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For the next month I am going to be taking an assessment of the Liberty movement as a political force in American political life. I am going to attempt to gage the prospects for the 2010 and the 2012 elections as well as vet and sort out the level and sophistication of political organization. We will take a look at supporters, polling and financing, as well as attempt to reach out to the candidates themselves. A daunting task, but just in time to gage the depth, crystallization and meaningfulness of the Ron Paul rEVOLution.

“Let it not be said that we did nothing.”- Dr. Ron Paul

 In the meantime, enjoy this punk classic from Bad Religion (a atheist-socialist band, I know :P).

After a brief hiatus while I helped my wife recover from surgery, I return just in time to help shape an agenda of Liberty and Freedom for the next session of the Idaho Legislature.  Posts will resume in short order. In the meantime, connect with us on Facebook.

Civilian National Security Forces. Centralized educational oversight. Ballooning deficit with no regard for the constitution. Increased police and regulatory aggression. Nationalization of nearly every financial sector in America- the root of all true American ownership. Hope and change, it seems, is but a cruel moniker for overwhelming, crushing government rule.

 But we need not despair, we merely need to exercise our civil [economic] rights. Yes, they will try to tax and regulate our options to their pre-determined worldviews. The free market, our most sacred principle, is our solution.

Consider this, they will not be able to indoctrinate you if they have not even been able to “educate”you.

I would like to put this idea out there: conservatives, constitutionalists and libertarians need to empower their own rights by empowering their home.

I am talking about home-schooling, home-based churches and even the most basic property-right principle of homesteading. I am talking about the sacred principles of family, freedom of speech, religion and association.

Ok, maybe not strictly “home-school” per se- private, charter or otherwise free-market principles can easily offer much higher quality of education than that of state-run government indoctrination schools. And think about it, even if private school is out of reach or otherwise unavailable, that doesn’t mean that you, as a parent, can’t educate your children on what the Declaration, the Constitution or the Bill of Rights means. By empowering ourselves, we can re-root the Tree Of Liberty.

And consider this: by empowering our homes, our property, we can set up our lives to avoid having to turn to the government for help. That is the trap that the New World Order wants. They want you to forget that your rights, your family are sovereign. They want to create an artificial system were you have no choice but to turn to the government when times go bad.

I am not saying it will be easy. But Liberty doesn’t have to die. In the face of overwhelming government amplification of its own significance and self-worth we can take back what is rightfully ours. Our rights are not given, they are loaned, by us with the most strictest of conditions- that we can dissolve these bands when government ceases to exist for the purpose of protecting our rights.

By re-learning what it means to be free we can stop incessant, debilitating and nefarious government growth.

If no one turns to their solutions, they will have to re-tool their approach.

Quite simply, it is peaceful social protest. We will not live outside of our principles.

It’s the spirit of 1776. Reborn.

Post your John Galt Oath here. No other comments on the John Galt page will be approved.

Most of my readers who know me personally know that my mother has Multiple Sclerosis. She was diagnosed when I was little. Thankfully, very thankfully, she has been able to lead a completely normal life. Still, there is always that lingering fear in the back of the mind that this year test’s might show increased MS activity.

My wife and I have a team every year for the National MS Society Walk MS event.

I don’t make it a habit of asking my readers to support every cause I do. I think I asked my readers to support Ron Paul’s Campaign For Liberty. But I don’t ask for donations for myself, nor do I intend to.

But, let me break with tradition: Will you help me help my mother? Will you help me help others whose lives have been affected by MS?

We want to raise a modest $500 for the National MS Society’s efforts for MS research. No, I don’t support them on everything. The National MS Society supports embryonic stem cell research. Let me be clear: I absolutely do not support the taking of life, liberty or property of another for the gain of another. Embryonic stem cell research is wrong, flat out wrong. But I am also not willing to sit on the sidelines and not do what I can now to help find a cure.

Let me tell you a little about my mother. She is one of the most caring, devoted parent and grandparent’s you will ever meet. When her kids moved away, she and my father picked up and moved out of a house of memories to be closer to the grandchildren. Someday I would like to share with you my readers the stories of the Growing Tree.

My mother has devoted her life to children. She works tirelessly as a playground supervisor, as she has my whole life, helping to make sure that children are safe and sound at school. I have heard story after story growing up of children I didn’t know whom I know my mother has probably had a huge influence in their life. My mother also volunteers countless hours to the school to make sure that the activities of the school are not short-staffed.

Let me be blunt: give me $5. $10. .50 cents. Lets make this the LedeAgenda MS Walk 2009 Money bomb.

Please sponsor Grandma Jo’s team. If you want, we will even put your corporate logo or personal name on our team shirts (caveat: unless, well, we feel it is not appropriate, at our sole discretion).

