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f you would let me vent, I would appreciate it.

My prayers evolved during the Clinton years and then really matured during the first term of Obama.

Where are our “industrial” leaders?

Ford, Getty, or even the more modern Gates or Bezos that have a LOVE of country? Understanding that it is the United States that has raised the level of creation, industrialism, freedom and independence around the world? The United States that was where they had the freedom to create their companies!

Dear God, why can’t they see that our country is being pillaged and that for the long term we could lose it ALL! The Lord gave us Trump. At first, I thought it was a cruel joke. I thought Trump was more of a cartoon character that must have been “lucky” becoming a billionaire. But after he won the nomination, I read several books about Trump and was very impressed....impressed enough that I really thought he would win - and he did!

So, thank you Lord!

Now, I am asking - where are the company leaders that truly have values and will do what is right. Companies that are not giving money to

politicians, their families, their friends.

Giving bribes to their shell non-profits or companies for big contracts or legal/ law making profit making schemes?

Where are you? Tell me about it! I would like to do business with you! I’d wear your branded logo caps, T-shirts and merchandise. Heck, I might even get my first tattoo of your business on “my business”!!!

Corporations HEAVILY promote their ‘green values” or ecology! Corporations spend millions to endear me to them as being the right kind of company doing the right thing for the environment and even “social” issues.

So, step up! Tell me you don’t bribe politicians! Tell me that if you even have lobbyist or are part of an organization that hires lobbyist that they will not bribe politicians! Tell me you are actively directing them to be above board and to do what is morally right! Call out politicians that try and black mail you!!! We can vote them out!

I guess we have a few like Chick-fil-a, Hobby Lobby, and Home Depot. Lord give these companies and others the courage to come out and brag about them doing it right! Doing what is best for the United States... Lord we can SEE CAN I VENT? | PAGE 4

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Constitutional Law Through County Sheriffs

BY JOHNNY ROWLAND, CACTUS CHRONICLES

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ost American citizens do not have a true understanding of the authority that the US Constitution bestows on the County Sheriff. (Or parishes, for our friends over in Louisiana!)

And learning about this relatively unknown fact can provide a breath of hope for all of us so concerned about what is happening within our country. More and more, we are facing the effects of Liberal-controlled population centers running roughshod over rural and conservative areas of the various states. A perfect example of this travesty is the Lib-Tard Governor of New Mexico, wanting to essentially nullify the Second Amendment to our US Constitution.

Well, Sheriff Tony Mace of Cibola County, decided it was time for some Pro-Constitution action and launched the Second Amendment Sanctuary County movement which has now spread to around 30 out of 33 total counties in the state, and many more in other states around the US. And guess what? The Liberal Anti-Gun Governor of New Mexico can simply stew in her own juices, as she and her unlawful henchmen are powerless to over-ride a Constitutional Sheriff in his County!

Let’s back up a little and state that, in reality, the Sheriff is indeed the SUPREME LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN I VENT? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3

only keep this going with your help, through our leaders. Don’t let the corrupt ones that make deals with other countries, and companies that are only interested in making their quarterly profit projects enslave us to their greedy ways.

Lord, this is what I pray for now.

OFFICER in a given county. And this is by design. A County Sheriff is only answerable to the PEOPLE in his or her county; not the State Police, or even Federal Police, but the PEOPLE who voted him into office! And consider this, that if a County Sheriff perceives that a government agency is overreaching or is trying to impose unconstitutional regulations on the citizens of his county, he can lawfully choose not to enforce said errant rules or cooperate with rogue agencies. The Sheriff even has the option of arresting the offending officials, or forcefully ejecting them from his jurisdiction!

Praise the Lord and pass the ammo!

(Figuratively speaking, of course!)

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here in Arizona, is one of the real heroes to Constitutionalists and also among those who want Liberty to continue and grow in our country. He has founded what I and many others believe to be one of the most important organizations for the preservation and future existence of our United States. The “Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association” (www.cspoa. org) is about educating and calling to action concerned peace officers as well as citizens who may be discouraged by the perceived “Liberal Steamroller.”

The office of County Sheriff may be one of our last, but certainly continues to be one of our strongest, bulwarks against dictatorship. Sheriff Mack should know, as in the 1990’s, it was he who took the criminal Clinton administration and their unconstitutional Brady Law all the way to the US Supreme Court, and DEFEATED THEM! Plus, he is alive and healthy to date, and for those of us who have followed the “Clinton Mafia” saga, this fact alone is pretty remarkable!

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org and learn more about what your County Sheriff can do to stand against Liberal and unconstitutional oppression. You may even want to get on the team by joining this tremendous outfit; please consider doing so; your country needs you, and this is one way you and we can make a genuine difference.

Points to Ponder: Major media has been very successful over the years, certainly forming, and in some cases, literally dictating public opinion. Some of the nonsensical things they have put over on the public include: the defeat of the US military by North Vietnam and the Vietcong, when our military forces NEVER lost a pitched battle with the aforementioned adversaries; that Christian prayer should not be allowed in public schools, while other and foreign religions, even atheism, are openly promoted and taxpayer-funded; that the genocide of abortion is somehow found in the US Constitution; that homosexual and transgender behavior should be considered more noble and desirable than traditional and Biblical man-woman identities and relationships; and let’s don’t forget the climate change hoax— on the day that little Greta, misinformed child, and darling of the climate alarmists, spoke at the United Nations, 500 real climate scientists delivered a letter to the UN Secretary General saying that there was NO CLIMATE CRISIS and that Greta should just go home; should go back to school, and stop worrying!

Well, this same crowd of treasonous and so-called journalists is attempting to have the Second Amendment repealed, and they continue to be stunned that their standard tactics of brainwashing/blitzing the American public with lies and misinformation is NOT working according to their globalist game plans. Did I just hear someone say: “Come and Take It!” Submitted by Johnny Rowland who is a media professional and lives with his family in the Northern Sonoran Desert near Tombstone, Arizona. His email is: johnny460rowland@gmail.com

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Morals are the Foundation of Our Laws

BY DONALD R MAY

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orals are the foundation of our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, and our laws. Morals are the first line of defense for our society. Morals make most laws unnecessary. When morals fade away, a civilization regresses with a breakdown of family and social structure.

The numbers of laws, police, courts, and jails must be increased to replace the absent morals.

The laws of the United States of America are based on moral laws that come from God and not from men. In writing our founding documents and our laws, our Founding Fathers relied heavily on the Bible and Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1771). Blackstone’s legal philosophy stated in his Commentaries was embodied in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, “Man, considered as a creature, must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator, for he is an entirely dependent being . . . He should in all points conform to his Maker’s will. This will is called the law of nature. . . [there are] no human laws of any validity, if contrary to this . . .” Blackstone maintained that to be valid a law written by people must originate from God’s moral laws.

Our Constitution and our government were designed for a moral and religious people. As John Adams stated, “We have no government armed in power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people.

It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.” Our clergy and our politicians have largely ignored this.

Our Founding Fathers asserted in the Declaration of Independence, our nation’s founding document, that our rights come from God and the job of our Federal government is to protect these rights. Democrats have tried to

change this and to destroy our nation’s Judeo-Christian foundation.

Our United States Congress added “under God” to our Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 during the Cold War to distinguish the American people from the “Godless Communists.” The House Committee on the Judiciary 1954 report stated the added words affirmed “the dependence of our people and our Government upon the moral directions of the Creator.”

Russia, the European Union, and other countries have based their laws on utilitarian values and not on moral values. Their constitutions have been written with the assumption that the ruling elites who are in charge are wise and good and that laws and morals must change with the times.

Moral laws are fixed and do not change as utilitarian laws do. When utilitarian moral relativism is introduced into a society, morals weaken and are replaced by a flood of new laws and bureaucratic agencies necessary to fill the functions of the lost morals.

Our Supreme Court has worked diligently to remove the Judeo-Christian moral foundation of our nation from our schools, our public life, and our government. The Court began in 1947 with Everson vs. Board of Education that separated the Judeo-Christian

religious moral foundation of our nation from our government and our schools. It continued in 1973 with Roe vs. Wade, which stated that the unborn had no Constitutional protections and could be killed at will as a “right” granted by the Supreme Court. Lawrence vs. Texas (2003) declared moral laws against homosexual sodomy to be unconstitutional. United States vs.

Windsor (2013) struck down the historic moral definition of marriage.

As our nation has become progressively more uncivilized, we have had to increasingly rely on laws and police as the last resort of defense against the Evil of criminals and terrorists.

Morals and the societal norms of civilized behavior have been eroded away and are no longer able to protect us.

People must lock their doors, install alarm systems, live in gated communities, and guard against identity theft.

Democrats want to accelerate this downward social spiral by releasing dangerous felons and terrorists and even by closing prisons.

God’s moral laws endure through the millennia, but purely utilitarian laws are transient and destructive. Utilitarian laws come and go at the whim of those who are ruling at the time.

The racist laws enacted by Democrats have been utilitarian laws based on

the religious, political, and ethnic prejudices of the time. There are no Judeo-Christian moral laws directed against marrying someone of another race or of a different societal class.

It was utilitarian laws that established racial segregation, allowed the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize Blacks and Republicans, and promoted the placing of American citizens of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps during World War II. There was no moral basis for any form of racial segregation or for the beating of marchers 50 years ago in Selma, Alabama. These and other racial injustices were due to the utilitarian laws established by small numbers of powerful unjust men and were devoid of any moral legal foundation.

There are no Biblical or historic moral laws of any major religion that allow for non-traditional marriages or for the unrestricted killing of unwanted children, unwanted disabled, or unwanted elderly. These are the results of utilitarian laws intended to gain the political support of aggressive political vocal minorities.

Marriage has historically been between a man and a woman and has been a moral standard of all major religions. The concept of people of the same sex marrying each other is utilitarian. Two decades of effort to establish utilitarian laws in support of homosexual marriage have overturned thousands of years of moral laws.

There is no moral basis for killing defenseless humans for the personal benefit of family members or to reduce the payment of government entitlements. Protecting family members and others who cannot defend themselves is fundamental to a moral civilized society.

Our Judeo-Christian moral heritage is one of life and not of death. Life is proclaimed in the first five books of the Old Testament written after the SEE MORALS ARE THE FOUNDATION | PAGE 7

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Exodus from Egypt and ancient Egypt’s obsession with death.

The rapid decline of our societal values is dismaying. However, contrary to what is presented to us by most of the news media, Americans retain their traditional moral values. According to a Zogby Poll taken shortly after the execution of Terri Schiavo, 79% of those questioned would have opposed taking food and water away from Terri had they known the facts in her case. A CNN nationwide poll revealed 58% of Americans think unrestricted abortion should be available in “few” or “no” circumstances.

The glue of families and civilizations is the understanding that the people will care for and protect those who cannot help themselves, including children, the elderly, and the disabled.

