Glenn Beck at the NRA Annual Meeting 2008

I can say that I agree with Glenn Beck 90%.
I honestly can say in my own opinion that if we end up with either Obama or Clinton in office, we will see our Rights, Freedoms, and Liberties attacked, removed, stolen, and given a Nanny Police State in their place.
Here is Glenn Beck. Check him out!

A letter wrote to a Police Chief

I just read an article called "Gun buff wins round; cop fears 'Old West' " from the Chicago Tribune. It is written by Jeff Long.

After reading this article, I wrote a letter to the Cherry Valley Chief of Police. I have posted it here for you to read.

Gary,

I believe you are over reacting about people who carry firearms. Personally
I have never had "Bad Things" happen during my many years of concealed carry. I
can actually give examples of "Bad Things" I stopped because I had my pistol
with me.

First: A woman in my apartment building was being beaten by her estranged
boyfriend. The whole building could hear it happening. I called 911 as did many
other units. I heard her escape him into the hallway, and I went out there with
my pistol. She ran past me and he was a ways behind. He looked at me as said
"What the **** do you want?" and then saw the pistol in my hand. He stopped
and made his way directly to the stairs. The woman was then let into my
apartment until police and ems arrived. She was taken to a local hospital for
treatment. I gave my statement to the police, to wit one officer thanked me for
helping.

Second: A friend and I were driving down one of the main roads of my
hometown. We were both amazed to see a fight break out in the middle of traffic
in which one of the parties was trying to beat a black man with a chain. It was
apparent that he was trying to do more than hurt him. We stopped our vehicle and
drew arms as both of us were licensed to carry. I called 911 at the same time.
With in moments we had police arrive and take over the scene. Again, I was
thanked for our involvement.

(Please note that in both of these I never even had to fire my
pistol.)

Sir, are you ignorant of the facts that having licensed, trained citizens
would actually help your efforts in controlling crime? I didn't just get one
permit, but I have three and am getting a forth. In addition to this I have
taken classes beyond what was needed to get my permits. I have even been invited
to shoot with some officers, and have out shot quite a few on a regular basis,
however not all. My point is that nationally many states have Concealed Weapons
Permits, and the feared blood shed and wild west antics have never happened.
Actually as a result, many state have experienced very noticeable drops in their
crime rates.

I will support your standing that citizens should not be allowed to carry
guns for self defense when you can promise me that all police departments can
respond in under a minute to ALL situations regardless of their ability to call
911 or not. You and I know this will NEVER happen.

Why not instead help in developing a program which involves background
checks, training, and testing which when someone passes the aforementioned,
receives a permit? Did Minnesota explode into mad gunfights once the permits
became "Shall Issue"? We both know the answer was a resounding NO. Neither did
this happen in any other state that allows "Shall Issue" permits.

In addition to this, I saw you said "But I'm not aware of any police
officer who would advocate more handguns on the street." I am curious of this,
because every officer I have ever met so far but one have supported concealed
weapons when it involved permitted citizens. Maybe your officers are quite
different.

Sir, even though I am not a citizen of your state, I ask you to please
examine the facts which are evident in many other states that permitted citizens
help reduce crime, and save lives. Allow your people to defend themselves and
others from crime. Allow your people the ability to decide for themselves. I too
do not want ALL people armed, but make it that the few who decide to take up
this right and great responsibility to help keep all of us safer that they have
a way to do it, and not be criminals for doing such.

In closing, I have to thank you and all of your officers who put your lives
on the line daily to defend and protect us, the citizens of this great country.
Please keep yourself and your officers safe so you all can go home to your
families at night, and I hope in time, give that ability to the law abiding
citizens of your area.

God Bless,

I think I just figured something out.

As I have been writing here, I have been asking myself why do so many illegal immigrants want to move to the United States and while discussing this with my wife, she said something in relation with the fall of Rome which really got me thinking.

