A Few Good Men

In the 1970s a Marine recruiter came up with the slogan that would forever define the U.S. Marine Corps in the minds of all Americans as a fighting unit so elite that they did not accept the unexceptional; they were interested in only “a few good men”. The Marines have the right idea. Battles have never been won by virtue of numbers of boots on the ground. They have been and always will be won by a few good men who are willing to stand their ground and fight for the principles they believe in—even when they stand alone.

 

Today our nation is embroiled in a battle for freedom on a scale that is unprecedented. Our battle, however, is not fought with guns and tanks; it is a battle of ideas that spring from a deep and abiding belief that ours is a unique country, ordained and blessed by God to stand against the evil forces that would enslave not only Americans but would bring every nation into subjection to a one-world tyrant.

 

It would appear that everyone would oppose such a plan, but that is not the case. Many people embrace the idea of a New World Order that would take away national sovereignty and abolish those rights specifically stated in the first ten amendments to the Constitution. They believe it would be easier to live with a dictator’s heel on their necks than to take responsibility for their own successes or failures. They would rather exist in a government-issued hovel eating government-issued rations than accept the responsibility for providing for themselves.

 

Margaret Thatcher said, “First you win the argument; then you win the vote”. We have a vitally important election coming up in 2014 that will impact on the future of our country as few other mid-term elections have. The time has come for those of us who want to remain free to take action and define the Freedom vs. Bondage debate in a way that will send the message to the average American in a clear, concise manner. If we don’t win this argument, we will not win the vote.

 

Fortunately, we have a few good men in the private sector and in both houses of Congress who are working to define the argument so that we will not only win the argument but we will also win the election. Today I would like to share some information that you may not know about four of these men.

 

Jim DeMint: After fourteen years in Congress Sen. DeMint (R-SC) resigned to take over as President of The Heritage Foundation. DeMint has spent most of his life building and running his own research and marketing firm. His experience as a market researcher and strong conservative leader led him to write in the Washington Post, “Conservative policies have proved their worth time and time again. If we’re not communicating in a way that makes that clear, we are doing a disservice to our fellow citizens.” DeMint is working to reach all Americans with “bold, positive ideas” that will further American conservative principles.

 

Ken Cuccinelli: Cuccinelli became Attorney General of Virginia in 2010 after serving in the Virginia Senate and working as a private practice attorney from 2002 until 2010. In his private practice Cuccinelli served as a court-appointed attorney for people with mental illness in Virginia’s involuntary civil commitment process. As a state senator he passed legislation that provided for more humane treatment of the mentally ill. Cuccinelli is a champion for Virginian’s property rights, sponsoring a law and helping to write and pass a constitutional amendment to dramatically curb Virginia’s eminent domain power. This law made it much more difficult for the state to take homes, farms, and small businesses under eminent domain and give them to another private entity for development solely to increase tax revenues, economic development, or private gain. He also brought more transparency and accountability to the citizens of Virginia by writing a law that requires that the state budget and expense details be posted online in a format that is easy to access and easy to understand. Cuccinelli is currently running for Governor of Virginia in a race that will be decided in November.

 

Ted Cruz: Elected in 2012 as the 34th U.S. Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz’s name has already become a household word. Even though he had never before held elected office, Cruz won decisive victories in both the Republican primary and the general election. According to the Washington Post, it was “the biggest upset of 2012…a true grassroots victory against very long odds.” Before being elected to the Senate Cruz served as the Solicitor General of Texas. He was the nation’s youngest Solicitor General and Texas’ longest serving Solicitor General. He authored more that 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and argued 43 oral arguments, including nine before the U.S. Supreme Court. His landmark national victories include successfully defending:

 

• U.S. sovereignty against the UN and the World Court in Medellin v. Texas
• The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms
• The constitutionality of the Texas Ten Commandments monument
• The constitutionality of the Texas Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment law
• The Texas congressional redistricting plan

 

Rand Paul: In 2010 Dr. Paul was elected U.S. Senator for Kentucky. Paul is an outspoken advocate for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility and has worked tirelessly against government overreach. His first legislative proposals included cutting $500 billion in federal spending and a plan for balancing the budget in five years. Paul is also a vocal advocate for term limits, a balanced-budget amendment, a Read the Bills Act, and an audit of the Federal Reserve. In 1995, as a practicing ophthalmologist, Paul founded the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic, which provides eye exams and surgery to needy Kentuckians. As a U.S. Senator, Paul continues to provide free eye surgery to Kentuckians in need of care.

