Faithful

I pray God has richly blessed you since I last wrote. Last night I atended a meeting of the Buchanan County, Missouri chapter of the Constitution Party of Missouri. I've been there before and really enjoyed being in the company of those fine folks. What I find with them is a group of truly patriotic American men and women. Folks who want a better, safer, more citizen friendly America for their families to live in. They seek a return to a constitutionally administered, limited government of the people, for the people. With our federal government running rough-shod over the rights and liberites of the people we need folks that are unafraid to stand up and say, "Enough is enough". So many of the activities our representatives in DC are engaged in to "Help the American citizen" are unlawful, unconstitutional, and contrary to the law of the Creator of our universe that one wonders who, exactly, they are serving.

A few examples may be in order here so I'll start with the real 'Hot Button' issues in the news. Health Care is an important issue to all of us to be sure. The federales, and Obama, have decided it's in their province to solve the problem. Their solution is more government involvement, regulation, oversight, and interference. This is supposed to lower the cost of care, raise the quality, and increase availability. I can't see how. It doesn't pass the "Make sense" test for me. It seems to me these things will ADD to the cost of care, interfere with the quality of care, and remove incentive for research and discovery of new treatments and drugs. You want an example? The communists cant get it done with socialized medicine. Part of the problem with health care is coming from the litigious society we live in. When a doctor has to come up with $175,000 in malpractice insurance premiums before he even opens a practice, he's going to be expensive to see. I don't know if tort reform is the answer here or the removal of liberal, activist judges. To sue for every missed diagnosis seeking enough money to live the rest of your life in luxury seems absurd, especially when the lawyers walk away with all the money anyway.

Immigration is another hot topic in America today. We need to close the borders, deport the illegally present people, eliminate the birth right citizenship for children of illegals born here, and stop extending aid from every government agency to help these people stay here. After all these things are in place and functioning, then we need to look at opening immigration to those who want to come here seeking our way of life. Those willing to learn our language and culture. Those who want to contribute to improving America should always be welcome, welcome to seek the American Dream.

Gun rights are a perpetual topic of debate and discussion in DC. I don't know why. The Bill of Rights is very clear on the subject. I understand that there are those who don't want guns, don't like guns, and think others should feel the same way they do. That's fine. if you can convince some that you are right, go ahead. That does not give you the right to try and take my liberties away from me. We can disagree about guns. We cannot disagree that I have the right to own them if I choose. The second amendment was intended to allow us the means to defend our liberty, our homes, and our families. It was not meant only for hunters or sportsmen.

What about state sovereignty? Do you think the individual states have any rights? I do. The Constitution of the United States grants only very few, limited powers to the federal government, reserving all powers not specifically enumerated to the feds to the states and the people. Lately, several states have joined together in raising their collective voices and telling the federal govenment "Hands Off". Alaska and Tennessee are two who have actually passed resolutions, signed by their Governors that inform the US Government that they will no longer tolerate federal involvement in state matters. God Bless them! In Tennessee the state esentially told the ATF to take a hike where ammunition and arms that are manufactured and sold in Tennessee are concerned. The argument is that if no interstate commerce is involved, no ATF oversight is involved. Of course, the ATF had an immediate response. The government agency told the people of Tennesee in an open letter that regardless of state law, the ATF regulations and federal law would be observed and enforced. I can just imagine how well THAT went over, can't you. I think that the ATF better tread very lightly in Tennessee. Lot's of hills and hollers where a person might 'get lost' and not be able to find their way out.

Enough for now, my blood pressure is getting too high.