It isn't about money is it? Everyone knows there is other ways to make a lot of money, especially made easier in our southern neighbors where the rule of law is weaker.

It is about the rights you have here. Even an illegal immigrant is protected and covered under our laws of freedom and liberty. The saddest part about that is that our legal system has become warped and twisted, far from what our founding fathers had intended.

Everyone wanted to be Roman citizens because Roman Citizens had rights. So, apply that to today, and why are so many people running to the Democratic countries of the world? For the protections and rights of our countries. What do they not have in the lands they left? The protections and rights we enjoy on a daily basis.

So, how do we solve the problem of mass immigration? Would the best answer be to assist these people in making their countries more like what ours used to be when originally founded? Perhaps.

What would happen if we were able to help people create a better form of government than ours based on ours and the other free countries of the world? Quite simply, they could remove the current powers that be, and replace them with true believers. Heck, our country is a perfect example of things not to do, or mistakes already made to avoid.

I do not begrudge people wanting a better life, or seeking the rights and protections we enjoy on a daily basis, sometimes even in ignorance. However I do believe the whole world would be better if they stayed home and fixed their problems at the source.

I will admit I have sympathy for those being oppressed. I am glad for those who find freedom, but breaking the laws of the country that protects you to get these freedoms is wrong. Americans earned their rights with blood and hard work. We didn't always get it right, but we learn. I suggest that illegal immigrants learn from our ways and bring them home and make all their people aware of how they too could help themselves.

Honestly, I ask these illegals to do this before they anger the American people to a level thats causes unrest which will lead to hate.

Police going to far

I will start with this.

Elderly Woman Arrested in Clash Over Dry Lawn Calls Experience
'Nightmare'
Monday , July 09, 2007
Associated Press and Fox
News

A 70-year-old Utah woman, who was arrested last week for
refusing to accept
a ticket for a dry lawn she couldn't afford to water,
told FOX News Monday that
the arrest was her "worst nightmare."
Betty
Perry, of Orem, Utah, was
arrested Friday after police tried to ticket her
for her brown, sickly
lawn.
"It was horrible," Perry told FOX News,
describing her arrest. "It was
like your worst nightmare."
The police
officer who arrested her has been
suspended by his red-faced
bosses.
"Life is a learning experience, and each
officer learns over the
course of a career that tactics and responses are not
absolute in each
situation," said Lt. Doug Edwards, a spokesman for Orem
police.
When the
officer knocked on Perry's door, she refused to identify herself
or accept a
citation and said she wanted to call her son.
As the officer tried to take
her hand, Perry tripped on the front step, cut
the bridge of her nose and
rolled onto her stomach, putting her hands under her
to foil the officer,
Edwards said.
Perry was eventually handcuffed and taken
to jail, where
she spent more than an hour before officials decided custody was
inappropriate.
The woman hasn't watered her lawn in a year, a violation
of a
city ordinance, Edwards said.
"I've never been attacked before like
that,"
Perry told KSL-TV. "I can't afford to turn my water on for $50 a
month. ... I
just hope he can apologize and this can all be
forgotten."
The officer's name
was not released. Orem is in Utah County,
30 miles south of Salt Lake
City.
"There were other options available to
handle this situation besides
making an arrest and holding the woman in
jail," Edwards said.
"Certainly had
the woman been a shoplifter at the
mall who refused to identify herself, no one
would question or be surprised
that she was arrested and handcuffed, regardless
of her age," he
said.

I am usually a huge support of Law Enforcement, and I do understand that sometimes officers make mistakes, but wow. This guy went way above and beyond. Perhaps he missed the fact that yard watering might not be an arresting offence. I would hate to see what this guy would do if he saw a dog watering a city lawn somewhere. Would he cuff the dog? Maybe taser it.

Understand your rights, because I love the rule of law. I especially love the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Even though sometimes I really dislike the ACLU, they do keep us all honest.

Here is a video by the ACLU to check out.

I may not like what you say, but I will defend your right to say it.