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Family stability cannot survive when governments can order the execution of disabled persons who have committed no crime, death can be hastened by withdrawing water and food from the elderly, and the unborn survive only at the convenience of their mother. As the family and our moral laws fail, so do our nation and our civilization.

Moral laws and family structure are the bedrock of human civilization with Judeo-Christian moral laws being the foundation of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and of all of our just laws.

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Democrats Show Us How Not to Impeach a President

BY BRYAN FISCHER

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he Democrats have been plotting and planning a coup d’état against President Trump since before he was even elected to office.

They’re even trying to make it look like they’re following the Constitution.

But they’re not. And in the process, they are creating a dangerous threat to the peaceful transfer of power and the rule of law.

As keen observers of the European powers, the Founders knew that the traditional means of the transfer of political power was through the use of violence and assassination. They had seen the instability and the political chaos that follows abrupt changes in power brought about by force. Determined to create a better alternative in the nascent nation, one that did not require the shedding of blood, they provided Congress with the tool of impeachment and set a very high threshold for its use.

The standard is so high in the Constitution that presidential abuses of political power must involve “truly abominable misconduct” (to use Andy McCarthy’s phrase) and require a twothirds vote in the Senate to convict.

This is a threshold that is impossible to reach short of “high crimes and misdemeanors” that arouse the indignation of the entire populace.

That indignation does not exist at the moment. The only way Democrat pollsters can create the illusion of a national consensus for impeachment is to oversample Democrats by 14 points.

Trump’s disapproval number is at 43%, right where Obama’s was a year before he was re-elected to a second term.

The reason for this high threshold was to prevent the use of the power of impeachment for petty partisan political hackery. Dealing with petty partisan political hackery is the business of ordinary and regularly scheduled elections. The American people throw congressional hacks out of office every

election cycle and tossed the incompetent Jimmy Carter after one dismal term. Voters will have another opportunity to pass judgment on Trump’s fitness for office a mere 13 months from now.

The only reason Democrats are pursuing impeachment now is the terrifying realization that they have no one who can beat Trump at the ballot box.

(Oprah is so desperate she’s pleading with the head of Disney to run.)

The Founders made it clear the only tool Congress has for dealing with the egregious misconduct of a sitting president, beyond overriding vetoes and the power of the purse, is impeachment.

Presidents are exempt from the ordinary system of justice while in office, and only “liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to law” after they have been removed from office. Otherwise, political adversaries would quickly discover they could effectively disable a president by tying him up in one frivolous lawsuit after another.

(This is why President Trump cannot be forced to cough up his tax returns until he is out of office, and why the Supreme Court was certainly wrong to force President Clinton to answer in civil court for his behavior

with Paula Jones.)

The House Democrats are already misfiring by failing to note that “the House of Representatives...shall have the sole power of impeachment.” Only a vote of the entire House can impeach.

On her own authority, the Speaker can’t, nor can Adam Schiff nor any other committee chairman. Since the full House has the sole power of impeachment, and the House has never voted on the matter, there is no true impeachment inquiry at the moment at all. This is why it is perfectly proper for the executive branch to ignore “subpoenas” from House committees.

If they want those subpoenas to have any legal force, they’re going to have to make things official.

In fact, the Democrats do not want a genuine impeachment inquiry because that would bring this one-sided business of closed-door hearings and cherry-picked excerpts of witness testimony to a screeching halt. It would also provide Republicans with the opportunity to subpoena witnesses of their own, which they can’t do at this point.

I’m predicting we are not ever going to get an official impeachment inquiry or official articles of impeachment sent to the Senate. As Andy McCarthy put

it, “Trump’s missteps do not rise to the level of impeachable offenses. If they did, Democrats would not fear voting to conduct the impeachment inquiry, and they would proudly hold their hearings in public with due process, rather than behind closed doors with selective leaking.”

Speaker Pelosi was adamantly opposed to impeachment proceedings until she got stampeded into it in the wake of the president’s utterly innocent phone call with the Ukrainian president. Even now she continues to offer only vague comments about where the process is going to go. She seems to be the only Democrat with an appreciation of the pit into which the Democrats could fall if their impeachment attempt fails.

Meanwhile, the Democrats don’t want a resolution to this entirely manufactured and non-substantial crisis.

They’re getting plenty of mileage out of using this political charade to beat Trump about the head and shoulders, whacking him like a pinata suspended from the rafters in the garage, with a compliant media and invertebrate Republicans like Pierre Delecto joining in the assault.

But restless Democrats are starting to fret that they’ve overplayed their hand, and this impeachment farce is going to slop over into next year and everybody’s election campaign. The American people care about the economy, immigration, and national security, and Democrats are keeping Congress from dealing with any of those issues.

On top of making a travesty of the Constitution, that’s just dumb politics.

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Hostility Toward Freedom of Conscience is Nothing New

BY ROBERT PRATT

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n the October Democrat candidate show, Beto Pancho O’Rourke of El Paso said that churches, ministries, and religious schools that do not support homosexual marriage should face punishment from the government including the loss of tax-exempt nonprofit status.

Even the liberals at the Dallas Morning News editorial board recognized the un-American nastiness of O’Rourke’s position which we can assert is agreed with by much of the radical Left based upon the instant applause at the debate to his comment.

Those editors said “Beto is embracing the politics of sharp divisions,” and pointed out that “Supreme Court Justice John Marshall had it right: The power to tax is the power to destroy,”

recognizing what is the true endgame of the argument to pull tax-exemption from religious organizations.

The most preposterous thing Beto Pancho said was this: “Freedom of religion is a fundamental right, but it should not be used to discriminate.”

It is a ludicrous statement in every sense because freedom actually means the ability to choose one belief or practice over another which is inherently discriminatory toward that not chosen.

And on the note or society and religion, my mother wrote in her weekly column titled “Exploring “The Ugly Renaissance,” these pithy two sentences: “Isn’t it interesting how easily we judge the errors of the ancients, the human degradation of the Middle Ages, the brutality of the Holocaust, yet overlook the corruption of our present?

There are no new sins, but there are plenty of new labels created in an attempt to hide our wrongdoings.”

Little is new in attacks upon religion and religious people through politics and little is new with sin among all people, it just gets rebranded or repackaged to fit the culture of the moment.

It is this constancy of human behavior, and knowledge of such, that justifies constancy of citizen vigilance against tyranny as well as justifies vigorous classical study, especially of Western Civilization and philosophy, which is generally treated as passé or with hostility by the Left in academia.

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Transgender: A Parent Resource Guide

BY DONNA GARNER

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ESPONDING TO THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE: PARENT RESOURCE GUIDE, published this year, has been endorsed by some of the most well-informed, highly credentialed experts in the entire country.

As someone who has been a researcher, consultant, and writer and having worked with a nationally recognized OB/GYN specialist on sexuality issues, I can say with all sincerity that this PARENT RESOURCE GUIDE is a superior publication.

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Gearing Up Politically

BY BECCA KEATING

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hen we think of our political system, we often think of politicians vying for positions of power and popularity, but from the beginning of this great Republic our founding fathers had a different idea. The Constitution of the United States begins, “We the people…to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” We the people should be engaged and active in this process of either being a representative of the people OR electing a representative who reflects our values. Tragically, many citizens have neglected to do so. As a result, the policies, laws, and regulations of our states and our Nation do not reflect the values we hold dear, nor do these policies reflect the virtue of our founding fathers. It was John Adams who explicated that “our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of another.”

President Ronald Reagan put it another way, “If we ever forget that we are One Nation under God, then we will be a Nation gone under.” In other words, we and others with Biblical values need to wake up, stand up, speak up, and engage in this policy-making process. To assure that our nation is elevated to its highest goal we must utilize this political process, or we will end up forfeiting our freedom along with our Constitutional framework which protects these freedoms. If you think it can’t happen here, there are those who have planned a systematic process of taking down America right before our very eyes.

Knowing the intent of those who wish to bring death to America, it would

behoove us to get our heads out of the sand and get on the offensive. One wise founding father, Samuel Adams, admonished, “It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen to set brushfires in the minds of men.” I would like to think that each citizen in this great country has a sphere of influence to ‘set brushfires’ starting with the privilege and responsibility to VOTE. According to some statistics, nearly 50% of those claiming to be Christian in America aren’t even registered to vote. So one of the first things to do as a responsible citizen is to GET REGISTERED!!

The logical next step, of course, is to show up when it is time to vote. Knowing each candidate and their platform is something that might take a little research but is crucial in choosing a candidate who represents one’s values.

Starting with the platforms of the two major political parties is a good place to begin by identifying whether your values align with a particular party.

A helpful comparison can be found online at https://downloads.frcaction. org/EF/EF18H05.pdf.

One thing is certain, people in America would be wise to pay attention to those who are running for political offices at every level. If you haven’t heard

some of these names in the news lately, know that the 2018 election brought in a number of those who may not have your values and who represent the

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Islamic community. This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg…

Federal Rashida Tlaib (D) MI 13th Congressional District Keith Ellison (D) MN Attorney General Ilhan Omar (D) MN 5th Congressional District Andre Carson (D) IN 7th Congressional District Starting with the elected position of Attorney General (MN), Keith Ellison has been known to be a Muslim Brotherhood operative for years. As a mouthpiece for an organization that Congress is considering declaring a terrorist organization, one should be wary of anything Ellison says, legislates or rules. He covers the whole gamut from ISNA to CAIR, to MAS. All are affiliated with the Brotherhood.

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Part One of a Three Part Series

BY VICTOR SHARPE

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sk people in the United States what a dhimmi is and perhaps a handful might know.

In Europe, and as far as India and the far east, the number would be higher because of latent memories of battles fought against invading Moslem armies across the span of centuries.

For a while there was the specter of triumphant Islam building a giant mosque mere yards from Ground Zero in New York City where Islamic fanatics, in the name of Allah, destroyed the World Trade Center and brought the two magnificent towers down in a cascade of horror.

The mosque would have risen to thirteen or more stories and overlooked the blasted hole in the ground that was once a symbol of America’s freedom and technical ingenuity.

If this outrage had been built, it would not have been a symbol of Muslim outreach to non-Moslems; it would have been a sickening insult to the victims of Islamic barbarism and a tangible

rallying cry to millions more jihadists who would see it as Islam’s victory over a vanquished United States of America.

This would have been the 21st century revenge of resurgent Islam over those who centuries ago beat back the many previous Islamic invasions and attempted Muslim conquests of non-Muslim lands.

In 732, Charles Martel led his Frankish forces at Tours to victory against an Islamic invasion of France, which nearly destroyed Christian Europe.

Similarly, Islam was ousted from Spain in 1492 after an occupation of the Iberian Peninsula by the Moslems for hundreds of years.

In Italy, Islamic power was brought to an end when the heavy Turkish galleys were defeated by Venetian galleasses at the great naval battle of Lepanto in 1571. And the Moslem Ottoman power, which at its height again threatened Europe, was barely turned back at the gates of Vienna on 11 September 1683 by a coalition of European armies. A previous 9/11.