If you would like to walk with us, email me- luke (at) ledeagenda.com

Here are the details: The walk is Saturday morning, April 18th, 2009. This year’s walk MS event will be safariing through Zoo Boise’s new African Plains Exhibit. So bring your hat and Binoculars.  Check in 8:30am, Start time 9:30am. The route will loop around the park with a 1-3 mile options, lunch provided by Port of Subs and Domino’s Pizza.  Entertainment will be provided by WOW Country and the Jeremiah James Gang.

Here is the link to our team, where you can register to walk or donate to the cause!

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/grandmajo

Thank you, my dear readers. I know you will help us meet our goal.
 

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

- Declaration of Independance, July 4th, 1776

I wake up each morning with a sense of fear, panic, that today will be the day that America becomes unrecongnizable. I beleive the hour is late and time is short, the night watchman long ago quit ringing the alarm bell to go find his own place of security for the seige.

I am scared. But I also know that there is precious little hope for liberty and freedom should panic rule and retreat begin (by retreat I mean the withdrawel, i.e. “going John Galt”, of libertarian and constitutionalist minded folks from society).

The stealth nationalisation of our economy has moved so very fast this year. In less than twelve months most of our banking sector has now “partnered” with the government, either by direct large scale revolving lines of credit, or in many cases, direct shareholder ownership. One can see on the horizon that the auto industry is next. It will not be long before healthcare comes down the pike, albeight in many cases health care is already socialized..

Article 1 Section 8 of the United States constitution, when paired with the Tenth Amendment, is supposed to the a preventative measure against overt Federal authority. The system of checks and balances is supposed to prevent this exact sort of massive nationalization of our economy and of empowerment of our Executive branch via the Patriot Act. And what about our national virtues found in the Declaration of Independence?

I know what life is. I know what liberty is. And I know that both are threatened in a state-administered society. But happiness? What is the basis of this fear, this panic that has set in? On what grounds have so many people become concered about the destination and fate of the U.S.S. Liberty? I will admit, it is not an easy question to awnser, and certianly not one that I can addresses in a single, solitary blog post.

But I do know this: Americans just do not seem happy with the State Of The Union on many fronts- the economy, the scope and direction of its policies and the sense of unease in its general state of affairs. I personally am not happy that government continues to grow and liberties sacrificed in the name of benefits.

In short, it seems, most American’s are uneasy because they see idea’s being impletmented that are contrary to the comman sense solutions of a problem. We are not being ruled by a popular vote, but rather by unelected elites from each sector of the various industries in the country.

Which brings me to my point: What is meant by, “consent of the governed”? Do we have to give consent for our freedoms, our liberty, to be administered simply because Barack Hussien Obama won the election? Or did a liberal have to give their consent simply because George W. Bush won? I would hope that neither side’s rights are so subject to the whim of the election results. There is too much distrust on either side for that to be acceptable.

Thomas Jefferson argued that a Constitutional Convention should be held every ten or so years. Given the state of extreme polarization in the country, such an idea could only produce bad results. But something to take out of this: can there be consent when we so split so heavily along social, politcal, religous and economic lines? Have we lost our own understanding of unalienable Rights, and if that is the case, then can we truly consent to be governed? Government, in theory, cannot take away rights, only form a government to protect them.

Which brings me to my conclusion: if consent has not been given then can any undertaking of government be seen as truly a legitimate course of action? Perhaps this is the real source of public unease this day and age. Something to consider anyway.

Well, what do you think?

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The site is also a little bit wider for multi-media presentation (pics/vids). Should solve the “bleed” problem on the side bar.

An extra special thanks to the indispensable Developers Studio, without whom yours truly would be hopelessly lost.

The talents that Developers Studio has to take your concept to completion cannot be matched. I cannot recommend them enough. The service goes well beyond the final product, they are there for  questions, updates, and service issues. Quite simply, if you want the most effective website or blog to convey your ideas Developers Studio is the place to go.

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Looking over the political horizon, when all of the current political issues have been solved, what does the world look like for you? Does anyone around you, especially the politicians, represent you, your views, your solutions to the pressing issues of the day?

Looking over the horizon what do you see?

Do you see private industries being nationalized by taxpayer bailouts, ala Fannie Mae, hospitals, medical care and the airline industry?  I don’t.

Do you see an America where illegals are granted amnesty and where private property can be taken to increase property tax revenue? I don’t.

Do you see an America where political correctness mandates that you “green” your home, share space on your personal blog with someone who attacks you, or holds your faith or nation as equal with someone who wants to destroy your culture and nation? I don’t.

What about the concept of self-governance?

Do you see a nation returning to its constitutional roots and mandating strict limitations on the size, scope and authority of the government?

Do you see a growth of personal liberty and responsibility, the right to succeed (or fail) of one’s own  pursuits?

 Do you see our national debt eliminated?

Do you see our economy strong and wages growing?

Do you see taxes low and regulations less burdensome?

What about the nanny state? Do you see welfare, Medicare, Medicaid, the new prescription drug benefit, government backed mortgages and corporate tax subsidies still existing?

Do you see an America where you don’t feel as if you need a shower shortly after exiting the voting booth?

Its time for another revolution in this country.