Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Today Your Gun Tomorrow Your Bible.

    As I watched the news and heard President Obama,  explain the highlights of his twenty three executive actions I had to admit his political tactics were impressive and effective. I confess,  as a parent who as a bright and beautiful ten year old daughter that I adore and love more than my own life, it was  very hard to see some of the parents who had lost their children at the massacre at Newtown in the audience.It was also quite effective to have children there who had written their letters to the president asking him to make them safe by doing what he could to enact tougher gun control laws. Let's face it,  no decent parent, who is worth anything,  wants to see Innocent children die.Obama, may be right when he says that most of the nations public is on his side and wants tighter gun control laws but before Americans,  decide to do away with the second amendment to the Constitution Let's take a real look at it. I wonder how many Americans,  have really read the second amendment? The second amendment reads as follows;"A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'It is clear that all Americans,  have the right to own guns furthermore such a right is not to be taken away by the government.
    Fox's Judge Andrew Napolitano, has taken some heat for saying that the second Amendment,  was created to control the government because the early Americans, did not want their leaders in government, to become tyrants. but he is correct remember, Americans,  had just fight a revolution against King George the Third of England,  because he had become an unjust tyrant and if one decides,  that government can take away guns today, one wonders what the government may take tomorrow? One may recall when Obama,  said,  much of America,  is composed of people who cling to their religion and guns when they are frustrated with some aspect or policy of the  government. One wonders what would happen if the government decided that those who read books such as the Bible,  are just a bunch of ignorant religious zealots clinging  to a dangerous religion? The Bible,  then would be outlawed and collected and any one found reading it would be put in prison or worse killed in the name of  national  security.What if the government gains the right to control the Internet and makes owning a computer a crime to anyone who writes a blog like this one that questions the authority of the Government?
    Ben Franklin,  said, "Men will ultimately, be ruled by God or tyrants." Thomas Paine Said, " It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from it's government.' As a person who has studied history, I have noticed once any government begins to take a citizens rights it isn't long before  that same government takes a away all citizens rights.If  Americans, many of whom have been silent for too long, don't begin to speak up one will not have to worry about being perceived as ignorant and content to cling to one's guns or religion because government one day,  will make sure that citizens are left with neither to cling to. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just,  some words, to think on.

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