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Is Morality and Religion DEAD in the Democrat Party?

BY CHARLES JOHNS

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emocrats do not respect our Constitution or America’s religious freedom, as stated in the First Amendment. They say freedom of speech is the cornerstone of our society, but at the same time say conservatives must be silenced.

Liberal Democrats say lesbians and gays are harassed by the religious right, so conservative groups must be eliminated from Ivy League debates.

That may seem counter to our First Amendment, but to liberals, conservative speech must be stopped.

Conservatives cannot be allowed to speak on campus because their views are contrary to liberal thinking, and higher education is controlled by liberals. If one checks the words of our Founders, hearing all sides to any debate is the purpose of free speech and higher education learning.

Religious groups are a real problem for liberals because they base their morality on rules set down in stone two thousand years ago. Liberals believe Man can make his own moral rules that can change with the times, where religion believes true morality must be based on absolutes. Judeo-Christian morality has been the basis of our laws since our founding, but liberal democrats think the court can change morality with rulings, and Man is his own moral compass. If Man thinks same-sex activity is okay, he has the court on his side, and to liberals the court is law. Constitutionally they are wrong, but Democrats think man is superior to God…if there is a God. The Democrat party now openly accepts socialists and believe it is good because everyone gets the same stuff.

No winners or losers, no rich or poor, no upper-class or lower-class and poverty is virtually eliminated. That would be great if it worked…but it never has, and it has been tried many times. Even if Democrats took every dime earned

by the ultra-rich, it would not pay for socialism. Add to that tax a big income tax on workers, and it still would not pay for socialism. No amount of taxing has saved socialism, so Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests churches be taxed. I said this would happen years ago, when the government took over feeding, housing, and medical care of the poor. That was left to religion from our founding, and socialists understood they would need to make the government the religion of the poor, for it to work. Unfortunately, that has also been tried and failed.

Shame is a powerful tool to use to make the poor try to work their way out of poverty, but liberals deny that power.

They think it is cruel, and so do I, but it often works. My Dad’s hard work got our family out of the Dallas housing projects in the 1950s because he was ashamed to tell people where we lived.

Notice how liberal Democrats cleverly force citizens into groups, both ethnic and financial. As long as we fight each other we are not fighting them. The Second Amendment was put in the Constitution just for that purpose. If the government decides to force citizens to do something against their wishes, we have the means to fight back. That is the real reason politicians talk about gun violence. Notice when a criminal uses a car, poison, knife, club, fire, rope, or any other tool to commit

murder, politicians never blame the tool. When Beto O’Rourke says he will take away our military guns, he is being honest and thinks citizens are too stupid to understand the Constitution.

He is an over-educated idiot with the common sense of a potato chip, and he is running for president.

Pelosi is running an improper impeachment campaign against Trump, along with Adam Schiff and a few other democrat crazies, to keep republicans out of the discussion.

Biden, his son, Comey, Brennan, McCabe, Mueller, and a few other upper crust crooks, have been trying to remove Trump since before he was sworn into office…and they failed.

Now they are playing their last card, possibly just before they get indicted for doing what they say Trump did.

One can only hope our justice system

is honest enough to put corrupt politicians in prison.

Submitted by Charles Johns, Abilene, TX. Charles is a Navy Veteran that served on 3 carriers, spent 20 years as a TV tech, 50 years building cars, and 10+ years as a shop superintendent and Police Department armorer. He graduated from Elkins Institute in Dallas, (the same school Rush Limbaugh attended).

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IRAN: We Can Now Wipe Israel Off the Map

BY PETER ADAMS

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ENERAL HOSSEIN SALIMI, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, publicly threatened that Iran has the ability to wipe Israel off the map.

In his speech to the IRGC leaders, Salimi said, “This sinister regime [Israel] must be wiped off the map and this is no longer a dream, it is an achievable goal.”

Salami also said in his speech, “We must manage to obtain the capacity to destroy the imposter Zionist regime.

The next step of the revolution is to rearrange the constellation of power in favor of the revolution. In this step, we will be thinking of the global mobilization of Islam.”

The IRGC Deputy Commander of Operations, Abbas Nilforoushan said, “If Israel makes a strategic mistake, it has to collect bits and pieces of Tel Aviv from the lower depths of the Mediterranean Sea.” He added that “The world powers are incapable of assessing the consequences of an attack on Iran. The reason for the sense of uncertainty is that “Iranian armed forces do not play according to the rules in their strategic depth which is as wide as West Asia. In the area of military power, Iran has reached a balance of power with its enemies.”

Nilforoushan mocked Israel by threatening; “Iran has encircled Israel

from all four sides. After a conflict with Iran, nothing will be left of Israel.”

Then, Nilforoushan began to mock other Nations around the world saying, “No country can stand up to the Islamic Republic. Tehran’s enemies know that they will not be in control of ending a war they might start against Iran. If the enemies could have started a war against Iran, they would have [already] done it. If all the Western, Arab and Israeli coalition forces enter our country, Iran’s geography will defeat them before they can do anything. We will not let the enemies face us at our borders; we’ll quickly drag the war to the bases and interests of the enemies anywhere they may happen to be.”

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what Iran’s leaders are saying here: 1. Israel MUST be wiped off the map. This is no longer a dream but an achievable goal.

2. We must get the world on board in favor of this revolution.

3. It is time for the Global Mobilization of Islam.

4. World powers have underestimated the power and strength of Iran. Iran has now become equal in power with its enemies.

5. Threatening World Powers; No country can stand up to the Islamic Republic.

6. We will attack our enemies on their bases and their interests anywhere they happen to be.

In all of this, you can hear Iran saying to the World; We have acquired nuclear power with long-range and accurate missiles. We are equal to all other nations in nuclear power now and it’s now time to implement the rule of Islam and Sharia Law upon the entire world.

We, the military Islamic nations, do not play by anyone’s rules but ours.

We lie, we deceive, until we acquire the position, we want to accomplish our never-ending goals, and that is for Islam to control the world.

By saying, we will attack our enemies on their bases, which means they have formed alliances with other Nations

to be able to use their Nuclear submarines and missiles. [remember, Iran has allied with Russia and Turkey – i.e. the weapons Russia and Turkey have, so has Iran]. By saying that they will attack our “interests” anywhere they happen to be, we must realize that this means they have terrorist cells all over the world now due to Open Borders.

They can call upon these terrorist cells in any Nation in the world to attack our interests through the local Mosques where they are. Our “INTERESTS” could mean anything from attacking our large schools, football stadiums, the Pentagon, the White House, Wall Street, our electric grid and our major financial institutions.

IF WE CAN SEE THE TRUE MESSAGES from the Islamic military leaders, then surely President Trump and his military leaders can see this too.

Therefore, we must do our part and pray for our leaders so that God can speak to them and direct their ways and decisions for America’s best interest.

Benjamin Netanyahu sees the importance of not making decisions without seeking God. He has long held Bible studies at his home with Rabbis and his Military Leaders to see what God has to say in the Bible about Israel and what they should do.

There is one more major world war prophesied to come and it says it will start in the Middle East at the River Euphrates. It is prophesied that onethird of all mankind will be killed in this war, so we see that it must include many nations and will be nuclear.

Iran just may be the catalyst to start this next World War. Keep your eyes on Israel.

Peter Adams worked for Brown & Root offshore and Drafting at Chemical Plants, Representation in Arbitration Cases for the Fed. Gov., a Published Author, newspaper columnist, Church Elder many years, now a retired Rancher. Email: MacRanch@windstream.net

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the liberal agenda of our own American citizens trying to radically redefine what it means to be an American.

Trying, and seemingly winning, to radically reshape the very fabric of our country and culture.

The institutions that previously defended the freedoms unique to our Republic are under siege.

Our public schools, our Christian churches, and the Biblically defined family have been attacked by our Supreme court. Nine unelected judges have shattered the pillars holding up the foundation of our nation. The pulpits of so many churches are intimidated more by judges in robes than the Judge in the heavens!

Our children are intimidated for exercising their freedom of speech by bowing their heads in prayer or God forbid bringing a Bible into school.

The marriage of a male and female has been now been determined to be abnormal. In fact, it seems it’s now “en vogue” to have a transgender seven-year-old.

We have Planned Parenthood (oxymoron at best) helping to define what sex ed is for elementary students.

Abortion on demand, up until the first breathe, is now the new line in the sand for liberal abortionists proponents.

Free speech is no longer free unless it matches the left wing ideology.

The Supreme court has ripped up the “social contract” that has held America together for almost 230 years. The

Constitution of America is that “social contract”. And by not teaching cursive writing in our schools, our children cannot even read the original document.

Citizens of America, it is now an urgent time to fall on our knees in prayer.

Citizens of America, stand up to protect our children in the womb and in the classroom.

Citizens of America… WAKE UP! As Hitler said, give me your children and I will rule the nation! If we send our children defenseless into “Roman” schools, we should not be surprised that they think like “Romans”.

Read the first chapter of the Book of Romans and stop approving of what our fellow-citizens are doing with our silence or our votes!

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SCHIFF IN THE BOX

BY BEN GARRISON

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dam Schiff is currently conducting an ongoing and disgraceful ‘star chamber,’ or secret hearings in order to concoct more lies to impeach President Trump.

Schiff knows a lie becomes more believable when it can avoid the bright light of truth. After the Russia Collusion ‘insurance’ story was exposed as an utter lie, Schiff has learned to keep things under cover.

He lied to Congress by making up stories about Trump’s conversation with the president of Ukraine.

He lied about his involvement with the so-called whistleblower.

He lied about having concrete evidence that supposedly would prove Trump’s Russia collusion.

Pelosi, the fake news media, and

the Deep State continue to support him and his mendacious efforts. Even the Drudge Report has turned against the president.

Trump was elected fairly and lawfully. Apparently voting doesn’t matter to Democrats and the Deep State when it goes against them. What Schiff is doing amounts to shredding our votes.

It’s sedition. He should be arrested and imprisoned.

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For the Soul of America, “Shifty” Schiff Must Go

BY LLOYD MARCUS

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olks, I do know about you, but I am extremely annoyed. I grew up believing in Superman’s America which stood for truth, justice, and the American way. But when I see blatantly corrupt politician Adam Schiff in charge of a bogus investigation to impeach our obviously innocent president, something has gone terribly wrong in our country. My heart is heavy for my beloved country and the rule of law.

Allow me to recap for soccer moms and dads who are busy earning a living. Fake news media and Democrats launched another lie-filled treasonous silent coup to remove Trump from office.

On TV, Adam Schiff lied to the world, claiming that during a phone call Trump threatened the president of Ukraine. Schiff said Trump told the Ukraine president that if he did not dig up dirt on Joe Biden, he would hold back funds from Ukraine.

