domestic
There was
once a time in America when we took the threat of the destruction of our free,
capitalist, constitutional republic very seriously. From the beginnings of our
Nation, we were warned that the greatest danger would come, not from foreign
powers, but from within. Ben Franklin’s prophetic remark just minutes after the
creation of the Constitution, “A republic, if you can keep it,” first
sounded the warning that, today, needs to be repeated loud, clear, and often.
Everywhere
you turn today, everywhere you look, it seems there’s a “progressive” Democrat
shouting, often hysterically, about how we MUST accept their radical,
extremist, far-left view of everything from law to morality to economics to
science, and so on, ad nauseam. Yet, it’s usually patently obvious that their
definitions and the resulting policy demands are ultimately aimed at removing
our individual freedom, and imposing totalitarian, top-down big government
control over everything. And from experience garnered from well over 60 years
being involved in politics to one degree or another, let me assure you that
politicians, especially leftist ones, have zero qualms about lying to you one
minute, and then denying it the next. And, to paraphrase H. L. Mencken, you cannot go broke betting that
what the left is accusing us of doing is exactly what they are guilty of.
Here’s a
perfect, very recent, example of this. I sent an email urging my senators – I
live in Colorado – to vote to confirm President Trump’s nominees for federal
judgeships. I just received this reply from Democrat Michael Bennet:
I am concerned that many of President Trump’s nominees risk
diminishing the credibility of our nation’s courts. In many instances, nominees
have failed to demonstrate the experience and integrity to serve in these
lifetime positions. Throughout this Administration, I have routinely opposed
nominees who lack the background and independence to serve on the
judiciary. The independence of our courts is an essential strength of our
democracy. Moving forward, I’ll continue to review each nominee’s background
and records carefully to ensure they live up to the standards befitting our
federal judiciary.
He has just
described every federal judge appointed by Clinton, and then Obama, and the
condition of our judiciary system. To a tee. In every detail.
Which brings
us to what in this Age of Outrage (https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-age-of-outrage) is the Mother of ALL Outrages, the
ongoing attempted coup d’état. This is nothing less than a serious and
concerted effort by high government officials, tied directly and indirectly to
and including Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, to overturn the
results of a legally conducted election, and thus, overthrow the government.
The list of conspirators is extensive, and virtually all of them are in
positions of leadership within their government agencies or political party.
And there is no doubt, repeat: No Doubt, that they, not Donald Trump, are the
ones who have committed “high crimes and misdemeanors”, and are, themselves,
the “enemies domestic” they swore an oath to defend against.
So, here we
are, 233 years after Dr. Franklin’s warning, faced with the worst
constitutional crisis since the Civil War, and no one to blame but ourselves.
Many have pointed out that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, but we
became complacent in our pursuit of the American Dream, and fell asleep,
leaving it to others to do the watching. Didn’t work out too well, did it?
It’s way
past time to wake up again, and some are beginning to. Florida’s Republican
governor, Ron DiSantis, is going to see to it that civics, the social science
dealing with the rights and duties, repeat: Duties!, of citizens, is once again
a required class in school. But this is something that needs to be done
nationwide, and the public clearly and repeatedly informed why. The left
eliminated civics from school curriculums years ago, since it taught students
how to preserve their republic, and thus, their freedom. They replaced it with
leftist brainwashing and indoctrination that has led to a generation of
intolerant, knee-jerk “socialists” who are virtually totally ignorant of our
history and traditions, and just as ignorant of the history and nature of
totalitarian collectivism.
It is We,
the People, who have allowed this to happen. And it is We, the People who can
undo the damage. Electing Donald Trump was a great first step. But we can’t
rest on our laurels. To preserve America as a free, constitutional republic,
not only does Trump need to be re-elected, but we need to replace every single
Democrat/progressive/socialist holding elective office today. The corrupt liars
and leftist political hacks like Senator Bennet need to be replaced with
honest, law abiding followers of the Constitution. Every last one of them. We
cannot allow them to destroy the American Dream, our Shining City on the Hill,
that so many have died to build and preserve. Period.