A Call To Arms

This Veteran's Day, I like to extend a sincere apology to all of the future veterans; those currently serving in an active or reserve capacity as well as those in their formative years. I'm sorry that the people of this country will not elect leaders who refuse to put you at risk for light an transient reasons; who misuse you at the pleasure of warmongers and the military industrial complex. I'm sorry that while many of you are in far off lands 'fighting for our freedoms', the United States Congress is tearing into those freedoms with reckless abandon. It's a pity that the completion of your time as government issue will begin your time as economic serf. Ladies and gentlemen, I salute you.

To current veterans: An oath never expires. It can be abandoned or rescinded but that condition does not have to be permanent. I urge any who have ever sworn to defend the Constitution to take the time to read it. It is in astoundingly clear English. Detach yourself from the interpretations of others and find out what it says for yourself. If what it says to you is decidedly different from what you see around you, recognize that enemies foreign and domestic includes those who would murder your country from within, people in powerful positions, and that you have your work cut out for you. This is not a time for bloodshed. But, it is time to open your eyes, raise your head, unbend the knee and stand for the freedom and liberty that had been bought at such a dear price. Ladies and gentlemen, let's do this.

To the citizens of every State in this union: We stand at the cusp of a new age. A scant half century ago, this country led the world in production and technological innovation, had the best educated population on the planet, had a currency that was the backbone of global exchange, and was reaching for the stars. Today, almost half of your earnings are taken by the government, the educational system can't produce students with the skill to populate half of our own graduate schools, the physical infrastructure of the country is in shambles, and we're saddled with a debt that will be faced by the grandchild of a baby born today. This has been allowed to happen because we, the people, have been invigilate; simply trusting those who seek the power to govern. As a result, we find ourselves in a position where the people who are elected to serve us operate with an absolutely blatant disregard for any sense of dignity or knowledge of right and wrong. This cannot be allowed to continue. There are two things you can do to right this ongoing wrong and both can be accomplished within your personal dignity as a human being. First, decide for yourself whether you can allow the Demopublican beast to maintain it's doupolistic stranglehold on our government and whether you will use your one and only voice, your vote, to either encourage the practice or bring it to an end. Second, seek out every opportunity to represent your fellow citizens in the capacity of juror. If you find one of your fellow citizens charged with a 'crime' that is something you, yourself, could easily have done without malice or injury to person or property, set him free. We each have an obligation to protect the other from government oppression and injustice. The hole that had been dug is deep indeed. None of us will see the end but the blessing of Liberty can be secured for our posterity if we, the people stand firm. Ladies and gentlemen, we're all in this together.