To the horror of Schiff, Democrats and fake news media, Trump made the unprecedented decision to publicly release the transcript of the phone call between him and the Ukraine president. The transcript proved that everything Schiff reported Trump said was a lie.

In an America in which truth and justice rule, Schiff would be politically tarred and feathered and run out of Washington DC on a rail.

Incredibly, Schiff is celebrated by fake news media and Democrats. Ignoring the truth in the transcript, Democrats are still leaving Schiff in charge of their investigation to impeach Trump which is based solely on Schiff’s fabricated version of Trump’s phone call. Not only is this insane, it is infuriating.

This is not our America folks. We cannot and must not allow Shifty Schiff to arrogantly go unpunished and wreak havoc on Trump’s presidency.

At the very least, Schiff must be fired from leading his bogus impeachment investigation.

News coverage of fake news media and Democrats’ insane campaign to impeach Trump is like watching the Emperor’s New Clothes. Knowing the Emperor was naked, all his subjects pretended to love his new outfit. A confused little boy spoke the truth, yelling, “The Emperor is naked!”

Washington DC knows Schiff’s impeachment investigation is based on lies. And yet, fake news media, Democrats, never-Trump Republicans, and Conservatives are behaving like Schiff has evidence to impeach Trump. Where are the Republicans with the courage to stand up for truth

and justice? In essence, yelling, “Schiff is naked!”

Despite Trump’s actual words during the phone call published for the world to see, fake news media and Democrats are behaving like the transcript does not exist. Atrociously, they are promoting Schiff’s made-up version of what Trump said, hoping to deceive voters.

Fake news media and Democrats are attempting to establish a new precedent. I realize fake news media and Democrats have always spun the words of Republicans. But Schiff writing his own version of what Trump said during the phone call and boldly presenting it as the president’s actual words is a whole new level of arrogant evil deception on the American people.

Be of good cheer folks. God promises evildoers will get their just rewards. Shifty Schiff and his treasonous homeys will fail again in their never-ending campaign to destroy our president.

Trump will be reelected in 2020.

However, we must remain engaged, each of you doing your part to ensure victory in 2020. It can be as simple as sharing with your neighbor a few of the long list of great things Trump has achieved for America. It is crucial that we counter fake news media and Democrats’ lies and non-reporting of Trump’s unprecedented achievements.

Trump has our economy booming.

The Labor Department reported that unemployment is 3.5%, a 50 year low.

Wages are skyrocketing. Hispanic unemployment continues to plummet to historic lows. Black unemployment is at its lowest ever.

Your fellow patriots joined me, lending their singing voices to enthusiastically sound the rallying cry for our president. The Trump Train 2020 Song website is LIVE! Enjoy the song at TrumpTrainUSA2020.com. Here is the link to the Facebook page facebook. com/TrumpTrain2020Song. Please share far and wide!

So, I jumped into my car to run to the post office. Over the radio, ABC News reported that Trump said the call for impeachment is a sham. The reporter continued saying, “But the allegations are backed up in the record of the phone call.” That is a blatant lie.

The transcript (record of the phone call) exonerates Trump. Do you see the massive coordinated campaign of deception and lies against our president?

The battle for 2020 is on! Let us, “Trust in God and keep your powder dry.” Oliver Cromwell.

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Liberty Essentials

BY PASTOR JERRY MASTON

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hroughout the early course of our history, many profound words have been spoken.

These words were reflective of the hearts of the men who spoke them.

Many of these sayings, such as Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death!”, were documented, giving us insight into the plight of their lives.

We still repeat these sayings at various times. Words like “United we stand, divided we fall”, ring out with a sense of urgency, but many times fail the semblance of clarity.

In order to fully appreciate the selection of these profound statements, you would almost need to have lived in that day. It was a day when men lived under government oppression and, all too often, blatant tyranny.

Men and women alike sailed westward from the European shores in hope of finding a new life, a life far from harassment and religious suppression.

Personal faith was very important to these brave men and women. Possessing a hope of being able to worship freely, apart from persecution, was something these people felt was essential to living a life of fulfillment. These were our forefathers, men of faith who were willing to pay a high price while suffering dire consequences.

Because of the faith they embraced and the values they upheld; God’s hand was upon them. They began to form a new nation.

Today many references are made toward these founders, these freedom lovers, these men who endured because of hardiness of soul. In our modern times, it is often said that they would roll over in their graves if they were to see what is taking place in America today. Our former president worked tirelessly dividing the country.

Legislators are diligently working to fill greedy pockets. Because of their own

selfishness, fathers are forfeiting their children for the sake of seeking their own pleasure. What is this world coming to? This nation? Even pastors are said to be sacrificing convictions and devotion in order to obtain popularity and riches.

Like peeling an onion away until nothing is left for the soup; our personal rights and privileges are being peeled away today until it seems nothing will be left in the bowl.

Our forefathers would roll over in their graves. Maybe, before it’s too late, some modern-day American, someone who understands the history of the past and the value of the future, will roll out of bed believing he or she can make a difference. Maybe someday, somewhere, somehow, someone will decide they should vote and learn to vote for the essentials. Maybe someone will realize they can make a difference with the life and values they have been given. Someday, before it’s too late, someone will just show up, and stand up. And then maybe they will realize the value of liberty and speak up, before it is too late.

If the righteous stay silent others will make their voice known. If the righteous stay silent, morals will be changed, principles that are proven will be forsaken and history will be rewritten. Samuel Butler (1612-1680), British poet and satirist said, “God cannot alter the past, but historians can.” What you did, or what you failed to do, shaped the outcome and the experience of today. All you do today, or all you fail to do today, will shape the consequences and the episodes you deal with tomorrow.

Sure! We like to quote those profound statements of yesteryear. It makes us feel good, giving us a sense of authenticity, as though by repeating the words we are able to claim the right of ownership. Here’s the deal… if we forfeit standing up for liberty, we will lose it. If we forfeit the essentials,

liberty will not stand alone. If we say words such as “Give me liberty or give me death”, but have no conviction to our thoughts, the things we cherish most will be taken away.

In the book of Galatians, the Bible says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Freedom! It is almost like a novel idea. Should we be free from personal accountability? No! We will all give an account. Should we be free from government oppression?

Yes! Definitely! Should we be free from personal integrity? No! Accountability and integrity are two of the many essentials. There are many more. This is why we must speak out.

Vote! Be sure of this, if we continue to do nothing, we are the ones who will never make a difference.

Each voting session we say we have two more years to make a difference when in actuality we just simply have two more years to change the vote.

It is time for us to realize and to accept the fact that we must do something besides simply voting. We must shape, or reshape, the culture. Leaders, it is time to lead. When Admiral Chester A. Nimitz was commanding the Pacific Fleet during World War II, he said some simple yet still profound words. He said; “When in command, command!” Leaders, let’s forfeit the temptations of greed, of selfish ambition, of lying and corruption. Let’s get back to the essentials.

We still have time to make a difference, if we focus on what is right; if we put our faith in God and embrace the

right essentials. Fundamentals, principles, the basic values, these things are required. We may have less than two more years at this time before we vote, but it will take longer than that to change the culture. Our forefathers set forth with diligent determination and formed and forged a nation. As it is our duty, we are called upon today to reform, or to re-forge if you will, a nation, a great nation, a nation that will stand the tests to come. We must reform a nation that is worthy, worthy because it was founded upon Godly principles with motives that were holy and not self-serving.

We cannot reset the clock. The past is concrete. History may become rewritten, but it can never be changed.

The past is concrete, but the future is still clay. Let’s reshape and rebuild this nation that is worthy and this nation that has a history of being great.

R i g h t e s s e n t i a l s! Fo u n d i n g essentials!

Never forget, we are talking about “Liberty Essentials” so we can maintain essential liberty.

Submitted by Jerry Maston, Eastland, TX. Jerry is a devoted husband, father, and pastor. Jerry works tirelessly and enthusiastically trying to enlighten the people of this nation regarding their constitutional freedom of religion, freedom of speech and their obligation to make a difference in the world where they live. Jerry is CEO of Christion Values Coalition/Christian Values Summits. He can be reached at jerrym@leadershipalways.com

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Optimism is a Key to Quality Education

BY GARY W. MOORE

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ast week, I traveled to Avon, Indiana as the keynote speaker for the Avon Education Foundation (AEF). Avon is a charming suburb of Indianapolis nestled in the countryside just outside of the city.

Avon has a tax base challenge as it is a community with no industrial base and very few commercial tax dollars.

The State of Indiana has wisely protected homeowners from abusive and punitive real estate taxes, so there is a serious need for school funding aside from government funding. That is where the businesses and citizens of Avon generously step in.

So, you don’t live in Avon and why should you care?

This story is the same for countless communities around the nation, but few seem to function with the success of the AEF, led by President of the Board Shane Sommers and Executive Director, Sara Bender. Sara is an enthusiastic fireball who believes in the mission of the AEF and refuses to believe any need should be unmet and no goal is unattainable. She exudes a level of optimism that is contagious, but it doesn’t stop with Sara and the AEF. Avon schools and students project a level of optimism that I rarely see, and I have spoken to hundreds of schools across the nation in my role as a motivational/inspirational speaker.

Does optimism make a difference?

When you believe the best is coming, the mind subconsciously works to make it so. The same is true in reverse with a pessimistic outlook. I didn’t spend enough time in Avon to trace the origins of this optimism, but I was there long enough to see that their optimism permeates through the entire educational system.

Take as an example the Marching Arts program. Both the Avon Marching Band and Color Guard are nationally recognized as “top-notch.” I enjoyed

the privilege of meeting and spending time with Dean Westman, Performing Arts Chair and Daniel Wiles, Visual Program and Winter Guard Director. Together, these educators have amassed numerous national championship awards. What was the first thing that came to mind when I met them? They were optimistic. Optimism generates enthusiasm and enthusiasm generates positive actions.

And of course, positive actions create positive results. It all begins with optimism.

Then there is the Avon High School Library. In many schools, the library is avoided like the plague … but not at Avon. At any given moment, the library is packed with students. I visited with librarian, Robyn Young. What did I notice first? A genuine optimism and enthusiasm. It seems to be contagious at Avon and worth catching.

In the USA, we bury our school systems with funding, while the boards of education scream for more. The truth is that school funding alone does not create quality education. In fact, I can make a compelling case that if not properly managed, it causes damage by relying on technology alone. If funding was a key driver, the USA would be ranked number one in every category of education … and we are far from it. I’ll take an optimistic and positively enthused teacher with a chalkboard any day over a pessimistic teacher with the latest and greatest technology. Technology can be a valuable enhancement to education but without an optimistic outlook, technology only amplifies the pessimism of the user.

My message to Avon was to not only keep it up but ramp it up. Why settle for being one of the best school systems when you can strive to be the best school system? Be optimistic X 10.

Never settle. Never be satisfied. Never accept mediocrity when excellence is at your doorstep.

So again … what does this have to do

with you and your school system?

