Live free or die!

There have been some very spirited debate on social media this week concerning the secession petitions that now cover every state. These petitions were started by residents of the state of Louisiana an Vermont. A few days ago these petitions numbered in the tens of thousand with each state having a few thousand. Within days the petition for the state of Texas exploded. As I was watching it the petition past the twenty five thousand mark. Now there are over eighty thousand and six hundred and sixty thousand for them all. There is something powerful in this country that happens when a million people unite for one common cause. Politicians listen and respond ie the million man march. Once that million signature threshold is past there will be some serious discussions in the white house.

I see none of those discussions as positive. Valerie Jarrett has already publicly stated that she and the administration with personally go after those that are or have opposed the Obama machine. The administration has had a propensity to create secret list to target many different classes of individuals. No fly list, kill list. These list are amended at their whim and can cause some serious inconveniences for anyone. A story came out Monday concerning a gate attendant for American Airline who was placed on the no fly list for no particular reason and has been trying for months to be taken off of it. The man was sent home once his supervisor found out and ran out of savings waiting for a correction. I would not put it past this administration to have already started collecting data of those that posted their signatures. I see a bunch of computer nerds handing officials list of IP addresses attached to the name posted. That my friends is a done deal.

I have to admit that I signed it. Is it courageous to stand up against what I see is a government becoming to centralized and too powerful and overreaching? Time will tell. What I do think is that it is one of the basic rights we made here in America. The right to resist the government publicly and peacefully. Our founding fathers went all in by signing their names to a declaration. They understood that from that point on they were marked men even to the point of death. So let my 1's and 0's that represent my signature in the digital world be my John Hancock. I am willing to risk who I am to restore this country to the fundamental beliefs that has brought it this far. We have four years of some very seriously perilous times. The market continues it's post election meltdown as does the dollar. The Chinese Yuan yesterday posted it's strongest value ever against the green back. Millions more join the welfare rolls. Layoff after layoff after layoff with not break in site.

What I do hope this movement does not become is an anti US, anarchist, subversive, Occupy anything kind of movement. I see it much more inclusive as the Tea Party was. A movement with people from all walks of life just fed up saying enough is enough to this ever growing monstrosity that is the federal government. Through bright leadership and peaceful intentions we will send a signal to Washington that "WE" the people are who are getting back in charge.

Always remember, never surrender.

Having served in the US Air Force during Desert Storm, I remember those coming back to the rear after having been in battle. The pilots who flew over Baghdad came back with a distant look as if they had crossed over to another reality. When you would ask them questions, they stared up into the distance and you knew mentally they were transported back to the battle. A young captain described the flight into the city for his bombing run as a massive  video game. He described the anti aircraft artillery cris crossing the air as if shooting stars were coming from the Earth not falling to it. More and more airmen gathered around to hear  him recount of his battle and mission. The question came up, "Cap do you think you killed anyone"? The captain answer, "I used my training, I completed my mission".

Now for over a decade young men and women have used their training and completed their missions. This weekend as we are comfortable in our homes and we relax on our lakes and our beaches, remember them. Remember that that red stripe on our flag in real human blood given to free us. Given to defend and protect us. Never forget that what we have here in America is worth the sacrifice of any one of us, because what we have here adds worth to the human race. Donate some time and treasure to a veterans organization. If you see a soldier, marine, airmen at a restaurant, buy them a meal or shake their hands and say thanks. Thanks to them we are stronger, thanks to them we are free.

Government. We no need no stinking government.

First, who knew anyone in cyberspace cared or gave a damn about some right wing wackos blog that comes and goes when it pleases. I woke up this morning to see the hundreds of views from all over the world and feel very humbled. So thank you all. Second, do not be shy please leave your thoughts and ideas. I am really hard to intimidate. So let er rip.

I read a book many years ago that ruined me for a long time. It was Juliette by the Marquis de Sade. I read it on a dare. A co-worker on the police department where I work told me she could not get through the first chapter of this over a thousand page monstrosity. Having always heard rumors of the Marquis I decided to brave it out. This man was a Picasso with words. Picasso always pisses me off. Every time I go to a Picasso exhibit I leave angry. How he destroys the female figure in his art tells of his hatred of women. So De Sade's depiction of mankind tells of his hatred of man.

If you could get through the atrocities depicted in Juliette. If you can get through true madness of this evil genius, the Marquis has a simple yet refreshing insight on why there is little need for government. I can't  recall the chapter or the exact verse, so I will tell you my interpretation. Simply it's the biblical eye for an eye. Imagine if justice was instant. If you had the immediate right to avenge proportionately a crime committed against you. Theft, you just go find who stole it and get it right back or payback. Assault, you have the right to fight back, murder then so on. This system in his writings were also applicable to basic needs. You need something, we share, trade or if I need it to survive I take.

Would legal systems and forms of goverment be necessary if we had that complete freedom? Are we as men always to be ruled by the few or the one? If justice and punishment were instantaneous, imagine. I believe in rules they provide a sense of guidance for the simple. Yet I see that laws and governance worldwide has become oppressive, where at every turn there is a new regulation or law to hamper our pursuit of being truly free.