Liberty For All

by Jessi Winchester, author of From Bordello to Ballot Box and America: The Final Chapter

“Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it …. when a long train of abuses and usurpations [occur] … it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government …”

- U.S. Declaration of Independence

Barack Obama is ruining America.  This is a man who won’t even produce his Certificate of Live Birth to prove to the American public that he is constitutionally eligible to be in the Oval Office.  A man who has praised Marxist Daniel Ortega, endorsed Bolivia Socialist Evo Morales, told the Mexican president that the United States is responsible for the violence in their country, apologized to the world community for America’s world leadership, assured Europe through his National Defense Advisor that Israel is on their own, praised Jimmy Carter for siding with Hamas against Israel, appointed a Homeland Security Chief who feels returning military veterans are a ‘danger’ to society, ordered the word ‘terrorism’ eliminated and the description of ‘man made disasters’ to be used instead, intends to replace the official designation of ‘Patriot Day’ for September 11th to instead be called the ‘National Day of Service,’ and completely ignores the voice of the American people regarding their outrage over his so-called ‘health care’ bill.

He has spent this country into oblivion with no brakes in sight and created a national deficit that can’t be repaid EVER.  He has spent billions in bail-outs and a stimulus package that failed.  He micro-manages everything and feels all decisions should go through the White House.  He has appointed dozens of Czars to be in place over everything from food to electricity so that steps are in place when he wants to ’shut the country down.’  Never in the history of this nation have we experienced this type of power grab and un-American activity.  The degree of lunacy and destruction begs the question of this president’s mental stability and fitness to govern.

In just seven short months as president, he has created chaos from which we may never recover.  And its fourteen LONG months before the 2010 mid-term elections.  Can you imagine how much more damage he can generate in that time?  It’s a lifetime when it comes to his brand of policy.  A lifetime where we may not even have an election if he becomes dictator, or where ACORN and its cronies simply stuff the ballot box and send their radical pals into the halls of congress.

It is an extremely frightening time; a time where citizens can feel something dreadful in the air but are not quite sure what it looks like.  All we know from seven months in office is that it isn’t good.  This president has appointed not only tax evaders to high office, but an avowed Communist as well.  Doesn’t appointing a known Communist violate his Oath of Office by “aiding and abetting the enemy” and constitute treason?   His past mentors are radical Marxists and he is supportive of a Socialist way of life in his own books.  Many who were blindly enraptured with him on the campaign trail and helped to vote him into office despite knowing precious little about the man - are now experiencing buyers remorse. 

Americans are now pinning their hope for recaptured sanity and freedom on the 2010 mid-term elections.  They are hoping the president’s plummeting approval ratings and outrageous disdain for the people’s voice will result in a Republican Congress so we will at least have a check and balance that does not exist at the present time.  Those elections, however, are fourteen months away.  If ACORN doesn’t stuff the ballot box with predictable results … it is also possible Obama may be in complete control by that time and eliminate the election altogether. We may not have the luxury of waiting fourteen months.

USMC (Ret.) Lt. Col. Oliver North authored a thought provoking column in the October 2009 Soldier of Fortune magazine when he outlined the story of Manuel Zelaya who won a four-year term as Honduran president in 2005.  Zelaya intended to ignore the term limit and remain in office and consulted regarding the issue with his mentors, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, both anti-American dictators.  Consequently, he issued an executive decree to rewrite the country’s constitution in time for the presidential election.  Since the Honduran Constitution required a two-thirds vote for amendments during two consecutive sessions, the Honduran Congress, Supreme Court, commissioner for human rights, and electoral tribunal declared the referendum unconstitutional.  Ignoring these representatives, Zelaya printed ballots and declared an election would take place, at which time the Honduran Attorney General took the case to court.  The Supreme Court ruled the referendum to be illegal and ordered the ballots to be confiscated.  Zelaya immediately ignored the Supreme Court and ordered the army to distribute the ballots.  The chief of staff of the military did not distribute them and instead, asked for a legal opinion.  Zelaya fired the military chief of staff and the Supreme Court ruled the firing illegal and reinstated him.  In response, Zelaya seized the ballots and directed that polling sites be set up.  The attorney general went to the congress, which was controlled by Zelaya’s own party, and was successful in obtaining an investigation into Zelaya’s mental state and ability to govern.  The Supreme Court issued a warrant and the army arrested Zelaya and sent him into exile to Costa Rica.  The Honduran Congress confirmed Zelaya’s exile and, in accordance with the Honduran Constitution, named the president of the congress to temporarily replace him.

Lt. Col. North observed that Obama just doesn’t “seem to grasp that simply holding an election does not guarantee a democracy.”  He points out that Adolf Hitler, Hugo Chavez, and Fidel Castro were all ‘elected’ but the people are the ones that suffer when tyranny rules.  It’s a timely history lesson that every freedom loving American would do well to contemplate.  It’s also a guideline should we ever need it.

Copyright © Jessi Winchester September 2009 All Rights Reserved