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Founding Fathers of our New Country

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"My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein." -- George Washington

That George Washington was quite a card. He truly understood how efficient our government would become in the next two centuries. When he occupied the position of President, the entire government consisted of a couple thousand workers. Today, the Federal government spends in excess of $3 TRILLION per year and employs in excess of 4 million drones. There are 140 million Americans employed today and 22 million of them work in government jobs. Nearly one in six working Americans is on the government payroll. Millions more are dependent upon the government to provide them welfare benefits, food stamps, insurance benefits, and pension benefits. Over 50% of Americans don't pay income taxes. What is the likelihood that these leeches will be voting for candidates that propose sound money, low taxes, dramatically reduced domestic spending, and termination of our global empire?

Call out the instigator
Because there's something in the air
We've got to get together sooner or later
Because the revolutions here

And you know it's right
And you know that its right
We have got to get it together
We have got to get it together now

Something in the Air -- Tom Petty

There is the smell of revolution in the air. The mainstream media doesn't get it. The 15 term Congressmen don't get it. The doddering old fool Robert Byrd doesn't get it. We've entered a twenty year crisis period that cycles through history every 80 years or so. The short-sighted non-thinking pundits actually think we are coming out of the crisis, when it has barely begun. The crisis period is always a time of pain, suffering and usually armed conflict. The details are unknown, but the broad outline is known. Existing institutions will be torn down. Many will die. Heroes will be required. The generations are moving into new life phases and their attitudes and beliefs will heavily influence the path of this crisis. Will we experience World War III? Will civil unrest and insurrection breakout in the U.S.? Will U.S. Troops be commanded to fire on U.S. citizens? Might they turn their guns on those giving the commands? This sounds extremely far-fetched. Yes it does. It sounds as far-fetched as someone telling Abraham Lincoln on April 12, 1861, as Fort Sumpter was being shelled, that 620,000 Americans would die in the next four years of Civil War. It sounds as farfetched as telling Herbert Hoover on October 24, 1929 that the stock market would crash 89% in the next 3 years, a Depression with unemployment reaching 25% would last 12 years, and a World War would ensue causing the deaths of 73 million people and ending with the detonation of two atomic bombs.

I've slowly come to the conclusion that the country cannot be put back on track using the ballot box. The entrenched special interests control all the levers of power. The Republican and Democratic parties are essentially interchangeable. They are controlled by the extreme right and left wings of their parties. The neo-cons on the right have no interest in balancing budgets or restraining government. They want to use the power of our immense military to remake the world in the image of the United States. They utilize the term "strategic interest" to rationalize any foreign military venture that suits them. A bunch of flea bitten rag heads in the most godforsaken country on earth are a threat in these people's eyes. The left wing liberal welfare statists have never come across a program to redistribute wealth from the hard working middle class to the non-working shiftless, lazy uneducated masses, that they didn't favor. The printing of money by the Federal Reserve, massive deficit spending and higher taxes support their agendas.

Ron Paul will never get elected President of the United States. His message is not sellable to the American public. It would require sacrifice, self discipline, living within your means, exhibiting humbleness in foreign policy, and following the Constitution of the United States. He will not be elected, but he can become the intellectual founding father of the new country that comes out on the other side of this crisis. His noble stand for the principles of the U.S. Constitution will lead us through the Second American Revolution. The Ron Paul inspired Campaign for Liberty is using grassroots efforts to get like minded citizens elected to local offices. This is a worthwhile effort, but I fear we don't have enough time to acquire enough political power before the existing debt induced, corrupt system collapses under the weight of its lies and mismanagement. It will surprise many, just as the collapse of the Soviet Union came as a complete bombshell.

When the system collapses, no one knows what will happen. Do the frightened masses turn to a strong dictator, choosing safety and slavery over liberty and freedom? It is entirely possible. This is where those who believe in the Constitution can make our stand. We already have the document and the principles of government. We just need to adhere to and reinstitute them. Now is the time to join up with groups of like minded citizens. Meet regularly and discuss the real issues. Develop relationships with these people. When the shit hits the fan, they will be there to support you. Having like minded groups communicating in person and through the internet today could set the groundwork for the new country. Ideas are what drive revolutions. The collapse of the U.S. dollar is likely to be the trigger for the systematic collapse. It makes tremendous sense to be trading your future worthless pieces of paper for real money today. As the government sees the imminent collapse, they will become more desperate. Acquiring guns legally today is a good insurance policy for what might happen in the future.

The mainstream media will continue to ridicule those who fight for the Constitution. Ron Paul is just a man. He is no savior. It's his ideas that matter. George Washington was just a man. He was a man who gave everything for his country. Are you ready to get out of your SUV and fight for the Constitution? The time is near at hand.

The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. -- George Washington

Please join me at www.TheBurningPlatform.com to fight for our Constitution.

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James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held financial positions with a retailer, homebuilder and university in his 22-year career. Those positions included treasurer, controller, and head of (more...)
 

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Founding Fathers by Ty on Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:32:18 PM
What If the Revolutionary War Had Been Lost?? by eileen kuch on Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:51:27 AM
Douchebag by Jim Quinn on Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:42:26 AM
The Latter Day Founding Fathers by abe ramsay on Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:24:51 AM
More Than Possible by abe ramsay on Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:25:57 PM