Obama … putting on a clinic for some of the world’s greatest dictators in how to circumvent a free press.

World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow. …  In the middle of it all was Obama — occupant of an office once informally known as “leader of the free world” — putting on a clinic for some of the world’s greatest dictators in how to circumvent a free press.  Dana Milbank, Washington Post, April 14, 2010.

a willing relinquishment of power is one of those things which human nature never was, nor ever will be, capable of.

Will the oppressor let go the oppressed? Was there ever an instance? Can the annals of mankind exhibit one single example where rulers overcharged with power willingly let go the oppressed, though solicited and requested most earnestly? … Sometimes, the oppressed have got loose by one of those bloody struggles that desolate a country but a willing relinquishment of power is one of those things which human nature never was, nor ever will be, capable of.
Patrick Henry
in Jonathan Elliot, ed., ‘The Debates of the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution’, (New York, Burt Franklin: 1888 ), 3:51-52.

We the People of the United States

The phrases “We the People of the United States,” “House of Representatives …chosen… by the People of the several States,” “right of the people peaceably to assemble,” “right of the people to be secure in their homes,” “enumerations herein of certain rights shall not be construed to disparage others retained by the people,” “elected by the people thereof, for six years” and “The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively, and to the people” all refer to individuals, but  some argue that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms” refers to the state.

Phil Hare “I don’t worry about the Constitution”

“I don’t worry about the Constitution on this to be honest.”  Rep. Phil Hare (D-Illinois), April 1, 2010

Rep Phil Hare, ignoring his oath to protect and defend the United States Constitution.  Hare is a disgrace to himself, and the country.  Anyone willing to ignore the law of the land should not be holding office and should resign immediately.  Hare is a buffoon, not to mention ignorant of the history and law of this country.  It is a sad state of affairs that anyone would vote for someone like this.

It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while. Lovelock

It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while. – James Lovelock, well-know environmentalist

Thanks, James, but no thanks.  We’ll keep our freedom, you can keep the control.  But Lovelock is correct when he states that:

Fudging the data in any way whatsoever is quite literally a sin against the holy ghost of science,.  I’m not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. It’s the one thing you do not ever do. You’ve got to have standards.

This is one reason why the following is true.  Government science is an oxymoron, and free science is redundant.  When you are behold to government, everything becomes political.  Everything.  From science to text book selection.  Freedom from government means freedom to decide for yourself, and if someone else doesn’t like it, too bad, they can decide for themselves.  It seems kind of obvious, but many people have forgotten it.

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