 

Our list of a few good men includes many others—Justin Amash, Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, to name a few, but these few are fighting the many world-wide who advocate the Agenda 21 New World Order that will usher in a one-world government. These men need your help if they are to succeed in protecting our freedoms. If you can do so, please donate to their campaigns—even if they are not from your state. The time has come to cross state lines in supporting conservative candidates who will protect our constitutional rights. After you give, remember to pray. Pray for all those who are working to defend our liberties because few good men supported by millions of prayers can accomplish anything.

 

 

 Joyce Swann is the author of Looking Backward: My Twenty-Five Years as a Homeschooling Mother co-author of The Chosen, a dystopian novel about the battle of one U.S. family to restore the Constitution and stop the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act. For more information, visit her website at http://www.frontier2000.net

 

Why Dumb is the New Smart

We live in a decade where “smart” is the word of choice to describe nearly every new product or idea: smart phone, smart car, smart growth, smart code, smart communities, to name a few. All of these “smarts” have become a permanent part of our vocabulary. In fact, the word “smart” has so inundated our advertising that we tend to dismiss any product not touted as having “smart” features.

Smart communities, smart growth, and smart code are, in reality, slightly different names for the same thing: Communities that ration land usage and drive up the cost of housing, resulting in tiny expensive apartments that can be accessed only through public transportation. The idea is not new, but it has never caught on. The one thing of which we are assured when being presented with these ideas, however, is that they are “smart”.

Likewise, smart cars have been around for about ten years. The tiny (2 ½ meter long) autos are uncomfortable, unsafe, unsightly, and unsuitable for anything but short trips in town. They resemble a hideous clown car that no little boy would want to play with and no adult would ever aspire to drive. Yet, we are assured that they are a “smart” consumer choice.

Smart phones, on the other hand, actually incorporate features that most of us want. They allow one to text, phone, send emails, take photos, access the internet, etc. On the surface, they appear to be a “smart” choice. The drawback is that we now know that the federal government is currently cataloging every email, text, phone call, photo, and website that we access using our smart phones. This information makes them seem less of a “smart choice”.

Technology can never be “smart” because machines are incapable of thought. They can perform whatever tasks they have been programmed to do, but they cannot think about problems that arise in the performance of their duties and come up with new creative ways to get the job done.  They can, on the other hand, go all wiggy on us and force us to shut them down and restart them so that they can perform those, and only those, tasks they were programmed to perform in the first place.

People, however, are smart. Even the dumbest person is smarter than the smartest machine because the human brain allows us to solve problems and create new innovative processes that make our lives better. The problem is that we are being conditioned to accept whatever our government tells us. If they say we are better off living in cramped, sweltering “smart housing”, then we are. If they say we are better off driving a “smart car” that cannot possibly meet the needs of our family, then we are. If they say we are better off allowing them to collect information from our “smart phones” so that they can protect us against terrorists, then we are.

It is time for smart Americans to push back the dumb ideas that our government is forcing on us to regulate every aspect of our lives. We have some really smart elected officials that are working to help us do just that—Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Darrel Issa, to name a few. But, if we are going to win the battle, we need many more smart people in government. Next year we will have a mid-term election that will help determine our futures. We must find smart people to run for office in those races. But we need to go far beyond Washington in looking for good candidates. We should be concerned with every elected official from the local school board all the way to the White House. If we don’t, dumb will permanently become the new smart.

Joyce Swann is co-author of The Chosen, a dystopian novel about the battle of one U.S. family to restore the Constitution and stop the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act.  For more information, visit her website at http://www.frontier2000.net