Approximately 30-40 Activists arrived at the State House for the Press Conference, and to send notes into the Senators who were to debate the Sovereignty Resolution.
The air was electric. Enthusiastic citizen advocates got up early, missed work, spent their own money for gas and travel, and traveled for up to 2 hours to participate in the effort to support the Sovereignty Resolution.
The subtext to today’s gun-buying spree is this: it’s beginning to dawn on millions of Americans that the Federal Government is nothing more than a criminal gang on a mass scale, pursuing all manner of theft, fraud, assault, outrage, abuse, and usurpation, but under the color of law. If this trend continues, and there’s absolutely no reason to believe it won’t, then it’s just a matter of time until we’ll be forced to defend ourselves from the criminal aggression of the state. We have the same right – and I would add, moral duty – to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities from the criminal depredations of the state as we have to defend against street thugs who break in to rob, rape, and murder. When the state consistently violates the law and behaves in a criminal manner, it forfeits our allegiance and our obedience.
However, confronting the central state is not something to consider lightly. Rank tyranny may clarify the political and moral issues, but the practical and prudential issues are far less clear, even to us Southerners who have always been a combative and well-armed people. We must treat this question responsibly and not succumb – not yet, at any rate – to romantic notions about running around in the woods in camouflage with our guns. It appears that armed defense against the state can’t be avoided. But, when we’re forced to act, it must be truly in self-defense. It must be under the authority of and on behalf of the commonwealth. Our response must be moral and lawful, rooted in the God-given right of restraining evil and in accord with traditional Christian precepts governing the community’s collective, organized use of force.
Why Chile is a Great Place to Live, ceteris paribus
Written by John Cobin
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 11:56
[Dr. John Cobin is an international resettlement consultant. This is an excerpt from an upcoming book, "Life in Chile":]
On my blog site designed to help expatriates considering Chile, http://www.escapeamericanow.blogspot.com, I ask, “Are you ready to leave America for a freer, saner country?” Allow me to give you some food for thought about why you might pick Chile. You won’t hurt my feelings if you choose to live in Panama, Costa Rica, or Belize instead of Chile; ditto for New Zealand, Hong Kong or your favorite island nation. I will even help you relocate to one of those places! But, unless you are quite wealthy, I think you will be making a mistake if Chile is not at the top of your list.