Stop looking for additional dollars and technology to help your students succeed in life and begin with optimism.

Optimism isn’t a genetic gift passed from parent to child. Optimism is an acquired skill. An optimistic outlook in life is a choice we make. Optimism is the foundation that success and happiness are built upon and make no mistake about it. There is no middle ground. You are either optimistic or you are pessimistic.

It is the attitude and outlook of the student that is all-important. That outlook and attitude can be shaped and formed by the educational system. Yes, its difficult to overcome an unsupportive or bad home life for your students, but the school system is the next greatest influencer. When a student can be taught and influenced to believe that if they work hard and pursue excellence a positive future can be theirs … get out of their way and watch them fly.

My message to Boards of Education, teachers, and taxpayers is simple; if you are not teaching and formulating an optimistic environment within your student’s heart and mind, stop wasting your money on technology.

Optimism is the key to success in education.

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On Impeachment Democrats are Sloppy with the Constitution

BY HAROLD PEASE PH. D

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he Constitution is presently used by both major political parties defending or opposing the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment inquiry against President Donald J. Trump. Both argue their loyalty to it.

It reads: “The House of Representatives … shall have the sole Power of Impeachment,” (Art. I, Sec. 2, Cla. 5). The people place a president in power and their representatives—the House—alone initiates and formulates the charges for his possible removal. The “Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments.” So, one indicts, the other tries. Simple enough.

But formulating the charges does require a favorable vote of the FULL

House,-not just a committee. Therein lies the rub. The House Intelligence Committee charged with finding a crime hasn’t yet found bribery,

treason or any high crime, —the only impeachable offenses— but it “knows” one exists somewhere. During three years of a dozen or more attempts to

impeach Trump charges crumbled from lack of documentation.

Probably the most profound statement made regarding impeachment was made by Democrat Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, presently engaged in impeaching Trump: “The effect of impeachment is to overturn the popular will of the voters. We must not overturn an election and remove a President from office except to defend our system of government or our constitutional liberties against a dire threat, and we must not do so without an overwhelming consensus of the American people. There must never be a narrowly voted impeachment or an impeachment supported by one of our major political parties and opposed by another. Such an impeachment will SEE IMPEACHMENT DEMOCRATS | PAGE 21

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produce divisiveness and bitterness in our politics for years to come and will call into question the very legitimacy of our political institutions” (144 Cong. Rec. HI 1786 daily ed. Dec. 18, 1998). This Nadler argued during the impeachment proceedings of Bill Clinton.

Using Nadler’s criteria Donald Trump does not pose a “dire threat” to our system of government or constitutional liberties, there is no “overwhelming consensus,” and only the Democratic Party is working for his removal. Most Americans oppose impeachment.

The Constitution gives the House sole power to create the charges against a president. Additional authority is housed under past practice which in time effectively adds to the Constitution unless found to conflict

with an original part of the document.

Only Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton have been indicted. House past practice in each has been based upon fairness.

In each, a vote of the full House was required to initiate an impeachment inquiry, for Nixon the vote was 410-4 and for Clinton 258-176 (See H. Res. 803, 93rd Cong. 1974 and H. Res. 581, 105th Cong. 1998). The full House participated in defining the scope of impeachment and established its rules and procedure. After the vote was taken to form an impeachment inquiry both the chair of the inquiring committee and the ranking member of the opposing party had co-equal subpoena powers to call witnesses subject to a vote of the full committee upon the request of either.

The indicted president’s council participated. It exercised the right to attend all hearings and depositions, to present evidence, to object

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to the admittance of evidence, to cross-examine witnesses and to recommend a witness list.

Thus far Nancy Pelosi has opposed a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry as was established in previous impeachments nor has the full House been given input in “defining the scope, rules and procedures” as before. The Committee Report accompanying H. Res. 581 developed in the Clinton impeachment stated: “The full House of representatives should be involved in critical decision making regarding various stages of impeachment.”

One serious constitutional provision yet remains in our consideration of the attempt to impeach Trump—due process. This is housed in several places in the Constitution especially Amendments 5, 6, and 14. Democrat Jerrold Nadler referenced them when Bill Clinton was impeached, “the power of impeachment demands a rigorous level of due process … the right to be informed of the law, of the charges against you, the right to confront the witnesses against you, to call your own witnesses and to have the assistance of counsel” (Hearing before the Subcom on the Constitution of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary 105th Cong. 17, 1998). These have not been extended to Trump.

As Trump’s council recently wrote.

“These due process rights are not a matter of discretion for the Committees to dispense with at will. To the contrary, they are constitutional

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requirements. The Supreme Court has recognized that due process protections apply to all congressional investigations…[even] impeachment proceedings” (Pat A. Cipollone, Counsel to the President White House, October 8, 2019).

Thus far none of the above-established practices have been followed in the case of the proposed impeachment of President Trump, especially due process. No House vote and no formation of an impeachment inquiry committee after the vote. Pelosi simply asked the House Intelligence Committee, led by Adam Schiff, to assume the responsibilities and he is behaving as though his committee will do it alone including the trial constitutionally reserved to the U.S. Senate.

Moreover, Schiff has been holding secret hearings of witnesses denying House Republican observers of other committees. He forcibly removed colleague Matt Gaetz.

Clearly, with respect to impeachment, Democrats are sloppy with the Constitution.

Submitted by Dr. Harold Pease who is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. Newspapers have permission to publish this column. To read more of his weekly articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.

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looking out for the best interest of America’s future?

Two of the newest Congressional Representatives, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, have wasted no time in shaking up the U.S. House of Representatives. Since Pelosi’s decision to put Rep. Omar on the Foreign Affairs Committee, her anti-Semitic comments seem to be endless. Joel Griffith, a research fellow of the Roe Institute explains, “Her words are just a symptom. The more disconcerting problem is what she believes.

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Her powerful position as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee enables her to normalize this anti-Semitism, spread falsehoods, and influence our international relations.” Concerning words from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D.-Mich.) were delivered in a podcast where she brought up the Holocaust. The historical inaccuracies revealed a loyalty to a group who have attempted and would like to exterminate the Jewish population. Knowing and understanding the thought process behind words should give us a red flag of caution for those elected to represent us and our American values.

The major point here is to emphasize the importance of engaging in the political arena in order to “form a more perfect Union.” We must be the Salt that preserves that which “secures the blessings of liberty.” We must speak Truth and shed Light on that which could deceive our citizens, remembering that what has been documented is “their (Islam) work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within…so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions…”

Edmund Burke wrote, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for

good men to do nothing!” As one of our founding fathers who boldly signed the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock implores, “I urge you, by all that is dear, by all that is honorable, by all that is sacred, not only that you PRAY but that you ACT.” Can we count on YOU to do so?

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hallmark of Islam since its founding in the seventh century.

But what of the peoples and nations that fell under Islamic occupation? For them the story was one of forced conversions to Islam, slavery, death, and the Islamic institution of dhimmitude.

This is the word that describes the parlous state of those who refused to convert to Islam and became the subjugated non-Muslims who were forced to accept a restrictive and humiliating subordination to a superior Islamic power and live as second-class citizens in order to avoid death.

These peoples and populations were known as dhimmis, and if such a status was not humiliating enough, a special tax or tribute, called the jizya, was imposed upon them and upon all dhimmis.

Dhimmitude and Shariah law are the direct outcomes of jihad, which is the conquest of non-Islamic territory mandated by Allah as a spiritual obligation for every individual Moslem and Moslem nation.

From its beginnings in the seventh century, Islam spread through violent conquest of non-Moslem lands. In the eighth century, a formal set of rules to govern relationships between Moslems and non-Moslems was created based upon Moslem conquests of non-Moslem peoples. These rules were based upon jihad, which established how the Moslems would treat the conquered non-Moslems in terms of their submission to Islam.

Jihad can be pursued through force or other means such as propaganda, writing, or subversion through Shariah law against the perceived enemy.

The so-called enemies are those who oppose the establishment of Islamic law or its spread, mission, or sovereignty over them and their land. The building of mosques on or near the site of an Islamic victory against non-Moslems is a tangible expression of Islamic triumphalism.

The Al-Aksa mosque in Jerusalem – built upon the very site of the two ancient Jewish Temples – is a stark example. The great Haggai Sophia church in Constantinople was converted into a mosque when the Ottoman Turks destroyed the city, renaming it Istanbul.

It is now a museum.

Similarly, the Greek Catholic cathedral in Nicosia, Cyprus, was converted into a mosque after the Turks invaded Northern Cyprus in 1974.

They still remain in illegal occupation having driven out the Greek Cypriots and turned churches into mosques.

These are just three examples of the thousands of churches, synagogues, as well as Hindu, Buddhist and Bahai temples, converted into mosques over the centuries by victorious and triumphal Islam.

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Old Salt: Crazy!

BY DOUGLAS MCARTHUR

CRAZY is a connotation that can have a variety of meanings; some good and some not favorable. Crazy in love is a good thing while being crazy as a bedbug is a sad condition. I would like to spring out of that word, crazy, to two subjects.

Looney liberal kind of crazy!

It’s funny how one or two slices of your life can become self-defining. I find that true of all people and if you truly get to know someone you will find the slice of life that self-defines them. As I write this, I am sitting here at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock. I suspect I am surrounded by Texas Tech Red Raider alumni who define themselves under that moniker. Incidentally, I wish I could identify as a Red Raider but that would be a lie.

My son, Paul, is a Red Raider and I am proud of that connection. Having Red Raider as an identifying characteristic is good, even though Tech may have only occupied maybe a four or five year slice of one’s life. Others self-identify by profession, geographic influences, politics, etc., etc.

Be patient as I will get to the CRAZY point.

Crazy good!

My defining influence, by far, was country music and my service in the military (U.S. Navy and Army

National Guard). Even though the foregoing is predominating, I had the good fortune to experience other endeavors. How lucky was I having rubbed shoulders with the Apollo Astronauts in the NASA heydays or having enjoyed years at the forefront of the computer revolution? If I had to pick a third influence it would be parlaying all the technology knowledge I gained, into a great computer sales career at Hewlett Packard. I loved the freewheeling chance HP gave me to run around selling millions of dollars’ worth of computers. Properly executed, few things are more self-rewarding than a sales career.

OK! I will get to the CRAZY point.

The first CRAZY reference has to do with country Music. country music has a long history of mirroring ordinary American feelings. The second CRAZY is the insanity that comes from the Liberal Left; those who hate the ordinary Americans way of life.

Let’s start with the country music reference since that is the fun subject. You may have figured out the Old Salt does not like to dwell on negative and odious things. I was a successful salesman because I could always find the humor and positivity whether I won or lost. Maybe that came from country Music; “Keep on the Sunnyside, Always on the Sunnyside”, one SEE OLD SALT: CRAZY! | PAGE 26

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5 Facts to Know About Veterans Day

BY KATIE LANGE

Veterans Day is a well-known American holiday, but there are also a few misconceptions about it — like how it’s spelled or whom exactly it celebrates.

