Good Americans Distrust Government—And they are the Majority

“Government, like fire, is a dangerous servant or a fearful master.” George Washington (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I postulate that being a good American means living in harmony with the spirit of The Constitution of the United States.  If that’s true, should we ever trust government?

Absolutely not.

The reason we have three, separate and independent branches of government (Legislative, Executive and Judicial) is to keep those governmental branches fighting among themselves and thereby prevent the emergence of a single, dictatorial government that worked for its own interests rather than those of the people.  The mandate for three branches of government (separation of powers) is evidence that the Founders didn’t trust the federal government.

The reason we have “checks and balances” in the Constitution is to protect the people from the federal government.  The Founders didn’t trust the feds.

The reason we have the 1^st Amendment right to free speech is to allow us to expose government corruption.

According to the “Preamble to the Bill of Rights,” the reason we have the entire Bill of Rights (including the 2nd Amendment) is to prevent “misconstruction or abuse” of the powers granted under the Constitution to the officers, officials and employees of the federal government.

Insofar as the Constitution was intended to allow for only a “limited” government, that Constitution was intended to protect against government’s inevitable and insatiable appetite for more power, more taxes and less freedom.  The Founders didn’t trust the federal government.

 

One Good Question Deserves Another

According this video, President Obama has asked top members of the American military, “Will you fire on American Citizens?”

If the video is true, then it’s reasonable that the People of The United States of America each ask themselves, “Will I fire on American government?”

video       00:21:19

 

Not Taking Any Chances

Marines march at President Obama’s inauguration.  As Marines go, some of these guys are sloppy.

More importantly, the bolts have been removed from all their rifles rendering them inoperable.  Apparently, el Presidente is so paranoid that he won’t even trust the American military to come within firing range.

Makes me wince.     video  00:02:00

 

The Battle of Athens

Image via Wikipedia BALLOT BOX

True story.

During WWII, a corrupt, greedy family took over McMinn County in Tennessee.  WWII ended and the veterans came home, but the corrupt political machine tried to retain control of the county by stealing the ballot boxes in the A.D. 1946 election.  During the ballot box theft, one of the citizens in favor of honest government was shot.  The sheriff and deputies took the ballot boxes and baracaded themselves in the county jail.

The veterans organized, armed themselves with firearms and dynamite and counter-attacked the knee-breakers for the corrupt county government.

Before it was over, the sheriff’s knee-breakers surrendered, the veterans regained the ballot boxes–and the veterans were never prosecuted for having shot up the jail and rebelled against against the “duly-constituted” local government.

 

Homemade REAL Pulse Laser Gun

Image via Wikipedia

The Laser gun in this video isn’t really that powerful.  Even so, given enough time, this “laser gun” can start fires, punch holes through thin sheets of metal and even blind people.

DIY “laser guns” will undoubtedly grow smaller, more powerful, more immediately effective and less expensive in the coming years.  It will soon be easier to build a DIY laser gun than to build a conventional “zip gun”.  And once built, the only “ammo” laser guns will require will be batteries.

 

The Truth about “Assault Rifles”

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A police firearms instructor attempts to clarify the confusion about what is, and what is not, an “assault rifle”.

Although the officer does not expressly say so, the implication of his presentation is that a true “assault rifle” is one that is capable of operating as “fully automatic” (you pull the trigger and the bullets keep automatically firing until you release the trigger or run out of bullets).  Fully automatic assault rifles can normally be used only by military and police.  It is currently illegal for private citizens to own a fully-automatic weapon without a special license from the ATF.