To clear some of that up, here are the important facts you should know.

Veterans Day does NOT have an apostrophe.

A lot of people think it’s “Veteran’s Day” or “Veterans’ Day,” but they’re wrong. The holiday is not a day that “belongs” to one veteran or multiple veterans, which is what an apostrophe implies. It’s a day for honoring all veterans — so no apostrophe needed.

Veterans Day is NOT the Same as Memorial Day. A lot of Americans get this confused, and we’ll be honest — it can be a little annoying to all of the living veterans

out there.

Memorial Day is a time to remember those who gave their lives for our country, particularly in battle or from

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It was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, the fighting ended about seven months before that when the Allies and Germany put into effect an armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, was largely considered the end of “the war to end all wars” and dubbed Armistice Day. In 1926, Congress officially recognized it as the end of the war, and in 1938, it became an official holiday, primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I. But then World War II and the Korean War happened, so on June 1, 1954, at SEE VETERANS DAY | PAGE 30

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BY WILLIE NELSON Believe it or not, there is a strong connection between my love of country music and my service in the military. A couple of weeks ago I enjoyed watching the PBS Ken Burns “History of Country Music”. While I would never send a penny to Liberal PBS, occasionally they devote time to something honest and true. If you missed that “Country music History” you can find it on the PBS website.

So, what’s the CRAZY part of the PBS presentation. A kind of turning point for country music was the voice of Patsy Cline singing “Crazy” as written by Texan, Willie Nelson. Say the word “Crazy” to any long-time country music fan and the sound, if not the image, instantly comes to mind.

That’s just how powerfully country music mimics real American life and soul. To me, country music embodies the American way.

My country music roots go back to High Point, N.C. circa 1940, hearing Bill Monroe perhaps playing Uncle Pen as broadcast from a Greensboro, NC, radio station. I can still visualize my Dad, in his automated way, mimicking the sounds. P.S. I never met a McArthur having any musical ability, including Dad and me. His joy was infectious as I sure caught it. In 1939 we had moved from the old family farm in Sampson County, NC. Dad, like many, wanted to spread his wings beyond picking cotton and plowing behind a mule. For me, there was no country music (then known as Hillbilly) before 1939-ish because there was no radio or electricity for anyone in NC farm country. There was just the beautiful night sound of silence and clear skies of millions of stars.

In short, I grew up with country music. We moved to Florida in 1949 where I found country music was even stronger. There in Cocoa, Florida, Dad had success as a Buick dealer but lost

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out in the 1953 recession. Not one to give up, he moved us all over Florida. Consequently, I had to become a productive member of the family at 15. That is one reason I joined the Army National Guard in 1953 at 15.

That’s another story! Let’s just say others were in the Boy Scouts while I was hanging out with WWII hero’s, shooting real bullets by the thousands, and getting paid for it. Between School, the Guard, a full-time job, and Dad moving us all over the State, I still found time for country music.

When I look back, I see the good, and much humor, in our five moves from age 15 through 18. I never felt sorry for myself and have no regrets for any of that past.

Here is one funny country music connection. We were living in West Palm Beach and there was a country DJ called “Yardbird”. I was then a student at West Palm Beach High School; same time as future actor Burt Reynolds. My best friend was a neighbor, Jay Wadsworth. Jay attended the St. Ann Catholic High. Jay introduced me to a nice Catholic girl who happened to be the daughter of “Yardbird”. No! We did not become young lovers but, what the heck, we became close friends and as a bonus, I could hang out at “Yardbirds” studio. He had this cool rustic studio where he spun those wonderful country records in what would now be considered early morning drive time.

One day he received some DJ sample records from Sun Records. “Yardbird” said he did not care for the artist, a guy named Elvis Pressley, so he gave the records to me. I became an instant Elvis fan.

ELVIS AND HIS COUNTRY CONNECTION I got word Elvis was coming to one of our theaters, Palm Movie Theater.

Most of the kids in school had no idea who this was, thinking he was some hillbilly. I ran around West Palm Beach High promoting the event and talking up Elvis’ music. You can see SEE OLD SALT: CRAZY! | PAGE 27

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from the local paper ad how Elvis did start as a country act. Note the other acts, Justin Tubb, Louvin Brothers, Carter Sisters (including June Carter, future wife of Johnny Cash). All these were well-known country stars. Elvis was a big hit there and within weeks exploded across the country. At our little 500 seat theater, the kids refused to leave for the second show. They just crammed in more fans.

I could relate many other “Yardbird” funny tales such as, “Yardbird” operated a very country bar & grill and a big barn type structure where he held Saturday night “Yardbird” live shows featuring well know country stars of the day. I met many greats of the day who performed there. The building was just a big ol’ bar, dance floor, and stage protected by chicken wire to keep stars such a Webb Pierce from being beaned by a beer bottle. It was

wild! Of course, the girlfriend and I could only observe from backstage because it was dangerous and illegal to be out front back in the day.

After high school, the family had moved again. I tried living on my own, then joined the family. Seeing no future without college I joined the Navy.

Why not the Army? I wanted to see the world! That was the right decision as I got an education in electronics courtesy of the Navy and I did see the world. I also got to expand my love of country music in the military.

My shipmates were either country music fans or soon became fans.

Those who would not admit they loved the music still had lots of enjoyment making fun of fellow shipmates. Remember; those were the days when all were expected to have opinions and Americans were not offended by every little thing. I learned so much more about the breadth of country music while in the military. One of

my Shipmates was Tommy Scroggins.

Tommy, from Mount Vernon, TX, was a true Texan who played high school football with “Dandy” Don Meredith. Tommy was a fan of country music and introduced the rest of us to Texas country music. He had records of people such as Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, etc.

In summary, country music still represents the American Way and will always be part of me… ‘cause its CRAZY good.

CRAZY AND INSANE; AS IN NUTTY LIBERALS The actions, ideas, and rhetoric from Liberals are not just INSANE CRAZY, its vulgar and strident as they over talk any normal view. If you ever talk to a Liberal, first don’t waste your time, but if you do, notice how facts and/ or your opinion doesn’t matter and the Liberal resorts to vulgar language.

Liberals, if you listen carefully, are opposed to anything that represents

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True Stories of a Vietnam Long Range Recon Patrol: Part III

BY HAROLD WAYNE HAMLIN

Part four of a 12-part series sharing the very personal and boots on the ground account of one Green Beret’s time in Vietnam. e sat where we were for I don’t know how long...

Maybe a n hou r... w ith the incessant trackers... In several groups... All searching for us.

I became aware of a rumble from up the mountain.At first, I had no idea what it was but as I listened, I realized it was a truck. Maybe more than one.

O my God they were bringing in more NVA troops.

The trucks stopped directly up from us and turned off the engines; maybe 100 yards away. I heard the movement of men and equipment, loading or unloading I couldn’t tell one way or the other.

I thought it was time to call for an EVAC (evacuation). Get the hell out of here and back to Vietnam Headquarters. We had done what had been ask of us.

I did know it at the time but the One Zero had already called for an EVAC. However, since it appeared we had successfully evaded our previous trackers, Headquarters wanted us to find the NVA Headquarters.Our Headquarter had 6 Huey choppers and two Cobra gun-ships standing by at a FOB (Forward Operations Base).

We also had two Jolly Green Gaint choppers standing by for us in Thailand.

It was 10:00 or 11:00 am by this time.

The sun was well up and getting very hot.I drank from a canteen. Then pissed in my pants.

The trucks started up and drove away, back the way they had come.Then silence.Damn how big of a road was up there for the trucks to be able to turn around?

In about 20 minutes, I was startled awake by bamboo sticks of the trackers

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across the ravine. The trackers had returned to our back-trail and were moving more slowly tracking us. More methodically. Oh, hell I had dozed off.

A pretty stark reminder that I was still the new guy.

I heard bamboo sticksback east of us.

I really had no sense of how close or far away they were. Then, more bamboo sticks banging some distance to the west of us.

I assumed the trackers didn’t know where we were. They were still looking for our trail or trying to drive us into an ambush. Banging those damn bamboo sticks.

I saw the One Zero and One ONe moving towards us and turned to the Vietnamese Lieutenant to tell him the team leader was coming.

I smiled as I touched the Lieutenant

and woke him up from his light sleep.

Ok... Maybe I was the damn new guy, but I was human.

The One Zero came up to me with an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth. He pointed to himself then to the space in front of him... indicating he would take point. Then he pointed to me and the Lieutenant and pointed back to where he came from…. indicating for us to return to our original positions in the line.

Oh crap! Before I moved to take my position in line, the One Zero started up the mountain right in the same direction where the truck and troops had been.

Yep... I was a walking dead man.

The One Zero took point with the One One, carrying the radio, followed about 20-feet behind him.

Photo Courtesy of TTU Vietnam Center

A team knows whether or not they are undetected by sights or sounds. When the team moves into a hot zone, they put more distance between each man.

The reasoning being that if the team walks into an ambush or booby trap, fewer team members will be taken out, killed or injured at one time.

The reverse is true once contact has been made. The distance between men is decreased so that greater firepower can be brought to bear on an escape path.

The team moved very slowly and carefully up the mountain. The bamboo sticks of the trackers indicating they were much closer and in a ‘V’ shape behind us... just as a fisherman’s net functions when netting fish. We were the fish!

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After about 30 minutes, the team halted. After only a ten minute breather (if you can call it that), it was signaled than I was to move forward to the One Zero.

I assumed I was to take point and lead us into the fire. I admit I was confused about our actions because we had been instructed not to engage the enemy. We were only to gather intel.

When I arrived at CCN (Command & Control North ) Da Nang our unit had the highest causality rate (percentage-wise) of any unit in Vietnam.

The month before I arrived, our unit had lost four full teams! The day I arrived one team, was being extracted under heavy fire with two choppers shot down in the rescue.

As I approached the head of the column the One One silently indicated that I should crawl forward.As I

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I slowed to a snail’s pace as I came in sight of the One Zero. He was lying in a prone firing position about 30-feet back from what I could now see was a damn two-lane road out here in the middle of nowhere under a high triple canopy.

Ever so slowly the One Zero signaled for me to move up to his side. He never took his eyes off the road and what I could now see were two NVA soldiers across the 80-foot wide road.

The One Zero turned his head slightly toward me and signaled slowly with his free hand..

Laughter from the NVA across the road startled me but I remained focused.

The One Zero slowly pointed two fingers across the road... two men.He held up one finger to indicate he wanted only

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He then turned his full attention back to watching the road and the men for any indication the team was discovered.

I swallowed hard and thought... the crap gonna hit the fan big time.

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Liberal bastion, is trying to keep up with the West Coast with camps of bums set up on city sidewalks or anyplace they wish. You don’t believe me?

Just Google Austin Homeless Camps.

Those pictured are not poor people, they are classic bums and criminals.

Want to see the future under Liberal Socialism? Just Google “(one of the mentioned cities) Homeless Camps”.

Ask yourself if you want that for your family?

Liberals are smitten with Socialism.

Just listen to the Democrat candidates.

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the urging of veterans service organizations, Congress amended the commemoration yet again by changing the word “armistice” to “veterans” so the day would honor American veterans of all wars.

For a while, Veterans Day’s date was changed, too, and it confused everybody.

Congress signed the Uniform Holiday Bill in 1968 to ensure that a few federal holidays — Veterans Day included — would be celebrated on a Monday.

Officials hoped it would spur travel and other family activities over a long weekend, which would stimulate the economy.

For some inexplicable reason, the bill set Veterans Day commemorations for the fourth Monday of every October.

On Oct. 25, 1971, the first Veterans Day under this new bill was held. We’re not sure why it took three years to implement, but not surprisingly, there was a lot of confusion about the change, and many states were unhappy, choosing to continue to recognize the day as they previously had — in November.

Within a few years, it became pretty

knowing most would not or could not repay the loans. Now the same Liberals campaign on buying votes by promises to cancel the debts (with your money). Please note the Government has no money unless it’s taken from “we the people” who earn and produce.

If you have paid attention these last 40 or so year you observed Liberals have done their best to quietly undo the founding principles of the United States of America. Love him or not, President Trump has declared war on the Liberal destruction of our laws and traditions. Liberals have run out of votes and other people’s money to steal, so they have revealed their hand.

It’s as plain as the nose on our face if we just pay attention.

I bel ieve good wel l-mea n i ng apparent that most U.S. citizens wanted to celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11, since it was a matter of historic and patriotic significance. So on Sept. 20, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed another law (Public Law 94-97), which returned the annual observance to its original date starting in 1978.

Other countries celebrate it, too, in their own ways.

World War I was a multinational effort, so it makes sense that our allies also wanted to celebrate their veterans on Nov. 11. The name of the day and the types of commemorations differ, however.

Canada and Australia both call Nov. 11 “Remembrance Day.” Canada’s observance is pretty similar to our own, except many of its citizens wear red poppy flowers to honor their war dead.

In Australia, the day is more akin to our Memorial Day. Great Britain calls it “Remembrance Day,” too, but observes it on the Sunday closest to Nov. 11 with parades, services and two minutes of silence in London to honor those who lost their lives in war.

Submitted by RL, Lubbock, TX. Originally published on Defense.gov and written by Katie Lange.

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omet i mes, defend i ng t he Second Amendment is a balancing act. In fact, this is the case far more often than not, and the best techniques are those that hit the right spot in a given situation. After all, we Second Amendment supporters rightly object to being lumped in with those who misuse their rights to commit horrific acts, especially when anti-Second Amendment extremists are pushing to inflict injustices upon us in the form of wrongly diminished liberty. The least we can do is show our fellow Americans the courtesy that anti-Second Amendment extremists are denying us and them.

When people are saying that just pointing to the Second Amendment

should end the debate, they are either completely ignorant of nearly 150 years of history that proves otherwise, going back to Southern laws that were used to disarm African-Americans, notably recently-freed slaves, or they are gaslighting Second Amendment supporters. If that technique worked, or was in

any way effective, we would not be in our present position, and our freedoms wouldn’t be infringed as badly as they are in some states.

Given that track record, Second Amendment supporters need to tune out the self-appointed commissars who have counseled this strategy in the

past and continue to do so today, and who heap abuse on those who suggest alternate paths. What they need to do is to first recognize whether the person is a committed anti-Second Amendment extremist like Michael Bloomberg or Eric Swalwell or if they might be reachable on the issue.

If the person is considering supporting a ban on modern multi-purpose semi-automatic firearms, but is potentially reachable, then it might be better to outline the facts about the issue in a calm, reasonable tone that helps you come across as someone who isn’t just knowledgeable, but trustworthy. This is common sense.

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immediately accept his push for an unjust Australia/New Zealand-style gun confiscation made you re-think your support of the Second Amendment?

Do you feel less willing to defend your rights when Elizabeth Warren labels your defense of our rights corrupt?

Be honest now, the tone of O’Rourke and Warren (not to mention other

anti-Second Amendment extremists) actually makes you more inclined to fight for our freedoms as opposed to the effect that they sought: You to give up. If it fails for the likes of O’Rourke and Warren when they have the backing of major media outlets, what chance is there that a similarly dismissive approach to our fellow Americans will work better if we try it without that sort of media backing?

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The fact is, being faithful to our ultimate goal of restoring our Second Amendment rights to their proper status is not going to happen overnight. Even if such a shift were to take place, it would be but a fleeting victory unless we are able to persuade our fellow Americans to not try to reverse it. This upcoming Supreme Court term could very well cause such a shift, and it will be incumbent on Second Amendment supporters to be ready to handle whatever ruling emerges. Many of our fellow Americans will have honest questions and legitimate concerns. In this case, flexibility will matter just as much as faithfulness to the Constitution and returning to the vision of the Founders.

Submitted Harold Hutchison who has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites. Reprinted with permission from Ammoland.com

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Lies Democrat Politicians Told Me and the Media Sold Me that is a good thing.

The truth is that Democrat politicians need to scare urban women into voting for them. The Democrats need to convince us that Republicans are handing out guns on the street corner and our kids are dying of gunshots. In fact, our kids are more likely to die from suicide, from drugs, and from alcohol than from assault with a firearm.

Public perception is reality in politics.

Democrat candidates claiming they will save our children might get them elected… as long as the press plays

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he Democrat candidates for president are issuing extreme proposals like a bunch of drunks who stayed at the bar too long. Now, the candidates are competing to see who can come up with the wildest schemes as they vie for media attention. Beto O’Rourke got some press coverage when he called for forced confiscation of mid-range semi-automatic rifles. Desperate for attention, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker flashed some confiscation of their own. None of the Democrat candidates criticized firearms confiscation. Are these extreme proposals appealing to the Democrat base or is there a larger motivation?

The rifles the Democrats demonized are average in power, average in size, but above average in popularity. These “evil black rifles” are significantly smaller and lighter than full-sized battle rifles. Unlike automatic weapons, these civilian guns fire a single shot each time the trigger is pulled. That is why they are not used in combat by the military. In fact, these guns are less powerful than most hunting rifles used across the US. The news media will shout that these “weapons of war” were used by mass murderers to hunt our kids, but that isn’t true. Though it is true, it is not

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good news that mass murderers in the US were more lethal when they used other guns.

Unfortunately, public perception is a political reality. We think mass-murders are a hundred times more common than they really are. We think that suicide with a firearm is only a third as common as it really is. Our view of reality has been wildly distorted by news media that sensationalizes rare events.

To be fair, the “evil black rifle” is more powerful than the 22 caliber rimfire guns that most of us used when we first learned to shoot. As one of my instructors said, the AR and AK rifles are girl-guns. With an adjustable stock and their mild recoil, these are the guns we give to teenagers and to our girlfriends when they want to step up from the

rimfire guns they shot as kids.

Is that why the Democrats want them banned? Do the Dems want to disarm young adults and women? Democrat politicians say these guns are used to “hunt humans,” but these are the same guns that politicians give to the police to protect us. They are the same guns that police officers want to have when they face a suspect they know is armed.

Facts matter. About a million of us will use a firearm in self-defense each year. Most of us will be attacked outside our home. About 20 million of us have concealed carry permits to protect ourselves and our families when we are in public. Back at home, a number of us will use long guns to defend ourselves.

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s we approach the end of the year, we reflect on everything we are thankful for; friends, family, and freedom easily come to mind. It’s through opportunities like this article that we purposely slow down and take the time to acknowledge these people and things that everyday life tends to take for granted. After all, if not for all of these, we would have a very different way of life.

For example, we live in Texas, the best state in the nation, with some of the best tax and gun laws in the world.

We get to live our freedom out loud as much as we please, with everything from open speech to open carry. Many believe in these basic liberties so much that they would, and do, die for the chance to have them every day. In vast contrast, we have the privilege of having these basic rights incorporated into all that we do, so much so that we don’t even think about it most of the time.

We are blessed to live in the United States, the land of the free and the home of the brave. The birthplace of the “American Dream,” where you can make something out of nothing with only the drive and passion to do so. Too often we get caught up in all the things

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This month is the month of giving thanks. It’s the time to embrace and celebrate the mundane and normal along with all the crazy curveballs life can throw us. Now read that again!

Remember the earlier part in this article when I mentioned taking everyday things for granted? This is what I mean by celebrating the normal. It’s so important to realize that your “normal” is someone else’s “hopeful.” We have so much more than we realize until we see those with so much less than us. This is exactly why our country has embraced an entire holiday that is centered around giving thanks for what we do have.

Remember all this as you get to cook all day, as you get to watch the game on tv, as you get to sit through yet another one of your father-in-law’s not so funny stories that you’ve heard a million times. You get to do these things with people you love, in a place that’s yours, and in a country that’s yours.

Not a bad way to spend Thanksgiving this year; truly thankful.

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along with the lie.

It might work as a political strategy, but the media’s distortion distracts us from real solutions to save our children.

If we really wanted to save our children, then we’d get married before they were born… and we’d clean up the corruption in our inner cities.

The media wants us to think crime is everywhere, while most counties in the US won’t have a single murder this year.

Crime is local. The press is wildly unequal in its coverage of violent crime.

In a month, more people are shot and killed in Chicago than are killed each year by mass murderers in our public schools. Mass murder is widely covered in the news, but the news media ignores the political failure in our inner cities.

Our violent inner cities are run by Democrats. The press will ignore that

fact as well.

Please stay safe.

Submitted by Rob Morse. Rob writes about gun rights at Ammoland, at Clash Daily, and on his SlowFacts blog.

He hosts the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast and co-hosts the Polite Society Podcast. Rob is an NRA pistol instructor and combat handgun competitor.

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If a person dies while being jealous of others, wishing them ill will, or even hating them, how much sense does it make that a heart attack turns them into a reflection of Christ? It is OUR job to become that reflection, however blurred it may be, by never stopping the development of our love for others.

Those who are hardest for us to love, and may even hate us, provide the greatest opportunity for such growth.

The degree that we succeed in loving others will determine whether or not we will have a “seamless transition”

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In the meantime, we can expect this world to offer a barrage of attacks upon us and to do all it can to “kill” the love we have. People who put themselves first will “mass murder” the love of many who surround them, whether family, friends, or strangers.

Accidents and illnesses will take loved ones away from us and challenge our belief in a loving God. Perhaps the true “survivors” are those not who remain here, but those who leave this life with their love for others intact...

Submitted by James R. Sulliman, Ph.D. Individual, marriage, and family therapist in Abilene, TX. “Live life courageously”

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ishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert.

After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.

Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted, and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy was sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

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Only the classic «Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.»

That’s the way it is with God. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the results aren’t exactly graceful flowing music.

But with the hand of the Master, our life’s work truly can be beautiful. Next time you set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Feel His loving arms around you.

Know that His strong hands are there helping you turn your feeble attempts into true masterpieces.

Remember, God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called.

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taring at the carnival mirrors of this life we squint through a swirling mist at the constantly shifting mirage of a fallen world.

Things are not as they seem. Good is so often trampled underfoot while evil triumphs. The innocent is sacrificed as the guilty ride roughshod over justice. Walking in the ways of the flesh is stumbling through a maze all alone. Social Darwinism runs amuck. Survival of the fittest is the order of the day as the weak, the poor, and the defenseless are shoved out of the way for the next conqueror as they elbow their way to the fleeting throne that will eventually become their funeral pyre.

Allowing our flesh to rule and guide us is walking with our eyes closed in the dark and following the lie that we can be like God creating our own realities through our selfish choices.

There is a better way. Walking with God is walking in the light reaching out for His revelation in His Word

which is Truth.

As we mature by meditating on the Word of God the things of this world grow strangely dim. Suddenly a light shines through the darkness and the spiritual world which is invisible to the natural man comes into focus. Paul put it best in his first letter to the Corinthians, “The unspiritual self, just as it is by nature, can’t receive the gifts of God’s Spirit. There’s no capacity for them. They seem like so much silliness. Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. Spiritually alive, we have access to everything God’s Spirit is doing, and can’t be judged by unspiritual critics. Isaiah’s question, ‘Is there anyone around who knows God’s Spirit, anyone who knows what he is doing?’ has been answered: Christ knows, and we have Christ’s Spirit.”

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kind of morning than normal? Now imagine if He were to walk next to us all day. Everywhere we went He went.

Do you think an experience like that might change the way we saw things?

The Lord is with us every day wherever we are and wherever we go because He prayed that the Father would send us the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, the very Spirit of God. And we know the Father always hears and answers the prayers of His Son Jesus.

Here’s what Jesus said about this, “I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

He lives within in us. This is the fact of a born-again life. But do we really live this way? Or do we let the mundane sameness of this life gradually gloss over the sparkling joy of our first love? If we will open our spiritual eyes we’ll see through the filthy fog of this world and see Jesus in all the power of His resurrection with us every step of the way.

I’m not saying this will instantly convert a vale of tears into a bed of roses. Jesus told us we shouldn’t expect any better treatment than He received at the hands of man, and they crucified Him. Look at Stephen the first martyr. He preached the good

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This upset the applecart for all the religious leaders who made their living and maintained their power by confining people within the straitjacket of religion filled with rituals and symbols but lacking in a personal relationship with God. These wolves in sheep’s clothing couldn’t meet Stephen in open debate. They couldn’t contend with the power of God that was so obvious in his preaching. So, they manufactured lies and spread false rumors. They stirred up a crowd and then aimed the violence of the mob directly at this man of God. But even while they stoned Him, He had his eyes on Jesus and while the last breaths were crushed from his tortured lungs He cried, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” We too can live our lives walking, breathing, and speaking in the presence of the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, and there’s nothing the world can do about it. No one can snatch us out of God’s hand. To paraphrase one old song Jesus gave it to us and the world can’t take it away. So abandon the snipe hunt of seeking peace or fulfillment through walking in the flesh and embrace the reality of walking in the Spirit. Heed the words of the Master, SEE CAN ANYONE SAY AMEN? | PAGE 41

“Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Here’s a prayer I’d like to share, “Father let me see with Your eyes, hear with Your ears, speak with Your words, love with Your heart, and touch with Your hands. Reach through me to those in need. Let the fire of Your love burn so bright in me that when others look in my direction You are all they see.”

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Submitted by Dr. Robert Owens. Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and Religion. He is the Historian of the Future http://drrobertowens.com.

Contact Dr. Owens drrobertowens@ hotmail.com Follow Dr. Robert Owens on Facebook or Twitter @Drrobertowens or visit Dr. Owens Amazon Page.

Edited by Dr. Rosalie Owens.

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This narrative is rather singular in two respects. First, that it was conceived and edited over a period of some five of six years. And second that the author began a writing career rather late in life. At age 97 to be exact.

The author of this novel has its actual beginning when he was 13 years old. A book was given to him by his mother at Christmas time, “The Other Wise Man” by Henry Van Dyke. It made such an impression on him that it resulted in two events.

First, early in the Christmas season, he draws it out of a small fireproof safe where he keeps it year ‘round. Then he reads it, always with the same original fascination and interest.

Second, it has inspired him to become a second Henry Van Dyke and write a novel of his own. He titled it “Another Wise Man.” Phil writes…

I have no delusion of being compared to the incomparable Henry Van Dyke, yet our work patterns are similar. Van Dyke wrote: “An idea arrives without effort;

a form can only be wrought out by patient labor. If your story is worth telling, you ought to love it enough to be willing to work over it until it is true — true not only to the ideal, but true also to the real” And thus, with much less ability or resulting fame, I have developed my story of “Another Wise Man.” Maybe it will inspire you, as my mother’s book inspired me. If so, perhaps you may wish to share this with yet another wise man.

While written in its entirety as a novel, it is based on historical accuracy. In BC 47, Julius Caesar appointed King Herod to the government in Galilee. Such a person was a ruthless king under the rule of Rome, known as Herod the Great. History confirms the fact that Herod had ten wives and executed one of them, as well as a brother-in-law and three of his fourteen children. He died a painful death of an incurable disease.

The story evolves with several sub plots of intrigue and mystery. Included is a love story of a man and a maid, each having impassioned love for the other.

This book provides an excellent opening for the Christmas season.

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Phil says he was born at an early age in Kansas City, raised in a Christian home with one younger brother. He attended a small fundamental college, John Brown University, founded by John Brown “in a corn field in Arkansas.” Phil was a Bible teacher for 40 years. He taught an early morning class of volunteer high school students under the auspices of the Dallas Independent School System.

And taught a Friday evening Bible study for college students for 12 years.

He was also a church organist and pianist.

Phil is a veteran of WWII, serving as Chaplain’s Assistant on Okinawa during his years of military service from 1943 to 1946. He also broadcast to American troops in the capital city of Seoul, Korea.

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hristians look forward to the time of the year when we celebrate two important holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. These holidays have their beginnings and roots in Christian celebrations. The word holiday actually means “holy day”; hence these events should be remembered and celebrated in a holy manner. We have strayed from that purpose over the years as we have embraced many unholy practices and worldly customs and added them to our “holy days.”

COMPROMISING AS CHRISTIANS Thanksgiving is one of our main national holidays here in the USA. A good question to ask is “Are we as Christians celebrating it the way the Lord would have us celebrate, or have we compromised with the world?” Have we lost the emphasis on thanksgiving and prayer and shifted it to a gluttonous feast of food, drink and games like those in the world have done? God wants us to enjoy family, friends and feasting, but leaving God out of the day breaks His heart. More and more the media is referring to this holiday as “turkey day” instead of Thanksgiving Day. They also eliminate the object of who we are to offer our thanks. We are just to be “thankful” we are told.

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to? The object of our thanks for our many blessings, should be directed to the Lord God. It should not just be a general “thanks.”

The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated less than a year after the Christian Plymouth colonists had settled in the new land of America. The first Thanksgiving Day, set aside for the special purpose of prayer as well as celebration, was decreed by Governor William Bradford in July 30, 1623.

There were harvest festivals, or days of thanking God for plentiful crops. During the Revolutionary War, eight special days of thanks were observed for victories and for being saved from dangers. On November 26, 1789, President George Washington issued a general proclamation for a day of thanks. Our national day of thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Lincoln in 1863 with these words, “a day of Thanksgiving and praise to ou r beneficent Father.”

Today we still celebrate this national and legal

holiday, but are we celebrating in the right manner as Christians? Are we forgetting the main purpose of this day is prayer and thanksgiving as we

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ou and I stand at the beginning November as one on a journey. We began the new year excited about the many dreams and possibilities before us. Now we can look back in the rearview mirror of 2019 and also look forward to the year 2020 just around the calendar corner. The journey through 2019 has been quite a “ride”.

Rearview mirrors in our vehicles help us in the daytime and nighttime.

We must check our rearview mirror before we decide whether or not we can safely change lanes. Sometimes we ignore the mistakes of the past and rashly change lanes. I love to read the warning message stamped on one’s outside mirror… “objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.” The dangers that lurk all around us each day are also closer than they appear.

On our journey from birth to death, we live our lives too often focused on what is behind us or ignore the closeness of what can truly harm us. That is why “windshields” are so much bigger than rearview mirrors. Windshields allow us to scan the future ahead of us. Our eyes and minds move freely across what lies before us. We are informed by what is behind us but

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November calendars remind us to be thankful for Veterans and their families, past, present, and future. Just as the first pilgrims recognized the generosity of those who lived here before they arrived, we must never forget the sacrifices of American soldiers and their families. We stand free as citizens of America today because of their bravery.

God is love. He is the Author of everyone’s willingness to lay down their lives for another. Our gratitude must always be directed to the Source of all for which we respectfully must remain grateful.

Thank you, God our Father, Rescuer, and ever-present Holy Spirit!

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gatherings are full of gratefulness and some are full of regret. If we would think about inviting Jesus to sit with us at our table gatherings, perhaps our Thanksgiving conversations would produce more happy memories. When we remember how much God has forgiven us, then we can more easily let forgiveness be the source of great gratitude shown to others when they deserve thanks and when they don’t.

As America makes plans to thank Veterans and celebrate another Thanksgiving holiday, let us slow down to reflect upon the past, enjoy the present, and remain confident in the future of this gifted nation. We must keep telling others about Jeremiah’s words found in chapter 29 verse eleven of the Old Testament (in the Bible).

“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” The devil always accuses us of being unworthy and discourages us with our past mistakes. His plans are to harm us and keep us hopeless.

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if our only prayer is to ask God to bless our food, are we not forgetting the real meaning of this day?

God delights in blessing us as His children. However, do we, as His children delight in blessing Him with our prayers and thanks? Do our celebrations revolve more around the meal and the football game that follows, than around the discussion of the things we should be thankful for? Many are worshipping the idol of ball games on holidays

We ought to be thanking God for what He planned to do at the Lubbock Revival on October 10th. It was indeed something to behold. Some would say, SUPERNATURAL! As we live as “Overcomers” (a great movie for sure), keep giving Jesus the wheel of your life. Glance back as you travel the highway of life for your safety but keep the eyes

instead of focusing on the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Not that watching games are wrong in themselves, but many have forgotten the Lord and have replaced thanking God, praying and reading the Bible with watching games, drinking and eating.

Let us ask God to forgive us and truly celebrate this day in real thanksgiving and prayer.

Submitted by AM, Lubbock, TX. Reprinted with permission from Christ Unlimited Ministries, written by its co-founder, Betty Miller.

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